Collection: Science Fiction

Equal parts steamy interstellar romance and sci-fi adventure, Constance Fay's FIASCO is a perfect wild romp amidst the stars.

Cynbelline Khaw is a woman of many names. She's Generosity, a cultist who never quite fit in. She's Bella, the daughter who failed to save her cousin's life. And then there's Cyn, the notorious bounty hunter who spaced a ship of slavers.

She's exhausted, lonely, and on her very last legs--but then a new client offers her a job she can't refuse: a bounty on the kidnapper who killed her cousin. All Cyn has to do is partner with the crew of the Calamity, a scouting vessel she encountered when she was living under a previous alias. One tiny little issue, she's been given an additional bounty: deliver the oh-so-compelling medic, Micah Arora, to the treacherous Pierce Family or all her identities will be revealed, putting her estranged family in danger.

Hunting a kidnapper doesn't usually mean accidentally taking your sexy new target to dinner at your parent's house, a local mystic predicting you'll have an increasingly large number of children, or being accompanied by a small flying lizard with a penchant for eating metal, but, as they field investigative hurdles both dangerous and preposterous, Cyn and Micah grow ever closer. When a violent confrontation reveals that everything Cyn thought about her past is wrong, she realizes that she has the power to change her future. The first part of that is making sure that Micah Arora is around to be a part of it.

This Little Golden Book is based on an exciting episode of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures airing on Disney Jr. and Disney+!

Young Jedi-in-training Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay, and Nubs are helping ranchers move their herd of wellagrins across a snow-capped mountainside. But when an avalanche scatters the herd, will Lys's creature knowledge help corral the wellagrins and safely guide them back to the other side of the mountain?

The first full-length animated Star Wars series created for preschoolers and their families, Young Jedi Adventures follows younglings as they are swept off into adventures and start their journeys on the path to becoming Jedi Knights, learning valuable skills for our galaxy and the galaxy far, far away. The Jedi-in-training will tackle topics of compassion, self-discipline, teamwork, patience, and friendship.

No one expected the apocalypse would be broadcast via phone call. But in this chilling sequel to Fever House, anyone who managed to survive that doomsday call has a harrowing answer to the question, "Where were you when the Message came through?"

Five years after the event that drove most of the global population to madness, the world is overrun with the "fevered"--once-human, zombielike creatures drawn indiscriminately to violence and murder. In a campaign to return the country to normalcy, the massive corporation known as Terradyne Industries has merged with the U.S. government in a partnership of dubious motives, quarantining major American cities behind towering walls and corralling the afflicted there with the hope, they say, of developing a vaccine.

In Portland, where it all began, guilt-ridden detective John Bonner scours the city's darkest corners for clues to humanity's redemption. In New England, Katherine Moriarty mourns the devastating losses of her husband and son while in hiding from Terradyne. And across the ocean in France, a sixteen-year-old girl named Naomi Laurent discovers she has a disturbing and powerful gift--which may just be the key to the world's salvation.

As the lives of these characters inevitably intertwine across a ravaged American landscape, this is a heart-stopping, breakneck saga of survival. Equal parts gruesome and beautiful, The Devil by Name is united by characters who want more than just to live another day.

Everything starts and ends in the fever house.

A stylish noir-punk thriller set in a world stripped of its color and humanity. This visually striking manga series is presented in two-tone printing that contrasts a gritty, monochromatic world with sudden electric splashes of neon color.

A cosmic disaster changed the Earth forever, stripping away every last drop of color from the world. Mankind also changed: the familiar human face is almost forgotten in a world now populated wholly by mutants. Against the backdrop of a moody urban landscape, a lone-wolf investigator named Avidia relies on both his wits and extraordinary gun to hunt down the world's last hidden scraps of color. He soon crosses paths with a very special girl-one who just might hold the key to bringing back what the world has lost.

In the official prequel novel to Tales From The Borderlands 2 by Gearbox and 2K Games, discover what happened to Fiona and Sasha after they entered the Vault, in this exclusive adventure tying directly into the new game.

The treasure of the vault hunter: unlimited possibilities, unspeakable power, untold riches...

Fiona finds herself faced with a choice, and she can only make one wish. How will she ever choos--You know what? Untold riches don't sound so bad.

Spoiler: They are.

When Fiona and Sasha return to Pandora, equipped with only a limited-edition Typhon DeLeon Vaultlander(TM) doll probably worth more than the entire planet, it seems like their lives have not just turned a corner, but done a full 180 and skipped to the neighbouring galaxy. If they can sell this last piece of loot, they will be made for life. And Eden-5 is the only place with pockets deep enough.

This shiny new world run by billionaires instead of bandits is no less deadly though, and Fiona and Sasha will have to use everything they have learned to thrive and survive, and possibly maybe dabble in a tiny little bit of planetary revolution. Trouble is brewing below the glamorous exterior of Eden-5 and when a certain Mechromancer arrives at the party, ready to murder the collector buying the doll, all hell is about to break loose. This is not the cushy retirement Fiona was promised.

