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  • Edge of Valor by Kyla Stone

    Edge of Valor by Kyla Stone

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 34 ratings
    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

    Edge of Anarchy by Kyla Stone

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 34 ratings
    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

    Edge of Survival by Kyla Stone

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 34 ratings
    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...
  • Perilous Waif by E. William Brown

    Perilous Waif by E. William Brown

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    My name is Alice Long, and I’ve always known I was different. When I was little I used to climb up to the highest branches of the housetree at night, and watch the starships docking at the orbital stations high above. Forty meters off the ground, watching ships thirty thousand kilometers overhead, with senses that could pick out radar pings and comm chatter as easily as the ships themselves...
  • Edge of Defiance by Kyla Stone

    Edge of Defiance by Kyla Stone

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 34 ratings
    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...
  • Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness

    Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 89 ratings
    In the riveting conclusion to the acclaimed dystopian series, a boy and girl caught in the chaos of war face devastating choices that will decide the fate of a world. As a world-ending war surges around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions. The indigenous Spackle, thinking and acting as one, have mobilized to avenge their murdered people...
  • Edge of Darkness by Kyla Stone

    Edge of Darkness by Kyla Stone

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 36 ratings
    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.
  • No. 6: The Manga, Volume 02 by Atsuko Asano

    No. 6: The Manga, Volume 02 by Atsuko Asano

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    "I KNEW NOTHING BEFORE TODAY. " With the help of the enigmatic Rat, Shion becomes a fugitive, escaping No. 6 and getting his first glimpse of the desperation and violence that are facts of life outside the city wall. And as Shion learns more about the secret that forced him into exile, his loyalty to the people he left behind and Rat's thirst for revenge threaten to tear the pair apart!
  • Edge of Madness by Kyla Stone

    Edge of Madness by Kyla Stone

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 36 ratings
    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...
  • Chasing the Shadows by Maria V. Snyder

    Chasing the Shadows by Maria V. Snyder

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Year 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...
  • Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen

    Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Getting 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...
  • Chobits, Omnibus 2 by CLAMP

    Chobits, Omnibus 2 by CLAMP

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The conclusion of the best-selling Chobits saga! In a world where people rely on computers to escape loneliness, the logical conclusion is the persocom - attractive robot companions that are becoming everyone's boyfriend and girlfriend. Chi is a persocom, but she is also one of the legendary "Chobits," experimental persocoms built to acquire full awareness and emotion...
  • Earth Flight by Janet Edwards

    Earth Flight by Janet Edwards

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It's time to risk it all! The thrilling conclusion to Janet Edward’s sensational debut YA sci-fi trilogy. Jarra never wanted to be a celebrity. All she ever wanted was to gain some respect for the people left on Earth: the unlucky few whose immune system prevents them from portalling to other planets...
  • Starfall: A Starstruck Novel by Brenda Hiatt

    Starfall: A Starstruck Novel by Brenda Hiatt

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The electrifying conclusion to the Starstruck series! M, no longer a nerdy nobody, has finally been acclaimed Sovereign Emileia, ruler of the Martian colony Nuath. But at what cost? Without her soulmate Rigel, life seems pointless but she's expected to shake off her heartbreak and assume her responsibilities...
  • Defending the Galaxy by Maria V. Snyder

    Defending the Galaxy by Maria V. Snyder

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Year 2522. Oh. My. Stars. Junior Officer Ara Lawrence here, reporting for duty. Again. It's situation critical for the security team and everyone in the base - including my parents - with a new attack from the looters imminent, a possible galaxy-wide crime conspiracy and an unstoppable alien threat. But this all pales in the face of my mind-blowing discovery about the Q-net...
  • Nyxia by Scott Reintgen

    Nyxia by Scott Reintgen

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    What 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...
  • Fated by Teri Terry

    Fated by Teri Terry

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    I'm just one girl. What can I do? Sam's cosy life as daughter of the Deputy Prime Minister is about to end. These are turbulent times. Borders have closed and protests are turning violent. The government blames the country's youth, and is cracking down hard. Mobile phones are blocked, gatherings are banned and dissent is brutally crushed. Sam is torn between family loyalty and doing what is right...
  • Kowloon Generic Romance, Vol. 3 by Jun Mayuzuki, Abigail Blackman

