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One Battle Lord's Fate by Linda Mooney
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn their first anniversary, Yulen is making plans to surprise Atty with a celebration unlike anything she's ever experienced. All of Alta Novis is preparing to honor their Battle Lord and Lady with pomp and pageantry never before seen. Representatives from Wallis and West Crestin are expected to attend, as well as the Battle Lords from other neighboring compounds... -
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Dark Demise by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTime isn’t kind… Waverly Sandler is nothing like her mad father. She’s a nurse. She takes care of people. She is fighting to live down her name. She’s also a sister, a friend, and someday, if the universe is kind, she hopes to be a lover and a wife. Life at The Farm is one of constant activity, because freedom exacts a high price... -
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![The Wrong Sister by Fiona Palmer]()
The Wrong Sister by Fiona Palmer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes, your heart knows the truth even before you do. The new page-turning family drama from one of Australia's most popular storytellers.As she approaches thirty, dedicated nurse Ellie Sutton's life is how she wants it - well, almost. Her younger sister, Carrie, seems to have it all sorted though: a successful hair business, a devoted new boyfriend and a rosy future together... -
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Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsHer name was Killashandra Ree. And after ten grueling years of musical training, she was still without prospects. Until she heard of the mysterious Heptite Guild who could provide careers, security, and wealth beyond imagining. The problem was, few people who landed on Ballybran ever left. But to Killashandra the risks were acceptable... -
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Killashandra by Anne McCaffrey
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsAt first Killashandra Ree's ambitions to become a Crystal Singer, get rich, and forget her past, were going just as she had hoped. But after she grew wealthy, a devastating storm turned her claim to useless rock. In short order she was broke, she had crystal sickness so bad she thought she was going to die, and the only way she could be true to the man she loved was to leave him... -
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Prophet by R.J. Larson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 21 ratings"This tale captured me and held me hostage to the very last page. Breathlessly waiting for the next book."--Donita K. Paul, author of The Dragon Keeper Chronicles and The Chiril ChroniclesEla Roeh of Parne doesn't understand why her beloved Creator, the Infinite, wants her to become His prophet. She's undignified and bad-tempered, and at age seventeen she's much too young... -
![Breeder by Casey Hays, Spring Lea Henry]()
Breeder by Casey Hays, Spring Lea Henry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeyond the Village, nothing exists ... except devastation. A war waged by men and their hateful weapons long ago made it so, and my people--the women of the Village--are the only survivors. This is what our history lessons teach us, and this is what we are to believe. But I am sixteen now ... and I question everything. The Archer has spoken, but I have no desire to heed his command... -
![Deep Shadows by Vannetta Chapman]()
Deep Shadows by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll It Takes Is One Night to Plunge the World into Darkness Life in Abney, Texas, is predictable and safe—until the night a massive solar flare wipes out all modern technology. Shelby Sparks, novelist and single mom, had one goal: to provide for her diabetic son. In the wake of this global disaster, her mission hasn't changed...Categorized as:
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Raging Storm by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the Darkness, Anarchy Awakens When a massive solar flare wiped out all modern technology across the globe, the small town of Abney, Texas, was thrown into chaos. Shelby Sparks and her teenage son, Carter, have found refuge, but Shelby knows she can't simply remain hidden forever...Categorized as:
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![The Bristling Wood by Katharine Kerr]()
The Bristling Wood by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe third part of the epic Deverry series continues the saga of Nevyn, Rhodry and Jill as they battle with evil forces threatening the world of Deverry. Rooted in Celtic mythology, this novel offers a vision of a world where love is triumphant - even over death... -
![The Long Shadow by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Long Shadow by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratings1670 - Charles II and James II Morland Place has flourished under Ralph's stewardship, while Annunciata is a great lady of the Court. Splendid futures seem to be promised for her children; but the religious rift opened by Henry VIII has never been fully healed, and conflict resurfaces at the accession of the Catholic James II. Frightening times ensue, when it is impossible to know who to trust... -
![Kieli, Volume 2: White Wake on the Sand (Kieli Novels (キーリ ライトノベル) #2) by Yukako Kabei]()
