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Allegiance

Allegiance
by Timothy Zahn
Published 2007 by Del Rey Books

Mass Market Paperbound, English. ISBN: 9780345477392

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From a #1 "New York Times" bestselling Star Wars author comes a classic adventure set during the time between "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back." More...

The Ghost Brigades

The Ghost Brigades
by John Scalzi
Published 2007 by Tor Books

Mass Market Paperbound, English. ISBN: 9780765354068

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Praise for "Old Man's War"

"Though a lot of SF writers are more or less efficiently continuing the tradition of Robert A. Heinlein, Scalzi's astonishingly proficient first novel reads like an original work by the late grand master...The novel's tone is right on target, too--sentimentality balanced by hardheaded calculation, know-it-all smugness moderated by innocent wonder.... More...

Teleportation: The Impossible Leap

Teleportation: The Impossible Leap
by David J. Darling
Published 2005 by John Wiley & Sons

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780471470953

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Praise for David Darling Deep Time "A speculative and provocative book that extends what is known into what is unknown. It is not just another book on cosmology. . . . The emphasis here is on wonder."

--Los Angeles Times "You don't have to be a scientist to understand it, and if you're one who enjoys contemplating the mysteries of creation, you should find it deeply rewarding.... More...

In War Times

In War Times
by Kathleen Ann Goonan
Published 2007 by Tor Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780765313553

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Sam Dance is a young enlisted soldier in 1941 when his older brother Keenan is killed at Pearl Harbor. Afterwards, Sam promises that he will do anything he can to stop the war.

During his training, Sam begins to show that he has a knack for science and engineering, and he is plucked from the daily grunt work of twenty-mile marches by his superiors to study subjects like code breaking, electronics, and physics in particular, a science that is growing more important to the war effort.... More...

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