science fiction

The teenage crew of "Galahad," a space ship launched to find a home in a distant solar system for survivors on a virus-riddled Earth, are shaken by their encounter with the alien Cassini, but Triana and her Council are determined to continue the mission, even though they face increasing hostility from a faction led by the charismatic Merit Simms.

Jean le Flambeur, a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist, and trickster, is rescued from the Dilemma Prison by the mysterious Mieli, and she offers him freedom in exchange for his help in finishing a heist he never managed to complete.

A millennium after a devastating war changed the direction of Earth's rotation, when the Church keeps science and technology suppressed, magician-like Benzamir and Va, a killer-for-hire monk, seek Solomon, who is surreptitiously spreading technology for nefarious purposes.

Byron, a rebellious young man, is determined to overcome his troubled past and prove himself worthy by training to become a Cosbolt fighter pilot, but as he struggles to work with the fleet's toughest instructor war has started on the edge of space and Byron will need an exceptional navigator to survive.

Triana and her Council, having stopped the sabotage of "Galahad," are faced with another crisis when they bring a mysterious metal pod onboard which seems to cause illness among the crewmembers.

After half of the world's population is killed by a plague, seven teenagers seek a better life in a nightmarish future by deciphering coded messages and trying to avoid the Slashers.

In a futuristic world, Great Families rule Britain through a caste system where reproduction is seriously restricted, while the Families keep illegal clones or "spares" of themselves.

As a child, Ender's father has a chance to end the persecution of couples who choose to have more than two children; Ender meets Jane, his personal digital assistant; and the child Ender is chosen to defend humanity.