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Dark Age by Pierce Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Morning Star returns to the Red Rising universe with the thrilling sequel to Iron Gold.For a decade Darrow led a revolution against the corrupt color-coded Society. Now, outlawed by the very Republic he founded, he wages a rogue war on Mercury in hopes that he can still salvage the dream of Eo... -
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Pariah by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBook 1 in the Bequin Sage.In the city of Queen Mab, nothing is quite as it seems. Pariah, spy, and Inquisitorial agent, Alizebeth Bequin is all of these things and yet none of them. An enigma, even to herself, she is caught between Inquisitors Gregor Eisenhorn and Gideon Ravenor, former allies now enemies who are playing a shadow game against a mysterious and deadly foe... -
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Severing Sanguine by Quil Carter
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter being exiled from his only home Sami found himself alone in the greywastes at the age of six. From then on it was just him and Barry, his old teddy bear who kept him company and didn't mind that Sami had red eyes and pointed teeth. Though Sami always longed for a real friend, someone who wasn't always telling him to hurt himself and others like Barry sometimes did... -
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Garden of Spiders Volume 1 by Quil Carter
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen you look at a man’s past, who he is makes sense. Things previously shrouded become clear, and the airs of mystery that once clung so tightly to him, begin to fade away until all that is left is the being he hid like a dark secret.Elish’s beginnings did not start out with a bang, but inside of a peaceful home far from the savage realities of the greywastes... -
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A God Among Insects Volume 1 by Quil Carter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo months after what is now known as ‘The Proxy Incident’ has every chimera who was present during Elish’s discipline living in fear. Elish and Jade are taking great joy in personally crafting punishments for the family members that have wronged them, and without Silas to stop the two, they’re free to do whatever they want... -
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Stray Cat Strut 5 by RavensDagger
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCyborg samurai Cat LeBlanc takes charge when aliens overrun a city—only to discover humans may be the greater threat—in this cyberpunk adventure.A small city mostly populated by well-to-do retirees, Burlington, Vermont, is now home to the Antithesis... -
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Infidel by Kameron Hurley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNo matter where you go, the Bel Dames will find youNyx used to be an assassin, part of the sisterhood of the Bel Dames. Now she's babysitting diplomats to make ends meet and longs for the days when killing was a lot more honorable. So, when her former ‘sisters’ lead a coup against the government, she‘s the perfect choice to stop them... -
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Rapture by Kameron Hurley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter years in exile, Nyxnissa so Dasheem is back in service to the bel dames, a sisterhood of elite government assassins tasked with eliminating deserters and traitors.The end of a centuries-long holy war has flooded the streets of Nasheen with unemployed - and unemployable - soldiers whose frustrations have brought the nation to the brink of civil war... -
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Dark Deeds by Mike Brooks
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the third book of the “entertaining” (Kirkus Reveiws) Keiko series, Captain Ichabod Drift and his crew find themselves in another mess as a ship-wide vacation leads to their second-in-command taken hostage by the planet’s criminal mastermind.After the riotous civil war in Dark Sky, the crew of the Keiko decides to go on vacation at an illegal gambling port for a little fun... -
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Rites of Passage by Mike Brooks
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Warhammer 40,000 novelThe death of Lord Azariel, head of the Navigator House Brobantis, draws his widow into a dark world of ritual killings and cult murders, while larger plans are at work and entire worlds are threatened…READ IT BECAUSEDelve into the murky politics of the Navigator houses with a novel packed full of murder, conspiracy and warp-borne threats... -
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The Long View by F.M. Busby
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt five, they slaughtered her parents and doomed her to slavery.At seventeen, she was an exile from Earth, learning new and forbidden worlds.At eighteen, she commanded an army in space. The final battle draws near. While Earth groans under the tyranny of UET, the armada commanded by Rissa and Treegare approaches from deep space. This is Risa's finest hours. She has returned to claim her destiny... -
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Crossfire by Matthew Farrer
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe busting dockyards in the Hydraphur system are home to the mighty Imperial warfleets. They dock, repair, rearm and depart in an endless cycle of war. But even in this heart of imperial space, conflict exists. A great religious festival provides the perfect catalyst for civil unrest, political intrigue and murder in the vast Hive cities... -
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Young Rissa by F.M. Busby
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRissa breathes a sigh of relief as the ship lifts off. It seems she's escaped danger, and no one has recognized the scientifically altered being as the beautiful young heir to the Hilzein Establishment-or so it seems... -
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Blind by Matthew Farrer
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn disgrace following the events of Legacy, high-ranking police officer Shira Calpurnia is given one last chance to salvage her reputation. A telepath has been found murdered, but no weapon can be found. Shira must delve deep into the dark, twisted world of the telepaths if she is to solve this locked room mystery... -
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Hogg by Samuel R. Delany
