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21) Children of Ruin
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Children of Time volume 2
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English
Description
Thousands of years ago, Earth's terraforming program took to the stars. On the world they called Nod, scientists discovered alien life - but it was their mission to overwrite it with the memory of Earth. Then humanity's great empire fell, and the program's decisions were lost to time. Aeons later, humanity and its new spider allies detected fragmentary radio signals between the stars. They dispatched an exploration vessel, hoping to find cousins from...
23) Dune
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 28
Language
English
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Description
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides—who would become known as Muad’Dib—and of a great family’s ambition to bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.
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English
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"One of the most powerful questions humans ask about the cosmos is: Are we alone? While the science behind this inquiry is fascinating, it doesn't exist in a vacuum. It is a reflection of our values, our fears, and most importantly, our enduring sense of hope. In The Possibility of Life, acclaimed science journalist Jaime Green traces the history of our understanding, from the days of Galileo and Copernicus to our contemporary quest for exoplanets....
25) Light Bringer
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Series
Red Rising Saga volume 6
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English
Description
The legendary Reaper, Darrow, to defend Mars from a bloodthirsty would-be conqueror, begins his long voyage home, an interplanetary adventure where old friends will reunite, new alliances will be forged, and rivals will clash on the battlefield.
26) Angel-seeker
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Samaria volume Bk 5
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English
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Elizabeth was born to wealth, but circumstances forced her to live as a servant in her cousin's household. Determined to change her life, she travels to the town of Cedar Hills, hoping that an angel will take notice of her and take her as his won. Rebekah is a daughter of the Jansai tribe raised to hate the angels. But when she finds an injured angel near her village, she defies her upbringing to care for him.
28) Baloney, Henry P
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A transmission received from outer space in a combination of different Earth languages tells of an alien schoolboy's fantastic excuse for being late to school again.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 12
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English
Description
The Foundation lies in ruins - destroyed by a mutant mind bent on humanity's annihilation. But it's rumored that there's a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established as insurance to preserve the knowledge of mankind. Now a desperate race has begun between the survivors of the First Foundation and an alien entity to find this last flicker of humanity's shining past - and future hope. Yet the key to it all might be a fourteen-year-old...
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Bruce Coville's alien adventures volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Rod and his alien friends stumble into danger as the search for Snout leads them across the stars to the Mentat, the mysterious home of the Mental Masters.
33) Good boy! (DVD)
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English
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Dogs are an alien species sent to earth thousands of years ago to spy on humans. But when the spies stop reporting back to the home planet, Canid 3942 is sent to earth to investigate. Once there, Canid 3942 encounters Owen, a young boy who runs a dog-walking service. Owen befriends the space-dog, renaming him Hubble. When it becomes obvious that the dogs of earth have forgotten their mission, Hubble enlists the help of Owen to get them all into shape...
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English
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The existence of habitable planets outside the solar system is now certain and scientists are convinced that we will soon discover extraterrestrial life forms; but are we really ready for the first contact with aliens, given that our imagination continues to be populated by fantastic and disturbing creatures generated in our imagination by science fiction novels and films?
35) Hunters of Dune
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
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A group of refugees escapes on a ship into the uncharted reaches of the galaxy, seeking safety with the assistance of Paul Muad'Dib and Lady Jessica, revived with the help of genetic technology, while avoiding the diabolical traps of the Enemy.
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Star Wars Aftermath volume 3
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English
Description
Follows the exploits of rebel pilot Norra Wexley and her team of Imperial hunters as they navigate the destruction of the Empire and the birth of the New Republic.
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English
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of Extraterrestrial comes a mind-expanding new book explaining why becoming an interstellar species is imperative for humanity's survival and detailing a game plan for how we can settle among the stars."--Provided by publisher.
40) Into the void
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Series
Dawn of the Jedi volume 1
Language
English
Description
A stand-alone tie-in to the successful comic book series, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi reveals the origins of the Jedi Order on the remote world of Tython, where ancient philosophers and scientists share their mystical knowledge of the Force while colonizing a dangerous new homeworld.
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