life on other planets

"It's been over a year since the fall of the Starlight Beacon space station, and both heroes and villains alike must face the consequences of their decisions. When Jedi Knight Reath and Padawan Amadeo Azzazzo are sent on a mission to test their theories about the Nameless, they'll come face-to-face with the terrifying creatures once thought to be myth--and learn the true meaning of fear . . . fear that fallen Jedi Azlin Rell advised them to embrace if they have any hope of defeating the monsters"--Amazon.

John Perry is enjoying his quiet life with his wife and daughter on one of humanity's many colonies when he is askedto lead a new colony world that gives him the chance to explore the universe, but the opportunity takes a deadly turn when he becomes a pawn in an interstellar game of diplomacy and war.

"Edward Ashton's Antimatter Blues is the thrilling follow up to Mickey7 in which an expendable heads out to explore new terrain for human habitation. Summer has come to Niflheim. The lichens are growing, the six-winged bat-things are chirping, and much to his own surprise, Mickey Barnes is still alive-that last part thanks almost entirely to the fact that Commander Marshall believes that the colony's creeper neighbors are holding an antimatter bomb, and that Mickey is the only one who's keeping them from using it. Mickey's just another colonist now. Instead of cleaning out the reactor core, he spends his time these days cleaning out the rabbit hutches. It's not a bad life. It's not going to last. It may be sunny now, but winter is coming. The antimatter that fuels the colony is running low, and Marshall wants his bomb back. If Mickey agrees to retrieve it, he'll be giving up the only thing that's kept his head off of the chopping block. If he refuses, he might doom the entire colony. Meanwhile, the creepers have their own worries, and they're not going to surrender the bomb without getting something in return. Once again, Mickey finds the fate of two species resting in his hands. If something goes wrong this time, though, he won't be coming back"--.

Landing on a new planet where he's instantly caught up in the struggle between a tyrant and the rebels, Nomad, in a world under constant threat of a sunrise whose heat will melt the very stones, must gain enough power to leap offworld before he pays the ultimate price.

On their second mission to find another habitable planet, the AstroNuts splash land on the Water Planet, run by some suspiciously friendly clams, who are very eager to swap planets--and if the AstroNuts can stop arguing among themselves they may find out why before it is too late.

"One hundred and fifty years before Starlight Beacon shone its light into the Outer Rim, the galaxy was filled with new threats and nameless unknowns. The distant planet Banchii is still unexplored when the young Wookiee Jedi Arkoff journeys to Dalna to aid his fellow Jedi in the fight against the secretive faction the Path of the Open Hand. Along with his former Master Ravna and her droid ZZ, Arkoff joins the fight at the Battle of Dalna, and during the struggle a terrifying threat emerges. Arkoff's longtime friend, Jedi Knight Azlin Rell, falls victim to an unseen force whose effect on the Jedi is unlike anything previously encountered. Will Arkoff's past come back to haunt him, or will it be the key to tilting the balance in their fight against the Nihil over a century later?"--Back cover.

"When a solar flare engulfs an interstellar space route, the vacation ship Star Chaser crash-lands on a hostile planet. Sixteen-year-old Zenna finds herself separated from her parents and in charge of her younger brother. They must traverse the alien wilderness to find her parents--if they are even still alive. Worse yet, Star Chaser wasn't the only ship to crash. Zenna soon comes face-to-face with juvenile delinquents that were being transported to a prison planet, and the last thing they want is to be rescued. But Zenna may find an ally in the stoic Arron. Strong and silent, he may just be the help she needs to reunite with her family and make it off the hostile planet alive"--Amazon.

"A deep-dive exploration into the many theories and discoveries surrounding the possibility of extraterrestrial life beyond Earth"--Provided by publisher.

"One of the most powerful questions humans ask about the cosmos is: Are we alone? While the science behind this inquiry is fascinating, it doesn't exist in a vacuum. It is a reflection of our values, our fears, and most importantly, our enduring sense of hope. In The Possibility of Life, acclaimed science journalist Jaime Green traces the history of our understanding, from the days of Galileo and Copernicus to our contemporary quest for exoplanets"--Provided by publisher.

Planetologist Pardot Kynes is sent to the desert planet Arrakis to learn about its ecological secrets; a violent coup is planned by the emperor's son; and a young man named Leto Atreides begins a fateful journey.