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  • Hard Knocks by Nathan Lowell

    Hard Knocks by Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It pays to take a second look.In the Deep Dark, it's a long walk home.The Marva Collins runs into unexpected problems a long way from port. Faced with some hard decisions, and uncertain about the choices, Ishmael has to roll the dice with inadequate information...
  • The Stubborn Lives of Hart Tanner: A Middle Falls Time Travel story by Shawn Inmon

    The Stubborn Lives of Hart Tanner: A Middle Falls Time Travel story by Shawn Inmon

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hart Tanner is a con man. A grifter who enjoys gaming people as much as does whatever ill-gotten gains he might receive.When he dies an embarrassing, pain-riddled death, he is beyond surprised to wake up at an earlier point in his life with all memories still intact...
  • Mercy by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus

    Mercy by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All roads lead to Mercy as survivors from all walks of life, with intentions ranging from good to evil, meet for the final showdown in Flashpoint Book 6. Half of the earth's population has been wiped out...
  • Return from Kragdon-ah by Shawn Inmon

    Return from Kragdon-ah by Shawn Inmon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alex Hawk has spent six years in Kragdon-ah. He has led armies, won battles, and seen strange and fantastic creatures.He has been continually frustrated in his efforts to return to the twenty-first century and his daughter Amy.Return from Kragdon-ah not only wraps up this epic trilogy with more surprises, twists, and turns, it will reveal whether Alex Hawk will ever make it home...
  • Jason Apsley's Second Chance by Adrian Cousins

    Jason Apsley's Second Chance by Adrian Cousins

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If you were catapulted back to 1976, what would you do?Meet Jason Apsley, a forty-two-year-old divorcee, who's an opinionated miserable bugger. Struggling with life which is exacerbated by his negative attitude.A random event shifts time, causing Jason to continue life in 1976, six months before he's due to be born...
  • Roo the Day by Jerry Boyd

    Roo the Day by Jerry Boyd

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The crew of the Gene are off to take Joanna’s new friend home. Finding derelicts with no survivors gets them down, and one of them brings Topper to a crisis of conscience. When they find a ship that looks like Zoom built it, Bob hires the builder. Time will tell, if she is as good as Zoom. Then little Roos get the ship hopping...
  • Deadbot by Jerry Boyd

    Deadbot by Jerry Boyd

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Bob and the crew get the Roos to their new home. It’s not what they expected, and they raise a fuss. Andre has fun, until he finds out how the planet got its name. Then, a Roo explorer finds a whole other set of problems for Bob and the crew. Come along as our heroes try their best to make things come out right...
  • Fortune's Favors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Fortune's Favors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ARE 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...
  • Change Management by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Change Management by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Times are perilous, violence rife, and the future uncertain. Success and the survival of all you hold dear may hinge on how you manage change. Some people advise that we “Embrace Change!” Other people realize that change has edges, and if you embrace it the wrong way, it may feel a lot more like a knife than a bromide when it touches your guts...
  • Layers of Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus

    Layers of Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the world-wide effects of the apocalyptic scenario continue to develop, tough decisions must be made for the sake of humanity itself.Tired of the usual post-apocalyptic story? Welcome to your new addiction.An underwater explosion devastates a chain of islands.A mysterious illness begins to spring up across the world.Earthquakes shatter the west coast, causing untold damage and loss of life...
  • Brink of Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus

    Brink of Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    While Peta's group barely escapes the Yellowstone eruption, Jason is shocked by an unexpected return and a dangerous new turn for the deadly Kra Puru in Book 3 of the Extinction series.Tired of the usual post-apocalyptic story? Welcome to your new addiction.An underwater explosion devastates a chain of islands.A mysterious illness begins to spring up across the world...
  • Spread of Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus

    Spread of Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the true effects of the Kra Puru are made known across the world, a desperate plan to save the world is put in motion in book 4 of the Extinction series.Tired of the usual post-apocalyptic story? Welcome to your new addiction.An underwater explosion devastates a chain of islands.A mysterious illness begins to spring up across the world...
  • শঙ্কু একাই ১০০ by Satyajit Ray

