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Earth Flight by Janet Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt'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...Categorized as:
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Renegade Descent by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Celestial War has arrived. Captain Hughes and his team of rebels have created a shaky alliance with the same government that sought to end them, but even that might not be enough. In order to combat the Celestial threat, Jace will need to convince the Sarkonian Emperor to not only join his cause but lend him the resources he needs to overpower the enemy...Categorized as:
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And Now for Something Completely Different by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHere's a question for you. What's the most exciting thing ever found in a fire bucket? And don't say 'fire' because you'll be wrong...Categorized as:
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Renegade Children by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPeople are dying. Shortly after Captain Jace Hughes and his team recover hundreds of surviving Eternal refugees, disaster strikes. A recently unearthed fauna dome, one of many biological arks on Earth, is destroyed and several people are killed. All proof points to the Eternals...Categorized as:
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The Gardens of Nibiru by Richard Fox
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEarth defeated the Toth invasion. Now humanity takes the fight to the aliens. The supreme Toth overlord, Mentiq, rules his species with an iron fist from his fortress on the planet Nibiru. Armed with stolen Toth technology, the Breitenfeld travels to the world with a single mission: Kill Mentiq and end the Toth threat to Earth... -
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFraa Erasmas is a young avout living in the Concent of Saunt Edhar, a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the outside "saecular" world by ancient stone, honored traditions, and complex rituals. Over the centuries, cities and governments have risen and fallen beyond the concent's walls...Categorized as:
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Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsStark lives in Colour, a neighbourhood whose inhabitants like to be co-ordinated with their surroundings – a neighbourhood where spangly purple trousers are admired by the walls of buildings as you pass them. Close by is Sound, where you mustn’t make any, apart from one designated hour a day when you can scream your lungs raw... -
Crimson Sun by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Nyctus don’t like losing, and they’ll go to any lengths to turn the tides of war.When the idyllic planet Nebo is scorched into oblivion, it’s obvious that the Nyctus are moving massive fleets into human space again, and their intention is clear: even if they lose their ships, they will render planets into ash... -
Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratings"Mr. Cruse, how high would you like to fly?" A smile soared across my face. "As high as I possibly can." Pilot-in-training Matt Cruse and Kate de Vries, expert on high-altitude life-forms, are invited aboard the Starclimber, a vessel that literally climbs its way into the cosmos. Before they even set foot aboard the ship, catastrophe strikes:Kate announces she is engaged—and not to Matt...Categorized as:
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Dungeon Engineer by Playwars aka Alex S. Weber
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey thought sacrificing her would further their own goals. Instead, they changed an engineer into the single most powerful fabricator in existence, a dungeon core.Alexandra Rousseau, an engineer from the European Federation Star Navy with a past darker than the void between the stars, is unexpectedly launched into hyperspace when an FTL jump goes horribly wrong... -
The Vernal Memory by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEverlasting is on the brink of total war.As the terrorist organization known as Garden attempts to assassinate key members of the Leadership, another unseen hand has plans of its own...Back at the human outpost, Mei Curie and her team are working to create the ultimate cure for the Variant gas. But with the war raging deep within the city, the shield could collapse at any moment, killing millions...Categorized as:
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No Planet for Good Men by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Sheriff Duke StoryEarth. After the invasion. The planet is in ruins. Humankind struggles to survive. Hayden is a Sheriff in a world without law. A good man in a world gone bad. He knows the fallout of an alien attack when he sees it. He's never seen anything like this before. Isaac is a Marine in a world without order. A good man with troubles of his own... -
Renegade Union by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow did I get here?After waking up on the floor of an unknown ship, and with no way of contacting his crew, Captain Jace Hughes is forced to fight his way through a myriad of soldiers. With no memory of the battle or how he arrived on the ship, he has no choice but to act.By shooting his way out... -
Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force by Ryder Windham
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE ABSOLUTE POWER AT THE HEART OF THE STAR WARS GALAXY The Force, in the immortal words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, “surrounds us, it penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together...Categorized as:
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Renegade Peace by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe epic conclusion is here! As the Celestials make their way to Earth, humanity must make its final stand. The Union, Sarkonians, Eternals, and the free people of Earth must stand together or face extinction. But doing so will not be easy... -
Alien Artifacts by Jasper T. Scott
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA DEADLY MISSION ON AN UNCHARTED WORLD RIDDLED WITH ANCIENT SECRETSOn his last job, Cade Korbin lost his ship, lost his credits, and barely escaped with his life, but it’s not over. His enemy is still out there, nursing a decades-old vendetta that has yet to be quenched. Making matters worse, his guild is coming after him for breaking their rules... -
Renegade Empire by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWho are the Celestials? Captain Jace Hughes is about to embark on a crusade against the greatest enemy any human has ever faced. The Celestials are unrivaled in their brutality, technology, and strength. But the former captain of the Renegade Star will not be swayed... -
Renegade Fleet by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAn ancient threat is rising.Jace Hughes has successfully crippled the Union, saving a small civilization in the process. With a new army at his side, he sets his sights on Earth, the lost homeworld of humanity, vowing to finish the job he set out to do.But there is something looming on the horizon. Another threat of unspeakable carnage, and it isn't the Union or the Sarkonians... -
