Download or read book Station Down A Scifi Colonization Thriller written by Alice Sabo and published by Alice Sabo. This book was released on 2023-01-04 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They came to bring life to a barren planet, but a lethal betrayal left them battling for mere survival. Carol had plans for farms, parks and forests, but now she must fight the elements to get crops growing before they run out of food. Gary wanted a new life. He signed up to build houses for the homesteaders, but deadly sabotage permanently changed the course of his future. Tucker was thinking about retirement from law enforcement on a new planet with few problems until the deaths and disappearances began. Together they have to push past the lies and deceptions to survive in a punishing environment with no hope for rescue.

Download or read book Defiant Endurance A Scifi Colonization Thriller written by Alice Sabo and published by Alice Sabo. This book was released on 2024-01-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pirates, megafauna and natural disasters… When the settlement on Blunder becomes too dangerous for them to remain, Tucker looks for alternatives. A surprise offer gives them a new chance at homesteading but will take them on another hazardous adventure. Tucker, Carol, Gary and the crew try to get past the disappointments and betrayals of the past, but trusting their new corporate partner is difficult. Especially when it hinges on their hopes and dreams for their future.

Download or read book Legacy Code written by Autumn Kalquist and published by Diapason Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brutal conspiracy threatens humanity's survival. Three hundred years ago, the Earth died, and the last humans fled. Beaten. Broken in more ways than one. But there was something they couldn't leave behind: The Legacy Code—mangled genes that force them to abort half their unborn children. When Era and Dritan Corinth get placements on the safest ship in the fleet and win a chance to have a child, they feel lucky. Until the day Era's supposed to find out if her baby has the Defect, and the ship suffers a hull breach. An investigation uncovers new threats: Dangerous secrets. Lies. Treason. Era begins to question everything she’s been taught about the fleet, their search for a new Earth, and the Defect. But the answers she seeks were never meant to be found... Legacy Code is a suspenseful and dark genetic engineering science fiction series that has earned five star reviews from fans of some of the best sci-fi and fantasy books like Hunger Games, Divergent, and Red Rising, and has been compared favorably to Wool, 1984, and the new Battlestar Galactica. "Addictive sci-fi series. I haven't been this hooked on an author since Anne McCaffery's Killashandra series." ~ Marie Hall, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author What Readers are Saying: “One of the best books I've ever read, I can't wait to read the rest of the series.” “Space, spaceships, planets, wormholes, dystopian, pregnancy, oh my! I thoroughly enjoyed Legacy Code. It was a quick read for me, as I found it hard to put down. After the first few chapters I was hooked & couldn't get enough… A great mix of SciFi & Dystopian! One of my top favourite reads for 2014.” “Compelling post-apocalyptic novel about survival: Wow. That was... astounding. I really enjoyed reading this… Living in space inside space ships? Holograms? Post-apocalypse? Heck, yeah!” “I cannot get enough of the Fractured Era series. It's the best sci-fi series I've read since The Post-Human series by David Simpson.” “…An uncertain future has the colonists on edge, leading to acts of terrorism and assassination attempts on government officials… There are several intriguing elements at play, most significantly, the mystery of the Legacy Code and whether it holds the key to humanity's survival…I'm looking forward to continuing the series to see where it goes from here.” “A couple of chapters in and I was already hooked! I ended up staying up til midnight (as a mother of a toddler this is a rare occasion) in order to finish it.” “I just finished this book...at 6:00 AM. This society crafted by Autumn Kalquist is fascinating. I can't even imagine how much time she spent carefully plotting every detail. Their existence feels so real and so frighteningly possible.” “It kind of had an initial feel of Battlestar Galactica -- a civilization that has to abandon their planet and go in search of a new one. …It had mystery, a bit of a thriller like aspect, humor, and a taste of romance." “I both love and hate this book...but in a good way! Instantly I fell in love with the characters and storyline that Kalquist spun together…This story is based in the future (almost a space opera / dystopian) where the populations of earth escaped to space to find a better world. ...we arrive in a distant future where civilization exists on space ships and they have to take decades before making jumps across space -similar in a way to what I imagine Stargate” “It pulled me in faster than most books I have read and kept me on the edge of my seat through the end. I read it all in just a few hours." keywords: free science fiction books, free sci fi books, free science fiction, free sci fi, free space books, free space opera books, free ebooks, fiction books free, sci fi books free, science fiction books free, free mystery books, genetic engineering, space colony, space colonization, space opera, apocalypse, post-apocalyptic, generation ship, end of the world, space battle, space explorer

