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Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
From Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, and the internationally bestselling Mistborn series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future. Spensa's world has been under attack for decades...Categorized as:
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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]()
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... -
![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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![Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen]()
Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsGetting to Eden brought Emmett and his crewmates one step closer to their promised fortune. But surviving Eden may be the biggest reward of all. Emmett Atwater thought Babel’s game sounded easy. Get points. Get paid. Go home. But it didn’t take long for him to learn that Babel’s competition was full of broken promises, none darker or more damaging than the last one...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![The Girl Who Dared to Stand by Bella Forrest]()
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... -
![The Earth Dwellers by David Estes]()
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)... -
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Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWhat would you be willing to risk for a lifetime of fortune? Emmett Atwater isn’t just leaving Detroit; he’s leaving Earth. Why the Babel Corporation recruited him is a mystery, but the number of zeroes on their contract has him boarding their lightship and hoping to return to Earth with enough money to take care of his family. Forever...Categorized as:
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![Love and Decay, Vol. Seven by Rachel Higginson]()
Love and Decay, Vol. Seven by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after. Mexico hasn’t been the safe haven Reagan had hoped it would be. With new enemies waiting around every corner and a baby on the way, the group must fight harder than ever to stay alive and stay together. When circumstances beyond their control finally rip them apart, help comes from an unexpected place... -
![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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Alight by Scott Sigler
In Alive, Scott Sigler introduced readers to an unforgettable young heroine and a mysterious new world reminiscent of those of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Red Rising. Now he expands his singular vision in the next thrilling novel of this powerful sci-fi adventure series. “If it’s war they want, they messed with the wrong girl. ”. M... -
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The Human by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe city of New Eden is cleared, but it won’t stay that way forever. The Bane continue to advance in horrific ways that will wipe humanity from the face of the Earth. A storm is coming, one none of them could have dared imagine. When a group of outsiders come to the city, everyone is on edge. They have too many questions and not enough answers about where they are from or what they want... -
![Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner]()
Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness for their planet, and protect them from destruction. Some say Flynn’s a madman, others whisper about conspiracies. Nobody knows the truth...Categorized as:
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![Aberration by Cathy McCrumb]()
Aberration by Cathy McCrumb
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFreedom Awaits, but the Consortium is Watching. When rogue drones threaten citizens and the ship’s crew falls ill, the Recorder answers their call for help, once again drawing scrutiny from the Consortium...Categorized as:
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![Stray by Andrea K. Höst]()
Stray by Andrea K. Höst
On her last day of high school, Cassandra Devlin walked out of exams and into a forest. Surrounded by the wrong sort of trees, and animals never featured in any nature documentary, Cass is only sure of one thing; alone, she will be lucky to survive. The sprawl of abandoned blockish buildings Cass discovers offers her only more puzzles...Categorized as:
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![Defy the Worlds by Claudia Gray]()
Defy the Worlds by Claudia Gray
This is the thrilling and romantic sequel to Defy the Stars from the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars and Bloodline. An outcast from her home -- Shunned after a trip through the galaxy with Abel, the most advanced cybernetic man ever created, Noemi Vidal dreams of traveling through the stars one more time...Categorized as:
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![Fear Me Not by Sara Wolf]()
Fear Me Not by Sara Wolf
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe aliens crash-landed on Earth eleven years ago. And now, sixteen-year-old Victoria Hale feeds them. With her emotions. Victoria is an EVE - an Emotion Vesicle Engraft - and one of few humans who are genetically capable of producing emotions for the Gutters to feed on. She's doing it for the money - her sister Alisa needs a good doctor, and fast...Categorized as:
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![Heading Home by Susan Kiernan-Lewis]()
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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Slip by David Estes
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSomeone must die before another can be born. .. As sea levels rise and livable landmasses shrink, the Reorganized United States of America has instituted population control measures to ensure there are sufficient resources and food to sustain the growing population. Birth authorization must be paid for and obtained prior to having a child...Categorized as:
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![The Land of the Shadow by Lissa Bryan]()
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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Wildcard by Marie Lu
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! Return to the immersive, action-packed world of Warcross in this thrilling sequel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu. Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive... -
![The Hunt by Stacey Kade]()
The Hunt by Stacey Kade
Ariane Tucker has finally escaped GTX, the research facility that created her. While on the run, Zane Bradshaw is the only person she can trust. He knows who-and what-she is and still wants to be part of her life. But accepting Zane's help means putting him in danger. Dr. Jacobs, head of GTX, is not the only one hunting for Ariane... -
![7SEEDS 2 by Yumi Tamura, 田村由美]()
7SEEDS 2 by Yumi Tamura, 田村由美
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsごちそうを食べて自分の部屋で寝たはず…だが目覚めると、ナツは荒れ狂う海の上にいた。どうして自分がここにいるのかわからない。やがて流れ着いた無人島。生きるための過酷な冒険が始まった！！ナツたち４人が辿り着いた無人島は想像を絶する過酷な世界だった！！彼女たちを襲う獰猛（どうもう）な動植物、おびただしい白骨死体…。何故自分がここにいるのかも解らないまま、不安と疑惑に満ちた「仲間」とのサバイバル生活。一縷（いちる）の望みをかけ、一番高い山へと登った彼女たちが見た絶望の光景とは！？.Categorized as:
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![Hover by Melissa West]()
