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Layers of Force by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe exciting conclusion to the Star Kingdom series!Even though Professor Casmir Dabrowski has been fighting for months to help the kingdom and humanity as a whole, few people in positions of power have appreciated his unorthodox methods. Now he's a captive of the king and being taken back to his home world without his friends or the crushers he relies upon to protect him... -
![Home Front by Lindsay Buroker]()
Home Front by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCasmir and his allies have struck a devastating blow to the powerful prince who sent invaders into their star system, but war still rages at home. Worse, the prince has escaped with a lethal bioweapon, and he intends to wipe out all human life on Odin. Casmir could lose his parents, his friends, and everyone he holds dear... -
![Gateway To The Universe: In Bad Company by Michael Anderle, Craig Martelle]()
Gateway To The Universe: In Bad Company by Michael Anderle, Craig Martelle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey say that behind every great man is a great woman…but what if that woman is a Werewolf? The readers love Terry Henry Walton: “Once you start this series you won’t be able to put it down. I can’t wait for Terry and Char’s new adventure to begin.” “I can’t wait for new books. I am totally hooked... -
![Chimera's Star by Glynn Stewart]()
Chimera's Star by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHistory holds many secrets.The frontier holds many shadows.One ship may damn all mankind.One ship may save them.In a bold and brazen act of treachery, the Royal Martian Navy exploratory cruiser Rose was stolen and is now in the hands of the conspiracy group known as Nemesis... -
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![Fortune's Favors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Fortune's Favors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsARE YOU FEELING LUCKY? Mar Tyn eys'Ornstahl is a lucky man. His very presence can determine the fall of a card, the spin of a wheel, or whether the bread will rise or fall. In fact, Mar Tyn eys'Ornstahl isn't merely lucky. Mar Tyn is a Luck; a focal point for the elemental force of random event. While most people think that there is good luck and bad, Mar Tyn knows better... -
![Warden's Folly: A Sci Fi Adventure by Tony James Slater]()
Warden's Folly: A Sci Fi Adventure by Tony James Slater
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLord Anakreon, Warden of the First Circle, has lost a weapon.Not just any weapon; the Planet Forge is an ancient alien artefact with the power to create worlds...Or to end them.His arch-rival, the traitor Lord Demios, is hell-bent on conquering Earth. He aims to tear the planet to pieces, and sell off the human population as spare parts... -
![Deep Crossing by E.R. Mason]()
Deep Crossing by E.R. Mason
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSequel to Fatal Boarding. No one on Earth could ever convince Adrian Tarn to take an untested prototype spacecraft deeper into unexplored space than anyone had ever been, to retrieve a mysterious artifact never before seen by humans... -
![Outcaste by Fletcher DeLancey]()
Outcaste by Fletcher DeLancey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRahel Sayana is desperate to escape the life her parents have planned for her. She runs away to the dangerous port city of Whitesun and becomes an outcaste: a person of no caste and few rights. From backbreaking labor on the docks to fighting off bullies, Rahel learns the lessons that propel her to the life of her dreams. Happiness does not last... -
![Trader's Leap by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Trader's Leap by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNEW ENTRY IN THE LANDMARK LIADEN UNIVERSE® SERIESThe only bridge between past and future is a leap of faith. Pursued by enemies, exiled Liaden clan Korval is settling into a new base on backworld Surebleak. Moving is expensive, as is war, and Korval is strapped for cash. Delm Korval has therefore instructed Master Trader Shan yos'Galan to design and implement new trade routes, quickly... -
![Ingenious by Barrie Farris]()
Ingenious by Barrie Farris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the TriangleIn a dystopian world ruled by women, brilliant but awkward Cadet Quiggs Fallon has a bright future. Academically gifted with a brain like the ancestors, he's well on his way to figuring out how to kill the vines overtaking the land, earning him--a male--an unheard-of seat in the Assembly of Ruling Mothers... -
![The Dead Next Door (Will to Live) by T.W. Smith]()
The Dead Next Door (Will to Live) by T.W. Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE WORLD ENDS IN DAYSFirst the bombings… cities crumble… infection spreads… Will is alone. His lakeside neighborhood has become a cemetery, the houses now tombstones... -
![Rahim by Kiki Burrelli, Crista Crown]()
Rahim by Kiki Burrelli, Crista Crown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA frozen prince calls for a hero. The Fires send him a warrior. For Rahim, life with his warrior brothers couldn’t be better, now that they’re not fighting for their survival on a pirate ship. Free to soar through space, Rahim and his kif are on a mission to explore their way home. When they get a cryptic invitation from a mysterious source, they eagerly answer the call... -
![Samun by Kiki Burrelli, Crista Crown]()
