Exploration Adventure Fiction

Scorpia Kaiser has always stood in Corvus's shadow until the day her older brother abandons their family to participate in a profitless war. However, becoming the heir to her mother's smuggling operation is not an easy transition for the always rebellious, usually reckless, and occasionally drunk pilot of the Fortuna, an aging cargo ship and the only home Scorpia has ever known. But when a deal turns deadly and Corvus returns from the war, Scorpia's plans to take over the family business are interrupted, and the Kaiser siblings are forced to make a choice....

Walter thought he and Ariel were just along for the ride. Until The Man told them they were their own heroes The planet of Scracoo sits in a galaxy so far away from the Milky Way that the stars that Ariel and Walter once knew are gone from their vision. They have arrived at their next destination only to find out that the next two survivors from this planet have to be led to the ship. Ariel and Walter are put to the task almost against their will. Walter and Ariel find themselves rocketing across the desert landscape to find the next two. Along the way, they will meet a friend. A friend ...

Historical Adventure Novel A science fiction adventure book set in an imaginary, uncharted region south of the Antarctic during the early 20th century. Step into a world of lost civilizations and bold explorers with "The Quest for Adlaz: A Science Fiction Journey Through Uncharted Lands." Join King Minos, his bride Lady Memene, and their brave companions on a quest through forgotten realms where danger and wonder lurk around every corner. The saga begins aboard the cruiser Minnetonka, as King Minos of Sardania and Lady Memene embark on a journey towards a new life in America following the ...

She's ready to escape with a terrifyingly hot purple alien. Life on Ixilta is better than alien slavery. Barely. But Andie longs for escape. And when dashingly intimidating Xandr smashes his way into her life everything changes. He's a prison escapee and a convicted murderer. There's no way she can trust him, no matter how much he makes her body yearn. But Xandr's checkered past is more complicated than it seems. He has secrets of his own and hidden depths. But Andie won't discover them unless they escape the planet alive. She's put her life in the hands of a dangerous alien. But protecting...

In The Secret Explorers and the Comet Collision, space expert Roshni leads a mission that's out of this world - literally! With rainforest expert Ollie, she is set the task of fixing the space probe orbiting Jupiter before a comet hits the planet. With the clock ticking, it's a race against time for the Secret Explorers as they dodge asteroids, complete daring spacewalks, and use all their skills to complete their mission.

Murder. One of the Allerdon sisters has been charged with a pre-meditated killing and taken to jail. It doesn't seem possible - but it's happening. What was supposed to be a typical summer is anything but for this seemingly ordinary family. Shortly after they arrive at their cozy family cottage on the river, Lander meets and is smitten with a handsome young man, and they begin to date. Miranda has a bad feeling about her sister's new boyfriend. And when the family must deal with an unimaginable nightmare, Miranda can't help feeling that the boyfriend has something to do with it.

Setia Zees fled Earth to escape the clutches of a tyrannical master, becoming one of humanity’s first deep space colonists. Her destination, Talman Prime, should be a pristine planet, never inhabited by intelligent life. That’s how it looks at first, but then Setia stumbles across what seem to be the remains of an ancient civilization.

The second Locustan invasion has just begun, and the galaxy is already teetering. Milos is leading the fight but taking heavy losses. Annihilation seems inevitable. The galaxy's hope rests on finding the Fury, an ancient weapon of the legendary Unosi, which, if the legends are to be believed, had once stopped the Locustans. But the path to it has been long forgotten. Ramya Kiroff sets off on a journey to find it, with hopes of delivering a miracle to the galaxy.

When the terraforming crews introduced the alien Quill to worlds where they did not belong, they saw them only as a mindless form of fungal life. But the Quill multiplied and mutated until they were no longer harmless. In the ensuing chaos, many stations failed. For the survivors, their only hope rests in finding a way to wipe out the Quill....

