Science Fiction Reads

A space elevator connecting Earth to an orbiting satellite 22,300 miles up would make space travel easier and more cost-effective by lifting interstellar spaceships into orbit without the need of rockets.


Unfortunately, the only appropriate place for the elevator is on a mountain occupied by an ancient order of Buddhist monks who oppose the project. Renowned structural engineer Dr. Vannevar Morgan faces technical, political and economics challenges. And of course the monks. . .

After centuries of beckoning to mankind, Mars is finally in reach. One hundred colonists begin a project to terraform Mars into a more Earthlike planet. They will place giant satellite mirrors in orbit to reflect light to the surface as black dust sprinkled on the polar caps capture warmth and melt the ice. Based on years of research and cutting-edge science of the time, Kim Stanley Robinson chronicles the colonization of Mars.

An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind's most thrilling fantasies have come true.

Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them--for a price. Until something goes wrong. . . .

When a dust storm forces his crew to evacuate the planet while thinking him dead, astronaut Mark Watney finds himself stranded on Mars's surface, completely alone. Armed with nothing but his ingenuity, his engineering skills--and a gallows sense of humor that proves to be his greatest source of strength--Mark embarks on a dogged quest to stay alive, but will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?

Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena.