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Dumber Than Dead by Steven Campbell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHank is getting married!The space station Belvaille has become home to a species of actors. The newest edition to the Post Colmarian Confederation Colmarian Confederation are the Damakan race. As a species they are capable of “broadcast empathy.” Their acting skills are so powerful they are able to make people believe their portrayals are literally happening—even over remote transmission... -
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Hell Follows by Andrew Vaillencourt
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDockside is burning, and it’s up to everybody’s least favorite Army-surplus cyborg to fix it.It starts when somebody takes a hit out on The Chairman, and quickly spirals into a mystery that takes Roland and his hyper-kinetic partner Lucia far from New Boston and into the depths of unregulated star systems... -
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Early Years by Steven Campbell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCollection of short stories featuring Hard Luck Hank and his early days on Belvaille... -
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Delovoa by Steven Campbell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCollection of short stories featuring Delovoa and his life pre-Belvaille... -
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![Alien vs. Predator: Armageddon by Tim Lebbon]()
Alien vs. Predator: Armageddon by Tim Lebbon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Rage launch the ultimate assault on the Human Sphere. Their greatest weapons are the most fearsome creatures in the galaxy—the Xenomorphs. Having fled centuries before, the Rage return to take revenge and claim the planet for their own. Now, through a deal struck with the unlikeliest of allies, the human race may rely on the Predators to ensure mankind’s ultimate freedom... -
![Strength and Honor by R.M. Meluch]()
Strength and Honor by R.M. Meluch
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaptain John Farragut and the crew of the U.S.S. Merrimack face their greatest challenge as Caesar Romulus declares war on the United States of America with a direct attack on Earth. The Merrimack retaliates with an assault on the Roman capital world of Palatine, and in the midst of the chaos, the Hive descends on Earth... -
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Chromed: Upgrade by Richard Parry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s 2150AD. There hasn’t been a corporate war… until now.Mason Floyd is an augmented syndicate enforcer at the top of his game. His job is asset protection and acquisition, no questions asked.Company tech is stolen on Mason’s watch. Rival megacorps want it, and they don’t mind killing him to get it. Framed for the theft, Mason runs...Categorized as:
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![Human Is?: A Philip K. Dick Reader (Gollancz S.F.) by Philip K. Dick]()
Human Is?: A Philip K. Dick Reader (Gollancz S.F.) by Philip K. Dick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1 • Beyond Lies the Wub • (1952) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick9 • The Defenders • (1953) • novelette by Philip K. Dick31 • Roog • (1953) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick36 • Second Variety • (1953) • novelette by Philip K. Dick80 • Impostor • (1953) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick94 • The Preserving Machine • [Dr. Rupert Labyrinth] • (1953) • shortstory by Philip K... -
![Gorgon Child by Steven Barnes]()
Gorgon Child by Steven Barnes
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA virtual superman, a streetfighter trained by the Mob, Knight turns his awesome powers on those who created him. Fighting alongside his beautiful mate, he takes on a corrupt television evangelist who schemes to enslave America. The action-packed, near-future adventure sequel to Streetlethal... -
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The Demon Seekers by John Shors
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEarth, 2171.It's been a century since hostile aliens turned Earth into a prison for the worst of their own kind, nearly wiping out humanity in the process.Seventeen-year-old Tasia is a Seeker--a human survivor who hunts down the cruel creatures that conquered and destroyed her world...Categorized as:
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![Dreamfall by Joan D. Vinge]()
Dreamfall by Joan D. Vinge
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCat, the halfbreed telepath hero of Catspaw and Psion, joins a research team on Refuge, homeworld of his mother's people, the Hydrans. Immediately, he finds trouble when he helps a Hydran woman escape human pursuers.The decimated Hydran population of Refuge is confined to a bleak "homeland," by a huge corporate state, Tau Biotech. Tau also controls Refuge's one unique natural resource, "Dreamfall... -
![Alien: The Cold Forge by Alex White]()
Alien: The Cold Forge by Alex White
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA dramatic new Alien novel, as Weyland-Yutani seeks to recover from the failure of Hadley's Hope, and successfully weaponize the Xenomorphs.With the failure of the Hadley's Hope, Weyland-Yutani has suffered a devastating defeat--the loss of the Aliens. Yet there's a reason the company rose to the top, and they have a redundancy already in place... -
![Eight's Origin by Pittacus Lore]()
Eight's Origin by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Cauldron by Jack McDevitt]()
Cauldron by Jack McDevitt
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn 2255, veteran star pilot Priscilla Hutch Hutchins spends her retirement supporting fundraising efforts for an organization devoted to deep space exploration. Soon, Hutch finds herself on the verge of discovering the origins of the deadly Omega clouds that continue to haunt her... -
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![Rex by Ashley L. Hunt]()
Rex by Ashley L. Hunt
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Alien royalty. The girl next door. Is the universe against them?Rex The Tribal Elder of Campestria, one of eleven kingdoms on the planet Albaterra. His blue skin, fierce warrior prowess, and dedication to his race are all in keeping with the A’li-uud species, but his free-thinking ideals have others on the Elder Council wondering if he is capable as a leader... -
![Almost Perfect by James Goss]()
Almost Perfect by James Goss
