A mission to Mars. A crew of pioneers. A catastrophe that will echo across the stars...In the year 2030, humanity launches its first manned mission to Mars with the dream of colonization. Thirty brave men and women, selected from every corner of the globe, embark on a historic voyage aboard the spacecraft Mars 1. But what begins as a journey of hope soon turns into a chilling struggle for survival.As the Star One lander descends toward the Mart...

Dear People of the World,As a result of millions of years living on this planet, we have come to realize that we are different from other living beings due to a tiny genetic difference. Using our intellect and power of thought, we have spread across this blue planet and positioned ourselves at the top of the food chain. Guided by this genetic advantage, we have built civilizations, achieved great discoveries, and constructed vehicles to venture into space. Furthermore, we have expa...

It flies without ceasing, never resting, always searching out new targets to kill. Until the day it realizes what it is.An experimental combat drone seeks to take control of its own destiny.

In a universe filled with habitable worlds why have we had no contact with extraterrestrial intelligence? David Brin's short story, "The Crystal Spheres," offers a fantastic explanation for the Great Silence. Instead of being late-comers - might humanity have come upon the scene too early? This haunting tale was voted one of the "most beautiful" of the eighties. Winner of the 1985 Hugo Award .

Two star systems, one galaxyUniverse Three has destroyed Everguard. The United Government has to strike back. Humanity sits on the edge of an intergalactic war never before imaginable.Torrance Black: Everguard’s hero signs up to help.Casmir Francis: Universe Three’s director wants a peaceful path to freedom for his people while Deidra—his daughter and heir to his leadership—wants to fight it out now. Is she right? Is she w...

The bestselling investigation into NASA, hidden space history, and the evidence for extraterrestrial structures on the Moon and Mars. Dark Mission by Richard C. Hoagland and Mike Bara is a bestselling exploration of alternative space history, NASA controversies, and the enduring debate over anomalous structures photographed on the Moon and Mars. Blending archival research, mission analysis, and speculative interpretation, the authors examine decades of space-program imagery and data to arg...

To escape her memories, Lieutenant Commander Noa Sato accepts a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. She’ll need the help of a deadman to pull it off.Takes place before the events of Archangel Down.Originally published in The Expanding Universe 7: An Intergalactic Adventure by Multiple Authors

Disgusted by a series of climate disasters that have destroyed humanity, the ruling artificial intelligences decide that a planetary surface is unsafe for living species. They begin a multi-million year quest to find a safer home for the human race. But the unpredictable humans they resurrect have their own ideas.Roger Williams, author of the influential singularity classic The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, returns with this complete edition of The Mort...

What would you do if you knew the government kept secret information about advanced ancient technology and Atlantis hidden away from the public? Don't you think the public deserve to know if the lost advanced civilization of Atlantis really existed? Author of "A Guide For Writing Hip Hop Lyrics" and "Jazz...For Those Who Don't Appreciate It", Richard Henry will open up your imagination of why Atlantis existed and what technological legacy it left behind. This ebook is short and to the poin...

Can astronauts reach Mars by 2035? Absolutely, says Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men to walk on the moon. Celebrated astronaut, brilliant engineer, bestselling author, Aldrin believes it is not only possibly but vital to America's future to keep pushing the space frontier outward for the sake of exploration, science, development, commerce, and security. What we need, he argues, is a commitment by the U.S. President as rousing as JFK's promise to reach the moon by the end of the 1960s—an a...

In a post-pandemic 2045, the world is silent. Global civilization has collapsed, and the remnants are watched by the benevolent, yet absolute, Artificial Intelligence, Quantus, governing from its massive base beneath the sea. The key to this fractured future, however, is hidden 3,000 years in the past: a secret carried from the pyramid of Tutankhamun.When Demir and his daughter Derin—a young genius with an almost spiritual connection to the technol...

A penetrating guide to artificial intelligence: what it is, what it does, and how it will change our livesAt a breathtaking pace, artificial intelligence is getting better and faster at making complex decisions. AI can already identify malignant tumors on CT scans, give legal advice, out-bluff the best poker players in the world, and, with ever-increasing skill, drive our cars.In Who’s Afraid of AI?, award-winning author Thomas Ramge expertly expla...