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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... -
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Spy x Family, Vol. 3 by Tatsuya Endo
Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world...Categorized as:
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![Home Front by Lindsay Buroker]()
Home Front by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsCasmir and his allies have struck a devastating blow to the powerful prince who sent invaders into their star system, but war still rages at home. Worse, the prince has escaped with a lethal bioweapon, and he intends to wipe out all human life on Odin. Casmir could lose his parents, his friends, and everyone he holds dear... -
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Aurora's End by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
The squad you love is out of time. Prepare for the thrilling finale in the epic, best-selling Aurora Cycle series about a band of unlikely heroes who just might be the galaxy's last hope for survival.Is this the end? What happens when you ask a bunch of losers, discipline cases, and misfits to save the galaxy from an ancient evil? The ancient evil wins, of course. Wait. . . . Not. So. Fast...Categorized as:
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![The Only Light Left Burning by Erik J. Brown]()
The Only Light Left Burning by Erik J. Brown
What If It's Us meets They Both Die at the End in this sequel to the beloved postapocalyptic queer YA adventure romance All That's Left in the World by USA Today bestselling author Erik J. Brown. Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera, Alex London, and Heartstopper by Alice Oseman. After a long and treacherous journey south, Andrew and Jamie have finally found safety in the Florida Keys... -
![Chasing the Shadows by Maria V. Snyder]()
Chasing the Shadows by Maria V. Snyder
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYear 2522. Lyra Daniels is dead.Okay, so I only died for sixty-six seconds. But when I came back to life, I got a brand new name and a snazzy new uniform. Go me! Seriously, though, it's very important that Lyra Daniels stays dead, at least as far as my ex-friend Jarren, the murdering looter, knows.While dying is the scariest thing that's happened to me, it morphed my worming skills... -
![Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff]()
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
From the New York Times and internationally bestselling authors of the Illuminae Files comes a new science fiction epic . . .The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the academy would touch . -
![The Rogue Prince by Lindsay Buroker]()
The Rogue Prince by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsStarseer, pilot, and animal lover Jelena Marchenko wants to prove to her parents that she’s ready to captain her own freighter and help run the family business. When she finally talks them into getting a second ship and letting her fly it, it doesn’t faze her that the craft is decades old and looks like a turtle. This is the chance she’s craved for years... -
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Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA deadly competition for the throne will determine more than just the fate of the empire in this duology opener.Alyssa Farshot has spent her whole life trying to outrun her family legacy. Her mother sacrificed everything to bring peace to the quadrant, and her uncle has successfully ruled as emperor for decades... -
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Thronebreakers by Rebecca Coffindaffer
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPerfect for fans of Aurora Rising, The Hunger Games, and Three Dark Crowns, this electrifying duology closer is jam-packed with tension and thrills that will hook readers from its first page.Alyssa Farshot never wanted to rule the empire. But to honor her uncle’s dying wish, she participated in the crownchase, a race across the empire’s 1,001 planets to find the royal seal and win the throne... -
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The Case Files of Jeweler Richard Vol. 3 by Nanako Tsujimura
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBLAST FROM THE PASTCollege student Seigi works part-time at Jewelry Étranger, run by the equally handsome and capable jeweler, Richard... -
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Prime Deceptions by Valerie Valdes
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe lovably flawed crew of La Sirena Negra and their psychic cats return in this fast-paced and outrageously fun science-fiction novel, in which they confront past failures and face new threats in the far reaches of space from the author of the critically acclaimed Chilling Effect... -
![Seth by Eve Langlais]()
Seth by Eve Langlais
His mission: Blend in with the humans. Save the cyborgs. And seduce the only woman he ever loved, without getting killed. Cybernetic spy models are different from other humans turned machine. For one thing, they never completely lost touch with their humanity, or their memories. But retaining their identity doesn’t mean the military didn’t mess with their lives... -
![Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis]()
Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOld flames reignite in Sunrise Cove in this charming enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, small-town, forced-proximity love story about family, friendships, and true love from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis.When Olive Porter’s off-the-grid parents go missing, she reluctantly seeks out Noah Turner, her ex and the only person she both trusts implicitly and not at all...Categorized as:
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![Space Battle Lunchtime Volume 2: A Recipe for Disaster by Natalie Riess]()
Space Battle Lunchtime Volume 2: A Recipe for Disaster by Natalie Riess
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt's almost time for the season finale of Space Battle Lunchtime, and finalist Peony (the only Earth contestant) is nowhere to be found! That's because she's been kidnapped and taken to the set of Space Battle Lunchtime's biggest rival, Cannibal Coliseum, where chefs compete to cook... each other... -
![A Certain Scientific Railgun, Vol. 1 by Motoi Fuyukawa, Kazuma Kamachi]()
A Certain Scientific Railgun, Vol. 1 by Motoi Fuyukawa, Kazuma Kamachi