Download or read book Three Science Fiction Thrillers written by Michael Swanwick and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three excursions through time, outer space, and imaginary worlds from “one of the most intellectually astute SF writers of his generation” (The Washington Post). Michael Swanwick is a legend in the science fiction and fantasy universe, having won five Hugos, a Nebula, a World Fantasy Award, and many more honors for his mind-bending work. This trio of acclaimed sci-fi thrillers showcases the versatility of an author who can build a world, foresee a future, and alter reality. Bones of the Earth: A remarkable scientific breakthrough presented to humankind by an enigmatic future race enables a team of paleontologists to travel back in time to study dinosaurs in their natural prehistoric habitat. But the greatest discovery in history threatens to foment terrorism and create dangerous time paradoxes that could alter tomorrow’s world in this Hugo and Nebula Award–nominated novel. In the Drift: On an alternate Earth, the meltdown at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant created a radioactive wasteland and caused the collapse of the US government. A century later, the mutants, monsters, and untouchables of the no-man’s-land called “the Drift” are descending on the city of Philadelphia. Vacuum Flowers: In this futuristic cyberpunk thriller, Rebel Elizabeth Mudlark is a recorded personality owned by a corporate giant. When Rebel’s personality is uploaded to an unsuspecting persona tester and burned into her brain, she escapes the corporation by hijacking her host’s body and embarking on a mad dash to freedom across the solar system.

Download or read book Downbelow Station written by C. J. Cherryh and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hugo Award-winning classic sci-fi novel about interstellar war. The Beyond started with the Stations orbiting the stars nearest Earth. The Great Circle the interstellar freighters traveled was long, but not unmanageable, and the early Stations were emotionally and politically dependent on Mother Earth. The Earth Company which ran this immense operation reaped incalculable profits and influenced the affairs of nations. Then came Pell, the first station centered around a newly discovered living planet. The discovery of Pell's World forever altered the power balance of the Beyond. Earth was no longer the anchor which kept this vast empire from coming adrift, the one living mote in a sterile universe. But Pell was just the first living planet. Then came Cyteen, and later others, and a new and frighteningly different society grew in the farther reaches of space. The importance of Earth faded and the Company reaped ever smaller profits as the economic focus of space turned outward. But the powerful Earth Fleet was sitll a presence in the Beyond, and Pell Station was to become the last stronghold in a titanic struggle between the vast, dynamic forces of the rebel Union and those who defended Earth's last, desperate grasp for the stars.

Download or read book Down to Earth Colonization Book Two written by Harry Turtledove and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2002-01-08 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1942 Hitler led the world's most savage military machine. Stalin ruled Russia, while America was just beginning to show its strength in World War II. Then, in Harry Turtledove's brilliantly imagined Worldwar saga, an alien invasion changed everything: alliances, technology, commerce, and--most of all--the nature of life and death. Nuclear destruction engulfed some of Earth's great cities, and the invaders claimed half the planet before an uneasy peace could be achieved. Colonization takes us into the tumultuous 1960s, as the reptilian Race ponders its uneasy future on the planet it calls Tosev 3. The United States has prospered since the war, and has sent a manned spaceship deep into space. On the other side of the globe, the German Reich remains bloodied but unbowed, brandishing a frightening new weapon and always poised for war. China strains under alien occupation, and from Poland to Jerusalem, Jews must choose between aiding the Race or the Reich. Now, the invaders have been joined by their colonization fleet--millions of newcomers who seek to incorporate our world into their far-flung empire. A violent black market erupts around ginger--the one substance that deprives the alien colonists of their ability to reason--and a new war threatens, one even deadlier than the last. The clamoring, bellicose tribes of Earth form new alliances and play dangerous games of diplomacy, but the ultimate power broker will be the Race itself. For the colonists have one option no human can ignore. With a vast, ancient empire already in place, the Race has the power to annihilate every living being on Tosev 3 . . . In Colonization: Down to Earth, Harry Turtledove continues the breathtaking tale that has established him as one of alternate history's leading practitioners. Populated by a cast that includes the famous, from Khomeni to Himmler, and the unknown--drug smugglers, soldiers, and lovers--this novel continues the excitement of Colonization: Second Contact, and weaves a spectacular tale of tyranny and freedom, destruction and hope.

