Posts Tagged ‘science fiction’
Red Claw
Orbit, 2009
Sci Fi
ISBN: 0316018937
464 pages
Synopsis
Professor Richard Helms heads up a tight-knit band of scientists and soldiers sent to explore New Amazon, a lush but savage planet seemingly determined to attack them at every turn. When they are done cataloguing every detail of this vast, unfamiliar ecosystem, they will burn it to the ground and make it fit for human habitation. But when the team falls under attack, Helms and his followers are forced to flee into the depths of the jungle. Here, old enemies and petty rivalries surface as they struggle to survive. They soon end up fighting for their lives – against the planet they are exploring, the robots designed to protect them and, most of all, against each other. For the countdown into madness is ticking. …
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The Hunger Games
Scholastic Press, 2008
Science Fiction
ISBN: 0439023483
384 pages
Awards
Synopsis
Katniss lives in the dystopian future, where America has been sectioned into 12 different districts. District 12, where she lives, is the mining district, and other than the difficulty of hunting outside the perimeter to catch food for her mother and sister her life is generally fine. However, the selection for the Hunger Games is about to begin, and when her sister is chosen to be a participant, Katniss steps in to take her place. Now she must fight to the death with 23 other tributes in a televised game, and even her hunting and tracking skills may not be enough to keep her alive. …
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Starclimber
HarperTeen, 2009
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0060850574
400 pages
Synopsis
Working as a pilot for an airship that transports building materials from the ground to the upper regions of the tower that the French are building to reach into space, some Babelites attempt to use Matt Cruse’s ship to bomb the tower. Narrowly escaping both death and rescuing the city from major impending doom, Cruse becomes a hero yet again. However, the French government cover up the whole thing in order to keep its citizens from becoming frightened. …
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Ender’s Shadow
Tor, 1999
Science Fiction
ISBN-10: 0812575717
467 pages
Synopsis
Survival on the streets of Rotterdam was no easy task, especially for children, given that it had become an unpoliced kingdom for urchin orphans. Among them is a surprisingly small but clever child named Bean. Discovered by a recruiter for the outer space Battle School for children, Bean is sent to live in the ranks of the next generation who will defend the earth against the alien invasions that have nearly wiped out everyone on earth. …
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Ender’s Game – Reviewing Classics
Tor, 1977
Science Fiction
ISBN-10: 0812550706
324 pages
Hugo Winner
Nebula Winner
Synopsis
The earth has been attacked by aliens twice, nearly wiping out the entire population. Now it is earth’s turn to turn the tide and go on the offensive. To ensure victory, the world government is breeding and training child military geniuses through outer space school with a curriculum that mostly involves games. …
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