As soon as word spreads, students from all over Orion's universities scramble to win favor with the Entity. God is discovered by a mineral scout while he is lost in space due to a navigational error. Today's American Dark Space by Marianne de Pierres – 2007 It is the ideal vehicle for humans who wish to escape the gravity of Earth for a short period of time "The time flies by as the pages turn."
"A first-rate action-packed techno-thriller. Entertaining plotting, creative problem-solving, and the occasional explosions all contribute to the success of this novel. However, this is the best depiction of a lunar colony that I've ever come across.Īrtemis tells the story of a young, super-smart but lazy criminal on the moon who goes for a major score and gets herself into a heap of trouble. Hard science, wit, and a charmingly cynical protagonist all made an appearance in Andy Weir's follow-up to The Martian.
In terms of quality, Artemis isn't quite as good as The Martian. How do we know who the real killer is, and why are the cops trying to frame an innocent man?Īn "intriguing mix of military science fiction and vintage crime noir." She knows Trey is innocent because he was with her at the time Danny was shot and killed. Treiko Zajec, Elena Shaw's lover, is the prime suspect in the murder of Danny, a fellow Central Corps crew member, on the colony of Volhynia. (starred review) The Cold Between by Elizabeth Bonesteel – 2016Ī young officer and her lover find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation and a deadly conspiracy deep in space. Indrana's only heir, Hail, is dragged back to her Indrana, and trading her ship for a palace is her most dangerous move yet.Īn "outstanding debut in the science fiction adventure genre." Her mother's family has finally arrived to bring her back to her mother's house. Even if she tries, she'll never be able to forget her past life as a runaway princess of the Indranan Empire, which took place twenty years ago. Hail Bristol is well-known throughout the galaxy as one of the most dangerous gunrunners. The Publishers' Syndicate Behind the Throne by K.B.
There is something about Cherryh that we can't get enough of.Ĭaptivates and engrosses us from beginning to end.Īlways thoughtful and amusing in her prose." Despite being distinct and complete in their own right, they form part of a larger tapestry that spans 5,000 years of human history. In Cherryh's Union-Alliance series, Downbelow Station is one of the main characters. The Locus magazine (which gives out an award each year that is just as prestigious as the Hugo or Nebula) listed this Hugo winner as one of the top 50 science fiction novels of all time.Īn excellent novel that takes place in space, Downbelow Station is filled with realistic characters who are under tremendous stress because they live on a vulnerable but extremely important space station in the middle of an ongoing war, which is why it's so popular. Publishers Weekly Downbelow Station by C.J. “With uninterrupted pacing, suspense without contrivance, and deftly drawn aliens who can be pleasantly comical without becoming cute, Vinge offers heart-pounding, mind-expanding science fiction at its best.” They are taken captive by the Tines, an alien race with a harsh medieval culture, and used as pawns in a ruthless power struggle.
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Nobody knows what strange force partitioned space into these “regions of thought,” but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artifact as a weapon, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves all natural and artificial intelligence.įleeing this galactic threat, Ravna crash lands on a strange world with a ship-hold full of cryogenically frozen children, the only survivors from a destroyed space-lab. Thousands of years in the future, humanity is no longer alone in a universe where a mind’s potential is determined by its location in space, from super-intelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures and technology can function. A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge – 1992
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