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Evershore by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to Jorgen's story along with Cytonic... -
![The Darth Bane Series (Star Wars: Darth Bane #1-3) by Drew Karpyshyn]()
The Darth Bane Series (Star Wars: Darth Bane #1-3) by Drew Karpyshyn
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSet a thousand years before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, Drew Karpyshyn’s electrifying Darth Bane novels take us deep into the dark side. This action-packed series follows the transformation of a lost young man who becomes a legendary Sith Lord, able to wield the awesome power of the Force as never before... -
![Hard Knocks by Nathan Lowell]()
Hard Knocks by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt pays to take a second look.In the Deep Dark, it's a long walk home.The Marva Collins runs into unexpected problems a long way from port. Faced with some hard decisions, and uncertain about the choices, Ishmael has to roll the dice with inadequate information... -
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Defiant by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the final book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction.Spensa made it out of the Nowhere, but what she saw in the space between the stars has changed her forever... -
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![Working Class by Nathan Lowell]()
Working Class by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Brand New ShipA Brand New CrewWhat could possibly go wrong?When Ishmael takes a crew of academy cadets into the Toe Holds, he's unprepared for the level of trouble green hands can get into.Meanwhile their academy liaison discovers what can go wrong when you learn the wrong lessons and try to teach the wrong students... -
![Not Till We Are Lost by Dennis E. Taylor, Ray Porter]()
Not Till We Are Lost by Dennis E. Taylor, Ray Porter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe number one best-selling series that Audible listeners call “wonderfully entertaining”, “packed with humor, geek references and thought-provoking storylines”, and performed by “a true master story teller and actor” returns as the Bobs face their deadliest challenge yet... -
![Degrees of Separation by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Degrees of Separation by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife. Luck. Love. Lowport. Life, so the wags tell us, is what happens while we're making other plans. Luck. . .or, as some have it, chance. . .Luck is what makes Life interesting; introducing spicy bits of chaos – good, bad, and neutral. Without Luck, there is no savor – no adventure – in Life. Love. Ah, Love... -
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Allies by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven Clan Korval needs friends, and the kinds of friends they often need aren't simply buddies and pals, but allies. As Cantra so succinctly put it:"In the matter of allies only two things are important...Categorized as:
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![Changeling by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Changeling by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis novella set in the Liaden Universe first appeared in Absolute Magnitude #14, Summer 2000. It was then re-issued in chapbook form. It tells the story of Ren Zel dea'Judan, Clan Obrelt, who becomes first (space) pilot in an obscure clan of shopkeepers. Not all the other clans, however, are happy that Obrelt should field a pilot... -
![Change Management by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Change Management by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTimes are perilous, violence rife, and the future uncertain. Success and the survival of all you hold dear may hinge on how you manage change. Some people advise that we “Embrace Change!” Other people realize that change has edges, and if you embrace it the wrong way, it may feel a lot more like a knife than a bromide when it touches your guts... -
![March to the Stars by David Weber, John Ringo]()
March to the Stars by David Weber, John Ringo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsStranded on Marduk with his Royal Marine protectors, spoiled prince Roger MacClintock experiences a change in attitude during a long journey back to civilization across a sea filled with dangerous monsters and well-armed enemies... -
![ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson]()
ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the second of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read Alanik’s story between Starsight and Cytonic.“Don’t trust their lies. Don’t trust their false peace... -
![Eidolon by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Eidolon by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis chapbook contains two original stories: "Shadow Partner," and "Persistence." Each story features a well-known member of Clan Korval, portrayed as others see them... -
![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... -
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![Skyblaze by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Skyblaze by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVertu dea'San, Delm of Clan Wylan, has her hands full with daughter, son, and taxi business, when she's offered an opportunity to solve several pressing problems in one fell swoop. All she needs to do is ferry a few people to a "picnic ground" to deal with an honorable matter of Balance... -
![Halfling Moon by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Halfling Moon by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdventures in the Liaden Universe® Number 16Two Stories of a Tumultuous TimeThe Department of the Interior's bloody plot against planet Liad has failed, at least for now, but Clan Korval's firing upon Solcintra, Liad's capital city, to save it from the release of ancient killer machines has resulted in the clan's banishment... -
![With Stars Underfoot by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
With Stars Underfoot by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo short stories "Lord of the Dance" and "This House". "This House" first appeared in the anthology "Stars" edited by Janis Ian. This is the first appearance of "Lord of the Dance"... -
![Two Tales of Korval by Sharon Lee]()
Two Tales of Korval by Sharon Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChapbook with two short stories:To Cut an Edge: Val Con, a rookie scout, meets Edger the knife-making Clutch Turtle.A Day at the Races: Young Val Con and Shan run rings around prim and proper Kareen... -
