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I Dare by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe enemies of Korval have offered Pat Rin the Ring that would make all of Korval's holdings his own, and a Juntavas Judge has offered Pat Rin a world. When he appears with hired guns in tow, no one knows what he'll do. Pat Rin is a gambling man, and on his wild-card shoulders the fate of his Clan, his world, his civilization... -
![Stolen Legacy by Lindsay Buroker]()
Stolen Legacy by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven though Captain Jelena Marchenko has Starseer talents, such as telepathy and telekinesis, she has grown up feeling ostracized by the Starseer community. She longs for an opportunity to prove that she deserves a place among them. When an old friend of the family shows up, seeking transportation to the site of an ancient Starseer relic, Jelena believes this may be her chance to prove herself...Categorized as:
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![Perilous Waif by E. William Brown]()
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... -
![Messinants by S.H. Jucha]()
Messinants by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPyre is a volatile planet. Its surface belches heat and noxious gases, forcing downsiders to inhabit domes. But Pyre’s instability isn’t limited to its geology. The colonists, who were marooned in the system hundreds of years ago, have endured a tumultuous history.Exploring Triton, Pyre’s third moon, spacers inadvertently activate an alien dome... -
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![Are You Scared, Darth Vader? by Adam Rex]()
Are You Scared, Darth Vader? by Adam Rex
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's midnight and the moon is full, but Darth Vader isn't scared. OF COURSE I AM NOT SCARED. Nothing can scare Lord Vader! CORRECT. Not monsters or witches or ghosts, and especially not the dark. So what is Darth Vader scared of? Read on in Adam Rex's hilarious and spooky Star Wars tale to find out! YOU WILL LEARN NOTHING... -
![Ep.#3.3 - Liberty and Truth, Peace and Prosperity (The Frontiers Saga - Part 3: Fringe Worlds) by Ryk Brown]()
Ep.#3.3 - Liberty and Truth, Peace and Prosperity (The Frontiers Saga - Part 3: Fringe Worlds) by Ryk Brown
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEpisode 3.3A new foe arises…An ugly truth emerges…A long lost friend returns…An iconic ship flies into battle…Captain Scott and the crew of the Aurora face the reality of a galaxy that is, in many ways, worse off than the one they left behind. But in doing so, they discover a new mission for the Aurora’s namesake, her captain, and her crew... -
![Dawn of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano]()
Dawn of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere will be hell to pay.Evelyn’s parents have been missing for more than thirty years, and at last Evelyn has a clue as to their fate. Investigating won’t be easy, even for someone as powerful as she is, yet she won’t be deterred... -
![Plan B by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Plan B by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"A real page-turner" (ANNE MCCAFFREY) in the Liaden Universe(r) series.Fugitive Val Con yos'Phelium plans a desperate gamble by forming an alliance with Clan Erob. But his cousin, Shan yos'Galen can't wait. With enemy agents closing in, he invokes Plan B-setting in motion a series of events that will have dire consequences-for all of Liad... -
![The Champion by Scott Sigler]()
The Champion by Scott Sigler
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTHE CHAMPION is the fifth book in the Galactic Football League series.Seven centuries in the future, the sport of American football has never been bigger, never been faster, never been more lethal. Trillions of fans from all over the galaxy watch six unique races battle in contests so violent that deaths are part of the stat sheet... -
![Empaths by S.H. Jucha]()
Empaths by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCaptain Jessie Cinders faces a hazardous choice. The murderer of the governor’s nephew stands before him. But, the frightened teenager, Aurelia Garmenti, doesn’t resemble the commandant’s description of the vicious, hardened killer his security forces seek.To complicate matters, Jessie’s mind has felt Aurelia’s mental powers... -
![Allora by S.H. Jucha]()
Allora by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUntil the Confederation created Allora, it had produced SADEs (self-aware digital entities) for hundreds of years with enormous consistency and harnessed their capabilities to power the society. But this particular, young SADE was disturbed by her confinement... -
