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3) Ascension
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"The year is 2057 - special agent Hayes (Paul Nolan) is sent to investigate a mysterious suicide at a remote scientific base on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. Trapped by a raging storm, he uncovers the deep and deadly secrets of this distant moon"--Container.
4) Geekerella
Author
Series
Once upon a con volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Geek girl Ellie hopes to go to ExcelsiCon Cosplay to meet the actor (closet nerd Darien) scheduled to play Federation Prince Carmindor in a reboot of the movie Starfield.
Language
English
Description
In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a prison which houses the world's most brutal inmates. And when the President of the United States crash lands inside, only one man can bring him back: Snake Plissken, a notorious outlaw and former Special Forces war hero who, in exchange for a full pardon, descends into the decayed city and wages a blistering war against the captors. But time is short: in 24 hours,...
7) Clone
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
When humanity starts dying out due to radiation after World War III, the head of a military academy seeks a man he knows is capable of creating clones to ensure the survival of the human race.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The Mayans predicted the destruction of the world, but it is we who must survive it. In the days leading up to December 21, 2012, four strangers, all for different reasons, are mysteriously drawn to an ancient temple in the heart of the Mexican jungle. What they witness along the way is awe-inspiring, terrifying, and unexplainable. It is also just the beginning ...
11) Absolute zero
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
As the temperature in Miami plunges at record-breaking speed and the city is blasted with snow and ice, a climatologist discovers that an Ice Age is on its way and there's no time, and nowhere, to escape.
12) Tremors
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Two country handymen and a seismology student discover a desolate town infested with gigantic man-eating creatures that live underground.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Furian renegade Riddick has another bounty on his head, but when he escapes from his mercenary captors, he's plunged into an epic-scale war waged by the Necromongers. A fascist master race led by Lord Marshal becomes determined to conquer all enemies in their quest for the Underverse and it's up to Riddick to stop him from taking over the universe, but things don't go according to his plan.
16) Movie monsters
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"They've been scaring audiences for decades, and many of them keep coming back to frighten us some more. They're movie monsters. Readers get an in-depth look at some of the most terrifying characters ever filmed. From Hannibal Lecter to Godzilla, the most infamous monsters of the silver screen can be seen here. Dramatic images capture these monsters at their most gruesome, and fascinating facts explain their popularity with filmgoers of yesterday...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
Discover the science behind the most popular sci-fi franchise of all time!
Capturing the imagination and hearts of crowds worldwide, Star Wars is a fantastic feat of science fiction and fantasy. The Science of Star Wars addresses 50 topics that span the movies' universe such as battle technology, alien life, space travel, etc. You'll find fascinating explorations of the physics of Star Wars, its plausibility, and more. The perfect Star Wars gift...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A compilation of four science fiction films from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
In Cosmos : war of the planets, an astronaut is sent to an unexplored planet to investigate an intercepted message that originated there.
In Assignment : outer space, a 21st century reporter for the Interplanetary News is sent to write a story from aboard a space station, but must disable a space ship sent to destroy Earth.
In Voyage to the prehistoric planet, scientists...
19) Virus
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
When a crew of a crippled tugboat discover a deserted Russian military ship they find an alien electical life-form waiting inside.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
After discovering she can leap through time, high school student Makoto Konno does what any teenager would do. She re-takes tests, corrects embarrassing situations, and sleeps in as late as she wants, never thinking that her carefree time traveling could have a negative effect on the people she cares about. By the time she realizes the damage she's done, she'll have to race against time to set things right.
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