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Borough of Bones by John Conroe
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsZone War 2. Ajaya is back in the Zone again - training soldiers to survive the unsurvivable, and using his time inside to hunt for answers of his own. And what he finds reaches far, far outside Manhattan. Human life has been extinguished from the Zone, but what's brewing there is far from satisfied... -
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Zone War by John Conroe
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBook 1 of the Zone War series. A few short years from now, eco-terrorists unleash the worst attack the world has ever seen. Over 25,000 autonomous combat drones are released in Manhattan from the hold of a ship. Hundreds of thousands are dead, and the entire island is evacuated and quarantined in just a few days’ time... -
![Dawn Arrives by Michael Anderle, Ell Leigh Clarke]()
Dawn Arrives by Michael Anderle, Ell Leigh Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt’s dark outside, but hope will not be defeated. Michael, Akio, Yuko and the rest are searching for the pieces necessary to put together a craft which Michael hopes will take him to Bethany Anne. But first, there are idiots in his way, seeking the same parts and intend to take them. By force... -
![Rise of the Elgen by Richard Paul Evans]()
Rise of the Elgen by Richard Paul Evans
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsMichael must save his mother—and protect his powers—in the electric sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Michael Vey, from Richard Paul Evans.Michael was born with special electrical powers—and he’s not the only one. His friend Taylor has them too, and so do other kids around the world... -
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![Battle of the Ampere by Richard Paul Evans]()
Battle of the Ampere by Richard Paul Evans
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe hair-raising action continues for Michael Vey in this charged third installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling series.Michael, Taylor, Ostin and the rest of the Electroclan have destroyed the largest of the Elgen Starxource plants, but now they’re scattered across the Amazon jungle... -
![The Warrior Princess by Siobhan Davis]()
The Warrior Princess by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’ll tear the galaxy apart to save them… Captured by a special, secret government agency, Alinthia is now facing another new reality—one where she’s separated from the four guys who have come to mean so much to her. But she has faith in Dane, Coop, Maddox, and Beck, and she refuses to give up hope... -
![Revelation by Karen McQuestion]()
Revelation by Karen McQuestion
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRuss, Nadia, Jameson, and Mallory are about to embark on their riskiest mission yet as they attempt to infiltrate the ruthless Associates in Revelation, the thrilling final installment of the Edgewood series! The Edgewood teens decide to go undercover, joining the Associates in order to find their weaknesses and overthrow them from within...Categorized as:
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![Dust & Decay by Jonathan Maberry]()
Dust & Decay by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsSix months have passed since the terrifying battle with Charlie Pink-eye and the Motor City Hammer in the zombie-infested mountains of the Rot & Ruin. It’s also six months since Benny Imura and Nix Riley saw something in the air that changed their lives...Categorized as:
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![The Secret Heir by Siobhan Davis, Lexi Richmond]()
The Secret Heir by Siobhan Davis, Lexi Richmond
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIs it her destiny to save them… or destroy them? Now that Tori finally understands who she is and what's expected of her, she's in full-on freak-out mode... -
![Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith]()
Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAfter their parents are lost in an accident, thirteen-year old twins Grace and Marty are whisked away to live with their Uncle Wolfe-an uncle that they didn't even know they had! The intimidating Uncle Wolfe is an anthropologist who has dedicated his life to finding cryptids, mysterious creatures believed to be long extinct...Categorized as:
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![Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi]()
Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe race to the Still Blue has reached a stalemate. Aria and Perry are determined to find this last safe haven from the Aether storms before Sable and Hess do—and they are just as determined to stay together...Categorized as:
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![Saven Denial by Siobhan Davis]()
Saven Denial by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSadie has been kidnapped by the Tor, the vindictive alien race who destroyed Thalassic City. As her past, present, and future collides, her worst nightmare looks set to become her shocking new reality.A deliberate pawn in leader Griselda’s vengeful game, Sadie is horrified to learn the truth about her heritage and the destiny that’s already been mapped out for her... -
![Land of Monsters by Stacey Marie Brown]()
Land of Monsters by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am the monster they fear. And I bow to no one.The world is aware of Princess Raven Haley Scarlet Dragen—twin sister to her charismatic twin brother, Rook, the daughter of the Queen of the Unified Nations, and the offspring of a notorious dark dweller.Or so they think they know her.But she has been hiding a secret since she was born—the monsters within... -
