Books like 'Genesis'
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The Arbitrator by Max Nowaz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGREAT 5* REVIEWS on GOODREADS WAS THERE A PANG OF REMORSE FOR HIS ACTIONS? POSSIBLY, BUT WHAT CHOICE DID HE HAVE? HE HAD NO ROOM FOR WEAKNESS, IF HE WANTED TO SURVIVE. Jim Brown, formerly a highly successful, but ruthless, troubleshooting Administrator for the EPA, The Earth Policy Administration, was rotting in prison, dying of an incurable drug habit that he had acquired whilst in there... -
![Linked by Rachel Rener]()
Linked by Rachel Rener
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA lot can change in a week.Seven days ago, I was just Talia – an art school drop-out with an affinity for tattoos, a hopeless crush on my boss, and a knack for finding trouble.Now, I’m a gold-blooded, magic-harnessing, Runemaster-in-training.The good news is, all of that has resulted in one hell of a promotion. Instead of sweeping floors, I’m sweeping swarms of venomous squatters out of castles... -
![Yildun: Worldmaker of Yand by Andri E. Elia]()
Yildun: Worldmaker of Yand by Andri E. Elia
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn the planet Yand orbiting Yildun, the second star on the tail of Ursa Minor below the Polaris tertiary, lives a peaceful but fierce species of empathic, winged humanoids. Yanara’s worldmaker power is her planet’s last defense against the K’tul, a savage intergalactic invader... -
![Frank Herbert's Dune Saga Collection: Books 1 - 6 by Frank Herbert]()
Frank Herbert's Dune Saga Collection: Books 1 - 6 by Frank Herbert
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsPerfect for longtime fans and new readers alike—this eBook collection includes all six original novels in the Dune Saga written by Frank Herbert.DUNE IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgård, and Charlotte Rampling... -
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![The Reality Dysfunction 1: Emergence by Peter F. Hamilton]()
The Reality Dysfunction 1: Emergence by Peter F. Hamilton
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the far future, humanity has divided into two diametrically opposed groups. The Edenists are genetically engineered space-dwellers with telepathic affinity for their biotechnological homes and ships. The Adamists, effectively the Luddites of the future, are willing to pioneer new worlds, much as their ancestors did hundreds of years ago... -
![Back To You by Steve Bates]()
Back To You by Steve Bates
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSearching for history’s greatest pastrami on rye, Chris arrives from 1,000 years in the future and hides his time machine in an alley. But Eddie sees through the disguise, takes an unexpected ride, and demonstrates it to his boss at a failing cable TV network... -
![The Revelation Space Collection by Alastair Reynolds]()
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... -
![National Treasure by Arthur T. Bradley]()
National Treasure by Arthur T. Bradley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust when it looks like Deputy Marshal Mason Raines might finally settle into a life free from violence, he receives an emergency distress call from the New Colony. Not only has his handler been brutally attacked, but the life of a treacherous woman he once loved is also in danger... -
![The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die by Stephen R. Donaldson]()
The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die by Stephen R. Donaldson
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Chaos and Order comes the conclusion of the Gap series. As the crew attempts to pursue the pirate ship Soar and her captain, their hopes turn to Angus Thermopyle. Angus, Morn Hyland, and her son, Davies, race home, unaware that Warden Dios and The Dragon are locked in a final confrontation that may alter the fate of humankind forever. HC: Bantam... -
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The Neutronium Alchemist 1: Consolidation by Peter F. Hamilton
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHumanity is in incredible peril. The minds of those long dead are taking over the bodies of the living, in increasingly alarming numbers. Joshua Calvert is desperately trying to recover a "doomsday weapon", an instrument that might blast the dead back into oblivion--but in the wrong hands, it could mean the end of the human race... -
![The Reality Dysfunction Part 2: Expansion by Peter F. Hamilton]()
The Reality Dysfunction Part 2: Expansion by Peter F. Hamilton
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAn epic science fiction saga is set in a primitive world of the distant future, where two groups battle for hegemony--the Edenists, telepathic, genetically engineered space-dwellers, and the Adamists, who reject technology. Reprint... -
![The Neutronium Alchemist 2: Conflict by Peter F. Hamilton]()
The Neutronium Alchemist 2: Conflict by Peter F. Hamilton
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe souls of those long dead are entering the universe at an alarming rate. Stealing the bodies of the living, they are grouping together into powerful consortiums led by leaders from history. An increasingly desperate Confederation Navy is struggling to stem the tide as the race for the universe's most powerful weapon begins... -
![The Naked God 1: Flight by Peter F. Hamilton]()
