Sky Doll Spaceship

Sky Doll Spaceship
Author:
Publisher: Marvel
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2011-04-06
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9780785143925

Exceptional beings exist who possess the ability to take on any identity. Among them is Noa, the most famous last generation synthetic doll. Spaceship lifts the veil on some of her often very extravagant past experiences: call girl, sexy comic book heroin, limo driver, and finally, the normal life of a doll on planet Papathea. Collecting: Sky Doll Space Ship #1-2; Sky Doll: Lacrima Christi #1-2

The Ultimate Sky Doll (Graphic Novel)

The Ultimate Sky Doll (Graphic Novel)
Author: Alessandro Barbucci
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-11-12
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1785869817

A BRAND NEW ULTIMATE EDITION OF THE SCI-FI FANTASY OPERA, SKY DOLL, COLLECTING THE FIRST FOUR VOLUMES IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME! A beautiful hardcover collection, which includes a jacket that reveals a gorgeous Sky Doll poster by creators Alessandro Barbucci and Barbara Canepa! In a parallel universe the existence of a sweet life like android called Noa, a Sky Doll, artificial beings without rights, created to serve the state's desires, has been turned upside down. After being rescued by two "missionaries", fleeing her tyrannical creator and life of servitude to the far reaches of the galaxy. Noa comes to realize she may be more than a simple android as she becomes embroiled in the middle of two opposing ideologies... Collecting together all four Sky Doll volumes into English for the very first time!

Sky Doll: Spaceship

Sky Doll: Spaceship
Author: Alessandro Barbucci
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-12-27
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1782767371

A SCI-FI FANTASY OPERA! Sky Doll Spaceship collects six stories from the eventful life of the SkyDoll, Noa, and the six stories that comprise the Sky Doll Lacrima Christi collection, which are about the lives of the Papesses Ludovica and Agape. With art from a variety of exceptionally talented artists, Sky Doll Spaceship is a gorgeous vision of the world created by Barbucci and Canepa. In a parallel universe, the existence of a sweet, life-like android called Noa, a Sky Doll, is about to be turned upside down. When she is rescued by "missionaries" from her role as servant to a tyrannical master, it becomes clear that she may be more than just a robotic toy after all. For a start, she is capable of dreaming and has developed a personality of her own. In a dystopian world where personal and sexual freedoms have been perverted, Noa is a mysterious anomaly whose true power is yet to be revealed, even to her...

Toys in Space

Toys in Space
Author: Mini Grey
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2013-05-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307978478

A very silly (not-too-scary) story about losing a beloved toy. That summer night, the toys were left outside. . . . For the very first time, the Wonderdoll, the helpful wind-up robot, the thoughtful green dinosaur, and the rest of their plucky gang lie in the grass, gazing up at the stars. But one star seems brighter than the rest. As it grows bigger and bigger, the toys realize it may not be a star at all! Soon they're venturing into the unknown, traveling by spaceship, where they meet a lonely alien in need of help, and some friends. From ever-inventive, award-winning author-illustrator Mini Grey comes a hilarious and heartfelt new adventure: a motley group of toys left outside in the garden become true friends and brave heroes--in space!

Skydoll

Skydoll
Author:
Publisher: Marvel
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-12-15
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9780785132370

Exceptional beings exist who possess the ability to take on any identity. Among them is Noa, the most famous last generation synthetic doll. Sky Doll Spaceship lifts the veil on some of her often very extravagant past experiences: call girl in the middle of the desert, sexy comic book heroine, limo driver, and finally, the normal (ironic, funny, sometimes melancholic) life of a doll on planet Papathea... Discover through exciting ales of Sky Doll by Canepa & Barbucci featuring art by European superstars Matteo De Longis, Claudio Acciari and Pierre-Mony Chan (Spin Angels)! COLLECTING: Sky Doll Space Ship #1-2; Sky Doll: Lacrima Christi #1-2 The Soleil comics may only be sold in English North America: United States, Canada, Mexico and their territories and possessions.

The Last Green Tree

The Last Green Tree
Author: Jim Grimsley
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2006-11-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780765305305

Three hundred years after the Conquest, as the Great Mage rules over all humankind, the long peace is over as a mysterious and omnipotent force rises on the planet Aramen, where sentient trees keep human symbionts as slaves.

Goldilocks

Goldilocks
Author: Laura Lam
Publisher: Orbit
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2020-05-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316462896

A gripping science fiction thriller where five women task themselves with ensuring the survival of the human race—if you mixed ". . .The Martian and The Handmaid's Tale, this sci-fi novel would be the incredible result" (Book Riot). “Best of 2020” –Library Journal “Best of 2020” –Kirkus “Best of 2020 – runner up” –Polygon “Our favorite books of 2020” –GeekDad Despite increasing restrictions on the freedoms of women on Earth, Valerie Black is spearheading the first all-female mission to a planet in the Goldilocks Zone, where conditions are just right for human habitation. It's humanity's last hope for survival, and Naomi, Valerie's surrogate daughter and the ship's botanist, has been waiting her whole life for an opportunity like this - to step out of Valerie's shadow and really make a difference. But when things start going wrong on the ship, Naomi begins to suspect that someone on board is concealing a terrible secret - and realizes time for life on Earth may be running out faster than they feared . . . "Goldilocks is a thrilling, character-driven space opera", perfect for readers of The Martian, The Power, and Station Eleven (Shelf Awareness).

Sophie's World

Sophie's World
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 735
Release: 2007-03-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466804270

A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

Mario and the Aliens

Mario and the Aliens
Author: Carolina Zanotti
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2021-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1607656779

In this fun tale, a little boy must learn to step away from electronics and play with traditional toys if he wants his new alien friends to stick around. Mario hears loud hissing and beeping noises in the backyard. Then, he sees the flashing lights of a real spaceship! Now Mario has three new alien friends who want to play. It’s up to him to show these friendly creatures how children play on Earth. They are looking for new games and fun toys, and Mario wants to make them happy so that they return. But the aliens are tired of computers and electronic stuff. What will Mario do? “At just the right length for a great good-night book, Mario and the Aliens is a fun, fast paced book that kids will learn from, without being preached to.” —Daddy Mojo “Mario and the Aliens by Carolina Zanotti and Thai My Phuong [(Tamypu)] is an enjoyable short read about the importance of taking breaks from electronic screens around us.” —The Geekiary This is a fixed-format ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the original print book

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time
Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1429915641

NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY Read the ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted children for over 60 years! "A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart." —Meg Cabot Late one night, three otherworldly creatures appear and sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe away on a mission to save Mr. Murray, who has gone missing while doing top-secret work for the government. They travel via tesseract--a wrinkle that transports one across space and time--to the planet Camazotz, where Mr. Murray is being held captive. There they discover a dark force that threatens not only Mr. Murray but the safety of the whole universe. A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L’Engle’s Time Quintet.