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Dark Knight Station: Origins by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree MenTwo BrothersOne Failing StationWhen Edgar Vagrant down checks Verkol Kondur’s mining barge, Kondur gets swept up in station politics in spite of his best efforts to avoid them.When Edgar pushes his elder son, Malachai, into working on the station’s freighter, Malachai decides to take matters into his own hands... -
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The Revelation Space Collection by Alastair Reynolds
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContains seven fantastic novels: REVELATION SPACE, CHASM CITY, REDEMPTION ARK, ABSOLUTION GAP, THE PREFECT, DIAMOND DOGS & TURQUOISE DAYS and GALACTIC... -
![Spinward Fringe Broadcast 8: Renegades by Randolph Lalonde]()
Spinward Fringe Broadcast 8: Renegades by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt has been months since the Siege of Port Rush. The Warlord, under the command of Jacob Valent, has been travelling to ports across the sector to gather intelligence, capturing ships and cargo as they go. Manpower and funds are still in short supply, but the Captain is winning the support of the British Alliance, and his crew suspects he has a long term plan that will lead to bigger prizes... -
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Company by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOut here on the edge of sector eight, I can be alone with my thoughts. Sometimes, this isn't a good thing... -
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![Visitor by Hugh Howey]()
Visitor by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe worst part about having it all, is having it all taken away... -
![Full Share by Nathan Lowell]()
Full Share by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA Trader's Tale from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper : Book 3The Lois McKendrick runs headlong into trouble when a routine in-system transit goes bad. Ishmael and the rest of the crew must scramble to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it in order to keep the ship alive... -
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Double Share by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAN INEXPERIENCED OFFICER. A DYSFUNCTIONAL SHIP. LIFE IN THE DEEP DARK JUST GOT A LOT HARDER.In his first assignment as an officer, Ishmael Horatio Wang finds himself fresh out of school, wet behind the ears, and way out of his depth. Aboard the William Tinker the senior officers are derelict and abusive, the crew demoralized and undisciplined, and change unwelcomed and dangerous...Categorized as:
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![Shadows of Olympus by Christian Kallias]()
Shadows of Olympus by Christian Kallias
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith the arrival of a powerful new threat in orbit around Earth, the Alliance is forced to vacate Earth space while a small group stays behind to ensure humanity isn’t enslaved or worse, wiped out. Meanwhile, the rest of the fleet splits into separate missions, each of them vital in rebuilding the Earth Alliance forces and strengthening what’s left of the fleet... -
![The Last Dancer by Daniel Keys Moran]()
The Last Dancer by Daniel Keys Moran
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Manhattan-based Unification government controls the earth, but rebellion brews in Occupied America as the American Revolution's tricentennial approaches... -
![The Long Run by Daniel Keys Moran]()
The Long Run by Daniel Keys Moran
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFew of the telepaths survived the massacre by the United Nations Peaceforce. Seven years later, the last telepaths, Denice and Trent, are marked by the Peaceforce, and will die unless Trent can carry out his plan to avenge the deaths of his friends... -
![Universo Star Wars by Tricia Barr, Daniel Wallace]()
Universo Star Wars by Tricia Barr, Daniel Wallace
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."Ultimate Star Wars is a comprehensive, wonderfully detailed encyclopedia of the entire Star Wars galaxy that explores characters, creatures, locations, vehicles, technology, and more... -
![Spinward Fringe Broadcast 9: Warpath by Randolph Lalonde]()
Spinward Fringe Broadcast 9: Warpath by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe war is on! Conflict grips the Iron Head Nebula and the star system that Jake, Ayan, Minh-Chu and their loved ones call home. The Order of Eden, British Alliance and other organisations creeping in the shadows enter into an all-or-nothing conflict that will change the political shape of the galaxy for centuries while Freeground is forced to leave its home space in search of help and safety... -
![Ravenor by Dan Abnett]()
Ravenor by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsDan Abnett's action-packed novel leaps into the fray as genius psyker Gideon Ravenor and his trusted war-band of desperados hunt down the secretive enemies of mankind... -
![Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new novel in the popular and exciting science fiction Liaden Universe® series... -
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![Bounty by Hugh Howey]()
