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Mosaic by Michael C. Grumley
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe world is losing hope. Political and social infighting threaten to destroy the world. Rancor and hatred only grow stronger, engulfing entire nations. And each day moral and economic strife brings embroiled countries ever closer to war. But hope is not dead. Everywhere, pockets of honor and compassion continue to persevere. Where human lives are cherished and valor endures...Categorized as:
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Ripple by Michael C. Grumley
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt began in Ethiopia, hundreds of thousands of years ago. When a handful of genetic mutations caused evolution to split from the primates. And mankind was born.Now, eons later, evidence of more splits from the apes are being unearthed. And with them, a disturbing realization. Ours was only one of many.And yet we survived. But it was not by luck or chance...Categorized as:
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![The Interludes by Santino Hassell, Ais]()
The Interludes by Santino Hassell, Ais
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Interludes is an anthology of stand alone stories that exist between Book #2 (Afterimage) and Book #4 (Fade) of the In The Company of Shadows series. This anthology contains key plot points and major development of characters and relationships that cannot be missed... -
![Mountain of Mars by Glynn Stewart]()
Mountain of Mars by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Mage-King of Mars is deadChaos rocks Olympus MonsA new monarch must rise – but she does not stand alone!As the celebration of the victory at Legatus cools, a shuttle accident claims the lives of the Mage-King of Mars and his heir. The Crown and the Mountain fall to the Mage-King’s daughter, seventeen-year-old Kiera Alexander... -
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![Boneshaker by Joshua Dalzelle]()
Boneshaker by Joshua Dalzelle
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMarine First Lieutenant Jacob Brown is bored.For months he's been sitting around on an alien planet, waiting for command to recall his scout team so they could rest and be re-outfitted. The team went through hell during their previous mission, losing both their commanding officer and their ship...Categorized as:
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![Freedom™ by Daniel Suarez]()
Freedom™ by Daniel Suarez
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThe propulsive, shockingly plausible sequel to New York Times bestseller Daemon, the "Greatest. Techno-thriller. Period."**William O'Brien, former director of cybersecurity and communications systems policy at the White House2009 saw one of the most inventive techno-thriller debuts in decades as Daniel Suarez introduced his terrifying and tantalizing vision of a new world order...Categorized as:
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![MindWar by Douglas E. Richards]()
MindWar by Douglas E. Richards
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNick Hall returns in a riveting stand-alone thriller, set in a stunning future that is rapidly approaching.From the NY Times bestselling author whose books have been downloaded over a million times.Nick Hall has revolutionary electronics implanted in his brain that allow him to read minds--including thoughts, memories, and even intent... -
![Against All Odds by Richard Bard]()
Against All Odds by Richard Bard
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly anticipated series finale to the #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller Publishers Weekly called “a terrifically entertaining thriller!”In this conclusion to Richard Bard’s popular Brainrush series, Jake Bronson’s family and friends face their biggest threat ever...Categorized as:
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Afterimage by Ais, Santino Hassell
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the Company of Shadows is a series about two people who are thrown together as partners in a secret agency; their mission is to disband rebels who have propagated in a post-war future, but they have to deal with everything that comes with an unlikely partnership as well... -
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Doing Time by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIntroducing The Time Police, the brand-new series by international bestselling author, Jodi Taylor - an irresistible spinoff from the much-loved Chronicles of St Mary's series. Perfect reading for fans of Doctor Who, Terry Pratchett and Jasper Fforde. 'The best way to describe this book: lots of fun' British Fantasy Society'Inventive and entertaining..Categorized as:
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![The Red Admiral by C.R. Daems]()
The Red Admiral by C.R. Daems
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnna's success as the Eastar NIA station chief has catapulted her into the position of Director of NIA Stations. Anna is uncomfortable with the promotion and bored. She has a master chief secretary, a lieutenant aide-de-camp, and fifteen commanders and their staff to do the work. But she suspects not all of her commanders are happy with their new, very young admiral or are doing their jobs... -
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A.L.I.V.E. by R.D. Brady
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre we alone in the universe?The United States government has known the answer for decades.And that answer is about to escape.Reports of unknown objects in the sky date back hundreds of years. But since the early twentieth century, the frequency of those reports has increased dramatically...Categorized as:
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![Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA rich Komarran merchant fleet has been impounded at Graf Station, in distant Quaddiespace, after a bloody incident on the station docks involving a security officer from the convoy's Barrayaran military escort. Lord Miles Vorkosigan of Barrayar and his wife, Lady Ekaterin, have other things on their minds, such as getting home in time to attend the long-awaited births of their first children... -
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Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe latest installment in the adventures of Miles Vorkosigan. Miles and Cousin Ivan travel to Cetaganda to play the part of sprigs of nobility doing their diplomatic duty. But when the Empress of Cetaganda dies naturally, and her lifelong attendant dies unnaturally, Miles and Ivan finds themselves in the thick of it...Categorized as:
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![Stolen Thoughts by Tim Tigner]()
Stolen Thoughts by Tim Tigner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHow would your life change …if you could read another’s thoughts?If you were the one …to break the biological code?Imagine John Grisham meets Michael Crichton in a fast-paced, philosophical mystery thriller._______________________________________There’s been a breakthrough on the campus of Caltech. A discovery. An invention...Categorized as:
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![Dark Victory by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole]()
Dark Victory by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Darkest Secrets Stay HiddenGalaxy’s Edge Season Two continues as a divided galaxy is navigated by heroes forced to chart their own dangerous courses.Wraith, seeking to acquire intel on the mysterious Kill Team Ice, finds himself teamed up with an unlikely Nether Ops ally. Zora and Garret, in pursuit of a lost friend, will have their loyalty to Captain Keel tested... -
![The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsHugo Award Winner! Miles Vorkosigan graduates from the Academy, joins a mutiny, is placed under house arrest, goes on a secret mission, reconnects with his loyal Dendarii Mercenaries, rescues his Emperor, and thwarts an interstellar war. Situation normal, if you're Miles...Categorized as:
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![Tides of Fire by James Rollins]()
Tides of Fire by James Rollins
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the latest riveting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an international research station in the Coral Sea comes under siege during a geological disaster that triggers massive quakes, deadly tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. To stop the world from burning, it’s up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet...Categorized as:
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In the Shadows by Hailey Turner
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTake a chance. Staff Sergeant Alexei Dvorkin doesn’t trust easily, and he most certainly doesn’t trust spies. He’ll work with them if ordered to, but that doesn’t mean he has to like it. Except Agent Sean Delaney is proving to be the exception to the rule. There’s something about Sean that gets under Alexei’s skin and won’t let go...Categorized as:
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![Smoke & Mirrors by Richard Bard]()
Smoke & Mirrors by Richard Bard
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe exciting conclusion to Brainchild, Book-4 of the Brainrush series.The first three books in #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Richard Bard’s Brainrush series garnered over 2,000 Amazon 5-Star reviews, setting the stage for the continuing story spanning three continents and two more books...Categorized as:
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![The Windy City by Roland Smith, Michael P. Spradlin]()
The Windy City by Roland Smith, Michael P. Spradlin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter Q and Angela help foil a Ghost Cell plot in San Antonio, they head to Chicago, the next stop on the Match tour. Since they've been busy fighting international terrorism, they're behind on their school assignments. Their parents tell them if they don't get caught up, it's off to boarding school...Categorized as:
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![Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsKomarr could be a garden with a thousand more years' work, or an uninhabitable wasteland if the terraforming fails. Now, the solar mirror vital to the terraforming of the conquered planet has been shattered by a ship hurtling off course. The Emperor of Barrayar sends his newest imperial auditor, Lord Miles Vorkosigan, to find out why...Categorized as:
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![Catalyst by Fletcher DeLancey]()
Catalyst by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter disobeying orders to save the planet of Alsea, Captain Ekatya Serrado has returned home to something less than a hero’s welcome. At her side is Dr. Lhyn Rivers, now the foremost authority on a culture that fascinates and terrifies.Ekatya and Lhyn share a secret: they are tyrees, linked by an Alsean empathic bond that should be biologically impossible for Gaians... -
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Kantovan Vault by Joel Shepherd
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe UFS Phoenix is on a mission to find a lost data-core that may contain the secret to defeating the alo-deepynine alliance. But the means to find the data-core is hidden deep in tavalai space, in a highest-security vault where the tavalai's manipulative State Department keep all their most treacherous secrets. To recover it, Phoenix must pull off the most daring heist the Spiral has ever seen... -
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![Dead Shift by Richard Phillips, MacLeod Andrews]()
Dead Shift by Richard Phillips, MacLeod Andrews