Renegade Earth by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThree Empires Collide.Captain Jace Hughes and his band of rebels have managed to outrun the Union at every turn, barely escaping with their lives. What started as a simple transport job has escalated into a war between empires, all for the sake of a child.But a Renegade never backs down... -
Renegade Rising by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Great Celestial War isn't coming. It's already here.After taking over the artificial metal planet from the enemy, Jace must focus his energies on locating Athena, the missing Cognitive and one of the greatest intelligence assets to ever exist.But Athena's whereabouts are entirely unknown...Categorized as:
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Renegade Alliance by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn ancient world holds many secrets.With the Celestial ship Tartarus now under his command, the former Renegade known as Jace Hughes heads toward a lost colony in search of answers.What he finds may change the war forever.Meanwhile, the Celestials are drawing closer to locating Earth with every passing day. With an invasion looming, the Alliance has little time to prepare its forces... -
Renegade Evolution by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe truth about the gods will set you free.Jace Hughes and the people of Earth have joined with the Union and the Sarkonians to create the largest alliance in human history. They have amassed a wealth of weapons, shields, and the strongest military ever conceived.But it may not be enough... -
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe award-winning, best-selling author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel returns with a novel of art, time, love, and plague that takes the reader from Vancouver Island in 1912 to a dark colony on the moon three hundred years later, unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and space.Edwin St...Categorized as:
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The Constable Returns by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlphonse Malloy may just be the smartest man alive.A year has passed since Alphonse joined the Constables, but his work is only just beginning. In order to graduate and achieve full Constable status, Alphonse will need to complete one final mission.When new information about an old enemy arises, Al and his mentor Dorian must head deep into the Deadlands in search of answers... -
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End Game (The Kyron Invasion Book 3) by Jasper T. Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFROM MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JASPER T. SCOTTEARTH IS OVERRUN...Chris Randall and his family are on the run with a group of renegade soldiers led by General Gold. Having stolen a Kyron shuttle and escaped from the occupied cities, they are safe—for now.General Gold has a plan to strike back against the Kyra...Categorized as:
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Nemesis by Jonathan Yanez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVillainy has a new face. With the Voy recently dispatched, Daniel Hunt and the rest of the Pack think they have a moment of reprieve from the madness. They would be wrong. A stranger from the future comes with a story so wild it's hard to deny. If this wasn't enough a new Relic is introduced onto the field. Every faction will do whatever it takes to claim it as their own...Categorized as:
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The Enemy Within by Jasper T. Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDISCOUNTED FROM $3.99 UNTIL AUGUST 27thTHEY LEFT SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS FROM THE COSMOS AND FOUND AN EVIL AS OLD AS TIME Lucien, Garek, Addy, and Brak are all that's left of the Inquisitor's crew... -
Renegade War by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe battle for the galaxy approaches.Under the guidance of the mythological gods, Jace must travel to Sarkonian territory in search of a woman he has never met. She holds the key to unlocking the Gate of Eternity, and with it, a weapon that may end the Celestials war against humanity.But nothing comes easy in a galaxy under siege... -
Fractured Earth by Jasper T. Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFROM MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JASPER T. SCOTTHUMAN LIFE HAS JUST BECOME THE RAREST RESOURCE OF THEM ALLClayton Cross has been reunited with his family, and he’s joined forces with the remnants of Phoenix, a human resistance group from the Wastes outside of New Houston... -
Crudrat by Gail Carriger
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaura is doomed to starve. Her space station has no further use for her.New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger brings you a fast-paced young adult scifi adventure featuring a capable heroine, her adorable pet, and the alien they accidentally rescue...Categorized as:
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An Empire Asunder by Evan Currie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe coup that won traitor General Corian the Scourwind throne has been overturned, but his ongoing rebellion has left the empire divided. Lydia’s birthright regained, she adjusts to her role as empress at war, while Brennan begins training as an elite Cadreman soldier... -
Black Light Express by Philip Reeve
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZen and Nova have ridden a train from one world to another before. They come from the Network Empire, whose stations are scattered across half the galaxy. But this time it's different. They've passed through a gate which shouldn't exist at all. They did terrible things to open it, they don't know where it leads, and now they can never go back...Categorized as:
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Occupied Earth (The Sequel to First Encounter) by Jasper T. Scott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFROM MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JASPER T. SCOTT THE FORERUNNERS LEFT EARTH IN SEARCH OF INTELLIGENT LIFE, AND THEY FOUND IT. Captain Clayton Cross and his crew encountered the Kyra, an advanced race of avian carnivores. They fled this first encounter, but the Kyra beat them back to Earth by almost a century. Earth lost the war in just a few weeks. Our cities burned, and billions died...Categorized as:
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Riders of the Storm by Julie E. Czerneda
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe next chapter in the Stratification saga that 'delivers all the right elements.'(Sci Fi Weekly) On the distant world of Cersi, Om'ray Aryl Sarc and her supporters have been exiled from the rest of their people. Finding refuge in the mountains, they work to rebuild the ruined village of Sona, even as they try to discover what happened to the original Sona Clan... -
