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CHILDREN'S

Released: April 12, 2012

LOSERS IN SPACE

by John Barnes

"Overall, accessible, gripping and poignant. (Science fiction. 14 & up)"

Despite the campy title, Barnes (Tales of the Madman Underground, 2009) spins a space-travel tale with scientific and emotional substance.In 2129, most humans are economically comfortable, but the big money and cachet is in entertainment. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: July 1, 2001

PROBABILITY SUN

by Nancy Kress

"Kress's always-excellent characters wrestle with a splendid array of puzzles and problems, human, alien, and scientific: another resounding success for this talented, sure-footed writer."

Sequel, as predicted, to Kress's wonderful alien-contact yarn Probability Moon (2000). Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 1, 2009

THE SOFTWIRE: WORMHOLE PIRATES ON ORBIS 3

by P.J. Haarsma

"A pulpy (if disorganized) reward for those who have made it this far. (Science fiction. 10-12)"

JT's journey through the unpleasant Rings of Orbis finally starts to come together into a coherent narrative (Betrayal on Orbis 2, 2008, etc.). Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: May 14, 2002

THE XENOCIDE MISSION

by Ben Jeapes

"A rip-roaring read. (Fiction. YA)"

Jeapes rockets into the YA hardcover sci-fi market with an attack by aliens on an observation base located far in space and staffed by humans and an extraterrestrial species, the First Breed. Read full book review >

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