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The Rings of Hesaurun by Peter Harrett
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFleeing an alien menace of galactic proportions, a starship named The Dreamer crash-lands on Earth in the year 2436 BCE. Responding to the crash, the primitive earthlings discover the ship's commander Valerie Dunne is a 5,000-year-old woman from the future, forced to escape her nemesis, the Boecki, by hiding in the past... -
![The Scientist, the Rat, and the Assassin by Sara King]()
The Scientist, the Rat, and the Assassin by Sara King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is what happens when, in the chaos of an alien apocalypse where the all-powerful galactic empire of Congress has laid the smackdown on Earth for breaking its universal laws on genetic experimentation, the world's smartest human (sort of) swears to obey the galaxy's greatest assassin (definitely) on Wednesdays through Mondays, if she will give him Tuesdays in turn... -
![The Legend of ZERO: The Scientist, the Rat, and the Assassin by Sara King]()
The Legend of ZERO: The Scientist, the Rat, and the Assassin by Sara King
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThis is what happens when, in the chaos of an alien apocalypse where the all-powerful galactic empire of Congress has laid the smackdown on Earth for breaking its universal laws on genetic experimentation, the world's smartest human (sort of) swears to obey the galaxy's greatest assassin (definitely) on Wednesdays through Mondays, if she will give him Tuesdays in turn... -
![His Name was Wren by Rob Winters]()
His Name was Wren by Rob Winters
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDuring the blackout of 1944, in the small English town of Hurstwick, something mysterious obliterates the church spire and slices through the nearby woods. Was it a secret Nazi weapon, as some locals suggest? Or just a downed plane? Evacuee George Moss finds an otherworldly explanation, then tries to keep it hidden.Years later, Max Cannon moves to town... -
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![When Words Fail by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan P. Brazee]()
When Words Fail by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Galaxy is growing...and it's more dangerous than ever before.An all-out war within humanity has been narrowly avoided, and peace is finally at hand.Yeah, right.Human ships are being taken, their crews disappearing... -
![Cataclysmic Mistakes by Michael Anderle]()
Cataclysmic Mistakes by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe ZOO has pushed and pushed hard. What will the response be?Not everyone is happy about rumblings of the wall going up faster.Frustration abounds for everyone. The ZOO has changed tactics and moved the goalposts.Who is going to win, humanity or the Zoo?Niki needs to vent, and Taylor does his best to show her a good time... -
![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... -
![Warrior King by Evan Currie]()
Warrior King by Evan Currie
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBattle-weary after a desperate fight to save Earth from the Drasin alien onslaught, Confederation Captain Eric Weston is tasked with a perilous new mission. He and the crew of the Odysseus must hunt down those who unleashed the hellish attack on his homeworld and that of Earth’s Priminae allies... -
![Silent Death by Michael Anderle]()
Silent Death by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Vickie, would you mind answering that?" Taylor asked, soldering gun already in hand and glasses in place to keep him from blinding himself. "Sure," she said, picking the receiver up from the cradle. "Who the hell has a landline these days?""We the hell do," Taylor grumped. "Answer the phone."He could almost hear her eyes rolling as she pressed the receiver to the side of her head... -
![Clone Crisis by S.H. Jucha]()
Clone Crisis by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Sisterhood’s dangerous militarist sect finds a foothold in a broad swath of space inhabited by the descendants of Earth’s fourth colony ship, Destiny. They’re welcomed by the mining corporations, whose leaders see unbridled opportunity in the sisters’ advanced tech.Five powerful corporations own six mining planets... -
![All’s Fair In War by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
All’s Fair In War by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor a merc company, better pay is...better, right? Not necessarily. Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle… Heavy Metal has benefited from promo videos, but unfortunately, someone figured out that some of the driving during the Russian Base operation... Was just too damned good... -
![Justice Comes Due by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
Justice Comes Due by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the good guys win and the bad guys end up dead. But that isn't how it always goes down. In the ZOO, you are either fast and lucky or you are dead. Heavy Metal has a few videos that are out gaining attention in parts of the world, and that doesn't bode well for them... -
![She Is His Witness by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
She Is His Witness by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE IS HIS WITNESS. Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle Can you get your PhD in the ZOO? Salinger Jacobs treats others as he is treated. Screw him over, and he might hold stuff back. You have his back? He will have yours... -
![Mutineers' Moon by David Weber]()
Mutineers' Moon by David Weber