Bounty by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI live in a tin can out on the edge of sector eight. Not much is supposed to happen here. Ships are supposed to fly by at twenty times the speed of light. My beacon is supposed to keep them safe. Things don't always go like they're supposed to... -
![Losing Mars by Peter Cawdron]()
Losing Mars by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDisaster strikes in orbit around Mars. A Chinese spacecraft is disabled, stranded near Phobos. Well over a hundred million miles from Earth, their only hope for rescue comes from the American base on the edge of the Vallis Marineris on the surface of Mars... -
![Morning Star (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Pierce Brown, Stewart Crank]()
Morning Star (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Pierce Brown, Stewart Crank
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRed Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. Now comes the exhilarating next chapter in the Red Rising Saga: Morning Star... -
![Ravenor Returned by Dan Abnett]()
Ravenor Returned by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFollowing the adventures of Imperial Inquisitor Ravenor and his warband of the dark and gothic future, this title is the second in 'Ravenor' series... -
![Half Share by Nathan Lowell]()
Half Share by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSIX MONTHS IN THE DEEP DARK. FOUR VERY DIFFERENT WOMEN. ONE MAN DISCOVERS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SPACER. It's a time of change on the Lois McKendrick. Sarah Krugg joins the mess deck and Ishmael Wang moves to the environmental section... -
![Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell]()
Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTHE GOLDEN AGE OF SAIL HAS RETURNED -- IN THE YEAR 2351 When his mother dies in a flitter crash, eighteen-year-old Ishmael Horatio Wang must find a job with the planet company or leave the system--and NerisCo isn't hiring. With credits running low, and prospects limited, he has just one hope...to enlist for two years with a deep space commercial freighter... -
![Malleus by Dan Abnett]()
Malleus by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn the 41st Millenium, the enemies of mankind are legion, omnipresent and utterly deadly. While the warriors of the Imperium fight with firepower and faith, the Holy Inquisition hunts the shadows for the most terrible of foes – rogue psykers, xenos, and daemons. Inquisitor Eisenhorn must track down and defeat the forces who would destroy him or face the wrath of the Ordo Malleus... -
![When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith]()
When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA sweeping saga of the centuries to come, from the new dark age that followed a global war, to the new civilization that arose from the ashes to colonize the stars...Categorized as:
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![For the Emperor by Sandy Mitchell]()
For the Emperor by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsCommisar Ciaphas Cain - hero of the Imperium and renowned across the sector for his bravery and valour - is sent to help maintain order on an outpost world on the borders of Tau space. But when the alien ambassador is murdered and the situation quickly spirals out of control, Cain and his regiment of Valhallans find themselves in the middle of a war... -
![Krimson Run by Julia Huni, Craig Martelle]()
Krimson Run by Julia Huni, Craig Martelle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Federation will make you pay for your crimes, even the fake ones.Tony, a spy from a rival star system who is the scion of a galactic crime family. Quinn, falsely accused former military, betrayed by her husband. A conspiracy that intertwines their lives.Where did the government go wrong? When they separated Quinn from her kids... -
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![Taken by Ell Leigh Clarke]()
Taken by Ell Leigh Clarke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Protect the sword with your life!” When Bentley discovers she has incredible swordsmanship, she wonders if her problems are over.After all, if she can fend for herself, why hang out with three exiled gods in constant moral crisis?Unfortunately, any thoughts of change are forgotten when the crew find themselves being chased across the sector by Amroth and his army...Categorized as:
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![Striking Mars by Cidney Swanson]()
Striking Mars by Cidney Swanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFleeing for their lives, Jess and Pavel make it to the Moon, narrowly avoiding the attack on Space Station 92-AE. They should be safe and happy, but they discover they are not alone on Tranquility Base. The stranger they encounter seems uniquely qualified to leak their presence to Chancellor Lucca Brezhnaya, especially when the Marsians contemplate airing Lucca's political dirty laundry... -
![Titanium Texicans by Alan Black]()
