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She is the Principle: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA teenage boy with a terminal condition, a group of school bullies, and an incognito Empress with a short temper…Kirian Larsen knows he won’t live to see adulthood. Dex and his gang only care that he’s a human living on “their” planet.Their determination to make his life harder bothers Kirian less than their efforts to do the same for their other victims... -
![Return by Nathan Hystad, Flynn Earl Jones]()
Return by Nathan Hystad, Flynn Earl Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Rift opens once again. The battle for Earth continues. Only the Eureka and her crew can turn the tides. The Eureka returns to Sol through the Rift as an extreme time dilation creates complications. With a familiar face now the Earth Fleet's Grand Admiral, Ace and the others struggle to acclimate to their new reality...Categorized as:
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The Academy by Nathan Hystad
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Academy is a galaxy-class school, created to train the next generation of Gatekeepers. Jules Parker is attending the Academy, alongside her best friend Patty. When the Kold threaten everything her father and his friends have spent years building, she must reveal that her Iskios abilities are stronger than ever...Categorized as:
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Quantum Space by Douglas Phillips
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis is an alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B06ZY9T5Y5.If you liked the authenticity of The Martian, the page-turning pace of Da Vinci Code, and the inspirational world view of Arthur C. Clarke, you'll love Quantum Space.High above the windswept plains of Kazakhstan, three astronauts on board a Russian Soyuz capsule begin their reentry...Categorized as:
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![Family Law by Mackey Chandler]()
Family Law by Mackey Chandler
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeople love easily. Look at most of your relatives or coworkers. How lovable are they? Really? Yet most have mates and children. The vast majority are still invited to family gatherings and their relatives will speak to them. Many have pets to which they are devoted. Some even call them their fur-babies... -
![The Art of Smuggling by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
The Art of Smuggling by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhy would anyone steal art? Who can you sell it to? The High Chancellor puts Rivka on the trail of serial art thieves. Dismantle the ring. Recover the art. Put the thieves behind bars, thieves who stay one step ahead.Insiders? Or maybe outsiders with inside knowledge? No suspects. No clues... -
![The Deadliest of Intentions by Marc Stevens]()
The Deadliest of Intentions by Marc Stevens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Principal Investigator of the Chaalt people, has covertly enlisted the aid of Nathan Myers and the crew of the Legacy. They desperately need help gaining access to their secret Prule research station. The facility has gone dark, and the automated defenses activated... -
![Shout of Honor by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Shout of Honor by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCommander Vepal is a Hero. He is also the Yxtrang ambassador to the greater universe. These two facts do not make Vepal's life easy. But they do make it interesting... -
![Daisy's War by Scott Baron]()
Daisy's War by Scott Baron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith powerful forces working behind the scenes, Daisy seemed to be on the path to what may very well be a rousing victory. Or a glorious death, should she fail. For obvious reasons, she hoped for the former rather than the latter.She and her friends had persevered and come out on the other side time and again. Now they just had to pull together one last time to stand against their greatest foe...Categorized as:
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![Stardust by Edward W. Robertson]()
Stardust by Edward W. Robertson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe invaders have arrived. The last battle for humanity is about to begin. STARDUST is the final book in the Rebel Stars series... -
![Junkyard Raiders by Jamie McFarlane]()
Junkyard Raiders by Jamie McFarlane
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDumped on a backwater planet, heroic old vets will risk everything to take a stand against vicious alien invaders.On the pastoral, backwater planet of Fimil Alpha, something or someone is eradicating the tribespeople of the Gauder Plains. Back on Earth, Albert Jenkins and his crew are enjoying the short-lived fame that accompanied their last adventure... -
![Deep Space - Hidden Terror by Laurence E. Dahners]()
Deep Space - Hidden Terror by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis hard Sci-Fi novel is the sixth book in the “Stasis Stories,” a series of optimistic tales of technological innovation in the near future. They follow Kaem Seba, a young man with extraordinary math talents. With his friends, he’s come up with a device that allows time to be stopped within limited volumes of space-time... -
![War Eternal, Books 1-3 by M.R. Forbes]()
War Eternal, Books 1-3 by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings3 books. 1000+ pages. Over 100,000 unbundled copies sold. Book 1: Starship Eternal A lost starship... A dire warning from futures past... A desperate search for salvation… Captain Mitchell “Ares” Williams is a Space Marine and the hero of the Battle for Liberty, whose Shot Heard ‘Round the Universe saved the planet from a nearly unstoppable war machine... -
