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Jupiter (The Grand Tour #2)
by Ben BovaA scientist is sent to Jupiter to spy for a morality organization, is he really a moral man, or is he a true scientist?
Jupiter Found
by Robert F. YoungGodhead can be more than a guilt complex growing out of the knowledge of good and evil. It can also be a sense of fulfillment that comes from the ability to create. Robert F. Young was a Hugo nominated author known for his lyrical and sentimental prose. His work appeared in Amazing Stories, Fantastic Stories, Startling Stories, Playboy, The Saturday Evening Post, Collier&’s, Galaxy Magazine, and Analog Science Fact & Fiction.
Jupiter Laughs
by Edmund CooperWhat happened on Judgement Day? Do we have Martian ancestors? Will we blow up the world? In this collection of his best SF stories, Edmund Cooper gives his own inimitably entertaining answers to these and other such intriguing questions. From The Death Watch to The Brain Child, Cooper 'considers possible scenarios'. Sometimes he is serious, sometimes satirical. Sometimes he is uncomfortably close to the truth.
Jupiter Project (Jupiter Project #1)
by Gregory BenfordThe Jovian Astronautical-Biological Orbital Laboratory circles Jupiter and its moons--a metal shell bathed in lethal radiation, held in tenuous place by the gravity of the massive gas giant like a fragile glass ornament in a monstrous fist. For seventeen-year-old Matt Bohles and his friends, "the Can" is home.<P> Life onboard the aging space station is cramped, spartan, and dangerous. Its mission--to monitor incoming signals and transmissions in search of alien life--has so far proven fruitless.<P> It is the only world Matt has ever known.<P> But now, as the threshold of adulthood--with its onset of new questions, confusions and feelings --Matt Bohles faces an impending crisis that threatens everything he knows and is. For unless he can prove himself an invaluable member of the scientific team--and quickly--he will be exiled to a filthy, perilous and unfamiliar hell called Earth.
Jupiter Project: Jupiter Project Book 1
by Gregory BenfordMatt Bohles was content with the pleasures of low-g life in the Jovian Orbital Lab. Even if a young man did get to feel a bit squeezed, growing up in a tin can 600 million klicks from Mother Earth...But the International Space Administration was losing its patience with the slow advance of science. There was talk of closing down the lab. The Earthside pols wanted publicity, adventure and profits - and not necessarily in that order.So Matt had a bright idea. He figured he'd steal a spacesuit. Grab a spare shuttlecraft. And discover life on Jupiter...
Jupiter Rising: The Darkside War; Titan's Fall; Jupiter Rising (The Icarus Corps #3)
by Zachary BrownAn omnibus edition of The Icarus Corps trilogy: The Darkside War, Titan’s Fall, and the newest novel, Jupiter Rising, which details our sudden involvement in a galactic war that wants to use humanity as cannon fodder in a galactic war between two opposing factions where the last battles take place in our solar system.Nebula and World Fantasy Award–nominated author Zachary Brown created what Locus magazine raves as “good old fashioned military science fiction” in the Icarus Corps trilogy. The always outgunned and under-equipped human soldiers known as the Colonial Protection Forces battle across the moon and the alien desert landscapes of Titan all to make one desperate attack at Jupiter to hold the invading Conglomeration forces at bay, only to have a greater threat revealed as we find out why the Conglomeration—Accordance War has been raging across the galaxy.
Jupiter Storm
by Marti DumasTen-year-old Jackie excels at being in charge. Her skills keep everything from gardens to five unruly brothers in line. So, when a curious chrysalis appears in Jackie's front yard, she naturally decides to take charge of it. The creature that emerges is not like anything Jackie has ever seen, and she soon realizes that she must protect it at all costs, even from her own family.
Jupiter War
by Neal AsherAlan Saul is now part-human and part-machine, and our solar system isn't big enough to hold him. He craves the stars, but can't leave yet. His sister Var is trapped on Mars, on the wrong side of a rebellion, and Saul's human side won't let her die. He must leave Argus Station to stage a dangerous rescue -- but mutiny is brewing onboard, as Saul's robots make his crew feel increasingly redundant. Serene Galahad will do anything to prevent Saul's escape. Earth's ruthless dictator hides her crimes from a cowed populace as she readies new warships for pursuit. She aims to crush her enemy in a terrifying display of interstellar violence. Meanwhile, The Scourge limps back to earth, its crew slaughtered, its mission to annihilate Saul a disaster. There are survivors, but while one seeks Galahad's death, Clay Ruger will negotiate for his life. Events build to a climax as Ruger holds humanity's greatest prize -- seeds to rebuild a dying Earth. This stolen gene-bank data will come at a price, but what will Galahad pay for humanity's future?
Jupiter's Daughter
by Tom HymanA chilling tale of genetic engineering and greed that explodes into a volitile mixture. Robin Cook and Michael Crichton fans will love this one.