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEmma is 30, single and frankly desperate. She woke up this morning with nothing to look forward to but another evening of unsuccessful speed-dating. But now she has a new weapon in her quest for Mr Right. And it's made her almost perfect.Gwen Cooper woke up this morning expecting the unexpected. As usual... -
![Predator: Incursion by Tim Lebbon]()
Predator: Incursion by Tim Lebbon
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPredator ships stream into human space in unprecedented numbers. The Colonial Marines, controlled by Weyland-Yutani, respond to the incursion, thus entering the Rage War. This terrifying assault by the Yautja cannot go unchallenged, yet the cost of combat is high. Predators are master combatants, and each encounter yields a high body count. Then when Lt... -
![Doctor Who: The Novel of the Film by Gary Russell]()
Doctor Who: The Novel of the Film by Gary Russell
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLate December, 1999: the brink of a new millennium. An anachronistic British Police Box materialises in San Francisco's Chinatown amid a hail of bullets which find an unintentional target — a strange man who walks out of the Police Box. Despite the best efforts of Dr Grace Holloway, the unknown traveller dies and his body vanishes...Categorized as:
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![Screw The Galaxy by Steven Campbell]()
Screw The Galaxy by Steven Campbell
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHank is a thug. He knows he's a thug. He has no problem with that realization. In his view the galaxy has given him a gift: a mutation that allows him to withstand great deals of physical trauma. He puts his abilities to the best use possible and that isn't by being a scientist. Besides, the space station Belvaille doesn't need scientists. It is not, generally, a thinking person's locale... -
![Cyber Way by Alan Dean Foster]()
Cyber Way by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomeday science will abolish magic--but not murder. Computers will catch the killers--but not this time. One cop will unearth the truth, but it's not human. From the author of "Jed the Dead... -
![Malcolm's Journal by Pittacus Lore]()
Malcolm's Journal by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMalcolm's Journal is a Lost Files bonus containing journal entries of Malcolm's thoughts, between rescuing Sam from the Dulce Base and meeting up with the Garde... -
![Mass Effect: Deception by William C. Dietz]()
Mass Effect: Deception by William C. Dietz
Rated: 2.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn all-new adventure inspired by the award-winning videogame from BioWare! The universe is under siege. Every fifty thousand years, a race of sentient machines invades our galaxy to harvest all organic life-forms. They are the Reapers. Two people who know the truth are desperately searching for a way to stop the cycle: Navy admiral David Anderson and his partner, Kahlee Sanders... -
![Invincible: Compendium One by Robert Kirkman]()
Invincible: Compendium One by Robert Kirkman
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNOW A HIT ANIMATED SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO!The first nine volumes of the greatest superhero comic in the universe from visionary creator Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), along with acclaimed artists Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, are collected in one massive paperback edition, as Mark Grayson discovering that having his father superpowers and being a hero isn't what he expected!INVINCIBLE comic...Categorized as:
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![Astonishing X-Men Omnibus by Joss Whedon]()
Astonishing X-Men Omnibus by Joss Whedon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNow in one titanic tome: the entire chart-topping run of super-team Joss Whedon and John Cassaday! Winner of multiple prestigious Eisner Awards, Whedon and Cassaday's ASTONISHING X-MEN was a smash hit with critics and fans alike from the very first issue - winning praise from dozens of top media outlets including Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, TV Guide and New York Magazine, as well as... -
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![Superman: Red Son #1 by Mark Millar]()
Superman: Red Son #1 by Mark Millar
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe ELSEWORLDS miniseries arrives! When Krypton explodes, the infant Kal-El is rocketed to Earth, where he lands on a Ukrainian farm during the 1950s! How will the Cold War affect the Man of... -
![Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird]()
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWho is the Last Ronin? In a future, battle-ravaged New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost...Categorized as:
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![Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War by Geoff Johns, Dave Gibbons]()
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War by Geoff Johns, Dave Gibbons
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWritten by GEOFF JOHNS, PETER J. TOMASI and DAVE GIBBONS Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ETHAN VAN SCIVER and others Cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT The epic adventure that set the stage for BLACKEST NIGHT is now available in a single trade paperback volume... -
![Invincible, Vol. 8: My Favorite Martian by Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley]()
Invincible, Vol. 8: My Favorite Martian by Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHaving your father be the most powerful superhero on the planet makes life interesting for Mark Grayson, but the typical high school senior's life really starts to heat up when he finds himself inheriting his father's powers. Collects issues #36-41... -
![Invincible, Vol. 6: A Different World by Robert Kirkman]()
Invincible, Vol. 6: A Different World by Robert Kirkman
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMark is brought to another planet in order to save it... -
![The Sinestro Corps War by Geoff Johns, Patrick Gleason]()
The Sinestro Corps War by Geoff Johns, Patrick Gleason
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe landmark story arc that shook the Green Lantern Corps to its foundations is collected in this hardcover volume!Sinestro's army of fear has gathered: Arkillo! Karu-Sil! The Cyborg-Superman! And hundreds more of the most terrifying villains the universe has ever seen! Hal Jordan has overcome great fear throughout his life, but what fear still lingers inside him? Parallax knows, and Hal's about...
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