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Evershore by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to Jorgen's story along with Cytonic... -
The Harper Hall of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsOmnibus of DragonSong, DragonSinger, and... -
Risked by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJonah thought that after his last adventure in 1903, he and his sister Katherine would have a break from time travel for a while. For the first time, he’s willing to look into his own identity in the past, and he thinks this is his chance... -
Crier's War by Nina Varela
Impossible love between two girls —one human, one Made. A love that could birth a revolution.After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, Designed to be the playthings of royals, took over the estates of their owners and bent the human race to their will...Categorized as:
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The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMark's solo camping trip in the desert turns into a terrifying and thrilling odyssey when a mysterious beam of light transports him to another time on what appears to be another planet. As Mark searches for a pathway back to his own time on Earth, he must make a new life in a new world... -
Roots of Insight by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe second book in the beloved Dusk Gate series reconnects Quinn with the charming princes and the pristine world of Eirentheos. From a beautiful royal wedding to a dangerous rescue mission, her adventures are about to take her life on a course that will change it forever... -
Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThis story originally appeared in the October/November 2008 Asimov’s Science Fiction (in the US) and the UPC Science Fiction collection (in Europe)."An image came to him. An image of humankind escaping into space. An image of human merchants trading and cheating, of human tyrants capturing the Varvax, Tenasi, and Hommar. Images of wars, of fighting, of a paradise destroyed... -
DEV1AT3 by Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsLemon Fresh has seen better days.After the climactic battle in Babel, she finds herself separated from Ezekiel and Cricket in the wastelands. Lemon’s abilities to manipulate electricity mark her as a deviate, and deadly corporate operatives are hunting her to use as a weapon in the war between BioMaas Incorporated and Daedelus Technologies...Categorized as:
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Fang and Claw: Nocturne Academy Book 2: Nocturne Academy paranormal romance series by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Kaitlyn Fellows and I'll never be the same. The Fire stole everythign from me. My home...my family...even my beauty... The right side of my face is normal--even pretty. But the left side, I hide in shame. That's where The Fire marked me...scarred me forever. At Nocturne Academy I'm nothing--just a little Norm girl with no supernatural powers and a disfigured face... -
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
HOW CAN ONE GIRL SAVE AN ENTIRE WORLD? To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise—and take back her stolen birthright. But everything changes when she meets a queen dragon...Categorized as:
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TRUEL1F3 by Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom the bestselling co-author of the Illuminae Files comes the thrilling finale in the LIFEL1K3 trilogy--hailed by Marie Lu as "a breathless, action-packed exploration of what humanity really means." Best friends have become enemies. Lovers have become strangers. And deciding whose side you're on could be the difference between life and death... -
Nero's Fiddle by A.W. Exley
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne... death by spontaneous human combustion is a rare act of God Two... is surely a freakish coincidence Three... well, that’s starting to look deliberate. Cara has a new role as Queen Victoria’s artifact hunter, she’s adapting to married life and living in a country manor that more closely resembles a mausoleum... -
Hour of Need by Michael Pryor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the earth-shattering final book of the Laws of Magic series, Aubrey goes deep into the lair of his enemy in an attempt to save the world Aubrey Fitzwilliam, renegade and traitor. Instead of clearing his name in Albion, Aubrey has chosen to pursue his enemy, Dr. Mordecai Tremaine, deep into the heart of enemy territory. What he uncovers in Dr... -
The Sowing by Steven dos Santos
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis time, there are no choices. Lucian “Lucky” Spark leads a double life. By day, he trains to become one of the Establishment elite. At night, he sabotages his oppressors from within, seeking to avenge the murder of his love, Digory Tycho, and rescue his imprisoned brother... -
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Gambit by C.L. Denault
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn Earth’s battle-ridden future, humans have evolved. Those with extraordinary skills rise to power and fame. Those without live in poverty.Sixteen-year-old Willow Kent believed she was normal. But when a genetically-advanced military officer shows up in her village and questions her identity, long-buried secrets begin to emerge...Categorized as:
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Sleepless by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy name is Alex Mills and I have a superpower. Don't be jealous, it sucks. I can't control it. My mind is a mutinous SOB that takes over when I go to sleep. I'm just a girl trying to get some shut eye while it decides to throw a rager that can land me just about anywhere in the world. The base of the Eiffel Tower. The shore on the coast of Ireland. The third baseline at Wrigley Field... -
Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsCenturies after wars nearly destroyed civilization, the two islands of New Pacifica stand alone, a terraformed paradise where even the Reduction—the devastating brain disorder that sparked the wars—is a distant memory. Yet on the isle of Galatea, an uprising against the ruling aristocrats has turned deadly...Categorized as:
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Touching Fire by Airicka Phoenix
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFinding her past was supposed to end the nightmare. Only it was just the beginning. Entrusting the fate of the world, not to mention her and Isaiah’s life to a father she’s never met is a big leap of faith on Fallon’s part. But it’s a necessary risk. Ashton is the key to protecting Isaiah and keeping her out of Garrison’s clutches...Categorized as:
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Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction by Sharyn November
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFirebirds is more than simply an anthology -- it is a celebration of wonderful writing. It gathers together sixteen original stories by some of today's finest writers of fantasy and science fiction. Together, they have won virtually every major prize -- from the National Book Award to the World Fantasy Award to the Newbery Medal -- and have made best-seller lists worldwide... -
Shutdown by Heather Anastasiu
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe battle is all but over, and hope seems to be lost. Zoe and her fellow Resistance fighters are on the run, having lost their home, their protection, and their leader. They are outnumbered and outmatched by the powerful corporation that controls the world, and the cruel Chancellor is inches away from completing a scheme that would kill most of humanity... -
Tokyo Mew Mew, Vol. 5 by Mia Ikumi, Reiko Yoshida
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFinally, Ayoma and Ichigo are a genuine couple ... and life is wonderful. But things don't stay too smooth for long. Suddenly, a Blue Knight appears and threatens to cause trouble for everyone... -
Praying For Rain by Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPraying For Rain is a free-to-read pdf short story, a prequel to Jay Kristoff's The Lotus War series, which tells the tale of Miho and the city of Kigen... -
The Last Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYour blood-red skies are filled with smoke. Your bleach-white histories with lies. You walk sleeping. Wake senseless. Breathing deep of toxic blooms and forgetting all that has gone before. But I remember. I remember when two brothers waged bloody war over the right to sit in their father’s empty chair... -
The Lifesaving Power: Goldenfields and Stronghold by Jeffrey Quyle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA deadly set of expectations await Alec the Healer, the former carnival hand who is now the Protector of the Crown. He is under a compulsion to travel to the City of Stronghold, a powerful trading base for the Locksfort clan. He must attempt to use his ingenaire healing powers there to resurrect his former companion, Noranda, who is a pawn in the deadly games of politics and finances... -
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Shadowlark by Meagan Spooner
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEver since she escaped the city within the Wall, Lark Ainsley's wanted one thing: to find her brother Basil. She's always believed he would be the one to put an end to the constant fear and flight. And now, hidden underground in the chaotically magical city of Lethe, Lark feels closer to him than ever... -
The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Engdahl
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElana, a newly graduated agent of the Federation Anthropological Service, is sent to observe Toris, a Youngling planet poised on the brink of nuclear war. Her primary directive is merely to observe. She cannot reveal her alien origin or interfere in any way with the planet's natural course of evolution... -
The Spell Realm by Dima Zales
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe highly anticipated sequel to The Sorcery Code . . . After the battle with the Sorcerer Guard, Gala and Blaise take shelter in the mountains, a place of unique beauty and danger. Augusta, however, is determined to exact revenge—even as Barson, her ambitious lover, implements his own plan. But amidst politics, battles, and intrigue, something far bigger is brewing . .Categorized as:
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Talisman of El by Alecia Stone
