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Zenn Scarlett
by Christian SchoonZenn Scarlett is a bright, determined, occasionally a-little-too-smart-for-her-own-good 17-year-old girl training hard to become an exoveterinarian. That means she's specializing in the treatment of exotic alien life forms, mostly large and generally dangerous. Her novice year of training at the Ciscan Cloister Exovet Clinic on Mars will find her working with alien patients from whalehounds the size of a hay barn to a baby Kiran Sunkiller, a colossal floating creature that will grow up to carry a whole sky-city on its back.But after a series of inexplicable animal escapes from the school and other near-disasters, the Cloister is in real danger of being shut down by a group of alien-hating officials. If that happens, Zenn knows only too well the grim fate awaiting the creatures she loves.Now, she must unravel the baffling events plaguing her school, before someone is hurt or killed, before everything she cares about is ripped away from her and her family forever. To solve this mystery - and live to tell about it - Zenn will have to put her new exovet skills to work in ways she never imagined, and in the process learn just how powerful compassion and empathy can be.
Zenon Kar: Spaceball Star (Zenon, Girl of 21st Century #2)
by Marilyn Sadler Roger BollenMeet Zenon, a futuristic fifth grader who lives in a space station high above Earth. Her humorous stories are all reality-based, so kids can identify with her situations. In book #2, Zenon is thrilled when she makes the spaceball team! Unfortunately, she's not so good at it. But does that mean she should quit? Created by past recipients of the IRA Classroom Choice Award.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Zenya: The Dumarest Saga Book 11
by E. C. TubbEarls Dumarest's quest for his homeland - the legendary planet Earth - had been long and dangerous. Trekking across the galactic wastelands of the Milky Way, he had been pursued and hindered at every step by the deadly Cyclan. Now, just as his search seems to be nearing its close, Dumarest is once again side-tracked - forced to lead an army for Zenya in the deadly feuds of the alien planet of Paiyar . . . (First published 1974)
Zenya: The Dumarest Saga Book 11 (DUMAREST SAGA)
by E.C. TubbEarls Dumarest's quest for his homeland - the legendary planet Earth - had been long and dangerous. Trekking across the galactic wastelands of the Milky Way, he had been pursued and hindered at every step by the deadly Cyclan.Now, just as his search seems to be nearing its close, Dumarest is once again side-tracked - forced to lead an army for Zenya in the deadly feuds of the alien planet of Paiyar . . .(First published 1974)
Zepha the Monster Squid (Beast Quest, Book #7)
by Adam BladeWhen Tom defeated Epos the Winged Flame, he thought his "Beast Quest" was over. He was wrong. The Dark Wizard Malvel has returned with new Beasts and a new plan to destroy the kingdom of Avantia. And this time, each beast hides a piece of the legendary Golden Armor - armor that once belonged to Tom's father Taladon. Desperate for knowledge about his mysterious father and determined to finish his quest, Tom heads west, where Cepha the Giant Squid threatens the seas. But his arrival on the western shore brings back memories of his encounter with Sepron the Sea Serpent, an encounter he barely survived...
The Zephyr Conspiracy (Level Up)
by Israel KeatsIn a virtual reality treasure hunt game, a gamer named Gadget is a steampunk pirate looking for her captain's lost treasure—a mysterious mechanical device. If she can find the scattered pieces that make up the device, she'll be released from the game. But the further she gets into it, the more Gadget worries she's in over her head. In a game where it's hard to know who's a real person and who's a non-player character, can Gadget trust anyone?
Zero Bomb
by M.T HillFrom Philip K. Dick Award-nominated author M.T. Hill, Zero Bomb is a startling science fiction mystery that asks: what do we do when technology replaces our need to work?The near future. Following the death of his daughter Martha, Remi flees the north of England for London. Here he tries to rebuild his life as a cycle courier, delivering subversive documents under the nose of an all-seeing state.But when a driverless car attempts to run him over, Remi soon discovers that his old life will not let him move on so easily. Someone is leaving coded messages for Remi across the city, and they seem to suggest that Martha is not dead at all.Unsure what to believe, and increasingly unable to trust his memory, Remi is slowly drawn into the web of a dangerous radical whose '70s sci-fi novel is now a manifesto for direct action against automation, technology, and England itself.The deal? Remi can see Martha again - if he joins the cause.
