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81) Station eternity
Author
Series
Midsolar murders volume 1
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
456 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Amateur detective Mallory Viridian's talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station, but her problems still follow her in this witty, self-aware novel that puts a speculative spin on murder mysteries, from the Hugo-nominated author of Six Wakes. From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban landscapes, Mallory Viridian is constantly embroiled in murder cases that only she has the insight to...
Publisher
GKIDS Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (272 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
日本語
Description
With an intergalactic cast of thousands, Koji Masunari's colorfully explosive debut feature sets a new high for visual spectacle and sheer inventiveness of character design - in what has to be one of the most gleefully surreal depictions of alien life forms ever portrayed in cinema. It seems like just another lazy summer is in store for Amane and her older cousin Natsuki. Lolling about the Japanese countryside, the days are blithe and boundless. But...
Author
Series
Glorkian warrior volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
110 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
No mission is too small for an inept intergalactic hero and his talking backpack.
Author
Publisher
Tordotcom
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A literary descendent of Ursula K. Le Guin, Ruthanna Emrys crafts a novel of extraterrestrial diplomacy and urgent climate repair bursting with quiet, tenuous hope and an underlying warmth. A Half-Built Garden depicts a world worth building towards, a humanity worth saving from itself, and an alien community worth entering with open arms. It's not the easiest future to build, but it's one that just might be in reach. On a warm March night in 2083,...
86) Omega rising
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Voyagers land on a planet made entirely of water where they must find the third element of the Source that will save the Earth"--
Author
Series
Smek (Adam Rex) volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Gratuity Tucci and her alien friend, J.Lo, journey to New Boovworld, one of Saturn's moons, to clear J.Lo's name after a string of misunderstandings"--
88) Mickey7
Author
Series
Mickey7 volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Martian meets Multiplicity in Edward Ashton's high concept science fiction thriller, in which Mickey7, an "expendable," refuses to let his replacement clone Mickey8 take his place. Dying isn't any fun...but at least it's a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there's a mission that's too dangerous-even suicidal-the crew turns to Mickey. After one iteration...
89) Boom!
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
An explosive, highly charged, and hilarious middle-grade adventure from Mark Haddon, acclaimed author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.
From the moment that Jim and his best friend, Charlie, bug the staff room and overhear two of their teachers speaking to each other in a secret language, they know there's an adventure on its way.
But what does "spudvetch" actually mean, and why do Mr. Kidd's eyes flicker with fluorescent...
From the moment that Jim and his best friend, Charlie, bug the staff room and overhear two of their teachers speaking to each other in a secret language, they know there's an adventure on its way.
But what does "spudvetch" actually mean, and why do Mr. Kidd's eyes flicker with fluorescent...
90) Hatch
Author
Series
Overthrow volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Seth, Anaya, and Petra had just won over fighting the plant invasion, when the rain starts again and brings eggs. That hatch into insects. Not small insects, but bird-sized mosquitos that carry disease. Borer worms that can eat through the foundation of a house. Boat-sized water striders that carry away their prey. But our heroes aren't able to help this time--they've been locked away in a government lab with other kids who are also immune" -- Publisher....
Author
Series
Bad guys (Aaron Blabey) volume 12
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
187 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"They may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not! This New York Times bestselling illustrated series is perfect for fans of Dog Man and Captain Underpants. Seriously, WHAT is going on with Snake?! Terrible powers have been revealed! Evil allies have materialized! Inter-dimensional doors have opened! Shady-looking cloaks have been purchased! What is his deal?! And that's not all! Why does Agent...
92) Enemies
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
221 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Warlord cat Klawde continues to suffer in exile as Raj faces starting a new school, but a further complication arises when both are unexpectedly confronted by figures from their pasts"--OCLC.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
In this picture book, a boy writes a letter to an imagined alien, explaining all the things he will need to know about Earth and the people who live here--and adding a postscript asking what the alien might look like.
94) Why?
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lily's continual questioning sometimes annoys her father, but one day it proves very useful.
95) Topside
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
200 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Jo, a maintenance technician in an underground society, makes a massive error during a routine repair and to set things right, must journey above ground to a dangerous area swarming with alien life.
96) Space invader
Author
Series
Jurassic Jeff volume 1
Publisher
RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
207 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alien Jeff's mission to take over Earth is in jeopardy when he crash-lands one hundred million years too early, and the surprises keep coming when his new dinosaur friends help Jeff find their leader.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Three aliens set off to find a new planet for themselves but soon Bork and Gork have forgotten all of their mother's good advice and only Nklxwcyz builds a home safe enough to withstand the Big Bad Robot in this story reminiscent of "The Three Little Pigs."
98) Binti
Author
Series
Binti volume 1
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Pub. Date
©2015.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
90 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter...
99) BB-8 on the run
Author
Publisher
Disney, Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
After BB-8 is separated from Poe, his master, he travels through the desert planet of Jakku to find the secret map to the Resistance and encounters several strangers who need his help.
100) Monster
Author
Series
Gone novels volume 7
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
420 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When new meteorite strikes introduce an alien virus, humans develop unique superpowers that trigger a battle between teen hero defenders and supermonsters.
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