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFor Lt. Commander Colin Maclntyre, it began as a routine training flight over the Moon. For Dahak, a self-aware Imperial battleship, it began millennia ago when that powerful artificial intelligence underwent a mutiny in the face of the enemy. The mutiny was never resolved--Dahak was forced to maroon not just the mutineers but the entire crew on prehistoric Earth... -
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![Halo: Silent Storm: A Master Chief Story by Troy Denning]()
Halo: Silent Storm: A Master Chief Story by Troy Denning
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn original full-length novel set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series.2526. It has been almost a year since humanity engaged in its destructive first contact with a theocratic military alliance of alien races known as the Covenant... -
![Star Legions: The Ten Thousand Complete Series Box Set (Books 1 - 7) by Michael G. Thomas]()
Star Legions: The Ten Thousand Complete Series Box Set (Books 1 - 7) by Michael G. Thomas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*** RELEASE DISCOUNT 50% OFF *** They are an unstoppable force of mercenaries from every known Terran planet in the Galaxy. They have little in common, other than their love of wealth and adventure, and a bitter hatred for each other. Known simply as the Black Legion, they will blaze a trail of death and destruction that will be remembered for generations... -
![Domesticating the Alien by Ava Ross]()
Domesticating the Alien by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve been hired to teach an alien warrior social skills to woo a mate. But now he’s trying to woo me.When the elderly duchess I cared for dies, her slimy son—my ex—tells me he wants me back. Um, no. I flee and at the Intergalactic Employment Agency, I’m offered a job teaching an alien warlord sophistication so he can woo a mate at the upcoming Match-Mating Soiree... -
![The Day of Battle by Doug Dandridge]()
The Day of Battle by Doug Dandridge
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSean needs a victory, before Parliament returns a no confidence vote and leaves him a figurehead ruler. The Ca'cadasans are almost through with their conquest of Sector IV, and from the there, the heart of the Empire is exposed. The Ca'cadasans continue to roll over the New Terran Empire and the New Terran Republic... -
![Tempest by Philip C. Quaintrell]()
Tempest by Philip C. Quaintrell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second volume in Philip C. Quaintrell's Terran Cycle continues to span the galaxy, exploring the origins of mankind. Kalian Gaines and the remains of humanity are forced to forge a new beginning in a galaxy that doesn't want them. After the Gomar wrought destruction across the Conclave, those taking refuge aboard the Gommarian are tainted by the same brush - humans are dangerous... -
![Bolo Rising by William H. Keith Jr., Keith Laumer]()
Bolo Rising by William H. Keith Jr., Keith Laumer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the human colony of Cloud is mercilessly attacked and its people imprisoned in a slave camp, Major Jaime Graham struggles to bring Bolo protector Hector, who has been reprogrammed by their enemies, back to the good side. Original... -
![Halo: Die Gesandte by Tobias S. Buckell]()
Halo: Die Gesandte by Tobias S. Buckell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Gallery Book. Gallery Books has a great book for every reader... -
![Welcome to the Occupied States of America by Peter Cawdron]()
Welcome to the Occupied States of America by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAshley Kelly is your typical American teenager—or she would be if it wasn’t for the cluster bomb that crippled her. Seven years after the invasion, over a hundred million Americans have been displaced by the war, with millions more dead. Ash has spent seven years learning to walk again, and she’ll be damned if she’s going to lie down for anyone, human or otherwise... -
![Manxome Foe by John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor]()
Manxome Foe by John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn the midst of recovering from their successful if casualty prone first mission, the crew of the Alliance Space Ship "Vorpal Blade" are suddenly scrambled back into action. All other priorities take second place as word arrives on earth of a gate colony which has fallen to an unidentified alien assault... -
![The City and The Ship by Anne McCaffrey, S.M. Stirling]()
The City and The Ship by Anne McCaffrey, S.M. Stirling
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo novels in one large volume, both set in the same universe as The Ship Who Sang: The City Who Fought: Simeon was bored with running the mining and processing station that made up his "body." Then the invaders came. If anyone was to survive, somehow he must transform his wargaming hobby into the real thing and become The City Who Fought... -
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![The Ellimist Chronicles by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate]()
The Ellimist Chronicles by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLibrarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.He is called the Ellimist. A being with the ability to alter space and time. A being with a power that will never be fully understood. He is the reason Elfangor came to Earth. He is the reason the Earth now has a fighting chance... -
![The Hork-Bajir Chronicles by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate]()
