science fiction

A surprising and gripping sci-fi thriller with a killer twistThe daughter of two astronauts, Romy Silvers is no stranger to life in space. But she never knew how isolating the universe could be until her parents' tragic deaths left her alone on the Infinity, a spaceship speeding away from Earth. Romy tries to make the best of her lonely situation, but with only brief messages from her therapist on Earth to keep her company, she can't help but feel like something is missing. It seems like a dream come true when NASA alerts her that another ship, the Eternity, will be joining the Infinity. Romy begins exchanging messages with J, the captain of the Eternity, and their friendship breathes new life into her world. But as the Eternity gets closer, Romy learns there's more to J's mission than she could have imagined. And suddenly, there are worse things than being alone....

When Ver and Aryl, rival apprentices at the biology lab in the Pangu Star System, become the prime suspects in their teacher's murder, they reluctantly team up to find the real culprit, running up against system-wide inequalities and conspiracies along the way.

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

Tatum Masterson did not go through the memory-erasing Program, but her longtime boyfriend Wes did, and like all Returners he came back to school a blank canvas. Tatum still loves him, and slowly the two start building a new love together--then Tatum learns of the Adjustment, a therapy that implants memories from a donor. Tatum can implant her memories of their time together before Wes lost his--but it isn't the same. Tatum will have decide if she can keep living a lie, or love Wes enough to let him go.

Seventeen-year-old Tatum Masterson has no memory of being in The Program, but when she starts experiencing crashbacks she knows something terrible happened last summer, and with help of the boyfriend she lost, Tatum digs into the past and future of The Program and its handlers, and discovers the true cost of a cure.

"Not everyone gets to be the hero. Qi'ra listened to the dreams and promises of a boy with a reckless smile, only to be torn away from him and returned to the White Worms gang while Han made his way to freedom. Now freedom seems like a luxury she can't afford while she concentrates on survival and despairs of ever leaving Corellia. But her fortunes seem to turn when a representative of the crime syndicate Crimson Dawn plucks Qi'ra from captivity and brings her to the syndicate's leader, the mysterious and mercurial Dryden Vos. Vos offers Qi'ra an opportunity she's never had before: the chance to build something resembling a comfortable life if she can prove her worth to his organization. With failure meaning certain death, Qi'ra knows she must immerse herself in the merciless, murderous world of Crimson Dawn. What she doesn't know is just who she will be if she survives . . ."--Dust jacket.

Willa and nonbinary android Saudade travel back to 1891 Italy to find the editbook and prevent whatever caused the cataclysm, but Faraz is hot on their heels with plans of his own.

In the age of the High Republic, the Republic, led by its two chancellors, works to unite worlds across the galaxy. But on the closely orbiting planets of Eiram and E'ronoh, tensions still run high, and a decade of escalating conflict now threatens to consume surrounding systems. The planets' royal families take one final attempt at peace by marrying their two heirs, but before lasting peace can be established, an assassination attempt targeting the couple leads to an all-out war. Jedi Knight Gella Nattai is sent to uncover the assassin's identity, while Chancellor Kyong appoints her son, Axel Greylark, to represent the Republic's interests in the investigation. Gella and Axel find themselves forced to work together to uncover the truth, and they soon discover a dangerous conspiracy.

In this sequel to "Star Wars: The Rising Storm," the High Republic and its Jedi protectors have so far repelled the raiders called the Nihil, and the Starlight Beacon hangs in the Outer Rim as proof of the High Republic's culture, knowledge, and help for those fleeing the Nihil. At the Beacon live the Knights and Padawans of the Jedi Order, and Bell Zettifar, the new leader following the death of Loden Greatstorm. While Elzar Mann is escorting others back to the Beacon, they become caught in a trap created by Marchion Ro, the force behind the Nihil, who launches his most deadly attack against the Jedi.

Presents the full script of the original "Star Wars" audio drama "Tempest Runner," set during the High Republic Era of the galaxy. The Jedi have captured the Tempest Runner Lourna Dee of the Nihil pirates, the most fearsome monster who has been ravaging the High Republic, but they don't know it: Lourna disguised herself as just another Nihil raider before her capture. Now, without her ship, without her crew, her gear, she must chart her own path to her glorious escape--but friendships she makes along the way in Jedi captivity may lead to her redemption instead.