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Orbit Wipeout! (Time Surfers #2)
by Tony AbbottThings are looking up for Ned Banks. His best friend, Ernie, is on his way to visit for a whole week! But then Ned gets an urgent call from the Time Surfers and he has to travel into deep space with Roop and Suzi to check out Centaur One -- an abandoned space station. When they arrive, they find Vorg -- the biggest villain of the century -- waiting for them, along with the evil Klenn from Ned's comic books! But if the bad guys come to life, Ned wonders if the good guy -- the hero, Zontar -- can too? Otherwise the Time Surfers might be trapped forever!
Orbital Decay (Galaxy Mavericks #7)
by Michael La RonnAll he wants is power. And he'll kill for it. Florian Macalestern has an easy life. With several trillion dollars in the trust fund, an army of servants, and a vindictive personality, he's all but certain to succeed his aunt as CEO of the family mega-corporation. Then he can crush his opponents, accumulate power, and take over the galaxy, one dollar at a time. But he wasn't always evil. Orbital Decay is the seventh book in Galaxy Mavericks space opera series by Michael La Ronn. It's the story of Florian's rise to evil, and the deterioration of a young man who once held so much promise. V1.0
Orbital Decay
by Allen SteeleWinner of the Locus Award: Space-station workers discover a shocking global surveillance plot in this novel from &“the master of science-fiction intrigue&” (The Washington Post). Popeye Hooker knows that space isn&’t all it&’s cracked up to be. A former fisherman who takes a job building low orbital stations to escape a failed relationship, he finds that in space, construction work is still a grind. And when they aren&’t building the space stations that will usher humanity into the stars, Sam Sloane and the rest of the beamjacks get high, blast the Grateful Dead, and stare through telescopes at the world they left behind. But life in orbit is about to get much more interesting. Nestled among the life support equipment that keeps them alive and the entertainment systems that keep them happy, the beamjacks find something astonishing. Turns out, their home isn&’t just a space station—it&’s a giant antenna designed to spy on every inhabitant of Earth. It&’s the greatest privacy invasion ever perpetrated, and the beamjacks won&’t stand for it. They may not be pioneers, but these roughnecks are about to become revolutionaries. Timely—and with Orwellian undertones, Allen Steele&’s debut won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. Perfect for fans of Robert Heinlein, Robert J. Sawyer, and Greg Bear, Orbital Decay blends fantasy and science fiction with a prescient attention paid to the dangers of government surveillance.
Orbite Strane 1: La Bambina Sperduta
by Ramón SomozaUna straordinaria saga di fantascienza spagnola con una protagonista molto speciale. A dieci anni, Tanit è una bambina prodigio. È l’astrobiologa più giovane della storia e per questo motivo è stata autorizzata a raggiungere la colonia di Thuis, appena fondata, a cinquanta anni-luce dalla Terra. Finalmente Tanit potrà rivedere sua madre, che si trova laggiù ormai da tempo. Ma c’è qualcosa che né lei né suo padre possono sapere, cioè che qualcosa di terribile sta per succedere, qualcosa che costringerà Tanit a prendersi cura di sé stessa, completamente sola in un universo ostile. Prima puntata della serie di fantascienza spagnola “Orbite strane”
Orbitsville
by Bob ShawOrbitsville is a 240 page science fiction novel written by the highly regarded British author Bob Shaw and published as an Ace Special in 1975. Ace's note on the work reads as follows: Bob Shaw is one of the most popular of the British science fiction authors and is known throughout the world for the fine quality and imaginative adventure of all his stories and novels. ORBITSVILLE is the major work of his career-a fascinating study of the ultimate planet, and the changes it forces on the unsuspecting human race.
Orbitsville: Orbitsville Book 1 (ORBITSVILLE)
by Bob ShawRacing from the certain vengeance of Earth's tyrant ruler, space captain Vance Garamond flees the Solar System.And discovers the almost unimaginably vast spherical structure soon to become famous as 'Orbitsville' - a new home for Earth's huddled masses.Behind Garamond comes Earth's space fleet...Winner of the BSFA Award for best novel, 1975
Orbitsville: Orbitsville Book 1
by Bob ShawRacing from the certain vengeance of Earth's tyrant ruler, space captain Vance Garamond flees the Solar System. And discovers the almost unimaginably vast spherical structure soon to become famous as 'Orbitsville' - a new home for Earth's huddled masses. Behind Garamond comes Earth's space fleet
Orbitsville Departure
by Bob ShawThis sequel to Orbitsville finds Dallen having more adventures, leading him home.