The Hork-Bajir Chronicles by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDak Hamee, born into the Hork-Bajir tribe, is something special from the start. "Strange," says his mother. "A seer," says the Old One, Tila Fashat. "A seer is one who is born to show a new way. Many, many seasons pass, then our father, the Deep, and our mother, the Sky, say, 'Send a seer to the people. The people have need.' And so one is born who is different... -
![Gust Front by John Ringo]()
Gust Front by John Ringo
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThanks to human valor and alien technology, the Posleen were fought to a standstill. But the invasion of Earth is just months away Only these shell-shocked survivors can save the Earth from utter devastation... -
![The Right of the Line by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
The Right of the Line by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe war is on the verge of being lost. The alien virus has begun its offensive, punching through the human defences and sending advance elements to threaten Earth itself. HMS Invincible and her crew, having barely returned from their last mission, are thrown into a desperate mission to strengthen the inner line of defences before the virus can smash them too and destroy the human race... -
![The Span of Empire by Eric Flint, David Carrico]()
The Span of Empire by Eric Flint, David Carrico
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new novel in New York Times best seller Eric Flint's science fiction Jao Empire series. It has become clear to both the Jao and their human and Lleix partners that if they are going to defeat the Ekhat who have been terrorizing the galaxy for eons, they need more allies... -
![Invasion Day by Scott Moon]()
Invasion Day by Scott Moon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDavid Osage is a dangerous man with a dangerous past, but these days he’s just trying to keep his head down, driving big rigs. One night he saddles himself with a hitchhiker, a nuisance who’s more than she seems. And that’s when everything changes.No one was ready for an alien invasion. Death is raining from the sky and the only question left is do you run, fight, or submit... -
![Invasion: Book I: Resistance by J.F. Holmes]()
Invasion: Book I: Resistance by J.F. Holmes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn space, when you lose the high ground, you lose the war. Eleven years before, General David Warren was the best and brightest, in charge of defending the Earth from an attacking fleet. Overmatched in battle, the Earth forces were devastated, and the enemy moved into the high ground and proceeded with orbital bombardment... -
![Without Mercy by Eric Thomson]()
Without Mercy by Eric Thomson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat is the value of one life in an interstellar war that has already claimed millions? And if that single life doesn't matter, are any others worth saving?A distress signal draws Siobhan Dunmoore's Q-ship Iolanthe, a battlecruiser disguised as a bulk freighter, away from her devastatingly successful hunt through Shrehari occupied space and plunges Dunmoore into a dark, merciless universe of... -
![Doctor Who: Father Time by Lance Parkin]()
Doctor Who: Father Time by Lance Parkin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Doctor is living alone in a farmhouse, with his books, experiments and cats for company. He still doesn't know who he is, but the blue Police Box outside looks vaguely familiar.Giving private tuition to a dazzlingly gifted ten-year-old named Miranda, the Doctor learns that she and her family have fled the planet Klade... -
![Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Geof Smith]()
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Geof Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe epic space saga, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, is finally retold in the iconic Little Golden Book format! After the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire has regrouped—with Darth Vader leading the hunt for Luke Skywalker... -
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![Early Years by Steven Campbell]()
Early Years by Steven Campbell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCollection of short stories featuring Hard Luck Hank and his early days on Belvaille... -
![Star Trek: Vanguard: Precipice (Star Trek: Vanguard by David Mack]()
Star Trek: Vanguard: Precipice (Star Trek: Vanguard by David Mack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiego Reyes, courtmartialled Starfleet commodore and disgraced former commander of space station Vanguard, discovers that his role in deciphering the truth about the Taurus Reach is not yet over... -
![No Price Too High (Warp Marine Corps) by C.J. Carella]()
No Price Too High (Warp Marine Corps) by C.J. Carella
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings(Warning: Contains violence, strong language and adult content) The battle for humanity's survival continues. Peter Fromm: After barely surviving the Battle of Kirosha, Captain Fromm and the rest of the 101st Marine Expeditionary Unit are sent forth to defend a vital star system... -
![Last Stand of the Legion: Rift by Rod Carstens]()
Last Stand of the Legion: Rift by Rod Carstens
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRift was a peaceful space colony until the mysterious Xotoli aliens staged a surprise attack. All that stands in their way are the men and women Colonel Dasan Daniel Sand's armored infantry and Fleet Admiral Usiche Raurk's sailors who must find a way to defeat the Xotoli with only the naval forces left after the overwhelming attack... -