Zero Data
by Charles SaphroAll the intricate, electronic witchery of the 21st century could not pin guilt on fabulous Lonnie Raichi, the irreproachable philanthropist. But Jason, the cop, was sweating it out ... searching for that fourth and final and all-knowing rule that would kn
Zero Day: A Novel (The Hatching Series #3)
by Ezekiel BooneThe United States goes to war against the queen spiders that threaten to overtake the human race forever in this thrilling and horrifying finale of the &“captivating, engaging, and completely terrifying&” (My Guilty Obsession) internationally bestselling Hatching series.The world is on the brink of apocalypse. Zero Day has come.The only thing more terrifying than millions of spiders is the realization that those spiders work as one. But among the government, there is dissent: do we try to kill all of the spiders, or do we gamble on Professor Guyer&’s theory that we need to kill only the queens?For President Stephanie Pilgrim, it&’s an easy answer. She&’s gone as far as she can—more than two dozen American cities hit with tactical nukes, the country torn asunder—and the only answer is to believe in Professor Guyer. Unfortunately, Ben Broussard and the military men who follow him don&’t agree, and Pilgrim, Guyer, and the loyal members of the government have to flee, leaving the question: what&’s more dangerous, the spiders or ourselves?
Zero-Day Rising (The BetterWorld Trilogy)
by T. C. WeberIn Zero-Day Rising, the third book of the BetterWorld trilogy, Kiyoko is tired of hiding and grieving, and has decided to strike back. In the first volume of the critically acclaimed BetterWorld cyberpunk trilogy, Kiyoko's older sister Waylee and their hacktivist friends exposed a conspiracy between MediaCorp and U.S. President Rand to control the flow of information and run the world on behalf of a cabal of billionaires. In volume two, Waylee faced life imprisonment, while Kiyoko and her friends were hunted by a team of ruthless mercenaries. In Zero-Day Rising, Kiyoko resolves to free her sister and bring down President Rand and MediaCorp. However, MediaCorp unleashes its ultimate plan: direct mind control with cerebral implants. Can Kiyoko and Waylee's team stop them? Can they penetrate MediaCorp's networks and end the company's grip over humanity? All while eluding the biggest manhunt in history, in a country where everyone and everything is under surveillance?
Zero-G (Outer Earth #2)
by Rob BoffardZERO-G is the nonstop sequel to Rob Boffard's Tracer, a brutal, gripping thrill-ride, where the hero moves like lightning and the consequences for failure are deadly.The clock is ticking down again for Riley Hale. She may be the newest member of Outer Earth's law enforcement team, but she feels less in control than ever. A twisted doctor bent on revenge is blackmailing her with a deadly threat. If Riley's to survive, she must follow his orders, and break a dangerous prisoner out of jail. To save her own skin, Riley must go against all her beliefs, and break every law that she's just sworn to protect. Riley's mission will get even tougher when all sectors are thrown into lock-down. A lethal virus has begun to spread through Outer Earth, and it seems little can stop it. If Riley doesn't live long enough to help to find a cure, then the last members of the human race will perish along with her. The future of humanity hangs in the balance. And time is running out.
Zero-G (Outer Earth #2)
by Rob Boffard'Never lets up, from the nerve-jangling beginning to the explosive end' James Douglas on Tracer Outer Earth is a giant space station, orbiting the dead remains of our planet. It is humanity's last refuge. Riley Hale may be the newest member of the station's law enforcement team, but she feels less in control than ever. When a doctor bent on revenge blackmails her, Riley has no choice but to give in to his demands and break a dangerous prisoner out of jail. But this is not just any prisoner - it's someone capable of bringing the entire space station to its knees. With time running out, Riley must break her own beliefs - and every law she's sworn to protect - if she has any hope of saving Outer Earth from destruction. Experience the excitement of Outer Earth in Zero-G - an action-packed thriller set in space from Rob Boffard. The Outer Earth novels:TRACERZERO-GIMPACT
Zero-G (Outer Earth)
by Rob Boffard'Never lets up, from the nerve-jangling beginning to the explosive end' James Douglas on TracerOuter Earth is a giant space station, orbiting the dead remains of our planet. It is humanity's last refuge. Riley Hale may be the newest member of the station's law enforcement team, but she feels less in control than ever. When a doctor bent on revenge blackmails her, Riley has no choice but to give in to his demands and break a dangerous prisoner out of jail. But this is not just any prisoner - it's someone capable of bringing the entire space station to its knees. With time running out, Riley must break her own beliefs - and every law she's sworn to protect - if she has any hope of saving Outer Earth from destruction. Experience the excitement of Outer Earth in Zero-G - an action-packed thriller set in space from Rob Boffard. The Outer Earth novels:TRACERZERO-GIMPACT