The Naked God 1: Flight by Peter F. Hamilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThis breathtaking climax to the acclaimed saga of "The Reality Dysfunction" and "The Neutronium Alchemist" finds the Confederation on the verge of collapse, as more and more star systems fall to the Possessed. An alien god may hold the solution to the crisis--if Joshua and Syrinx can discover it in time... -
![Destiny Grimoire Anthology, Volume II: Fallen Kingdoms by Bungie Inc.]()
Destiny Grimoire Anthology, Volume II: Fallen Kingdoms by Bungie Inc.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis title is no longer available through this listing. Please search 9781957721019 for the Destiny Grimoire Anthology, Volume II... -
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![House of Destiny: Zeit tötet immer by Marah Woolf]()
House of Destiny: Zeit tötet immer by Marah Woolf
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBist du bereit, dein HERZ zu OPFERN, für eine SCHULD, die nie gesühnt werden kann?Averie hat versagt, obwohl sie verhindert hat, dass Eternity stirbt. Aber nun beansprucht Minas ihre Welt für sich. Er wird sie verdunkeln und den Menschen die noch verbliebene Zeit stehlen. Averie schwört, alles zu tun, um dies zu verhindern... -
![The Autumn Posy by Michelle Vernal]()
The Autumn Posy by Michelle Vernal
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe went looking for answers. She discovered a completely different era. In 1963 three-year-old Sabrina is a foundling left on the streets of Liverpool. She’s taken in and raised by Evelyn Flooks the feisty proprietor of Brides of Bold Street. Now a young woman, Sabrina has followed in her Aunt Evie’s footsteps and creates dream wedding dresses for the brides-to-be who cross their threshold... -
![Assault by D.I. Freed]()
Assault by D.I. Freed
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaving survived the events at the Invader encampment, Vic finds and exposes even more corruption and conspiracies in his own city. As an operative of the United Forces of Humanity and its secret covert group known as the Knight Hunters, we join Vic as he digs even deeper into the underbelly of humanity's survival... -
![Sarton Station by Dean Henegar]()
Sarton Station by Dean Henegar
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThrough Commodore Slater’s efforts, humanity’s war with the council is over. He gave Earth the tools it needed for victory, but at a great cost to himself. The Franklin was destroyed, and his core is slowly dying.Discovered by those who seek to use him for profit, Slater is taken to Sarton Station. His captors intend to use him for their own amusements, but they have made a deadly mistake... -
![The Baroque Cycle: Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World by Neal Stephenson]()
The Baroque Cycle: Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World by Neal Stephenson
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGet all three novels in Neal Stephenson's New York Times bestselling "Baroque Cycle" in one e-book, including: Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World. This three-volume historical epic delivers intrigue, adventure, and excitement set against the political upheaval of the early 18th century... -
![The Warrior Race by T.C. Edge]()
The Warrior Race by T.C. Edge
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKira Blackstone’s reputation precedes her. Rebel, warrior, genetically enhanced killer. She’s fought since she was a girl to save the city of Haven. Now, unfortunately, her friends are going to have to fight their war without her. Kidnapped during a fight by a group of mysterious soldiers, garbed in fine silver armour and flowing red robes, Kira finds herself waking in total darkness... -
![Shattered Truth by Michael Anderle]()
Shattered Truth by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe cover-up that could bring down the Federation. On the fringes of human space, a murder will light a fuse and send two different people colliding together. He’s a thirty-year veteran of military operations, she’s the youngest daughter of a wealthy business family. Both used roundabout means to become detectives. She’s smart, he’s tactical. Now they need to learn from each other... -
![Kingdomless by Michelle Garyfalakis]()
Kingdomless by Michelle Garyfalakis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe remnants of the United Kingdom of Garth, once ruled by the legendary Dynasty of Evamores are in the throes of conflict. A Western Kingdom’s adoptive princess Raelle is sent away by her stepmother to marry King Veras as a token of peace between the kingdoms. But, King Veras has other plans... -
![When Christmas Bells Ring by Katie Flynn, Anne Dover]()
When Christmas Bells Ring by Katie Flynn, Anne Dover
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLiverpool 1938. It's Christmas in the Courts, and single mother Rosheen Clarke and her mischievous twin daughters April and May have no idea of the cataclysmic events which will soon overtake them. When war is declared, April and May are evacuated to the countryside and Rosheen joins the WAAF where she befriends fellow Liverpudlian Cassie Valentine... -
![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... -
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![Like the First Time by Jennifer L. Armentrout]()
