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Welcome to Midgard by Dave Willmarth
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA simple farm boy in a mundane medieval world, turned soldier after his home and family are destroyed. Mere steps from achieving his vengeance after years of fighting, a lucky sword strike ends his life.His soul transferred against his will by one of the gods to another medieval world, one filled with magic, monsters, and races out of his childhood fairy tales... -
One Nation, Under... by Daniel Schinhofen
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlvin and his wives had been busy over the last few weeks. They’d gone out of their way to visit settlements they’d helped in the past, all while killing a string of mini-bosses across what had been the American west. Life looked good for Team Asshole… until the devs made a mistake.Without any warning, Sammi stopped showing up... -
System Overclocked 2 by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWrench is a Fixer.Someone born to maintain, fix, and correct any and every issue that could go wrong in the Habitat that he lives in. To make sure he and his fellow humans can remain on display and entertain their owners as any good human pet would.Or at least, that’s what he was born to be... -
Battlemaster's Gambit by Nathan Pierce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsResurrected to dominate or die again?Andric was much like anyone else, further along in his life than he wanted to be. Much further along, and waiting to finally become the main character of his own story.Fate had a funny joke for him, though.He died.Unexpectedly he was given the strangest of plot developments... -
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Black Legion by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAbaddon returns from exile and raises the dreaded Black Legion. The Sons of Horus may be no more, but rising from their ashes come the Black Legion. Returning after his long self-imposed exile, Abaddon offers the disparate Chaos Space Marine warbands within the Eye of Terror a simple choice - join him or die... -
Swallowed by Meg Smitherman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEarth is broken beyond repair. The Planet is our last hope. Humanity's first mission to the Planet ended in tragedy, but botanist Jill Jones won’t let that stop her from joining the second. Perfect climate, perfect terrain, perfect flora and fauna; the Planet has called to Jill all of her life. She knows, with bone-deep certainty, it's home. A new beginning for humanity... -
Wild Wastes 5 by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBefore world war two could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm.Legend has it that an experiment failed. Catastrophically so. And when it failed, the center of the United States, from the Sierra Nevada to the Mississippi river became "The Waste", where everything changed.Except it didn't only happen in North America... -
Blood Reaver by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDriven on by their hatred of the False Emperor, the Night Lords stalk the shadows of the galaxy, eternally seeking revenge for the death of their primarch. Their dark quest leads them to a fractious alliance with the Red Corsairs, united only by a common enemy. Together with this piratical band of renegades, they bring their ways of destruction to the fortress-monastery of the Marines Errant... -
Tamer: King of Dinosaurs 2 by Michael-Scott Earle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsControl dinosaurs. Tame women. Rule the world. A month has passed since Victor Shelby was abducted by aliens and put on a savage dinosaur world. In that time, he has learned how to survive, tamed dinosaurs, and won the love of three beautiful alien women... -
Red Elf Ranch by Michael Dalton
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cowboy is just a man with guts and a horse.Connor Mills is only trying to earn some summer money for school by working the Green River Drift cattle drive in Wyoming. The Fates have something else in mind for him... -
Darkhand by Daniel Schinhofen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Path to Peace brought them to the gates of the old city. Now Alburet and his friends will need to find their way into the vaults under the city. They will need to bypass the undead and the cultists that roam the city to even find those tunnels, and that’s only the start of the troubles they will face. Traitors to Stormguard are uncovered, and the King will have to be told... -
Eve of Destruction by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEve Erixour is a mercenary with a past no one would envy and more enemies than anyone should have. Death stalks her relentlessly. So when she gains the attention of a League assassin, she considers it par for the course.But Jinx Shadowbourne isn’t after Eve. Someone has it in for him and his brethren. High-ranking assassins are falling, and Jinx is convinced one of their own is selling them out... -
Dead Instinct by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan be read as a standalone or companion to the Contamination series...! Don't trust what you eat. Don't trust what you drink. The infection is spreading... In a world plagued with violence and infection, Ken and Roberta Smith want nothing more than to find their son. Having been on the road for four days, they must now cross the remaining three hundred miles of desert wasteland to get to him... -
Demon Dogs by Al K. Line
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'd killed four men in the morning, and by the afternoon things had become seriously out of hand. But the portal was moved and I could rest easy. Or so I thought. Time for a family dinner and a nice smoke. Alas, it was not to be. Enter one very powerful vampire, gangster supremo, and unhappy camper. He had a job for me, but I told him I didn't do missing persons... -
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Barbarian Assassin by Aaron Crash
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s something new, dark, and sweet at Old IronboundYmir made a vow to master magic and to take care of his women. To do that, he'll stay at the Majestrial Collegium Universitas, but he'll stay on his own terms. He has a new business idea that will make life at the college sweeter and keep all the scholars randy... -
Shatter Me. Le novelle vol. 2 by Tahereh Mafi
