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Edge of Valor by Kyla Stone
The final battle for Fall Creek looms. .. .. .and not everyone will make it out alive. With enemies closing in on every side, the survivors of Fall Creek find themselves facing impossible odds. Do they flee for their lives? Or do they defend their town and risk losing it all? Some things are worth fighting for, dying for. This may be their last stand. -
Edge of Anarchy by Kyla Stone
What lines will you cross to keep your loved ones safe? Three weeks after the nation's power grid goes down, chaos reigns. Food supplies have dried up. Fuel is running low. And the bleak, brutal winter is relentless. Fall Creek has forged a shaky peace, but the cost for safety proves higher than some are willing to pay. The town is a powder keg waiting to explode... -
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Edge of Survival by Kyla Stone
The nation is crumbling. The world is unraveling. The EMP is only the beginning. .. Three months after an EMP attack destroys the U. S. power grid, starvation, disease, and the brutal cold have killed millions. With the end of winter finally in sight, the town of Fall Creek, Michigan balances on the precipice of collapse. They have suffered and sacrificed... -
Edge of Defiance by Kyla Stone
Freedom demands a price. .. Weeks after an EMP attack devastates the United States, the country is falling apart. Hannah, Liam, and the others have survived the brutal cold and violent adversaries,but the threat has never been greater. Enemies from within have taken control of the town--including what little remains of the food... -
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Catalyst by S.J. Kincaid
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsS. J. Kincaid has created a fascinating dystopian world for Insignia, her futuristic science-fiction adventure series perfect for fans of Ender's Game. Earth is in the middle of WWIII, battling to determine which governments and corporations will control the resources of the solar system. Teen Tom Raines grew up with nothing, some days without even a roof over his head... -
Ship of Ruin by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAll Casmir Dabrowski wants is to return to his normal life as a robotics professor on the solid ground and agreeable gravity of his home world. No sane person would want to cavort around in space, being chased by mercenaries, soldiers, and knights—not to mention the unidentified organization that’s been sending robot assassins after him... -
The Complication by Suzanne Young
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsHow do you go back to a life you can’t remember? Find out in this sixth novel in the New York Times bestselling Program series from Suzanne Young. Every cure has a cost. Tatum Masterson learned this after years of being monitored by The Program. She witnessed it when her boyfriend, Wes, came back changed, erased. And now, even the newest “cure” has a heavy cost—one she and Wes paid...Categorized as:
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The Girl Who Dared to Endure by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe end is near. .. Ready to reunite with Liana in the PENULTIMATE BOOK of The Girl Who Dared series? (As we moved toward the grand finale in Book 7! ). Order now! *Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts*. -
Edge of Darkness by Kyla Stone
A world without power, lights, transportation. .. Liam and Hannah continue their dangerous journey home. But they're hunted by a deadly adversary. Back home, Noah fights to protect both his son and the town of Juniper Springs, though someone is sabotaging his efforts. Preorder the explosive third book in the Edge of Collapse series now. -
86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure by Asato Asato
At long last, Shin and Lena have been reunited! While the atmosphere between the two has been nothing but pleasant, Kurena and Frederica seem less than thrilled, and Raiden struggles to take a hint. The fun comes to an end when the Eighty-Six receive their first mission as a new squadron with Lena at the helm... -
Silver Stars by Michael Grant
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShe’s fighting to survive. The summer of 1943, World War II. The Germans have been bloodied, but Germany is very far from beaten. The North African campaign was only the beginning of the long journey for Frangie, Rainy, Rio, and the millions of other Allies. Now the American army is moving on to their next target: the Italian island of Sicily...Categorized as:
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Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 12 by Kiiro Yumi, Hiro Arikawa
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLibrary Forces member Iku Kasahara has plans to go out for tea with her supervisor and secret crush, Dojo, but just figuring out what to wear puts her in a tailspin. When an urgent call comes in about an author seeking protection from the government, Iku realizes that the fight against censorship never takes a break! -
Edge of Madness by Kyla Stone
A devastating EMP. No power. No communication. And no help. .. On the five-year anniversary of his wife Hannah's disappearance, small-town deputy Noah Sheridan takes his young son Milo to a local ski resort for some much needed father-son time. In a blink, the power grid goes out. So do the resort's brand new generators...Categorized as:
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86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 7: Mist by Asato Asato
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFOREVER…IF POSSIBLE. . The Merciless Queen, a high-ranking commander unit for the Legion, has finally been taken into custody. Now the Federacy, the United Kingdom, and the Alliance of Wald can conduct a thorough analysis of this special Ameise, which houses the consciousness of Legion developer Zelene Birkenbaum... -
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86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 3: Run Through the Battlefront by Asato Asato
An unprecedented electromagnetic attack from the Legion rocks both Giad and San Magnolia to their very foundations. With the Gran Mur destroyed, nothing stands between the Legion and the unguarded Alba enjoying the height of luxury in the capital. Having no other option, the Federal Republic of Giad orders a special operation... -
