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Crossfire by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFor the first time in his life, roboticist Casmir Dabrowski is headed to another star system as an advisor for the Kingdom space fleet. He’s being given a chance to prove himself to King Jager by helping find the ancient artifact he inadvertently lost. It’s best not to think about what might happen if he fails.. -
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Gate Quest by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsRoboticist extraordinaire Casmir Dabrowski has a new nemesis: astroshaman leader Kyla Moonrazor. She’s stolen the ancient wormhole gate the king ordered Casmir to retrieve, and she’s entrenched in an underwater base on a forsaken moon. Moonrazor is more educated and more experienced than Casmir, and she has legions of killer robots and cyborg defenders on her side. Casmir has his friends and.. -
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![Edge of Valor by Kyla Stone]()
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... -
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Cosmoknights, Vol. 2 by Hannah Templer
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEscape was just the beginning. The sensational "gays in space" webcomic/graphic novel returns, with new faces, long-awaited reunions, higher stakes, and more thrilling action!Pan has finally escaped her dead-end planet, piecing together a new sort of family with the rebel gladiators Bee and Cass and the mysterious hacktivist Kate. They've even rescued a princess.. -
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Divergent Series Four-Book Anniversary Collection by Veronica Roth
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe internationally bestselling Divergent series that inspired major motion pictures starring Shailene Woodley. These special 10th anniversary editions features exclusive content from Veronica Roth and a beautiful reimagined cover art from award-winning illustrator Victo Ngai. DIVERGENT For sixteen-year-old Tris, the world changes in a heartbeat when she is forced to make a terrible choice... -
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Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFor this ragtag band of space gays, liberation means beating the patriarchy at its own game.Pan's life used to be very small. Work in her dad's body shop, sneak out with her friend Tara to go dancing, and watch the skies for freighter ships. It didn't even matter that Tara was a princess... until one day it very much did matter, and Pan had to say goodbye forever... -
![Edge of Anarchy by Kyla Stone]()
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... -
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Divergent Series Ultimate Box Set by Veronica Roth
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAvailable together for the first time--all three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy, plus the companion volume told from the perspective of the immensely popular character Tobias... -
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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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Perilous Waif by E. William Brown
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMy 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... -
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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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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... -
![Edge of Madness by Kyla Stone]()
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... -
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![Battle Angel Alita, Volume 02: Tears of an Angel by Yukito Kishiro]()
Battle Angel Alita, Volume 02: Tears of an Angel by Yukito Kishiro
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAlita's mastery of the lethal Panzer Kunst technique may not help her in volume 2 of this popular series. Her worst enemy may be herself... -
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Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsGetting 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...Categorized as:
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![The Darkness We Crave by Katie May]()
The Darkness We Crave by Katie May
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMost people don't think about where they're going to be when the world ends. On the beach drinking margaritas? In the arms of a lover? How about in a shit-ass resort run by your shit-ass parents? I have always lived my life as the perfect daughter. At seventeen, I had no other option than to follow my parents' strict regiment... -
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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 .Categorized as:
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![The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew]()
The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew
Serpent & Dove meets Arcane in this dystopian romance debut that follows a cunning memory merchant who deals a little extra happiness on the side and the handsome rookie officer on her tail!In 2460, eighteen-year-old Liv Newman dreams of a future beyond her lower-class life in the Metro. As a Proxy, she uses the neurochip in her brain to sell memories to wealthy clients...Categorized as:
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Slated by Teri Terry
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...Categorized as:
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Mindwalker by Kate Dylan
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDO NOT SURRENDER CONTROL.'Mindwalker is a cinematic gut punch of action and espionage. Sharp-edged, tense and thrilling, you'll be holding your breath until the last page' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine ThroneEighteen-year-old Sil Sarrah is determined to die a legend. But with only twelve months left before the supercomputer grafted to her brain kills her, Sil's time is quickly running out...Categorized as:
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![The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew]()
The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA cunning memory merchant falls for the handsome rookie officer on her tail in this swoony dystopian romance, hailed as “dynamic, vivid, and electrifying” (Ayana Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Beasts of Prey)“[A] high-stakes story packed with slow-burn pining and plentiful tension...Categorized as:
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![Fear the Fallout by Kyla Stone]()
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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![Defy the Worlds by Claudia Gray]()
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. And when a deadly plague arrives on Genesis, Noemi gets her chance... -
