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Unification by Dave Willmarth
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAllistor just wants to restore the human race. He’s doing his best with the resources he’s gathered to locate other survivors around the world and unite them. His intentions are good, and he pushes hard. The drake eggs are hatching, and his people have dreams of both a murder chicken cavalry and a drake-mounted air force... -
The Tiger’s Imperium by Marc Alan Edelheit
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe sixth installment of the award-winning Chronicles of an Imperial Legionary Officer series is here! Ben Stiger, Legate of the Lost Thirteenth Legion, a nobleman from an infamous family, and born fighter, has defeated the enemy army before Lorium and raised the siege of the city. Mortally wounded and dying, the emperor has made Stiger his heir, but in name only... -
Dawn of the Void Book Two by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe countdown to Nemesis 3 has begun, pushing humanity closer to the brink of extinction. James and his team are now Earth's last line of defense amidst the chaos of New York City.But with each Nemesis wave they defeat and each power James unveils, a grim truth unfolds: they're being manipulated. The enemy not only predicts their actions, it feeds on them...Categorized as:
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Stars Asunder by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo gain his Master Class, John Lee made a deal with the Erethran Empire. Now, the Empire has come to collect on the debt, forcing him to appear in their capital after his last fight. Thrown into Galactic politics of a militarised, System-based society; John will have to weigh consequences of the decisions he's been asked to make and confront the warped reality of a System-created empire...Categorized as:
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Dawn of the Void Book Three by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven with his immense new power, James comes to realize that he is still playing into the hands of the System.If they are to free earth and redeem the billions dead, James and his crew will have to do more than journey into the Pits of hell or slaughter countless armies of demons - they'll have to find the god-like forces orchestrating the apocalypse, break every rule, and utterly defeat them... -
Walk The Line by N.D. Roberts, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSarah Jennifer Walton has pulled humanity back from the brink. Now she's on a mission to reconnect the world. WWDE+214 – Earth is caught in the grip of an unnatural winter. Salem has emerged as the center of civilization on the East Coast. The barriers between the factions dropped when the UnknownWorld stepped up to protect the unenhanced from the Madness...Categorized as:
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Destroyer of Worlds by Larry Correia
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIf it's war you want...find here the best of military epic fantasy as the best-selling Saga of the Forgotten Warrior series continues.The Great Extermination has begun.In the Capitol, Grand Inquisitor Omand Vokkan hatches a plot to kill every member of the untouchable caste in all of Lok, down to the last man, woman, and child... -
Stars Awoken by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJohn Lee has left Earth behind him as he travels to the capital of the Galactic Council. Seeking rest and an answer to what the enigmatic System is, John plans to spend his time reading and researching on Irvina. But fate has other plans for the human Paladin...Categorized as:
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High Value Target by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can run, but you can’t hide from U.S. Army Rangers. With the armies of the enemy smashed at the final battle for the desert port city, the Rangers return to their primary mission to do what they do: eliminate a high-value target with extreme violence of action deep inside hostile territory... -
End of the Line by N.D. Roberts, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWWDE+235 – The time is coming for the Defense Force to leave Earth forever.The effort to reconnect the world has been successful, and a new home for the Defense Force chosen. All that remains is to tackle the Madness.Sarah Jennifer is still hurting from Ezekiel’s departure. Meanwhile, Ezekiel has his own losses to contend with...Categorized as:
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Chew the Bullet by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIdina Moorfield isn’t the only one on her team with unusual powers.Her buddy, Stop remembers everything he sees, and Cake is a new kind of man of steel.That’s the last two, which means everyone in Idina’s unit has a unique talent.Why would the Army want to bring them all together?Her commander, Hines is still refusing to answer her questions...Categorized as:
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Chaos and Gunfire by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIdina Moorfield is a new kind of magical with a dark and twisty lineage.Any other combat engineer in the 82nd Airborne Division would be proud of how far Idina's come, but the visions and voices in her mind are only getting worse.When it affects her work, Idina gets transferred to a new unit—a unit of misfits with their own problems...Categorized as:
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Rebel Star by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnswers and questions abound in the Rebel Star Weary and tired from playing Galactic bounty hunter and assassin, John and his crew of intrepid human survivors find themselves stopping off in Prax after their latest actions bring more heat than ever. In the outcast station of rebels and pirates, John is caught up in Galactic politics and wars again...Categorized as:
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World's Unbound by Tao Wong, Nick Podehl
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFour years ago, the Erethran Honor Guard arrived and threw John Lee into a Portal to another world. Since then, Earth has received no word of the intrepid adventurer. Until now. Finding his way back to Earth through a Portal, John returns to a very changed world. The shackles of Galactic control have bound Earth and humanity ever tighter to the System...Categorized as:
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Coast on Fire by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReluctant ruler of the settlements in British Columbia, John and his friends must now face even greater dangers as they seek to free other human settlements from Galactic control in North America. But John's enemies have begun to take notice of the burgeoning resistance and take steps to stop him and the human resistance including bringing in Master Class help...Categorized as:
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Redeemer of the Dead by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFour months ago, the world changed as electronics failed and blue screens started appearing, gifting humanity with abilities, Classes and Skills straight from a game. Caught in Klondike National Park during the apocalypse, John manages to fight his way free and reach Whitehorse...Categorized as:
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The Good Troll Detective by Ramy Vance, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHalf-troll. Half-human. All badass.Maine doesn’t like her father. It doesn’t help that he’s a troll. As in a literal, lives-under-a-bridge troll.When her father is killed, Maine returns home to settle his estate and learns that he wasn’t any ordinary troll, but the town hero.Seems trolls can be superheroes, too...Categorized as:
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Dinosaur World 6 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJason and his three beautiful girlfriends never imagined the dino apocalypse could get this wild.But they’ve finally gotten some long-awaited answers, they have a spaceship and a gorgeous alien pilot, and their most important mission has suddenly come to light.If only they could shake the horde of government officials off their backs so they could get to saving the world...Categorized as:
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Nomad Found by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt's been twenty years since the fall, the destruction the world brought on itself. Can Terry Henry Walton, enhanced as he is, help bring civilization back as he seeks to atone for previous actions? By protecting and nurturing the ones with the knowledge...Categorized as:
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Apocalypse Online by Robyn Wideman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt first everyone thought it was a game...But aliens have arrived and they are turning people into fertilizer.Brad and Sam are gamers and when they started playing the hot new game Apocalypse Online they had no idea that the game was a preview of reality! With the help of a benevolent alien AI and nanotechnology, our heroes will have a chance to survive the apocalypse... -
Charlie Foxtrot 101 by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIdina Moorfield is officially a soldier in the army – with a little extra firepower. Her dark and magical little secret.Can she keep the new powers under control?Jump School may be her undoing.It takes focus, determination, and steely courage to face her fears and jump out of a C-130 aircraft from 1,200 feet. That’s exactly what brings Idina’s abilities forward at inconvenient moments...Categorized as:
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Goodbye by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMicrofiction #3Concurrent with the end of Changes and contains RADIOACTIVE-LEVEL SPOILERS for Changes and Ghost Story... -
The Rose Mark by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSherra We belong to the King--those of us with the black roses tattooed on our left wrist, directly over our pulse. As if every beat of our hearts reminds us that we are not our own. All the women with the fire burning within them are culled, tattooed and taken to the warriors, to provide more energy. Energy that the warriors will then use to defeat the barbarians from the ocean of sand...Categorized as:
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The Philosopher's War by Tom Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second book in the thrilling series that began with The Philosopher’s Flight finds Robert Canderelli Weekes as a rookie Rescue and Evacuation flier on the front lines of World War I in France. He came to save lives, but has no idea how far he’ll have to go to win the war...Categorized as:
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The Storm's Whisper by T.A. White
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe path to peace is never easy.As the first Caller in living memory, Eva struggles to find her footing as the bridge between her chosen people and the mythological race known as the Kyren.When unexpected arrivals threaten to test the newly formed alliance, Eva and her protector, Caden, fight to hold together the fast-fraying bonds before peace unravels and war once again returns... -