Zero-G
by Alton L. GanskyPoised to make history, SpaceVentures, Inc. hovers on the brink of launching the first space tourists into flight. The competition escalates as rich customers clamor to pay the exorbitant ticket prices . and it's about to turn deadly. Benjamin 'Tuck" Tucker's skill and reputation have thrust SpaceVentures into the forefront in this powerful new space race. A veteran astronaut and reluctant national hero, Tuck accepts the coveted honor-and the risk-of piloting the Legacy on her maiden space voyage. The danger is far greater than just the perceived risks. The real threat, a plot far deadlier than anyone could have imagined, is exposed as the Legacy reaches the suborbital regions of space. Suspended seventy miles above Earth, Tuck has no choice but to place his life in God's hands-a God he has found it hard to trust since a deadly tragedy in space over a year before-as he desperately fights an unknown enemy who will not hesitate to kill again
Zero-G: A Novel (The Samuel Lord Series #1)
by William Shatner Jeff RovinA new science fiction adventure from William Shatner--famous for his role as Captain Kirk on Star Trek--about the intrepid, eighty-year-old FBI deputy director Samuel Lord and his quest to stop the Chinese from using a weapon that, unknown to them, could destroy the earth.In the year 2050, the United States sends the FBI to govern its space station, the Empyrean. Under the command of former fighter pilot and FBI field agent Samuel Lord, the space based "Zero-G" men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption, and espionage beyond the Earth's atmosphere and of keeping an eye on the rival Chinese and Russian stations. During the Zero-G team's first days in space, a mysterious and beautiful scientist, Dr. May, shows up to the Empyrean claiming that important research has been stolen from her lab on the moon. Her arrival suspiciously coincides with timing of a tsunami that destroys part of the coast of Japan, and her unusual behavior makes Director Lord think that Dr. May might know more about the disaster than she's letting on. Meanwhile, the Chinese space station has gone mysteriously silent. In this gripping space adventure, Director Lord must connect the dots to discover who or what has caused the tsunami as well as subsequent disasters, and how Dr. May and the Chinese might be involved.
Zero-G: Green Space (The Samuel Lord Series #2)
by William Shatner Jeff RovinIn the second installment of William Shatner’s Zero-G series, Director Samuel Lord must identify a mole sabotaging the top-secret NASA project aboard the US space station Empyrean, while also fighting a fast-replicating virus that threatens humanity.In the year 2050, the United States sends the FBI to govern its space station, The Empyrean. Under the command of suave, eighty-year-old director Samuel Lord, the “Zero-G” men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption, and espionage, keeping an eye on the rival Chinese and Russian stations as well. Lord and his team are assisting NASA in conducting a top-secret project in the agricultural center of the Empyrean. Using microscopic robots called nanites, they plan to construct a vine that can survive in space. The vine will grow structural material for an elevator that will reach from the Empyrean to Earth. Unfortunately, a Russian spy inadvertently causes the growth to rage out of control, not only threatening the Empyrean, but the Russian space station Red Giant. Under the guidance of Director Samuel Lord, Zero-G must not only identify the spy, but help find a way to stop the fast-replicating vine…and a form of “space zombie” birthed by the nanites. The surprising solution takes Lord and a Russian pilot on a dangerous mission to Venus—where a shocking discovery awaits.
The Zero-G Headache (AstroKids #2)
by Robert ElmerMeet the AstroKids--DeeBee, Buzz, Miko, Mir, and Tag--five friends learning biblical truth through out-of-this-world adventures aboard space station CLEO-7. "'DeeBee's a GEEN-ius.' Suffering satellites, that's all I ever hear! So I understand basic quantum theory. I mean, who doesn't, right? "Anyway, can you believe it? Zero-G, The most popular band in the galaxy, was coming to perform at CLEO-7. Now. . . I think Zero-G's music is pretty lame -- but don't tell that to the other AstroKids! I was more interested in finding out why my geeky cousin Phil was on Zero-G's shuttle. . . and what exactly he was hiding in that mysterious blue plasma barrel".
Zero Gravity (Fantasies for Men)
by N. C. EastIn the future, the universe is connected and beautiful women, both human and alien, are all too excited to shack up with a hardy spaceship commander, or a genius new arrival, at a distant research outpost. Choose who you are and navigate through the sexy future with each decision you make!
