Books like 'Wizards of the Galaxy'
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I Dare by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe enemies of Korval have offered Pat Rin the Ring that would make all of Korval's holdings his own, and a Juntavas Judge has offered Pat Rin a world. When he appears with hired guns in tow, no one knows what he'll do. Pat Rin is a gambling man, and on his wild-card shoulders the fate of his Clan, his world, his civilization... -
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Duna Volume 1 by Frank Herbert
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis Hugo & Nebula Award winner tells a sweeping tale of the desert planet Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is the sole source of Melange, “spice of spices”. Melange is necessary for interstellar travel & grants psi powers & longevity. Whoever controls it wields great influence... -
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Plan B by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"A real page-turner" (ANNE MCCAFFREY) in the Liaden Universe(r) series.Fugitive Val Con yos'Phelium plans a desperate gamble by forming an alliance with Clan Erob. But his cousin, Shan yos'Galen can't wait. With enemy agents closing in, he invokes Plan B-setting in motion a series of events that will have dire consequences-for all of Liad... -
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Conflict of Honors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSixteen-year-old Priscilla Delacroix was declared legally dead by her mother, High Priestess of the Goddess. Banished to survive on her own, Priscilla has roamed the galaxy for ten years as an outcast—to become a woman of extraordinary skill. . . .An experienced officer assigned to the Liaden vessel Daxflan, she's been abandoned yet again... -
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![The Temporal Void by Peter F. Hamilton]()
The Temporal Void by Peter F. Hamilton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe Intersolar Commonwealth is in turmoil as the Living Dream's deadline for launching its Pilgrimage into the Void draws closer. Not only is the Ocisen Empire fleet fast approaching on a mission of genocide, but also an internecine war has broken out between the post-human factions over the destiny of humanity... -
![Stolen Destiny by Viola Grace]()
Stolen Destiny by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKidnapped from the education station, Sil is set loose on a huge warship, only to find herself bound in a contract no one expected.Silhouette watches the alien abductors trying to unload the entire shipment of stolen Terrans. She wished that she could sleep standing up, but it wasn’t a skill she had acquired.When a medical team comes in, a grey alien comes by and tests the humans... -
![Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven by Larry Niven, Rick Sternbach]()
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven by Larry Niven, Rick Sternbach
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsRanging from the 20th Century to the 31st, these interconnected stories trace Man's expansion and colonization throughout the galaxy...Becalmed in hellHowie's spaceship had a malfunction...but it might be only psychosomatic!Wait it outHe was trapped on Pluto...and all his assets were frozen!The borderland of SolForward possessed the ultimate weapon..Categorized as:
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![Dark Matter by Jenetta Penner]()
Dark Matter by Jenetta Penner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArcadia was supposed to be Earth 2.0—a haven for humanity while they fought desperately to save their dying homeworld. But nothing has turned out like Cassiopeia Foster had thought.Another race, the Alku, already occupies the planet in a parallel dimension called Paxon... -
![Tyr: Warriors of Firosa Book 2 (Warrior of Firosa) by Thanika Hearth, Star Huntress]()
Tyr: Warriors of Firosa Book 2 (Warrior of Firosa) by Thanika Hearth, Star Huntress
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is no life for a young, sweet, laughably frail human … one that happens to have the kind of feminine curves I want to press against me to see if she fits; with a scent like soft flowers and sweet spices. No. No life at all. Change always leads to trouble.. -
![Warriors' Embrace by Michele Mills]()
Warriors' Embrace by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat is love? Trish is working hard to teach herself this elusive human emotion. Deciphering feelings is tricky for a formerly emotionless female Cyborg. Bex and Wyric have already declared their love for her, and she desperately wants to return their affection, but when she opens her mouth to reply… nothing comes out. NOTHING... -
![Lights on Wonder Rock by David Litchfield]()
Lights on Wonder Rock by David Litchfield
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeather wants more than anything to go to outer space, where the stars sparkle with magic and wonder. When a UFO lands behind her house and she meets a friendly alien, it seems that all of her dreams have come true. But soon her new friend has to return home...Categorized as:
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The Smeds and the Smoos by Julia Donaldson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSoar into space with this glorious love story of alien folk, from the creators of The Gruffalo and Stick Man . The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue). So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love, their families strongly disapprove. But peace is restored and love conquers all in this happiest of love stories... -
![Game of Universe by Eric S. Nylund]()
Game of Universe by Eric S. Nylund
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGermain, an assassin, is part of a group of 13 people offered a unique challenge--find the Holy Grail in one year and be rewarded with a planetary system, fail and lose your soul. Germain has an advantage--the ability to absorb the consciousness of his victims. Yet during his quest, his inner personalities begin battling for singular control of his body. Original... -
![Stargate Atlantis: Inheritors by Jo Graham, Melissa Scott]()
Stargate Atlantis: Inheritors by Jo Graham, Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnd gameThe battle lines are drawn. Queen Death is mustering her fleet. But who will stand against her?As conflicts and betrayal threaten to shatter Atlantis’s fragile alliances with Guide’s Wraith and the Genii, humanity’s only hope of survival rests on the fate of an Ancient device — a weapon too terrible to use but too powerful to cast aside... -
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![Gladiators' Claim by Michele Mills]()
Gladiators' Claim by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSofiya wants love, marriage and children. But she can’t have that with the alien gladiators who’ve raided her facility… Or can she?Sofiya Petrov is stuck in a stand-off with the most celebrated gladiator-athletes in the entire four sectors... -
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Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsCenturies after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but few outsiders have seen. Humanity has finally been accepted into the galactic community, but while this has opened doors for many, those who have not yet left for alien cities fear that their carefully cultivated way of life is under threat...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Hael's Fury by Viola Grace]()
Hael's Fury by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMinimizing natural disasters was all that Liv Hael lived for. Her matriarchal family tree had a long history of doing their duty to Drai and she was following in their footsteps. When she meets the dragon that she dreamed about, and he offers her a position in the Sector Guard, she can't believe her ears. Only one thing stands in the way of Liv and Vasu joining... -
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Dragon Summons by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 8, in the bestselling Sector Guard series.Assigned as Inventory Master to the newest Sector Guard base on Teklan, Roxanne is sure only of one thing, if the seductive singing in her mind doesn’t stop, she is going to go nuts. With a little investigation, she finds the source of the nocturnal music and tells it to shut up... -
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Running Wyld by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 2 of the bestselling series, Sector Guard.Agreha Wyld had a good life, friends, family and a place she was accepted. When the Sector Guard call for exceptional beings goes out, her planet nominates her and it is over a year later before they get a response. The response's name is Haaro Denler, telepathic Dhemon and Aggie's destined mate... -
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Entropy by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlia Morgan is a geothermal specialist assigned to the ice planet Yana, but she experiences a disruption to her routine when her best friend's brother arrives to invite her to participate in Ember's wedding, in two days. They are halfway to the main city when Symon drops the bomb... -
![Planet Hustlers by J.S. Morin]()
Planet Hustlers by J.S. Morin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe hottest card game in the galaxy puts the fates of three worlds at stake. Pirates have taken over and occupied a refugee world, and the exile government turns to the only human they can trust—Carl Ramsey. Trying to make a better man of himself, Carl agrees to help in whatever way he can. Since he's a notorious outlaw, his plan involves a little double-dealing... -
![Damaged Control by Viola Grace]()
Damaged Control by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe would do anything to survive, including getting herself damaged and off the companion list. A Hmrain finds her in an unlikely place for an unlikely partnership. Athena made it to a pickup point, past the physical, and up to the education station. Her training was difficult, but when she found out she was a likely candidate for companionship to a Hmrain, she took drastic action... -
![Hiding by Viola Grace]()
Hiding by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaking herself unseen was Daphne’s skill until a forest encounter made her want to be noticed by the new Ambassador of the Nine. Daphne has spent her adult life since the Tokkel invasion fighting for jobs to support herself. With her parents dead, her family consists of one... -
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![Dr Xargle's Book of Earthlets by Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross]()
Dr Xargle's Book of Earthlets by Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis humorous story tells how Dr Xargle instructs his class of aliens on the appearance and habits of "Earthlets" (human babies) before embarking on a field trip to Earth. Bath-time, feeding, and changing nappies are all given a new slant by this alien guide to human behavior... -
![Fight the Good Fight by Daniel Gibbs, David VanDyke]()
Fight the Good Fight by Daniel Gibbs, David VanDyke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCorporal David Cohen thought he’d left war behind. He was wrong. The Terran Coalition faces repeated and brutal attacks from the repressive League of Sol. To defend his home planet, David trades his dream of becoming a rabbi for a battlefront in the far reaches of space. When particle beams fly, his courage under fire brings quick promotion... -
![Designing by Viola Grace]()
Designing by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA reclusive inventor meets a man who will give her wings. Well, he will let her use his.Ula has hidden from her own people in an effort to cease pressure from local government to create weapons against the Nine. When a man with wings comes knocking, she slams the door in his face... -
![Star Breaker by Viola Grace]()
Star Breaker by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith an asteroid heading to Morganti, Kale volunteers to retrieve the Star Breaker, a weapon that has the ability to shatter anything in it's way. When he takes possession he feels a familiar presence, a star's Avatar is trapped within the sphere. Carella has been waiting for her freedom, and when her sphere collides with the asteroid, she is naked, free, and in the mood to blow something up... -
![Imperial Guard by Viola Grace]()
Imperial Guard by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDealing with the family who refused to let her bury her father is difficult, but Isabi keeps her grounded as she fights for the survival of her estranged family.� In the mean time, Isaro, Isabi's sister, is with them using her appearance altering skills to forward the work of the Sector Guard... -
![Vidění by Vilma Kadlečková, Jaroslav Plesl]()
Vidění by Vilma Kadlečková, Jaroslav Plesl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKdyž se jedna z össenských Lodí vynoří z R-A prostoru mrtvá, pro Össeany je to důvod ke smutečním obřadům – a pro Pozemšťany drama. Lidé, kteří v Lodi zůstali, mají být obětováni. Při össenské mši poteče krev; a těžko Össeany přesvědčit, aby to nedělali.Lucas Hildebrandt pokusy o záchranu ignoruje... -
![Zhoryan's Game by Michele Mills]()
Zhoryan's Game by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s an arrogant, celebrity warlord who thinks marriage and snot-nosed children sound like the lowest level of hell. She’s the filthy-mouthed daughter of a High Priest who wants LOTS OF KIDS. When their deck explodes they rush into the same executive escape pod and eventually crash-land together on a mysterious planet. Without food and water. Without any way to communicate with their ship... -
![Crown of Fire by Kathy Tyers]()
Crown of Fire by Kathy Tyers
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe enemy withinLady Firebird Angelo Caldwell has been sentenced to death in absentia for treason, sedition, and heresy. The last thing she expects is a summons to return home and be confirmed as an heiress of her royal house.But merciless foes are destroying entire cities on the Federate worlds... -
![Swallow the Sky: A Space Opera by Chris Mead]()
Swallow the Sky: A Space Opera by Chris Mead
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNEW EDITION - August 2015. Professionally edited and proofed..Swallow the Sky embodies the essence of classic science fiction: real science, adventure, high spirits, and above all, a sense of wonder.Galactic culture is still reverberating from the nanotech disaster that destroyed Earth... -
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Wanderer: Origins by Simon Goodson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHunted by a powerful Imperial fleet, his friends infected by the Taint, Jess has only one place to turn — the homeworld of his amazing ship, the Wanderer.But his journey will reveal the origins of far more than just the Wanderer, and both the Empire and the Taint will be ready to pounce at any moment... -
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![Kayzon's Wish by Michele Mills]()
Kayzon's Wish by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKayzon of Twenty-Six is beastly. Small offspring cry at the sight of his hulking frame and the vicious scar that bisects the right side of his face. Banished from his home world and deemed unworthy of a Bride—his mere presence strikes fear into the hearts of most beings. Except for one fierce, tiny female. She alone is unafraid... -
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Firebird by Kathy Tyers
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHer death was expected but something more powerful kept her alive.Lady Firebird was born a princess of the royal family of Naetai. Because of her birthplace in the family, however, her life is expendable. Honorable suicide is the highest calling she could hope to attain. When she is chosen to lead an attack on the neighboring planet of VeeRon her death is expected... -
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Astraeus Station by D.L. Harrison
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsScott Akin managed to not only survive but flourish with his allied family, friend, and lover, as well as other support. Things are unsure for the space station. The country of his birth still wants to bring him up short. The one good thing is there’s almost as much potential and opportunity in his situation as there are dangers and hard work... -
![Four for Tomorrow by Roger Zelazny]()