Orbitsville Departure: Orbitsville Book 2 (ORBITSVILLE)
by Bob ShawTwo hundred years ago mankind found Orbitsville, a vast sphere whose habitable inner surface comprised living space equivalent to five billion Earths. The resulting migration was enthusiastic - and nearly total.Earth itself is a backwater now, a place with which the people of Orbitsville maintain only marginal contact. But just because it's backward doesn't mean it isn't dangerous.
Orbitsville Departure: Orbitsville Book 2
by Bob ShawTwo hundred years ago mankind found Orbitsville, a vast sphere whose habitable inner surface comprised living space equivalent to five billion Earths. The resulting migration was enthusiastic - and nearly total. Earth itself is a backwater now, a place with which the people of Orbitsville maintain only marginal contact. But just because it's backward doesn't mean it isn't dangerous.
Orbitsville Judgement: Orbitsville Book 3 (ORBITSVILLE)
by Bob ShawOrbitsville is the scene of two of Bob Shaw's most successful novels and is possibly the most gigantic artefact ever dreamed up by an SF writer - a vast hollow world completely enclosing its sun, habitable across its entire inner surface. At the end of ORBITSVILLE DEPARTURE the whole world was shifted to an alternative universe. In a conclusion which is both stunning and moving, ORBITSVILLE JUDGEMENT tells what happens next...
Orbitsville Judgement: Orbitsville Book 3
by Bob ShawOrbitsville is the scene of two of Bob Shaw's most successful novels and is possibly the most gigantic artefact ever dreamed up by an SF writer - a vast hollow world completely enclosing its sun, habitable across its entire inner surface. At the end of ORBITSVILLE DEPARTURE the whole world was shifted to an alternative universe. In a conclusion which is both stunning and moving, ORBITSVILLE JUDGEMENT tells what happens next...
Orbs
by Nicholas Sansbury SmithThey have come for our most important resource... <P> The year is 2061, and the planet is dying. Cataclysmic solar storms force leaders from around the world to finally put aside their differences and agree on one thing--to jump ship. The human race is headed to Mars. When Dr. Sophie Winston is hired by New Tech Corporation to test a Biosphere deep within the heart of Cheyenne Mountain, she believes it's part of the mission to save the world. Their results will help prepare NTC for the three-year flight to the red planet. A flight Dr. Winston has been promised a seat on. <P> Just days into their six-month assignment, things start to go wrong. When the blast doors hiss open, Winton's team finds a vastly changed world outside. Humans are gone, vanished without a trace, but they aren't the only thing missing. The planet's water appears gone, too. <P> As the team journeys deeper into Colorado Springs, they find thousands of luminous blue orbs lining the streets. It isn't until they accidentally uncover what's inside that they realize the nightmare that has been unleashed.
Orbs II: Stranded
by Nicholas Sansbury SmithDr. Sophie Winston and her team of survivors fend off the alien invasion in Orbs II: Stranded, the second book in Nicholas Sansbury Smith's bestselling Orbs series.At the end of the world, who can you trust? The aliens have invaded, wiping out almost all life on earth. Their goal: water. Huge spaceships are draining the oceans, and the few remaining humans have been herded into farms, where their bodies are harvested to support the growing alien army. Humanity's last chance lies in the biospheres that have been planted secretly across the globe. But all is not peaceful in the biosphere led by Dr. Sophie Winston. With resources dwindling and tensions high, her small group of survivors is divided. Some want to fight, some want to stay hidden, and Sophie just wants to keep everyone alive. When one of their own, eleven-year-old Jeff, is kidnapped by the Organics, Sophie is forced to pick sides. With the help of a promising new magnetic weapon, the biosphere team just might have a fighting chance to save Jeff and the world--if they live long enough to use it.
Orbs III: Redemption
by Nicholas Sansbury SmithWith their numbers diminishing and the alien armies growing stronger, Sophie's biosphere decides to join forces with the team from NTC's submarine.Using data from a surviving satellite, they discover strange, alien poles at each of the world's seven highest summits: alien technology that the survivors believe may hold the key to shutting down the alien ships once and for all. That's not all, the satellite also reveals an encrypted set of coordinates that reveal SOS messages from US Military bases around the world, all activated on invasion day--except for one: Offutt Air Force Base. But before the two teams can launch an offensive, the biosphere must deal with sabotage from within and a strange nanotechnology that has infected several of the survivors. As tensions rise, Sophie and team must decide whether a new discovery at Offutt is worth abandoning the biosphere. The more the team learns, the more they realize the planet may be beyond saving and that salvation may require leaving the planet forever.