Jupiter's Gift
by John SamonyTim is working on his science fair project—a robot! When he spends a weekend afternoon with his great-uncle, he learns that his love of engineering and technology runs in the family. After Great-Uncle Bate lends him a little creativity to help figure out what’s wrong with the robot, Tim learns an awesome secret about him!
Jupiter's Jungle
by Temple MadisonWhen club owner Jupiter Marston drinks water from a wild cat’s paw print, he doesn’t realize a curse lurks in its depths and becomes a were-creature living in two different worlds. One night a handsome young biker who is lost and hungry walks into his club, and Jupiter falls in love. Shane is on the run from a dangerous lover, and he discovers Jupiter is a dangerous were-cat.Then the full moon takes Jupiter deep into the mysterious urban jungle and, when he doesn’t return, Shane goes to find him. A woodland fairy saves him from death and removes the curse by wiping both men’s memories. A magic wind thrusts them back into the past, but with their memories of each other gone, will they fall in love again ... or will Shane and Jupiter pass by each other like wandering ships lost in the night?
Jupiter's Shadow (Smoky Mountain Wolves Ser. #1)
by Tl ReeveJupiter “Pip” Baldwin, isn’t ready to settle down and produce heirs for the Sequatchie Pack. As the Alpha’s daughter and only child, she is destined to continue his bloodline, while allowing her mate to lead the pack—an archaic rule of the collective Smoky Mountain Wolves packs.On her thirty-second birthday, five men will be presented to her for choosing. It’s not about love in her pack. It’s about power. When each man reveals who they are, and what they’re capable, Jupiter finds herself in over her head.Will she be able to narrow down her choices, to the perfect “match,” or will Jupiter find she can’t let any of them go? Change is coming to the Sequatchie pack, and Jupiter must blaze the trail…
Jupiter: A Novel (The Grand Tour)
by Ben BovaGrant Archer only wanted to study astrophysics. But the forces of the "New Morality," the coalition of censorious do-gooders who run 21st-century America, have other plans for him. To his distress, Grant is torn from his young bride and sent to a research station in orbit around Jupiter, to spy on the scientists who work there. Their work may lead to the discovery of higher life forms in the Jovian system-with implications the New Morality doesn't like at all.What Grant's would-be controllers don't know is that his loyalty to science may be greater than his desire for a quiet life. But that loyalty will be tested in a mission as dangerous as any ever undertaken-a mission to the middle reaches of Jupiter's endless atmosphere, a place where hydrogen flows as a liquid, and cyclones larger than planets rage for centuries at a time.What lurks there is more than anyone has counted on...and stranger than anyone could possibly have imagined.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Juramentada (El Archivo de las Tormentas #Volumen 3)
by Brandon SandersonJuramentada es la aclamada continuación de El camino de los reyes y de Palabras radiantes , y tercera parte de la decalogía «El Archivo de las Tormentas», obra maestra de la fantasía épica que ha coronado la lista de best sellers de The New York Times y ha postulado a Sanderson como el autor de género que más lectores está ganando en todo el mundo. <p><p>La humanidad se enfrenta a una nueva Desolación con el regreso de los Portadores del Vacío, un enemigo tan grande en número como en sed de venganza. La victoria fugaz de los ejércitos alezi de Dalinar Kholin ha tenido consecuencias: el enemigo parshendi ha convocado la violenta tormenta eterna, que arrasa el mundo y hace que los hasta ahora pacíficos parshmenios descubran con horror que llevan un milenio esclavizados por los humanos. Al mismo tiempo, en una desesperada huida para alertar a su familia de la amenaza, Kaladin se pregunta si la repentina ira de los parshmenios está justificada. <p>Entretanto, en la torre de la ciudad de Urithiru, a salvo de la tormenta, Shallan Davar investiga las maravillas de la antigua fortaleza de los Caballeros Radiantes y desentierra oscuros secretos que acechan en las profundidades. Dalinar descubre entonces que su sagrada misión de unificar su tierra natal de Alezkar era corta de miras. A menos que todas las naciones sean capaces de unirse y dejar de lado el pasado sangriento de Dalinar, ni siquiera la restauración de los Caballeros Radiantes conseguirá impedir el fin de la civilización.
