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Kangaroo novels volume 1
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"Kangaroo isn't your typical spy. Sure, he has extensive agency training, access to bleeding-edge technology, and a ready supply of clever (to him) quips and retorts. But what sets him apart is "the pocket." It's a portal that opens into an empty, seemingly infinite, parallel universe, and Kangaroo is the only person in the world who can use it. But he's pretty sure the agency only keeps him around to exploit his superpower. After he bungles yet another...
2) How to Mars
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Santa Maria Public Library - Adult
FIC SF EBENBA 2021
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FIC SF EBENBA 2021
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What happens when your dream mission to Mars is a reality TV nightmare? This debut science-fiction romp with heart follows the tradition of Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles with a dash of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. For the six lucky scientists selected by the Destination Mars! corporation, a one-way ticket to Mars--in exchange for a lifetime of research--was an absolute no-brainer. The incredible opportunity was clearly worth even the...
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"Station Eleven meets The Martian in this brilliantly inventive novel about three astronauts training for the first-ever mission to Mars, an experience that will push the boundary between real and unreal, test their relationships, and leave each of them--and their families--changed forever In an age of space exploration, we search to find ourselves. In four years Prime Space will put the first humans on Mars. Helen Kane, Yoshi Tanaka, and Sergei...
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Orcutt Library - Adult
FIC SF
1 available
FIC SF
1 available
Santa Maria Public Library - Adult
FIC SF HURLEY 2017
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FIC SF HURLEY 2017
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"Set within a system of decaying world-ships travelling through deep space, this breakout novel of epic science fiction follows a pair of sisters who must wrest control of their war-torn legion of worlds--and may have to destroy everything they know in order to survive. On the outer rim of the universe, a galactic war has been waged for centuries upon hundreds of world-ships. But these worlds will continue to die through decay and constant war unless...
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"When evil forces are going unchecked on earth, a principled astronaut makes a spilt-second decision to try and seek justice in the only place she knows how to--the international space station. Walli Beckwith is a model astronaut. She graduated at the top of her class from the naval academy, had a successful career flying fighter jets, and has spent over three hundred days in space. So, when she refuses to leave her post at the international space...
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Santa Maria Public Library - Adult
FIC SF STEPHE 2015
1 available
FIC SF STEPHE 2015
1 available
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1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
Checked Out
1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
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Five thousand years later after a catastrophic event rendered the Earth a ticking time bomb, the progeny of a handful of outer space explorers--seven distinct races now three billion strong--embark on yet another audacious journey: to return to Earth.
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"Humanity's last hope of survival lies in space... but will a random death doom the venture? Our planet is dying and the world's remaining nations have pooled their resources to build a seed ship that will carry colonists on a multi-generational journey to a distant planet. Everything is set for a bright adventure... and then someone is found hanging dead just weeks before the launch. Fear and paranoia spread as the death begins to look more and more...
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Cuyama Valley Library - Adult
FIC SF WEIR 2011
1 available
FIC SF WEIR 2011
1 available
Guadalupe Library - Adult
FIC SF
1 available
FIC SF
1 available
Orcutt Library - Adult
FIC SF
1 available
FIC SF
1 available
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Santa Maria Public Library - Book Club
Book Club Set
1 available
Book Club Set
1 available
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"Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive--and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he...
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Los Alamos Library - Adult - Science Fiction
FIC SF WEIR 2021
1 available
FIC SF WEIR 2021
1 available
Santa Maria Bookmobile - Adult - Storage
FIC SF WEIR 2021
1 available
FIC SF WEIR 2021
1 available
Santa Maria Public Library - Adult
FIC SF WEIR 2021
1 available
FIC SF WEIR 2021
1 available
Checked Out
2 copies, 32 people are on the wait list.
Checked Out
2 copies, 32 people are on the wait list.
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Santa Maria Public Library - Adult Fiction - Large Print
LP SF WEIR 2021
1 available
LP SF WEIR 2021
1 available
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"Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission-and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company....
10) starfarers
This entry no longer exists in the catalog
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Santa Maria Public Library - Adult Fiction
FIC KIRK 2015
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FIC KIRK 2015
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Chronicles the greatest Starfleet captain's life in his own words. From his youth spent on Tarsus IV, his time in the Starfleet Academy, his meteoric raise through the ranks of Starfleet, and his illustrious career at the helm of the Enterprise, this in-world memoir uncovers Captain Kirk in a way Star Trek fans have never seen. Kirk's singular voice rings throughout the text, giving insight into his convictions, his bravery, and his commitment to...
12) Aurora
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"Generations after leaving earth, a starship draws near to the planet that may serve as a new home world for those on board. But the journey has brought unexpected changes and their best laid plans may not be enough to survive"--
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Cuyama Valley Library - Adult Non-Fiction
510.9252
1 available
510.9252
1 available
Los Alamos Library - Adult Non-Fiction
510.9252
1 available
510.9252
1 available
Orcutt Library - Adult Non-Fiction
510.9252
1 available
510.9252
1 available
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Orcutt Library - Adult Non-Fiction - Large Print
510.9252
1 available
510.9252
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Santa Maria Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction - Large Print
LP 510.9252 SHETTE 2016
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LP 510.9252 SHETTE 2016
1 available
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Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Among these problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation. Originally relegated to teaching math in...
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Covers the history of the Hubble Telescope and includes over 400 full-color images of the universe taken by the Hubble telescope.
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"You've got questions: about space, time, gravity, and your odds of meeting your older self inside a wormhole. All the answers you need are right here. As a species, we may not agree on much, but one thing brings us all together: a need to know. We all wonder, and deep down we all have the same big questions. Why can't I travel back in time? Where did the universe come from? What's inside a black hole? Can I rearrange the particles in my cat and turn...
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On July 20, 1969, in one of the iconic moments of the twentieth century, Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon, and the distant object that had fascinated mankind for millennia suddenly got much closer. Rick Stroud has been obsessed with the moon since childhood, and here provides the culmination of that passion--an original and absorbing account of all things lunar, a book that celebrates the physics that created the moon and the technology...
17) stars
This entry no longer exists in the catalog
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Santa Maria Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction
571.0919
1 available
571.0919
1 available
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Santa Maria Public Library - Popular Library - Book on CD
571.0919
1 available
571.0919
1 available
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The author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can't walk for a year? have sex? smell flowers?...
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"Who was the first person to dine in space? How long was the Wright brothers's first successful flight? What famous aircraft was named after a grape-flavored soft drink? What toy based on an animated film accompanied astronauts on a shuttle mission in 2000? These questions and many more are answered in The Smithsonian Book of Air & Space Trivia. In addition to the canon of space and aviation information, the pages are illustrated with more than 125...