    শঙ্কু একাই ১০০ by Satyajit Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    প্রফেসর শঙ্কু সিরিজের ষষ্ঠ এই বইটিতে রয়েছে ৪টি গল্প -১. মহাকাশের দূত (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় আনন্দমেলা পত্রিকার ১৯৭৯ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)২. শঙ্কুর কঙ্গো অভিযান (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় আনন্দমেলা পত্রিকার ১৯৮১ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)৩. নকুড়বাবু ও এল ডোরাডো (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় আনন্দমেলা পত্রিকার ১৯৮০ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)৪. প্রফেসর শঙ্কু ও ইউ.এফও...
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  • সেলাম প্রোফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray

    সেলাম প্রোফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    প্রফেসর শঙ্কু সিরিজের অষ্টম ও শেষ এই বইটিতে রয়েছে ৭টি গল্প১. নেফ্রুদেৎ এর সমাধি (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় সন্দেশ পত্রিকার ১৯৮৬ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)২. ডাক্তার দানিয়ালের আবিস্কার (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় সন্দেশ পত্রিকার ১৯৮৮ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)৩. শঙ্কু ও ফ্রাঙ্কেনস্টাইন (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় আনন্দমেলা পত্রিকার ১৯৮৮ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)৪...
  • স্বয়ং প্রফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray

    স্বয়ং প্রফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    প্রফেসর শঙ্কু সিরিজের পঞ্চম এই বইটিতে রয়েছে ৩টি গল্প -১. মানরো দ্বীপের রহস্য (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় আনন্দমেলা পত্রিকার ১৯৭৭ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)২. কম্পু (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় আনন্দমেলা পত্রিকার ১৯৭৮ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)৩...
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  • Days of Burning, Days of Wrath by Tom Kratman

    Days of Burning, Days of Wrath by Tom Kratman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A NEW NOVEL IN TOM KRATMAN'S HARD-HITTING MILITARY SF CARRERA SERIESWhen Patricio Carrera’s family was murdered by Salafist terrorists aided and abetted by the fleet of alien Earth, the only restraint on his ruthlessness and ambition was also removed...
  • Grounding Gracus by Mikayla Lane

    Grounding Gracus by Mikayla Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ***WARNING!!! This book is a Part 1 and contains a heavy cliffhanger that will not be resolved until Part 2, True Traitor is released at the end of July 2015!*** Gracus Adrastor, First Commander of the ship Adaria, had been circling the planet Earth for more than two years now...
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  • Decay by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus

    Decay by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Death incarnate arrives in Mercy as the death toll rises and the safe haven becomes more vulnerable than ever, in Flashpoint Book 4.... Half of the earth's population has been wiped out. Impossible to predict or stop, the Gamma Ray Burst tore through the Earth like a bullet, its radiation wave killing hundreds of millions and the aftereffects ensuring the deaths of billions more...
  • Galactic Survey by Richard F. Weyand

    Galactic Survey by Richard F. Weyand

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THEY FOUND HYPERSPACE. NOW WHAT?Chen JieMin hypothesized the existence of hyperspace. The government of Arcadia put a project together to build a hyperspace probe. Chen ChaoLi managed the project to build a successful probe and transition it there and back.But hyperspace is still just a curiosity, no more...
  • 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 ratings
    Lord 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...
  • Saving Koda by Mikayla Lane

    Saving Koda by Mikayla Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The gift was Emily Smith’s curse, and she’d have killed herself long ago if her mother hadn’t died giving birth to her autistic sister. The baby needed her, and that was enough to keep Emily in the world. She’d never known peace in her life; the curse kept them isolated and on the move as they sought to flee the spirits of the dead...
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  • The Jungles of Alabama by E. William Brown