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Final Days: Escape by Nathan Hystad, Jasper T. Scott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAndrew and Kendra have learned what's on the other side of the ridge, but it leaves them with more questions than answers. Their colony has turned into a dictatorship under the thumb of its delusional self-appointed leader, the Reverend, making their lives a living nightmare...Categorized as:
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Fury by Jonathan Yanez
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe more he uncovers, the less he really knows. So far answers to Daniel's past have taken him from the moon to Earth and Mars. Each memory recovered leads to yet more questions. Everything is about to change. When the survival of the humankind is threatened Daniel will have to put his own crusade for answers on hold...Categorized as:
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Annihilation by Jonathan Yanez
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Battle For Mars Comes to a Bloody End Daniel Hunt has been many things in his life but a commander in a full out military conflict has never been one of them. The Voy is a deadly opponent and if humanity is going to have a chance every faction must come together...Categorized as:
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An Officer's Duty by Jean Johnson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJean Johnson—the national bestselling author of the Sons of Destiny novels—returns to the world she introduced in A Soldier’s Duty with a terrible vision of the future... Promoted in the field for courage and leadership under fire, Ia is now poised to become an officer in the Space Force Navy—once she undertakes her Academy training...Categorized as:
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Wayward Galaxy by Jason Anspach, J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe future isn’t what they expected.A company of Army Rangers is sent on an interstellar colony ship to secure a foothold on a dangerous, alien planet through violence of action... -
City by Clifford D. Simak
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSimak's "City" is a series of connected stories, a series of legends, myths, and campfire stories told by Dogs about the end of human civilization, centering on the Webster family, who, among their other accomplishments, designed the ships that took Men to the stars and gave Dogs the gift of speech and robots to be their hands...Categorized as:
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King of the Wastes by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFace the uncertain future without fear...A year has passed since the Hell Divers defeated the machines at Kilimanjaro. The freed captives have settled into their new home at the Vanguard Islands, joining survivors from around the world. But extreme weather and failed crops have raised the specter of famine...Categorized as:
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Paragon by Jasper T. Scott
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE FATE OF THE GALAXY IS IN HIS HANDSCade Korbin is playing for keeps this time. If he doesn’t find a way to eliminate Nadine Zabelle once and for all, she will be the death of him and everyone he cares about.Armed with a suit of armor from the long-dead Priors and a mysterious sample of sentient, self-replicating nano bots, he accidentally discovers what killed the Priors—Omnipotence... -
Parabellum by Jonathan Yanez
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe enemy has shown its true face. Now, the battle rages on two fronts.But the true enemy still lies in the shadows.Humanity reels in the face of a new alien threat. False information spews from the podium of a leader bent on power and conquest.Daniel Hunt finds himself on the run from the very people he had vowed to protect...Categorized as:
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Renegade Atlas by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe search for Earth has begun.After barely escaping the Union's grasp, The Renegade Star is off to parts unknown. Every member of its crew is a wanted fugitive. None of them can ever return home.But all is not lost.Thanks to Lex, a strange girl with a remarkable gift, the path to Earth has been revealed... -
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Absolution by Jonathan Yanez
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRedemption exists but the price must be paid in blood. Daniel Hunt is still searching for answers to his past. Along the way, he stumbled across The Order, an ancient society credited for toppling Earth. His search will take him into the Badlands where a former member of the Pack Protocol has made her home. Except all is not as it seems in the small town and war is in the air...Categorized as:
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The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGathered together in one hardcover volume: three timeless novels from the founding father of science fiction.The first great novel to imagine time travel, The Time Machine (1895) follows its scientist narrator on an incredible journey that takes him finally to Earth’s last moments—and perhaps his own...Categorized as:
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The Constable by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Alphonse Malloy, and I see everything.From a simple glance, I know your hobbies, what you ate for breakfast, how well you slept, and whether or not your wife is secretly seeing the high school biology teacher when you're not around.I can't explain how or why I get these feelings...only that I know they're true.All the little secrets you're too afraid to tell... -
The Revenants by Jasper T. Scott, Jonathan Todd Ross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe revenants are coming The Deliverance is low on fuel and stranded in the middle of a war zone. Tanik Gurhain claims to have relinquished his hold on the crew, and yet they've all mysteriously elected him as their rightful leader, anyway... -
Into the Unknown by Jasper T. Scott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA standalone mystery thriller by the USA Today best-selling author of Dark Space.THEIR CRUISE SHIP JUMPED TO THE WRONG STAR SYSTEMCriminal attorney, Liam Price, can't believe his luck. He scored a deal for a suite aboard the Starlit Dream to the exotic world of Aquaria in the Kepler star system... -
Firefly - Carnival by Una McCormack
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA heist by the Serenity crew goes badly wrong in a captivating original Firefly tie-in novel from the award-winning series by Titan Books City of sinNeapolis: a desert city on planet Bethel where all manner of entertainment can be found: high-stakes gambling, luxurious hotels, exclusive clubs and any form of diversion imaginable may be had for a price...
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