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Build Your Own Galactic Empire    by Harry Heyoka
Price: Free! 960 words. Published on August 3, 2009. .

Lighthearted DO and DON'T lists for achieving pan-galactic supremacy or writing hard science fiction, formulated by the author of the Spiral Vector series in the course of developing his Spiral's Realms future history. WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!
Voyager: Exploring the Outer Planets    by Joan Marie Verba
Price: $6.99 USD. 9820 words. Published by FTL Publications on September 4, 2009. .

In 1977, NASA launched the space probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to explore Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. This book tells of what was known about those planets and their moons before the Voyager missions, as well as what Voyager discovered about those planets and their moons. This book is written for the middle-grade reader, and can be enjoyed by readers age 12 and up.
Planet Killers    by Sean Brandywine
Price: $5.95 USD. 36930 words. Published by Strict Publishing International  on September 12, 2009. .

Someone tried to destroy the Earth. They nearly succeeded, just missing and shattering our Moon. Huge fragments hit the Earth. Millions died. Four surviving starships were converted from exploration to military use, and sent out on a journey taking them farther into the galaxy than any humans had ever gone before. The goal: find the race that tried to destroy them. The mission: revenge.
Keeper    by Kristine Williams
Price: $1.00 USD. 110060 words. Published on November 24, 2009. .

When Captain Alex Marcase heard his father had died, he expected his inheritance would fund his deep space expedition. When that legacy turned out to be a genetically altered slave named Evan, it spelled the end of Alex's normal, orderly life. The pair head into deep space with their enemies in hot pursuit, Alex's chief rival ahead of them, and a saboteur onboard. Book 1 in the KEEPER Series
Madness    by Kristine Williams
Price: $1.00 USD. 112930 words. Published on November 24, 2009. .

Still affected by betrayal and deceit, Alexander Marcase feels his life has lost all connection to truth. Unable to come to terms with his own past, he's determined to discover the reality behind Evan's. What they learn along the way re-shapes their understanding of Keepers and Sha'erah, but nothing can prepare them for what they find. Book 2 in the KEEPER Series
Tools of Extinction    by Kristine Williams
Price: $1.00 USD. 108030 words. Published on November 24, 2009. .

The day Alex Marcase became the new owner of a Sha'erah named Evan, his life turned upside down. Dealing with each other took time, and a great deal of effort on both their parts. In the years they've been together, they've been to hell and back on more than one occasion. Each time growing stronger in their trust and conviction. This time, hell is looking for them. Book 3 in the Keeper series
Sha'erah    by Kristine Williams
Price: $1.00 USD. 127320 words. Published on November 24, 2009. .

Adjusting to their lives as fugitives, Alex and Evan have begun forging a new future amid a recovering humanity. Until a ghost from their past threatens to destroy what's left. Facing demons both real and imagined will bring them answers, and open their lives to an entirely new kind of threat. Their future has only just begun. Book 4 in the Keeper series.
Career in Aerospace Science    by Institute For Career Research
Price: $9.95 USD. 9630 words. Published by Institute For Career Research  on December 10, 2009. .

You can be an astronomer or astronaut, a pioneer in aerospace technology. From the depths of the oceans to the outer reaches of space, we will explore and discover places and phenomena. Advancing technologies will help us bridge horizons to go where no Earthly human has ever gone. If you like science, are good in math, are curious about space and what lies out there, then read this book!
Revise the World    by Brenda Clough
Price: $4.99 USD. 183310 words. Published by Book View Cafe  on January 8, 2010. .

In 1912 explorer Titus Oates commits suicide by walking out into an Antarctic blizzard to save Robert Scott and the other members of the English exploration team. His body is never found–because he was snatched away into the year 2045 by scientists experimenting with a new faster-than-light drive. But Oates stubbornly sticks to his old explorer job and sets off on an intergalactic adventure.
To The Stars    by Thomas Stone
Price: Free! 119010 words. Published by Cooper's Press on March 29, 2010. .

TO THE STARS is the first book in a trilogy concerning an intrepid group of space explorers in 2107. Harry Irons dreams of escaping an over-crowded Earth by working for one of the giant corporations. He gets his wish and soon enough finds himself struggling to survive on an alien world.