DescriptionA.C. Jones is celebrating his 13th birthday on Earth when he gets a present that changes his life forever. He's going to live with his Mom and Dad, on Mars! His journey across the distant reaches of space to join them is filled with fun, danger, and strange new adventures. But maybe his greatest challenge is dealing with the "loonie" he has to travel with. Ilena Asimov is A.C.'s age, but was brought up on the Moon and seems to know everything about living in space. To her, A.C. is a "groundhog" who doesn't know the first thing about zero-g environments. When Ilena finds herself in a life-threatening situation, does A.C. have what it takes to rescue her? Travel with A.C. on his journey of self-discovery, fun, danger, and the science of tomorrow.
DescriptionWill's latest adventure with his transformer robot Planetron starts with a tricky math problem that leads them to some of the wonders in the Milky Way Galaxy: triple-star systems, exploding suns, huge nebulas, and strange pulsars. Everything is fun until they get a little too close to the event horizon of a massive black hole. Is Planetron powerful enough to save himself and Will? Will they ever get back to Earth? What happened to Will's peanut butter sandwich? Join Will and Planetron on their exciting journey of discovery and danger. And pick up some great science along the way.
DescriptionWill's mom and dad promise him a surprise for getting good grades in school. When his dad brings home a toy transformer robot named Planetron, Will is pleased, but not very excited. Until he discovers Planetron really transforms, from a toy into a huge, faster-than-light spaceship. And when Planetron asks Will if he wants to travel to the sun and the planets, the real adventure begins. Follow Will and Planetron as they escape dust storms on Mars, dodge hurtling asteroids, dive into Jupiter's great red spot, and ride a comet back to Earth. This is an adventure at the speed of light, filled with exciting sounds, great music, and solid science.
DescriptionStoner knew. The fiery object hurtling toward the Earth was an alien spacecraft. But the world might never know. He was trapped in an iron cordon of secrecy, for the discovery had shattered the world power balance, setting off a brutal struggle for supremacy that raged from the sacred halls of the Vatican to the corridors of the Kremlin and the Pentagon. The forces of fear and treachery would use any weapon at their command, from mind war to sabotage, to keep the world in darkness. Aided by a brilliant Soviet linguist and a lovely young student, Stoner planned a desperate mission, a wild, heart-stopping gamble to preserve the legacy of the star voyager for all mankind.
DescriptionAn astonishing discovery is made in the South Pacific, 1, 000 feet below the surface of the water. A spaceship has been found resting on the ocean floor - a spaceship at least 300 years old. Has it come from an alien culture? From a different universe? Four scientists - an astrophysicist, a biologist, a mathematician, and a psychologist - rush to the scene, and descend together into the depths of the sea to search for answers. What they find there only raises more - and increasingly ominous - questions. Ingenious and suspenseful, Sphere is Michael Crichton at the top of his form.