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe NSA’s most brilliant hacker is abducted and the world stands on the brink of cyberwar. The Ripper and his ghost team commandos are called to action, battling a host of enemies ranging from a genius tech-billionaire and the Chinese government to an emerging superintelligence capable of bringing the world to its knees...Categorized as:
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![The Third Temple by Christopher Cartwright]()
The Third Temple by Christopher Cartwright
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA mystery wrapped in a myth about the origins of humanity. A race to find an ancient pyramid hidden in plain sight. A secret so dangerous its guardians will kill to protect it. And an ancient covenant that might save the world, or destroy it completely...Categorized as:
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![Out of the Ashes by Hailey Turner]()
Out of the Ashes by Hailey Turner
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWar never leaves a soldier behind. Staff Sergeant Alexei Dvorkin is still healing from his brief stint as a prisoner of war. While his physical wounds have mended, the emotional scars left behind are slow to disappear...Categorized as:
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Evenfall by Ais, Santino Hassell
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsNOTE FROM THE AUTHORS:This is the OLD version of Evenfall. An updated, heavily revised, and partially re-written edition of Evenfall can be found under Evenfall Volume 1: Director's Cut and Evenfall Volume 2: Director's CutThe authors strongly suggest new readers download the new edition.After September 21, 2014, the old edition will no longer be available for download... -
![Written in Fire by Marcus Sakey]()
Written in Fire by Marcus Sakey
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe explosive conclusion to the bestselling Brilliance TrilogyFor thirty years humanity struggled to cope with the brilliants, the one percent of people born with remarkable gifts. For thirty years we tried to avoid a devastating civil war.We failed.The White House is a smoking ruin. Madison Square Garden is an internment camp...Categorized as:
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Hereticus by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn this concluding novel of Dan Abnett's sensational trilogy, a dark figure from the past returns to exact a cruel vengeance upon Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn... -
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Unto the Breach by John Ringo
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSequel to Ghost, Kildar and Choosers of the Slain.Michael Harmon has been there and done that. Rescued co-eds, killed major terrorists, stopped nuclear assaults. Now he'd just like to kick back and relax with his harem of lovelies. Unfortunately, the world keeps turning...Categorized as:
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![Bunker: Lock and Load by Jay J. Falconer]()
Bunker: Lock and Load by Jay J. Falconer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the insurgents take control, Jack Bunker must rally all his skills and training in an explosive battle for survival. Despite being outnumbered and outgunned, Bunker vows to never stop fighting to protect those he cares about, not until the threat is neutralized or he draws his last breath...Categorized as:
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![Blue Gemini by Mike Jenne]()
Blue Gemini by Mike Jenne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScott Ourecky wanted to fly—he never dreamed he'd end up in a secret military space program.The year is 1968: The Cold War is far from over, nuclear annihilation is always only a heartbeat away. America is racing the Soviet Union to land men on the Moon, a war is raging, and a pivotal presidential election looms on the horizon...Categorized as:
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![Straits of Power by Joe Buff]()
Straits of Power by Joe Buff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe next world war rages. With the Allies at a stalemate with the Berlin-Boer Axis, every battle takes on a new significance. But in a conflict fought with billion-dollar technology and campaigns comprising millions of soldiers, the outcome may rest in the hands of a single man ..Categorized as:
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![The Bronze Skies by Catherine Asaro]()
The Bronze Skies by Catherine Asaro
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMajor Bhaajan achieved the impossible. Born Undercity, the slums below the City of Cries on the planet Raylicon, she broke free to become a military officer with Imperial Space Command. Now retired from military duty, she works as a private investigator on retainer to the Majda Family.Hired by The Ruby Pharaoh herself, Major Bhaajan is tasked with finding a killer... -
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Control by David Mack
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author David Mack comes an original, thrilling Section 31 novel set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe!No law…no conscience…no mercy. Amoral, shrouded in secrecy, and answering to no one, Section 31 is the mysterious covert operations division of Starfleet, a rogue shadow group pledged to defend the Federation at any cost... -
![Lights Over Cloud Lake by Nathan Hystad]()
Lights Over Cloud Lake by Nathan Hystad
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGone Girl meets The X-Files in this Sci-Fi Thriller Cloud Lake is a hotspot for UFO sightings. Jessica Carver may have encountered one the night she disappeared. This is her story. Reporter Eva Heart is sent to Cloud Lake to write an exposé on flying saucer sightings, a subject she is extremely familiar with...Categorized as:
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![The Aleph Extraction by Dan Moren]()
The Aleph Extraction by Dan Moren
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAboard a notorious gangster's luxurious starliner, Simon Kovalic and his crew race to steal a mysterious artifact that could shift the balance of the war...Categorized as:
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![Phantom Orbit: A Thriller by David Ignatius]()
Phantom Orbit: A Thriller by David Ignatius
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA subtle and masterful novel from a prescient voice on the cutting edge of spy literature.David Ignatius is known for his uncanny ability, in novel after novel, to predict the next great national security headline. In Phantom Orbit, he presents a story both searing and topical, with stakes as far-reaching as outer space... -
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A Pivot in Time by Douglas E. Richards
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsKelly, Justin, and Otto return in a riveting near-future thriller. From the million-copy New York Times best-selling author."Richards is an extraordinary writer" (Dean Koontz) who can "keep you turning the pages all night long". (Douglas Preston)The Enigma Cube is an alien object of unlimited power, with technology that can catapult civilization to dizzying heights - or destroy it entirely...Categorized as:
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![Digital Divide by K.B. Spangler]()
Digital Divide by K.B. Spangler
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRachel Peng misses the Army. Her old life in Criminal Investigation Command hadn’t been easy, but she had enjoyed it. Now, as the first cyborg liaison to the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police, Rachel is usually either bored senseless or is fighting off harassment from her coworkers... -
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Eagle Station by Dale Brown
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Dale Brown is a superb storyteller.”— W. E. B...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Relic by Joshua James]()
The Lost Relic by Joshua James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIndiana Jones meets The X-Files in this thrilling, globe-spanning adventure about the greatest treasure hunt of all time—where ancient secrets collide with cutting-edge technology. "EVERY RELIC CAN CHANGE HISTORY... OR DESTROY IT... -
![A Better World by Marcus Sakey]()
A Better World by Marcus Sakey
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe brilliants changed everything.Since 1980, 1% of the world has been born with gifts we’d only dreamed of. The ability to sense a person’s most intimate secrets, or predict the stock market, or move virtually unseen. For thirty years the world has struggled with a growing divide between the exceptional...and the rest of us.Now a terrorist network led by brilliants has crippled three cities...Categorized as:
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![Infinity Born by Douglas E. Richards]()
Infinity Born by Douglas E. Richards
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA breathtaking near-future thriller. From the NY Times bestselling author whose books have been downloaded over a million times.When DARPA's billion-dollar program to create Artificial Superintelligence is sabotaged, US operative Cameron Carr is tasked with finding the culprit. He's been on high-stakes missions before, but this time the stakes are nothing less than the future of humanity...Categorized as:
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![BrainWeb by Douglas E. Richards]()
BrainWeb by Douglas E. Richards
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen the Academy Awards become the target of a brutal terror attack, only one man can stave off massive bloodshed.MIND'S EYE, the novel that introduced Nick Hall, was a runaway Kindle bestseller. Now Hall returns in a riveting stand-alone thriller, set in an Internet future that is just around the corner. From the New York Times bestselling author of WIRED... -
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Time Frame by Douglas E. Richards
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSPLIT SECOND was the 27th bestselling Kindle book of 2017—out of almost 6 million titles. Now, this blockbuster continues with TIME FRAME, a standalone sequel that will leave you breathless. A daring attempt to go back a split second in time to destroy Kim Jong-un. A discovery so consequential it dwarfs even time travel. And a treacherous enemy bent on revenge...Categorized as:
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![Kildar by John Ringo]()
Kildar by John Ringo
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsProblems, problems, problems! All Mike Harmon ever wanted to be was a SEAL. But after problems in the teams, college student was a decent second best. However, trouble seemed to follow him where he went. Now, after having angered every terrorist on Earth and at least five governments, buying a farm in a third world country was looking pretty good. Of course, nothing was ever simple...Categorized as:
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Choosers of the Slain by John Ringo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSequel to Ghost and Kildar.Former SEAL Michael Harmon (Ghost, Kildar) has a pretty good life. He's settled down in the country of Georgia and built a solid commando-quality militia out of his local retainers. The Keldara have an ancient history of being first-class mountain warriors and all they needed was a few million in modern weapons and training to bring them up to speed...Categorized as:
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![A Deeper Blue by John Ringo]()
A Deeper Blue by John Ringo
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSequel to Ghost, Kildar, Choosers of the Slain and Unto the Breach.Heart-sick over the deaths of so many of his Keldara followers, and one in particular, former SEAL Mike Harmon, hero of Ghost, Kildar and Choosers of the Slain, decides to sit this one out. WMDs headed for the US no longer matter to the Kildar...Categorized as:
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