Secrets of The Tally by Halie Fewkes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet Allie: she's just woken up in an empty forest with blood on her hands and everything she's ever known wiped from her mind. In her survival-oriented world, people are hunted by vicious predators and it quickly becomes clear that they are specifically hunting her... -
Noa in the Flesh by Vasily Mahanenko
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe World of the Changed, still going strong! A sister kidnapped, a powerful enemy right around the corner, and Earth under the thumb of the monsters. What else is it going to take to become a true hero and save humanity? The only problem is that Mark Derwin has bigger problems, focused as he is on finding Squirrel, his sister...Categorized as:
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The Forever Man Box Set - 6 Books: The Complete First Series by Craig Zerf
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll 6 Books for One Great Price...Lee Child meets Lord of the Rings - Individual Books Have Over 500 Top Reviews. "This is one of the best epic fantasy books that I have ever read. It is in a class of its own. Zerf has created a cross between the heroic epic fantasy of David Gemmell and RR Martin as well as a good slice of Steven King"...Categorized as:
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Hit & Fade by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor the Rangers, the best defense is always… more offense.As an overwhelming army of skeletons, wraiths, ghouls, and other dark creatures—all serving a powerful undead sorcerer—advance against Forward Operating Base Hawthorn, the Rangers must now do what they do best: go on the extreme offense.It’s time to Hit and Fade. Attack, withdraw, and outmaneuver the enemy...Categorized as:
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Winter's Rising by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom birth to death, The War is all the citizens of Dystance know. As children it is drilled into their heads that war is the purpose behind all existence. Winter doesn't agree. She's stumbled across remnants of life the way it was before The War began and now she longs to be as free as her ancestors. With help from her best friend Cedar and the boy she is forbidden to love, Tallow...Categorized as:
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Town Under by Tao Wong, K.T. Hanna
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Post-Apocalyptic LitRPGWhat's worse than Australian wildlife? Mutated Australian wildlife.The System Apocalypse has come to Australia, altering native organisms and importing even more menacing creatures to the most dangerous continent on Earth. For Kira Kent, plant biologist, the System arrives while she's pulling an all nighter at work with her pair of kids in tow... -
Ready For All by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDescriptionIdina Moorfield and Hellion Squadron are going on their first mission.Months and months of training is finally paying off.No amount of training could have prepared them for this.A monster unlike anything they have seen before.Idina and her team are going to have to come up with new tactics to capture or kill this monster… if they can.The world is changing. Magic is changing... -
The Threat Below by Jason Latshaw
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Heart-Pounding Dystopian YA Thrill-Ride Three hundred years ago, something arose and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Now, a small remnant – the descendants of the few survivors who were able to escape the massacre below – lives above the clouds, on the top of a mountain. But there's been a change. Their water supply is being poisoned...Categorized as:
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Elite by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsJoy wants nothing more than to live and Hunt in Apex City without a target on her back. But a dangerous new mission assigned by her uncle, the city's Prefect, may make that impossible.In addition to her new duties as one of the Elite, Joy is covertly running patrols in the abandoned tunnels and storm sewers under Apex Central...Categorized as:
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Apex by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBeing a member of the Elite Hunter Command imperils Joy in more ways than one. In their latest clash with Othersiders, the army of monsters nearly wiped them out. Apex City is safe?for now. But within the city barriers, Joy must wage a different kind of war...Categorized as:
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Defending the Lost by Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA time of reckoning has come for the council of Toro, a bandit city about to burst with corruption and injustice. Valerie refuses to allow her world to rot, and she's brought friends to help her teach the council a lesson. As if that weren't enough, Cammie and Royland have begun to rule the former pirate island... -
Fallen Empire by Marc Alan Edelheit
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter years of catastrophic fighting, the rebellion is over. The First Galactic Empire has fallen. The Keeper of the Unknowable, Guardian of the Gates, the Eternal Emperor, is dead. Entire star systems have been ravaged by war, planets cracked by powerful weapons, and suns sent into supernova. The infrastructure of an advanced civilization that spanned thousands of stars is ruined...Categorized as:
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Dark Dawn by Seth Ring