Download or read book Genesis Code written by Eliza Green and published by Eliza Green Books. This book was released on 2019-02-20 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ruthless human takeover. A shocking alien secret. Two worlds on the brink of collapse. Amid plans for relocation from Earth, loyal government investigator Bill Taggart embarks on an alien planet search for his missing wife. After uncovering evidence clearing the aliens of any wrongdoing, his investigation reveals a sinister truth closer to home. Troubled by his totalitarian government’s lies about the relocation, Bill faces a dilemma: obey orders securing a privileged future for the wealthy or expose plans condemning millions to oppression. In the shadows of brutal colonization, Bill forges a tentative alliance with one alien observer struggling to protect his species. As he learns more about the native, a third option is presented. With the possibility to save humanity in the alien DNA, Bill grapples with the choice to protect his people, or save the natives and find his wife. Will he sacrifice a few to save many, or can he find common ground for the survival of both species? Get ready for a gripping adventure where government control, alien intelligence, and the consequences of environmental disaster collide. If you are a fan of George Orwell, you won’t be able to put this book down. Scroll up. Grab your copy. Begin your journey through a futuristic world today. Praise for Genesis Code “Memorable characters, world-building, great technology! This series has it ALL!” “I really enjoyed this fantastic dystopian novel.” free science fiction, free dystopian fiction, free alien invasion, free post apocalyptic, free sci fi

Download or read book Powersat written by Ben Bova and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-10-31 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two hundred thousand feet up, things go horribly wrong. An experimental low-orbit spaceplane breaks up on reentry, falling to earth over a trail hundreds of miles long. And it its wake is the beginning of the most important mission in the history of space. America needs energy, and Dan Randolph is determined to give it to them. He dreams of an array of geosynchronous powersats, satellites which gather solar energy and beam it to generators on Earth, freeing America from its addiction to fossil fuels and breaking the power of the oil cartels forever. But the wreck of the spaceplane has left his company, Astro Manufacturing, on the edge of bankruptcy. Worse, Dan discovers that the plane worked perfectly right up until the moment that saboteurs knocked it out of the sky. And whoever brought it down is willing and able to kill again to keep Astro grounded. Now Dan has to thread a dangerous maze. The visible threats are bad enough: Rival firms want to buy him out and take control of his dreams. His former lover wants to co-opt his unlimited-energy ideal as a campaign plank for the candidate she's grooming for the presidency. NASA and the FAA want to shut down his maverick firm. And his creditors are breathing down his neck. Making matters even more dangerous, an international organization of terrorists sees the powersat as a threat to their own oil-based power. And they've figured out how to use it as a weapon in their war against the West. A sweeping mix of space, murder, romance, politics, secrets, and betrayal, Powersat will take you to the edge of space and the dawning of a new world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Leviathan Wakes written by James S. A. Corey and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author comes a modern masterwork of science fiction, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl. Now a Prime Original series. Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars are still out of our reach. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. A secret that someone is willing to kill for—and kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left the ship and why. Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything. Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations—and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe. "Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be written." —George R. R. Martin The Expanse Leviathan Wakes Caliban's War Abaddon's Gate Cibola Burn Nemesis Games Babylon's Ashes Persepolis Rising Tiamat's Wrath ​Leviathan Falls Memory's Legion The Expanse Short Fiction Drive The Butcher of Anderson Station Gods of Risk The Churn The Vital Abyss Strange Dogs Auberon The Sins of Our Fathers