    Kowloon Generic Romance, Vol. 3 by Jun Mayuzuki, Abigail Blackman

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    “I don’t remember my past. ” In the nostalgia-abundant dystopia of Kowloon Walled City, Reiko is now aware that many mysteries surround her very being. With life turned upside down, she confides in her friend Yaomay about her feelings for Kudou and more. But it’s not only Reiko who has secrets: what of the opportunistic Dr. Hebinuma? A sorrowful, pitiful, ideal love story moves to its next stage….
  • Slated by Teri Terry

    Slated by Teri Terry

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 45 ratings
    Kyla’s memory has been erased,. her personality wiped blank,. her memories lost for ever. She’s been Slated. The government claims she was a terrorist and that they are giving her a second chance - as long as she plays by their rules. But echoes of the past whisper in Kyla’s mind. Someone is lying to her, and nothing is as it seems. Who can she trust in her search for the truth?
  • Kowloon Generic Romance, Vol. 2 by Jun Mayuzuki

    Kowloon Generic Romance, Vol. 2 by Jun Mayuzuki

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    “I love him. ” In a room lit by the setting sun, Kujirai discovers her feelings for her coworker Kudou. With a secret love comes unspoken desires and shocking truths brought to light in this dreamlike romance, brought to life by elegant brushstrokes.
  • Chobits, Omnibus 1 by CLAMP

    Chobits, Omnibus 1 by CLAMP

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Some people buy their personal computers based on style. .. and in near-future Japan, the hottest style for your "persocom" is shaped like an attractive android Poor student Hideki, fresh off the farm and trying to get into a Tokyo university, has neither money nor a girlfriend - then finds a persocom seemingly discarded in an alley...
  • Alight by Scott Sigler

    Alight by Scott Sigler

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    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...
  • Arena by Karen Hancock

    Arena by Karen Hancock

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A Journey She Did Not Choose Will Change Her Life Forever. Transported surreptitiously to a terrifying alien world, with limited resources and only a few cryptic words to guide her, Callie Hayes finds herself engulfed in a perilous battle for freedom – for her very life...
  • Underground by Chris Morphew

    Underground by Chris Morphew

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Luke thought he knew who is enemies were. The Shackleton Co-operative. Calvin, the head of security. The whole town of Phoenix. But then Luke wakes up strapped to a metal chair in an underground lab. There are more enemies - and they've been waiting his whole life to track him down. Meanwhile, up on the surface, the people of Phoenix are beginning to disappear...
  • Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky by Marissa Meyer

    Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky by Marissa Meyer

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    A short story that appeared in Target exclusive copies of Cress.
  • The 100 Boxed Set by Kass Morgan

    The 100 Boxed Set by Kass Morgan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    New York Times bestseller The 100 --now available in a paperback boxed set! For centuries after a nuclear war destroyed the Earth, the human race has lived on spaceships far above the radioactive surface. Now, for one hundred juvenile delinquents, it's time to return home. Their recolonize the savage land. The future of humanity rests in their hands. Read the series that inspired the hit TV show...
  • Fear the Fallout by Kyla Stone

    Fear the Fallout by Kyla Stone

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    If 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...
  • Push by Eve Silver

    Push by Eve Silver

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    It’s either break the rules or die. Miki Jones lives her life by her own strict set of rules, to keep control, to keep the gray fog of grief at bay. Then she’s pulled into the Game, where she—and her team—will die unless she follows a new set of rules: those set by the mysterious Committee. But rules don’t mean answers, and without answers, it’s hard to trust. People are dying...
  • Until Midnight by Melissa Landers

    Until Midnight by Melissa Landers

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Don't miss the *free* romantic holiday story that connects ALIENATED and INVADED! Cara and Aelyx only have one day to spend together before he returns to earth and she travels to Aelyx's home planet, L'eihr. Homesick and worried about the upcoming year apart, Cara is desperate to make these final hours count. Worst of all, Cara is missing Christmas, stuck on board an alien spaceship...
  • Return to the Sky by Jenny Lynne

    Return to the Sky by Jenny Lynne

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    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...
  • Molly Fyde and the Land of Light by Hugh Howey

    Molly Fyde and the Land of Light by Hugh Howey

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    "I need you to help me rescue your father_" With those words, Molly Fyde-and the rest of the known universe-will never be the same. What began as a simple task to retrieve her father's spaceship, has turned into more than Molly bargained for. Setting off to reconnect with her past, she is about to meet it in a way she never expected: Head-on. Her father is alive...
  • Defy the Worlds by Claudia Gray

