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1	Caves of Steel more books like this by Isaac Asimov A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Like most people left behind on an ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	12th Planet more books like this by Zecharia Sitchin Over the years, startling evidence has been uncovered, challenging established notions of the origins of life on Earth--evidence that suggests the existence of an advanced group of extraterrestrials who once inhabited our world. The first book of the revolutionary "Earth Chronicles" series offers indisputable documentary evidence of the ... see all copies from £5.20! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
3	Martian Chronicles more books like this by Ray Bradbury The classic work that transformed Ray Bradbury into a household name. Written in the age of the atom when America and Europe optimisitcally viewed the discovery of life on Mars as inevitable, Bradbury's 1940s short stories of a brutal, stark and unforgiving martian landscape were as shocking and visionary as they were insightful. 'The Martian ... see all copies from £1.72! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Restaurant at the End of the Universe more books like this by Douglas Adams When all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains - "Where shall we have dinner?" "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once there is no morning after to worry about. This is volume two in the Trilogy of five. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Mostly Harmless more books like this by Douglas Adams Mostly Harmless: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Part Five The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has, in what we laughingly call the past, a great deal to say on the subject of parallel universes. Very little of this is, however, at all comprehensible to anyone below the level of Advanced God, and since it is now well-established that all ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	2061 Odyssey Three more books like this by Arthur Charles Clarke Arthur C.Clarke's space saga contines in 2061, when an Earth vessel landing on Halley's Comet marks the beginning of another confrontation between Heywood Floyd and David Bowman - or whatever Bowman has become - a newly independent HAL and the unseen alien power that controls the destiny of Earth. Arthur C.Clarke, one of most popular science ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Naked Sun more books like this by Isaac Asimov A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.88! \| first editions
8	Children of God more books like this by Mary Doria Russell The story of Emilio Sandoz, the charismatic Jesuit priest who led the well-intentioned but catastrophic mission to the distant planet of Rakhat. Emilio is forced to return against his will to continue his quest for the meaning, if any, of God's plan. see all copies from £3.49! new only from £6.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Have Space Suit, Will Travel more books like this by Robert A Heinlein One of the most famous of Heinlein's juvenile science-fiction novels, this book follows the adventures of a teenager with a secondhand space suit and dreams of visiting the Moon. Along with his friend, a 9-year-old girl, he travels into space and to all kinds of exotic planets, but something always comes up to prevent him from getting to the Moon. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £8.27! \| first editions
10	From the Earth to the Moon more books like this by Jules Verne Jules Verne first sent his travellers off to conquer the Moon 130 years ago, but he was uncannily accurate in this visionary tale: man's first actual flight took exactly the same time as that fictional voyage, and many of the technical problems raised by Verne had parallels in actual space exploration. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.29! \| first editions
11 view cover	So Long and Thanks for All the Fish more books like this by Douglas Adams Just when Arthur Dent's sense of reality is at its most clouded, he suddenly finds the girl of his dreams. He finds her in the last place in the Universe in which he would expect to find anything at all, but which 3,976,000,000 people will find oddly familiar. They go in search of God's Final Message to His Creation and, in a dramatic break with ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Path of Destruction: A Novel of the Old Republic more books like this by Drew Karpyshyn "Two there should be; no more, no less. One to embody the power, the other to crave it." -Darth Bane, Dark Lord of the Sith On the run from vengeful Republic forces, Dessel, a cortosis miner, vanishes into the ranks of the Sith army and ships out to join the bloody war against the Republic and its Jedi champions. There, Dessel's brutality, ... see all copies from £6.49! new only from £6.49!