Shockwave by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhat if being a hero was encoded in your genes? And nobody told you? Casmir Dabrowski would laugh if someone asked him that. After all, he had to build a robot to protect himself from bullies when he was in school. Fortunately, life is a little better these days. He's an accomplished robotics engineer, a respected professor, and he almost never gets picked on in the lunchroom...Categorized as:
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86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 8: Gun Smoke on the Water by 安里 アサト
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn end to the endless war. The possibility of stopping the Legion once and for all. Such is humanity’s most fervent desire. But in the war-free world of tomorrow, what will become of the Eighty-Six? Many have gained a renewed hope for the future... -
Forsaken by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAfter Reece, Ryder, and Blaise rescued me from the channels, I thought my imprisoned fate had changed. But during our journey back to the station, we’re captured by the Forsaken. The Forsaken are known for killing their prisoners, but a fate much worse than death is waiting for us at their camp. If we want to survive, we’ll have to find a way to escape...Categorized as:
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86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 10: Fragmental Neoteny by Asato Asato
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Republic of San Magnolia. .. Eighty-Sixth A lone child soldier, Shinei Nouzen, touches down on a hellish battlefield. As the “Reaper” of the Eighty-Six, he is saddled with the last wishes of his departed comrades, and the obligation to take them as far as he can go... -
Rebel Wing by Tracy Banghart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlternate cover edition for ASIN: B00LXCMU8O. The Dominion of Atalanta is at war. But for eighteen-year-old Aris, the fighting is nothing more than a distant nightmare, something she watches on news vids from the safety of her idyllic seaside town. Then her boyfriend, Calix, is drafted into the Military, and the nightmare becomes a dangerous reality... -
86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 9: Valkyrie Has Landed by Asato Asato
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLike Looking in a Mirror. .. For better or worse, the battle with the Noctiluca has drawn to a close…for now. The Eighty-Six’s minds are heavy with thoughts of close friends and bitter enemies swallowed by the cold, dark abyss... -
Cowboy Villain Damsel Duel by Ginger Scott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRIVERDALE meets INCEPTION in this twisty and unique YA coming-of-age romance. Quarterback. Class president. Burnout. We all have our identities. Most of the time, they come from our circumstances. They're made by others—shoes for us to walk in whether they fit or not. But what if? What if we could take off those shoes... -
Fear the Fallout by Kyla Stone
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIf the radiation doesn't kill you, the survivors will. .. Dakota and Logan continue their treacherous journey to escape the city, but danger threatens at every turn. They must avoid uncontrollable fires, unstable buildings, and deadly fallout contamination. Dakota knows of a place to ride out the coming chaos--a safe house deep in the Everglades...Categorized as:
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Return to the Sky by Jenny Lynne
BOOK #2 in the ABOVE THE SKY TRILOGY! "5 MILLION STARS! !! !! My new all-time favorite series. Heart-stopping. Jaw-dropping. You need to read these books. " -- Megan, i fall in love book blog ★★★★★. From the author of the dystopian suspense thriller ABOVE THE SKY comes a heart-pounding sequel that climaxes with a shocking revelation you'll never see coming...Categorized as:
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State of Alliance by Summer Lane
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"[Summer Lane] has a real knack for writing dialogue as well as action scenes. - Ellisa Barr, author of Outage There is no such thing as safe. For Commander Cassidy Hart, staying alive is only one of her day-to-day problems...Categorized as:
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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... -
Destiny Rising by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEVERY CHOICE HAS A CONSEQUENCE. The final book in the captivating True Calling series. Once again, the world is on the brink of momentous change. As revolutionary organization Saoirse prepares to battle the government for control of Earth and Novo, Ariana and those she loves must join humanity’s fight for justice and freedom...Categorized as:
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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... -
Rebel's Crusade by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn organisation called the Mandate took my memory. That’s what the staring people—including a grey-eyed man called Atlas—are saying. But if they’re right, why was I targeted? Freed from my chains, I long to start living at last, but the Mandate stands firmly in the way—enslaving my fellow soldiers in space to control Earth’s inhabitants. The answer to everything rests inside my mind... -
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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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Recompense by Michelle Isenhoff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a nation built upon lies, the truth could mean freedom. .. or death. Jack knows the truth. Born into Capernica’s lowest social tier and not permitted to leave Settlement 56, Jaclyn Holloway refuses to pour out her years in the local fish cannery. She gambles on the one chance available to her to advance—the high school Exit Exam... -
Molly Fyde and the Blood of Billions by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIt's been ten years since Molly last set foot on her birth planet, and this isn't how she'd imagined her homecoming. The sky is full of an invading fleet, one powerful enough to threaten the entire galaxy. The new family she has come to rely on -- her crew of alien misfits and runaways -- are scattered in three directions... -
Storm Fall by Tracy Banghart
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the action-packed sequel to Rebel Wing, Aris battles for life and love . . . and not everyone will survive. Aris Haan gave up everything to join the Atalantan Military: her family, her boyfriend, even her identity. In the end, though, it didn’t matter that she was a war hero. When the all-male Military discovered that she was actually a woman, she was sent home and erased from history... -
