This alphabetical installment of the Baby University series is the perfect introduction for even the youngest astronomers!The ABCs of Space is a colorfully simple introduction for babies―and grownups―to a new astronomical concept for every letter of the alphabet. Written by an expert, each page in this cosmic primer features multiple levels of text so the book grows along with your little astronomer.Also in the Baby University Series:ABCs of ScienceABCs of PhysicsAstrophysics for BabiesBaby University: It only takes a small spark to ignite a child's mind.

Generation Mars Is Hard Science Fiction, Scaled For Kids. In This Introduction To The Series, Sisters Cas And Ori Have Their First Experience With The Surface Of Mars, A Milestone That Turns Out To Be Bigger Than Anyone Expected.

Perfect for stargazers and armchair astronomers of all ages, CONSTELLATIONS is a beautifully illustrated, fascinatingguide to all 88 constellations, including an illustrated star map for each.In CONSTELLATIONS, award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling takes us on an unprecedented visual tour of all 88 constellations in our night sky.Much more than just a stargazer's guide, CONSTELLATIONS is complete history of astronomy as told by Schilling through the lens of each constellation. The book is organized alphabetically by constellation. Profiles of each constellation include basic information such as size, visibility, and number of stars, as well as information on the discovery and naming of the constellation and associated lore.Beyond details about the constellation itself is information about every astronomical event that took place or discovery made in the vicinity of the constellation. In the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan) we encounter the location of the first confirmed black hole. A stop at Gemini (the Twins) is a chance to say hello to the dwarf planet Pluto, and in Orion (the hunter) we find the location of the first identified gamma-ray burst.Stunning star maps throughout the book by acclaimed star mapmaker Wil Tirion show us the exact location of every constellation, the details of its structure, as well as its surrounding astronomical neighbors.

When The Former Detroit Lion's Football Career Was Cut Short By An Injury, Leland Marvin Didn't Waste Time Mourning His Broken Dream. Instead, He Found A New One -- Something Completely Out Of This World. He Joined Nasa, Braved An Injury That Nearly Left Him Permanently Deaf, And Traveled To Space On The Shuttle Atlantis To Help Build The International Space Station. He Also Found Time To Write Songs With Will.i.am, Work With Serena Williams, And Appear In Television Shows Like The Dog Whisperer, Top Chef, And Child Genius. Leland's Story Introduces Readers To The Creative And Scientific Challenges He Had To Deal With In Space And Will Encourage The Next Generation Of Can-do Scientists To Dare To Follow Their Dreams. Includes Do-it-yourself Experiments In The Back Of The Book.

A Pioneering Space Archaeologist Explores Artifacts Left Behind In Space And On Earth, From Moon Dust To Elon Musk's Red Sports Car. Alice Gorman Is A Space Archaeologist: She Examines The Artifacts Of Human Encounters With Space. These Objects, Left Behind On Earth And In Space, Can Be Massive (dead Satellites In Eternal Orbit) Or Tiny (discarded Zip Ties Around A Defunct Space Antenna). They Can Be Bold (an American Flag On The Moon) Or Hopeful (messages From Earth Sent Into Deep Space). They Raise Interesting Questions: Why Did Elon Musk Feel Compelled To Send A Red Tesla Into Space? What Accounts For The Multiple Rocket-themed Playgrounds Constructed After The Russians Launched Sputnik? Gorman—affectionately Known As “dr Space Junk” —takes Readers On A Journey Through The Solar System And Beyond, Deploying Space Artifacts, Historical Explorations, And Even The Occasional Cocktail Recipe In Search Of The Ways That We Make Space Meaningful. Engaging And Erudite, Gorman Recounts Her Background As A (nonspace) Archaeologist And How She Became Interested In Space Artifacts. She Shows Us Her Own Piece Of Space Junk: A Fragment Of The Fuel Tank Insulation From Skylab, The Nasa Spacecraft That Crash-landed In Western Australia In 1979. She Explains That The Conventional View Of The Space Race As “the Triumph Of The White, Male American Astronaut” Seems Inadequate; What Really Interests Her, She Says, Is How Everyday People Engage With Space. To An Archaeologist, Objects From The Past Are Significant Because They Remind Us Of What We Might Want To Hold On To In The Future.