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe thrilling sequel to Advent, Dark Dawn is the second book in the action-packed Exlian Syndrome series from Seth Ring.The mission is reclaim a mine lost to the Exlian Threat. Survival? Unlikely.Mark’s life has been thrown into turmoil over the last year and he has the nagging feeling it’s about to get worse. A lot worse...Categorized as:
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Parno's Gambit by N.C. Reed
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn a post-apocalyptic world thrown back into medieval times, young Prince Parno McLeod's family troubles have gone from bad to worse of late. His father has been murdered by his insane sister and his brother has only narrowly escaped death at her hand...Categorized as:
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Dark is Her Nature by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFor Hire: Teachers for special school in Virginia countryside. Must be able to handle teenagers with special abilities. Cannot be afraid to discipline werewolves, wizards, elves and other assorted hormonal teens. Apply at the School of Necessary Magic. Alison is a young Drow princess whose power is just beginning to grow inside of her – too bad for the dark forces after her...Categorized as:
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Moment of Truth by Michael Pryor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAubrey has a difficult choice to make to save his friends when Albion erupts into war—and it could cost him his life The war that has been looming for so long finally erupts, sending Albion and the continent into chaos. Aubrey, George, and Caroline are brought into a top-secret espionage unit and sent on a mission to investigate a mysterious magical facility on the Gallia–Holmland border...Categorized as:
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The Storm by David Drake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE THRILLING RE-TELLING OF ARTHURIAN LEGEND FROM MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY DAVID DRAKE CONTINUES! A young Champion must rescue a friend and battle an enemy at the heart of a chaotic world. The universe has shattered into chaos and monsters... -
Chase the Morning by Michael Scott Rohan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSail away to a world of magic! Steve is a hollow man, both in his job and his personal life, until one night, near the docks of his home city. A night that changes his life. As a dockyard fight turns into something much more fantastic and deadly, Steve finds himself drawn into a world he neither understands nor believes - at first... -
Pearl of the South by Vasily Mahanenko
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEarth was never the same after World of the Changed. Humanity was reduced to two camps: monsters thirsting to kill, and players doing everything they could to survive. The squabbles people had spent their time on before? Gone. If you wanted to live to see another sunrise, you had to work with everyone you could, from other players to game functions...Categorized as:
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Return of the Ancients by Greig Beck
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArnold Singer is just like any other fifteen-year-old boy growing up in the suburbs – average height, average looks. The love of his life thinks he’s a geek ... that is if she notices him at all. Pretty normal, and pretty boring, really.But this normal life is about to change forever... -
How To Be A Badass Vigilante: Book One by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVirtutis gloria mercesTranslation: Glory is the reward of valorWhen given power, what would you be willing to sacrifice for the greater good?Fed up with playing the normal game, recent university graduate, ex-cum laude, ex-soccer star, ex-popular and mostly broke Kera MacDonagh changed her life when she read ‘How to be a Badass Witch’ and shockingly, the spells worked...Categorized as:
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Heart of Gold by Michael Pryor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt a loss after finishing their end-of-year exams, Aubrey and George travel to the Gallian capital, Lutetia, where it so happens that the lovely Caroline is studying natural history...Categorized as:
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Word of Honour by Michael Pryor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSinister plots, schemes within schemes, magical upheavals, and a world to save from evil. As always, Aubrey goes looking for trouble--and finds it, in spades.Magical genius Aubrey Fitzwilliam, along with his loyal friend George, is trying to immerse himself in his new life at university. But for Aubrey life is never straightforward...Categorized as:
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The Culling of Man by Craig Kobayashi
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEarth becomes the full immersion experience litRPG readers fantasize about, but at what cost? Figuring out how to cast spells without the luxury of a controller or keyboard was the least of Garath's worries when The Culling got underway. Though some elements of the new interface were familiar to the lifelong gamer, there was a lot he didn't understand... -
The Coldest War by Ian Tregillis
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSomeone is killing Britain's warlocks.Twenty-two years after the Second World War, a precarious balance of power maintains the peace between Great Britain and the USSR. For decades, the warlocks have been all that stand between the British Empire and the Soviet Union-- a vast domain stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the shores of the English Channel...Categorized as:
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