Mutiny - Space: Above and Beyond #3 (Easton Royce)

Mutiny - Space: Above and Beyond #3

Easton Royce

Blurb: The year is 2063. Earth's first space settlement has just been demolished by an Alien army so violent and blood-thirsty it left almost nothing in its wake. And now it's up to the forces of Earth to defend the planet and save all of mankind... Meet the 58th Marine Squadron trained for war in SPACE.

When Lieutenant Cooper Hawkes and the rest of the 58th Squadron are rescued from a distant space port by a passing freighter, they quickly discover what special cargo the ship is hauling: thousands of tanks of In-Vitros. And one of those In-Vitros is Cooper's 'sister' - a being created from his gene pool.

Finding a relative is something Cooper has always wanted - but before he can start his family reunion, the ship is damaged by enemy fire. In order to save the humans on board, the captain is forced to shut down power to the cargo bay - even though that means destroying all of the unborn In-Vitros.

Lieutenant Hawkes refuses to give up his sister without a fight. But is he angry enough to start a space mutiny?

ISBN: 0064406415 (Paperback)

Year: 1996

Publisher: Harper Trophy

Pages: 102 (Fiction)

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4. Guide on other books in the series

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The Aliens Approach - Space: Above and Beyond #1 (Easton Royce)

The Aliens Approach - Space: Above and Beyond #1

Easton Royce

Blurb: The year is 2063. Earth's first space settlement has just been demolished by an Alien army so violent and blood-thirsty it left almost nothing in its wake. And now it's up to the forces of Earth to defend the planet and save all of mankind... Meet the 58th Marine Squadron trained for war in SPACE.

Nathan West: Convinced that his girlfriend is being held captive by the Aliens, Nathan is determined to get into space any way he can...even if it means joining the Marine Space Cavalry.

Shane Vansen: She once vowed to do anything to avenge her parents' death. And now she might just get her chance.

Cooper Hawkes: Born at age 18, Cooper is an In-Vitro, a futuristic test-tube human grown in a tank. Constantly in trouble, Cooper can't seem to stay out of jail - until a new law sentences him to a different sort of imprisonment: the Marines.

Three strangers, thrown together by fate. As a team, they will forever change the course of human history...

ISBN: 0064406407 (Paperback)

Year: 1996

Publisher: Harper Trophy

Pages: 138 (Fiction)

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4. Fantastic Fiction page for the book

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Dark Side of the Sun - Space: Above and Beyond #2 (Dina Anastasio)

Dark Side of the Sun - Space: Above and Beyond #2

Dina Anastasio

Blurb: The year is 2063. Earth's first space settlement has just been demolished by an Alien army so violent and blood-thirsty it left almost nothing in its wake. And now it's up to the forces of Earth to defend the planet and save all of mankind... Meet the 58th Marine Squadron trained for war in SPACE.

All her life, Lieutenant Shane Vansen has been haunted by the loss of her parents, who were killed by manmade Artificial Intelligence creatures when she was just a child. Shane despises Als and has vowed to eliminate any AI who crosses her path.

Then she leads her Squadron on a mission to Bunuelm and comes up against her worst nightmare: AIs have just invaded the planet and killed the very humans Shane and the 58th have come to protect.

All too soon, she and her closest friends are locked in a desperate struggle against the AI invaders. And Shane's vow, once a personal pledge, becomes a matter of life and death...

ISBN: 006440644X (Paperback)

Year: 1996

Publisher: Harper Trophy

Pages: 89 (Fiction)

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Just a Geek - Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfilment beyond the Starship Enterprise (Wil Wheaton)

Just a Geek - Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfilment beyond the Starship Enterprise

Wil Wheaton

Blurb: Just a Geek is the story of how Wil Wheaton faced down his constant companion, the ghost he calls 'Prove to Everyone That Quitting Star Trek Wasn't A Mistake.' The key to banishing that ghost turned out to be the blog that he launched in 2001 at wilwheaton.net. On his blog, Wil shared - with stunning and fearless honesty - his real life: the struggles of being a working-class actor, the joys of being married and raising two stepchildren, and the experience of growing up on the Starship Enterprise.

Just a Geek fleshes out the stories that started on the blog. Join Wil as he auditions for new shows, relives his past at Star Trek conventions, or just hangs out in his living room. Both funny and poignant, the book chronicles Wil's journey to rediscover himself and come to terms with what it means to be famous, or, ironically, famous for having previously been famous.

ISBN: 9780596806316 (Paperback)

Year: 2004

Publisher: O'Reilly

Pages: 269 (Non-Fiction)

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3. Google books page

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5. Wil's blog

Beyond the Grave - The 39 Clues #4 (Jude Watson)

Beyond the Grave - The 39 Clues #4

Jude Watson

Blurb: Message from the Dead.

Betrayed by their cousins, abandoned by their uncle, and with only the slimmest hint to guide them, fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, rush off to Egypt on the hunt for the 39 Clues that lead to a source of an unimaginable power. But when they arrive, Amy and Dan get something completely unexpected - a message from their dead grandmother, Grace. Did Grace set out to help the two orphans... or are Amy and Dan heading for the most devastating betrayal of them all?

ISBN: 9780545152907 (Hardback)

Year: 2009

Publisher: Scholastic

Pages: 190 (Fiction)

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