Hover by Melissa West
On Earth, seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander was taught to never peek, but if she hopes to survive life on her new planet, Loge, her eyes must never shut. Because Zeus will do anything to save the Ancients from their dying planet, and he has a plan. Thousands of humans crossed over to Loge after a poisonous neurotoxin released into Earth's atmosphere, nearly killing them... -
![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]()
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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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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![No Light by Devi Mara]()
No Light by Devi Mara
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAlternative Cover Edition ASIN B00HJ695KO. "Name? " he demanded. "Sarah Mackenzie. " She swallowed hard. She would be like the ones who had fallen, her remains something to be cleaned from the floor. "Age? ". She tried not to tense when he brought his face to her neck and inhaled deeply. "Twenty-two. " The lie tried to stick in her throat. He pulled back and gave her a dark look...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... -
![The Royals by J.C. Andrijeski]()
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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![This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner]()
This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
The second installment in the epic Starbound trilogy introduces a new pair of star-crossed lovers on two sides of a bloody war. Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met. Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents. Rebellion is in Flynn's blood...Categorized as:
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![Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine, Ann Aguirre]()
Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine, Ann Aguirre
Petty criminal Zara Cole has a painful past that’s made her stronger than most, which is why she chose life in New Detroit instead of moving with her family to Mars. In her eyes, living inside a dome isn’t much better than a prison cell. Still, when Zara commits a crime that has her running scared, jail might be exactly where she’s headed...Categorized as:
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![Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh]()
Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsEAST ASIA, 2199. After a great war, the East Pacific is in ruins. In brutal Neo Seoul, where status comes from success in combat, ex-gang member Lee Jaewon is a talented pilot rising in the academy's ranks. Abandoned as a child in the slums of Old Seoul by his rebel father, Jaewon desires only to escape his past... -
![The Survivors Book I: Summer by V.L. Dreyer]()
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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![Collide by Melissa West]()
Collide by Melissa West
Military legacy Ari Alexander has survived alien spies, WWIV, and a changing world order. But when the new leader of Earth uses Jackson—the only boy she's ever let herself care about—to get to her, Ari has no choice but to surrender. To free Jackson, she agrees to travel to the national bases to train others to fight. What she discovers is a land riddled with dying people... -
![Athena's Ashes by Jamie Grey]()
Athena's Ashes by Jamie Grey
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s Renna’s biggest job yet – convincing MYTH leadership that she’s put away her lock picks and is ready to save the galaxy, despite the dangerous implant in her brain. But with the Athena on the run, she’s working solo and facing her most ruthless enemy, the traitor Pallas, who’ll go to any lengths to destroy the MYTH organization...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. . -
![In the End by Demitria Lunetta]()
In the End by Demitria Lunetta
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsShe thought it was the end of the world. .. But it was only the beginning of the end. It's been three months since Amy escaped New Hope. Since she's seen Baby, or Kay, or Rice. And she's been surviving on her own, like she did before she was "rescued" and taken to what she thought was a safe haven...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... -
![Etherworld by Claudia Gabel, Cheryl Klam]()
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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![To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini]()
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a brand new epic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eragon, Christopher Paolini. Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds. Now she's awakened a nightmare. During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move... -
![Starbreak by Phoebe North]()
Starbreak by Phoebe North
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Asherah has finally reached Zehava, the long-promised planet. There, Terra finds harsh conditions and a familiar foe—Aleksandra Wolff, leader of her ship’s rebel forces. Terra and Aleksandra first lock horns with each other . . . but soon realize they face a much more dangerous enemy in violent alien beasts—and alien hunters. Then Terra finally discovers Vadix... -
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Karac by T.J. Yelden
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOne phone call was all it took to turn Ashley’s world upside down. Aliens from outer space? Check. Government deal to mandate women sign up for alien courtship? Check. A woman willing to allow someone else to dictate her life? No way in hell. Screw the government. Screw the aliens. She makes her own decisions on how her future plays out...Categorized as:
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Spinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSixteen-year-old heiress and paparazzi darling Liddi Jantzen hates the spotlight. But as the only daughter in the most powerful tech family in the galaxy, it’s hard to escape it. So when a group of men shows up at her house uninvited, she assumes it’s just the usual media-grubs. That is, until shots are fired... -
![The Academy by Emmaline Andrews, Evangeline Anderson]()
The Academy by Emmaline Andrews, Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe Academy. Where things are not always as they seem…. My name is Kris Jameson and I’m a student at the Royal Academy. I’m at the top of all my classes, what they call a “model student. ” There’s only one problem—the Academy is an all boys school and I’m a girl. It started as a prank when I took my brother’s place...Categorized as:
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![Avalon by Mindee Arnett]()
Avalon by Mindee Arnett
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA ragtag group of teenage mercenaries who crew the spaceship Avalon stumble upon a conspiracy that could threaten the entire galaxy in this fascinating and fast-paced sci-fi adventure from author Mindee Arnett. Of the various star systems that make up the Confederation, most lie thousands of light-years from First Earth-and out here, no one is free...Categorized as:
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