The Orbs Omnibus
by Nicholas Sansbury SmithThey have come for our most important resource... THE year is 2061, and the planet is dying. Cataclysmic solar storms force leaders from around the world to finally put aside their differences and agree on one thing--to jump ship. The human race is headed to Mars. When Dr. Sophie Winston is hired by New Tech Corporation to test a Biosphere deep within the heart of Cheyenne Mountain, she believes it's part of the mission to save the world. Their results will help prepare NTC for the three-year flight to the red planet. A flight Dr. Winston has been promised a seat on. Just days into their six-month assignment, things start to go wrong. When the blast doors hiss open, Winton's team finds a vastly changed world outside. Humans are gone, vanished without a trace, but they aren't the only thing missing. The planet's water appears gone, too. As the team journeys deeper into Colorado Springs, they find thousands of luminous blue orbs lining the streets. It isn't until they accidentally uncover what's inside that they realize the nightmare that has been unleashed.
Orbus
by Neal AsherThis is a follow-up to The Voyage of the Sable Keech tracing the journey of an Old Captain, Orbus - a sadist in charge of a crew of masochists - to a planetary wasteland called The Graveyard' lying between the Polity and the Prador Kingdom. An ancient war drone by the name of Sniper has stowed away aboard his spaceship, and the purpose of the journey is not entirely what the captain expected. Also heading in the same direction is the Prador king and the Prador Vrell. Vrell, having been mutated by the Spatterjay virus into something powerful and dangerous, has seized control of a Prador dreadnought, killing much of its crew, and is intent on heading back to the Prador Third Kingdom to exact vengeance on the King of the Prador, who tried to have him killed. All three ships are heading towards a climatic confrontation to The Graveyard, where underlying truths about the virus are revealed and an ancient menace to civilization reappears...
The Orc King: The Legend of Drizzt (The Legend of Drizzt #20)
by R.A. SalvatoreThe war against the orcs is far from over in this opening installment of a bold new trilogy in the Legend of Drizzt seriesThe end of winter is near, and it seems the uneasy peace between the dwarves of Mithral Hall and the orcs of the newly established Kingdom of Many-Arrows will not last long. The orc tribes united under Obould are splintering, with some seeking to establish an alliance with a clan of half ogres-half orcs. Drizzt, too, feels himself torn apart, unsure which of the Companions needs him most: As Catti-brie recovers from a serious injury, Wulfgar mourns the death of his wife. Together, the broken pair leaves Mithral Hall for Silverymoon, hoping to find a trail that leads to Wulfgar&’s lost adopted daughter. Meanwhile, Bruenor begins his own desperate search. Determined to end the war that nearly cost him his life and everything he has built, he will stop at nothing until he finds the ancient dwarven city of Gauntlgrym.But to truly end the war, drastic changes must be made. Powerful individuals on both sides may have to alter the way they see each other—and perhaps even talk to one another—for it will take more than swords and axes to bring a lasting peace to the Spine of the World.The Orc King is the first book in the Transitions series and the twentieth installment in the Legend of Drizzt series.
An Orc on the Wild Side
by Tom HoltAn Orc on the Wild Side is the latest comic masterpiece from one of the funniest writers in fantasy.Winter is coming, so why not get away from it all?Being the Dark Lord and Prince of Evil is not as much fun as it sounds, particularly if you are a basically decent person. King Mordak is just such a person. Technically he's more goblin than person, but the point is that he is really keen to be a lot less despicable than his predecessors. Not that the other goblins appreciate Mordak's attempts to redefine the role. Why should they when his new healthcare program seems designed to actually extend life expectancy, and his efforts to end a perfectly reasonable war with the dwarves appear to have become an obsession? With confidence in his leadership crumbling, what Mordak desperately needs is a distraction. Perhaps some of these humans moving to the Realm in search of great homes at an affordable price will be able to help? For more from Tom Holt, check out:The Management Style of the Supreme BeingsThe Good, The Bad, and the SmugThe Outsorcerer's ApprenticeWhen It's a JarDoughnutLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of SausagesBlonde Bombshell
An Orc on the Wild Side