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLe esplosive rivelazioni di Defy Me hanno lasciato i lettori sconvolti e alla disperata ricerca di risposte. Grazie alla novella Reveal Me, avranno l’opportunità di tornare nell’universo di Shatter Me e di scoprire attraverso la voce di Kenji cos’è accaduto tra lui e Nazeera prima dell’incredibile finale di Imagine Me... -
Aliens by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHaving survived one encounter with an alien, Ripley is persuaded to return to the planet where her crew found the alien ship. A colony has been established there, but suddenly all contact with the settlers has been lost. Accompanied by marines, Ripley is going to find out why... -
Fire Caste by Peter Fehervari
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Astra Militarum novelIn the jungles of the Dolorosa Coil, a coalition of alien tau and human deserters have waged war upon the Imperium for countless years.READ IT BECAUSEIt's a typically weird and twisted tale from Peter Fehervari, with intriguing characters, a plot that will keep you guessing and more mystery than you can shake a pulse rifle at... -
Nightfall by Daniel Barnett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Tomorrow died on the last morning of May. There were those who saw it happen, who watched the shadow fall, who felt the chop of the guillotine as the world lost its head. Everyone else witnessed only the aftermath, for the event itself lasted no longer than a moment... -
Protected by the Convicts by Julie K. Cohen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClaimed. Protected. But far from safe. . . Our Hannah saved each of usBy bringing us together,By loving us.We claimed her body.Then she claimed our hearts.We’ll do anything to protect her.Lie for her.Steal for her.Kill for her.We’re a family now.But our happiness won’t last.The rules have changed.She’s determined to protect us.Even if it means leaving us...Categorized as:
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Gearing Up by Daniel Schinhofen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlvin had another rough week, but this time, he had Gothy with him. Travelling from Utah to Nevada, they were able to set up two more Settlements. Then they had to visit the world of Fey to rescue the kids of the Beatty, Nevada Settlement. Just when things looked like they were going well, the Developers got involved... -
Alien vs. Predator: Armageddon by Tim Lebbon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Rage launch the ultimate assault on the Human Sphere. Their greatest weapons are the most fearsome creatures in the galaxy—the Xenomorphs. Having fled centuries before, the Rage return to take revenge and claim the planet for their own. Now, through a deal struck with the unlikeliest of allies, the human race may rely on the Predators to ensure mankind’s ultimate freedom... -
One in the Gut: A Post-Apocalyptic LitRPG by Matthew Siege
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery week, I rise from the dead... Headshot has just gone live and the whole world's playing the new Artificial Reality blockbuster. Unfortunately, unless you can buy your way onto the Survivor's side, you can only participate as a Zombie. Each week, the forces gather to tear each other down to the bone… until, at week’s end, the Apocalypse is reset... -
While the Dark Remains by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA young woman who escaped captivity in the court of a cruel king returns in disguise to bring him down for good, but her feelings for the king's son complicate matters... -
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Vacation by Jeremy C. Shipp
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's time for blueblood Bernard Johnson to leave his boring life behind and go on The Vacation, a yearlong corporate-sponsored odyssey. But instead of seeing the world, Bernard is captured by terrorists, becomes a key figure in secret drug wars, and, worse, doesn't once miss his secure American Dream... -
The Desert by Colin Wilson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMankind once ruled planet Earth, smugly ignoring the tiny creatures crawling underfoot. Then came the cosmic catastrophe which put man at the mercy of the giant spiders, icily intelligent conquerors armed with awesome mind powers. Now, the struggle for survival begins... The Death Lord spiders rule the Earth, herding humans like cattle... -
Dystopian Girls by Rodzil LaBraun
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDystopian Girls is a harem adventure style novel written for adult readers. This book has sexual content, profanity and violence. Mason, a good guy in a post-apocalyptic world tries hard to cling to his values despite the new dystopian society... -
Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder by Mark Morris
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBased on a script by Russell T Davies, the spectacular second adventure for Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary features David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble... -
The Red King by Nick Cole
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe end of the world is only the beginning as an odd band of survivors pull together to construct a modern-day castle amid the burning ruins of suburbia lost... -
Rogue; Planet Athion by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEach Victory is another day I get to continue breathing. Each Victory is a reprieve from Death. Ever since I was betrayed and taken from my home planet, ever since they pumped me with poison and abandoned me on this asteroid to fight or die, I’ve been surviving.But I’m not alone.There are others with me, alien to me, just as I am to them... -
Path of the Incubus by Andy Chambers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecond novel in the Dark Eldar Path seriesThe eternal city of Commorragh has been cast into turmoil by the Dysjunction, a cataclysmic disturbance in the very fabric of its existence. As the streets are inundated with horrors from beyond the veil the supreme overlord, Asdrubael Vect, battles to keep his enemies in check and maintain his stranglehold over the riven city... -
Three by Jay Posey
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe world has collapsed, and there are no heroes any more.But when a lone gunman reluctantly accepts the mantel of protector to a young boy and his dying mother against the forces that pursue them, a hero may yet arise...Categorized as:
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Alien: Invasion by Tim Lebbon