Kieli, Volume 2: White Wake on the Sand (Kieli Novels (キーリ ライトノベル) #2) by Yukako Kabei
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKieli, the girl who sees ghosts, and her Undying companion, Harvey, return in their second adventure - this time on the high seas of the Sand Ocean! Things are far from ship-shape, though, aboard the vessel carrying these two unusual travelers... -
![Chasing the Green Fairy by Melanie Karsak]()
Chasing the Green Fairy by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sabotaged airship. A recovering opium addict. A messenger with life-shattering news. With the 1824 British airship qualifying race only weeks away, Lily Stargazer is at the top of her game. She’s racing like a pro, truly in love, and living clean. But on one ill-omened day, everything changes... -
![Blood and Steam by Jamie Sedgwick]()
Blood and Steam by Jamie Sedgwick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMany years have passed since Breeze Tinkerman vanished with her spring-powered plane while searching for the fabled lost city in the ice, but her daughter River is more than happy to carry on her legacy... -
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![Rebels and Lovers by Linnea Sinclair]()
Rebels and Lovers by Linnea Sinclair
Out of options… Techno-billionaire Devin Guthrie can’t forget Captain Makaiden Griggs even though it’s been two years since she was in his family’s employ. A Guthrie does not fall in love with a mere shuttle pilot. Going against his wealthy family’s wishes isn’t an option—not with the Empire in political upheaval, much of it caused by Devin’s renegade older brother, Admiral Philip Guthrie... -
![In Arcadia by Andrea K. Höst]()
In Arcadia by Andrea K. Höst
One does not simply walk onto another planet. At least not without the help of a daughter who has developed unlikely powers, fought an intra-dimensional war, and then arranged for a family relocation to a futuristic clone of Earth. Laura Devlin would gladly have paid any price to have her daughter back, so living in a techno-paradise with spaceship views is merely an added bonus... -
![The Dragon and the George by Gordon R. Dickson]()
The Dragon and the George by Gordon R. Dickson
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsJim Eckert was a dragon. He hadn't planned it that way, but that's what happened when he set out to rescue his betrothed. Following her through an erratic astral-projection machine, Jim suddenly found himself in a cockeyed world - locked in the body of a talking dragon named Gorbash. That wouldn't have been so bad if his beloved Angie were also a dragon... -
![Tinker's War by Jamie Sedgwick]()
Tinker's War by Jamie Sedgwick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSteam technology and spring-powered engines have evolved since Tinker's discovery of Blackrock Steel, which can store vast amounts of energy, but word of this incredible resource has spread far and wide... -
![BEYOND: TWO SUNS by Maureen A. Miller]()
BEYOND: TWO SUNS by Maureen A. Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey were coming. It wasn't so much the sound that revealed them. It was the subtle vibration of the ground beneath his feet, like the percussion of a distant explosion. It was their march. The dead tread of stone against sand. A ghostly gait of menace. Alone in a desert world...a world he once called home, Zak is now a damaged man... -
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Against Time by Dean Wesley Smith
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPaleontologist Callie Sheridan spent a few days deep in the Oregon Caves on a dig with three students from the University of Oregon. When they emerged, they found almost everyone in the world dead. Survival became her only thought. Mathematician and galactic explorer Vardis Fisher dropped into orbit over a planet where almost all of the human life had been recently killed for no obvious reason... -
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The Way by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world not divided by race, creed or color, but by blood type, Blue Anders finds herself on the wrong end of fortune’s mercy. Born with a lesser blood type, Blue is raised in The Way, a work camp for A-bloods. She must fight against and alongside her violent brother to free their people and end the slavery forced upon her family... -
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Ascendant Sun by Catherine Asaro
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAscendant Sun is the direct sequel to The Last Hawk, in which Kelric, heir to the Skolian Empire, crash-landed his fighter on the Restricted planet of Coba. He was imprisoned by the powerful mistresses of the great estates--women who, over time, fell in love with him. After 18 years of living in their gilded cage, Kelric finally made his escape... -
![Footsteps in Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Footsteps in Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn December of 1282, English soldiers ambushed and murdered Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the Prince of Wales. His death marked the end of Wales as an independent nation and the beginning of over seven hundred years of English oppression. Footsteps in Time is the story of what might have happened had Llywelyn lived. And what happens to the two teenagers who save him... -
![To Ride Pegasus by Anne McCaffrey]()
