Showing results for "The Space Adventure" in Literature & Fiction

The year is 2050. The climate is in chaos, Barnsley is a broken town, and the Lightnings are eating from food banks. Lucy lost her hairdressing job to a robot, and her 12-year-old son is being bullied at school. So when science geek, Alfie, gets the chance to join an LA-based space mission, it doesn't take Lucy long to agree to join him. This is a fast-paced, comedy-adventure, that is both down-to-earth and literally out of this world!

General Maada leads his fleet to the White Republic universe, where the Xenoakakies rule with an iron fist. There, he’s surprised to meet a few old friends as well as some new foes, including the Death Angel, the legendary enemy pilot who’s killed the general’s doppelganger. While Maada has been through his fair share of hopeless battles, this particular conflict is on another level altogether, even for him. The insects’ hold on this universe seems unshakable, and their fleet dwarfs the general’s in both numbers and power by no small margin.

Space Girl Green was the least confident member of her legendary Space Girl Unit right out of the academy. Of course the universe charged her with saving not just her father’s home world, but a whole pocket universe. Space Girl HQ gave her a flying saucer with a melodious personality, powerful rayguns and told her to go change the galaxy. Perhaps it was a bad idea to visit the destroyed world of Gamalon right off the bat, because a pair of mysterious scientists gave her an epic quest, putting Gamalon’s destiny in her untried hands.

For fans of Marie Lu comes the first book in an epic series that bends the sci-fi genre into a new dimension. “A truly beautiful novel that redefines the form." —Victoria Aveyard, bestselling author of Red Queen This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d...

From bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff comes the exciting finale in the trilogy that broke the mold and has been called "stylistically mesmerizing" and "out-of-this-world-awesome." Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall...

To save his family.... A boy must be quick. But can he survive the game? Twist’s parent’s died in a prison colony. He has to save his sister from the same fate. But to escape, Twist will need allies, and all of his speed and wits. He and his crew must do the impossible.... And defeat the children of the ruling class within the world of The Game.

After three years of searching, Twist finally has the power to track his sister. But when her trail leads him to dark secrets, he learns some things are better left alone. Twist must risk everything for the sister he loves, confronting both Overlords and the Underworld. Will his gamble be enough? Or, will he lose everything?

“Not to be missed!” —Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles “An explosion of emotion, intrigue, romance, and revolution.” —Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series In the tradition of The Lunar Chronicles, this...

When you've lost everything, there's only one way to go...unless you find a new direction. Stranded in the scablands, Twist is lost in the dust again. To find his way out, he’ll have to make new allies, learn new skills, and overcome crippling self doubt. Will Twist find himself in time to save Canyon City?

This prequel to the Space Girl Adventures series finally takes you to the planet where no boys are born, while thrusting you into the turbulent bonding of those who will become Space Girl Rainbow Capricorn. Orea was born in blood and flame on an alien world. Tomoe was born on Home, but as one of the Wild Women—the outcasts of the women’s planet. Orea’s adoptive mother, a high-ranking Legate in Home’s military, raised her in the ways of the Rainbows. Despite Orea’s scars and Tomoe’s technophilia, they bonded early, covering each other as they navigated the minefield that is Rainbow School.

The starship Hyperion launches a mission to aid the last colony , a struggling outpost with failing power, dwindling supplies, and sick children. Under Commander Steele, cadets Liam, Zara, Kai, and Elena face their first real mission. Liam’s determination, Zara’s tech skills, Kai’s piloting, and Elena’s compassion are all needed to save the colony. The Last Colony_compressed Through cold nebula clouds and a turbulent landing, the cadets discover a failing water pump in a collapsing cave.

The Secret Supers are bored out of their minds during summer vacation-until they go to Space Camp. They learn all about the space program, try out moon gravity and zero-g simulations, and practice docking with the International Space Station.