Zero Gravity Outcasts
by Kay KepplerMinka Shokat only needs two things in life: her fourth-generation Wayfarer spaceship, and two best friends and crewmates by her side. Anjali and Tex were the only people to stand by her after she was falsely branded a traitor and kicked out of Central Command five years ago.Since then, Minka has kept as far from Command as the galaxy will allow. Working with her friends on their own terms beats flying warships any day. But keeping her junker of a ship flying takes money-money that Minka and her crew don't have. As a last resort, she reluctantly accepts a job transporting cargo for Central Command.Then she finds out what her "cargo" is: the very general who ruined her reputation and currently needs Minka to deliver him safely to a peace conference. Now Minka and her biggest rival must work together to fight off space pirates, commandos and rebels who are determined to stop their mission-or be blown out of the skies for good.25,000 words
Zero History (Blue Ant #3)
by William GibsonHollis Henry is broke.Milgrim is owned.Garreth can't be bought.And they all have something that global marketing magnate Hubertus Bigend needs/wants, as he finds himself outmaneuvered and adrift, after a Department of Defense contract for combat-wear turns out to be the gateway drug for arms dealers so shadowy they can out-Bigend Bigend himself.
Zero Hour (Time Surfers #6)
by Tony AbbottWhen Roop goes missing on a routine mission, Ned, Ernie, and Suzi know they've got a big problem. Kurtz is back and meaner than ever. He's evil. He's nasty. And he's fifteen! Deadly combination. But Ned is determined to save his friend. If only he can find Roop in time...
Zero Hour
by Alexander BladeBy accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon. Naturally he wanted to go along. But could he smuggle himself aboard?
Zero Magnitude (Galaxy Mavericks #3)
by Michael La RonnHer mission is simple: dismantle the biggest human trafficking operation in the galaxy. For Special Agent Devika Sharma, it's not her normal line of work, but it's personal. So much that she would risk her job for justice. When she hunts down the kingpin of the operations, he shoots her ship out of space. She crashes on a deadly jungle planet with no food or water. And there's a deadly foe on her trail. Zero Magnitude is the third book in the Galaxy Mavericks space opera series by Michael La Ronn. V1.0
Zero Minus X
by R L FanthorpeMan is an intelligent mammal. His intelligence lies in his brain. In mammals the tissues of the central nervous system are irreplaceable. The human brain contains something like 100,000,000,000,000 neurons, but 100,000 are destroyed on average each day of a man's life. Cosmic rays and general internal and external radioactivity account for most of this destruction. Hunger and Gradey decided on an illegal experiment. They brought up a small group of children in a strange artificial setting where there was practically no radiation. The setting was improved. The environment grew more shielded as generations passed. At last the Thinkers exploded into a world that had not dreamed of their existence. The world was facing other complications at the moment. An alien had appeared from the other side of the cosmos! Humanity was faced with two potentially deadly enemies; could they be turned against each other, or was one a secret friend?
Zero Negativo
by Jimm Grogan Yan LaafUm caçador treinado encontra-se em uma corrida interplanetária no cativante romance de estreia de Jimm Grogan: Zero Negativo. Tomek vive uma vida aparentemente quieta como engenheiro de espaçonaves para o Império interestelar Azten de Mundos Confederados. Ninguém sabe, entretanto, que durante as frequentes "férias" de Tomek, ele é voluntário da polícia do seu planeta, rastreando criminosos condenados e entregando-os à justiça. Conhecido por assumir casos que ninguém mais assumiria, Tomek usa o codinome "Zero Negativo" a fim de proteger a ele e aqueles que ele ama. Tomek assume a investigação da sua vida quando ele rastreia aqueles responsáveis por dois grandes crimes: um em que milhares de fazendeiros morrem de uma praga suspeita, e outro em que o assssino em massa usa uma droga misteriosa para forçar as vítimas a entregarem seus bens antes de morrerem. Assim que Tomek desvenda o mistério por trás daqueles responsáveis, ele está confiante de que serão trazidos à justiça. Mas o sinistro grupo Tridente tem outros planos em mente quando eles eventualmente descobrem quem Zero Negativo realmente é. Enquanto eles chegam perto de descobrir sua localização, usando guardas imperiais corruptos como capangas, Tomek deve lutar pela sua vida se quiser sobreviver.