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE WAS A LIE? One Planet. Two Worlds. Population: Human ... 7 billion. Others ... unknown. When 14-year-old Charlie Blake wakes up sweating and gasping for air in the middle of the night, he knows it is happening again. This time he witnesses a brutal murder. He's afraid to tell anyone. No one would believe him ... because it was a dream... -
Snow by Tracy Lynn
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 39 ratings"ONCE UPON A TIME" IS TIMELESS The Duchess Jessica's childhood began with a tragedy: her mother's death. Her father, heartbroken at the loss of his beloved wife, could not bear to raise the child. Largely ignored, Jessica spent the first eleven years of her life running free on the family estate, cared for only by the servants...Categorized as:
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The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWhat isn't written, isn't remembered. Even your crimes.Nadia lives in the city of Canaan, where life is safe and structured, hemmed in by white stone walls and no memory of what came before. But every twelve years the city descends into the bloody chaos of the Forgetting, a day of no remorse, when each person's memories – of parents, children, love, life, and self – are lost... -
Carnelian by B. Kristin McMichael
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEveryone has a past, but for most it isn’t as long ago as Seth Sangre. His past is literally thousands of years ago. Seth’s life led him to the present seeking something that might help him save his country from destruction. He has been in the present for over three years now and just found exactly what he has been looking for... -
For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
It's been several generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction, decimating humanity and giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology. Elliot North has always known her place in this world. Four years ago Elliot refused to run away with her childhood sweetheart, the servant Kai, choosing duty to her family's estate over love... -
Every Never After by Lesley Livingston
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's happening again! Despite their vow to each other at the end of Once Every Never , best friends Clare and Allie once more find themselves in trouble—and travelling in time... -
Charmed Vengeance by Suzanne Lazear
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the Faerie realm, Noli Braddock's relationship with her best friend V has grown into something more. But V's mother, Faerie Queen Tiana, has ruled that they are forbidden to see each other. Returning to the mortal realm, Noli joins the crew of her brother's air-pirate ship, the Vixen's Revenge. There she discovers that her brother has hired the scallywag Faerie huntsman, Kevighn Silver... -
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Wordless by AdriAnne Strickland
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“The Gods made their Words into flesh, giving privileged individuals the powers of creation...” In Eden City, a member of the illiterate wordless class would never dream of meeting the all-powerful Words ... much less of running away with one...Categorized as:
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Unveiled by Trisha Wolfe
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA FIREBLOOD Novella. WARNING: Contains FIREBLOOD spoilers, and a special sneak peek at the next installment in the Fireblood series. Highly suggested not to read the sneak peek until you've read FIREBLOOD: major spoiler. Amongst the wasteland lies the gleaming city of Karm. A Camelot-esque utopia built from the ashes of a dying world. Seventeen-year-old Fallon is no daughter of Karm...Categorized as:
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Claire Gets Caught by Katherine Applegate
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClaire just can't mind her own business. It may be meddling, but she knows deep down inside, her friends desperately need her guidance. How would they every get by without her? The gang is going on a ski trip to Killington and everyone is sure they'll have a fantastic time. But with Claire along, there may be more trouble than fun... -
Extracted by Sherry D. Ficklin, Tyler Jolley
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the war. The Tesla Institute is a premier academy that trains young time travelers called Rifters. Created by Nicola Tesla, the Institute seeks special individuals who can help preserve the time stream against those who try to alter it. The Hollows is a rogue band of Rifters who tear through time with little care for the consequences...Categorized as:
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The Magic Wakes by Charity Bradford
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTalia has a secret that will save her world or rip it apart. Scientist Talia Zaryn has always dreamt of an alien invasion and her own death. She's kept it secret, hoping it is nothing more than childish nightmares. However, when the face in the mirror matches that of her dreams, she fears she's out of time...Categorized as:
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Destiny's Fire by Trisha Wolfe
