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Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsHer city is under siege.The zombies are coming back.And all Nona wants is a birthday party.In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back... -
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Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsHarrow the Ninth, the sequel to Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor's haunted space station.She answered the Emperor's call.She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend.In victory, her world has turned to ash... -
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 74 ratingsThe Emperor needs necromancers.The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit.Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse... -
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Ascent to the Nest by Ramy Vance, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBonding with dragons – what could go wrong? Alex has just arrived in the Nest and now it is time for her to orientate herself. But she is the only human student. As in ever. There is a lot of resentment against humans in the Nest. So few humans have chosen to join the war effort and now that Alex showed up – a blind girl from Earth – few believe that she has what it takes to be a dragon rider... -
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The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEach of the Empire's houses keeps secrets, even from themselves. For the bookish academics of the Sixth, every secret is a mystery, and every mystery is a puzzle to be solved or a paper to be published. Deep in the bowels of their house, one such secret is about to reveal itself...Categorized as:
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Darkover Landfall by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDarkover, planet of wonder, world of mystery, has been a favorite of science fiction readers for many years. For it is a truly alien sphere--a world of strange intelligences, of brooding skies beneath a ruddy sun, and of powers unknown to Earth. In this novel, Marion Zimmer Bradley tells of the original coming of the Earthmen, of the days when Darkover knew not humanity... -
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The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn the ice, east of the Black Rock, there is a hole into which broken children are thrown.On Abeth the vastness of the ice holds no room for individuals. Survival together is barely possible. No one survives alone.To resist the cold, to endure the months of night when even the air itself begins to freeze, requires a special breed. Variation is dangerous, difference is fatal... -
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Fast Ships, Black Sails by Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDo you love the sound of a peg leg stomping across a quarterdeck? Or maybe you prefer a parrot on your arm, a strong wind at your back? Adventure, treasure, intrigue, humor, romance, danger — and, yes, plunder! Oh, the Devil does love a pirate — and so do readers everywhere! Swashbuckling from the past into the future and space itself, Fast Ships, Black Sails, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer,...Categorized as:
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The Sunset Warrior by Eric Van Lustbader
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsRonin called no man master.He was the finest swordsman of the Freehold, as sharp and deadly as his blade. Yet as the ancient city faltered, Ronin alone refused to pledge himself to any of the powerful Saardin who ruled the crumbling underground world of levels.But now dark magic was loose in the world... -
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Hunters of Gor by John Norman
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFormer Earthman Tarl Cabot is now a powerful Tarnsman of the brutal and caste-bound planet of Gor, also known as Counter-earth. He embarks on an adventure in the dangerous and mysterious wilderness of Gor, pitting his warrior skills against treacherous outlaws, bandits and fighters... -
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Tarnsman of Gor by John Norman
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTarl Cabot has always believed himself to be a citizen of Earth. He has no inkling that his destiny is far greater than the small planet he has inhabited for the first twenty-odd years of his life... -
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Saga, Book Two by Brian K. Vaughan
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAt long last, it's finally time for the second hardcover collection of SAGA, the New York Times bestselling series praised by everyone from Alan Moore to Lin-Manuel Miranda! Created by the multiple Eisner Award-winning team of artist FIONA STAPLES (Mystery Society, North 40, Archie Comics) and writer BRIAN K... -
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Saga, Book Three by Brian K. Vaughan
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAt long last, it's finally time for the THIRD massive hardcover collection of SAGA, the critically acclaimed sci-fi/fantasy series from the multiple Eisner Award-winning team of artist FIONA STAPLES and writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN... -
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Saga, Volume 7 by Brian K. Vaughan
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsFrom the worldwide bestselling team of Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan, “The War for Phang” is an epic, self-contained Saga event! Finally reunited with her ever-expanding family, Hazel travels to a war-torn comet that Wreath and Landfall have been battling over for ages... -
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Saga, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 59 ratingsMultiple storylines collide in this cosmos-spanning new volume. While Gwendolyn and Lying Cat risk everything to find a cure for The Will, Marko makes an uneasy alliance with Prince Robot IV to find their missing children, who are trapped on a strange world with terrifying new enemies.Collects: Saga #25-30... -
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Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 75 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling writer BRIAN K.VAUGHAN (Y: THE LAST MAN, EX MACHINA) and critically acclaimed artist FIONA STAPLES (MYSTERY SOCIETY, NORTH 40), SAGA is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds... -
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Seven to Eternity, Vol. 2: Ballad of Betrayal by Rick Remender, Jerome Opeña
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAdam Osidis and the Mosak travel the blasted lands of Zhal to deliver the Mud King to the only force strong enough to undo his strangle hold on his army of mind slaves. But the Mud King isn't called "the God of Whispers" for nothing, and his poison runs deep, so deep even as to affect the Mosak. The choices they make here will echo throughout the lands of Zhal for all eternity...
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