In the vein of earlier comics-to-multimedia stars Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, Atlas Comics launched their own pulp hero in 1951, looking ahead to the futuristic year 2000. Across five issues of Space Squadron (and one of Space Worlds), headline talents including George Tuska, Werner Roth and Allen Bellman (with back-up features by Joe Maneely, Christopher Rule, George Klein and Vern Henkel) showed Captain Jet Dixon and his Space Squadron blasting into action, facing cosmic threats like "The Armada of Death," "The Space Demons," "Terror from the Deep," "The Temptress of Jupiter," and "The Midnight Horror."

Come 1953, Hank Chapman and Joe Maneely gazed further into the future, envisioning the distant year 2075 and the adventures of Speed Carter, Spaceman. Scripted throughout by Chapman, Maneely launched and drew the first three issues before handing off one issue each to Mike Sekowsky, George Tuska and Bob Forgione, with back-up features by John Romita, Maneely, and Bill Savage. As other aspects of the Atlas line leaned into the peak of pre-Code horror, the Captain of the Space Sentinels and young cadet Johnny Day battled monstrous aliens with stories including "The Space Trap," "A Slaughter in Space," "Die, Spaceman, Die," and "The Thing in Outer Space."

Unseen in 70 years, scanned in high resolution, restored to perfection and packaged as one extra-sized, beautiful hardcover volume, In the Days of the Rockets! will open a wormhole to the early cold-war four-color era of futuristic science fantasy.

In this prophetic allegory about artificial intelligence by a renowned figure of twentieth-century Italian literature, a modest university professor becomes involved in a remote and enigmatic project in the middle of the Cold War.

At the beginning of Dino Buzzati's The Singularity, Ermanno Ismani, an unassuming university professor, is summoned by the minister of defense to accept a two-year, top-secret mission at a mysterious research center, isolated from the world among forests, plunging cliffs, and high mountains. What's he supposed to do there? Not clear. How long will he be there? No saying.

Still, Ismani takes the mystifying job and, accompanied by his no-nonsense wife, Elisa, heads to the so-called Experimental Camp of Military Zone 36, wondering whether, in the midst of the Cold War, it's some sort of nuclear project he's been assigned to. But no, the colleagues the couple meets on arrival assure them, it's nothing like that. It's much, much more powerful.

At the center of the research complex is strange, shining, at times murmurous, white wall. Behind it, a deep gorge drops away, full of wires and radio towers and mobile sensors and a host of eccentric structures. A question begins to dawn: Could this be the shape of consciousness itself? And if so, whose?

Buzzati's novella of 1960, a pioneering work of Italian science fiction, is published here in a brisk new translation by Anne Milano Appel. In it, Buzzati explores his favorite themes of love and longing while offering a startlingly prescient parable of artificial intelligence.

Stephen King's Under the Dome meets The Last of Us in this harrowing dystopian novel about the downward spiral of a seaside town that becomes infected by a mysterious ocean-borne contagion.

If you want to stay, you have to die.

In a small fishing town known for its aging birding community and the local oyster farm, a hidden evil emerges from the depths of the ocean. It begins with sea snails washing ashore, attacking whatever they cling to. This mysterious infection starts transforming the wildlife, the seascapes, and finally, the people.

Once infected, residents of Baywood start "deading" collapsing and dying, only to rise again, changed in ways both fanatical and physical. As the government cuts the town off from the rest of the world, the uninfected, including the introverted bird-loving Blas and his jaded older brother Chango, realize their town could be ground zero for a fundamental shift in all living things.

Soon, disturbing beliefs and autocratic rituals emerge, overseen by the death-worshiping Risers. People must choose how to survive, how to find home, and whether or not to betray those closest to them. Stoked by paranoia and isolation, tensions escalate until Blas, Chango, and the survivors of Baywood must make their escape or become subsumed by this terrifying new normal.

At points claustrophobic and haunting, soulful and melancholic, The Deading lyrically explores the disintegration of society, the horror of survival and adaptation, and the unexpected solace found through connections in nature and between humans.

The Iron Rose is the second part of the science-fiction series Children of the Phoenix. It is a colorful universe teeming with intelligent species, all with their own distinctive characteristics, culture, biology and technology. A galaxy with both awe-inspiring miracles and shadowy mysteries in fast paced adventures into the unknown. The story of Alice's and Elias's journey is an epic space tale that will take your breath away.

Alice and Elias travel through the galaxy with the crew of the The Phoenix. They are searching for the Krao ship that holds their mom prisoner. The siblings and their new friends find the enemy ship docked to the space station The Iron Rose, the only problem is that it's guarded by hundreds of Krao warriors. A rescue mission is planned, but just when they are about to execute it everything takes an unexpected turn ...

Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande journey through the rich history of Iron Man -- telling stories never seen before, set in iconic eras of ol' Shellhead!