Sarah Gailey's The Echo Wife is “a trippy domestic thriller which takes the extramarital affair trope in some intriguingly weird new directions.”--Entertainment WeeklyI’m embarrassed, still, by how long it took me to notice. Everything was right there in the open, right there in front of me, but it still took me so long to see the person I had married.It took me so long to hate him.Martine is a genetically cloned replica made from Evelyn Caldwell’s award-winning research. She’s patient and gentle and obedient. She’s everything Evelyn swore she’d never be.And she’s having an affair with Evelyn’s husband.Now, the cheating bastard is dead, and both Caldwell wives have a mess to clean up.Good thing Evelyn Caldwell is used to getting her hands dirty.

An Amazon Best Book of 2018!A delightfully fun, fact-filled planetary tale from the creator of the Baby University series!Travel around the solar system and celebrate what makes each planet unique! From Neptune to Mercury and all the planets in between, each one is different and each one is happy to be what they are.Old slow Neptune looks a bit behind.Orbiting the Sun takes an awful long time.But the 8th little planet doesn't need to worry.It spins on its axis in a really big hurry!Vibrant, joyful art, playful verse, and a fun die-cut shape are sure to have astronomers of all ages celebrating their own uniqueness while they party with the planets.

Twenty Whimsical Poems About Space. Amazon.com Skywatch -- Universe -- Galaxy -- Solar System -- Sun -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- Moon -- Mars -- Minor Planets -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Pluto -- Comet -- Constellations -- Black Hole -- Great Beyond. By Douglas Florian. Includes Bibliographical References. A Junior Library Guild Selection

Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon! Your little astronaut will love exploring the wonders of space in this fun pop-up book!5,4,3,2,1 – blast off! Go on an out-of-this-world adventure with two brave astronauts, Daisy and Danny, in this lift-the-flap baby book. Rocket into space, past the stars and planets, and join them as they land on the moon.Discover brave astronauts, space rockets and funny alien spaceships in this imaginative pop-up book! Babies and toddlers can lift the flaps and watch them pop up from the page. This peekaboo picture book helps teach young children object permanence, which is an important step in childhood development.The simple rhyming text will boost your little one’s imagination as they guess which intergalactic character is hiding under the flaps. The easy-to-read text helps preschoolers remember the new words they are learning for early language development. Turning the sturdy, board book pages and moving the pop-ups help toddlers develop motor control for improved dexterity.Get the most out of story time with this book, which has been designed as an all-aroundactivity learning experience. The lively, read-aloud rhymes encourage literacy and early learning. It also creates an amusing story for your kids to follow, while the pop-up space scenes hold the attention of curious kids.To the Moon and Back!Perfect for children to read, again and again, this pop-up space book shows that learning canbe fun, and that space is a blast! Bold, brightly colored pictures, exciting pop-ups, hide-and-seek surprises and lively rhymes. This educational book provides lots of opportunities for parent-and-child interaction and infinite hours of fun! It also makes for a fantastic children’s gift.Inside the intergalactic pages of this pop-up adventure book, you’ll find:• Hands-on play that builds confident book skills• Look-and-find peekaboo games that reward curiosity• Rhythmic, read-aloud text that aids language developmentSurprise! The peekaboo fun doesn’t stop here! Your little one will enjoy hours of hide-and-seek surprises with the My Pop-Up Peekaboo! Series. Find your farmyard friends with Pop-Up Peekaboo! Farm, search the oceans in Pop-Up Peekaboo! Under the Sea and travel into the rainforest to find sloths and elephants in Pop-up Peekaboo! Baby Animals and more!DK Book's Pop-up Peekaboo! series has been shortlisted for the Best Preschool Reading Range in The Progressive Preschool Awards 2018.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cosmos and renowned astronomer Carl Sagan’s international bestseller about the discovery of an advanced civilization in the depths of space remains the “greatest adventure of all time” (Associated Press).The future is here…in an adventure of cosmic dimension. When a signal is discovered that seems to come from far beyond our solar system, a multinational team of scientists decides to find the source. What follows is an eye-opening journey out to the stars to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who—or what—is out there? Why are they watching us? And what do they want with us?One of the best science fiction novels about communication with extraterrestrial intelligent beings, Contact is a “stunning and satisfying” (Los Angeles Times) classic.

Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, powerful, and enduring classics of modern speculative fiction, Walter M. Miller, Jr.'s A Canticle for Leibowitz is a true landmark of twentieth-century literature -- a chilling and still-provocative look at a post-apocalyptic future.In a nightmarish ruined world slowly awakening to the light after sleeping in darkness, the infant rediscoveries of science are secretly nourished by cloistered monks dedicated to the study and preservation of the relics and writings of the blessed Saint Isaac Leibowitz. From here the story spans centuries of ignorance, violence, and barbarism, viewing through a sharp, satirical eye the relentless progression of a human race damned by its inherent humanness to recelebrate its grand foibles and repeat its grievous mistakes. Seriously funny, stunning, and tragic, eternally fresh, imaginative, and altogether remarkable, A Canticle for Leibowitz retains its ability to enthrall and amaze. It is now, as it always has been, a masterpiece.

Young space and science enthusiasts will be captivated by this exciting exploration of the Big Bang and the origins of the universe.Once upon a star, there were no stars to shine, no sun to rise, no day, no night. Until . . . a mighty BOOM!The Big Bang, the formation of the planets, and the origins of life on Earth are made accessible and fascinating in a poetic, jazzy, free-flowing exploration of space, the solar system, and how we all got here. With its rhythmic, and engaging style, this book is a unique and captivating approach to science and STEM topics that will have kids asking to read it again and again—while learning lessons and concepts that really stick.Parents and teachers will love it too (and will likely learn something!) as their young ones read about our solar system's origins in an inviting, fresh, yet factual format. With art that calls to mind the era of the space race, the book is everything you need: hip, fun, engaging nonfiction for today's young scientists.Critics love Once Upon a Star:"The right 'stuff' for young readers who have wondered about the stars and about their place in space."—Kirkus"Budding scientists and stargazers will find plenty to enjoy in this lyrical introduction to the sun. . . . An excellent resource for STEM-related activities, science curricula, or children who are simply curious about the world around them."—School Library Journal"traces the march of evolution with crisp, graphic forms."—Publishers Weekly“A lively, rhapsodic exploration of the cosmos . . . Each page is a stunning visual feast.”—Space.com"Carter delivers his mini lesson on the Big Bang, cosmic formation, and the coalescence of stardust in gently unreeling, rhyme-sprinkled verse that has the soothing cadence of a bedtime story."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books"a perfect addition to the library of any budding astronaut or scientist."—ReadBrightly.com

“A fantastic book.” —Steven Soderbergh When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds himself confronting a painful memory embodied in the physical likeness of a past lover. Kelvin learns that he is not alone in this and that other crews examining the planet are plagued with their own repressed and newly real memories. Could it be, as Solaris scientists speculate, that the ocean may be a massive neural center creating these memories, for a reason no one can identify? Long considered a classic, Solaris asks the question: Can we understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within?“A novel that makes you reevaluate the nature of intelligence itself.” —Anne McCaffrey

Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer is a science fiction masterpiece—a classic that ranks as one of the twentieth century’s most potent visions of the future.Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix—until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a dead man riding shotgun and Molly, a mirror-eyed street-samurai, to watch his back, Case is ready for the adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction.Neuromancer was the first fully-realized glimpse of humankind’s digital future—a shocking vision that has challenged our assumptions about technology and ourselves, reinvented the way we speak and think, and forever altered the landscape of our imaginations.