![Conflict of Honors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Conflict of Honors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSixteen-year-old Priscilla Delacroix was declared legally dead by her mother, High Priestess of the Goddess. Banished to survive on her own, Priscilla has roamed the galaxy for ten years as an outcast—to become a woman of extraordinary skill. . . .An experienced officer assigned to the Liaden vessel Daxflan, she's been abandoned yet again... -
![Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOn the run from assassins, Val Con yos'Phelium and Miri Robertson are stranded on a distant planet and must learn to trust each other if they're going to survive - and learn to love each other if they're going to heal the dark wounds of their past... -
![Freedom, Humanity, and Other Delusions by Niall Teasdale]()
Freedom, Humanity, and Other Delusions by Niall Teasdale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNava’s second year at the Sonkei Alliance School of Sorcery begins with a strange new student who seems to have a real invisible friend and just gets stranger. By the time she’s going off-world to rescue a friend during her summer break, events have conspired to make her question a lot of things, including her very nature. Just how alien is Death’s Handmaiden... -
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![His Woodland Maiden by Michelle M. Pillow]()
His Woodland Maiden by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPilot Rick Hayes flies the high skies searching for mischief. It looks like she finally found him.From NY Times & USA TODAY Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow, a space adventure romance!Space pirate and all-around bad boy, Rick Hayes isn’t looking to change his ways. He’s one helluva pilot, has a crew he thinks of as family, and women seem to want his company... -
![Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsStar-trading Clan Korval—known to Terrans as the Tree-and-Dragon Family and to the locals simply as "the Dragon"—has been convicted of crimes against the homeworld. No matter that one of the "crimes" consisted of saving the elitist planet of Liad from very real internal threats, the Council of Clans wanted Korval heads to roll... -
![Necessity's Child by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Necessity's Child by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe kompani see none as an enemy, and yet few as friend. The kompani exist in many places, living quietly in the shadows, thriving off the bounty that others have no wit to secure, nor skill to defend. Their private history is unwritten; their recall rooted in dance and dream. The Clan Korval is in many ways the opposite of the kompani... -
![Without a Front: The Warrior’s Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey]()
Without a Front: The Warrior’s Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn assassin's shot has shattered the Opah family and endangered Lancer Andira Tal. Now criminal forces are racing law enforcement to find the man who could topple Tal's government.With the net closing around them, Tal and Salomen Opah discover the power of their tyree bond, a power Alsea has not seen in a millennium... -
![Trader's Leap by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Trader's Leap by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNEW ENTRY IN THE LANDMARK LIADEN UNIVERSE® SERIESThe only bridge between past and future is a leap of faith. Pursued by enemies, exiled Liaden clan Korval is settling into a new base on backworld Surebleak. Moving is expensive, as is war, and Korval is strapped for cash. Delm Korval has therefore instructed Master Trader Shan yos'Galan to design and implement new trade routes, quickly... -
![Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven by Larry Niven, Rick Sternbach]()
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven by Larry Niven, Rick Sternbach
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsRanging from the 20th Century to the 31st, these interconnected stories trace Man's expansion and colonization throughout the galaxy...Becalmed in hellHowie's spaceship had a malfunction...but it might be only psychosomatic!Wait it outHe was trapped on Pluto...and all his assets were frozen!The borderland of SolForward possessed the ultimate weapon..Categorized as:
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![Alpha Class: Discovery by N.D. Roberts, Michael Anderle]()
Alpha Class: Discovery by N.D. Roberts, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Etheric Empire is making final preparations to cross the Gate. In the run-up to departure the Etheric Academy goes through some changes as the students get a taste of the future awaiting them after graduation. The classes are split, and new friendships form as Tina, Ron, Yana, Maxim, and Nestor take their first steps toward adulthood...Categorized as:
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![Victorious Dead by Marie Andreas]()
Victorious Dead by Marie Andreas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe galaxy was in for a world of hurt—chaos unseen since the violent, sadistic Asarlaí ruled. For the first time in her life, Vas doesn’t know if she can fight hard enough to stop it.Vaslisha Tor Dain was a simple sort of mercenary starship captain. She fought hard, drank hard, and killed people when all else failed... -
![The Shaman of Karres by Eric Flint, Dave Freer]()
The Shaman of Karres by Eric Flint, Dave Freer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaptain Pausert just can’t catch a break! First, he became the mortal enemy of his fiancée, his home planet, the Empire—and even the Worm World, the darkest threat to mankind in all of space. All because he helped rescue three slave children from their masters...Categorized as:
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![Taken by Ell Leigh Clarke]()
Taken by Ell Leigh Clarke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Protect the sword with your life!” When Bentley discovers she has incredible swordsmanship, she wonders if her problems are over.After all, if she can fend for herself, why hang out with three exiled gods in constant moral crisis?Unfortunately, any thoughts of change are forgotten when the crew find themselves being chased across the sector by Amroth and his army...Categorized as:
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![Space Rogues 2: Big Ship, Lots of Guns by John Wilker]()
Space Rogues 2: Big Ship, Lots of Guns by John Wilker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPreviously, on Space Rogues...Thanks to an intergalactic crime boss and all around horrible being, Xarrix, there's a price on the crews' heads, no good deed goes unpunished, as they say.What do you do to keep food on the table and fuel in the tank? Take jobs as privateers of course.This page-turning adventure kicks off with Zephyr answering a call from an old friend... -
![Subjugation by James Galloway]()
Subjugation by James Galloway
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Faey, an alien telepathic race, has taken control of Earth and are using it as a farming colony for their empire. Jason is a college student learning faey technology, but is upset with the faey and their treatment of Earth. Jason meets a fiery red head name Jyslin, who takes a fancy to him and will not take no for an answer. There is a problem though: Jyslin is a Faey Imperial Marine...Categorized as:
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![The Dark of Light by Audrey Sharpe]()
The Dark of Light by Audrey Sharpe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the mid twenty-third century, unexplained planetary destruction threatens Earth’s sister planet, Gaia, and the nearly one million humans who call it home. Colonized when Earth faced environmental collapse, the planet has been a valuable agricultural resource, but the recent devastation threatens Gaia’s future. The Galactic Council assigns the crew of the Starhawke to investigate...Categorized as:
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![Snow by Michelle M. Pillow]()
Snow by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlpha male alien comes to Earth to pick up a bride and instead meets a beautiful scientist whose job it is to capture him.NYT Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow, is back with a brand new sci-fi alien romance adventure.Tushar (aka Snow Chaos) knows there is little chance of finding a wife on his ice-ball of a home planet. Few can survive the subzero temperatures...Categorized as:
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![Clan and Conviction by Tracy St. John]()
Clan and Conviction by Tracy St. John
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe drug Delir is sweeping the Kalquorian Empire, leaving madness and death in its wake. Investigator Dramok Gelan has already lost his enforcer partner in a deadly shootout because of the case. With no clues or suspects, he despairs of putting an end to the epidemic. Then a familiar face enters the picture: new partner and former lover Nobek Wynhod... -
![Thronebreakers by Rebecca Coffindaffer]()
Thronebreakers by Rebecca Coffindaffer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerfect for fans of Aurora Rising, The Hunger Games, and Three Dark Crowns, this electrifying duology closer is jam-packed with tension and thrills that will hook readers from its first page.Alyssa Farshot never wanted to rule the empire. But to honor her uncle’s dying wish, she participated in the crownchase, a race across the empire’s 1,001 planets to find the royal seal and win the throne... -
