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The Jungle The Jungle David Drake Earth is no more a home for mankind, it's still there as a white blazing star - a monument to the stupidity of man. The human race isn't extinct, it survived on the planet Venus. The planet had bee… OL1000216W
Book of Thunder Book of Thunder John Peel Score, Pixel, and Helaine return to Dondar to help their unicorn friends find the former leader of their herd and to fend off a dangerous wizard. OL1000309W
Gladiator-at-law Gladiator-at-law Frederik Pohl,Cyril M. Kornbluth This is a favorite novel I find my self re-reading every so often. Brilliant, entertaining and highly satisfying, this is my favorite of the collaborations between Frederick Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth. … OL10587215W
Soon Soon Jerry B. Jenkins Paul Stepola, an agent working for the National Peacekeeping Organization (NPO), has been assigned to enforce compliance with the world government's prohibition on religion. Paul relishes his job and… OL108030W
In the Ocean of Night In the Ocean of Night Gregory Benford From the back cover Warner paperback February 2004: 2019: NASA astronaut Nigel Walmsley is sent on a mission to intercept a rogue asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Ordered to destroy the… OL108300W
The white hart The white hart Nancy Springer Welcome to Isle, a land of fantasy that existed long before there were such things. Surrounded by vast oceans and dotted with thick forests, Isle was a land in which all beings lived together. There … OL108838W
Feed Feed M. T. Anderson For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon—a chance to party during spring break and play with some stupid low-grav at the Ricochet Lounge. But that was before the c… OL112043W
The forgotten door The forgotten door Alexander Key This is a Scholastic book I got around 1965-66 while in grade school. The book is 140 pages with a drawing at the beginning of each of the 12 chapters. I think it's cover, which is the original, is… OL11699682W
Teoría y didáctica del género ciencia ficción Teoría y didáctica del género ciencia ficción Jaime Ricardo Reyes Calderón Introducción a la ciencia ficción con una orientación didáctica. Texto breve y sencillo que toca autores como Julio Verne, Ray Bradbury e Isaac Asimov. El autor escribió dos textos similares acerca d… OL11742966W
Screaming Mummies of the Pharaoh's Tomb II Screaming Mummies of the Pharaoh's Tomb II Brett Helquist,James Howe Howie the wirehaired dachshund and his friend Delilah collaborate on a novel, trying to win the coveted Newbony Award. OL11906W
The Roar (The Roar #1) The Roar (The Roar #1) Emma Clayton In an overpopulated world where all signs of nature have been obliterated and a wall has been erected to keep out plague-ridden animals, twelve-year-old Mika refuses to believe that his twin sister E… OL11928994W
The seven beauties of science fiction The seven beauties of science fiction Csicsery-Ronay, Istvan Jr. "As the world undergoes daily transformations through the application of technoscience to every aspect of life, science fiction has become an essential mode of imagining the horizons of possibility. … OL11984304W
The carbon diaries 2015 The carbon diaries 2015 Saci Lloyd In 2015, when England becomes the first nation to introduce carbon dioxide rationing in a drastic bid to combat climate change, sixteen-year-old Laura documents the first year of rationing as her fam… OL11993787W
Dull boy Dull boy Sarah Cross What do you do if you can deadlift a car, and you spend your nights flying to get away from it all? If you’re fifteen-year-old Avery Pirzwick, you keep that information to yourself. When you’re a for… OL13604229W
Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation Matt Myklusch Twelve-year-old Jack, freed from a dismal orphanage, makes his way to the elusive and impossible Imagine Nation, where a mentor saves him from dissection and trains him to use his superpower, despite… OL13837070W
The Gone-Away World The Gone-Away World Nick Harkaway A hilarious, action-packed look at the apocalypse that combines a touching tale of friendship, a thrilling war story, and an all out kung-fu infused mission to save the world. Gonzo Lubitch and… OL13853579W
Jack of Shadows Jack of Shadows Roger Zelazny An overpowering adventure of a world half in darkness, half in light... The Earth no longer rotates. Sciences rule the dayside of the globe, Magic rules the World of Night. And Jack of Shadows, Sh… OL13987W
Starlight and Splendor Starlight and Splendor Janelle Taylor MOONDUST AND MADNESS... STARDUST AND SHADOWS... novels of universal desire and intergalactic adventure... Now, the magic continues amidst the blaze of STARLIGHT AND SPLENDOR... Many years have pas… OL14851714W
The Remnant (Far Fields #2) The Remnant (Far Fields #2) Gilbert Morris *The Remnant*, the second futuristic novel in "The Far Fields" series, continues the story which began in *Beyond the River* -- that of a world where total authoritarian government has replaced famil… OL14854907W
Lost in Las Vegas Lost in Las Vegas Dan Greenburg Ploo, Lek, and Klatu have escaped from Area 51 and hit the road in a stolen station wagon. WHERE are they headed? Las Vegas, of course! After all Vegas has everything--slot machines, drive-through we… OL14865163W
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