Fleming Community Library

When Elder discovers shocking news about Godspeed, he and Amy race to discover the truth behind life on the space ship. They must work together to unlock a puzzle that was set in motion hundreds of years earlier, unable to fight the romance that's growing between them and the chaos that threatens to tear them apart.

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his...

Presents illustrated explanations of how light, electricity, and magnetism work, describing the laws of optics and electromagnetism and Ohm's and Joule's laws, and providing a time line, biographical sketches of scientists, and a selected bibliography.

This book discusses our solar system, describing how our sun, a star, has eight planets, comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and moons.

Amy hopes to reach her long-sought new home on Centauri-Earth, while she and Elder confront unexpected dangers that threaten their colony and challenge their views on what it means to be human.

An introduction to constellations that discusses what they are, how different cultures have created stories of their origins, how they can be found, and other related topics.

When Clan Korval knows your name. . .Abandoned on a strange port by a scam gone bad, his license to pilot rescinded, and his pockets very much to let, Fer Gun pen'Uldra was teetering between trouble, more trouble, and bad trouble. Cornered in a cheap bar by a too-knowledgeable stranger with an unlikely offer, Fer Gun realized having no money and no license might be the least of his troubles. Clan Korval knew his name and that proposal was hard to...

"Beset by the angry remnants of the Department of the Interior, challenged at every turn by opportunists on their new homeworld of Surebleak, and somewhat low on funds, Clan Korval desperately needs to reestablish its position as one of the top trading clans in known space. To this end, Master Trader Shan yos'Galan, aboard Korval's premier trade ship, Dutiful Passage, is on a mission to establish new business associations. But reestablishing trade...

Examines the many facets and puzzles of our Moon, including its phases and eclipses, its early discoveries and modern exploration, and its possible origins and future prospects.

This book describes the construction and operation of NASA's space shuttles, covering such topics as preparation for liftoff, living in space, landing, and mission control.