Samun by Kiki Burrelli, Crista Crown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLong ago, Samun accepted that the Fires intended for him to be single. He’s too direct, too literal, too focused. That doesn’t mean he hasn’t felt a pang of longing as each member of his kif met their mates and started building families of their own. He’s thankful for his kif. Otherwise, he’d always feel on the outside how he feels on the inside—alone... -
![Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell]()
Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOcean’s Echo is a stand-alone, romantic space adventure, set in the same universe as Everina Maxwell's hit debut, Winter's Orbit.When Tennal—a rich socialite, inveterate flirt, and walking disaster—is caught using his telepathic powers for illegal activities, the military decides to bind his mind to someone whose coercive powers are strong enough to control him... -
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![Clan and Conviction by Tracy St. John]()
Clan and Conviction by Tracy St. John
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe drug Delir is sweeping the Kalquorian Empire, leaving madness and death in its wake. Investigator Dramok Gelan has already lost his enforcer partner in a deadly shootout because of the case. With no clues or suspects, he despairs of putting an end to the epidemic. Then a familiar face enters the picture: new partner and former lover Nobek Wynhod... -
![Tate's Torment by Hannah Walker]()
Tate's Torment by Hannah Walker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a rare day out goes disastrously wrong, the men have to fight for the survival of one of their own. Their actions spark an appearance by the Conclave, leaving the Avanti's future in the hands of those who choose to destroy them. Tate will give up everything to save his friends, even if it means losing Dariux and a love he never imagined he would find... -
![Starship Mine by Peter Cawdron]()
Starship Mine by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJames Patterson is a gay accountant living in Keyes, Oklahoma—deep in the Bible Belt—the religious heartland of America. He’s also the first person to make contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence seeking to understand our world, and that makes him the most important person on the planet... -
![The Worst of All Possible Worlds by Alex White]()
The Worst of All Possible Worlds by Alex White
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe greatest dangers hide the brightest treasures in this bold, planet-hopping science fiction adventure series.The crew of the legendary Capricious may have gone legitimate, but they're still on the run...Categorized as:
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![System Collapse by Martha Wells]()
System Collapse by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe million-copy, New York Times bestselling Murderbot series is back in another full-length novel adventure!Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back.Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits... -
![Privateer's Commission by Randi Darren]()
Privateer's Commission by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRalph could be described as a rogue on a good day.A bad day involved a lot of cursing, calling him a pirate, or sometimes even having a shoot-out.It wasn’t really his fault of course, or so he would have you believe.It was the fault of those who wanted to get in his way of making as much money as possible as a smuggler... -
![The Wayward Prince by Hanna Dare]()
The Wayward Prince by Hanna Dare
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpaceships, daring heists, and interstellar intrigue! Since murderous AIs drove humanity from Earth more than a century before, people have been rebuilding civilization. That doesn't mean the galaxy is anywhere close to being civilized. A liar and a scoundrel - and he's the good guy... -
![Warrior's Valor by Gun Brooke]()
Warrior's Valor by Gun Brooke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother thrilling saga in the Supreme Constellations romantic sci-fi adventure series.Environmental activist Dwyn Izontro and law enforcement officer Emeron D'Artansis instinctively dislike everything about each other, even though the attraction between them is unmistakable... -
![Rebel's Quest by Gun Brooke]()
Rebel's Quest by Gun Brooke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a world torn by war, two women discover a love that defies boundaries, challenges allegiances, and that just might mean the survival—or destruction—of all they hold dear.Roshan O’Landha, a Gantharian resistance fighter, works hard to maintain her cover as a wealthy businesswoman as war on occupied Gantharat seems imminent... -
![The Zanari Inheritance (Children of Zanar, #1) by Niall Teasdale]()
The Zanari Inheritance (Children of Zanar, #1) by Niall Teasdale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKaya Trevorny’s world came to an end in the student welfare office of Abertine University. The colony where she had grown up, her family, was gone, dead under circumstances the authorities seemed keen to hide. To find the truth, Kaya must team up with a mercenary and a rag-tag group of smugglers. And the truth is something which will change her life forever... -
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![Ghosts & Ashes by F.T. Lukens]()
Ghosts & Ashes by F.T. Lukens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree months have passed since the events of The Star Host, and Ren is living aboard the Star Stream under the watchful eyes of the Phoenix Corps. Plagued by vivid nightmares that ravage the ship in his sleep, he struggles to prove he isn’t a threat and fears he has traded one captor for another... -
