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  • Facets of Revolution by T.A. White

    Facets of Revolution by T.A. White

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The line between loyalty and betrayal has never been so fine.Chasing the trail of the woman who was once considered her best friend, Kira Forrest returns to the planet of her birth. When a near deadly incident jeopardizes her arrival, Kira will find the secrets she’s worked so hard to hide bubbling to the surface one by one...
  • Layers of Force by Lindsay Buroker

    Layers of Force by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The exciting conclusion to the Star Kingdom series!Even though Professor Casmir Dabrowski has been fighting for months to help the kingdom and humanity as a whole, few people in positions of power have appreciated his unorthodox methods. Now he's a captive of the king and being taken back to his home world without his friends or the crushers he relies upon to protect him...
  • Obsidio by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

    Obsidio by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao...
  • Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

    Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 60 ratings
    Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed.The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault...
  • Home Front by Lindsay Buroker

    Home Front by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Casmir and his allies have struck a devastating blow to the powerful prince who sent invaders into their star system, but war still rages at home. Worse, the prince has escaped with a lethal bioweapon, and he intends to wipe out all human life on Odin. Casmir could lose his parents, his friends, and everyone he holds dear...
  • Planet Killer by Lindsay Buroker

    Planet Killer by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Casmir has survived against impossible odds, and now he longs to return home. But an invasion force is blockading the Kingdom’s wormhole gate, and it would be suicidal to fly through it now. Worse, his family and friends are stuck on the other side, with hostile forces attacking their home world. The only way Casmir can help is to find out who’s behind the invasion… and convince him to stop...
  • Threshold of Annihilation by T.A. White

    Threshold of Annihilation by T.A. White

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    When her most closely guarded secrets are laid bare, how will Kira survive the inevitable fall out—and will anybody be standing beside her in the end?Traveling to the planet of Jettie in the hopes of finding safe harbor for her niece, Kira arrives only to find their destination host to the quorum—a series of dangerous contests that hold the power to decide the fate of empires...
  • Gate Quest by Lindsay Buroker

    Gate Quest by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Roboticist 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..
  • Age of Deception by T.A. White

    Age of Deception by T.A. White

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    War hero and daughter to two Houses, Kira is just beginning to learn how deep the rabbit hole goes. Agreeing to accompany her father’s people back to their homeworld, Kira Forrest prepares for the fight of her life. She’s agreed to undertake the Trial of the Broken, a rite of passage every member of her father’s House must pass...
  • Crossfire by Lindsay Buroker

    Crossfire by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    For 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..
  • Hero by Anna Hackett

    Hero by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Fighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim… Raised from birth to be a soldier, Kace Tameron is a disciplined, military-trained gladiator. He is on contract to the Kor Magna Arena to hone his fighting skills on the blood-soaked arena sand and then return to the military. He lives for one thing: to protect his planet, and on his world, love is forbidden...
  • Hero Code by Lindsay Buroker

    Hero Code by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Casmir Dabrowski is finally heading back to his home world, determined to gain an audience with the queen and convince her to tell him the secret of his genes. But the terrorists who have been sending robot assassins after him are still there—and still want him dead. As soon as he lands, the trouble starts...
  • Born of Defiance by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Defiance by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Born an Outcast, Talyn Batur has spent the whole of his life fighting against the prejudice of his people. An Andarion without a father is not something anyone wants to be...
  • Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews

    Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    An uneasy alliance between warring families gets heated in this otherworldly novella from bestselling author Ilona Andrews.At first glance, the planet Rada seems like a lush paradise. But the ruling families, all boasting genetically enhanced abilities, are in constant competition for power―and none more so than the Adlers and the Baenas...
  • Rules of Redemption by T.A. White

    Rules of Redemption by T.A. White

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The war everyone thought was over is just beginning. Kira Forrest is a survivor. She’s risen above the pain of her beginnings to become a war hero only to leave it all behind in the pursuit of a simple life. Now a salvager, she makes a living sifting through the wreckage of dead alien ships from a war that nearly brought humanity to its knees...
  • A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold

    A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Miles Vorkosigan has a problem: unrequited love for the beautiful widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson, violently allergic to marriage after her first exposure. If a frontal assault won't do, Miles thinks, try subterfuge. He has a cunning plan... Lord Mark Vorkosigan, Miles' brother, also has a problem: his love has just become unrequited again. But he has a cunning plan..
  • End Game by Lindsay Buroker

    End Game by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Alisa Marchenko has reunited with her daughter, and even though she hasn’t figured out how to get Jelena to accept Leonidas yet, she dreams of the three of them starting a new life together. They can return the Star Nomad to its original purpose of running freight and staying out of trouble (mostly)...
  • Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    In a universe where assassins make the law, everyone lives in fear--except for Syn. Born of an illicit scandal that once rocked a dynasty, he always knew how to survive on the bloodthirsty streets. But that was then, and the future is now…Syn was raised as a tech-thief until his livelihood uncovered a truth that could end his life...
  • The Segonian by Dianne Duvall

    The Segonian by Dianne Duvall

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall brings readers the second stand-alone novel in a thrilling new sci-fi romance series full of action, humor, and happily-ever-afters.Eliana's life has never been what one might term ordinary. At least, it hasn't been for a very long time...
  • Miles, Mutants, and Microbes by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Miles, Mutants, and Microbes by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Content: Falling free Labyrinth Diplomatic immunity Miles Vorkosigan/Naismith : his life and times.Two complete novels and a short novel in one large volume:Falling Free—The Nebula Award-winning novel. Leo Graf was just your typical efficient engineer: mind your own business and do the job...
  • Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

    Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 70 ratings
    This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded.The year is 2575, and two rival mega-corporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than a speck at the edge of the universe...
  • Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    In her first trial by fire, Cordelia Naismith captained a throwaway ship of the Betan Expeditionary Force on a mission to destroy an enemy armada...
  • Lab Rat One by Andrea K. Höst

    Lab Rat One by Andrea K. Höst

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Part 2 of the Touchstone trilogy:In the months since Cassandra Devlin walked off Earth onto another planet, she has grappled with everything from making blankets to helping psychics battle the memories of monsters. Not able to find a way home, she has instead gained friends and a purpose...
  • Asylum by Lindsay Buroker

    Asylum by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Asylum is a stand-alone novel in the Star Kingdom universe. It introduces new heroes, but old fans will enjoy visits with Casmir, Kim, Qin, Laser, Oku, and other favorites from the original series.A young woman with cybernetic upgrades, Mari Moonrazor has decided to flee the restrictive machine-worshipping cult she was raised in...
  • Craved by the Hunter: A Post-Apocalyptic Alien Romance by Lynnea Lee

    Craved by the Hunter: A Post-Apocalyptic Alien Romance by Lynnea Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    SAMWhen a legendary PIP model shows up in my shop, I jump on the chance to work on the sentient shuttle, until I meet Pip’s owner. The surly hunter hates humans and has earned himself the nickname Loose Cannon...
  • Treyvon by M.K. Eidem

    Treyvon by M.K. Eidem

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    General Treyvon Rayner is the Supreme Commander of the Kaliszian Defenses. He is the cousin and trusted friend of the Kaliszian Emperor, Emperor Liron Kalinin, in spite of Treyvon’s ancestor being one of the causes of the Great Infection so many centuries ago. It is never far from Treyvon's mind, and he vowed he'd spend his entire life trying to make things right...
  • Perilous Hunt by Lindsay Buroker

    Perilous Hunt by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    After failing to catch up with her daughter Jelena so many times, Alisa's optimism is battered, but her determination has never waned. She, Leonidas, and their eclectic crew are hunting down a Starseer research station in the heart of the Kir Asteroid belt—Jelena's supposed location. Alisa vows that she will find her daughter if she has to search a million asteroids to do so...
  • Space Rodeo by Jenny Schwartz

    Space Rodeo by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On the galactic frontier, the Federation’s wildest (and most scientific) citizens have gathered to ride in the Space Rodeo. The Navy’s in charge—of the arena. But beyond the naval perimeter, there is only Interstellar Sheriff Max Smith to keep the peace. Fortunately, he has some extraordinary allies. And enemies. And then, there is his girlfriend...
  • Angle of Truth by Lindsay Buroker

