John Campbell
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As Earth's faster-than-light spaceship hung in the void between galaxies, Arcot, Wade, Morey and Fuller could see below them, like a vast shining horizon, the mass of stars that formed their own island universe. Morey worked a moment with his slide rule, then said, "We made good time! Twenty-nine light years in ten seconds! Yet you had it on at only half power...."
4) Omega days
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" When the end came, it came quickly. No one knew where or exactly when the Omega Virus started, but soon it was everywhere. And when the ones spreading it can't die, no one stands a chance of surviving. San Francisco, California. Father Xavier Church has spent his life ministering to unfortunate souls, but he has never witnessed horror like this. After he forsakes his vows in the most heartrending of ways, he watches helplessly as a zombie nun takes...
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"The survivors of the Omega Virus make a desperate effort to find the living. But the walking dead aren't done with them yet.... Helicopter pilot Vladimir Yurish is a man of his word. The last thing he wants is to leave the safety of the USS Nimitz and abandon his newly adopted son, Ben. Still, a promise is a promise, no matter how close to death it brings him.... Angie West has fought hard to keep strangers alive, but now it's time to tend to her...
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In the weeks following the Omega Virus outbreak, survivors form desperate clusters, uniting to defend against hordes of the walking dead. But they can only hide for so long . Father Xavier Church never wanted to be a leader. Nonetheless, he's grown attached to his fellow survivors, and he won't let anyone cause them harm-though he may be the one who inadvertently leads them to destruction . Ex-con Bill Carnes may crave freedom, but he still prefers...
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The story of Prince Rilian's escape from the Emerald Witch's underground kingdom.
A mass-market paperback edition of The Silver Chair, book six in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia, featuring cover art by Cliff Nielsen and black-and-white interior artwork by the original illustrator of the series, Pauline Baynes.Through dangers untold and caverns deep and dark, a noble band of friends is sent to rescue a prince held captive. But...
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"In this thoughtful and picturesque work, Jack Campbell explores in elegant black and while photographs the wonderfully intricate structures that have come to define Chaco Canyon. David Stuart and Thomas Windes provide essays helping place the photographs within their historic contexts, and Katherine Kallestad has written captions that explain the images themselves. Together, they produce a line work for park visitors who want to better understand...
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A sky pirate armed with superior weapons of his own invention... First contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of two planets... The arrival of an unseen dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System... These were the three challenges that tested the skill and minds of the brilliant team of scientist-astronauts Arcot, Wade, and Morey. Their initial adventures are...
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There something funny about Jodie and Mark's grandparents' farm, but nobody's laughing, especially when twelve strange new scarecrows scare more than just the crows. Matt Amsterdam wished his family were different, until he wakes up from a nap in the attic to find things are suddenly very different. Ricky Beamer hopes for revenge when he puts a mean girl's phone number in a personal ad. When he starts getting scary midnight calls, he is the one getting...
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The Tri-County Junior Grand Prix has come to Odyssey and Dylan and his dog, Sherman, are ready to race. Taunted by their new neighbors, Holly and her cat, Jasper, our heroes are determined to beat them to the checkered flag. But when Dylan's car explodes into action and Holly's car careens out of control, Dylan faces a dilemma: save Holly ... or win the race. It's about caring for others and a rocket ride to the edge of adventure.
20) The thing
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In the midst of a snowfield in Antarctica, the scientists and workers of a small American research base are shocked when a helicopter begins to circle their camp, chasing and shooting at a dog. The helicopter is destroyed and the passenger's aboard are killed. The dog is let into the base. The helicopter is Norweign made and probably linked with the base that is close by. J.R. MacReady travels to the Norweigan base and finds the place destroyed. He...