To Ride Pegasus by Anne McCaffrey
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 34 ratings“McCaffrey's world of the Talented is as vivid as that of Pern and its dragons.”—Publishers Weekly When a freak accident furnishes solid scientific proof of paranormal mental abilities, the world reacts with suspicion and fear... -
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![The Last Mage Guardian by Sabrina Chase]()
The Last Mage Guardian by Sabrina Chase
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer great-uncle, the mage Oron, bequeathed to her his oak-shaded chateau and a debt of magical honor. But Miss Ardhuin Andrews must hide her magical talents. How can she repay the debt? Political intrigue, duty, and echoes of an old war not truly ended combine to create a smoldering crisis in a world where magic and science coexist... -
![Deluge by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough]()
Deluge by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn Deluge the selkie twins, Ronan and Murel, leave Petaybee on a mission to help rescue their friend Marmie, who has been falsely arrested on the orders of a corrupt Colonel. However, the Colonel has more power in the Company than they realized and they end up being imprisoned themselves and taken to the Gwinnet Incarceration Colony... -
![The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier, Celia Brayfield]()
The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier, Celia Brayfield
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn this haunting tale, Daphne du Maurier takes a fresh approach to time travel. A secret experimental concoction, once imbibed, allows you to return to the fourteenth century. There is only one catch: if you happen to touch anyone while traveling in the past you will be thrust instantaneously to the present... -
![Catch the Lightning by Catherine Asaro]()
Catch the Lightning by Catherine Asaro
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn the distant future, the Skolian empire rules one third of the human galaxy, and is the most powerful of all. For the ruling family has the power of telepathy, and through it, the ability to communicate faster than light across the interstellar space. but their most determined enemy, the traders, who thrive on human pain, need to interbreed with a Skolian to gain their powers... -
![We Could Be Villains by Missy Meyer]()
We Could Be Villains by Missy Meyer
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSarah Valentine is so over seeing drama about her city’s superheroes on every newspaper and TV broadcast. Besides, she has her own problems to worry about: her career isn’t going anywhere, she doesn’t have a boyfriend (or any prospects), and most of her weekends are spent escaping into video games that are way more thrilling than anything that will ever happen to her... -
![The Tinkerer's Daughter by Jamie Sedgwick]()
The Tinkerer's Daughter by Jamie Sedgwick
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBreeze is an outcast, a half-breed orphan born into a world torn apart by a thousand years of war. Breeze never knew her elven mother, and when her human father is recalled to the war, he leaves her in the safest place he knows: in the care of a reclusive tinker... -
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Crystal Line by Anne McCaffrey
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 37 ratings"A treat for long-time McCaffrey fans, a good read and a satisfying look at one of the most haunting facets of the crystal singers' profession." LOCUS When Killashandra Ree joined the mysterious Heptite Guild, she knew that she would be forever changed. Crystal singing brought ecstasy and pain, near-eternal life...and gradual loss of memory... -
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Superluminal by Vonda N. McIntyre, Ingrid Herrmann
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKaum wacht die angehende Raumpilotin Laenea im Krankenhaus nach einer Operation auf, die sie ihr Herz gekostet hat, da hält sie nichts mehr in der Obhut der Ärzte. Sie muß erst den Schritt verarbeiten, der sie zur Pilotin überlichtschneller Raumschiffe gemacht hat, nämlich den Austausch ihres menschlichen Herzens gegen eine Maschinenpumpe... -
![Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre]()
Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThis is the haunting story of an extraordinary woman and her dangerous quest to reclaim her healing powers. Revered healer Snake must undertake a journey in search of the dreamsnake, whose bite eases the fear and pain of death... -
![Forbidden Letters by Elin Peer]()
Forbidden Letters by Elin Peer
Curiosity has the ability to turn the smartest person into a reckless fool. "Few dared live as close to the border as us. Not even the long-standing peace treaty between our two nations could make people forget how the savage Men of the North used to hunt down and kidnap women here...Categorized as:
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![The Lightest Object in the Universe by Kimi Eisele]()
The Lightest Object in the Universe by Kimi Eisele
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf the grid went down, how would you find someone on the other side of the country? How would you find hope? After a global economic collapse and failure of the electrical grid, amid escalating chaos, Carson, a high school teacher of history who sees history bearing out its lessons all around him, heads west on foot toward Beatrix, a woman he met and fell hard for during a chance visit to his... -