![A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve]()
A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe final book of the thrilling Predator Cities series!London is a radioactive ruin. But Tom and Wren discover that the old predator city hides an awesome secret that could bring an end to the war. But as they risk their lives in its dark underbelly, time is running out. Alone and far away, Hester faces a fanatical enemy who possesses the weapons and the will to destroy the entire human race... -
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![The Transfer by Veronica Roth]()
The Transfer by Veronica Roth
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsComplete your Divergent library with the Four stories!Fans of the Divergent series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be captivated by "Four: The Transfer," the first of four stories, each between fifty and seventy-five pages long, set in the world of Divergent and told from Tobias's perspective... -
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Knight Awakening by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Sexy, tough, and deftly sprinkled with dark humor.” -- New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione The Line Between Obsession and Love has Disappeared The world has changed. Any rules that might’ve been in place before the Scorpius bacterium ripped through civilization and decreased its population are no longer in place. Obsession and survival are the new reality... -
![Maelstrom by Andrew Hastie]()
Maelstrom by Andrew Hastie
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA dangerous prophecyAn altered timelineAnd a world of malevolent creatures The second book in Andrew Hastie’s imaginative and original Infinity Engines series, Maelstrom is an action-packed, dystopian time travel adventure. Caitlin has disappeared and someone has changed history. Lost in an alternate reality, Josh must discover who has disrupted the timeline and try to fix the continuum...Categorized as:
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Fugitive Six by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThis sequel to Pittacus Lore’s Generation One is the second book in an epic new series set in the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series.Newcomers as well as fans of the original series will devour this fast-paced, action-packed sci-fi adventure that’s perfect for fans of Marvel’s X-Men, Alexandra Bracken’s Darkest Minds trilogy, and Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me series... -
![Web of Extinction by John Conroe]()
Web of Extinction by John Conroe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe finale to the Zone War series. Alone and weaponless, with a remote controlled bomb in his neck, Ajaya Gurung must plan and fight better and harder than ever before. The last Spider is out there, in the Zone, plotting the end of man, and man is ignoring the danger. Left with only his skills, wits and courage, he must adapt and overcome before it's too late. If only he had an ace in the hole.. -
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Psion Delta by Jacob Gowans
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSammy, a fourteen-year-old fugitive, accidentally discovers he has the powers of a Psion.A six-month journey of incredible trials has brought Sammy back to Capitol Island, but things aren't what they used to be. There are more demons to face and new challenges to overcome. Looming over it all is the war...Categorized as:
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![Salt & Stone by Victoria Scott]()
Salt & Stone by Victoria Scott
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHow far would you go to survive?In FIRE & FLOOD, Tella Holloway faced a dangerous trek through the jungle and a terrifying march across the desert, all to remain a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed for a chance at obtaining the Cure for her brother... -
![Rebel Rising by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham]()
Rebel Rising by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI live in a cage.This city is a lie.And I’m done following the rules.No one knows what lurks beyond The Wall.Only criminals are sent into the wastelands to face the Lawless Trials and I never thought I’d find myself fighting amongst the ruthless convicts who live in the shadows of society.But the more rules I break, the more secrets I unveil...Categorized as:
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![Incursion by M.D. Massey]()
Incursion by M.D. Massey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScratch Sullivan just wanted to survive the apocalypse in peace... But when the undead bring their war right to his doorstep, it's time to ranger up and rain hell down on his enemies!Incursion: Vampire ApocalypseTHEM Post-Apocalyptic Series Book TwoIt's been eight years since the bombs fell and the dead rose, and the world has become a very dangerous place... -
![The Diseased Ones: The Hollis Timewire Series Book 1 by Danielle Harrington]()
The Diseased Ones: The Hollis Timewire Series Book 1 by Danielle Harrington
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife is easy in 2647, unless you're a Diseased One...On the morning of her 16th birthday, Hollis Timewire receives the worst possible news. She can't become a citizen of the world. She's a Diseased One... -
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![Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall (The Alien Skill Series, Book 1) by Rae Knightly]()
Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall (The Alien Skill Series, Book 1) by Rae Knightly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA BOY WITH AN ALIEN POWER.“The thing is, it wasn’t meteors that fell into the woods that night. It was alien spacecraft.”THE WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS 2019 SILVER MEDAL WINNER - AUTHOR ACADEMY AWARDS 2019 FINALIST.When UFOs crash into the fields next to his grandfather’s house, twelve-year-old Ben Archer becomes a cumbersome witness in the eyes of the government... -
