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The MANIAC by Benjamín Labatut
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNamed a Top 10 Best Book of 2023 by Publishers Weekly • a national bestseller • a New York Times Editor's Choice pick“A contemporary writer of thrilling originality . . . The MANIAC is a work of dark, eerie and singular beauty.” —The Washington Post“Darkly absorbing . . . A brooding, heady narrative that is addictively interesting... -
![Legion of Despair by Franklin Horton]()
Legion of Despair by Franklin Horton
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe country is teetering on the brink of anarchy. While one of the stranded travelers, Jim Powell, made it home and is working to establish a safe, sustainable enclave for his family, his co-workers Gary and Alice are not faring as well. After spending hundreds of painful miles dreaming of his reunion with his family, Gary arrives home only to find his family under attack... -
![Star Wars: The Essential Atlas by Daniel Wallace, Jason Fry]()
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas by Daniel Wallace, Jason Fry
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNavigate the Star Wars universe as you never have before–with this fully illustrated, full-color guide that maps the entire galaxy.You know the planets–from Alderaan and Corellia to Tatooine and Zonama Sekot–and the star systems, from the Deep Core to the Outer Rim... -
![Ashes of the Unspeakable by Franklin Horton]()
Ashes of the Unspeakable by Franklin Horton
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsJim and his group are still struggling to reach home. While just a few days have passed since the initial attack, the group finds that their country is quickly descending into a vicious, chaotic landscape where nothing comes easy... -
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![Coalition's End by Karen Traviss]()
Coalition's End by Karen Traviss
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUnderstand what a world had to do to survive. When the Locust Horde burst from the ground fifteen years ago to slaughter the human population of Sera, mankind began a desperate war against extinction... -
![The Fateful Lightning by Jeff Shaara]()
The Fateful Lightning by Jeff Shaara
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara delivers a riveting new novel about the final chapter of the Civil War in The Fateful Lightning, completing the series that began with A Blaze of Glory and continued in A Chain of Thunder and The Smoke at Dawn...Categorized as:
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![Mamelukes by Jerry Pournelle, David Weber]()
Mamelukes by Jerry Pournelle, David Weber
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE FINAL NOVEL BY LEGENDARY AUTHOR JERRY POURNELLE, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DAVID WEBER AND AUTHOR'S SON PHILLIP POURNELLENO REST FOR THE WEARYRick Galloway's still not sure what inspired him to volunteer to fight Cubans in Angola, and he certainly never expected to end his African adventure shanghaied by a flying saucer when his CIA superiors cut him and his... -
![Standing Alone by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
Standing Alone by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive years ago, the human race became independent as the Alphan Empire conceded it could no longer sustain its grip on Earth and withdrew, casting an unprepared humanity adrift on an interstellar sea of troubles. Since then, humanity has struggled mightily to secure its position in a galaxy full of hungry predators, many of whom see Earth as nothing more than a prize to be won... -
![Star Fox: Book One by Rob Buckman]()
Star Fox: Book One by Rob Buckman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a future not far from our own, Christopher Knight, a sergeant in the Royal Marines is transported to an alien world where the technology is so far advanced from his own it seems like magic. Chris tries to find a way home, but the beautiful alien woman responsible for dragging him into this situation, and the dreaded Tal-Shial agents chasing her make it impossible... -
![Resurrecting Home by A. American]()
Resurrecting Home by A. American
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAgainst all odds, Morgan Carter and his family have endured despite the deteriorating conditions surrounding them. Armed with survivalist tactics, Morgan's crew, alongside their new friends from the recently-liberated DHS camp, have worked together to build a sustainable communuity. But not all situations can be prepared for...Categorized as:
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![Commandant by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
Commandant by Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the conclusion to Ryck Lysander’s saga as a United Federation Marine.Major General Lysander has spent 38 years of his life dedicated to the Corps and sworn to perform the duties assigned to him by the Federation. In the process, he has become the most decorated Marine in its history... -
![Ashes by Jennifer Wilson]()
Ashes by Jennifer Wilson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLegend meets The Giver in the harrowing second installment of The New World Series by Jennifer Wilson.After Phoenix, a 17-year-old orphan rogue, sacrifices herself for her loved ones, her world again takes an unexpected turn. She may have forgotten her past, but it hasn't forgotten her. A war is coming and her role in it will be pivotal.That is... if she survives... -