![Nightmare by Steven Harper]()
Nightmare by Steven Harper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBefore Kendi learned to use his talent of navigating the plane of mental existence known as the Dream, he had to escape his physical existence as a slave... -
![Pirate's Fortune by Gun Brooke]()
Pirate's Fortune by Gun Brooke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPirate and mercenary Weiss Kyakh works as a reluctant double agent for the Supreme Constellations. Her mission is to infiltrate a cutthroat band of space pirates along with a sentient bio-android, Madisyn Pimm. Pimm's sole purpose is to bring pirates to justice. Weiss soon realises that Madisyn has her own secrets... -
![Velvet Glove: Volume V by Sean Michael]()
Velvet Glove: Volume V by Sean Michael
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fifth installment of the Velvet Glove series about an exclusive men's BDSM club, features three works: Three to Heal, Rock Stars and Size Queens and Fits Like a Glove... -
![Trans Galactic Insurance: Adventures of a Jump Space Accountant by Andrew Moriarty]()
Trans Galactic Insurance: Adventures of a Jump Space Accountant by Andrew Moriarty
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Galactic Empire disappeared a lifetime ago. Jake Stewart doesn't care, he needs to earn a living. He fled his station in the outer Belt, enrolled in the merchant academy, and snagged a scholarship. The future looks bright. But a crooked boss, some paperwork shenanigans, and a freeloading best friend put him in a bind... -
![The Outrage by William Hussey]()
The Outrage by William Hussey
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"You know, when you live in a time of progress, it seems that progress is the only possible way. The idea that everything we'd gained, all of those hard-won rights, could be taken away from us, and that open minds could be closed again? But then the Outrage happened."Welcome to England, where the Protectorate enforces the Public Good... -
![The Machiavelli Interface by Steve Perry]()
The Machiavelli Interface by Steve Perry
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMaster Khadaji and the Matadors are determined to bring down Marcus Wall and the Galactic Confederation. But Wall has plans of his own and will do whatever it takes to remain in power... -
![AL CLARK by Jonathan G. Meyer]()
AL CLARK by Jonathan G. Meyer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA thousand specially selected people left a troubled Earth for a new start on a virgin planet thirty years away.Their ship is state-of-the art, and almost totally automatic; it's passengers safely sleeping through the journey - but something has gone wrong. Something unexpected.A man suffering from amnesia awakens to a new life, with more questions than answers, to begin a journey of discovery... -
![Fatal Boarding by E.R. Mason]()
Fatal Boarding by E.R. Mason
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“I have never believed in going strictly by the book. My six-foot-two frame has an assortment of scars and marks that readily attest to that. It’s the main reason I’ve never been offered a higher position on a big-draft. But, when things really go to hell, I’m always the first one to get the call. They trust me with their lives, but not their jobs... -
![Star Wars: The High Republic: Path of Vengeance (Star Wars: The High Republic by Cavan Scott]()
Star Wars: The High Republic: Path of Vengeance (Star Wars: The High Republic by Cavan Scott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe thrilling conclusion to Quest of the Jedi storytelling from the #1 New York Times best-selling High Republic initiative! An enthralling and relentlessly paced young adult adventure set in the world of the High Republic, 150 years before stories of Phase Light of the Jedi... -
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![Prelude to War by T.S. Paul]()
Prelude to War by T.S. Paul
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith the destruction of the Earth ship Colossus the 3rd interstellar war is about to begin. The Cabal plan to reveal their political intentions to the Galaxy, but before they can, they have to eliminate their enemies first. Athena and her whole family are in their sights along with anyone that stands in the way of progress and control... -
![Dune: The Heir of Caladan by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson]()
Dune: The Heir of Caladan by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson comes The Heir of Caladan, a new novel in the internationally bestselling Dune series that shows us Paul Atreides as we've never seen him before...Categorized as:
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![Beyond by Maureen A. Miller]()
Beyond by Maureen A. Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is the day after Aimee Patterson’s high school graduation. College beckons, as does her dream of becoming an engineer. On an early evening walk, her cocker spaniel charges into the woods on the other side of the pond. Aimee trails after him, and in the stillness of that forest the unthinkable happens. She becomes paralyzed and watches in horror as her hands vanish before her eyes... -
![Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older]()
Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is an Alternate Edition of Book ISBN: 9781368060677Two hundred years before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, in the era of the glorious High Republic, the Jedi are the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy! Another exciting young adult adventure featuring Jedi and Jedi Padawans as they fight the nefarious villains known as the Nihil!The New York Times bestselling series...Categorized as:
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![Fazil by Kiki Burrelli, Crista Crown]()
Fazil by Kiki Burrelli, Crista Crown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRok had never considered having children of his own, and after seeing the mess his brother Luk made out of finding a mate and getting pregnant, he’s even more settled in his ways. The stability of the ship is only as good as the stability of its captain, especially on a pirate ship... -
![Lucky 7 by Rae D. Magdon]()
Lucky 7 by Rae D. Magdon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElena Nevares is on the run. She’s a jacker, someone who connects to virtual reality with their brain, and everyone else on her crew was murdered during a mission gone wrong. Sasha Young is planning a rescue. She’s a handler, a team leader whose crew has been scattered by an evil corporation: Axys Generations... -
![Max and the Multiverse by Zachry Wheeler]()
Max and the Multiverse by Zachry Wheeler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings* Gold Medal Winner - Global Ebook AwardsIt's spring break and Max is stuck at home all by himself. Just the way he likes it. He games online, feasts on junk, and wonders why his cat can suddenly talk.Thanks to a bizarre mishap, Max has started shifting between parallel universes whenever he falls asleep. A curious affliction, and one that steadily erodes his sanity... -
![My One-Night Stand, My Forever by Giovanna Reaves]()
My One-Night Stand, My Forever by Giovanna Reaves
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYoung and on the rise in his career, Christen Travers wanted a new lease on life, moving to a new state and accepting the dream position he worked so hard for Christen just needs to blow off some steam. Not wanting a relationship, his goal is to find the perfect one-night stand, one he will hit it and forget it, then go back to the life he strived for... -
![The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown]()
The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNess Brown's The Scourge Between Stars is a tense, claustrophobic sci-fi/horror blend set aboard a doomed generation ship harboring something terrible within its walls. As acting captain of the starship Calypso, Jacklyn Albright is responsible for keeping the last of humanity alive as they limp back to Earth from their forebears’ failed colony on a distant planet... -
![Once Upon A Galactic Time by N.D. Shar, Natalie Debrabandere]()
Once Upon A Galactic Time by N.D. Shar, Natalie Debrabandere
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBASICALLY, I DIEDMy name is Storm Redfield: Navy Commander, Special Forces.Born on Earth in the year 2057, I don’t belong in the 23rd Century. Nevertheless, that’s where I end up following the worst betrayal of all by my own people. During my time asleep, humanity has become a spacefaring civilization. We are no longer alone in the universe, and the galaxy is at peace… More or less... -
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![Heart Scarab by Anna Butler]()
Heart Scarab by Anna Butler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Heart Scarab, set more than a year and a half after Gyrfalcon, Shield Captain Bennet’s company is on a planet in imminent danger of being overrun by the Maess. Telnos is an unpleasant little planet, inhabited by religious fanatics in the festering marshlands and unregistered miners running illegal solactinium mines up in the hills... -
![Zenith by Arshad Ahsanuddin]()
Zenith by Arshad Ahsanuddin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if you could change history?What if someone else already had? Grounded after a rescue attempt in Earth orbit goes bad, Commander Martin Atkins of the Confederation Navy is approached by the Interscission Project, a consortium of civilian corporations on the verge of perfecting the technology to travel to another star... -
![Dreaming Metal by Melissa Scott]()
Dreaming Metal by Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScott returns to the world of her earlier novel, Dreamships, and, as in several of her novels, takes up the theme of artificial intelligence. Persephone is a planet racked by class struggle and economic and political upheaval... -
![Sisters of the Forsaken Stars by Lina Rather]()
Sisters of the Forsaken Stars by Lina Rather
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sisters of the Order of Saint Rita navigate the far reaches of space and challenges of faith in Sisters of the Forsaken Stars, the follow-up to Lina Rather's Sisters of the Vast Black, winner of the Golden Crown Literary Society Award.“We lit the spark, maybe we should be here for the flames... -
![The Siege by Mark Alpert]()
The Siege by Mark Alpert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMission: Sabotage.Adam gave up everything for a new chance at life. Now with a cutting-edge digital mind, he is smarter, faster, better than a normal teen. Except Adam is anything but invincible. He's indebted to the government program that gave him this ability-and freedom comes at a price... -
![Knight Errant by K.D. Sarge]()
Knight Errant by K.D. Sarge
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom pickpocket and con artist to little brother and trusted comrade is a tough transition, but Taro is making it. His new sister, former Marine Eve Marcori, promised his dead mother she'd look after him. To her that means family, home--her interstellar freighter--and a solid future. In four years she has trained Taro extensively; the next step is college...
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