![The Alpha Plague 3 by Michael Robertson]()
The Alpha Plague 3 by Michael Robertson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter having found and successfully rescued his ex-wife from the diseased Summit City Rhys drags himself to where he should be meeting his son and discovers he isn’t there. Armed with nothing but hope Rhys and his ex-wife set off on what they believe to be their boy’s trail... -
![Kill the Power Gamer by Eric Vall]()
Kill the Power Gamer by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe is the perfect killing machine, an organic human replica designed with one purpose only: to travel back in time and murder the father and mother of the robot army’s greatest enemy. He was a full time retail employee with dreams of becoming a professional gamer. But little did he know that his perfect woman was about to travel back in time to change history. This is a stand alone novel... -
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Holmes by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe battle of survival against the invading aliens heats up... but Hell Squad never quits. General Adam Holmes’ life is dedicated to keeping his small band of survivors alive. On the run, with only Hell Squad and the other soldiers for protection, they are making their last dangerous drive to the secret stronghold of the Enclave... -
![War of the Living by Joshua Guess]()
War of the Living by Joshua Guess
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the early days after causing the end of the world, Kell McDonald was just trying to survive. Time passed, and along with others, a new world grew. Society began to be rebuilt. Years have passed since the mutated organism known as Chimera caused the dead to rise, and on the ashes of the old world, terrifying new forces have come into play... -
![The Infinity Cage by Alex Scarrow]()
The Infinity Cage by Alex Scarrow
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLiam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to work for an agency that no one knows exists. Its purpose: to prevent time travel destroying history . . . The end is approaching for the TimeRiders...Categorized as:
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![Winter Igniting by Rebecca Zanetti]()
Winter Igniting by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHis only goal was survival until he met her...With nothing to lose, former cop Damon Winter agrees to an undercover op, infiltrating a cult in the dangerous post-Scorpius world. After one look at his new partner, he knows she belongs far away from not only the cult, but from him. She's sweet and kind and has no business being in peril, but she's determined to help... -
![A Gentleman of Means by Shelley Adina]()
A Gentleman of Means by Shelley Adina
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 8 in the Magnificent Devices steampunk series!How much must one sacrifice for the sake of friendship?Lady Claire Trevelyan has had to deal with betrayal before, in small ways and large. But none is quite so painful as the belief that Gloria Meriwether-Astor had deserted her and her friends and left them to die under the waters of Venice...Categorized as:
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![Talented by Alexandra Moody]()
Talented by Alexandra Moody
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Elle Winters gave up everything for one shot at saving her closest friend. But though she may have escaped the ARC and found her way to the surface, Elle is no closer to finding Sebastian and stranded in a world where she doesn’t belong... -
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Captivated by Sophie Davis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan't get enough of Talia and Erik? Want to know about their first meeting? Interested in what happens between the books? Dying for a peek at what's coming in Created? Captivated is a Talented Novella that includes four short stories, two from Talia's point of view, and two from Erik's point of view. The first is a detailed account of what happened the first time Talia and Erik met...Categorized as:
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![As the World Dies: Untold Tales Volume 1 by Rhiannon Frater]()
As the World Dies: Untold Tales Volume 1 by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHE FIRST DAYS: AS THE WORLD DIES introduced Jenni and Katie and their harrowing journey to the makeshift fort in the Texas Hill Country. But theirs is not the only tale to be told. In the first volume of the AS THE WORLD DIES UNTOLD TALES experience three terrifying tales of those who are forced to face the unrelenting and hungry walking dead...Categorized as:
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![Psion Gamma by Jacob Gowans]()
Psion Gamma by Jacob Gowans
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSammy, a fourteen-year-old fugitive, accidentally discovers he has the powers of a Psion.After months of instruction at Psion Beta headquarters, Sammy is selected to go on a stealth training mission. When the team is ambushed by the savage Thirteens, he is left for dead. Now, alone, he must survive in a hostile land. His search for help takes him deep into enemy territory and changes him forever...Categorized as:
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![The Fugitive by Pittacus Lore]()
The Fugitive by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this exhilarating one-hundred-page companion novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, Mark James is on the run—and on the wrong side of the law—but he'll do whatever it takes to save Sarah Hart and help the Garde...Categorized as:
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![Divergent by Veronica Roth]()
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 101 ratingsIn Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives...Categorized as:
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![Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry]()
Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsIn the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice...Categorized as:
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![Defective by Kayla Howarth]()
Defective by Kayla Howarth
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEighteen months has passed since the Institute was liberated. For Allira Daniels, she’s still trying to live with the consequences of her actions. The Defective are free, but are their lives truly any better? Attacks on Defectives are on the rise, and Allira has to wonder if she’s directly responsible... -
![Star-Crossed by Pintip Dunn]()
Star-Crossed by Pintip Dunn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrincess Vela's people are starving.Stranded on a planet that lacks food, Vela makes the ultimate sacrifice and becomes an Aegis for her people. Accepting a genetic modification that takes sixty years off her life, she can feed her colony via nutrition pills. But her best friend is still getting worse. And she's not the only one.Now the king is dying, too... -
![Driven by Rebecca Royce]()
Driven by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*This book has been previously published. The author got her rights back and is republishing the book* My name is Rachel Clancy. Forty-six years ago, life as humanity understood it ended. Armageddon. Well, that’s what we call it, anyway...Categorized as:
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![The Nothing Within by Andy Giesler]()
The Nothing Within by Andy Giesler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoot is... different.Though raised in a fearful society that reveres tradition and conformity, she’s irreverent, outspoken, and deeply curious. Her blindness sets her even further apart.Centuries after the Reckoning, a global biotech plague, savage chimeras still threaten human survival. After Root hears a voice that no one else can hear, she flees into the wilderness... -
![Resurgence by Kerry Wilkinson]()
Resurgence by Kerry Wilkinson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Can I ask you one thing...why does it have to be you?"My throat is dry but I manage to say the words clearly enough: "If I don't do it, who else will?"An entire country has been lied to.Silver Blackthorn was supposed to be one of the privileged few, chosen to serve and help rebuild a shattered nation.Instead, she is a rebel.Tales of her defiance have spread across the land...Categorized as:
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![Into the Shadows by Jason D. Morrow]()
Into the Shadows by Jason D. Morrow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe ability to see into the future has only brought Waverly pain and suffering. She has been wrong about everything. Ethan...Remi...are all of them really dead? Stuck in Shadowface's compound, Waverly meets a girl named Amber who is determined to escape. Through a simple touch, Waverly can see that she is destined to escape with her. But she knows it is not the end. Shadowface must be stopped... -
![This Strange and Familiar Place by Rachel Carter]()
This Strange and Familiar Place by Rachel Carter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHESE ARE THE THINGS of which Lydia is now certain:The Montauk Project has been experimenting with time travel for years.The Project's subjects are "recruits" from across time, recruits like Wes, Lydia's ally, friend, and love.The Project is now responsible for the disappearance of two members of her family...And they're coming for Lydia next...Categorized as:
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Fractured Suns by Theresa Kay
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlmost everything she thought she knew is wrong…A trip to the city yields some much-needed answers, but Jax is once again forced to leave Lir behind and return to Peter’s cabin—where enemies from her past await. But there are bigger things at stake than revenge, and she finds herself traveling with some unexpected companions toward a place she hoped to never see again... -
![Fledge by J.A. Huss]()
Fledge by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen given the choice to kill or die,It’s a no-fucking-brainer.When given the choice to obey or not,Things get gray.But given the choice,To kill or save the one who saved you?Now you’ve got my attention.And killers don’t work wellWith a conscious around to fuck things up.So, you know…Hope for the best, but expect the worst.Because I’m still fucking Junco.And I’m still at war with everyone... -
![Grave Cargo by Jami Gray]()
Grave Cargo by Jami Gray
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dead mage, a missing friend, and an unpredictable alliance merge into a volatile package sending Rory careening through the Arcane elite’s deadly secrets. Rory Costas, Arcane Transporter, is finally out from under the Guild’s thumb and ready to jumpstart her career as an independent contractor... -
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Quanta by Lola Dodge
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust because Quanta can see the future doesn’t mean she can change it. She’s spent most of her life imprisoned, feeding her captors information to keep herself alive, but she’s finally reached the endgame and her death creeps closer by the moment...
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