![Formation (Forgotten Space Book 2) by M.R. Forbes]()
Formation (Forgotten Space Book 2) by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter narrowly escaping destruction, Nicholas and his crew find themselves flung far across the universe with no way home. When a distress call from a nearby planet catches their attention, they decide to investigate with the hope the signal is somehow connected to their arrival.It isn’t long before the truth of Foresight’s mission comes into clearer focus, and Nicholas doesn’t like what he sees... -
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![Your Life Is Forfeit by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Your Life Is Forfeit by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRed has a price on his head. Rivka is determined to find those who put it there. Criminals commit crimes. Career criminals do it in secret. They are good at hiding.Rivka’s latest case has her hunting fugitives. Red is on a mission to find them and make them pay for what they’ve done.Her search leads her through dark warrens of political intrigue and ecological disasters... -
![Deep Black (Infinite Sky #1) by Samuel Best]()
Deep Black (Infinite Sky #1) by Samuel Best
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo crews return to Titan. Who will survive?Titan. Sixth moon of Saturn. A deadly enigma harboring the greatest secret in the history of humankind.In the wake of the first mission, two companies with very different goals plot a return to that distant moon. Their ships are safer, their technology has improved…and they want answers... -
![Losing Mars by Peter Cawdron]()
Losing Mars by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDisaster strikes in orbit around Mars. A Chinese spacecraft is disabled, stranded near Phobos. Well over a hundred million miles from Earth, their only hope for rescue comes from the American base on the edge of the Vallis Marineris on the surface of Mars... -
![Invaders by Laurence E. Dahners]()
Invaders by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“Invaders” is about events that occur several years after those in the novel “Disc.” GSI (Gettnor Space Industries) is beginning to investigate our solar system and mine the asteroids. Aircraft and automobile companies are beginning to switch over to thrusters from their more traditional products. New uses for thrusters are popping up in the healthcare and sports industries... -
![Deceiver by C.J. Cherryh]()
Deceiver by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 23 ratings"One of the best long-running SF series in existence" (Publishers Weekly) continues with the second novel in a brand-new Foreigner sequence. The civil war among the alien Atevi has ended. Tabini-aiji, powerful ruler of the Western Association, along with Cajeiri, his son and heir, has returned to the Bujavid, his seat of power...Categorized as:
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![Deliverer by C.J. Cherryh]()
Deliverer by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the aftermath of civil war, the world of the atevi is still perilously unstable. Tabini-aiji, powerful ruler of the Western Association, along with his son and heir Cajeiri, and his human paidhi, Bren Cameron, have returned to the seat of power. The usurper, Murini, has escaped to the lands of his supporters, but the danger these rebels pose is far from over...Categorized as:
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![Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio]()
Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe second novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire.Hadrian Marlowe is lost. For half a century, he has searched the farther suns for the lost planet of Vorgossos, hoping to find a way to contact the elusive alien Cielcin...Categorized as:
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![Inheritor by C.J. Cherryh]()
Inheritor by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe first book in C.J.Cherryh's eponymous series, Foreigner, begins an epic tale of the survivors of a lost spacecraft who crash-land on a planet inhabited by a hostile, sentient alien race...Categorized as:
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![Ronin by Edward W. Robertson]()
Ronin by Edward W. Robertson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Hive has survived their first fleet action against FinnTech. But in the process, they've lost the Hive itself. With their manufacturing base in Finn's hands, it's only a matter of time before they're outnumbered and destroyed. As Rada searches for a path to victory, she stumbles on a horrifying secret: the aliens who've kept humanity confined to the Solar System are about to make their move... -
![Star Force: Scorpion by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Scorpion by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKara's fate is determined along with the revelation of the Zak'de'ron's true nature, forcing Star Force to list the Dragons as a future enemy while pretending all is normal in the present...Categorized as:
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![Stranded by the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins]()
Stranded by the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's not the warrior I wanted. But now we're stranded together, and I can't quit thinking about him.I made it all the way through the Alien Bride Games without being chosen by a Khanavai male, even though I'm certain it's the only way I'll ever find anything resembling love... -
![Destroyer by C.J. Cherryh]()