Juramentada (El Archivo de las Tormentas #Volumen 3)
by Brandon SandersonJuramentada es la aclamada continuación de El camino de los reyes y de Palabras radiantes , y tercera parte de la decalogía «El Archivo de las Tormentas», obra maestra de la fantasía épica que ha coronado la lista de best sellers de The New York Times y ha postulado a Sanderson como el autor de género que más lectores está ganando en todo el mundo. La humanidad se enfrenta a una nueva Desolación con el regreso de los Portadores del Vacío, un enemigo tan grande en número como en sed de venganza. La victoria fugaz de los ejércitos alezi de Dalinar Kholin ha tenido consecuencias: el enemigo parshendi ha convocado la violenta tormenta eterna, que arrasa el mundo y hace que los hasta ahora pacíficos parshmenios descubran con horror que llevan un milenio esclavizados por los humanos. Al mismo tiempo, en una desesperada huida para alertar a su familia de la amenaza, Kaladin se pregunta si la repentina ira de los parshmenios está justificada. Entretanto, en la torre de la ciudad de Urithiru, a salvo de la tormenta, Shallan Davar investiga las maravillas de la antigua fortaleza de los Caballeros Radiantes y desentierra oscuros secretos que acechan en las profundidades. Dalinar descubre entonces que su sagrada misión de unificar su tierra natal de Alezkar era corta de miras. A menos que todas las naciones sean capaces de unirse y dejar de lado el pasado sangriento de Dalinar, ni siquiera la restauración de los Caballeros Radiantes conseguirá impedir el fin de la civilización. La crítica ha dicho...«Brandon Sanderson es una leyenda.»Alexelcapo, @EvilAFM «Es raro que un autor de ficción comprenda tan bien cómo funciona el liderazgo y cómo el amor echa raíces en el corazón humano. Sanderson es sorprendentemente sabio.»Orson Scott Card La crítica ha dicho sobre El camino de los Reyes...«Me encantó este libro... ¿Qué más puedo decir?»Patrick Rothfuss
Juramento de Cesión (Luz de la Corte #2)
by Terah Edun Angeles Aragon LopezLa aprendiza de Compañera Ciardis Weatherven había conquistado la amistad del heredero imperial y salvado su derecho al trono. Pero su intromisión en los derechos de herencia causó más daños que beneficios. Con la muerte de la Princesa Heredera, el Bosque Ameles, hogar de los kiths, se estaba muriendo. Los habitantes del bosque, no humanos practicantes de magia, se mostraban desafiantes. No habían olvidado sus muchos esfuerzos ni estaban dispuestos a ver morir sus últimas tierras. Cuando los humanos empezaron a sufrir muertes horripilantes, el Emperador envió al heredero imperial al bosque a solucionar los problemas de los kiths. Con sus enemigos cerrando filas en Sandrin, Ciardis difícilmente podía permitirse abandonar el nido de víboras de la ciudad para asumir una tarea nueva. Pero cuando se cuestionó su lealtad a la corona y a las Cortes, no le quedó más remedio que hacerlo. Para mantener contento al Gremio de Compañeros y conservar el favor de la Corte Imperial, Ciardis tuvo que pasar nuevas pruebas terroríficas, sobre todo al enfrentarse con un obstáculo que podía poner en peligro las vidas de sus amigos y de la familia que creía no tener. Esta segunda novela continúa la historia de Cieardis Weathervane en Juramento de crianza.
Juramento de Crianza (Luz de la Corte #1)
by Ángeles Aragón López Terah EdunCiardis es una chica de diecisiete años que ha crecido en la pobreza y trabaja de lavandera en un pequeño valle en la periferia del imperio. Pero bajo la superficie aparentemente idílica de su imperio yace un secreto oculto. Las murmuraciones sobre la ineptitud del príncipe heredero no dejan de crecer y se intensifican aún más en el quinto aniversario de las iniciaciones del vínculo del alma. Ciardis es elegida, entre murmullos escandalizados, para entrenar en el Gremio de Compañeros. Deja su pueblo e inicia un viaje personal para convertirse en Compañera de la Corte, una posición que jamás habría creído posible que pudiera obtener una sirvienta. Pero tiene que demostrar que posee habilidades para atraer a un Padrino. Y debe dominar esas habilidades rápidamente, pues si la leyenda es cierta, Ciardis es la única que puede controlar el poder de ayudar a un príncipe en una Corte Imperial que ha jurado destruirlo. El primer libro de esta serie sensacional combina una trama compleja con personajes extraordinarios y magia inolvidable. Juramento de crianza es ideal para fans de Kristin Cashore, Michelle Sagara y Maria Snyder
Jurassic Jeff: (A Graphic Novel) (Jeff in the Jurassic #1)
by Royden LeppDinosaurs, aliens, and world domination?! Introducing a graphic series about what it means to be a friend (and how to take over the world!)--perfect for fans of Cat Kid Comic Club, and Investigators. Jeff has one mission and one mission only: to take over the world . . . too bad he crash lands on planet Earth a few million years too early. Dinosaur friends Carl, Hungry, and Spike find Jeff and get roped into his mission to take over their favorite (and only) planet. But when Jeff's search for the "leader" brings big surprises, will this alien be able to complete his invasion? This action-packed adventure is filled with hijinks, talking fish, and the best thing ever: friendship!
