life on other planets

Kerra Holt's attempt to destroy Sith Lord Odion's munitions factory fails, but she gains vital information about the identity of Odion's spy in the Chelloan mining colony.

Readers can choose which path that want the story to take with more than twenty-five options of how the Star Wars adventure can end as Jedi knights travel the galaxy fighting evil forces.

Gemma and Team Earth are competing against the slick Opholoids in the electron-ball competition. Team Earth has jet-packs to propel them, but the Opholoids have the advantage. They can stretch hundreds of feet in every direction. And their double no-look, behind-the-back passes have all the makings of an all-star highlight reel. Gemma's ready to face them until her lucky locket is lost. Feeling unlucky has Gemma off her game. Will she pull it together in time to compete?.

Seventh-grader Jack and his classmates find themselves in hostile alien territory after Jack accidentally launches their rickety public schoolship light years away from home.

Explores the idea of extraterrestrials, discussing the possibility of life on other planets, what Area 51 is and more.

"Sylvestri Yarrow is drawn into a squabble between two of the Republic's most powerful families over a patch of space on the frontier. Tangled up in familial politics is the last place Syl wants to be, but the promise of a big payoff is enough to keep her interested. Meanwhile, Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh and her Padawan Imri Cantaros arrive at the capital along with Jedi Master Cohmac Vitus and his Padawan, Reath Silas--and are asked to assist with the property dispute on the frontier. But why? What is so important about an empty patch of space? The answer will lead Vernestra to a new understanding of her abilities, and take Syl back to the past--and to truths that will finally come out of the shadows"--Provided by publisher.

"Dune, Frank Herbert's epic science-fiction masterpiece set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar society, tells the story of Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis. A . . . blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism, and politics, Dune is a . . . fantastical tale that takes an unprecedented look into our universe, and is transformed by the graphic novel format. The first volume of a three-book trilogy encompassing the original novel"--Amazon.

Tired of hiding in obscurity on Earth, Tina, the human clone of a brilliant alien tactician, pursues her destiny in space, but success is elusive until Tina and her best friend Rachel assemble a ragtag crew of humans and set out to save all the worlds.

"Usually, Mattis Banz and the other members of J-Squadron would be flying away from a First Order ship, not toward one. But this ship has their friend and squad mate Jo Jerjerrod aboard as a prisoner, and J-Squadron won't stop until Jo is safely back with the Resistance. Their pursuit takes them to Starkiller Base, a planet that has been turned into a headquarters for the First Order--and a weapon capable of destroying entire star systems. Mattis and his friends need to rescue Jo and get off-planet as fast as they can so they can warn the Resistance about the secret base...but will they be able to stop squabbling among themselves? If there was ever a time for the members of J-Squadron to step up and become heroes, this is it!"--Back cover.

Presents a collection of essays selected from the New York Times that looks at the search for habitable extrasolar planets with life.