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Divergent Series Four-Book Anniversary Collection by Veronica Roth
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe internationally bestselling Divergent series that inspired major motion pictures starring Shailene Woodley. These special 10th anniversary editions features exclusive content from Veronica Roth and a beautiful reimagined cover art from award-winning illustrator Victo Ngai. DIVERGENT For sixteen-year-old Tris, the world changes in a heartbeat when she is forced to make a terrible choice... -
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Win by Vera Nazarian
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe Games are Forever! It’s one thing to Qualify and Compete…. Now she must Win. Gwen Lark, nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl, is among the lucky ones. She’s one of several million teenage refugees to escape the extinction-level asteroid barreling towards Earth and reach the ancient colony planet of Atlantis...Categorized as:
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![Between Burning Worlds by Jessica Brody, Joanne Rendell]()
Between Burning Worlds by Jessica Brody, Joanne Rendell
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA thief. An officer. A guardian. All from different backgrounds, but sharing one same destiny…. The planet Laterre is in turmoil. A new militant revolutionary group has emerged calling themselves “The Red Scar” and claiming responsibility for a spate of recent bombings... -
![Battle Angel Alita, Volume 02: Tears of an Angel by Yukito Kishiro]()
Battle Angel Alita, Volume 02: Tears of an Angel by Yukito Kishiro
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAlita's mastery of the lethal Panzer Kunst technique may not help her in volume 2 of this popular series. Her worst enemy may be herself. -
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![Saving Runt by S.E. Smith]()
Saving Runt by S.E. Smith
Amelia ‘Runt’ Thomas’ life revolves around a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the most ruthless criminals in the world. She follows two codes: the code of hackers and her personal code of honor to bring down anyone who thinks they’re untouchable. She is on target until one fateful night when the touch of a strange man sends an unexpected shock wave through her... -
![Ransom by Raena Rood]()
Ransom by Raena Rood
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKira Liebert’s brief taste of freedom beyond Vita Nova’s wall shatters when Patrol soldiers seize young Teddy, dragging him back to face certain death. With no choice but to follow, she returns to the city that branded her a traitor—only to be captured and cast into the Confines, the brutal prison where the condemned await execution... -
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Earth Flight by Janet Edwards
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt's time to risk it all! The thrilling conclusion to Janet Edward’s sensational debut YA sci-fi trilogy. Jarra never wanted to be a celebrity. All she ever wanted was to gain some respect for the people left on Earth: the unlucky few whose immune system prevents them from portalling to other planets... -
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The Girl Who Dared to Stand by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLiana Castell's journey continues in the breathtaking second book of the bestselling The Girl Who Dared to Think series. After stumbling upon an ancient, dusty office sealed away from the rest of the Tower, Liana makes a shocking discovery. Her first instinct is to flee - until she realizes all is not what it seems. The room has been hidden for a reason... -
![Starfall: A Starstruck Novel by Brenda Hiatt]()
Starfall: A Starstruck Novel by Brenda Hiatt
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe electrifying conclusion to the Starstruck series! M, no longer a nerdy nobody, has finally been acclaimed Sovereign Emileia, ruler of the Martian colony Nuath. But at what cost? Without her soulmate Rigel, life seems pointless but she's expected to shake off her heartbreak and assume her responsibilities... -
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The Earth Dwellers by David Estes
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Earth Dwellers is the 4th book in BOTH The Dwellers Saga and The Country Saga. The author recommends that BOTH series are read in their entirety before reading this book (The Moon Dwellers, The Star Dwellers, The Sun Dwellers, Fire Country, Ice Country, Water & Storm Country)... -
![The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew]()
The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew
Serpent & Dove meets Arcane in this dystopian romance debut that follows a cunning memory merchant who deals a little extra happiness on the side and the handsome rookie officer on her tail! In 2460, eighteen-year-old Liv Newman dreams of a future beyond her lower-class life in the Metro. As a Proxy, she uses the neurochip in her brain to sell memories to wealthy clients...Categorized as:
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Mirror's Edge by Scott Westerfeld
The danger rises and the deception grows in the heart-stopping third book in the New York Times bestselling Impostors series! Frey's return to the city of her birth isn't going to be an easy one. She and her love Col must surge on new faces and bodies in order to infiltrate Shreve by dropping from the sky and landing undetected... -
![Rebellion by Raena Rood]()
Rebellion by Raena Rood
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKira has always known that one day she would face the same fate as all citizens of Vita mandatory death at the age of sixty. But after falling in love with Will Foster, one of the city's revered Volunteers, and risking everything by fleeing the city, she starts to believe that she may have a chance at a different life... -