    The Jungles of Alabama by E. William Brown

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The System gave everyone on Earth a status screen, the ability to level up, and an endless supply of monsters to fight. To bad it seems to think the whole planet should be covered in adventure zones, and it doesn't believe in holidays or advance warning...
  • Dashing Devil 2: A Superhero Harem Adventure by G.D. Brooks

    Dashing Devil 2: A Superhero Harem Adventure by G.D. Brooks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rejoin Boyd where you left him as he walks the road of building the strongest Hero team humanity has ever known.Boyd celebrates his recent victory with Silver and Kitsune as Glorith City celebrates him as the Hero he'd given up on being seen as. After several years of either being stuck in a lab or remanded to domestic responsibilities, he is more than ready to see some more action...
  • Survive the Monsters and Breed 4 by Logan Jacobs

    Survive the Monsters and Breed 4 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s not just the mutant monsters I’m worried about in this massive tundra. It’s the hulking, murdering, genetically modified people who are prowling the snowscape and leaving carnage in their wake.They’re our primary targets.But tracking them and taking them down will mean playing a dangerous game in frigid temperatures...
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  • Shock Diamonds by E.R. Mason

    Shock Diamonds by E.R. Mason

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    How far would you travel to save a friend? Adrian Tarn would go 700 trillion miles to the Mu Arae system, a place where no real laws exist and even the laws of physics can't be trusted. Join the crew of the starship Griffin on a journey through unexplored space to solve the mystery of the skull, and the fate of lost friends...
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    book  fiction  action-adventure  adult  space  sci-fi
  • Foreign Travels by Peter Rhodan

    Foreign Travels by Peter Rhodan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Arturo Sandus, starship Captain and inadvertent time traveler, is now working on improving the tech level of the Roman Empire, stepping away from civil and military activities. His aim now is to build up the tech level to a point where he can build a spaceship that will hopefully take him home. A development that is still decades away, at least...
  • The Art of Star Trek by Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens

    The Art of Star Trek by Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the public's first glimpse of the original Starship "Enterprise" to the brave new worlds explored in Star Trek: Voyager, the never-ending phenomenon that is Star Trek has treated generations of viewers to a dazzling barrage of unforgettable images of the future...
  • Purge by J.J. Pike, Mike Kraus

    Purge by J.J. Pike, Mike Kraus

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MELT's reign of terror continues unabated as friend and foe alike bow to its unyielding influence. Hope shines on the horizon - but it is distant, faint, and marred by darkness. A new, intensely thrilling series, MELT has received unanimous praise from beta readers and early reviewers alike. Written by JJ Pike and Mike Kraus, MELT examines a part of our world that we often take for granted...
  • Skyblaze by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Skyblaze by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Vertu dea'San, Delm of Clan Wylan, has her hands full with daughter, son, and taxi business, when she's offered an opportunity to solve several pressing problems in one fell swoop.  All she needs to do is ferry a few people to a "picnic ground" to deal with an honorable matter of Balance...
  • Quiet Knives by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Quiet Knives by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two short stories "Veil of the Dancer" and "Quiet Knives". "Veil of the Dancer" first appeared in the magazine Absolute Magnitude. This is the first appearance of "Quiet Knives"...
  • The Travelers: Book 2 by Lee Hunnicutt

    The Travelers: Book 2 by Lee Hunnicutt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book picks up where the last book left off. Jack, Sonny and Beth are transported back to the ancient Indian burial cave in the jungles of the 1970s Panama Canal Zone. After spending time in the Canal Zone, they return to 1875 San Francisco and reunite with Anne...
  • The Embers of Hope by Nick Jones

    The Embers of Hope by Nick Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alternate cover for this ASIN can be found hereAfter narrowly escaping the Shiryaevo Vault, Nathan O’Brien is on the run, adapting to life without Jennifer Logan. In his possession: a powerful mind control device known as the Histeridae and evidence of the Hibernation Program’s true agenda...
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  • Dark Cover by Jeffrey Burger

