David M Barnett
1) Colony War
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English
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Political conflicts on Earth erupt into open hostilities between their colonies in space, with Xenomorphs as the ultimate weapon.
On Earth, political tensions boil over between the United Americas, Union of Progressive Peoples, and Three World Empire. Conflict spreads to the outer fringes, and the UK colony of New Albion breaks with the Three World Empire. This could lead to a Colony War.
Trapped in the middle are journalist Cher Hunt, scientist...
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English
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Daisy works nights. Nate works days. But maybe they aren't as different as they assume.Daisy is the night security guard at England's Manchester Museum of Social History. She takes her job very seriously, protecting the museum from teenage troublemakers.Nate works the day shift, though he would be more suited as a museum guide the way he chats with the visitors. Daisy doesn't approve: How does he find it so easy to talk to strangers?For five minutes...
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Orion
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2017.
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English
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Calling Major Tom is a funny, uplifting tale of friendship and community about the world's most unlikely astronaut. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll get a David Bowie earworm and you will cheer on all the grumpy men in your life. There's a starman waiting in the sky. And his name is Thomas. He is very happy to be on his own, far away from other people and their problems. But beneath his cranky exterior lies a story and a sadness that is familiar to...
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English
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"Daisy is the night security guard at the Manchester Museum of Social History. She takes her job very seriously, protecting the museum from teenage troublemakers. Nate works the day shift, though he'd be more suited as a museum guide the way he chats with the visitors. Daisy doesn't approve: how does he find it so easy to talk to strangers? For five minutes each day, their shifts overlap at handover. It's the only interaction they have...until mysterious...