13 view cover	Serenity: Those Left Behind more books like this by Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews, Will Conrad (Illustrator) Penned by Whedon and Brett Matthews, who wrote several episodes of "Firefly" as well as Dark Horse's final "Angel" comics series and the animated "Chronicles of Riddick" feature "Dark Fury," "Serenity" follows a ship full of mercenaries, fugitives and one law-abiding prostitute in their pursuit for fast cash and a little peace along the fringes of ... see all copies from £6.03! new only from £6.03! \| first editions
14 view cover	Specter of the Past more books like this by Timothy Zahn Princess Leia is struggling to hold the New Republic together. An ambitious Moff Disra is leading a conspiracy to divide the coalition with a plot to blame the Bothans for a heinous crime. Then comes the startling news that Grand Admiral Thrawn - believed to be dead for ten years - is alive. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £5.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Life the Universe and Everything more books like this by Douglas Adams A miniature cloth bound edition with coloured end papers and jacket, this is one of a trilogy of adventures starring Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent. Travelling throughout the galaxy in his bathrobe, Arthur meets Vogons and Marvin the paranoid robot, aided by the knowledge of the Hitch Hiker's Guide. see all copies from £1.97! new only from £4.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Pandora's Star more books like this by Peter F Hamilton Set in the 24th century, this epic novel of a human-extraterrestrial war engineered by an unknown omniscient being is by the bestselling author of "The Reality Dysfunction" and "Fallen Angel." see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Odyssey more books like this by Jack McDevitt Known for "combining galaxy-spanning adventures with the genuine novel of ideas" ("Washington Post Book World"), multiple Nebula Award-finalist McDevitt returns to the world of "Chindi" and "Omega" and humanity's struggle with its own existence. see all copies from £2.11! new only from £6.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Mass Effect: Ascension more books like this by Drew Karpyshyn Humankind versus a race of machines bent on harvesting organic life, in this second official novel based on the Bioware video game. Original. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61!
19 view cover	The Algebraist more books like this by Iain M Banks It is 4034 AD. Humanity has made it to the stars. Fassin Taak, a Slow Seer at the Court of the Nasqueron Dwellers, will be fortunate if he makes it to the end of the year. The Nasqueron Dwellers inhabit a gas giant on the outskirts of the galaxy, in a system awaiting its wormhole connection to the rest of civilisation. In the meantime, they are ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Inferno more books like this by Troy Denning Picking up where "Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice" leaves off, this latest installment carries the sagas classic heroes further into a new dimension of adventure. As civil war grips the galaxy, the Skywalker and Solo families are reeling after a shocking turn of events. Original. see all copies from £2.11! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
21 view cover	Glory Road more books like this by Robert A Heinlein E. C. "Scar" Gordon was on the French Riviera recovering from a tour of combat in Southeast Asia, but he hadn't given up his habit of scanning the Personals in the newspaper. One ad in particular leapt out at him: "ARE YOU A COWARD? This is not for you. We badly need a brave man. He must be 23 to 25 years old, in perfect health, at least six feet ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £10.39! \| first editions
22 view cover	Nova more books like this by Samuel R. Delany The balance of galactic power in the 31st century revolves around Illyrion, the most precious energy source in the universe. The varied and exotic crew who sign up with Captain Lorq van Ray know their mission is dangerous, and they soon learn that they are involved in a deadly race with the charismatic but vicious leader of an opposing space ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.45! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Harold's Trip to the Sky more books like this by Crockett Johnson Harold is back with his purple crayon, and this time the Earth isn't big enough for him. Harold is off to the sky, or more specifically, to Mars. His latest adventure starts in the desert, but it doesn't take him long to remember that rockets and deserts go hand in hand, and he is off into space. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.86! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Heart of Valor more books like this by Tanya Huff Sergeant Kerr's goal is to keep her officers and her troops alive as they face missions throughout the galaxy. She jumps at the chance to go to Crucible, the Marine Corps' training planet. But she's barely there when someone starts blasting the training scenarios to smithereens. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
25 view cover	Memory more books like this by Lois McMaster Bujold Dying is easy. Coming back to life is hard. At least that's what Miles Vorkosigan thinks and he should know, having done both once already. That was when he last visited the planet of Jackson's Whole, while rescuing his brother. Thanks to quick thinking on the part of his staff, and incredible artistry on the part of the specialist who revived him ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions

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