Human Space

Introducing "Orbit of the Islands" by Jettery B. Ryder, a riveting science fiction novel that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the depths of space. Set in a distant future where humanity has expanded beyond the confines of Earth, this novel explores the endless possibilities of what lies beyond our planet. With masterful storytelling and vivid imagery, Ryder weaves a tale of adventure, danger, and discovery that will leave readers on the edge of their seats. Whether you're a long-time fan of science fiction or a newcomer to the genre, "Orbit of the Islands" is a must-read that ...

In the far reaches of the galaxy, on the edge of human exploration, there existed an ancient civilization long thought extinct. This civilization, once a powerful and dominating force, was home to a terrifying species that had struck fear into the hearts of those who dared to venture into their territory. They were the vampires, a race of immortal beings who thrived on the life force of their victims and sought to conquer the galaxy in the name of their dark and insatiable hunger. The vampires, with their immense power and cunning, had once been on the brink of achieving their ultimate goal...

Poor Jack Wong is a clueless cadet at the Unified Space Academy when his pod is stranded on a planet of disgusting aliens. All he wants to do, other than escape, is to fulfill his proud duty to advance Earth Culture's Primary Heuristic: "Wherever possible, find the weak spot in an alien civilization and interfere as much as possible for the benefit of humanity." It's the Human's Burden! But everything comes unstuck, made worse by his irritating Machiavellian AI. And that's just the start of Jack's troubles in space and time....

A militia officer on the hunt for a murderer. A scientist with the key to humanity’s future. A girl locked in a glass tank. One seeking justice. One seeking fame. One seeking answers. With the galaxy on the brink of war, time is not on their side. Join them in their battle for survival.

People are what make companies great. Good leaders know this and spend time, effort, and money taking care of the people who work for them so that their business results are phenomenal. So, why is it that so many people are still miserable at work? Experts around the world offer countless ideas and techniques and training for elevating the joy (and performance) of workers. And still, we fail. Things must change.

Book Seven: F’Thayla’s attempt on the First Chair fails bringing Doctor Embray and Charlie to Venus as spies. But what they don’t know might kill them, the Venusians already know their coming. Now it’s a race, Charlie has to save the good doctor alone from torture and death before she is caught and faces the same fate! Buy your copy today!

First Officer Charleen Johnson is in a fight for her life, and only Doctor Embray can save her.But if Charlie lives the rest of the systems go to war. Buy your copy today!

Laughing Humans are the descendants of a colonizing ship that crashed on the planet Bicanthra III 500 years earlier, and have been raised as animals in a zoo by the indigenous sentient beings of that planet. Their speech has atrophied because of their severe religious belief (one only speaks to praise god), but they laugh, giving rise to their name. They are a strongly female-dominated clan.

Can human beings live and survive on different planets? Download now! And find out today!

A futuristic space war between two different planets in an alien galaxy continue, while Max finds himself between life and death as he faces an identity crisis of being half human and half alien.

In this book, we go over the details of how NASA and hopefully Spacex and Blue Origins can get together and create a mission to create a 2nd sun in the sky. Imagine how other civilizations all around the universe who are able to look up into the sky around their planets with telescopes and instruments as powerful as ours and they notice a completely new star blazing into the night sky. They might even be able to conclude that this star had to have been created by an intelligent life form, a life form that may have achieved something no other life form had ever done before.

Hal Logan is a promising high school baseball center fielder nicknamed the "Golden Boy," and he has accepted a sizable bonus to play for the New York Mets after he graduates. Coming home from the last graduation party, the Jeep he was riding with his three athlete friends gets involved in a horrific accident resulting in the deaths of two of them and leaving Hal, and his best friend, Billy Jenkins, with crippling injuries. While surviving the accident, neither Hal nor Billy will every play sports again. Five years later, Hal is a college graduate planning to teach high school science, when ...

Imagine a better tomorrow with interstellar essays and art - drawing on the aspirational futurism that fuels Star Trek, The Martian, and 2001: A Space Odyssey, renowned contemporary artist Camomile Hixon reminds us that by reaching for the stars, we can chase our full potential beyond Earth, while also transforming ourselves and our understanding of the Pale Blue Dot we call home.

This new edition of this book includes fewer essays than the original edition, which was too long to be issued in print form at a reasonable price. It has been shortened in order to offer paperback and audiobook editions of essays about space that the author feels are worth preserving in those formats. (The omitted essays and the appendix “Space Quotes to Ponder” will remain available at her website.) Sylvia Engdahl became fascinated by the idea of space travel in 1946, and has believed since the early 1950s that expansion of our species to other worlds is vital to the preservation of ...

A voyage to the edge of the universe. The evolution of mankind into god-like super-beings. The explosion of the sun into a supernova. It's all happening in this historic artefact from the late-sixties/seventies. This is a Sci-fi novel, my very first Sci-fi novel, written in 1973-75 - typed on an old second-hand Remington typewriter. I've dusted it off so that I can reacquaint myself with an old friend - the person I used to be. It is a book of its time.

This book consists of essays by the author of the Newbery Honor book Enchantress from the Stars and ten other science fiction novels, selected from her collections Reflections on Enchantress from the Stars and Other Essays, From This Green Earth: Essays on Looking Outward, and The Future of Being Human and Other Essays, which are available only as ebooks. Because of their length these collections cannot be issued as paperbacks at reasonable prices, so this short sampler has been produced for the benefit of readers who have a strong preference for print books and/or audiobooks. It contains ...

The crew of the Retribution looks forward to a peaceful patrol after their triumph against Venus.That is until a new Corporate ship with strange new technology appears. And the new ships’ first mission is to destroy the Retribution! Now the crew are in a fight for survival and find all they have against this new menace is each other. Buy your copy today!

Jolene’s husband had died, and it had been an awful illness. Was it wrong to say that it was a relief for him to finally be at peace? She felt guilty, but even more so when the chief pushed her to accept another partner. There was no real choice but to agree or leave. With two children to support she really needed to stay. Hopefully, this guy would not expect any benefits from her. Morely was a good guy so he hoped that she would get along well with him. He thought this might be just a job and that no romance would flourish. The moment he met her, he wanted her to be his. Her cold ...

When a ship goes missing within the Folium Nebula, the Hub, pioneers of the revolution against the United Earth Confederacy, sends a detachment to investigate, only to be caught in the middle of an intergalactic war between the Confederacy, and an alien civilisation never encountered before. Alone, the aliens and the Hub could not hope to stand against the UEC, but together, they may be able to turn the tide, or will this mutual Alliance live and die inside the Nebula?

Oasis, der letzte bewohnbare Ort auf der post-apokalyptischen Erde, sollte eigentlich ein Paradies sein, ein Ort, an dem alle zufrieden sind. Theo, ein dreiundzwanzigjähriger Jugendlicher, hat noch nie so richtig in die fröhliche Gesellschaft von Oasis gepasst, die nach Altersstufen getrennt ist. Aber erst als er beginnt, die Stimme eines Mädchens in seinem Kopf zu hören, begreift er, dass nichts so ist, wie es zu sein scheint.