![The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin]()
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsToy Town—older, bigger, and certainly not wiser. The Old Rich, who have made their millions from the royalties on their world-famous nursery rhymes, are being murdered one by one. A psychopath is on the loose, and he must be stopped at any cost. It’s a job for Toy Town’s only detective—but he’s missing, leaving only Eddie Bear, and his bestest friend Jack, to track down the mad killer... -
![Changelings by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough]()
Changelings by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWith three acclaimed novels–Powers That Be, Power Lines, and Power Play–bestselling authors Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough launched a vibrant new science-fiction saga that told the story of a sentient planet, Petaybee, and the humans who fought to protect it from the rapacious designs of an all-powerful interstellar corporation determined to exploit the icy world’s natural resources... -
![Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin]()
Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Earth colony of Landin has been stranded on Werel for ten years--& ten of Werel's years are over 600 terrestrial years. The lonely & dwindling human settlement is beginning to feel the strain. Every winter--a season that lasts for 15 years--the Earthmen have neighbors: the humanoid hilfs, a nomadic people who only settle down for the cruel cold spell... -
![Catacombs by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough]()
Catacombs by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn Catalyst, award-winning authors Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough introduced readers to the beguiling Barque Cats: spacefaring felines who serve aboard starships as full-fledged members of the crew... -
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Metropolis by Thea von Harbou
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis is Metropolis, the novel that the film's screenwriter—Thea von Harbou, who was director Fritz Lang's wife, and a collaborator in the creation of the film—this is the novel that Harbou wrote from her own notes. It contains bits of the story that got lost on the cutting-room floor; in a very real way it is the only way to understand the film...Categorized as:
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Vox by Christina Dalcher
One of Entertainment Weekly's and SheReads' books to read after The Handmaid's TaleOne of Good Morning America's "Best Books to Bring to the Beach This Summer"Set in an America where half the population has been silenced, VOX is the harrowing, unforgettable story of what one woman will do to protect herself and her daughter...Categorized as:
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Metropolis by Thea von Harbou
Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKDP-OVERALL EDITION 1:-Metropolis is set in 2026 in a technologically advanced city, which is sustained by the existence of an exploited class of laborers who live underground, far away from the gleaming surface world. Freder, the son of one of the city?s founders, falls in love with Maria, a girl from the underground. The two worlds are destined to clash and upheaval is inevitable...Categorized as:
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![The Affinity Bridge by George Mann]()
The Affinity Bridge by George Mann
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWelcome to the bizarre and dangerous world of Victorian London, a city teetering on the edge of revolution. Its people are ushering in a new era of technology, dazzled each day by new inventions... -
![The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming]()
The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn incredibly original, intelligent novel?a love story set against New York City at the dawn of the mechanical age, featuring Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, and J. P. Morgan. After discovering an old photograph, an elderly antiques dealer living in present-day Los Angeles is forced to revisit the history he has struggled to deny. The photograph depicts a man and a woman... -
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![Life Ever After by Carla Grauls]()
Life Ever After by Carla Grauls
Rated: 3.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTech City: Society is obsessed with relentless progress and the possibility of eternal life. A woman and a man meet in waiting room, anticipating a procedure that will incorporate the latest science and technology into their minds and bodies, heightening their awareness and increasing their productivity... -
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J by Howard Jacobson
Rated: 2.92 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSet in the future - a world where the past is a dangerous country, not to be talked about or visited - J is a love story of incomparable strangeness, both tender and terrifying. Two people fall in love, not yet knowing where they have come from or where they are going. Kevern doesn't know why his father always drew two fingers across his lips when he said a world starting with a J...
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