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Books on Display: Sci Fi Road Trip |
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2312
by Kim Stanley Robinson
A tale set in a technologically sophisticated solar system 300 years in the future follows the experiences of former world designer Swan, who in the wake of an unexpected death is led into a plot to destroy everything she has helped to create. By the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the Mars Trilogy.
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Delta-v
by Daniel Suarez
A billionaire recruits a team of adventurers to launch the first mining operation in space—with the aim of kick-starting an entire off-world economy—but the team soon discovers the extreme risks they'll be facing. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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Dune by Frank HerbertThe new hardcover release of a sci-fi classic follows the adventures of Paul Atreides, the son of a betrayed duke given up for dead on a treacherous desert planet and adopted by its fierce, nomadic people, who help him unravel his most unexpected destiny.
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The long way to a small, angry planet
by Becky Chambers
Joining the crew of the aging Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that has seen better days, loner Rosemary Harper must unexpectedly risk her life when they are offered the job of a lifetime, which teaches her valuable lessons about love and trust, and that having a family isn't the worst thing in the universe.
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The lost colony
by A. G. Riddle
Against impossible odds, the last survivors of the human race have created a new home on a planet far from Earth. But everything is not as it seems - and they will end up facing their greatest challenge yet. The conclusion to the Long Winter trilogy.
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Mars
by Ben Bova
Chosen to replace an original crew member, native American geologist Jamie Waterman joins the historic mission to Mars, enduring grueling months of training and, ultimately, the extraordinary adventure that follows.
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The songs of distant earth
by Arthur C. Clarke
When the Magellan, the last refugee ship to have left Earth before its destruction, arrives at Thalassa, the people of Thalassa fear that the ship's millions of refugees will want to settle on their small world
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To sleep in a sea of stars
by Christopher Paolini
A space voyager living her dream of exploring new worlds lands on a distant planet ripe for colonization before her discovery of a mysterious relic transforms her life and threatens the entire human race.
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