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Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky by Marissa Meyer
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA short story that appeared in Target exclusive copies of Cress. -
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Carrier by Anne Tibbets
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwenty-two -year-old Naya has spent nearly half her life as a sex slave in a government institution called The Line. When she’s kicked out after getting pregnant with twins, she’s got no way to earn a living and a horrifying choice to make: find someone to replace her, or have her babies taken in her stead. A doctor with a history of aiding ex-Line girls, Ric Bennett, wants to help...Categorized as:
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Push by Eve Silver
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIt’s either break the rules or die. Miki Jones lives her life by her own strict set of rules, to keep control, to keep the gray fog of grief at bay. Then she’s pulled into the Game, where she—and her team—will die unless she follows a new set of rules: those set by the mysterious Committee. But rules don’t mean answers, and without answers, it’s hard to trust. People are dying... -
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Until Midnight by Melissa Landers
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDon't miss the *free* romantic holiday story that connects ALIENATED and INVADED! Cara and Aelyx only have one day to spend together before he returns to earth and she travels to Aelyx's home planet, L'eihr. Homesick and worried about the upcoming year apart, Cara is desperate to make these final hours count. Worst of all, Cara is missing Christmas, stuck on board an alien spaceship...Categorized as:
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Shatter City by Scott Westerfeld
Cities at war. Identities stolen or hidden away. A love built on lies. In the second book of the New York Times bestselling Impostors, nothing is certain and anything can be taken away. When the world sees Frey, they think they see her twin sister, Rafi. Frey was raised to be Rafi's double, and now she's taken on the role . . . without anyone else knowing... -
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Heading Home by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat happens when the one thing you’ve been praying for turns out to be the one thing that will destroy you and everything you love? After two years of living and adjusting to life after the bomb, Sarah and her son, John, have discovered that happiness can trump grief and loss... -
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The Land of the Shadow by Lissa Bryan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the highly anticipated stand-alone sequel to The End of All Things, Lissa Bryan returns readers to a world devastated by disease, and the breakdown of modern society. Two years after a horrific virus swept the globe, decimating the world’s population, Carly Daniels and her husband, Justin, have made a safe home in the isolated southern town of Colby... -
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Mars Rising by Cidney Swanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew Release Sale! 3. 99/list 4. 99 Also Save $1 each:. Book 4 Mars Burning 3. 99/list 4. 99 amazon. com/dp/B00EBZADMA. Book 5 Striking Mars 3. 99/list 499 amazon. com/dp/B00HCZV4QK. In the breathtaking conclusion to The Saving Mars Series, Jessamyn prepares to sacrifice her future with Pavel when Lucca invites her to Budapest to prove she's from Mars... -
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Under Ground by Alice Rachel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a REGULAR EDITION of "Under Ground. " It does not include the additional short story only available in the SPECIAL EDITION paper copy. Love is a taboo, a mere fantasy—. foreign, unreachable, and dangerous. Raised in a society where women have no rights, seventeen-year-old Thia Clay holds little hope for a bright future...Categorized as:
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Charged by G. P. Ching
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFaith kept her plain. Science made her complicated. After her harrowing experience at the hands of Dr. Konrad and the Green Republic, the plain and simple life of Hemlock Hollow is a relief to Lydia Troyer. Her focus now is on helping Korwin to fit in and preparing for their upcoming marriage... -
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Earth Star by Janet Edwards
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSequel to Earth Girl . 18-year-old Jarra has a lot to prove. After being awarded one of the military’s highest honours for her role in a daring rescue attempt, Jarra finds herself – and her Ape status – in the spotlight. Jarra is one of the unlucky few born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets...Categorized as:
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![The Last Mission of the Living by Rhiannon Frater]()
The Last Mission of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHumanity teeters on the brink of extinction. .. Vanguard Lindsay Rooney has faced the undead hordes of Inferi Scourge and lived to tell the tale, but she has also suffered horrible losses. Like millions of other civilians, she had hoped that The Bastion would recover after a team of modified soldiers eradicated the undead hordes of Inferi Scourge that infested their valley...Categorized as:
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Salvation by Caryn Lix
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Kenzie and her friends find themselves trapped on a strange planet, they must risk everything to save themselves and Earth in this thrilling final book in the addictive Sanctuary trilogy! Fall down seven times, get up eight. These are the words Kenzie has always lived by. The problem is, she’s fallen down too many times to count... -