Like the First Time by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvie's life changed completely after her first meeting with the extraterrestrially handsome Luc at Foretoken club. But it wasn't just her…In the short story Like The First Time, Jennifer L. Armentrout recounts that first meeting from Luc's point of view. He immediately recognizes Evie and their entire past together flashes before him. But she has no idea who he is... -
![Falkenberg's Legion by Jerry Pournelle]()
Falkenberg's Legion by Jerry Pournelle
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe seeds of contradiction that lay at the heart of the Soviet-American alliance are bearing their final fruit. Soon they will rip the Codomminium apart—and Earth will die.In the face of that inevitability the fate of humanity lies with the Colony Worlds—a few of which are equipped for more than barest survival. Thrown upon their own resources, their futures seem as limited as their pasts... -
![Call of the Hero by Robert J. Crane]()
Call of the Hero by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe city of Reikonos is prisoner to a tyrant. After a thousand years, Cyrus Davidon and the guild of Sanctuary have returned to find the human capital in a terrible state: food is in short supply, the skies are choked with the smoke of industry, and a criminal gang known as the Machine prey on all who dare raise their hand in opposition to the Lord Protector... -
![MiNRS 2 by Kevin Sylvester]()
MiNRS 2 by Kevin Sylvester
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDive right back into the action on Perses in this thrilling sequel to the gritty, space adventure, MiNRS, which School Library Journal called “a solid survival story.”They are coming to get you. Hide. Hide. Hide. The children of Perses have been receiving this message on repeat from Earth for weeks... -
![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... -
![Mars Burning by Cidney Swanson]()
Mars Burning by Cidney Swanson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChancellor Lucca believes Jess and Pavel are dead, and now she's deadly determined to make certain Mars never interferes with her or her world again. Meanwhile on Mars, Mei Lo pleads with the Raiders to finish their second mission: disabling the Terran satellites. But the satellites aren't all that threaten the red planet... -
![The Branded by Jo Riccioni]()
The Branded by Jo Riccioni
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsfalk is divided into two classes: the Branded, who are vulnerable to disease, and the Pure, who are bigger, stronger and immune. Orphaned twins Nara and Osha are sequestered in the citadel, where their unbranded skin entitles them to a life of privilege, as precious breeding stock... -
![Farmer One by Christian Cantrell]()
Farmer One by Christian Cantrell
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn an economically depressed and politically dysfunctional United States, the long-defunct National Aeronautics and Space Administration is reestablished in a desperate attempt to channel the patriotism and optimism of the previous century's Soviet Space Race. But this time, the nation to beat is China, and the goal is Mars... -
![Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed by Ray Bradbury]()
Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShort story about a colonizing family on Mars... -
![Devils' Due by Christie Golden]()
Devils' Due by Christie Golden
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was at times like this that Jim Raynor, former marine lance corporal, proud citizen of the Confederacy and erstwhile farm boy, felt most alive. At the speed at which he was urging the vulture, the wind cooled his face so that the oppressive heat vanished... -
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![Twilight by Christie Golden]()
Twilight by Christie Golden
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the release nears for Blizzard Entertainment's long-anticipated StarCraft II computer game, the epic Dark Templar trilogy reaches an explosive climax. After the seeming defeat of the dark archon Ulrezaj on the protoss homeworld of Aiur, Jake and Rosemary become separated as they flee through the newly repaired warp gate... -
![Shadow Hunters by Christie Golden]()
Shadow Hunters by Christie Golden
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn original tale of space warfare based on the bestselling computer game series from Blizzard Entertainment. Driven by the living memories of a long-dead protoss mystic and hounded by the Queen of Blades' ravenous zerg, archaeologist Jake Ramsey embarks on a perilous journey to reach the fabled protoss homeworld of Aiur... -
![Firstborn by Christie Golden]()
Firstborn by Christie Golden
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJake Ramsey -- an unassuming, yet talented archaeologist -- has been given the chance of a lifetime. Hired to investigate a recently unearthed Xel'Naga temple, he knows this latest assignment will open up whole new possibilities for his career. Yet, when Jake discovers the remains of a long-dead protoss mystic, his hopes and dreams are irrevocably drowned in a flood of alien memories... -
![The Martian Way and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov]()
The Martian Way and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis collection of four famous science fiction tales masterfully exemplifies author Isaac Asimov's ability to create quickly a believable human milieu in the midst of alien circumstances. Each of the long stores also shows his considerable skill in fully fleshing out a speculative scientific or social possibility... -