![Quiet Knives by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Quiet Knives by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo short stories "Veil of the Dancer" and "Quiet Knives". "Veil of the Dancer" first appeared in the magazine Absolute Magnitude. This is the first appearance of "Quiet Knives"... -
![Necessary Evils by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Necessary Evils by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo short stories set in the Liaden Universe. The first story is The Beggar King, set on Liad and about the young Daav yos' Phelium's early training to be Delm... -
![Duty Bound by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Duty Bound by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPilot of Korval and Breath's Duty, two stories featuring Daav yos Phelium and including Er Thom, Clonak, and Shadia. Answers several Liaden Universe mysteries... -
![Unreconciled by W. Michael Gear]()
Unreconciled by W. Michael Gear
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow in paperback, the fourth book in the thrilling Donovan sci-fi series returns to a treacherous alien planet where corporate threats and dangerous creatures imperil the lives of the colonists.Where does one put a messianic cult of practicing cannibals? That becomes the question when Ashanti appears in Donovan's skies. She was designed for no more than four years in space. It's taken ten... -
![Star Wars: The Galaxy Needs You by Caitlin Kennedy]()
Star Wars: The Galaxy Needs You by Caitlin Kennedy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you ever stopped to think about how there is nobody else in the galaxy who is exactly like you? This empowering picture book celebrates young heroes-in-the-making and features illustrations that follow Rey on her own hero's journey... -
![Star Wars: Rogue One - The Ultimate Visual Guide by Pablo Hidalgo, John Knoll]()
Star Wars: Rogue One - The Ultimate Visual Guide by Pablo Hidalgo, John Knoll
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe essential, comprehensive guide to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(TM).This exciting reference format accompanies the eagerly anticipated, first-ever standalone Star Wars(TM) movie: Rogue One. This beautifully detailed title features in-depth character profiles, plus 5 newly commissioned and fully annotated cross-sections of vehicles and mapped-out locations... -
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![Spheres of Influence by Ryk E. Spoor]()
Spheres of Influence by Ryk E. Spoor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSequel to popular space adventure, Grand Central Arena!Leader of the Faction of Humanity. It was a ridiculous title, but the Arena said that was what Captain Ariane Austin was since she'd led the crew of the Holy Grail in their discovery of the impossible, physics-violating place and their eventual return, and when the nigh-omnipotent Arena said something, it meant it... -
![Bedlam: Book One of the Prison Ship Sheol Saga by Nicholas Gaumer]()
Bedlam: Book One of the Prison Ship Sheol Saga by Nicholas Gaumer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Bedlam Galaxy lies at the heart of the Laniakea Supercluster and is a focal point for all of the wormhole transits spanning that great expanse. Among the many races drawn to and inhabiting its 10,000+ stars, humanity is one of the most recent and longest anticipated additions... -
![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... -
![Favour the Bold by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
Favour the Bold by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn all-new story of The Empire’s Corps! Earth has fallen. The Core Worlds have collapsed into chaos. War is breaking out everywhere as planetary governments declare independence, entire sectors slip out of contact and warlords battle for power. The remnants of the once-great Empire are tearing themselves apart... -
![Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky]()
Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn utterly gripping story of alien encounter and survival from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Children of Time.They looked into the darkness and the darkness looked back . . -
![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... -
![A Liaden Universe Constellation: Volume 4 by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
A Liaden Universe Constellation: Volume 4 by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBOOK 4 in the multivolume Liaden Universe® short fiction collection. Tales of the Liaden Universe® brought together for the first time. Space opera and romance on a grand scale in a galaxy full of interstellar trading clans... -
![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... -
![Tycho City Survival by Raymond L. Weil]()
Tycho City Survival by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMase Colton has worked for years in the harsh unforgiving environment of the Moon building Tycho City. Now, with the completion of the Farside observatory complex, a deadly danger to the Moon and Earth has been discovered. A neutron star is about to enter the solar system... -
![Shadow of the Swan by M.K. Wren]()
Shadow of the Swan by M.K. Wren
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Lord Alexand DeKoven Woolf was born destined to lead the Concord, the Two System's ultimate empire, but to prevent it from imploding into a Third Dark Age, he surrendered his birthright of power to become Alex Ransom, leader of the outlawed Society of the Phoenix, and in the process, he surrendered the one woman he has ever loved, the Lady Adrien Eliseer... -
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![Star Wars: 5-Minute Star Wars Stories by Rebecca L. Schmidt, Brooke Dworkin]()
Star Wars: 5-Minute Star Wars Stories by Rebecca L. Schmidt, Brooke Dworkin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlast off into hyperspace with these eleven action-packed Star Wars tales! Jedi Master Yoda has a lightsaber showdown with the dreaded Count Dooku; Luke Skywalker and the Rebels race against time to destroy the Death Star; and the brave Rey makes a new friend when she meets the droid BB-8... -
![Colony Three Mars by Gerald M. Kilby]()
Colony Three Mars by Gerald M. Kilby
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Now that the truth of the genetic experiments on Mars has been revealed, new missions are on their way to gain control of this extraordinary technology. In the process, they seek to exploit and enslave the colonists—turning them into nothing more than lab rats...Categorized as:
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![Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson]()
Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the first of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read FM's story between Starsight and Cytonic.When a planet-destroying Delver suddenly appears in the sky of Detritus and vanishes just as suddenly, FM knows that the last free human society got lucky... -
![TNT: Telzey Amberdon & Trigger Argee Together by James H. Schmitz]()
TNT: Telzey Amberdon & Trigger Argee Together by James H. Schmitz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTelzey Amberdon is one of the most powerful xenotelepaths in the known galaxy. Trigger Argee is a crack shot, with reflexes that make lightning look lethargic, and also a top agent of the galaxy's Federation of the Hub. Separately, they have been making life miserable for human criminals, unfriendly aliens, and nefarious members of all species...Categorized as:
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![Raising Caine by Charles E. Gannon]()
Raising Caine by Charles E. Gannon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Three in the Nebula award nominated and Compton Crook award winning series. Science fiction adventure on a grand scale.Caine Riordan, reluctant diplomatic and military intelligence operative, has just finished playing his part repulsing the Arat Kur’s and Hkh’Rkh’s joint invasion of Earth... -
![Grand Central Arena by Ryk E. Spoor]()
Grand Central Arena by Ryk E. Spoor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith new content by Ryk E. Spoor! It was supposed to be a simple test flight, one that pilot Ariane Austin was on only as a last-ditch backup; intelligent, superhumanly fast automation would handle the test activation and flight of humanity's first faster-than-light vessel... -
![Ivory by Mike Resnick]()
Ivory by Mike Resnick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the year 6303, when earth is bare of anything larger than an insect or a mouse and most people have left for the stars, Duncan Rojas receives a most unusual visitor. His name is Bukoba Mandaka, and he is the last of the Maasai.Mandaka wants Rojas, senior researcher for Braxton's Records of Big Game, to find the tusks of the Kilimanjaro Elephant, tusks that weigh over 200 lb. each... -
![To Dream in the City of Sorrows by Kathryn M. Drennan]()
To Dream in the City of Sorrows by Kathryn M. Drennan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHEY CALLED THEM THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE. THEY CALLED THEM RANGERS.Ambassador to the alien world of Minbar, former Babylon 5 commander, Jeffrey Sinclair, is one of the first to learn the truth about the Shadows, the ancient race pursuing the destruction of the galaxy. Sinclair also discovers a startling secret: he is the linchpin in the plan to stop them... -
![Katie Kincaid Candidate by Andrew van Aardvark]()
Katie Kincaid Candidate by Andrew van Aardvark
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's the 24th century. Humanity is about to take its first steps to the stars. Katie Kincaid, a young Belter girl, intends to take part in that adventure.She wants to make a difference.She has more than a few obstacles in her way.It's going to be interesting... -
![In Tempest's Wake by Dayton Ward]()
In Tempest's Wake by Dayton Ward
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn all-new eBook exclusive adventure in the Taurus Reach with the starship crews, undercover agents, civilian colonists, and alien power players of the Vanguard saga, based on Star Trek: The Original Series.Following the dramatic events as chronicled in Vanguard: Storming Heaven, the U.S.S... -
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![Sword of the Lamb by M.K. Wren]()
Sword of the Lamb by M.K. Wren
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the 33rd Century, a vast empire teeters on the brink of collapse.At the heart of the Concord, unrest is festering. Unrecognized by the Elite, the ruling class, an undercurrent of rebellion is surging through the enslaved Bond class. It’s a threat that could bring down all of civilization, creating a third Dark Age... -
![Renegades by Dan Worth]()
Renegades by Dan Worth
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is two years since the events of ‘Exiles, Book One of the Progenitor Trilogy’.Humiliated by defeat, the K’Soth Empire has finally collapsed into civil war amongst the noble houses and now the Commonwealth stands victorious over its old enemy. Vast swathes of territory have been liberated from the alien oppressors and humanity struggles with the post-war burden of restoring order and rebuilding... -
![Tumbler by Brand Gamblin]()
Tumbler by Brand Gamblin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibby Carter wanted to get away from it all, so she took a job mining asteroids as far out into the inky blackness as possible. However, her escape turned into a trap, leaving her stuck in indentured servitude, living on a tiny rock in space. As she tries to dig herself out, she gains friends and finds adventure... -
![Web of Titan by Dom Testa]()
Web of Titan by Dom Testa
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first book in the Galahad series, Dom Testa's science fiction epicWhen the tail of the comet Bhaktul flicks through the Earth's atmosphere, deadly particles are left in its wake, and mankind is confronted with a virus that devastates the adult population. A renowned scientist proposes a bold plan: to build a ship that will carry a crew of 251 teenagers to a home in a distant solar system... -
![Ships of My Fathers by Dan Thompson]()
Ships of My Fathers by Dan Thompson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother tale from Beneath the Sky's vast Hudson Confederacy universe...Michael was orphaned at seventeen, light-years from home. His inheritance: a starship, distant relatives he never knew existed, and inescapable questions that challenge everything he thought was true... -
![Imperial Subversion by T.S. Paul]()
Imperial Subversion by T.S. Paul
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe revolution is over and the corrupt government officials are in prison. A Secret Society called the Cabal has raise up it's head and has one goal, control of the Galaxy. Athena Lee and her family find themselves caught in the center of this new conflict when the Cabal tries to take over her planet. This secret group has subverted the military who believe if they can't have it no one can...
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