Journey To The Moon On The Apollo 12 Mission With Astronaut And Artist Alan Bean! As A Boy, Alan Wanted To Fly Planes. As A Young Navy Pilot, Alan Wished He Could Paint The View From The Cockpit. So He Took An Art Class To Learn Patterns And Forms. But No Class Could Prepare Him For The Beauty Of The Lunar Surface Some 240,000 Miles From Earth. In 1969, Alan Became The Fourth Man And First Artist On The Moon. He Took Dozens Of Pictures, But None Compared To What He Saw Through His Artistic Eyes. When He Returned To Earth, He Began To Paint What He Saw. Alan's Paintings Allowed Humanity To Experience What It Truly Felt Like To Walk On The Moon.--

A fiery spirit dances from the pages of the Great Book. She brings the aroma of scorched sand and ozone. She has a story to tell....The Book of Phoenix is a unique work of magical futurism. A prequel to the highly acclaimed, World Fantasy Award-winning novel, Who Fears Death, it features the rise of another of Nnedi Okorafor’s powerful, memorable, superhuman women.Phoenix was grown and raised among other genetic experiments in New York’s Tower 7. She is an “accelerated woman”—only two years old but with the body and mind of an adult, Phoenix’s abilities far exceed those of a normal human. Still innocent and inexperienced in the ways of the world, she is content living in her room speed reading e-books, running on her treadmill, and basking in the love of Saeed, another biologically altered human of Tower 7.Then one evening, Saeed witnesses something so terrible that he takes his own life. Devastated by his death and Tower 7’s refusal to answer her questions, Phoenix finally begins to realize that her home is really her prison, and she becomes desperate to escape.But Phoenix’s escape, and her destruction of Tower 7, is just the beginning of her story. Before her story ends, Phoenix will travel from the United States to Africa and back, changing the entire course of humanity’s future.

Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscription that inspires a love of reading."Hi, I’m Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome."\n Prepare to learn all about Earth from the point-of-view of Earth herself! In this funny yet informative book, filled to the brim with kid-friendly facts, readers will discover key moments in Earth’s life, from her childhood more than four billion years ago all the way up to present day. Beloved children's book author Stacy McAnulty helps Earth tell her story, and award-winning illustrator David Litchfield brings the words to life. The book includes back matter with even more interesting tidbits.\nThis title has Common Core connections.

One of Esquire's 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time“A brilliant novel.… [A] savage satire on the distortions of the single and collective minds.”―New York TimesIn Anthony Burgess’s influential nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, a teen who talks in a fantastically inventive slang that evocatively renders his and his friends’ intense reaction against their society. Dazzling and transgressive, A Clockwork Orange is a frightening fable about good and evil and the meaning of human freedom. This edition includes the controversial last chapter not published in the first edition, and Burgess’s introduction, “A Clockwork Orange Resucked.” 6 illustrations

From High Up In The Sky, The Moon Has Spent Her Whole Life Watching Earth And Hoping For Someone To Visit. Dinosaurs Roam, Pyramids Are Built, And Boats Are Made, But Still No One Comes. Will Friends Ever Come Visit Her? Commemorate The Extraordinary Apollo 11 Spaceflight Mission With This Heartwarming Story Of The Moon Who Just Wants A Friend.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book WorldSOON TO BE A HULU SERIES • Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy!Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadIt’s an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent . . . until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly after to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and Arthur’s best friend has just announced that he’s an alien.After that, things get much, much worse.With just a towel, a small yellow fish, and a book, Arthur has to navigate through a very hostile universe in the company of a gang of unreliable aliens. Luckily the fish is quite good at languages. And the book is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy . . . which helpfully has the words DON’T PANIC inscribed in large, friendly letters on its cover.Douglas Adams’s mega-selling pop-culture classic sends logic into orbit, plays havoc with both time and physics, offers up pithy commentary on such things as ballpoint pens, potted plants, and digital watches . . . and, most important, reveals the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything.Now, if you could only figure out the question. . . .