Four for Tomorrow by Roger Zelazny
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsContents:- Introduction (1967) by Theodore Sturgeon- The Furies (1965) - The Graveyard Heart (1964)- The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth (1965)- A Rose for Ecclesiastes... -
![The Engineer ReConditioned by Neal Asher]()
The Engineer ReConditioned by Neal Asher
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBritish author Asher is rapidly becoming one of the major figures in 21st-century SF, as shown by the 10 powerful and entertaining stories in this collection. In "The Engineer," an interstellar research vessel picks up an escape pod that has been drifting for millions of years. The alien it contains turns out to be the last of a long-extinct race of genetic engineers with terrifying capabilities... -
![Daughter of Eden by Chris Beckett]()
Daughter of Eden by Chris Beckett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAngie Redlantern is the first to spot the boats—five abreast with men in metal masks and spears standing proud, ready for the fight to come. As the people of New Earth declare war on the people of Mainground, a dangerous era has dawned for Eden... -
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Dune: The Heir of Caladan by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson comes The Heir of Caladan, a new novel in the internationally bestselling Dune series that shows us Paul Atreides as we've never seen him before...Categorized as:
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![The Search for Snout by Bruce Coville]()
The Search for Snout by Bruce Coville
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomewhere Snout is waiting.Rod Allbright and his alien friends face the biggest mystery of their lives: where in the wide, wide galaxy is their missing friend Snout, the Master of the Mental Arts?Their death-defying search for their friend leads them across the stars to the Mentat, the mysterious home of the Mental Masters. But the clues they uncover there only deepen the mystery — and the danger... -
![Imperial Governess by Viola Grace]()
Imperial Governess by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsToo old, too bitter, and ready to retire? Why not have your genes altered and shoot yourself across space to a new world and new career.Amber has always been waiting for her time. Her moment. When she gets to the age of fifty-five and finds that her moment has not shown up, she decides to take on an offer from three decades earlier that has recently been renewed and get her ass into space... -
![The Jamie Drake Equation by Christopher Edge]()
The Jamie Drake Equation by Christopher Edge
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright comes another cutting-edge cosmic space adventure for anyone who's ever looked up at the stars and wondered about the universe. An exploration of the constellations, an appreciation of the courage of astronauts, and a loving father-son story. Perfect for fans of Scott Kelly's Astrotwins series... -
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![Betrayal on Orbis 2 by P.J. Haarsma]()
Betrayal on Orbis 2 by P.J. Haarsma
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSci-fi fans will tear through this new adventure as Johnny Turnbull — first human softwire — finds more danger and intrigue on the next ring of Orbis.On Orbis 2, Johnny Turnbull has a new home and a new job, one that pushes his softwire abilities to painful limits... -
![Wanderer - Tainted Universe by Simon Goodson]()
Wanderer - Tainted Universe by Simon Goodson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDoing the right thing can bring the wrong type of attention. Now the Empire knows the amazing things the Wanderer is capable of, they want the ship for themselves. As powerful as the Wanderer is it is no match for the imperial fleet that seeks to capture it. Jess has only one option – run...Categorized as:
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![The Human Division Extras by John Scalzi]()
The Human Division Extras by John Scalzi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContains:- After the Coup (2008)- Hafte Sorvalh Eats a Churro and Speaks to the Youth of Today... -
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Flight by Chuck Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAncient prophecies promise a future of hope, but who dares face the wrath of a powerful tyrant?Daeson seeks the counsel of the oracle that propelled him into a life of ruin and terrifying adventure. But the ruthless Chancellor Lockridge offers no quarter to his life-long friend turned traitor... -
![The Last Voyage of Skidbladnir by Karin Tidbeck]()
The Last Voyage of Skidbladnir by Karin Tidbeck
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAward-winning author Karin Tidbeck presents a science fiction adventure of a mysterious spaceship on an interstellar voyage in The Last Voyage of Skidbladnir.Life on the transdimensional ship Skidbladnir is a strange one. The new janitor, Saga, finds herself in the company of an officious steward-bird, a surly and mysterious engineer, and the shadowy Captain... -
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Askance by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecovering from damage done by a psycho, Silari, Agent of the Alliance, has been waiting for a new assignment. When that assignment turns out to be one of two dozen women in line for a shot at becoming the bride of an Avatar, she is slightly disappointed...
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