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In the future, venturing out into the stars is more than a way for humanity to chart the cosmos—it's big business. Every time a new planet is discovered, the highest bidder gets first dibs with exclusive property rights for a year. Anything they can find, they can keep. The planet Limbo was considered a waste of rock to most, which is the only reason apprentice cargo master Dane Thorson and the rest of the crew of the Solar Queen could afford to bid on it. But they soon discover that Limbo is far from uninhabited, the Solar Queen is far from the first ship to explore it.

A further collection of tales from the vintage pages of Doctor Who Annual, brought to life by a host of Doctor Who voices. The First Doctor faces The Devil Birds of Corbo when he lands the TARDIS on a swamp-infested planet, and then the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe are caught in a Grip of Ice...

Konner Lorian happens to be the latter. Being born with a gift of violence, he desires nothing more than knowledge and peace. Join Konner and his Off World Squad as they hone their skills and travel the galaxy in search of adventure. On their travels Konner uncovers a threat greater than any his civilization has faced before. Will he be able to get to the bottom of the threat before it's too late, not just for him, but for us as well?

The unaware crew would find this trip to be anything but routine. Between the contraband, smugglers, pirates, and terrorists, there was no guarantee any of them would survive. The crew had one advantage—the newly minted space pilot, Ensign Phelan Oscar Piran.

Colin McFarlane, Neve McIntosh and Dan Starkey read these three full-length novels featuring the Twelfth Doctor and Clara, as played on TV by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman. In The Blood Cell, by James Goss, a secure prison in space receives its latest inmate: the most dangerous criminal in the...

Caught behind enemy lines, Captain Jaxon Steele fought his way out and saved the Union fleet from a devastating ambush. Now, as the Hegemony attacks on all fronts, Steele prepares to fight back. Enemy forces are gathering in the independent Santana system. Santana is lawless and desolate—but...

Cleo Xavier is a renowned astronaut and explorer—not an addict. At least, that’s what she tells herself. She’s always been able to navigate the isolation and loneliness that come with space exploration, which makes her a perfect candidate to join four other astronauts on a mission to Orbis Alius, the farthest planet in the solar system, to test its terraforming viability.

'Compelling and innovative... Barry takes a story that has been done countless times before and makes it seem original' - Daily Mail She is the ultimate weapon. She once served us. Now she's got her own plans. Once we approached the aliens in peace... and they annihilated us. Now mankind has...

2788. Only the handicapped live on Earth. While everyone else portals between worlds, 18-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Sent to Earth at birth to save her life, she has been abandoned by her parents. She can't travel to other worlds, but she can watch their vids, and she knows all the jokes they make. She's an 'ape', a 'throwback', but this is one ape girl who won't give in.

Der Kreuzer zog seine einsame Bahn in der Dunkelheit. In der absoluten Leere, die sich vom äußeren Rand des Kuipergürtels bis zur Grenze der Oortschen Wolke zog, glich der Gigant einem Tropfen Wasser in den Weiten des irdischen Meeres. Klein und unbedeutend im Vergleich zu dem gewaltigen, tödlichen Nichts. Mitte des 23. Jahrhunderts hat sich die Menschheit über die Grenzen der Erde hinaus entwickelt. Viele Planeten und Monde des Sonnensystems sind besiedelt, wenn auch oft nur von kleinen Bergbaukolonien oder Industrieanlagen.

Van Tudor is a busy man. And that means his friends are going to have to help out as they begin expanding their role as Peacemakers, diplomats, and warriors. But not every job is fun. Unless you make it fun. Tasked with a simple prisoner transfer, Icky convinces Funboy to take a chance on something that goes against every fiber of his being. The Galaxy's Biggest Buffet. Naturally, things don't go well. There are sneeze guards, cheese fountains, and a small case of murder that lands Icky and Funboy as suspects in a crime so heinous, it almost interrupted their breakfast.

Summer, Year-Round… On the Moon is a gripping exploration of humanity’s boldest leap yet—creating life where none existed before. Combining cutting-edge science with visionary engineering, this book takes listeners to the Moon, where builder bots and high-intensity heat generators transform the barren lunar surface into a thriving off-world resort.

The Proxima finally reaches Fleet Headquarters on Vega. Here, the fate of the Terran Republic will be decided. The crew makes an extraordinary discovery - one that could change the outcome of the battle. The dying Empire clings to its last hope. And Zadiya Ark makes a momentous decision.

The long-awaited and much-begged-for sequel to My Buddy Gave Me a Starship. Commanding a complex starship is the least of Mitch's worries. Using his buddy's starship to swoop to the rescue of beleaguered outposts or single-handedly blast his way through enemy squadrons is nothing new; Mitch has...

Evan and Anya flee Aethos with a target on their backs. Unfortunately, the ship's sentient AI is missing thousands of years of history and is just as surprised to be on the run. As they search for the ship's makers, Evan and Anya soon discover that the interstellar plot to transform the Commonwealth with alien tech runs much deeper than they'd ever imagined.

When millions of Earth's children start drawing alien symbols and speaking in unknown tongues, Jake Bayard knows another cosmic horror has surfaced. The trail leads to Mars, where an ancient black pyramid houses a synthetic mind bent on reshaping humanity. But getting there won't be easy. With help from a Russian Special Forces veteran, Bayard must steal a flying saucer, dodge Krekelen missiles from a Moon base, and face down alien drones on the Red Planet itself.

On a dusty fringe station far from civilized space, Alexander scrapes by repairing the junk no one else will touch. The shop is a dead end, and his memory is fractured, yet each job sharpens instincts he can't explain and reactivates dormant systems with capabilities no civilian machine should possess. Alexander knows he isn't built like any other robot, and someone has noticed. A pirate lord has marked him for capture, convinced Alexander can build the war engines he needs to elevate his rag-tag fleet into an empire.

Ruthless machines expand their empire; the fate of humanity rests in the hands of unlikely heroes scattered across the galaxy. On Galapagos, Minister–General Reginald Ellison faces the daunting task of uniting nations divided by generations of animosity and suspicion. With technology and...

Merritt Alder is done with Earth. The planet is polluted and overpopulated, and its people are hungry. Earth's first colony, Galena, is a pioneer world 10,000 light-years away. It has clean air, unpolluted water, and continents of arable land. Anyone can start a new life…if they can get there. For Merritt, the journey is only the beginning. Obstacles arise every step of the way, forcing compromise and sacrifice. And not everyone on his ship is pure of heart.

A quartet of fabulous stories based on vintage comic strips from the Doctor Who Annuals, featuring the Second, Third and Fourth Doctors. In The Vampire Plants the Doctor and Jamie discover strange goings-on in a Venusian colony, where Dr Vane's space seedlings appear to be at the heart of the...