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt's the year 2040, and sixteen-year-old Dez Harkly is one of the last of her kind-part of a nearly extinct race of shape-shifters descended from guardians to the Egyptian pharaohs. Her home and her secret are threatened when the Council lowers the barrier, allowing the enemy race to enter the Shythe haven...Categorized as:
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Lark Ascending by Meagan Spooner
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLark thought returning home to face her city was the hardest thing she'd ever do. She was wrong. No longer the girl who ran for her life, Lark's ready for the Institute. She never dreamed she'd find a rebellion, a Renewable, and those she used to love embroiled in the fight of their lives. She's mastered her magic, but she still doesn't know if she can master the darkness stirring inside her... -
Clockwiser by Elle Strauss
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe last year has been smooth sailing for Casey Donovan. She and her boyfriend Nate are doing better than ever, and things at home are good, too. Everything’s been so calm, she hasn’t even “tripped” back to the nineteenth century. Then the unthinkable happens and she accidentally takes her rebellious brother Tim back in time...Categorized as:
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Override by Heather Anastasiu
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsZoe is free. She has escaped the enslavement of the Community, disconnected from the hardware that had controlled her every thought and emotion, and evaded capture by the Chancellor intent on killing her. She is finally free, but she is far from safe. Zoe and Adrien hide themselves from detection at the Foundation, an academy that trains teen glitchers to fight in the Resistance movement...Categorized as:
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The Dark Shore by Kevin Emerson
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBEWARE THE GODS AND THEIR HORRORS. Owen and Lilly have escaped Camp Eden, but the next step on their journey to find Atlantis and protect it from Paul and Project Elysium involves crossing the perilous wastelands of a wrecked planet. And unlike in EdenWest, where bloody truths were kept hidden beneath the surface, out here the horrors live bright beneath the poisonous sun...Categorized as:
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The Originals by Cat Patrick
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsLizzie, Ella, and Betsey Best grew up believing they were identical triplets. Then they learned the truth... and no one else can know. Now, to the outside world, the Best family appears to consist of a single mother with one seventeen-year-old daughter named Elizabeth. Lizzie, Ella, and Betsey take turns going to school, pursuing extracurriculars, and even dating... -
Storms of Lazarus by Karen Kincy
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSometimes escape is impossible. Sometimes love isn't enough. 1913. Christmas Eve. Ardis hardly expects a quiet holiday with Wendel, between fleeing Constantinople and hiding from an ancient society of assassins. And they owe a debt to a certain archmage. In Königsberg, Prussia, they work with Konstantin on the next evolution of Project Lazarus...Categorized as:
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The Unicorn's Tail by A.W. Exley
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAmy Hamilton is a good girl. She always did exactly as society demanded, kept her eyes downcast, never spoke out of turn, and hid the myriad of questions swirling in her brain. In return for shutting off her intellect she landed an abusive fiancé and was cast aside by the ton. Disgraced, she seeks refuge at the Lyons' country estate...Categorized as:
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Contaminated by Em Garner
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter the Contamination—an epidemic caused by the super-trendy diet drink ThinPro that turned ordinary citizens into violent, uncontrollable creatures—the government rounded up the "Connies" to protect the remaining population. Now, two years later, the rehabilitated are being allowed home, complete with shock collars that will either control, or kill, them... -
Dead Girl in Love by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOh, wow--I'm my own best friend. Or at least, I'm in her body! Okay, this assignment will be quick and easy. Thanks, Grammy! See, my dead grandmother keeps finding people who have big problems and then I have the freaky experience of stepping into their life--and their body!--to provide help. This time, I'm in the body of my BFF, Alyce...Categorized as:
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The Naming by Alison Croggon
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsMaerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child after her family is destroyed in war. She is unaware that she possesses a powerful gift, one that marks her as a member of the School of Pellinor. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true heritage and extraordinary destiny unfold...
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