The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF

Author	Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN	0345438205

One thousand years after the Jupiter mission to explore the mysterious Monolith had been destroyed, after Dave Bowman was transformed into the Star Child, Frank Poole drifted in space, frozen and forgotten, leaving the supercomputer HAL inoperable. But now Poole has returned to life, awakening...

Author	Timothy Zahn
ISBN	1984820982

Grand Admiral Thrawn faces the ultimate test of his loyalty to the Empire in this epic Star Wars novel from bestselling author Timothy Zahn.

“If I were to serve the Empire, you would command my allegiance.”

Such was the promise Grand Admiral Thrawn made to Emperor Palpatine at...

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Timothy Zahn

Angelmass, a black hole deep in space, emits "angels," small particles that render humans calm, reasonable, and virtually incapable of lying. The Empyrean, human colonies in the far reaches of the galaxy, has discovered the angels and the power they wield. All members of Empyrean government must...

Author	John Glenn
ISBN	0553110748

He was the first astronaut to orbit the Earth. Nearly four decades later, as the world's oldest astronaut, his courage reveted a nation. But these two historical events only bracketed a life that covers the sweep of an extraordinary century.

John Glenn's autobiography spans the seminal events...

Author	Eric Flint
ISBN	1416509321

I found this to be a very average read. I feel like I need to mention that the cover art for this novel is extremely misleading. Dinosaurs are virtually non-existent in this novel and only exist in the plot in the most generic sense because of the time period being discussed. This was greatly disappointing...