* HUGO AWARD WINNER: BEST NOVELLA * NEBULA AND LOCUS AWARDS WINNER: BEST NOVELLA *“[An] exquisitely crafted tale...Part epistolary romance, part mind-blowing science fiction adventure, this dazzling story unfolds bit by bit, revealing layers of meaning as it plays with cause and effect, wildly imaginative technologies, and increasingly intricate wordplay...This short novel warrants multiple readings to fully unlock its complexities.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)From award-winning authors Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone comes an enthralling, romantic novel spanning time and space about two time-traveling rivals who fall in love and must change the past to ensure their future.Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandment finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading.Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, becomes something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future.Except the discovery of their bond would mean the death of each of them. There’s still a war going on, after all. And someone has to win. That’s how war works, right?Cowritten by two beloved and award-winning sci-fi writers, This Is How You Lose the Time War is an epic love story spanning time and space.

Sadiq's Father Is Going On A Business Trip, But Before He Goes He Tells Sadiq A Story Of The Desert Star, Which Fits In Perfectly With Sadiq's Third Grade Class Field Trip To The Planetarium, And Inspires Sadiq To Build A Simple Telescope To Study The Stars When His Father Returns.

For fans of Artemis—the visionary tour de force from “one of the grand masters of science fiction” (The Wall Street Journal).Widely acknowledged as one of Robert A. Heinlein's greatest works, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress rose from the golden age of science fiction to become an undisputed classic—and a touchstone for the philosophy of personal responsibility and political freedom. A revolution on a lunar penal colony—aided by a self-aware supercomputer—provides the framework for a story of a diverse group of men and women grappling with the ever-changing definitions of humanity, technology, and free will—themes that resonate just as strongly today as they did when the novel was first published.The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress gives readers an extraordinary, thought-provoking glimpse into the mind of Robert A. Heinlein, who, even now, “shows us where the future is” (Tom Clancy).

This is Book 1 of the Time Quintet SeriesIt was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger."Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book. A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the tesseract problem.A Wrinkle in Time is the winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal.

What Jobs Does An Astronaut Have? What Kind Of Work Needs To Be Done On A Spacecraft? Readers Will Learn All About The Work An Astronaut Does. Low-leveled, Chunked Text Alongside Stunning Photographs Will Engage The Youngest Space Enthusiasts.--

Rosewater is the start of an award-winning trilogy set in Nigeria, by one of science fiction's most engaging voices.*Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, winner*Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel, winnerRosewater is a town on the edge. A community formed around the edges of a mysterious alien biodome, its residents comprise the hopeful, the hungry, and the helpless -- people eager for a glimpse inside the dome or a taste of its rumored healing powers.Kaaro is a government agent with a criminal past. He has seen inside the biodome, and doesn't care to again -- but when something begins killing off others like himself, Kaaro must defy his masters to search for an answer, facing his dark history and coming to a realization about a horrifying future.Tade Thompson's innovative, genre-bending, Afrofuturist series, the Wormwood Trilogy, is perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer, N. K. Jemisin, and Ann Leckie.Praise for Rosewater:"Smart. Gripping. Fabulous!" —Ann Leckie, award winning-author of Ancillary Justice"Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one." —M. R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl with All the Gifts"A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas." —Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of TimeThe Wormwood TrilogyRosewaterRosewater InsurrectionRosewater Redemption

#1 BESTSELLER • NOW A PARAMOUNT+ LIMITED SERIES • Stephen King’s apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting—and eerily plausible—as when it was first published.One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years! This edition includes all of the new and restored material first published in The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition.A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world’s population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge—Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious “Dark Man,” who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them—and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity."A master storyteller."—Los Angeles Times

What Does It Take To Become An Astronaut? How Do Astronauts Train To Be In Outer Space? Readers Will Learn All About What It's Like To Become An Astronaut. Low-leveled, Chunked Text Alongside Stunning Photographs Will Engage The Youngest Space Enthusiasts.--

A modern science fiction classic from an acclaimed bestselling author: The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction."A book of such accelerating tension that the pages seem to turn faster as one moves along." —Chicago TribuneCivilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic toward a future without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing. Then he is approached by Julian, a bright, attractive woman who wants him to help get her an audience with his cousin, the powerful Warden of England. She and her band of unlikely revolutionaries may just awaken his desire to live . . . and they may also hold the key to survival for the human race.Told with P. D. James’s trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future.The inspiration for director Alfonso Cuarón's modern masterpiece of a film.

