science fiction

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20,000 leagues under the sea

1998
Retells the adventures of a professor and his two companions as they sail above and below the world's oceans as prisoners on the fabulous electric submarine of the deranged Captain Nemo. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

Lost City

1996
When three teenagers, each with their own personal problems, set out for the Lost City on the island of Dinotopia, they discover an alien breed of dinosaurs and gain insights into themselves as well.

Fire ring race

2010
Starship captain Han Solo and his copilot Chewbacca run into trouble when they are hired by Jabba the Hutt to pick up a cargo container at Fornax Station.

Lilo & Stitch the series

2004
Lilo and Stitch must try to avoid the evil Gantu and Experiment 625 in order to locate and find homes for all of Stitch's genetically created cousins.

The time machine

2002
A scientist invents a machine that transports him far into the future where he discovers a changed world inhabited by two unusual races, the Eloi and the Morlocks.

Beyond reality

2006
Describes the connections between science and science fiction.

George Orwell's 1984

2007
Presents ten essays on George Orwell's "1984," covering such topics as the novel's composition, Newspeak, adulation of the leader, and the prohibition of decency, and includes a chronology and a bibliography.

Kurt Vonnegut

2009
Collects eleven critical essays on various works by American writer Kurt Vonnegut, covering texts such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle.".

The secret scroll

2001
Catty, a girl with the power to travel back in time, inherits a secret scroll that will help her defeat the evil Atrox.

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