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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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Nameless by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsI live in a world where freedom doesn't exist, and life is a battle for survival. Most people aren't even allowed to have names. But I had a name once. I was Allura until the Wardens captured me. They told me I was a Nameless. That I was no one, and my sole purpose was to obey them. And, for a while, I believed them... -
Shattered Veil by Tracy Banghart
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen everything that defines you is stripped away, who do you become? War has come to Atalanta, infecting its quiet villages and lush woodlands, igniting whispered worries in its glittering capital. All across the dominion, young men are being Selected for Military and sent to the front lines. .. and eighteen-year-old Aris Haan's childhood sweetheart is one of them...Categorized as:
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Fire Country by David Estes
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn a changed world where the sky bleeds red, winter is hotter than hell and full of sandstorms, and summer's even hotter with raging fires that roam the desert-like country, the Heaters manage to survive, barely. Due to toxic air, life expectancies are so low the only way the tribe can survive is by forcing women to procreate when they turn sixteen and every three years thereafter...Categorized as:
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Traitor's Mandate by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe dreams I once had as a soldier fade to nothing, insignificant as the last battle for Earth looms darker each day. Whatever makes my mind unique could provide our rebellion with an army large enough to crush the Mandate and the other group circling in for the kill. If I can hold on. Because I’m dangerous—a bomb that could detonate and kill my friends and the man I love at any moment... -
Bound by Stars by E.L. Starling
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Love That Defies Gravity…and Fate. She never belonged in his world. He never thought he’d leave it. When Weslie Fleet wins a golden ticket aboard the Boundless, humanity’s most opulent starliner, it’s a dream―and a danger...Categorized as:
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Missing Pieces by Meredith Tate
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYour family is the most important part of your life. Your families are the people you love, and love is what separates us from scoundrels and criminals. It maintains order. Your parents, your sibling, and your Partner, are the ones you love. There should never, ever, be anyone else who comes close to that bond. You have only one best friend, and that is the person you’ll be marrying someday...Categorized as:
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Melophobia by James Morris
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMelophobia: fear or hatred of music. The time—now; the place—America, but in a world where the government controls all forms of art and creativity. Any music sowing the seeds of anarchy is banned—destroyed if found—its creators and listeners harshly punished...Categorized as:
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Life by Rebecca Belliston
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe economy crashed, the country is floundering, and Carrie Ashworth struggles to keep her brother and sister alive. She has two jobs in her newly-formed, newly-outlawed clan: grow crops to feed thirty-six people and maintain contact with Oliver Simmons, their local patrolman. Carrie's life is almost content when Greg Pierce shows up. A man with the ambition to help them survive...Categorized as:
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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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Recruitment by K.A. Riley
In the Valta, no matter what month you were born, everyone is assigned the same birthday. November 1st. It's the anniversary of the day when the government declared war on the Eastern Order. The day you turn seventeen, the Recruiters come to take you away. And no one ever hears from you again. It's October 31st. Today, Kress is sixteen years old. Tomorrow, she'll be taken... -
Defy the Fates by Claudia Gray
Hunted and desperate. Abel only has one mission left that matters: save the life of Noemi Vidal. To do that, he not only has to escape the Genesis authorities, he also must face the one person in the galaxy who still has the means to destroy him. Burton Mansfield's consciousness lives on, desperate for a home, and Abel's own body is his last bargaining chip. Alone in the universe...Categorized as:
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Supernova by Kass Morgan
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe 100 meets Ender's Game in the captivating and romantic sequel to Light Years from New York Times bestselling author Kass Morgan! With a galaxy on the brink of war and loyalties divided, the friendship of four Quatra Fleet cadets will be tested as their greatest enemy closes in. Arrested for espionage, Orelia's future is looking bleak . . -
The Pretenders by Rebecca Hanover
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn this conclusion to The Similars duology, Emma must figure out who she really is, decide between two boys with the same face, and stop a dangerous plan based on revenge. Emma is still reeling from the events of her junior year at Darkwood...Categorized as:
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Tier 1 by Cindy Gunderson
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsYears after the Crisis, Kate, Eric, and their two children are living their ideal lives in Tier 1: society’s top tier, reserved for the most genetically viable individuals. Their world is turned upside down when a life-changing discovery unexpectedly begins to tear Eric away from his family. Nick, a new mentor, steps in to support Kate, only confusing things for her further... -
The Magic Wakes by Charity Bradford
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSince childhood, scientist Talia Zaryn has been haunted by recurring dreams, visions of an alien attack on her planet Sendek. Each time it ends abruptly with Talia’s death in the capital city Joharadin, a city that she has spent her life desperately avoiding. Talia keeps these dreams a secret, hoping they are nothing more than childish nightmares...Categorized as:
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