Destroyer by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt has been two years since the starship Phoenix left Alpha Station on a rescue mission where over four thousand human spacers were under attack by a hostile alien race. Now, exhausted from their journey, the crew of the Phoenix yearns for home...Categorized as:
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![The Frequency of Aliens by Gene Doucette]()
The Frequency of Aliens by Gene Doucette
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnnie Collins is back!Becoming an overnight celebrity at age sixteen should have been a lot more fun. Yes, there were times when it was extremely cool, but when the newness of it all wore off, Annie Collins was left with a permanent security detail and the kind of constant scrutiny that makes the college experience especially awkward... -
![Star Trek: The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses by David Mack]()
Star Trek: The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses by David Mack
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE NEEDS OF THE MANYDespite heroic efforts by Thirishar ch’Thane, the Andorian species is headed for extinction. Its slow march toward oblivion has reached a tipping point, one from which there will be no hope of return.THE NEEDS OF THE FEWWith countless lives at stake, the leaders of Andor, the Federation, and the Typhon Pact all scheme to twist the crisis to their political gain—at any price... -
![The Eternal Tide by Kirsten Beyer]()
The Eternal Tide by Kirsten Beyer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the Voyager fleet continues its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, investigating the current status of sectors formerly controlled by the Borg becomes a key priority. Two of the fleet's special mission vessels, the U.S.S. Galen and U.S.S...Categorized as:
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![Rise Like Lions by David Mack]()
Rise Like Lions by David Mack
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIN THE MIRROR UNIVERSE . . . Miles “Smiley” O’Brien struggles to hold together his weary band of freedom fighters in their war against the overwhelming might of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. Each day pushes the rebels on Terok Nor one step closer to defeat, but with nowhere left to run, the time has come to make their last stand... -
![From Furies Forged by Michael Chatfield]()
From Furies Forged by Michael Chatfield
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Kalu aren’t a long lost nightmare anymore. They came from the black. They destroyed Rosho. They ravaged Heija. That was just the scouting force. Their coming back. Power those reactors, charge those rail cannons and ready the fighters. The Free Fleet is going to war... -
![The End of Time by Saxon Andrew]()
The End of Time by Saxon Andrew
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEarth and its Minor Allies have defeated the first fleet of warships sent against them but now the Majors are planning to combine their forces. If that happens, no one will survive the massive fleets moving against them.What neither side of the struggle knows is that both warring parties have been designated for destruction by an ancient enemy that has never tasted defeated... -
![Wonderlands by Una McCormack]()
Wonderlands by Una McCormack
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn all-new novel based upon the explosive Star Trek TV series! In a desperate attempt to prevent the artificial intelligence known as Control from seizing crucial information that could destroy all sentient life, Commander Michael Burnham donned the “Red Angel” time-travel suit and guided the USS Discovery into the future and out of harm’s way... -
![Titan: Fortune of War by David Mack]()
Titan: Fortune of War by David Mack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn original spin-off novel set in the popular Star Trek: The Next Generation universe from New York Times bestselling author David Mack.Death slumbers in the ashes of silent planets, waiting to be awakened and unleashed… Twenty years have passed since the interstellar scourge known as the Husnock were exterminated without warning by a being with godlike abilities... -
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![Collateral Damage by David Mack, Robert Petkoff]()
Collateral Damage by David Mack, Robert Petkoff
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Star Trek: Discovery: Desperate Hours comes an original, thrilling novel set in the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation!The past returns to haunt Captain Jean-Luc Picard--a crime he thought long buried has been exposed, and he must return to Earth to answer for his role in a conspiracy that some call treason. Meanwhile, the U.S.S... -
![First Recruits by Marilyn Foxworthy]()
First Recruits by Marilyn Foxworthy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLast thing I remembered, I was in my backyard, thoughtfully pruning a bonsai tree. The next thing I remembered was alarms and bells and flashing lights and a voice yelling that death was imminent. And now, I was staring down at a beautiful female clone, gray and featureless, about to wake her up from transport hibernation. On a space ship. In space. Thank goodness I still had my bonsai scissors... -
![Raise the Dawn by David R. George III]()
Raise the Dawn by David R. George III
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the disastrous events in the Bajoran system, Captain Benjamin Sisko must confront the consequences of the recent choices he has made in his life. At the same time, the United Federation of Planets and its Khitomer Accords allies have come to the brink of war with the Typhon Pact... -
![Acts of Contrition by Kirsten Beyer, Martin Frei]()