![The Last Squadron by Dan Jayson]()
The Last Squadron by Dan Jayson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust fifteen years from now, the world is polarised along ethnic and religious lines. Regional low-intenstiry wars have now been raging for thirty-five years. In the midst of the conflict, ninety-seven members of the Allied forces 9th Mountain Squadron enroute from the Northern Front for a long awaited period of rest and relaxation, are shot down over the Nordic wilderness... -
![The Mad Mick by Franklin Horton]()
The Mad Mick by Franklin Horton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsConor Maguire nearly lost his daughter Barb when she was three years old, injured by the drunk driver that killed his wife. When the justice system failed him, Conor -- the son and grandson of IRA bombers -- retaliated against the driver in dramatic and gruesome fashion... -
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![Straight Silver by Dan Abnett]()
Straight Silver by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCommissar Gaunt and his men undertake a seemingly suicidal mission in the blood-soaked trenches of the 41st Millennium.On the battlefields of Aexe Cardinal, the struggling forces of the Imperial Guard are locked in a deadly stalemate with the dark armies of Chaos... -
![Sniper by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
Sniper by Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a successful initial tour as a Marine rifleman, Lance Corporal Gracie Medicine Crow volunteers to become a scout-sniper, one of the deadliest—and most dangerous—military specialties in the United Federation Marine Corps. Gracie comes from the Apsáalooke Nation, a people with a long history of military tradition... -
![A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History by Joseph Wurtenbaugh]()
A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History by Joseph Wurtenbaugh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings‘A Prophet Without Honor’ is that rare novel that provides a rich, entertaining and fully immersive reading experience, along with a resonant, thought-provoking subtext. Written in epistolary style and populated with interesting, fully-realized characters, the multi-general narrative is a seamless blend of authentic fact and sound speculation... -
![The Black Mamba by C.R. Daems]()
The Black Mamba by C.R. Daems
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe quiet, unflappable Rivka is truly a black mamba in a mouse's skin as kings, queens, and raiders are about to discover. Because of Rivka's successes, the Jax Contract Committee continues to accept more of the lucrative, non-standard projects, and General Issak continues to shamelessly call on Rivka to solve his impossible problems... -
![He Who Dares by Rob Buckman]()
He Who Dares by Rob Buckman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Mike Gray, his life was a series of mysteries and unanswered question. Even the man who raised him, his paternal grandfather, was a question mark. Beyond the love, understanding, and nurturing lay the unanswered question of why a disgraced ex-Royal Naval Admiral would pulled himself out of a bottle and take upon himself to bring a one year old child home as raise him as his own... -
![Spear of the Emperor by Aaron Dembski-Bowden]()
Spear of the Emperor by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Warhammer 40,000 novelThe Emperor's Spears are a Chapter on the edge of destruction, last watchmen over the Elara's Veil nebula... -
![Captain by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
Captain by Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs a captain, Ryck Lysander is given one of the most sought-after billets in the Marines: an infantry company commander. His new battalion commanding officer, however, is not impressed with Ryck's past accomplishments, and Ryck finds himself struggling to fulfill the CO's expectations. Used to his "hero" status within the Corps, his new position of having to prove himself grates on him... -
![Lieutenant Colonel by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
Lieutenant Colonel by Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs a lieutenant colonel, Ryck is given command of the Second Battalion, Third Marines, the Fuzos. Along with one other battalion, 2/3 is designated as a new assault battalion, with its own armor, artillery, and air assets. With the Marine Corps anxious to certify the resurfaced concept of integrated operations units, the battalion is thrown right into the fire... -
![Dark Operator by Doc Spears, Jason Anspach]()
Dark Operator by Doc Spears, Jason Anspach
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLegion Dark Ops has always been a unit shrouded in secrecy. Tasked with performing covert missions, its kill teams are filled with the best warriors from within the ranks of the Legion.Kel Turner is one of the youngest legionnaires ever to be selected to its ranks... -
![Angles of Attack by Doc Spears, Jason Anspach]()
Angles of Attack by Doc Spears, Jason Anspach
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe galaxy follows a logical structure.Legion Dark Operator Kel Turner believed that.To know the order of battle and how an enemy unit was organized was to know its purpose and how to destroy it. That logic existed down to the smallest scale, down to what made up life itself. To know a molecule’s structure was to know its function—they were one and the same. It was no different for Kel... -