    Angle of Truth by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When Jelena Marchenko learns that her parents have incurred a huge debt due to her previous actions, she’s determined to find a way to pay it off. But running cargo doesn’t pay anything off quickly. She comes up with a scheme to turn herself and her eclectic crewmates into mercenaries, at least for long enough to make some money...
  • Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Captain Ivan Vorpatril is happy with his relatively uneventful bachelor’s life as a staff officer to a Barrayaran admiral. Cousin to imperial troubleshooter Miles Vorkosigan, Ivan is not far down the hereditary list for the emperorship. Thankfully, new heirs have directed that headache elsewhere, leaving Ivan to enjoy his life on Komarr, far from the byzantine court politics of his home system...
  • Cassandra's Challenge by M.K. Eidem

    Cassandra's Challenge by M.K. Eidem

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alternative cover edition ASIN B00CKXWOM2Cassandra Chamberlain has always stood out. It's hard not to at 6’1” and 165 pounds with jet black hair and sapphire blue eyes. And if that wasn’t enough she is also brilliant, graduating from Harvard at fifteen, teaching at MIT at nineteen and up for the prestigious Magellan Award at twenty five. But she’s never really fit in...
  • Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Cordelia and Arol Vorkosigan's plans for a peaceful married life (after all the bloodshed and trials recounted in SHARDS OF HONOR) are soon shattered by the polital tumult on Barrayar. Resisting enormous pressure, they struggle to keep their family alive while while protecting the child Emperor from enemies who would murder him and assume absolute power over all of Barrayar...
  • B Free by Cynthia Sax

    B Free by Cynthia Sax

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    B is the last remaining B Model cyborg. All of his brethren, the beings he trained with, fought with, cared deeply for, have perished.Or so he believes.When he intercepts a communication mentioning the existence of one of his kind, he has to investigate the source. The message could be a trap set by his enemies...
  • Roklyn by Alana Khan

    Roklyn by Alana Khan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To stay alive, Roklyn buried his emotions. Can he risk everything to trust the ailing Earth girl he’s sworn to protect?PaigeI’ve come to this medical center to save my life. My grumpy but intriguing bodyguard can receive services also, but only if he’s my “mate...
  • Lyel by Ava Ross

    Lyel by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An alien warrior seeking redemption meets a captured Earth woman being treated as a pet. Will their love survive in a hostile world?Kidnapped by four-armed, blue skinned aliens, Isabelle "Isi" is sold to the head of the Al'kieern kidnapping operation. Isi has accepted she'll live and die as a songbird pet to the queen. If nothing else, performing for the Al'kieern beats being sold as a breeder...
  • Ka'Cit's Haven by A.G. Wilde

    Ka'Cit's Haven by A.G. Wilde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Not the best of ways to introduce myself to you…A gentleman would have at least greeted you first…… but I’m no gentleman.”He’s the Bone Crusher. A man in a mask.His face is hidden alongside his intentions.He doesn’t do things for free…or to be nice.So just how did Nia end up stuck on a ship with him by her side?She’d wanted adventure, but Ka’Cit Urgmental was SO. MUCH. MORE...
  • Peace Maker by Michelle Diener

    Peace Maker by Michelle Diener

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fliss knows all about her ancestors, the Travelers, who were forced to land on Fjern thousands of years ago, but when it comes to the Gyr—the enhanced warriors who protect the people of Fjern from the monsters that inhabit the planet—she’s in the dark, even though she is one herself...
  • Relic of Sorrows by Lindsay Buroker

    Relic of Sorrows by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Captain Alisa Marchenko finally has a lead on finding her daughter, but her passengers want her to take them on their quest instead. Even though the Star Nomad is her ship, they have power she cannot fight, and she finds herself with no choice but to accept another detour. But the ancient relic they seek has the ability to destroy worlds and is coveted by many...
  • Unity and the Usurper by Honey Phillips