Titanium Texicans by Alan Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSixteen-Year-old Tasso Menzies just finished burying his grandfather next to his mother and grandmother on the family farm when he receives an order from his estranged uncle to come to Capital City. He doesn’t want to leave the only home he’s ever known. He doesn’t want to be apprenticed on a space freighter crewed by Texas cowboys of Mexican descent...Categorized as:
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![Mars Rising by Cidney Swanson]()
Mars Rising by Cidney Swanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the breathtaking conclusion to The Saving Mars Series, Jessamyn prepares to sacrifice her future with Pavel when Lucca invites her to Budapest to prove she's from Mars. Jess knows she's walking into a trap, but if Jess can't convince Terrans the Mars colonists are real, Lucca will destroy Jessamyn's family, her friends, and her world... -
![Poor Man's Fight by Elliott Kay]()
Poor Man's Fight by Elliott Kay
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 ratings"This test completes your compulsory education. Congratulations! You have graduated high school. Your financial obligation is 67,879 credits. Please visit our loan officer as you exit."Tanner Malone never bought into military myths of honor and glory. He never wanted to wear a uniform or medals... -
![Horus Rising by Dan Abnett]()
Horus Rising by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAfter thousands of years of expansion and conquest, the imperium of man is at its height. His dream for humanity nearly accomplished, the emperor hands over the reins of power to his warmaster, Horus, and heads back to Terra... -
![Awakening by Ell Leigh Clarke]()
Awakening by Ell Leigh Clarke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA badass female, magical sword and an android called Jelly Bean. Oh yes, and 3 gods kicked out of the unseen world. What could go wrong? When you wake up with no memory of who you are, you know it's probably going to be a bad day. That's exactly what Bentley thought—but she had no idea how bad... -
![Voice of the Chosen by Lawrence P. White]()
Voice of the Chosen by Lawrence P. White
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVoice of the Chosen is the third book in the Spirit of Empire series. Readers are strongly encouraged to read the first two books before embarking on this third book. Struthers has suffered serious defeats at the hands of Terran forces, but he is fighting back. First on his list: convene the Imperial Senate, name himself emperor, and officially declare Imperial Forces in rebellion... -
![Between Mountain and Sea: Paradisi Chronicles by M. Louisa Locke]()
Between Mountain and Sea: Paradisi Chronicles by M. Louisa Locke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetween Mountain and Sea, a science fiction coming of age novel, introduces Mei Lin Yu, a young New Eden girl, and Mabel, her ancestor who took the journey to New Eden from Earth over a century and a half earlier. This work is part of the Paradisi Chronicles. Mei Lin Yu should have been looking forward to the next stage in her life... -
![Childers by Richard F. Weyand]()
Childers by Richard F. Weyand
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the first volume of the Childers Trilogy: Jan Childers grew up orphaned in the slums of decaying post-diaspora Earth. She was raped, beaten, and starved. Yet she survived. She escaped to become a citizen of the Commonwealth of Free Planets, and joined the Commonwealth Space Force... -
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![Death or Glory by Sandy Mitchell]()
Death or Glory by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYet again, reluctant hero Commissar Cain is catapulted into glory in the fourth story of this tremendously popular series. Escaping from a disastrous space battle, the commissar and his malodorous sidekick Jurgen crash-land behind enemy lines. The only way out is to round up what few troops they can find, and fight their way back to the safety of the Imperial lines... -
![Fledgling by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Fledgling by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTheo Waitley has lived all her young life on Delgado, a Safe World that is home to one of the galaxy's premier institutions of higher learning. Both Theo's mother, Kamele, and Kamele's onagrata Jen Sar Kiladi, are professors at the university, and they all live comfortably together, just like they have for all of Theo's life, in Jen Sar's house at the outskirts of town...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Shadow of the Swan by M.K. Wren]()
Shadow of the Swan by M.K. Wren
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Lord Alexand DeKoven Woolf was born destined to lead the Concord, the Two System's ultimate empire, but to prevent it from imploding into a Third Dark Age, he surrendered his birthright of power to become Alex Ransom, leader of the outlawed Society of the Phoenix, and in the process, he surrendered the one woman he has ever loved, the Lady Adrien Eliseer... -
![House of the Wolf by M.K. Wren]()
House of the Wolf by M.K. Wren
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe triumphant conclusion to the magnificent saga of an empire that spans the stars... Jael, the son of a thief, became the servant of the highest destiny of all... Lady Adrien Eliseer, a woman of fragile beauty and tragic legacy, hid behind a veil of secrets and carried the burden of an unspeakable dream... -