![Awakening by Ell Leigh Clarke]()
Awakening by Ell Leigh Clarke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA badass female, magical sword and an android called Jelly Bean. Oh yes, and 3 gods kicked out of the unseen world. What could go wrong? When you wake up with no memory of who you are, you know it's probably going to be a bad day. That's exactly what Bentley thought—but she had no idea how bad...Categorized as:
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![Cape Grace by Nathan Lowell]()
Cape Grace by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSon of the shaman is a shaman.But what of the daughters?When Otto Krugg's daughter follows in his footsteps,, he's faced with the task of changing a century long rule that will force her to make decisions no one should have to make.When Jimmy Pirano gets tasked with enforcing that rule - no matter what - he goes down the rabbit hole to try to find out who established the rule... -
![Demon by John Varley]()
Demon by John Varley
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsISBN moved from less recent editionThe satellite-sized alien Gaea has gone completely insane. She has transformed her love of old movies into monstrous realities. She is Marilyn Monroe. She is King Kong. And now she must be destroyed... -
![Matadora by Steve Perry]()
Matadora by Steve Perry
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn some worlds, the name of Khadaji is a prayer for resistance fighters...Khadaji... master warrior, martyr, legend. The one-man resistance to the Confed on Greaves. Known as "The Man Who Never Missed," he only let himself be taken when he'd done what he'd set out to do. With his death, Khadaji became the inspiration and idol of students of martial arts everywhere.Matador Villa.. -
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![Zakota by Ruby Lionsdrake]()
Zakota by Ruby Lionsdrake
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKatie Saunders isn’t used to sitting on her butt, but she’s been stuck doing exactly that as the Star Guardians fly all over the galaxy, trying to get her and the other kidnapped women back home. Now it looks like they have to engage in a battle against evil aliens before making the final flight to Earth. Since they’ve captured an extra ship and are short on pilots, Katie wants to help... -
![Wyt and Wild by Viola Grace]()
Wyt and Wild by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 7 of the Sector Guard series.Alessandra Wyt has been hooked to computers for the majority of her tenure in the Alliance for her talented intuition, but when an opportunity for reassignment to the Sector Guard came up, she jumped at the chance, so to speak. With her mind unable to handle space travel, she is shipped unconscious across the galaxy... -
![Hael's Fury by Viola Grace]()
Hael's Fury by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMinimizing natural disasters was all that Liv Hael lived for. Her matriarchal family tree had a long history of doing their duty to Drai and she was following in their footsteps. When she meets the dragon that she dreamed about, and he offers her a position in the Sector Guard, she can't believe her ears. Only one thing stands in the way of Liv and Vasu joining... -
![Dragon Summons by Viola Grace]()
Dragon Summons by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 8, in the bestselling Sector Guard series.Assigned as Inventory Master to the newest Sector Guard base on Teklan, Roxanne is sure only of one thing, if the seductive singing in her mind doesn’t stop, she is going to go nuts. With a little investigation, she finds the source of the nocturnal music and tells it to shut up... -
![Raven's Children by Sabrina Chase]()
Raven's Children by Sabrina Chase
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMoire Cameron, former NASA explorer and web pilot, now has a working ship, a loyal crew, an unexpected son, and a valuable Earthlike planet to protect from the clutches of Toren. Then Ennis, the only one to discover her secret, is captured by Toren--and Moire discovers crucial information that could help end the crab-human war... -
![Rebel's Quest by Gun Brooke]()
Rebel's Quest by Gun Brooke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a world torn by war, two women discover a love that defies boundaries, challenges allegiances, and that just might mean the survival—or destruction—of all they hold dear.Roshan O’Landha, a Gantharian resistance fighter, works hard to maintain her cover as a wealthy businesswoman as war on occupied Gantharat seems imminent... -
![Shalia's Diary: Book 4 by Tracy St. John]()
Shalia's Diary: Book 4 by Tracy St. John