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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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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... -
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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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![Point of Impact by Kyla Stone]()
Point of Impact by Kyla Stone
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSurviving the blast is only the beginning... Dakota Sloane, a tough-as-nails former foster kid, has spent her life running from the past. Logan Garcia, a man haunted by secrets, has only one to drink himself into oblivion. They're two strangers in a bar--until the news reports nuclear bombs in New York City and Washington, D.C...Categorized as:
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![The Hunt by Stacey Kade]()
The Hunt by Stacey Kade
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...Categorized as:
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Soul of Stars by Ashley Poston
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe 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... -
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Molly Fyde and the Blood of Billions by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 26 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... -
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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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Part of the Sky by J.W. Lynne, Jenny Lynne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPart 1 of Book #3 in the gripping new suspense series filled with twists and turns!From the author of the suspense thriller ABOVE THE SKY and its riveting sequel, RETURN TO THE SKY, comes the mind-blowing third book in the series. In PART OF THE SKY, nineteen-year-old Seven is forced to risk her life to save those she loves in a dangerous world full of more secrets than she ever imagined... -
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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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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 . . -
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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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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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Beneath the Shine by Sarah Fine
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a very few have everything worth living for, those beneath the shine will stop at nothing to burn it all down.In a future United States where those who control technology control the wealth, seventeen-year-old Marguerite’s viral video propels a populist candidate to presidential victory on a platform of “tech for all... -
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In the After by Demitria Lunetta
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThey hear the most silent of footsteps. They are faster than anything you've ever seen. And They won't stop chasing you...until you are dead. Amy is watching TV when it happens, when the world is attacked by Them. These vile creatures are rapidly devouring mankind. Most of the population is overtaken, but Amy manages to escape—and even rescue “Baby,” a toddler left behind in the chaos...Categorized as:
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![The Unknown by J.W. Lynne, Jenny Lynne]()
The Unknown by J.W. Lynne, Jenny Lynne
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEIGHT CHILDREN WERE KIDNAPPED.BUT WHY?Eight kids, ages nine to seventeen, awaken to find that almost everything they have ever known has been stolen from them. They were ripped from their beds in the middle of the night and transported to an unfamiliar and unforgiving new world where there are strict rules, and they are punished if they refuse to obey...Categorized as:
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Outside In by Maria V. Snyder
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsMe? A leader? Okay, I did prove that there's more to Inside than we knew. That a whole world exists beyond this cube we live in. And finding that led to a major rebellion—between worker scrubs like me and the snobby uppers who rule our world. Make that ruled. Because of me, we're free...Categorized as:
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![The Pretenders by Rebecca Hanover]()
The Pretenders by Rebecca Hanover
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 27 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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![The Complex by C. Zaragoza]()
The Complex by C. Zaragoza
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Complex - a young adult novelHelena Linx is dying. Isolated and quarantined for over a decade, sixteen-year-old Helena lives in a virtual utopia run by a council of doctors bent on saving the world from a fatal and almost incurable disease. The pandemic has been contained, but she and hundreds of others are still waiting to be cured... -
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Awakening by Shannon Duffy
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA thrilling, futuristic sci-fi novel set in a unique and thought-provoking world, from author Shannon Duffy.Desiree Six (because she was born on a Friday) believes in everything the Protectorate stands for. She likes the safety and security of having her entire life planned out—her career, her mate, even the date of her death... -
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The Taking by Kimberly Derting
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsA flash of white light . . . and then . . . nothing. When sixteen-year-old Kyra Agnew wakes up behind a Dumpster at the Gas ’n’ Sip, she has no memory of how she got there. With a terrible headache and a major case of déjà vu, she heads home only to discover that five years have passed . . . yet she hasn’t aged a day. Everything else about Kyra’s old life is different...Categorized as:
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![Not a Drop to Drink by Cassandra Campbell, Cassandra Campbell]()
Not a Drop to Drink by Cassandra Campbell, Cassandra Campbell
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsRegret was for people with nothing to defend, people who had no water.Lynn knows every threat to her drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and, most important, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty or doesn't leave at all.Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest... -
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Scan by Walter Jury, Sarah Fine
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA riveting, fast-paced adventure, Scan is a clever alien thriller with muscle and heart. Tate and his father don’t exactly get along. As Tate sees it, his father has unreasonably high expectations for Tate to be the best—at everything...Categorized as:
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