Rated: 3.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe classic and controversial novel made available again; Acclaimed winner of the William Whitehead Memorial Award for a lifetime's contribution to gay and lesbian literature, bestselling and award-winning SF author Samuel R. Delany wrote Hogg three decades ago. Since then it has been one of America's most famous 'unpublishable' novels... -
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Starfall by David H. Reiss
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLast year, the notorious Doctor Fid waged a violent war to save the Earth from annihilation. Two months ago, the armored supervillain fought a vicious, deadly battle to protect his city. Today, there is only one little girl in need of rescue. Pity any who stand in Doctor Fid's way... -
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Irredeemable Digital Omnibus, Volume 1 by Mark Waid, Peter Krause
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCollecting issues 1 to 19 of the series... -
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Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Uncensored by John Wagner, Pat Mills
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe orginal Dredd epic complete, unexpurgated collected wuth the 'banned' material for the very first time!Mega-City One, 2100. This post-apocalyptic city of the future is blighted by overcrowding, poverty and misery. With each of the 400 million citizens a potential criminal, order is maintained by future lawmen known as the Judges who have the power to act as judge, jury and executioner... -
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Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 03 by John Wagner, Pat Mills
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis volume features many of Dredd's most exciting cases including the first appearance of Judge Death and Psi Judge Anderson and the return of Satanus... -
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Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 02 by John Wagner, Pat Mills
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFar future lawman Judge Dredd has been a mainstay of the British comics scene for almost thirty years and now you can follow his earliest cases in this vast collection of graphic novels... -
![Guardians of the Galaxy: Rocket Raccoon & Groot Steal The Galaxy by Dan Abnett]()
Guardians of the Galaxy: Rocket Raccoon & Groot Steal The Galaxy by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMarvel's first original prose novel, featuring the stars of Guardians of the Galaxy! These are not the Avengers or the Fantastic Four -in fact, they're barely even famous -but Rocket Raccoon and the faithful Groot are the baddest heroes in the cosmos, and they'e on the run across the Marvel Universe! During a spaceport brawl, the infamous pair rescues an android Recorder from a pack of alien...Categorized as:
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StormWatch by Warren Ellis, Vol. 2 by Warren Ellis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWarren Ellis concludes his run on Stormwatch, redefining the team and introducing new members, including the powerhouse Apollo and brutal Midnighter... -
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New Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 2 by Jonathan Hickman, Simone Bianchi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Multiverse is collapsing, destroying entire dimensions, and the Illuminati must combat the ever-increasing Incursions even as they cope with their own personal challenges. The worldwide Terrigenesis has thrown Black Bolt's kingdom into chaos. Reed Richards transforms one of his greatest inventions to view thedeath of worlds. And Dr... -
![The Authority: Revolution, Vol. 1 by Ed Brubaker]()
The Authority: Revolution, Vol. 1 by Ed Brubaker
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Authority, a powerful coalition of post-humans, has overthrown the United States government and taken over the country. A rival group of patriotic heroes called Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty responds by sparking destructive riots against the Authority's regime... -
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Marvel Universe vs. The Punisher by Jonathan Maberry, Goran Parlov
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJonathan Mayberry and Goran Parlov take you on a journeyinto the darkest territory. A terrible plague has swept the Earth, turning everyone--human, hero, villain, god and monster--into sadistic cannibal predators. As Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Thing and other infected start a feeding frenzy, the world falls in a wave of insatiable violence... -
![Low, Vol. 5: Light Brings Light by Rick Remender, Greg Tocchini]()
Low, Vol. 5: Light Brings Light by Rick Remender, Greg Tocchini
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FINAL ARC of LOW! Salus rises. The Burnt Legion attacks. Stel Caine faces the greatest challenge to her hope yet: the rage of her daughter, the Helmswoman, Delia... -
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The Authority, Vol. 6: Fractured Worlds by Robbie Morrison
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Authority have tangled with every form of villain, alien and monster, in their stint as the Earth's Last Line of Defense. But how do they counter belief? The Church of Transcendence is the fastest growing religion on the planet, counting celebrities, world leaders, and even superpowered beings among their followers... -
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Uber, Volume 2 by Kieron Gillen
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKieron Gillen redefined the alternate history comic by radically revitalizing the super soldier in the pages of Uber. This sweeping war epic shows all the grime, and fear, and blood of enhanced soldier warfare in an unrelenting World War II drama. The first blow in the battle between English and German Ubers has been wrought and neither nation walks away whole...Categorized as:
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![Gantz/26 by Hiroya Oku]()
Gantz/26 by Hiroya Oku
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe shape-shifting 100-point alien boss has finally been destroyed—along with much of Osaka—and Kei Kurono is back on the team, resurrected after his second death... -
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Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCollects Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar (2020) #1-5.The saga of WARHAMMER 40,000 comes to Marvel Comics! In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war. Marneus Calgar, the legendary Chapter Master of the Ultramarines, leads his elite Space Marines against humanity’s greatest threats in a galaxy engulfed in endless war...
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