    Unity and the Usurper by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A barbaric alien king. A fierce human female. A galactic conspiracy...After leading a rebellion to overthrow a tyrannical king, Cronan discovers a beautiful, defiant human female. She’s a responsibility he doesn’t need in the chaotic aftermath of the rebellion, but one he can't abandon...
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  • Claimed by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Claimed by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    What’s worse than being stuck on an alien planet? Being stuck on an alien planet when you’ve made an enemy of the local tribe King. Okay, so I may have stolen his favorite misua and snuck away to find my friends. But he should’ve known better than to forbid me to go. I’m a marine, and we leave no man-- or woman, behind...
  • Arkadian Skies by Lindsay Buroker

    Arkadian Skies by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    With the man who kidnapped her daughter imprisoned aboard her ship, Captain Alisa Marchenko is closer than ever to reuniting her family. But her new guest has been in a coma for weeks, with the secret to her daughter's location locked away in his mind. She must find a way to sneak him into a state-of-the-art hospital on Arkadius, a planet in the heart of Alliance territory...
  • The Nemesis by S.J. Kincaid

    The Nemesis by S.J. Kincaid

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the heart-pounding conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Diabolic series, the Empire teeters on the edge of destruction as rumors spread that Nemesis is still alive.Three years ago, Tyrus Domitrian shocked the galaxy by killing the woman he swore to love forever. The woman for whom he upended the Empire. The woman with whom he wanted to build a new and brighter future...
  • Earth Star by Janet Edwards

    Earth Star by Janet Edwards

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Sequel to Earth Girl.18-year-old Jarra has a lot to prove. After being awarded one of the military’s highest honours for her role in a daring rescue attempt, Jarra finds herself – and her Ape status – in the spotlight. Jarra is one of the unlucky few born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets...
  • Cleon Moon by Lindsay Buroker

    Cleon Moon by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Now that she’s retrieved the Staff of Lore, Captain Alisa Marchenko can finally dedicate herself and her ship to finding her kidnapped daughter. Her scant clues lead her to Cleon Moon. Unfortunately, since the fall of the empire, mafia clans have taken over the domed cities on the harsh moon, and exploring there isn’t easy...
  • Pillaged by Tana Stone

    Pillaged by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I was promised against my will to an imperial general. . .so I escaped. Right into the arms of an even more ruthless Vandar warlord.I’d thought things had been bad when I’d been ordered to marry the repulsive Zagrath general. But then I’d been captured by the empire’s most deadly enemy--the Vandar raiders...
  • Jo's Journey by S.E. Smith

    Jo's Journey by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Jo Strauss was committed to two things in her life – her family and her life as an acrobat/high-wire performer. She takes both very serious. Her life was orderly, in control, and she was finally settling down in one place so she could spend more time with her parents instead of moving all over the world every few weeks...
  • Into the Light by Anna Carven

    Into the Light by Anna Carven

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Abbey When your mate is a Kordolian General who's betrayed the most vicious Empire in the Universe, things tend to get a little heavy from time to time. For the last six months, Tarak's had to divide his time between Earth and space, dealing with various... problems. But he's home now, and he tells me he's not going anywhere...
  • Dragon's Taming by Miranda Martin

    Dragon's Taming by Miranda Martin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They see me as broken, but it's up to me to save them all. They keep me locked away, too dangerous to be free, because they don't see what I do. They don't know the truth like I do. I was stopped from accomplishing my mission before but I can't fail. The fate of our entire planet, of every human and Zmaj both, rests in my hands. It was easier before she came...
  • Lost in Barbarian Space: A Phoenix Adventures Sci-fi Romance by Anna Hackett

    Lost in Barbarian Space: A Phoenix Adventures Sci-fi Romance by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A clash of cultures. Security agent versus barbarian warrior. On an expedition to a newly discovered barbarian world, an experienced security agent doesn’t expect to be working with a big, bossy barbarian warrior. Agent Honor Brandall enjoys her job as security agent for the Institute of Historical Preservation’s expedition ships. Adventures to distant planets – awesome...
  • Unfrozen by Regine Abel

    Unfrozen by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When the penitentiary ship she's incarcerated in gets sucked into an anomaly, Lydia barely survives the crash onto an alien planet. Only the sadistic experiments performed on her by the prison's scientist allow her to survive this harsh and dangerous world. The future looks grim until she stumbles upon a magnificent city of ice and its most unusual inhabitant...
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