Michael Shaara
Michael Shaara was an American author of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction. He was born to an Italian immigrant father in Jersey City, New Jersey, graduated in 1951 from Rutgers University, where he joined Theta Chi, and served as a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division prior to the Korean War.
Man of Distinction
In the future, a wealthy man's desperate search for a famous ancestor leads to the ironic discovery that his very ordinariness makes him exceptional.
By Michael Shaara
Orphans of the Void
On a deserted planet, a crew must reveal a devastating truth to loyal robots who still await their vanished creators, forever changing the course of their existence.
By Michael Shaara
Soldier Boy
On a distant colony, when a captain discovers aliens are secretly infiltrating their ranks, he must inspire distrustful colonists to fight or face total annihilation.
By Michael Shaara
Conquest Over Time
Stranded on an alien planet where the stars dictate destiny, a resourceful earthling must outwit superstitious locals with the help of unlikely allies to turn cosmic misfortune into interstellar fortune.
By Michael Shaara
The Sling and the Stone
A Russian scientist aboard a space station confronts a terrifying choice: weaponize a moonlet against America or risk everything to stop a catastrophic act of war.
By Michael Shaara
The Book
In the depths of space, a young explorer discovers a hidden world where the inhabitants embrace pain as a path and a book dictates a life devoid of searching, challenging everything he knows about humanity's eternal quest for meaning.
By Michael Shaara
The Vanisher
A disregarded space explorer and a kidnapped woman find themselves in a terrifying struggle against an extraterrestrial plot that threatens their very existence.
By Michael Shaara
Citizen Jell
** An alien in retirement must choose between following the rules of his world or using his forbidden powers to save a life on Earth, knowing it will cost him everything.
By Michael Shaara
Wainer
In a technologically advanced future, a gifted outcast fights to discover his purpose and secure his place in the universe before his time runs out.
By Michael Shaara