| Space: Above and Beyond |
| "Five
billion years from now, maybe to the day, the sun burns
ninety percent of its hydrogen. A balance is destroyed.
More energy is created than released. Quickly, in a few
million years, the sun radiates all of its potential
power. The star swells. Mercury, Venus, the Earth...
disappear. Swallowed. The sun truly, finally, touches the
sky. Life vanishes eons ago. "Eventually, the sun shrinks, decreasing to the size of the Earth, which reappears from the Red Dwarf's grasp. With no gravity to hold it, the Earth slowly floats away. "Elsewhere, stars are born. Other star systems - older, larger - continue to breathe. The solar system dies of crib death. If that's what it takes, then okay. If I must wait that long, then all right. Because when I think of this, nothing is more desirable than the hope of watching that last day when the sun flickers out, with you beside me. We'll sit alone on a dark chunk of ice at the top of the world, and the stars above, beyond and between us will never shine brighter as we drift away into space." |
| Space: Above and
Beyond - A Novel (Book 1) by Peter Telep (Adapter), Glen Morgan, James Wong
A courageous group of human colonists braves the perils of the unknown to leave Earth and seek a new future among the stars. |
| The Aliens
Approach: A Novel (Space - Above and Beyond , No 1) by Easton Royce When Marine Lieutenants West, Hawkes, and Vansen are sent to Mars, their mission is simply to fix a broken transmitter, but what they soon discover on the Martian landscape is far more powerful and frightening. |
| "When
you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love, false or true? But one man loved the pilgrim's soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face. And bending down beside the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars." -- "When You Are Old" by William Butler Yeats |
| Dark Side of the
Sun (Space: Above and Beyond - Harper Trophy Series, Book
2) by Dina Anastasio
Lieutenant Shane Vansen still has nightmares about her parents' deaths at the hands of the Artificial Intelligence beings, but when the past comes back to haunt her in an alien trap, she must keep her cool to save the squad. |
| Born in
the woods Raised by the bear Double-set of dogteeth Triple coat of hair M - Mean as hell A - All the time R - Rough and Tough I - In the mud N - Never quit E - Every day S - Semper Fi! |
| Mutiny (Space:
Above and Beyond - Harper Trophy Series, Book 3) by Easton Royce Lieutenant Hawkes, an in-vitro himself, is angered when, after damage is caused to the ship, the human members of the space crew state that the unborn in-vitros have to be sacrificed in order for them to live, leaving Hawkes to debate whether or not to start a mutiny. |
| "Tell
my mother I died for my country. I did what I thought was best." John Wilkes Booth April 12, 1865 |
| The Enemy: A Novel
(Space - Above and Beyond , No 4) by Dina Anastasio Stranded on Tartarus, the 58th Squadron is subjected to an advanced form of chemical warfare, an electromagnetic lightning storm that creates unprovoked violence, and if the Squadron cannot find a way off the planet, they will go to war with one another. |
| "With
my mission now at hand, my dear old town, my dear old
people, I now abandon everything and leave to protect this country. To preserve our eternal and just cause, I now go forth. My body will collapse like a falling cherry blossom but my soul will live and protect this land forever. Farewell. I am a glorious wild cherry blossom. I shall return to my mother's place and bloom." - Mayumi Ichikawa. The Kamikaze Pilots Tell Their Story |
| Demolition Winter:
A Novel (Space: Above and Beyond, Book 2) by Peter Telep, Glen Morgan (Creator), James Wong (Creator)
Now to follow up on the success of the first season of the hot new television series, Space: Above and Beyond, is an all-new novel about the fighter pilots of the 58th Squadron of the Marine Air and Space Corps.For readers of military/adventure science fiction. Ingram: |
| "And
when I shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun." |