Jurassic Jeff: (A Graphic Novel) (Jeff in the Jurassic #2)
by Royden LeppJeff the alien is ready to take his dino-friends on a quest to find their missing family. . .that is if he can remember where he put his warp drive first. Embark on a hilarious adventure filled with zany lizard adversaries, and the heartwarming strength of friendship in this must-read Middle Grade graphic novel. Perfect for fans of Cat Kid Comic Club.Having just made his first friend, Hungry, the T-rex, Jeff wants to make a good impression and that means helping out, right? Like maybe helping Hungry find his missing family. (At least, that is what Jeff thinks they are supposed to do? ...He's still very new to this friend thing.)Jeff decides to fix his ship so they can fly around for their search but first they'll need to find his lost warp drive! Too bad a rival group of flying reptiles wants to use the it for themselves! Dive into this dino-dilemma and find out if Jeff can save the day and be a good friend!
Jurassic Park: A Novel (Jurassic Park #1)
by Michael CrichtonAn astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them—for a price.<P><P> Until something goes wrong...<P> In <i>Jurassic Park</i>, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller.<P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. To explore further access options with us, please contact us through the Book Quality link on the right sidebar. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Jurog, Hammer of the Jungle: Series 22 Book 3 (Beast Quest #113)
by Adam BladeBattle fearsome beasts and fight evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up.Ria the pirate is using a terrifying monkey-Beast to destroy the forests of Makai. She wants the timber to build a fleet of new ships. Can Tom and Elenna stop Ria's latest wicked plan before she attacks Avantia?There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in this series - don't miss out! Menox the Sabre-toothed Terror; Larnak the Swarming Menace; Jurog, Hammer of the Jungle and Nersepha the Cursed Siren.If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest and Beast Quest: New Blood!
Just Add Magic (Just Add Magic #1)
by Cindy CallaghanTake three friends. Add an old cookbook. Combine with cute boys and a pinch of magic…and see what kind of chaos ensues! When Kelly Quinn and her two BFFs discover a dusty old cookbook while cleaning out the attic, the girls decide to try a few of the mysterious and supposedly magical recipes that are inside. To their surprise, the Keep ’Em Quiet Cobbler actually silences Kelly’s pesky little brother and the Hexberry Tart puts a curse on mean girl Charlotte. Is it possible that the recipes really are magic? Who wrote them and where did they come from? And most importantly of all, when boys get involved, what kind of trouble are the girls stirring up for themselves?
Just Add Water: Just Add Water, Money Back Guarantee And Optical Delusion (Mail Order Massacres #1)
by Hunter SheaGROW AMAZING LIVE SEA SERPENTS! It’s fun! It’s easy! They only cost a measly dollar. Just clip out the ad in your comic book. Then ask Mom to mail it in. A few weeks later, receive a packet of instant Sea Serpent dust. Then:Just add water . . . and watch them grow! WHAT COULD GO WRONG?Just ask David and Patrick. Their “instant pets” are instant duds. They don’t hatch, they don’t grow, they don’t do anything. So they dump them into the sewer where Dad pours toxic chemicals . . .WAIT UNTIL FEEDING TIME.It’s been years since David and Patrick thought about those Sea Serpents. But now, small animals are disappearing in the neighborhood. Strange slimy creatures are rising from the sewers. And once the screaming starts, David and Patrick realize that their childhood pets really did come to life. With a vengeance. They’re enormous . . . and have a ravenous hunger for human flesh . . .
Just Another Judgement Day (Nightside #9)
by Simon R. GreenJust another success from the New York Times bestselling author God's own enforcer, the righteous engine of destruction known as the Walking Man, has come to the Nightside. His sole purpose is the elimination of the wicked and the guilty, which means no one will be left in the Nightside once he gets started. So the Authorities have hired P.I. John Taylor to stop him. Legend has it that he can't be killed. Taylor is very much hoping that the legend isn't true.
Just Another Judgement Day: Nightside Book 9 (Nightside #9)
by Simon GreenJudgement Day has arrived for the inhabitants of the Nightside, and here to cast the first stone is God's very own agent of righteousness, the Walking Man. The Walking Man; God's enforcer on earth, has arrived, and brought Judgement Day with him. His sole mission is to rid the Nightside of sin and corruption, but the trouble is, that's exactly what the city was built on. It's a place where depravity rules, and where every dark desire can be fulfilled. If the Walking Man is allowed to carry out his indiscriminate purge, there'll soon be nothing - and no one - left. So the Authorities have hired private eye John Taylor to stop him, although that is likely to be easier said than done. Everyone knows that the Walking Man can't be killed, but if John Taylor doesn't find his weakness soon, he - along with the entire Nightside - will be facing God's wrath.Just another Judgement Day is the ninth title in Simon R. Green's New York Times bestselling Nightside series