Space Opera

'An enjoyable, richly imagined, space-faring adventure populated with intriguing characters' Guardian 'Come to The Stardust Grail for Indiana Jones-style outer space heist adventure, stay for the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999328658Author Gerald M KilbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Gerald M. KilbyPublisher Gerald M. KilbyWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

A classic of political science fictionArslan is a young Asian general who has conquered the USA and then the world, with a small town in Illinois as the capital of his new empire.Praised by the likes of Orson Scott Card and Samuel R. Delany, ARSLAN is a...

Gathered here for the first time are Alastair Reynolds' stories and novelettes set in the universe of REVELATION SPACE, his first bestselling blockbuster.A fantastic foray back into the world of REVELATION SPACE by Britain's mastersinger of the space...

To the spaceship Discovery, floating in the silent depths of space since Dave Bowman passed through the alien 'Star Gate', comes Heywood Floyd on a mission of recovery. What he finds near Jupiter is beyond the imaginings of any mere human.About the...

The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780441172719Author Frank HerbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 896Imprint Ace BooksPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 191mm * 106mm *...

In Sunreach, after a planet-destroying Delver suddenly appears in the sky of Detritus and vanishes just as suddenly, FM knows that the last free human society got lucky. Her Skyward Flight companion Spensa figured out how to draw this Delver away, but it...

Let Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, take you on a journey to a whole new world: Pern. A world of dragons and other worldly forces; a world of mighty power and ominous threat.. If you like...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this essential Star Wars Legends novel-the first ever to take place after the events of the original trilogy-Grand Admiral Thrawn makes his debut on the galactic stage.Five years ago, the Rebel Alliance destroyed the...

On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the Jedi through the eyes...

The record-breaking debut novel that won every major science fiction award in 2014, Ancillary Justice is the story of a warship trapped in a human body and her search for revenge. Ann Leckie is the first author to win the Arthur C. Clarke, the Nebula...

'I can honestly say I can't think of another book that ever made me laugh this much. Ever' Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the WindEnsign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid,...

Between the end of Frank Herbert's Dune and his next novel Dune Messiah lies a mystery: how a hero adored by a planet became a tyrant hated by a universe. Paul of Dune begins the story of those twelve fateful years and the wars of the jihad of Paul...

Panoply is a small, efficient police force, dedicated to maintaining the rule of democracy among the ten thousand disparate city states orbiting the planet Yellowstone.Ingvar Tench was one of Panoply's most experienced operatives. So why did she walk...

Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award***Paradise-1, David Wellington's gripping new survival horror set in the deepest reaches of space, is out now***'An edge-of-your-seat tale of first contact' Gareth L. Powell'A terrifying tour de force . . ...

THE SECOND BOOK OF THE GALATIC EMPIRE SERIES A nova-bright adventure and the spectacular precursor to the classic Foundation series by a founding father of science fiction. The fate of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553293371Author Isaac AsimovFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 164gDimensions(mm)...

From the author of the thrilling science-fiction epic Children of Time, winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award. Shards of Earth is the first high-octane, far-future space adventure in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture trilogy.'One of the...

Winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel.Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire is one of the hottest science fiction debuts. For those who loved Ann Leckie's epic space opera Ancillary Justice, Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth and Iain M. Banks's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250881809Author Sofia SamatarFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Come to Chasm City and embark on a mind-bending ride through the universe of Revelation SpaceTanner Mirabel was a security specialist who never made a mistake - until the day a woman in his care was blown away by Argent Reivich, a vengeful young...

Of all the young singers at the Harperhall of Pern, Piemur was the one chosen for the leading role at Lord Groghe's Gather...and then his voice broke. Suddenly his whole future at Harperhall became uncertain. But Masterharper Robinton, Menolly and...

Outnumbered by the superior forces and firepower of the Syndicate Worlds, the Alliance Fleet continues its dangerous retreat across the enemy star system.About the AuthorJack Campbell is the pseudonym for John G. Hemry, a retired Naval officer and...

The reunited Jedi prepare to strike back against the ruthless Nihil in this thrilling sequel to Star Wars The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness.For over a year, Jedi Masters Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann were kept apart by the Nihil's Stormwall. After Avar...

Fractal Noise is the thrilling prequel to the masterful space opera To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by internationally bestselling author of Eragon, Christopher Paolini.On the planet Talos VII, twenty-three years before the events of To Sleep in a Sea of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999328665Author Gerald M KilbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Gerald M. KilbyPublisher Gerald M. KilbyWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The balance of galactic power in the 31st century revolves around Illyrion, the most precious energy source in the universe. Captain Lorq van Ray's varied and exotic crew know their mission is dangerous, but they have no idea of Lorq's secret obsession:...

In Sunreach, after a planet-destroying Delver suddenly appears in the sky of Detritus and vanishes just as suddenly, FM knows that the last free human society got lucky. Her Skyward Flight companion Spensa figured out how to draw this Delver away, but it...

Ancillary Sword is the sequel to Ancillary Justice, the debut which is the only novel to ever win the Hugo, the Nebula and the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Breq is a soldier who used to be a warship. Once a weapon of conquest controlling thousands of minds,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780156716864Author Stanislaw LemFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton Mifflin

New edition of the first Gaunt's Ghosts omnibus, containing the opening story arc in the series, comprising the novels First and Only, Ghostmaker and Necropolis. In the Chaos-infested Sabbat System, the massed ranks of the Astra Militarum - more commonly...

When a spy and her mortal enemy crash-land on a dying planet, she must figure out how to survive long enough to uncover the deadly, galaxy-spanning conspiracy that landed them there. The Blighted Stars is the first book in an epic new space-opera trilogy...

'My most anticipated book of the year' - Peter F. Hamilton, Britain's no.1 science fiction writerChildren of Ruin follows Adrian Tchaikovsky's extraordinary Children of Time, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award. It is set in the same universe, with new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593159415Author Cavan ScottFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Penguin Young ReadersPublisher Penguin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 692gDimensions(mm)...

Let Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, take you on a journey to a whole new world: Pern. A world of dragons and other worldly forces; a world of mighty power and ominous threat. If you like...

A thrilling new Star Trek "movie era" novel from New York Times bestselling author Greg Cox!Three Eras. Three Mysteries. One Ancient Enemy? 2024: Almost forty years ago, marine biologist Gillian Taylor stormed away from her dream job at Sausalito's...

On an epic voyage far beyond the Republic, the Jedi will confront their most extraordinary enemy-and test the limits of honor and sacrifice against their most devastating challenge. . . .The Clone Wars have yet to erupt when Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316389686Author Mur LaffertyFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint OrbitPublisher OrbitWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm * 28mm

'This is the Star Wars of every horror fan's dreams-gory, funny, and brimming with a blood-spattered cast of swashbucklers and space-zombies.' Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesWhen the Imperial prison barge Purge-temporary...