Lucas Adebayo grew up on a small mining ship in the asteroid belt but wants to join the Navy and become the best pilot in the galaxy. The Navy has never accepted a Belter cadet before, but Lucas’ skills secure him a place on the training ship, the Orpheus. Life in the Navy couldn’t be more different than life in the Belt, and Lucas struggles to find his place. As a Belter, he’s an outsider among his peers; as a Navy cadet, he doesn’t quite fit in at home anymore, either.

An international prize of one billion has been offered to the first man to complete an interplanetary trip, and Dale Curtance, a millionaire adventurer, emerges as the British entrant. With a hand-picked crew, he blasted off from Salisbury Plain in the spaceship Gloria Mundi, destination—the planet Mars. Once free of Earth's atmosphere, they discover a stowaway—a woman. Her extraordinary story helps them prepare for the dangers they encounter on the Red Planet, and the fantastic world that exists there.

The Space Adventures of Microboo McBlinkie with her Friends of the Forest. Join Microboo McBlinkie and her wacky animal crew on an epic space odyssey in the first book of this thrilling sci-fi trilogy. Microboo and her friends encounter mysterious and unexpected challenges as she travels the galaxy in a borrowed mothership, with a robot army. Filled with camaraderie, and non-stop humor, this adventure is perfect for fans of interstellar escapades.

The ability to read minds can get you tied to a bonfire with the match lit. When quiet, introverted Anna is convinced by her mind-reading community to become a colonist settling a distant planet because her people believe in helping mankind, she reluctantly agrees. After all, she’s been taught all she needs to know to stay safe and be helpful. Except nothing taught her what to do when the minds she’s reading aren’t human. She figures the years-long trip to the distant planet will give her time to make friends and fall in love. But half-way through the journey a rogue meteor punches ...

After a 10-year absence, John Carter returns to Barsoom. He finds himself among the Therns, a white-skinned race of self-proclaimed gods, who have for eons deceived the Barsoomians elsewhere that the pilgrimage to the Valley Dor is a journey to paradise when it is in fact a valley of death. This is book two of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series.

En el universo Star Wars, ¡cada día es una aventura!¿Cómo llegó Luke Skywalker a convertirse en jedi?, ¿por qué Han Solo es el piloto más rápido e intrépido de la galaxia?, ¿consiguió la princesa Leia liderar a los rebeldes hasta la victoria? Prepárate para reencontrarte con tus héroes favoritos y aprender más sobre ellos y la Fuerza. Pero también sobre los villanos del Imperio, los sith y el Lado Oscuro.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel, read by a returning cast. We always thought the biggest threat to humanity would come from the outside. We were wrong. As the human race picks up the pieces of destruction left behind, a new world order emerges. New alliances are formed. Old divisions are strengthened. And, with a power struggle fuelled by the threat of mutually assured destruction, nothing is certain.

Sanda and Tomas are fleeing for their lives after letting the most dangerous smartship in the universe run free. Now, unsure of who to trust, Sanda knows only one thing for certain - to be able to save herself from becoming a pawn of greater powers, she needs to discover the secret of the coordinates hidden in her skull. But getting to those coordinates is a problem she can't solve alone.

Lord Anakreon, Warden of the First Circle, has lost a weapon. Not just any weapon; the Planet Forge is an ancient alien artefact with the power to create worlds…or to end them.

In the year 2135, dangerous alien life forms freed in the destruction of Saturn's moon, Enceladus, are making their way toward Earth. A task force spearheaded by Lt. Cmdr. Shaila Jain is scrambling to beat them there while simultaneously trying to save crewmember Stephane Durand, who was infected during the mission to Saturn and is now controlled by a form of life intent on reopening a transdimensional rift and destroying the human race.

Set at an experimental community on Mars in the year 2039, the Mars Diaries feature 14-year-old virtual-reality specialist Tyce Sanders. Someone is found unconscious in the plant lab. Worse, it looks like teeth and claws have ripped his space suit. It's clear someone - or something - chased him. But who or what? And why? Tyce does not believe aliens exist, but his discoveries may force him to rethink this view. As Tyce explores his strange surroundings, he finds that the mysteries of the planet point to his greatest discovery - a new relationship with God.