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The Dwellers Saga Boxed Set by David Estes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne of "15 Series to Read if You Enjoyed The Hunger Games"--Buzzfeed. com. Get the first THREE books of the Amazon bestselling The Dwellers Saga for more than 20% off the normal price! This boxed set includes The Moon Dwellers, The Star Dwellers, The Sun Dwellers, and a bonus Dwellers story; that's more than 1,100 pages of dystopian action and twists... -
![The Freezer by David Kersten]()
The Freezer by David Kersten
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1966 was a bad year for retired Army officer Jack Taggart. Still reeling from the loss of his wife and daughter, a visit to his doctor reveals the worst possible news: cancer. Going in for his first surgery, he is uncertain if he can, or even should, face the challenges ahead. When he wakes up to find over three hundred years have passed, an entirely new set of challenges lay before him... -
![Shadows Have Gone by Lissa Bryan]()
Shadows Have Gone by Lissa Bryan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCarly Daniels knows what it is to suffer loss. She knows what it is to sacrifice. In the two years since a pandemic virus—known only as the Infection—decimated humanity, she’s made choices she never could have imagined. She’s condoned violence in the name of peace and done the unthinkable in the name of mercy...Categorized as:
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Ghost of Mind #1 by Odette C. Bell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWould you run? If you were the last of your kind, if you knew getting caught could thrust the universe into war, wouldn’t you slip into the shadows and disappear too? Hiding is Alice’s only option. It always has been. Then he comes along. Commander John Doe, the head of a new mission into one of the most dangerous areas of space... -
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Breaking Point by Kristen Simmons
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe second installment in Kristen Simmons's fast-paced, gripping YA dystopian series. After faking their deaths to escape from prison, Ember Miller and Chase Jennings have only one goal: to lay low until the Federal Bureau of Reformation forgets they ever existed...Categorized as:
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Equinox by Lara Morgan
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt’s Rosie’s seventeenth year and she’s starting her first year at Orbitcorp Academy, but it’s not going to be all parties and pilot training. Helios hasn’t forgotten her – and she certainly hasn’t forgotten them. Bent on revenge Rosie is still working in secret to try to take them down... -
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The Royals by J.C. Andrijeski
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife as a slave in the Royal House of the Nirreth isn’t quite what 19-year-old Jet imagined when she grew up in the human skag pits outside Vancouver...Categorized as:
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The Child Thief by Bella Forrest
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn a world where we have government of the rich by the rich for the rich…. America in 2105 is beset with mass inequality, poverty and increasingly large numbers of the poor. This, combined with the breakdown of families and marriages has led to huge economic and societal burdens...Categorized as:
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![The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee]()
The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsWelcome back to New York, 2119. A skyscraper city, fueled by impossible dreams, where the lives of five teenagers have become intertwined in ways that no one could have imagined. Leda just wants to move on from what happened in Dubai. Until a new investigation forces her to seek help—from the person she’s spent all year trying to forget. Rylin is back in her old life, reunited with an old flame...Categorized as:
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Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky, Ulrike Nolte
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMaddie lives in a world where everything is done on the computer. Whether it’s to go to school or on a date, people don’t venture out of their home. There’s really no need. For the most part, Maddie’s okay with the solitary, digital life—until she meets Justin. Justin likes being with people. He enjoys the physical closeness of face-to-face interactions... -
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The Survivors Book I: Summer by V.L. Dreyer
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe virus came from deep in Africa. By the time they had a name for the disease it had wiped out half the continent. Within a year, it had decimated our world. Our species is on the verge of extinction. Only a few of us have survived; those of us lucky enough to be born with a natural immunity to the plague...Categorized as:
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![The Rule of Mirrors by Caragh M. O'Brien]()
The Rule of Mirrors by Caragh M. O'Brien
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAt the remote, exclusive Chimera Centre, families of coma patients come from all over the world seeking miracles. When Althea Flores wakes up from a six-month coma, her recovery defies the limits of hope and science—except she can’t remember anything about her own life. Instead, she has all the memories of Rosie Sinclair, the missing Forge Show star, and she’s pregnant... -