by Tom Holt'Uniquely twisted . . . cracking gags' - Guardian'Holt doesn't skimp on the flashes of brilliance' - SFX'Clever, funny, tirelessly inventive' - Christopher MooreWINTER IS COMING, SO WHY NOT GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?Being the Dark Lord and Prince of Evil is not as much fun as it sounds, particularly if you are a basically decent person. King Mordak is just such a person. Technically he's more goblin than person, but the point is that he is really keen to be a lot less despicable than his predecessors. Not that the other goblins appreciate Mordak's attempts to redefine the role. Why should they when his new healthcare program seems designed to actually extend life expectancy, and his efforts to end a perfectly reasonable war with the dwarves appear to have become an obsession? With confidence in his leadership crumbling, what Mordak desperately needs is a distraction. Perhaps some of these humans moving to the Realm in search of great homes at an affordable price will be able to help? An Orc on the Wild Side is the latest comic masterpiece from one of the funniest writers in fantasy.Books by Tom Holt: J.W. Wells & Co. Series The Portable Door In Your Dreams Earth, Air, Fire and Custard You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps The Better Mousetrap May Contain Traces of Magic YouSpace Series Doughnut When It's A Jar The Outsorcerer's Apprentice The Good, the Bad and the Smug Other recent novelsBlonde BombshellLife, Liberty and the Pursuit of SausagesThe Management Style of the Supreme BeingsAn Orc on the Wild Side
Orc Warfare
by Chris PramasTo defeat your enemy, you must understand him. This volume offers an indispensable analysis of the most vicious killers of all - orcs. Born and bred for war, they are an awful, brutish, violent species and, despite their constant infighting and backstabbing, their horde armies remain a dire threat to all races. To them, war is life. Beginning with an examination of the fighting methods of the individual orc warrior, the book expands to look at how they do battle in their small warbands and in vast armies. Using vivid, illuminating illustrations, it reveals the tactics, technology and disposition of all the orc troop types, from lightly armed archers and heavily armored shock troops to their wolf cavalry and siege engines, uncovering startling regional variations and highly specialized fighters such as beserkers and battle shamans. Finally, it will explore specific key battles that orcs have fought in to develop the fullest possible understanding of these loathsome, terrifying creatures and the ways in which they go to war.
Orca (Vlad Taltos #7)
by Steven BrustSeventh volume in the fantasy series about Vlad Taltos, assassin.
The Orca King
by Darragha FosterBound through time by a mystical thread, Marian Wines is about to enter the mystical world of The Orca King. You'll be caught in the web as Darragha Foster weaves her magical tale of finding true love.Who says true love waits? True love makes waves! Able to swim with the Orca as their king or walk the earth as a regal, sensual man, Chief Tamanass "Big Tom" Tyee, has awaited the return of his true love for over a hundred years.Marian Wines is nursing a broken heart and a bad case of the horny-lonelies as she embarks on a sunset whale watching excursion. She steps onto the fair vessel Solar Flare expecting an interesting and educational cruise. She steps off the vessel, mesmerized by the mystical nature of her contact with the rogue male Orca known as Ghost Father.Meeting by chance in the forest after Marian's car dies, she finds herself strangely drawn to the well-spoken handsome Native American man who comes to her rescue at the end of a forgotten "Lover's Lane" tucked away deep in the woods.Big Tom exposes the binding threads of their connection in the form of sexually stirring and wildly intimate vision quests. More than just learning a new way to interpret the phrase whale rider, Marian's journey of discovery reveals to her who she was in a past life-and who she really is in the present.The Orca King is one whale of a romance!
The Orca King II
by Darragha FosterThe Orca King is about to learn that the old saying is true ... you will surely reap what you sow! Now it's time to pay the price for a lifetime of bad choices. The Orca King will face his greatest challenge as he seeks to lift the shadow that threatens his life. Join Big Tom on his newest quest in The Orca King II by Darragha Foster.Made impotent by a shadow born of his own poor choices and godly misdeeds, whale-shifter Big Tom, The Orca King, takes on the challenge of a lifetime to make amends to the women whose personal histories he's abused after leading too many of them on needless sensual vision quests. To restore and renew his vitality and ability to shape-shift, and to save the life of his true love--a man infested with the breath of the serpent demon--he must confront his shadow head-on--not with force, but with love. The Orca King was named in the top-twenty five most unusual paranormal characters in the last twenty-five years by Romantic Times Booklovers Magazine.Content Notes: Male/Male loving relations, oral sex, anal sex, brief M/F. Orca whale and sea serpent sex play.
An Orchard in the Street (American Readers Series)
by Reginald GibbonsThis new collection by award-winning author Reginald Gibbons explores human experience and memory in ordinary settings-city apartments, rural roads, soap operas, and juvenile court-as way to understand the depths of thought and feeling in our everyday encounters. These narrative meditations explode with imagery, looking and listening deeply into our everyday experience-the extraordinary within the ordinary, the impossible within the possible.Reginald Gibbons is the author of numerous collections of poetry and fiction. His book Creatures of a Day was a poetry finalist for the National Book Award. He lives in Evanston, IL, where he teaches at Northwestern University.