Acts of Contrition by Kirsten Beyer, Martin Frei
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Voyager; and the sequel to the New York Times bestseller Protectors!Admiral Kathryn Janeway has now taken command of the Full Circle Fleet. Her first mission: return to the Delta Quadrant and open diplomatic relations with the Confederacy of the Worlds of the First Quadrant, a civilization whose power rivals that of the Federation... -
![Unworthy by Kirsten Beyer]()
Unworthy by Kirsten Beyer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFreed with a thought, the greatest menace to humanity, the Borg, are gone, absorbed into the Caeliar gestalt. But are they? Can this deadly menace that has hovered over humanity for decades truly be gone? Might some shadow of the Caeliar remain? The Federation decides that they have to know, and Starfleet is ordered to find out... -
![The Persistence of Memory by David Mack]()
The Persistence of Memory by David Mack
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA BRAZEN HEIST Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise crew race to find out who has stolen Data’s android brother B-4—and for what sinister purpose... -
![Star Trek: Der Erste Kontakt by J.M. Dillard]()
Star Trek: Der Erste Kontakt by J.M. Dillard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom the deepest, darkest reaches of space came the greatest threat the federation had ever faced: the Borg. Half organic/half mechanical, the Borg were relentless and bent on conquering and "assimilating" all intelligent life; a single Borg vessel destroyed 39 Federation starships, decimating Starfleet...Categorized as:
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![Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer]()
Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the U.S.S. Voyager is dispatched on an urgent mission to the planet Kerovi, Captain Chakotay and his first officer, Commander Thomas Paris, must choose between following their orders and saving the lives of two of those dearest to them. B'Elanna Torres and her daughter, Miral, are both missing in the wake of a brutal attack on the Klingon world of Boreth... -
![A Time to Kill by David Mack]()
A Time to Kill by David Mack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's long time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr. Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical... -
![A Time to Heal by David Mack]()
A Time to Heal by David Mack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's long-time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr. Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical... -
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![After the Fall by Peter David]()
After the Fall by Peter David
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree years have passed since the events depicted in Stone and Anvil, and for the past and present crew of the USS Excalibur, life has taken many surprising twists and turns. Captain Elizabeth Shelby has been promoted to admiral and is commanding officer of Space Station Bravo – while her former starship, the USS Trident, has a new captain... -
![Plagues of Night by David R. George III, Doug Drexler]()
Plagues of Night by David R. George III, Doug Drexler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the wake of the final Borg invasion, which destroyed entire worlds, cost the lives of sixty-three billion people, and struck a crippling blow to Starfleet, six nations adversarial to the United Federation of Planetsâ��the Romulan Star Empire, the Breen Confederacy, the Tholian Assembly, the Gorn Hegemony, the Tzenkethi Coalition, and the Holy Order of the Kinshayaâ�� joined ranks to form the... -
![Forgotten History by Christopher L. Bennett]()
Forgotten History by Christopher L. Bennett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe agents of the Department of Temporal Investigations are assigned to look into an anomaly that has appeared deep in Federation territory. It's difficult to get clear readings, but a mysterious inactive vessel lies at the heart of the anomaly, one outfitted with some sort of temporal drive disrupting space-time and subspace... -
![Best Defense by David Mack]()
Best Defense by David Mack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust in time for the milestone 50th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series, an epic new trilogy that stretches from the earliest voyages of the Starship Enterprise to Captain Kirk’s historic five-year-mission—and from one universe to another!A debt of honor: One brave woman ventures alone into a parallel universe to save her old shipmates, exiled there decades earlier by a mysterious... -
![Missing in Action by Peter David]()
Missing in Action by Peter David
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPeter David's unforgettable novels of Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the Starship Excalibur remain one of Star Trek's most popular book series among fans. Now, David continues the thrilling new direction for the New Frontier universe begun in After the Fall with a novel that will shock and delight longtime and brand-new readers of this acclaimed series... -
![Blind Man's Bluff by Peter David]()
Blind Man's Bluff by Peter David
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaptain MacKenzie Calhoun has faced incredible odds before, but nothing he has ever experienced could prepare him for the simultaneous threats from two of the most destructive forces he's ever encountered. The first is the D'myurj--a mysterious and powerful alien race bent on either the complete domination of humanity or its destruction . .
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