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Genesis Girl by Jennifer Bardsley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEighteen-year-old Blanca has lived a sheltered life. Her entire childhood has been spent at Tabula Rasa School where she’s been protected from the Internet. Blanca has never been online and doesn’t even know how to text. Her lack of a virtual footprint makes her extremely valuable, and upon graduation, Blanca and those like her are sold to the highest bidders... -
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The Eden Project: Humanity's Last Chance by D.P. Fitzsimons
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere was only one rule: NEVER LEAVE THE DOME. Inside the dome, 117 tube-born kids lived free of contamination. Trained since birth, they were almost ready to launch their ships and leave the dying planet behind. They were humanity's final hope against extinction. Their mission would be to explore the farthest reaches of the galaxy seeking out a habitable world free of the C-1 virus...Categorized as:
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![Legacy by Ellery A. Kane]()
Legacy by Ellery A. Kane
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow do you want to feel today? In 2041, the choice is yours. San Francisco is deserted, the Bay Bridge bombed, and the BART subway trains grounded. The Guardians, members of an elite and mysterious government-appointed military police force, are maintaining order at all costs—thanks to emotion-altering drugs like Emovere that suppress fear and anxiety... -
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Start by Odette C. Bell
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one is born equal. Some exceed every expectation and excel in every task. Some can’t get out of bed in the morning. Meet Cadet Nida Harper – the worst recruit in the Academy. She tries; she's just cursed. Every accident that can happen, does happen. When she’s found unconscious on a field mission, it’s not surprising. But it sure is surprising when wild dreams start... -
![Damaged Goods by Jennifer Bardsley]()
Damaged Goods by Jennifer Bardsley
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlanca has everything she ever wanted, a hot boyfriend and the loving support of her foster father. She’s finally escaped the abusive control of her birth father and her tortured childhood at Tabula Rasa School. But the scars of Blanca’s Vestal upbringing run deep, especially when the FBI start asking questions...Categorized as:
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Aliens' Babies by Juno Wells, Aurelia Skye
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsJust $0. 99 for a limited time! Jessminda Patel was one of four hundred Earth women kidnapped by a rogue Dazon scientist who used her and the others for his breeding experiments. She’s devastated to learn she’s pregnant with an alien’s babies, and the father is equally surprised. Valkor Tosh is a decorated alien war hero whose DNA was stolen to fertilize Jess’s eggs...Categorized as:
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![Outside In by Maria V. Snyder]()
Outside In by Maria V. Snyder
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsMe? A leader? Okay, I did prove that there's more to Inside than we knew. That a whole world exists beyond this cube we live in. And finding that led to a major rebellion—between worker scrubs like me and the snobby uppers who rule our world. Make that ruled. Because of me, we're free...Categorized as:
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![Passion by Kailin Gow]()
Passion by Kailin Gow
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPRAISE for the DESIRE SERIES by Kailin Gow 5 out of 5 Stars -Very sweet, lovely story about an eighteen year old girl Kama who lives in a perfect, settled future with a perfect boy, Liam. .. However, her world turns upside down. . -
![As They Slip Away by Beth Revis]()
As They Slip Away by Beth Revis
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTaking place on the spaceship Godspeed before Amy Martin wakes up and Elder takes leadership, this novella describes life at the Hospital during Eldest's reign. Focusing primarily on background characters, readers will see fan-favorite characters Harley, Orion, Victria, and more. Selene is a singer on a spaceship that only values people who can provide important skills that enhance survival... -
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Last of Her Name by Jessica Khoury
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFrom Jessica Khoury, author of the Corpus Trilogy, comes a gripping story of royalty and rebellion, coursing across a faraway star system like a trail of jewels. Sixteen years ago, rebellion swept the galaxy known as the Belt of Jewels. Every member of the Leonov royal family was murdered--down to their youngest child, Princess Anya--making way for the Union government to seize power...Categorized as:
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![The Dead Will Rise First by Logan Kain]()
The Dead Will Rise First by Logan Kain
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Christian rapture occurs and the now soulless bodies of Christians are left to terrorize all those left behind. TJ flees across Texas with his best friend, Ryan, and the remnants of his family, hoping for happiness, struggling just to survive. As they trek farther and farther South toward the coast, TJ and Ryan find comfort and love with one another... -
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Etherworld by Claudia Gabel, Cheryl Klam
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn this sequel to Elusion, three teens fight a virtual reality program that threatens to destroy their minds. Dangerous secrets and lies add up to a thrilling futuristic fantasy with an Inception-inspired twist. Elusion was hailed as an exciting leap in technology—until users began to disappear amid rumors of addiction...
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