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Crisis by Kurt Schlichter
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKelly Turnbull, the hero of PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC, INDIAN COUNTRY, WILDFIRE, and COLLAPSE, is back this fifth novel that tells the story of how America split apart into red and blue...Categorized as:
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![Video Game Agents: Book 3: Critter Crossing Catastrophe by Pixel Ate]()
Video Game Agents: Book 3: Critter Crossing Catastrophe by Pixel Ate
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBetter late than never, Max and Zoe finally get some much needed new secret agent training. Their first task? Enter the game Critter Crossing to bring back something the VGA bug-catching nets. But when they enter the game, something else leaves. Oops! It’s just a tiny wasp, though. Not a big problem, right?WRONG.Tiny wasps grow into giant, angry wasps...Categorized as:
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Video Game Agents: Book 4: A Link to the Lost by Pixel Ate
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThings are heated with the Video Game Agents and that's putting it lightly.Not only have Max and Zoe, new recruits to the VGA, gotten themselves kicked off the crew, they discovered their missing mother isn't so missing after all—and she's enemy number one of the agency.What. Is. Going. On?!Their ship/sister (yeah, it's weird) has a lead on where their mom might be...Categorized as:
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![Forsaken World: Homecoming (Book 5) by Thomas A. Watson]()
Forsaken World: Homecoming (Book 5) by Thomas A. Watson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFighting against insurmountable odds Sandy and Mary are now alone but refuse to stop fighting to reach their kids. Hoping they have learned enough before they lost their husbands they push on together. At the cabin Lance and Ian are expanding the coalition adding members to help fight the stinkers and even more dangerous people... -
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![Shaved Ape Key by Jerry Boyd]()
Shaved Ape Key by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhat do you do when you can’t give away a space carrier? Learn to be the best captain you can. If one of your most loyal bots has unfinished business, you have to send him out to finish it up, don’t you? Come along as Bob faces his new responsibilities as captain of the B. S. Gene Cernan. And don’t forget to sing along...“There’s room for you, and there’s room for me... -
![Triana Moore, Space Janitor: The Complete Humorous Sci Fi Mystery Series by Julia Huni]()
Triana Moore, Space Janitor: The Complete Humorous Sci Fi Mystery Series by Julia Huni
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCleaning a space station is easy. Staying under the radar? Priceless. Triana Moore programs the robots that clean the glitzy Station Kelly Kornienko. Avoiding the wealthy inhabitants on the upper levels of the station is her number one rule. Well, number two, right after "eat all the chocolate." But when one of her bots finds a dead body, all the rules go out the window... -
![A Town Called Discovery by R.R. Haywood, Carl Prekopp]()
A Town Called Discovery by R.R. Haywood, Carl Prekopp
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new time-travel thriller from Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Amazon and Audible best-selling author R. R. Haywood. Creator of the smash-hit time-travel series Extracted and the UK's number one horror series The Undead. A man falls from the sky. He has no memory. He has no sense of self... -
![The Worldship Humility by R.R. Haywood]()
The Worldship Humility by R.R. Haywood
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Worldship Humility... -
![Whammo Ranch by Jerry Boyd]()
Whammo Ranch by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA saucer comes in damaged, with sick people aboard. A deadly plague threatens Earth. Can Bob and his crew save the day? Will Bob's good nature cost him his life? Julie's boss wants to retire. Can she handle running the restaurant? Can Bob find her the help she needs? Dee has come down with a terrible case of pedestrianism... -
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Compulsory by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsMurderbot—the sardonic, almost-homicidal, media-loving android created by Martha Wells—has proven to be one of the most popular characters in 21 st century science fiction. Everything that makes this protagonist (it would be wrong to call Murderbot a hero) beloved of fans is on display in Compulsory... -
![Cabal by Mark Goodwin]()
Cabal by Mark Goodwin
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. Mark 13:8When Agent Joshua Stone is called to a high-level meeting at the Department of Homeland Security, he learns about a new global order which will be transitioning into power...Categorized as:
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![Theft of Fire by Devon Eriksen]()
Theft of Fire by Devon Eriksen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt the frozen edge of the solar system lies a hidden treasure which could spell their fortune or their destruction—but only if they survive each other first.Marcus Warnoc has a little problem... -
![An Assassin's Accord by Michael Anderle]()
An Assassin's Accord by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes, the biggest monsters don’t have claws and look just like humans.Because they are!The world is different. An alien ‘infection’ of flora and fauna is contained by massive walls and substantial firepower over in the middle of Africa. It holds the promise of immortality, and infinite wealth.Now, when a country needs help finding and taking down the worst they have a new company to call... -