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPART GIRL. PART RAILGUN. ALL AWESOME.Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students... -
![The Dust of Kaku by Julia Huni]()
The Dust of Kaku by Julia Huni
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey say you can never go home. But, you can clean it.Triana Moore, maintenance bot technician on Station Kelly-Kornienko, prefers life in orbit where the air is purified, the commute is short, and nature doesn’t get all over you. But when a minor infraction gets her sent to remedial training dirtside, she doesn’t complain... -
![A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson]()
A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsBlack Mirror meets What If It’s Us in this gripping, romantic, and wildly surprising novel about two boys lost in space trying to find their way home—while falling in love—from the critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants.When Noa closes his eyes on Earth and wakes up on a spaceship called Qriosity just as it’s about to explode, he’s pretty sure things can’t get much weirder.Boy is he wrong... -
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Eclipse the Skies by Maura Milan
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIa Cōcha never thought she’d be working for the Olympus Commonwealth. But that was before she found out her trusted brother Einn was trying to tear apart the universe. Now, Ia, the Blood Wolf of the Skies, has agreed to help the Royal Star Force on one condition: when she finds him, she gets to kill Einn herself... -
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Tracker Hacker by Jeff Adams
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHigh school student. Hockey player. Computer whiz kid. Covert agent?At sixteen Theo Reese is the youngest agent for Tactical Operational Support. His way with computers makes him invaluable. He designs new gadgets, helps agents (including his parents) in the field, and works to keep the TOS network safe... -
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What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAction-packed and wildly funny, this near-future sci-fi features three teens on an inter-dimensional mission to save the world.Rosa and Eddie are among hundreds of teens applying to NASA’s mysterious Multi-World Agency. After rounds of crazy-competitive testing they are appointed to Team 3, along with an alternate, just in case Eddie screws up (as everyone expects he will)...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Ship of the Tucker Rebellion by Marie Sexton, Cari Z.]()
The Lost Ship of the Tucker Rebellion by Marie Sexton, Cari Z.
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAlien invasion has rendered Earth uninhabitable. Now, humanity survives in settlements on Mars, the moon, and distant space stations around Jupiter and Saturn. It’s all people can do to eke out a living from mining, salvage, and scrap.Twin brothers Denver and Laramie Clayborne’s salvage operation is a small one—just them, their friend Marit, and their quirky ‘bot, OPAL... -
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Starflight by Melissa Landers
Life in the outer realm is a lawless, dirty, hard existence, and Solara Brooks is hungry for it. Just out of the orphanage, she needs a fresh start in a place where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles... -
![Beauty and the Space Beast: A Space Age Fairy Tale by J.M. Page]()
Beauty and the Space Beast: A Space Age Fairy Tale by J.M. Page
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeauty Mara Duport has always dreamed of home, a place where she belongs. She knows that she has one, but ever since she was a kid, her dad’s been keeping the secret of her origin locked away, refusing to give her any information. Dad’s been keeping more than one secret. He’s in debt — a lot of debt — and the ruthless pirates he borrowed the money from are coming to collect...Categorized as:
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![Worlds Away by J.L. Hendricks]()
Worlds Away by J.L. Hendricks
Slavery, or mate to an Alien Commander? Which would you choose? Paris had lost her parents at a young age and instead of going into the foster system, she ended up on the streets. Sure, life was tough for a 17 year old girl with no one to turn to, but she made her way on the streets of Los Angeles for years. That is, until one day when she was no longer on the streets... -
![Alien Frog Prince by J.M. Page]()
Alien Frog Prince by J.M. Page
It’s not easy being green and unloved. Can an amphibious prince woo a socially awkward human? A rueful royal... Prince Zakrom feels like everyone on Granota has found their One — their beloved for life — except him. His worried parents send him to visit Earth, hoping it will distract him from his solitude...Categorized as:
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![Chemistry Lessons by Meredith Goldstein]()
Chemistry Lessons by Meredith Goldstein
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor seventeen-year-old Maya, the equation for happiness is simple: a dream internship at MIT + two new science nerd friends + a perfect boyfriend = one amazing summer. Then Whit dumps her out of the blue. Maya is miserable until she discovers that her scientist mother, before she died, was conducting research on manipulating pheromones to enhance human attraction... -
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Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA darkly funny and spectacularly original exploration of friendship, goodbyes—and spontaneous combustion. Mara Carlyle’s senior year is going as normally as could be expected, until—wa-bam!—fellow senior Katelyn Ogden explodes during third period pre-calc.Katelyn is the first, but she won’t be the last teenager to blow up without warning or explanation...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson]()
The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
Return to Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with The Alloy of Law, comes to its conclusion.For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set-with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders-since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines...Categorized as:
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Winter by Marissa Meyer
Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend--the handsome palace guard, Jacin...
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