What's It Like To Travel Through Space? From Take Off To Landing To Everything In Between, Readers Will Learn The Ins And Outs Of Space Travel. Low-leveled, Chunked Text Alongside Stunning Photographs Will Engage The Youngest Space Enthusiasts.--

Radiance is a decopunk pulp SF alt-history space opera mystery set in a Hollywood-and solar system-very different from our own, from Catherynne M. Valente, the phenomenal talent behind the New York Times bestselling The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making.Severin Unck's father is a famous director of Gothic romances in an alternate 1986 in which talking movies are still a daring innovation due to the patent-hoarding Edison family. Rebelling against her father's films of passion, intrigue, and spirits from beyond, Severin starts making documentaries, traveling through space and investigating the levitator cults of Neptune and the lawless saloons of Mars. For this is not our solar system, but one drawn from classic science fiction in which all the planets are inhabited and we travel through space on beautiful rockets. Severin is a realist in a fantastic universe.But her latest film, which investigates the disappearance of a diving colony on a watery Venus populated by island-sized alien creatures, will be her last. Though her crew limps home to earth and her story is preserved by the colony's last survivor, Severin will never return.Told using techniques from reality TV, classic film, gossip magazines, and meta-fictional narrative, Radiance is a solar system-spanning story of love, exploration, family, loss, quantum physics, and silent film.

Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel • Discover the novel that launched one of science fiction’s most beloved, acclaimed, and awarded trilogies: Kim Stanley Robinson’s masterly near-future chronicle of interplanetary colonization.“A staggering book . . . the best novel on the colonization of Mars that has ever been written.”—Arthur C. ClarkeFor centuries, the barren, desolate landscape of the red planet has beckoned to humankind. Now a group of one hundred colonists begins a mission whose ultimate goal is to transform Mars into a more Earthlike planet. They will place giant satellite mirrors in Martian orbit to reflect light onto its surface. Black dust sprinkled on the polar caps will capture warmth and melt the ice. And massive tunnels drilled into the mantle will create stupendous vents of hot gases. But despite these ambitious goals, there are some who would fight to the death to prevent Mars from ever being changed.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE SEATTLE TIMES, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLYWhen a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. To investigate, Borlú must travel from the decaying Beszel to its equal, rival, and intimate neighbor, the vibrant city of Ul Qoma. But this is a border crossing like no other, a journey as psychic as it is physical, a seeing of the unseen. With Ul Qoman detective Qussim Dhatt, Borlú is enmeshed in a sordid underworld of nationalists intent on destroying their neighboring city, and unificationists who dream of dissolving the two into one. As the detectives uncover the dead woman’s secrets, they begin to suspect a truth that could cost them more than their lives. What stands against them are murderous powers in Beszel and in Ul Qoma: and, most terrifying of all, that which lies between these two cities.

A stunning tour de force filled with transcendent awe and wonder, Hyperion is a masterwork of science fiction that resonates with excitement and invention, the first volume in a remarkable epic by the multiple-award-winning author of The Hollow Man.On the world called Hyperion, beyond the reach of galactic law, waits a creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all.On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope—and a terrible secret. And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands.Praise for Dan Simmons and Hyperion“Dan Simmons has brilliantly conceptualized a future 700 years distant. In sheer scope and complexity it matches, and perhaps even surpasses, those of Isaac Asimov and James Blish.”—The Washington Post Book World“An unfailingly inventive narrative . . . generously conceived and stylistically sure-handed.”—The New York Times Book Review“Simmons’s own genius transforms space opera into a new kind of poetry.”—The Denver Post“An essential part of any science fiction collection.”—Booklist