Download or read book Orbital Decay written by Allen Steele and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Locus Award: Space-station workers discover a shocking global surveillance plot in this novel from “the master of science-fiction intrigue” (The Washington Post). Popeye Hooker knows that space isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. A former fisherman who takes a job building low orbital stations to escape a failed relationship, he finds that in space, construction work is still a grind. And when they aren’t building the space stations that will usher humanity into the stars, Sam Sloane and the rest of the beamjacks get high, blast the Grateful Dead, and stare through telescopes at the world they left behind. But life in orbit is about to get much more interesting. Nestled among the life support equipment that keeps them alive and the entertainment systems that keep them happy, the beamjacks find something astonishing. Turns out, their home isn’t just a space station—it’s a giant antenna designed to spy on every inhabitant of Earth. It’s the greatest privacy invasion ever perpetrated, and the beamjacks won’t stand for it. They may not be pioneers, but these roughnecks are about to become revolutionaries. Timely—and with Orwellian undertones, Allen Steele’s debut won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. Perfect for fans of Robert Heinlein, Robert J. Sawyer, and Greg Bear, Orbital Decay blends fantasy and science fiction with a prescient attention paid to the dangers of government surveillance.

Download or read book Entanglement written by Gerald M. Kilby and published by Belt. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of a long lost spaceship transporting an experimental quantum device, ignites a system-wide power struggle. Fast paced old-school SciFi.

Download or read book Cosmic Gumbo a science fiction mystery thriller written by C Lowry and published by Grand Ozarks Media. This book was released on 2024-09-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Danny Gumbo thought he’d left his detective days behind when he relocated to New Calypso, a distant planet on the fringes of the Galactic Coalition. But peace is short-lived when a high-profile businessman, Richard Kensington, vanishes—along with a fortune in galactic credits. When tough-as-nails Detective Laura Henderson pulls Danny back into the game, he finds himself navigating a tangled web of AI secrets, illegal cyberspace exchanges, and shadowy criminal syndicates. As Danny uncovers clues, it becomes clear this is more than just a missing person’s case. Richard may have uploaded his consciousness into cyberspace to evade deadly enemies—or maybe he's playing both sides. With every answer, more mysteries unfold, pulling Danny deeper into a conspiracy that threatens to upend the galaxy’s fragile order. Cosmic Gumbo is a gripping science fiction mystery where digital espionage, dangerous alliances, and the question of what it means to be human collide. For Danny Gumbo, the line between reality and cyberspace is thin, and crossing it could cost him everything.

Download or read book The Martian Chronicles written by Ray Bradbury and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tranquility of Mars is disrupted by humans who want to conquer space, colonize the planet, and escape a doomed Earth.

Download or read book Icy Passage written by Ann Gimpel and published by Ann Gimpel Books, LLC. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A supernatural thriller set in ANTARCTICA A woman running from her magic. A man who’s given up. Mutant culture colonies. A doomed ship. After violent, out of control magic killed her sister and drove her father mad, Kayna Quan ran as far and as fast as she could from the mixture of Chinese and Celtic power boiling through her blood. Fresh out of residency, she opts for a tour in Antarctica. Money is short, so she hires on as medical officer aboard a Russian research vessel headed for McMurdo Station. Brynn McMichaels’ stint on remote South Georgia Island is a fancy, probably overplayed, escape from a crappy breakup. He may have left an irate woman behind, but he could have picked somewhere closer to get away. When cultures of the single-celled organism, archaea, begin shifting into another form, overgrowing the bins in his lab, he’s convinced the isolation got to him until a call from an old buddy at McMurdo reveals a similar phenomenon. Intrigued, Brynn agrees to lend a hand. The weather’s too uncertain to send a plane, so he hitches a ride aboard Kayna’s ship, bringing his mutant culture colonies with him. And that’s only the beginning… PRAISE FOR ICY PASSAGE: With a seamless blend of science and the paranormal, this book captivates you right from the start. 5-stars! Goodreads Review Awesome story and I want more.....Love how she brings the mystery of the artic adventure thoughout,with enough mystery and danger to keep you guessing what will happen next. Goodreads Review Umm, I think it is actually called Antarctica, but that will do! AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME! I absolutely love how unique this story is! Goodreads Review Icy Passage by Ann Gimpel was a fantastic read! I couldn't put it down. It's a story filled with adventure and romance. Goodreads Review Wow! Ann Gimpel, a new to me author, has written an edgy, thrilling, nail biting story in Icy Passage. Deanna's World, Goodreads Review Fans of the following books and series are known to enjoy this post-apocalyptic, urban fantasy series: a kingdom of exiles a shade of vampire academy of magic dragon's gift accidentally in love attack by magic dragon's gift awakening dragon born in fire burning tower call of the dragon choose love covert fae crime of magic dragon's gift crimes against magic dark stranger the dream darkness bound dragons of the darkblood secret society druid enforcer ghostwater goddesss choice golden age greyriver shifters hotbloods hour of darkness house of darken iron and magic jinn's dominion junkyard druid Kate Daniels’ Magic Series master of magic dragon's gift natural mage natural witch obsidian son raised in fire rogues of magic shadow keeper shadow kissed space knight 4 twisted fate unchained undercover magic dragon's gift war god's mantle wheel of time wild hunger Keywords related to this science fiction supernatural thriller: Antarctica, Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Books, Supernatural, Science fiction, Mutation Animals & Nature, Popular Series, Paranormal Fantasy Books, Top Rated Books, Tricks, Fantasy Omnibus, Spells & Charms, Romance Books, Antarctica, Fantasy Romance Books, Essential Reads, Epic Fantasy, Paranormal Romance Series, Adventure Books, Mythology and Folklore, Top Rated Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fantasy Bundle, Heroine, Supernatural and Occult, Sword And Sorcery, Fantasy Stories, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance Books, Magical Adventures.