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![The Unconquerable: Bolos 2 by Keith Laumer]()
The Unconquerable: Bolos 2 by Keith Laumer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Unconquerable continues the amplified history of the Bolo--an almost indestructible, nearly unstoppable tank controlled by a sophisticated artificial intelligence. These stories by S.M. Stirling, William R. Forstchen, Christopher Stasheff, Shirley Meier, Todd Johnson and more tell of the faithful and tireless protectors of the human race: the Bolos.Contains:ANCESTRAL VOICES S. M...Categorized as:
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![Lieutenant by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
Lieutenant by Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a certified Federation “hero,” Sergeant Ryck Lysander is offered a commission as a second lieutenant. Only, he doesn’t feel like a hero, and his tendency to jump into a fight himself is at odds with his mission as a junior office. Accepting his commission might have been a big mistake... -
![Honour Guard by Dan Abnett]()
Honour Guard by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCommissar Gaunt and his Ghosts are back in the thick of the action in a battle to defend a vital shrine-world. But the vile forces of Chaos will never allow them to hold their prize for long and as the counter-attack rages, Gaunt is sent after the most priceless relic of all: the remains of the ancient saint who first led humanity to these stars... -
![Locker Nine by Franklin Horton]()
Locker Nine by Franklin Horton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGrace Hardwick’s dad is a science fiction writer who makes his living destroying the world. When Grace decides to go away for her first year of college her dad, Robert, can’t help but think of all of the potential ways that society could collapse and strand his daughter hundreds of miles from home. Then, near the end of her freshman year, it happens...Categorized as:
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![Valley Forge by Newt Gingrich]()
Valley Forge by Newt Gingrich
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn To Try Men's Souls, Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen cast a new light on the year 1776 and the man who would become the father of our nation, George Washington.Valley Forge picks up the narrative a year after Washington’s triumphant surprise attack on Trenton, and much has changed since then. It’s the winter of 1777, and Washington’s battered, demoralized army retreats from Philadelphia... -
![Maid of Baikal by Preston Fleming]()
Maid of Baikal by Preston Fleming
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if a Siberian Joan of Arc had rescued the White Armies at a critical point of the Russian Civil War in 1919? MAID OF BAIKAL offers an alternative outcome to that war through the intervention of Zhanna Dorokhina, a young woman from the shores of Siberia’s Lake Baikal...Categorized as:
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![A Ameaça Invisível by Bárbara Morais]()
A Ameaça Invisível by Bárbara Morais
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsO cerco se fecha contra os anômalos e o cotidiano nas Cidades Especiais começa a mudar. De início, o direito de ir e vir é privado, e a isso se seguem outras medidas restritivas, o que inspira uma rebelião e deixa a situação a um passo de uma guerra civil... -
![Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy by Pablo Hidalgo, Milan Pohl]()
Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy by Pablo Hidalgo, Milan Pohl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Star Wars authority deepens and extends our appreciation of the Star Wars galaxy with this imaginative "history" featuring striking full-color artwork—created exclusively for this entertaining volume—that examines the persuasive messages used to intimidate and inspire the citizenry of the galaxy far, far away. . . .A Star Destroyer hovering over a planet, symbolizing Imperial domination... -
![The Rods and the Axe by Tom Kratman]()
The Rods and the Axe by Tom Kratman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBooks #6 in the popular Carrera military science fiction series.Tarawa. Iwo. Normandy. Names that shine in the military history of two worlds, places where brave men stormed ashore and fought their way to victory no matter the odds. But then there are other names: Marathon. Malta. Gallipoli... -
![Colossus by Colin Falconer, Alexander Cole]()
Colossus by Colin Falconer, Alexander Cole
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsa novel of Alexander the Great (EPIC HISTORICAL FICTION)A sweeping tale of courage, honor, and betrayal in the army of Alexander the GreatBabylon, 323 BC. Alexander the Great has survived every effort to kill him. Restless, ruthless, he wonders which world to conquer next. He has a powerful new weapon—the war elephants he brought back from India...Categorized as:
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![The Savage Boy by Nick Cole]()
The Savage Boy by Nick Cole