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor centuries Weyland-Yutani has tried to weaponize the aliens. Now someone has beaten them to it, sweeping through Yautja space and turning predator into prey.Faced with the overwhelming forces of the Rage, Earth envoys forge an unprecedented alliance with the Predators... -
The Phlebotomist by Chris Panatier
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*LONG LISTED FOR THE BOOKNEST FANTASY AWARD*War brought the Harvest. Willa Mae Wallace is a reaper. To support herself and her grandson Isaiah, Willa works for the blood contractor Patriot. Instituted to support the war effort, the mandatory draw (The Harvest) has led to a society segregated by blood type... -
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Angel of Fire by William King
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt the dawn of the forty-first millennium, Lord Commander Macharius and his forces embark upon the re-conquest of over a thousand worlds. A man of steel and fire, Macharius is the only one with the will to lead the massed armies of the Imperium to victory. As the crusade rolls onwards, it reaches the world of Karsk... -
Time's Last Gift by Philip José Farmer
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings12,000 B.C.They were four trained scientists, each of them skilled in several disciplines - because this was an opportunity that would never occur again. There would never be another chance for men form the world of 2070 A.D. to examine in person the world of 12,000 B.C. What they learned and taped would be the only record ever made of this dim, enigmatic period of prehistory... -
Borealis by Ronald Malfi
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a routine crabbing expedition in the Bering Sea, Charlie Mears and the rest of the men aboard the trawler "Borealis" discover something unbelievable: a young woman running naked along the ridge of a passing iceberg. The men rescue her and bring her aboard the boat. But they will soon learn her horrible secret... -
The Forest by Justin Groot
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn an Earth with titanic forests instead of oceans, highly trained rangers brave the depths to bring back footage of treacherous landscapes and ferocious beasts. It’s a dangerous job, but it has its when a trio of ranger recruits stumble across a strange artifact, they begin to unravel a mystery with planet-spanning ramifications... -
The Repossession Mambo by Eric Garcia
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThanks to the technological miracle of artiforgs, now you can live virtually forever. Nearly indestructible artificial organs, these wonders of metal and plastic are far more reliable and efficient than the cancer-prone lungs and fallible kidneys you were born with—and the Credit Union will be delighted to work out an equitable payment plan... -
Doctor Who: Embrace the Darkness by Nicholas Briggs, Paul McGann
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Doctor and Charley travel to the remote Cimmerian System to unravel the mystery of its sun. But darkness has already embraced the scientific base on Cimmeria IV in more ways than one. In a fight for survival, the Doctor must use all his wits against a deadly artificial life-form and an ancient race whose return to the Cimmerian System threatens suffering and death on an apocalyptic scale... -
Slipt by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster presents a story of miracles amid the wreckage of modern science. Living next to a toxic chemical dump is Jake Pickett, the magic man. He can turn bullets to dust or collapse skyscrapers with his mind. But all he really wants to do with his "magic" is entertain the local kids... -
ছায়ালীন by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsমুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবালের আটটি ভৌতিক, অতিপ্রাকৃতিক গল্পের সংকলন।*চক্র*আংটি *মুকিদ আলীর শেষ... -
Death's Dominion by Simon Clark
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsModern scientists have proven Dr. Frankenstein right. They have discovered a way to raise the dead. Unlike Dr. Frankenstein's monster, these gentle creatures docilely serve their masters, but the living have begun to despise the dead among them. They are disgusted by their creations, and the government has set out to systematically destroy every last one of the "monsters... -
Dark Matter by S.W. Ahmed
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDark matter constitutes the bulk of all matter in the known universe. Yet to this day, its true nature remains one of science's greatest mysteries... -
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The Beautiful Land by Alan Averill
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTakahiro O’Leary has a very special job… …working for the Axon Corporation as an explorer of parallel timelines—as many and as varied as anyone could imagine. A great gig—until information he brought back gave Axon the means to maximize profits by changing the past, present, and future of this world...Categorized as:
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Alien: Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsAs a child, Chris Hooper dreamed of monsters. But in deep space, he found only darkness and isolation. Then on planet LV178, he and his fellow miners discovered a storm-scoured, sand-blasted hell - and trimonite, the hardest material known to man.When a shuttle crashed into the mining ship Marion, the miners learn that there was more than trimonite deep in the caverns... -
The Red One by Jack London
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery... -
Deus Encarmine by James Swallow
Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhilst taking the fight to the Chaos Marines of the Word Bearers Chapter, one of the Blood Angels starts to resemble their leader - Sanguinius... -
Jam by Yahtzee Croshaw
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWe were prepared for an earthquake. We had a flood plan in place. We could even have dealt with zombies. Probably.But no one expected the end to be quite so . . . sticky . . . or strawberry scented... -
The Rover by Drew Magary
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAbout the Author: Drew Magary is a correspondent for GQ and columnist for Deadspin, as well as the author of Someone Could Get Hurt and The Postmortal. He lives in Maryland with his wife and children. Something has landed in Armie Puglian's yard. Something not from here...
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