Download or read book Saturn Run written by John Sandford and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of The Martian will enjoy this extraordinary new thriller of the future from #1 New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author John Sandford and internationally known photo-artist and science fiction aficionado Ctein. In 2066, a Caltech intern notices an anomaly from a space telescope—something is approaching Saturn, and decelerating. Space objects don’t decelerate. Spaceships do... A flurry of top-level government meetings produce the inescapable conclusion: Whatever built the ship is at least one hundred years ahead of our technology, and whoever can get their hands on it will have an advantage so large, no other nation can compete. The race is on, and a remarkable adventure begins. Soon a hastily thrown-together crew finds its strength and wits tested against adversaries of this earth and beyond. So buckle up, because two perfectly matched storytellers are about to take you for a ride...

Download or read book Limit written by Frank Schatzing and published by Jo Fletcher Books. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 1643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Schatzing's The Swarm was an international science-fiction blockbuster, winner of the Koln Literatur Prize, the Corine Prize, and the German Science Fiction Prize. Limit is his most ambitious work to-date--a multilayered thriller that balances astonishing scientific, historical, and technical detail. Against this backdrop, Schatzing convincingly realizes a possible near future when humankind's ingenuity may become the greatest risk to its continued existence. In 2025, entrepreneur Julian Orley opens the first-ever hotel on the moon. But Orley Enterprises deals in more than space tourism--it also operates the world's only space elevator, which in addition to allowing the very wealthy to play tennis on the lunar surface connects Earth with the moon and enables the transportation of helium-3, the fuel of the future, back to the planet. Julian has invited twenty-one of the world's richest and most powerful individuals to sample his brand-new lunar accommodation, hoping to secure the finances for a second elevator. On Earth, meanwhile, cybercop Owen Jericho is sent to Shanghai to find a young female hacker known as Yoyo, who's been on the run since acquiring access to information that someone seems quite determined to keep quiet. As Jericho closes in on the girl and the conspiracy swirling around her, he finds mounting evidence that connects her to Julian Orley as well as to the entrepreneur's many competitors and enemies. Soon, the detective realizes that the lunar junket to Orley's hotel is in real and immediate danger. From the Hardcover edition.

Download or read book Humans Only written by Victory Crayne and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jake Dani is alarmed when his daughter Alena comes to the planet Rossa. When Jake and her mother go to the airport to pick up Alena, an explosion protests Bingers and robots. Later, Alena discovers a link between mercon, human, Binger, and native nape DNA, alarming a supremacist group called "Humans Only." Jake figures he can still ignore them. Then Alena turns up missing.