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsForty years after the end of civilization... The author of the acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel The Old Man and the Wasteland returns! Amid the remains of a world destroyed by a devastating Global Thermonuclear Armageddon, barbaric tribes rule the New American Dark Age... -
![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... -
![Deathwatch by Steve Parker]()
Deathwatch by Steve Parker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen they first came together, Talon Squad were a disparate group of Space Marines from various Chapters. Under the auspice of the Deathwatch, trained in an ironclad Watch Fortress, they become a kill-team. Alien hunters, experts in xenos extermination, their first mission under the mysterious Inquisitor Sigma is a deadly one... -
![Prince of Crows by Aaron Dembski-Bowden]()
Prince of Crows by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Thramas Crusade draws to its inevitable conclusion, with the forces of the Dark Angels and the Night Lords locked in a struggle which neither side can abandon. The Night Haunter lies comatose after being mauled by his primarch brother Lion El'Jonson, and in his absence it falls to Sevatar and the remaining members of the Kyroptera to command the Legion... -
![The Warrior by David Drake]()
The Warrior by David Drake
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey were the best.Colonel Alois Hammer: He welded five thousand individual killers into a weapon more deadly than any other in the human universe.Luke Broglie: His brilliant mind could have succeeded in any business; but war was the business he chose.Tess Kuykendall: She knew what her job was, but she also knew what was survivable... -
![Hell's Children by John L. Monk]()
Hell's Children by John L. Monk
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt happened in a year: starvation, gangs of kids with guns, and every adult in the world dead from the Sickness. Houses are now mausoleums. Civilization lies in the hands of children who’ve never had to feed themselves or survive a winter without gas or electricity. Most will die. Others — a bare few — will tread a different path... -
![Counting the Cost by David Drake]()
Counting the Cost by David Drake
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe hottest science fiction mercenaries of the decade are back, so why count the cost? The other guy is going to pay for it! Hammer's Slammers must win a two-front war while maintaining the civilian power structure against hordes of religious fanatics... -
![Prince of Sparta by Jerry Pournelle, S.M. Stirling]()
Prince of Sparta by Jerry Pournelle, S.M. Stirling
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDefeated before, the Earth-backed Helot terrorist hordes renew their assault on the legitimate government of Sparta... -
![The Hammer by S.M. Stirling, David Drake]()
The Hammer by S.M. Stirling, David Drake
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRaj Whitehall and his hard-bitten troops must conquer a continent of barbarians descended from the crews of a squadron of starships. But Raj's biggest problem is the cowardice and envy among his own officers... -
![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... -
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![Memory Wall by Anthony Doerr]()
Memory Wall by Anthony Doerr
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9781439182840.In the luminous and beautiful title story, winner of a 2010 National Magazine Award, a young boy in South Africa comes to possess an old woman's secret, a piece of the past with the power to redeem a life...Categorized as:
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![Soul by Andrei Platonov, Robert Chandler]()
Soul by Andrei Platonov, Robert Chandler
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA New York Review Books OriginalThe Soviet writer Andrey Platonov saw much of his work suppressed or censored in his lifetime. In recent decades, however, these lost works have reemerged, and the eerie poetry and poignant humanity of Platonov’s vision have become ever more clear... -
![Choose Your Enemies by Sandy Mitchell]()
Choose Your Enemies by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBook 10 in the Ciaphas Cain Series... -
![Helsreach by Aaron Dembski-Bowden]()
Helsreach by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen the world of Armageddon is attacked by orks, the Black Templars Space Marine Chapter are amongst those sent to liberate it. Chaplain Grimaldus and a band of Black Templars are charged with the defence of Hive Helsreach from the xenos invaders in one of the many battlezones... -
![Furious by Mike Shepherd]()
Furious by Mike Shepherd
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHaving used unorthodox methods to save a world—and every sentient being on it—Lieutenant Commander Kris Longknife is wanted across the galaxy for crimes against humanity. For her own safety, she’s been assigned to a backwater planet where her Fast Patrol Squadron 127 enforces immigration control and smuggler interdiction... -
![Aurelian by Aaron Dembski-Bowden]()
Aurelian by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter the destruction of Monarchia and the Emperor’s reprimanding of the Word Bearers Legion, the primarch Lorgar spent many long years searching the stars for the universal truths of the cosmos – when he finally came to gaze deep into the Eye of Terror, with grim inevitability he found that the Eye stared back...
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