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Grip by David Estes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a tumultuous world of population control, one illegal child has slipped through the cracks. Now, as a teenager, Benson Kelly has escaped certain death at the hands of the Department of Population Control, only to find himself the symbol of a rebellion, something he never intended...Categorized as:
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![Fated by Teri Terry]()
Fated by Teri Terry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm just one girl. What can I do?Sam's cosy life as daughter of the Deputy Prime Minister is about to end. These are turbulent times. Borders have closed and protests are turning violent. The government blames the country's youth, and is cracking down hard. Mobile phones are blocked, gatherings are banned and dissent is brutally crushed.Sam is torn between family loyalty and doing what is right... -
![Raging Light by Kyla Stone]()
Raging Light by Kyla Stone
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSafety is within their reach--but at what cost?Amelia fled to the Sanctuary, desperate for the cure to the Hydra virus. She finds safety in the walled enclave, and the promise of a luxurious life she thought she'd lost forever. She can have it all--if she's willing to betray the people she loves.Offered the vengeance he's always longed for, Gabriel faces his own terrible crucible... -
![Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick by David Wong, Jason Pargin]()
Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick by David Wong, Jason Pargin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author David Wong's Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick is the latest—and arguably greatest–sci-fi thriller in the Zoey Ashe Series.In the futuristic city of Tabula Ra$a, Zoey Ashe is like a fish so far out of water that it has achieved orbit... -
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Mind Bullet by Jeremy Robinson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA telekinetic assassin’s quest to avenge his parents’ murders triggers an all-out war between an eccentric cast of killers, from the New York Times bestselling author of INFINITE and THE DARK.Jonas kills people…with his mind. He reaches out, focuses for a moment, and feels a snap of pain between his eyes. Then his target falls over dead, a hole in the center of their brains...Categorized as:
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![Patriots Reborn by Thomas A. Watson]()
Patriots Reborn by Thomas A. Watson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNelson, Michelle, and their family have made it to the farm, having narrowly avoided -detainment.- Along with their circle of friends, they quickly set about reinforcing their home for the inevitable outbreak of the next civil war. While the corrupt American government hunts down free Americans, the family is caught in the line of fire...Categorized as:
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![Doctor Who: The Also People by Ben Aaronovitch]()
Doctor Who: The Also People by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'Just how technologically advanced are they?' The Doctor frowned. 'Let me put it this way: they have a non-aggression pact with the Time Lords.'The Doctor has taken his companions to paradise, or at least the closest thing he can find. A sun enclosed by an artificial sphere where there is no want, poverty or violence... -
![Splinters In Time by Jason Ayres]()
Splinters In Time by Jason Ayres
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGetting lost in the wrong time was bad enough. But things get far worse for Josh Gardner when he can't even find his way back to his own universe. When his ex-girlfriend, Lauren, starts having recurring nightmares about a strange alternate reality in which she was murdered, Josh becomes interested in proving the existence of other universes...Categorized as:
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![2050: Psycho Island (Book 1) by Phil M. Williams]()
2050: Psycho Island (Book 1) by Phil M. Williams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA tropical paradise destroyed by hurricanes. Converted into an open-air prison. The perfect place for undesirables. The American dream is a mirage. The gap between the haves and the have-nots is wider than ever before. The haves live a life of opulence, with robotic domestics and self-driving vehicles... -
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Exile Hunter by Preston Fleming
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Pure energy in print form, whether the characters are being pursued or simply talking; Fleming has proven himself a craftsman.” KIRKUS REVIEWS“As with all of Preston Fleming's previous books, EXILE HUNTER weaves together the harsh realities of personal betrayal, physical torment, emotional pain, and a spiritual quest with astute intelligence.” BOOKPLEASURES...Categorized as:
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![Semi/Human by Erik Hanberg]()
Semi/Human by Erik Hanberg
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRobots are in. Humans are out. Can one teenager steal her way to a better future?Pen Davis just lost her internship to a robot. As supercomputers take over all the jobs in the world, the lonely teen doesn’t see a future. Desperate to escape the coming robo-pocalpyse, she devises a plot to steal millions from her former boss... -
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![Doctor Who: The One Doctor by Gareth Roberts, Clayton Hickman]()
Doctor Who: The One Doctor by Gareth Roberts, Clayton Hickman