![Losing Mars by Cidney Swanson]()
Losing Mars by Cidney Swanson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJessamyn has survived a terrifying crash but lost her ship, joining Pavel, Ethan, and others in the dissenter settlement of Yucca. Now, Chancellor Lucca Brezhnaya believes Jess is out to destroy the Terran government, and Lucca will stop at nothing to find Jess... -
![The Fall of the Sky Lords by John Brosnan]()
The Fall of the Sky Lords by John Brosnan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis final volume of "The Sky Lords Trilogy" finds Jan Dorvin encased in an underwater cell, the prisoner of the sexually indeterminate Eloi. Far above, the struggle against the mighty airships continues, as Ashley, a rogue computer personality, once again joins forces with Milo Haze...Categorized as:
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![Beneath a Trojan Moon by Anna Hackett]()
Beneath a Trojan Moon by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA flirtatious fortune teller + a sexy, single-minded marshal = a sexy, fast-paced sci fi romance Fortune teller Relda Dela-Cruz is a woman with a secret. One she'll do anything to conceal. She hides in plain sight on the market world of Souk, content with running her profitable fortune-telling business and never letting anyone too close... -
![Drifters' Alliance, Book 3 by Elle Casey]()
Drifters' Alliance, Book 3 by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 3 of DRIFTERS' ALLIANCE, an ongoing Science Fiction Space Opera series.Captain Cass and the crew of the DS Anarchy have been accepted into the Alliance, and plans are in the works to move forward as independent yet allied drifters... -
![Intrepid by Nate Johnson]()
Intrepid by Nate Johnson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiscovering new worlds. What could be better. What was supposed to be a six month cruise of discovery had turned into a gloried baby sitting adventure for a bunch of civilians. Leave it to the Imperial Navy to ruin a good thing. Petty Officer Tanner just wanted to finish the patrol and get back to normal. That, and as far away from the enticing Miss Nora Johnson as possible... -
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![The Deep Beyond: Cuckoo's Egg / Serpent's Reach (Union-Alliance Universe) by C.J. Cherryh]()
The Deep Beyond: Cuckoo's Egg / Serpent's Reach (Union-Alliance Universe) by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTwo of Cherryh's stand-alone SF novels--including the Hugo Award finalist "Cuckoo's Egg"--are now available in this omnibus volume. Original.Cuckoo's EggThey named him Thorn. They told him he was of their people, although he was so different. He was ugly in their eyes, strange, sleek-skinned instead of furred, clawless, different... -
![The Book of Dreams by Jack Vance]()
The Book of Dreams by Jack Vance
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHoward Alan Treesong gave a banquet to ten friends. All died in agony, save himself.Howard Alan Treesong went to his old school reunion to teach his former classmates the meaning of terror.Howard Alan Treesong was the most elusive of the five Demon Princes upon whom Kirth Gersen had sworn vengeance. A galaxy-wide guessing game proved his undoing... -
![Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy by Terry Brooks, R.A. Salvatore]()
Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy by Terry Brooks, R.A. Salvatore
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor the first time in one stunning volume, here is the complete, epic story arc: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. Experience the sweeping tale of good and evil, of myth and magic, of innocence and power-and witness the tragic transformation of Anakin Skywalker from mere slave to one of the greatest, most powerful, and feared villains of the galaxy: Darth Vader... -
![Trade Secret by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Trade Secret by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Liaden Universe ® Saga Continues! Star-spanning galactic trader Jethri Gobelyn adventures are the focus in book 17 by master storytellers Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Sequel to Balance of Trade... -
![The Gabble And Other Stories by Neal Asher]()
The Gabble And Other Stories by Neal Asher
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMost of Neal Asher's stories are set in a galactic future-scape called 'The Polity', and with this collection of marvellously inventive and action-packed short stories, he takes us further into the manifold diversities of that amazing universe... -
![Saltation by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Saltation by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTheo Waitley is a Nexus of ViolenceThrust mid-year into a school for pilots far from the safe haven of her birth home on scholarly Delgado, young Theo Waitley excels in hands-on flying while finding that she's behind the curve in social intricacies as well as in math...Categorized as:
coming-of-age space-opera action-adventure aliens audiobook book female-author fiction
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