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a compilation from the free serial story blog ‘Shalia’s Diary – A Clans of Kalquor Story’ by Tracy St. John. It is highly recommended you read Shalia’s Diary, Books 1, 2, and 3 before reading this story. Shalia’s Diary Book 4 picks up immediately where Book 3 left off. Shalia feels ready for a little fun when the Kalquorian transport docks for shore leave at the Xniktix Space Station... -
![Star-Crossed by Pintip Dunn]()
Star-Crossed by Pintip Dunn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrincess Vela's people are starving.Stranded on a planet that lacks food, Vela makes the ultimate sacrifice and becomes an Aegis for her people. Accepting a genetic modification that takes sixty years off her life, she can feed her colony via nutrition pills. But her best friend is still getting worse. And she's not the only one.Now the king is dying, too... -
![The Zanari Inheritance (Children of Zanar, #1) by Niall Teasdale]()
The Zanari Inheritance (Children of Zanar, #1) by Niall Teasdale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKaya Trevorny’s world came to an end in the student welfare office of Abertine University. The colony where she had grown up, her family, was gone, dead under circumstances the authorities seemed keen to hide. To find the truth, Kaya must team up with a mercenary and a rag-tag group of smugglers. And the truth is something which will change her life forever... -
![Warrior's Mate by Emma Alisyn]()
Warrior's Mate by Emma Alisyn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings3rd book in the Yadeshi Brides series.A Dark Alien Prince + his unquenchable desire x his insatiable thirst = a warrior willing to defy a galaxy to claim his mate.Born with a platinum spoon in her mouth, warrior bride-in-training Gayle throws it away in order to sneak aboard a Yadeshi military vessel to escape imprisonment by her family... -
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![Midnight Wings: A Science Fiction Retelling of Cinderella. by Ariele Sieling]()
Midnight Wings: A Science Fiction Retelling of Cinderella. by Ariele Sieling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn El's fantasies, she pilots a fighter jet for the intergalactic fleet. In reality, she's a mechanic whose social grid ranking guarantees she'll never advance beyond the lowest grunt work, and a slave in all but name to her cruel and self-centered stepmother and stepsisters... -
![Pirate's Fortune by Gun Brooke]()
Pirate's Fortune by Gun Brooke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPirate and mercenary Weiss Kyakh works as a reluctant double agent for the Supreme Constellations. Her mission is to infiltrate a cutthroat band of space pirates along with a sentient bio-android, Madisyn Pimm. Pimm's sole purpose is to bring pirates to justice. Weiss soon realises that Madisyn has her own secrets... -
![Imperial Guard by Viola Grace]()
Imperial Guard by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDealing with the family who refused to let her bury her father is difficult, but Isabi keeps her grounded as she fights for the survival of her estranged family.� In the mean time, Isaro, Isabi's sister, is with them using her appearance altering skills to forward the work of the Sector Guard... -
![Frost by Michelle M. Pillow]()
Frost by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll he wanted was a little adventure and maybe to find a wife on Earth. What he got was a hell of a lot more than this alpha alien bargained for.Alpha male alien Edur (aka Frost Chaos) will do anything to escape his ice tundra of a home planet. He'll even convince his brothers to jump onboard a bride procurement spaceship bound for Earth... which to be honest he should have vetted a little better... -
![Out of the Darkness by Peter David, J. Michael Straczynski]()
Out of the Darkness by Peter David, J. Michael Straczynski
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCentauri Prime declares war on the Interstellar Alliance in Book Three of the epic trilogy that continues Babylon 5's brilliant legacy . . .Blind to the fact that he is a pawn in the Drakh's deadly strategy, Centauri prime minister Durla launches an overwhelming blitzkrieg, sending Centauri warships to devastate other races' homeworlds and pave the way for total conquest... -
![Beneath a Trojan Moon by Anna Hackett]()
Beneath a Trojan Moon by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA flirtatious fortune teller + a sexy, single-minded marshal = a sexy, fast-paced sci fi romance Fortune teller Relda Dela-Cruz is a woman with a secret. One she'll do anything to conceal. She hides in plain sight on the market world of Souk, content with running her profitable fortune-telling business and never letting anyone too close...
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