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen the evil Skelloids launch an attack upon the seventeen worlds of the Generios system, its peace-loving inhabitants face total destruction. So it's fortunate that the famous traveller in time and space known only as the Doctor is in the area, and doubly lucky that, with the help of his pretty young assistant, Sally-Anne, he manages to defeat the deadly creatures and save the day... -
![Europe in Winter by Dave Hutchinson]()
Europe in Winter by Dave Hutchinson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRudi, the former chef-turned-spy, returns on a mission to uncover the truth—in a fractured Europe utterly changed by the public unveiling of the Community.Union has been forged and the Community is now the largest nation in Europe; trains run there from as far afield as London and Prague. It is an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity... -
![Degrees of Freedom by Simon Morden]()
Degrees of Freedom by Simon Morden
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWinner of the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award The Six Degrees of PetrovitchMichael is an AI of incalculable complexity trapped under the remains of Oshicora tower. Petrovitch will free him one day, he just has to trust Michael will still be sane by the time he does.Maddy and Petrovitch have trust issues. She's left him, but Petrovitch is pretty sure she still loves him... -
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Beyond Judgment by Richard Bard
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeyond Judgment, the third in the series, sees hero Jake Bronson at the mercy of his hidden past. After waking up with amnesia from a six-year coma, Jake Bronson’s past is lost to him. But that doesn’t mean the past hasn’t been looking for him—or that it will let him live when it finally catches up...Categorized as:
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![Slip by David Estes]()
Slip by David Estes
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSomeone must die before another can be born...As sea levels rise and livable landmasses shrink, the Reorganized United States of America has instituted population control measures to ensure there are sufficient resources and food to sustain the growing population. Birth authorization must be paid for and obtained prior to having a child... -
![Fire Country by David Estes]()
Fire Country by David Estes
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a changed world where the sky bleeds red, winter is hotter than hell and full of sandstorms, and summer's even hotter with raging fires that roam the desert-like country, the Heaters manage to survive, barely. Due to toxic air, life expectancies are so low the only way the tribe can survive is by forcing women to procreate when they turn sixteen and every three years thereafter... -
![The Voyage of the Sable Keech by Neal Asher]()
The Voyage of the Sable Keech by Neal Asher
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSable Keech is a walking dead man, and the only one to have been resurrected by nanochanger. Did he succeed because he was infected by the Spatterjay virus, or because he came late to resurrection in a tank of seawater? An ancient hive mind, almost incomprehensible to the human race, has sent an agent to this uncertain world... -
![United States Of Apocalypse by Mark Tufo, Armand Rosamilia]()
United States Of Apocalypse by Mark Tufo, Armand Rosamilia
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen World War 3 erupts on American soil it is up to some less than likely heroes to band together and stand tall against any and all comers as a once proud nation is brought to her knees. Cowardly terrorist attacks and indifferent Global communities have isolated America as she spirals into a desperate bid for survival... -
![The Last Emperox by John Scalzi, Wil Wheaton]()
The Last Emperox by John Scalzi, Wil Wheaton
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe collapse of The Flow, the interstellar pathway between the planets of the Interdependency, has accelerated. Entire star systems—and billions of people—are becoming cut off from the rest of human civilization... -
![Revolt in 2100/Methuselah's Children by Robert A. Heinlein]()
Revolt in 2100/Methuselah's Children by Robert A. Heinlein
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsRevolt in 2100: After the fall of the American Ayatollahs (as foretold in Stranger in a Strange Land) there is a Second American Revolution; for the first time in human history there is a land with Liberty and Justice for All. Methuselah's Children: Americans are fiercely proud of the freedom they seized in Revolt in 2100. Nothing could make them forswear it... -
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![Wasp by Eric Frank Russell]()
Wasp by Eric Frank Russell
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe war has raged for nearly a year and Earth desperately needs an edge to overcome the Sirian Empire's huge advantage in personnel and equipment. That's where James Mowry comes in. Intensively trained, his appearance surgically altered, Mowry secretly lands on one of the Empire's planets... -
![The Far Arena by Richard Ben Sapir]()
The Far Arena by Richard Ben Sapir
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Far Arena is a novel by Richard Sapir, writing as Richard Ben Sapir. It chronicles the adventures of Eugeni, a Roman gladiator from Domitian's period, who, due to an unlikely series of events, is frozen in ice for 1900 years before being found by the Houghton Oil Company on a prospecting mission in the N. Atlantic. Lew McCardle is a geologist working for Houghton...Categorized as:
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![How to Buy a Planet by D.A. Holdsworth]()
