Last night fire fell from the sky.In two days' time it will fall again.Today thirteen year-old Alex wakes to find the news full of reports of meteorites striking major world cities. Despite the devastation it all seems a world away from affecting him in his quiet home in the countryside. But when another shower of meteorites strikes his village Alex suddenly finds himself plunged into the centre of a secret group's desperate struggle against an otherworldly threat to blackm...

Fleeing a devastating war, Mana arrives on a remote colony world with a mysterious cargo which could ensure the salvation of humanity... but is her mission really a fool's errand?

Days after a devastating meteorite shower two teens encounter a lot more than they bargained for in the form of an alien threat when they investigate the site of one of the deadly impacts...

Tanis Richards and the crew of the TSS Kirby Jones have been patroling the edge of the InnerSol asteroid belt for eleven months. Her crew is tired, they're low on food and equipment, and ready to return to port for refit and repair.But before they do, a freighter is passing through their patrol space. It's named the Norse Wind and the Cune Port Authority has reason to believe the ship is carrying contraband requiring boarding and seizure.It should be a simple stop and grab,...

TV and movies will have you believing that black holes are huge holes in space and anything that falls into them is lost for all time – possibly falling into another universe or another time, or even falling forever.You may think that black holes run around in space like huge vacuum cleaners sucking up everything in their path. This is not true.But what actually is a black hole and what do they do? This book will help you find out.LearningIsland.com believes in the v...

Can a sci fi story alter the course of something ponderous, like the space program? Perhaps. "Tank Farm Dynamo" sure tried! What if we found the nerve, the spirit and daring to use every resource - including those that NASA simply threw away? An unabashedly old-fashioned hard SF story with science and technology as central, problem-solving players... plus a real twist.

You see it every night in the night sky, but how much do you really know about the moon? Here are some things you may not know.Do you know:What one thing is different about our moon from every other moon we have found?What kind of atmosphere is there on the moon?How many sides of the moon do we see?What happened to the footprints of the astronauts that stood on the moon?Find out in this book, and surprise and amaze your friends with these fun fact...

-a Night Stalkers CSAR romance story-The most dangerous mission of all...CSAR—Combat Search and Rescue.Captain Diana Price flies into battle to rescue the wounded. Her past left her no other choice.Captain Jack Slater chose flying CSAR missions because the future makes no promises.Can they rescue each other before they risk it all on a Dawn Flight.

What is there to do, when you have the power to do anything? John can fly, he can see through solid objects, he can take over the world and give it back again, but what he's looking for is something else…At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

WarningThis is a serious book containing a number used for circles and stuff. It is not for the amateur. Always consult a qualified mathematician when dealing with Pi. Consider yourself warned.About PiHi, I am the author. It is with much delight I am able to provide you with this life changing number called Pi. It took mathematicians many years to discover and is used to do important stuff to circles with.It is a relatively unknown fact that Pi runs our everyda...

Sequel to national bestseller, Nebula Award finalist, and Compton Crook Award winner Fire with Fire. Science fiction adventure on a grand scale.When reluctant interstellar diplomat and intelligence operative Caine Riordan returns from humanity’s first encounter with alien races, sudden war clouds burst. With Earth’s fleet shattered by a sneak attack and its survivors fighting for their lives, Caine must rely upon both his first contact and weaponry skills to contend with t...

Continuing the definitive space opera anthology series. Today's most popular writers produce new stories set in their most famous universes, alongside essential and seminal short fiction from past masters.The definitive collection of explorers and soldiers, charting the dark frontiers of our expanding universe. Amongst the infinite stars we find epic sagas of wars, tales of innermost humanity, and the most powerful of desires – our need to create a better world.