In the six decades since the alien plague known as the "Wild Card virus" spread a wave of mutations across the globe, humanity has begun to come to terms with its consequences. Grotesque half-human c
Raised to adulthood during the end of the war between the human Polity and a vicious alien race, the Prador, Ian Cormac is haunted by childhood memories of a sinister scorpion-shaped war drone and the
After being exiled by a group of Marvel "heroes" to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange, Black Bolt, an
To avoid an interstellar incident, ex-cop and hacker Harry Creek, aided by Brian Javna, a childhood friend turned AI, searches for a rare type of sheep to be used in an alien race's coronation ceremon
Searching for their missing friend Snout, a Master of Mental Arts, Rod Allbright and his alien friends begin a death-defying search across the stars to the Mentat, where they learn that the fate of th
Why do we have such an ongoing interest in the possibility of alien life forms? If aliens visited Earth, would that encounter leave us with an inner impression that there is more than the everyday wor
"Every day, meal by meal, millions of people suffer from eating disorders. I am one of them." Nadia Shivack was fourteen years old when she met Ed, her eating disorder. Sometimes like an alien in he
Alien hunting can get a girl killed. It can also get her a date. High school senior Camille Robins and her best friend are determined to snag the attention of their crushes before graduation next mo
Alone one summer while his friends are at camp, Ray befriends Audrey, an unusual girl who he decides must be an alien and who teaches him how to see everyday things in a totally new way.
The epic tale of the human survivors of a lost spacecraft, marooned on a planet inhabited by a hostile alien race, follows the civilization's rise from the age of steam through early space flight to c
When an alien drops out of the sky, his welcoming hosts take their time explaining what homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms are in creative and clever ways in order to clarify what they are trying to tel
The two little alien robots, Googol and Googolplex, are on another scavenger hunt on Earth and ask Pippa and Troy to help them at the beach, but the neighborhood bully, Martin, tries to foil their pla
With the Earth under the control of the alien, vampiric Kur and their avatars, the Reapers, David Valentine, a member of the Resistance, disguises himself as the enemy to find a fabled weapon in the C
Two Women in One is the story of Bahiah Shaheen, an 18-year-old medical student and daughter of a prominent Egyptian public official. She finds the male students in her class rough, coarse and alien.
Seventeen-year-old Joss is a rebel, and a student of time travel at the prestigious Centre for Neo-Historical Studies. This year, for the first time, the Centre has an alien student? Mavkel, from the
There's no turning back. The year is 2085, and a new teen has arrived at Mars Experimental Station One, a colony built to test humans' ability to live self-sufficiently in an alien and hostile enviro
Julie E. Czerneda's acclaimed Web Shifters series continues with the story of Esen-the last survivor of a unique alien race. Able to take on the form of any creature she observes, Esen has long since
There's a turtle named Jaws, a dinosaur canary, an alien playing Spaceball, and a no-show tooth fairy. A buffalo's in the library chomping on the books, and a princess has karate skills that rival he
The deepest part of the ocean is called the abyss. It is an alien world, still relatively unexplored. Now, with new equipment and technology, we are beginning to learn more about the abyss and the cre
Heyoka Blackeagle, a hrinn raised as a human, his human partner Mitsu, and their small team of hrinn and human Rangers are left behind on a remote planet threatened by the imminent arrival of alien fl
Tim Tomkins has always wanted to visit outer space -- but he didn't plan to go as the captive of a mysterious alien! But that's just what Tim, Pleskit, Maktel, and Linnsy have become -- captives in a
CALLING LOST AND FOUND -- HAVE YOU SEEN MY BRAIN? Some kids lose their homework. Some kids lose their math book, or their sneakers, or their lunch. Pleskit Meenom, first alien kid to go to school on
Shane, a gifted linguist, has spent his life learning the language of the old and powerful alien race that has conquered Earth. He has learned it so well that the interstellar masters, old hands at en
After coming upon an alien and his spacecraft stranded in Central Park, Zach and his father decide to help him and go in search of fuel, yet they all quickly realizes that leaving a spacecraft unatten
The Battle of the Line is infamous in Earth history as the climactic campaign in a long and bloody war between Humankind and the alien Minbari race. But how did this apocalyptic conflict erupt? And ho
This book is concerned with the notion of the "stranger" -the foreigner, outsider, or alien in a country and society not their own- as well as the notion of strangeness within the self -a person's dee
In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: The Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War.Now, long years later, a second alien r
In The Reason Why: The Miracle of Life on Earth John Gribbin shows what makes our planet so special, explaining why the 'Fermi Paradox' - the apparent absence of alien life - holds the key to our uniq
Zog is an alien and Zebra lives on Earth, but what happens when these two become friends and encounter a dangerous creature? This fun, decodable story is written by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham and fan
The tales of Algernon Blackwood, in the view of many the greatest weird writer of them all, blur the boundaries between human and nonhuman, living and dead, beckoning the reader into strange borderlands where alien forces lurk.
ET meets Harriet the Spy in Greg van Eekhout’s stand-out middle grade adventure about a boy trying to find his place in the world―even though he’s an alien from a distant planet.Strange things are hap
Natsuki isn't like the other girls. She has a wand and a transformation mirror. She might be a witch, or an alien from another planet. Together with her cousin Yuu, Natsuki spends her summers in the w
Join Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about the amazing, natural wonders of Earth. This Gold band non-fiction reader shows some of the amazing natural wonders of our world and ex
When Santa gets snowed in at the North Pole, it’s up to three heroes from Quirkville to save the day—but they’re in for an ooey-gooey surprise!Reginald (the zombie), Zarfon (the alien), and Abigail Zi
From the bestselling author of the epic Malazan Book of the Fallen, comes a story of mankind's first contact and a warning about our future. An alien AI has been sent to the solar system as representa
Join Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about green energy on Planet Earth. From windpower to biomass, there are lots of ways to go green. This White band non-fiction reader explai
Join Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about the animals that live in the cities on planet Earth! This Turquoise band non-fiction reader takes you through all the ways animals hav
Join Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about Planet Earth’s different weather and how to plan for it! This Turquoise band non-fiction reader takes you through how to work out the
A young boy gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he bonds with a giant sentient robot and joins the ranks of the illustrious Sky Corps Academy to protect the world from alien threats. After re
When in 1999 I began writing for The New York Review of Books ... my stance became that of the ingenuous Martian who had just landed on a gorgeous alien planet ... Montaigne's que sais-je. A little li