How to Buy a Planet by D.A. Holdsworth
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Earth has been sold to aliens. What could possibly go wrong?It’s the Year 2024. Drowning in debt following the pandemic and facing ruin, the world's leaders have taken the only logical decision.They’ve sold the planet... -
![Hitman Wedding by Eve Langlais]()
Hitman Wedding by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe employees of Bad Boy Inc. are gathering for a celebration. The bride sported the latest in bullet proof corsets. The groom wore a gun. The guests came armed for action. But the cake blew up before they could eat it. As for the honeymoon, it’s going to be a mad chase across the globe dodging bullets and bombs to find the culprit who wants them all dead... -
![Eden Collapsing by Shade Owens]()
Eden Collapsing by Shade Owens
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer paradise is collapsing, and she’ll do just about anything to salvage what remains. Following Eden’s mass migration to a new haven ruled by an old friend, Eve struggles with her loss of power and is driven by an insatiable thirst to gain control over this new paradise. Meanwhile, Gabriel attempts to cope with the ghosts of his past and becomes too unstable to live among the others... -
![Birthright: The Book of Man by Mike Resnick]()
Birthright: The Book of Man by Mike Resnick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings14 years ago, Mike Resnick created a carefully constructed blueprint of Mankind's history -- social, political, economic, scientific, and religious -- for the next 18,000 years! A new foreword by best-selling author Raymond E. Feist and a chronology of Resnick's "Birthright Universe... -
![Exposed by Francine Pascal, J.R. Rost]()
Exposed by Francine Pascal, J.R. Rost
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInstead of choosing the good guy, I chose the bad guy. Instead of warding off the enemy, I moved in with him. And I thought the purpose of fear was to prevent you from doing stupid things...Categorized as:
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![Terror by Francine Pascal]()
Terror by Francine Pascal
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sight of blood makes my heart race. The slightest noise makes my palms sweat. A tiny spider makes my stomach drop. Everything frightens me. And I've never been happier...Categorized as:
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![Kill Orbit by Joel Dane]()
Kill Orbit by Joel Dane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA hostile fleet. A planet killer. And one shot to make it right. In this gripping new military science-fiction novel, a battle-tested infantry squad pursues an inhuman enemy into the vacuum of space.Maseo Kaytu's squad is yanked from a much-deserved furlough by an emergency deployment off-planet... -
![Disclose by Joelle Charbonneau]()
Disclose by Joelle Charbonneau
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeri Buckley—or Meri Adams, as her new ID labels her—has lost everything.Her mother to a fight much bigger than herself. Her father to grief, fear, and denial. And the truth—to an overbearing government that insists that censorship and secrecy are the only path to peace... -
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![Dark Star by Lara Morgan]()
Dark Star by Lara Morgan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo protect Pip and fulfil her deal with Sulawayo, Rosie Black has joined Helios. But trouble is brewing within the ranks - a rebellion is rising. Who is part of the rebellion? Who is trying to take full control of Helios? How does the mysterious Dark Star fit into these plans? The stakes are high for Rosie. The survival of Pip and the world as she knows it depends on her... -
![Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton]()
Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe humans are fighting again. Go figure.As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills... -
![Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong, Jason Pargin]()
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong, Jason Pargin
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin takes readers to a whole new level with his darkly comic sci-fi thriller. A Winner of the 2016 Alex AwardsNightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements. An all-seeing social network that tracks your every move. Mysterious, smooth-talking power players who lurk behind the scenes. A young woman from the trailer park. And her very smelly cat... -
![WWW: Wonder by Robert J. Sawyer]()
WWW: Wonder by Robert J. Sawyer
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWebmind-the vast consciousness that spontaneously emerged from the infrastructure of the World Wide Web-has proven its worth to humanity by aiding in everything from curing cancer to easing international tensions. But the brass at the Pentagon see Webmind as a threat that needs to be eliminated... -
![Star Chamber Brotherhood by Preston Fleming]()
Star Chamber Brotherhood by Preston Fleming
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second book in the Kamas Trilogy begins five years after the Kamas revolt. A Kamas survivor who returns to Boston is ordered by the prisoners’ covert Star Committee to kill the commandant who crushed the revolt.Boston. 2029. Five years after the Kamas revolt...Categorized as:
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![The Autobiography of James T. Kirk by David A. Goodman]()
The Autobiography of James T. Kirk by David A. Goodman
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Autobiography of James T. Kirk chronicles the greatest Starfleet captain's life (2233–2371), in his own words. From his birth on the U.S.S...
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