![The Sword by S.M. Stirling, David Drake]()
The Sword by S.M. Stirling, David Drake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor five years Raj Whitehall has led his men across the face of the planet Bellevue. With saber and bayonet he has conquered one barbarian nation after another. Now his greatest enemy is his own overlord, Barholm Clerett, who's so paranoid of Raj's victories that he is reduced to only one thought: Raj Whitehall must die... -
![The Anvil by S.M. Stirling, David Drake]()
The Anvil by S.M. Stirling, David Drake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the aid of a sentient battle computer from before the collapse of interstellar civilization, Raj Whitehall has come close to reuniting the entire planet of Bellevue. Raj is loved by the people, who hold him in awe, but the half-mad jealousy and fear of his emperor is about to force Raj to revolt or face death by torture... -
![The Sharp End by David Drake]()
The Sharp End by David Drake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGangs ruled Cantilucca. Guns were the only law, and there was no lack of guns. It was hard to imagine matters getting worse. Until the survey team arrived ...Major Matthew Coke was not a squeamish man, but the state of affairs on Cantilucca turned his stomach. He was only human after all. Where some of the rest of his team were concerned, it was difficult to be sure... -
![The Starchild Compact by Robert G. Williscroft]()
The Starchild Compact by Robert G. Williscroft
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The Starchild Compact" is an epic tale of beginnings, roots, what might have been, and what might be. It is an adventure of heroic proportions, commencing 500 light years away, arriving here just a few years from now, and ending in the distant expanses of the Universe... -
![Shadows on the Aegean by Suzanne Frank]()
Shadows on the Aegean by Suzanne Frank
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHere the fascinating characters of Reflections reemerge on a dazzling Aegean island called Aztlan - where a mystery older than time may be solved, and where a love more powerful than death lives on.. -
![The Prophet's Stone by Matthew O. Duncan]()
The Prophet's Stone by Matthew O. Duncan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt had been ten years since Roy came to New Terra. At the conclusion of the great interstellar war against the Serpent People, Roy went from being an Ace fighter pilot to a simple farmer, married to his beloved wife Katreena and father to their three beautiful children. He had discovered a happiness that he had long given up on having again in his lifetime... -
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![Awakening the Angel System: Metal N' Magic by Dungeon Ducky]()
Awakening the Angel System: Metal N' Magic by Dungeon Ducky
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving fled his home country, Jack finds himself in a foreign land surrounded on all sides by people who hate his existence, even those that claim to support him seem to have some ulterior motive... -
![Palace by Katharine Kerr, Mark Kreighbaum]()
Palace by Katharine Kerr, Mark Kreighbaum
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBestselling author Katharine Kerr joins with Mark Kreighbaum to present a vivid, alluring and terrifying world of the future. They call it Palace, the capital of a planet located in a region of space known as the Pinch... -
![The White Regiment by John Dalmas]()
The White Regiment by John Dalmas
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis long awaited companion novel to The Regiment finds those legendary warriors training the first test regiment of teenagers--the first ever White Regiment. But teenagers who make the perfect warriors are about as easy to train and control as wildcats. And there's little time to whip them into shape before the horrendous Klestronu unleash their massive firepower on the inexperienced regiment... -
![Relic of Empire by W. Michael Gear]()
Relic of Empire by W. Michael Gear
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlternate-cover edition can be found hereThe call to battle…The Forbidden Borders, an unassailable gravity-powered barrier, confine rival human empires to a few star systems, leaving them to strive endlessly against one another for domination. Now the balance of power has shifted so drastically that the long-dreaded final war between Rega and Sassa, the last surviving empires, is about to begin... -
![The Dying Days by Lance Parkin]()
The Dying Days by Lance Parkin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings6 May 1997The Dying Days of the Twentieth CenturyOn the Mare Sirenum, British astronauts are walking on the surface of Mars for the first time in over twenty years. The National Space Museum in London is the venue for a spectacular event where the great and the good celebrate a unique British achievement... -
![The Octonauts and the Sea of Shade by Meomi]()
The Octonauts and the Sea of Shade by Meomi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe books that launched the hit cartoon!"The crisply drafted pages bloom with fascinating detail: every tree, shadow, rock, and animal has an endearing, individual personality…the book itself is a lush visual treat." - Utne Reader"It's great to find a book that appeals to both kids and adults—even if the appeal is for different reasons... In other words, these are the best. children's book...
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