Beneath the red and gold armor of Iron Man is a helpless romantic, a genius inventor, a war hero, a billionaire, an Avenger, a person...Tony Stark. Now, dynamic duo Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande (MOON KNIGHT: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD, IRON MAN #25, AVENGERS UNLIMITED) reunite to journey through the rich history of Iron Man -- telling stories never seen before, set in iconic eras of ol' Shellhead! There's no better way to celebrate Iron Man's 60th anniversary than getting to watch him as the hero we love so much. Kaiju battles under the sea...alien invasions in the desert...a rescue mission in outer space...all this and more await in a series ideal both for readers new to Iron Man and longstanding fans of the golden Avenger!

COLLECTING: I Am Iron Man (2023) 1-5

The next adventure in Star Wars The High Republic. The sequel to The Eye of Darkness.

Inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and set in a magical imperial Japan, this is a breathtaking fantasy adventure from the acclaimed author of The Pearl Hunter.

Yuki Snow wishes she were anywhere but here.

She hates Santa Dolores, where her mom and stepdad just moved the family. Her BFF back home, Julio, has already forgotten his promise to stay in touch--and worse, he like likes Yuki's mortal enemy. At her new school, the kids think she's either invisible or a know-it-all nerd.

The only friend she's made so far is the shopkeeper at a Japanese antiques store. Among the treasures there is an ancient brass mirror supposedly once owned by celebrated Japanese writer Sei Shonagon. It's also rumored to be a portal to Shonagon's world, which opens every hundred years. So when a woman with long jet-black hair and flowing silk robes appears in the glass, beckoning, Yuki knows there's only one thing to do--step through to the unknown....

THE END BEGINS

The final stages of Big Basilta's plan are underway! Shii can claim the throne of the country without humans if she wants it, but the king won't go down without a fight. The country wavers on the edge of destruction--what fate lies ahead for the golems and their creators? Find out in the final volume of The Country Without Humans!

The final volume!

Take a trip aboard Hotelitor: the finest hospitality craft in its colony, equipped with jet feet, a hyperspace engine, and single, double, and adjoining rooms.

When a giant alien attacks the ship, Hotelitor's surviving guests and staff find themselves stranded in deep space. There, 18-year-old intern Anna Greene must take charge. Alongside her fellow entry-level service workers, she'll try to control the chaos while rival factions emerge, wealthy VIPs seize hotel resources, and the musician-in-residence develops a literal cult following. As Anna and her friends search for a way home, shocking discoveries about Hotelitor's owners await them--if another giant alien doesn't smash the crew first.

Un gato, un robot y misterios de ciencia ficción!

Erwin es un gato especial. No porque hable (que lo hace), y no porque camine sobre dos patas (que también), o porque su mejor amigo sea un robot llamado Marvin con una pantalla por cabeza. Erwin es especial porque es un gato cuántico y vive en Biotopía, un lugar donde todo es posible.

En esta primera aventura, Erwin y Marvin viajarán al pasado para evitar que Biotopía sea totalmente destruida por el malvado Doctor Rufián. Pero la cosa se pone complicada cuando Erwin y Marvin descubren la que, en realidad, parece ser la verdadera y sorprendente identidad del causante del apocalipsis.

Un cómic especialmente espacial con ilustraciones de otro mundo y un misterio con infinitas preguntas a las que responder. Salido de la imaginativa mente del guionista Manuel Bartual, es ideal para lectores a partir de 6 años.

POR QUÉ ES BUENO LEER CÓMIC?

*Porque favorece la iniciación en la lectura de un modo ágil, divertido, atractivo y visual gracias a sus frases cortas y el apoyo de las imágenes.

*Porque aporta confianza a primeros lectores a quienes no les engancha la lectura.

*Porque ayuda a afianzar el hábito lector.

*Porque fomenta y enriquece la imaginación y la creatividad.

LEER CÓMIC ES LEER!

ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONS

A cat, a robot, and science fiction mysteries!

Erwin is a special cat. Not because he talks (which he does), walks on two legs (that, too), or because his best friend is a robot named Marvin with a screen for a head. Erwin is unique because he is a quantum cat and lives in Biotopia, where anything is possible.

In this first adventure, Erwin and Marvin travel to the past to prevent Biotopia from being destroyed by the evil Doctor Ruffian. But things get complicated when Erwin and Marvin discover what seems to be the true and surprising identity of the cause of the apocalypse.

It's a super space comic with otherworldly illustrations and a mystery with infinite questions to answer. Coming from the imaginative mind of screenwriter Manuel Bartual, it is ideal for readers ages six and up.

WHY IS IT GOOD TO READ COMICS?

*Because it fosters an engaging and visually appealing introduction to reading through concise sentences and the inclusion of images.

*Because it instills confidence in young readers still developing their love for reading.

*Because it helps reinforce the reading habit.

*Because it encourages and enriches imagination and creativity.

READING COMICS IS READING!