![Foreigner by Robert J. Sawyer]()
Foreigner by Robert J. Sawyer
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Far-Seer and Fossil Hunter, we met the Quintaglios, a race of intelligent dinosaurs from Earth and learned of the threat to their very existence. Now they must quickly advance from a culture equivalent to our Renaissance to the point where they can leave their planet... -
![First Strike by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
First Strike by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe best defense… Starting a war with an enemy a hundred times stronger is insane. It’s desperate. And it’s Earth’s only hope. A massive alien power looms over humanity, claiming Earth as its territory and humanity as its slaves. The Hegemony has already taken over one colony, yoking hundreds of thousands under their brutal rule... -
![A Small Colonial War by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
A Small Colonial War by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new war has broken out ... Indian ships have invaded three British-held systems and Indian troops have occupied British colonies, forcing Britain to choose between war and shame. The Royal Navy, battered by the fires of the First Interstellar War and desperately trying to recover from the terrifying casualties, must launch a counterattack and recover the colonies... -
![Fallen Star by Richard Turner]()
Fallen Star by Richard Turner
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA sudden and brutal attack on a coalition training camp in Iraq wipes out all but two survivors: Captain James Grant and Australian SAS Sergeant David Maclean. Drawn into a clandestine world that deals with unusual encounters the two soldiers volunteer to help with the investigation into an alleged UFO crash in Alaska... -
![Chanur's Legacy by C.J. Cherryh]()
Chanur's Legacy by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNational best-selling author C.J. Cherryh continues her highly acclaimed series with a new generation of alien encounters.A game of interstellar politics in which Hilfy Chanur and her vessel Legacy are commissioned to transport a small, mysterious religious object. The price is extremely generous, perhaps too generous.Praise for the Chanur series: A tour de force...quintessential SF... -
![Visser by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate]()
Visser by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn an hour or so, once I was out of sight of land, I would lower my sails and wait for a Bug fighter to come lift me off the deck. The engine backwash of the Bug fighter would capsize the boat. Or I might put the Taxxon pilot to the test and see if he could ram the low-slung boat. That would puzzle the humans.Either way, my body would never be found...My time of lying low was over.. -
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![The Kif Strike Back by C.J. Cherryh]()
The Kif Strike Back by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the kif seized Hilfy and Tully, hani and human crew of The Pride of Chanur, they issued a challenge Pyanfar, captain of Pride, couldn't ignore, a challenge that was to take Pyanfar and her shipmates to Mkks station and into a deadly confrontation between kif, hani, mahendo'sat, and human... -
![Chanur's Venture by C.J. Cherryh]()
Chanur's Venture by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPyanfar Chanur thought she had seen the last of Tully, the lone human who had so disrupted the peace of Meetpoint Station and gained the Chanur clan the enmity of half a dozen races as well as their own. But Tully is back, bringing with him a priceless trade contract with human space. A contract which would mean vast power, riches, and a new hornet's nest for Pyanfar and the Pride... -
![The Andalite Chronicles by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate]()
The Andalite Chronicles by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHis name is Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul.An Andalite war-prince. The one who gave five young humans the ability to morph into any animal they touch. They are still out there, fighting an evil so powerful there isn't a moment that goes by when they can actually feel safe. Their story continues.But this is how it all began.The story that came before Animorphs . . -
![Hell's Faire by John Ringo]()
Hell's Faire by John Ringo
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWith the defenses of the Southern Appalachians sundered, the only thing standing between the ravening Posleen hordes and the soft interior of the Cumberland Plateau are the veterans of 555th Mobile Infantry. Dropped into Rabun Pass, with a couple of million Posleen behind them and fourteen million to the front, the only question is which will run out first: power, bullets or bodies... -
![When the Devil Dances by John Ringo]()
When the Devil Dances by John Ringo
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter five years of battling invaders, human civilization prepares a strike to drive the aliens from the Earth. But the Clan-Lord of the Sten has learned from the defeats humans have dealt him, and has his own plan. When he squares off against Major O'Neal, the only winner will be Satan himself... -
![The Bacta War by Michael A. Stackpole]()
The Bacta War by Michael A. Stackpole
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen the Alliance Fleet mounts a major campaign against a deadly warlord, tyrant Ysanne Isard has taken control of Thyferra, intending to use its supply of medicinal bacta to destabilize and destroy the New Republic...
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