Lupe, Flapjack, Elirio Customize Their Car Into A Low Rider For The Universal Car Competition To Win The Cash Prize That Will Enable Them To Buy Their Own Garage. V.1. Lowriders In Space -- V. 2. Lowriders To The Center Of The Earth By Cathy Camper ; Illustrated By Raúl The Third. Spanish Words And Phrases Used Throughout English Text. Accelerated Reader 3.0

With Science Comics, You Can Explore The Depths Of The Ocean, The Farthest Reaches Of Space, And Everything In Between! These Gorgeously Illustrated Graphic Novels Offer Wildly Entertaining Views Of Their Subjects. In This Voume, Get Up Close And Personal With Earth's Nearest Neighbors—venus With Its Acid Rainstorms, Saturn And Its Rings Of Ice, And The Heart Of It All, The Sun. Humans Have Always Been Fascinated By Outer Space And We’re Learning More About Our Solar System Every Day. Did You Know That Our Solar System Was Born From A Cloud Of Cosmic Dust? That Jupiter’s Red Spot Is Really A Raging Storm? Join Sara, Jill, And Their Space-faring Pets On A Quest To Learn More About The Wonders Of Our Solar System—and Beyond!

In Rockets We Explore The 2,000 Years That Rockets Have Been In Existence. We Dive Into Newton's Laws Of Motion--learning All About Gravity, Force, Acceleration, And The History Of Rockets Made In The Past And Rockets To Be Made In The Future!--,how Do You Create A Controlled Explosion And Harness That Power For The Benefit Of Humankind? Meet The Visionary Physicists, Chemists, Engineers, And Entertainers (as Well As Mice, Bears, Tortoises, And More) Who Took Rockets From Illuminations In The Sky To The Most Powerful Vehicles Ever Known. You'll Also Find Out How Using A Gyroscope, Swinging On A Swing Set, And Spraying Water From A Garden Hose Are The Keys To Understanding Space Travel--

A Biography Of The Famous Astronaut Drawing On Personal And Family Photographs From Her Childhood, School Days, College, Life In The Astronaut Corps, And Afterward.--

Eleven-year-old Alex Petroski, Along With His Dog, Carl Sagan, Makes Big Discoveries About His Family On A Road Trip And He Records It All On A Golden Ipod He Intends To Launch Into Space--

For Almost All Of Human History We've Been Firmly Rooted To The Earth. And, Sure, It's Got Some Good Things Going For It: Nice Views, Friendly Inhabitants, Good Coffee. Air. But What If You Want To Get Off? ... As Well As Being A Deeply Impractical Guide To Getting Off The Planet, This Is An Eclectic ... Mix-tape Of Space Travel Stories - Both Real And Imagined. From The Migrating Lunar Geese That Flew Us To The Moon In The 1600s, To Eion Musk's Wild Plans To Get Humans To Mars En Masse In The Future; From The History Of Early Rocket Science To The Soviet Tortoises That Secretly Won The Space Race.--book Jacket. Preface -- First Stage: Ground Control (what's Holding You Back? ; How To Build A Rocket ; Can I Take My Dog? How To Go Into Space Without Leaving Home) -- Second Stage: Clearing The Tower (do I Have The Right Stuff? ; What Shall I Wear? ;do I Need A Visa? ; Should I Bring A Packed Lunch? ; Health And Safety ; Can I Buy A Ticket To Space?) -- Third Stage: The Other Side Of Sky (adventures In Low Earth Orbit ; Destination Moon ; Let's Go To Mars ; Beyond ; Envoys: Extending Ourselves) -- Desperate Measures (how To Get Abducted By Aliens ; Starstuff To Starstuff) -- Coda (the Moon And The Star ; Return To Earth ; Notes And Sundries) Dallas Campbell. Text On Lining Papers. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 236-246) And Index.