The Galactic Empire declines, and a period of disruption ensues, followed by the emergence of the Foundation, creation of psychohistorian Hari Seldon, as a state strong enough to finally defeat the decrepit First Empire.
To defend Earth from violent alien races, the Colonial Defense Forces recruits the world's elderly, hoping to create an intellectual army that will outwit the aliens and preserve life on Earth.
John Perry is enjoying his quiet life with his wife and daughter on one of humanity's many colonies when he is asked to 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.
As Earth is on the brink of war with a vastly superior alien race, Harry Creek races against time to find the one object that could save the planet from alien enslavement.
Four friends' association with a mentally handicapped boy with supernatural abilities leaves them with special gifts that come in handy when they unite as adults for an annual hunting trip in Maine and find themselves in the middle of an alien invasion.
"Explorers Troop 301 has explored a lot of planets hoping to find a place to call home. But their latest mission feels like the most boring ever--until they get chased by giant ANTibodies straight into the planet's open mouth! Can Finn and his friends make it through all thirty-five stomachs, battle an army of ants, out-whiz a super-computer in a deadly game of trivia, and find a way out? Or are they doomed to be part of the planet's balanced diet?"--Provided by publisher.
"Finn's best robot bud, Foggy, comes down with a weird virus while exploring a planet full of dancing robots. But he won't let Finn help him. Foggy only wants to dance the Hokey Pokey with his new robot friends! Now Finn and Explorers Troop 301 have to find a cure before the robots attack. But can Finn also fix his friendship with Foggy? Or will his robot BFF stay on the two-stepping planet forever?"--Provided by publisher.
Having been immobilized in combat, Phosphophyllite has only Ghost Quartz for back up. Both of them must struggle through the Lunarian's relentless strike until more help arrives.
Spring arrives, and all the gems awake to see Phosphophyllite's transformation--brand new arms make our hero popular, too popular, and it attracts the scariest gem of all, Bort, who decides to be Phos's partner in battle.
Phosphophyllite returns to the moon after failing to convince Kongo to pray for the Lunarians. Padparadscha becomes covered in Cinnabar's poison, while Yellow Diamond has suffered a terrible psychological blow. On the moon, Phos must come up with a new plan, but Cairngorm and the other gems decide life on the moon is actually pretty nice.