    Defy the Worlds by Claudia Gray

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 38 ratings
    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...
  • Beyond Reach by Siobhan Davis

    Beyond Reach by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    SOME SECRETS ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR. Back on Earth, Ariana is caught in a dangerous crossfire between clandestine rebel organization Clementia and the power-hungry government. Refusing to divulge the location of the secret information entrusted to her by her late father, she desperately tries to bargain for her Mom, Lily, and Cal’s rescue. She’s fighting a losing battle, and the clock is ticking...
  • The Wide, Wide Sea by Patrick Ness

    The Wide, Wide Sea by Patrick Ness

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The Wide, Wide Sea is set in the past, at a time before the Spackle War, and we get a first look at the fishing village on the sea where some very important things happen at the end of Monsters of Men. Best read after The Ask and the Answer but before Monsters. (again, hints of things to come) - Patrick Ness.
  • Heading Home by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

    Heading Home by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What 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

    Rebel's Crusade by Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An 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...
  • 7Seeds, Volume 5 by Yumi Tamura

    7Seeds, Volume 5 by Yumi Tamura

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    7SEEDS (Seven seeds).
  • Shattered Stars by Theresa Kay

    Shattered Stars by Theresa Kay

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Unexpected allies. Unexpected betrayals. Unexpected abilities. The last thing Jax ever wanted was to be a weapon. Her abilities are unpredictable at best, but there’s no one else with enough power to take on Jastren and his mental manipulations. She doesn’t have to do it alone, though...
  • Mars Rising by Cidney Swanson

    Mars Rising by Cidney Swanson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New Release Sale! 3. 99/list 4. 99 Also Save $1 each:. Book 4 Mars Burning 3. 99/list 4. 99 amazon. com/dp/B00EBZADMA. Book 5 Striking Mars 3. 99/list 499 amazon. com/dp/B00HCZV4QK. In the breathtaking conclusion to The Saving Mars Series, Jessamyn prepares to sacrifice her future with Pavel when Lucca invites her to Budapest to prove she's from Mars...
  • 7Seeds, Buku 8 by Yumi Tamura

    7Seeds, Buku 8 by Yumi Tamura

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 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!!人類の存亡をかけ発動された「7SEEDS(セブンシーズ)」計画。その貴重な人類として選抜されるため、教育を受ける子供達がいた。刻一刻と迫る人類滅亡の時を前に、最終試験がついに始まった。仕組まれた災害が彼らの命を次々と奪っていく。生き残り、未来へと旅立つ7人に選ばれるのは、果たして誰に!?.
  • Molly Fyde and the Blood of Billions by Hugh Howey

    Molly Fyde and the Blood of Billions by Hugh Howey

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    It'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

    Storm Fall by Tracy Banghart

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In 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...
  • Shades of Earth by Beth Revis

    Shades of Earth by Beth Revis

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 71 ratings
    Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh--to build a home--on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience. But this new Earth isn't the paradise Amy had been hoping for...
  • Earth Star by Janet Edwards

    Earth Star by Janet Edwards

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Sequel 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...
  • Nameless by Jessica Sorensen

    Nameless by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    I 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...
  • The Hunt by Stacey Kade

    The Hunt by Stacey Kade

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 ratings
    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...
  • Soul of Stars by Ashley Poston

    Soul of Stars by Ashley Poston

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The highly awaited sequel to Heart of Iron, Soul of Stars is a thrilling sci-fi adventure packed with romance, shocking twists, and witty banter, perfect for fans of Six of Crows and Cinder. Once, Ana was an orphaned space outlaw. Then she was the Empress of the Iron Kingdom...
  • Touch by Olaf Olafsson

    Touch by Olaf Olafsson

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A mesmerizing, panoramic story of one man's search to find a lover who suddenly disappeared decades before. When the pandemic hits, Kristofer is forced to shutter his successful restaurant in Reykjavik, sending him into a spiral of uncertainty, even as his memory seems to be failing...
  • Salvation by Caryn Lix

    Salvation by Caryn Lix

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When 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...
  • Jupiter Winds by C.J. Darlington

    Jupiter Winds by C.J. Darlington

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ever since Grey Alexander’s parents disappeared five years ago, she’s had one goal—to keep herself and her younger sister Rin alive. But surviving in the North American Wildlife Preserve isn’t easy, especially for the unconnected who can be shot on sight by border patrol robot drones. Through the guidance of their eccentric old neighbor Mrs...
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