    Dark Cover by Jeffrey Burger

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space." ~Carl Sagan Secret, alien operatives have spent decades infiltrating humanity; government, military and key positions in the populous to prepare the world's population for control and mass slavery...
  • Starfree Port by Randolph Lalonde

    Starfree Port by Randolph Lalonde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The third book in the First Light Chronicles Series. The crew of the First Light enjoy the first safe harbor since they departed Freeground. While repairs are under way some of the crew get a chance to know each other better, including Captain Jonas Valent and Commander Ayan Rice...
  • The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit by Abhaidev

    The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit by Abhaidev

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What if we have been wrong about this world this whole time? What if only a few gifted individuals decide the fate of it? What if impossible is quite possible?One of the prime minister’s many assistants, Aditya is no ordinary man. He is instead what some people call an Influencer...
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  • The Incredible Adventures of Professor Shonku by Satyajit Ray

    The Incredible Adventures of Professor Shonku by Satyajit Ray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Drago by Mikayla Lane

    Drago by Mikayla Lane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Devon Sinclair loved her life. As one of the biggest parasites in DC, she spent every day bribing officials and ruining the American dream for the working class as she lobbied politicians on behalf of her clients. At the top of her game, she was highly sought after by every dirt bag corporation and scum with their own agenda to ruin America for financial gain and power...
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  • পুনশ্চ প্রোফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray

    পুনশ্চ প্রোফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    প্রফেসর শঙ্কু সিরিজের সপ্তম এই বইটিতে রয়েছে ৪টি গল্প -১. আশ্চর্জন্তু২. শঙ্কু ও আদিম মানুষ৩. শঙ্কু পরলোকচর্চা৪...
  • মহাসংকটে শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray

    মহাসংকটে শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    প্রফেসর শঙ্কু সিরিজের চতুর্থ এই বইটিতে রয়েছে ৩টি গল্প -১. শঙ্কুর শনির দশা (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় আনন্দমেলা পত্রিকার ১৯৭৬ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)২. শঙ্কুর সুবর্ণ সুযোগ (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় সন্দেশ পত্রিকার ১৯৭৭ সনের মে-জুন সংখ্যায়)৩...
  • Rebellion by Miranda Bridges

    Rebellion by Miranda Bridges

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Secrets are powerful.And my feelings for this female might be the greatest one of all.Selene might be the only thing I want more than my freedom.Except she's an enigma.A riddle I can't make sense of,but want to solve.When I engage her in a battle of wits,the female plays along.Yet I know she's hiding her motives.And her feelings.It's going to be harder than I thought to discover her secrets...
  • Free to Infect, First to Die by Ian C.P. Irvine

    Free to Infect, First to Die by Ian C.P. Irvine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    During a daring raid on a secret Pirate stronghold in the Caribbean, Captain Rob McGregor of the Sea Dancer and his own pirate crew steal the infamous treasure belonging to Captain William Kidd. Rich beyond their wildest dreams, Captain McGregor and his band of pirates set out to sea, their ships' holds full of pirate booty...
  • Dashing Devil: A Superhero Harem Adventure by G.D. Brooks

    Dashing Devil: A Superhero Harem Adventure by G.D. Brooks

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Boyd has mixed views on luck. Sure, Earth died more than a thousand years ago. Luckily, humanity found and was able to reach a new habitable planet. Sure, the new planet was filled with hostile and super-powered flora and fauna that tried to wipe the new settlers out. Luckily the first generation born on the new planet developed Powers of their own...
  • Present Danger by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus

    Present Danger by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The United States is in chaos. Fleeing his hometown, Joel accompanies Helen on a dangerous cross-country trip, hoping to reunite her with a mysterious prepper group her grandfather belonged to. Danger lurks around every corner in Chicago as Big T and his companions strengthen their base of operations - but all good things come with a cost in Storm's Fury Book 3...
  • Getting Fired Up by Peter Rhodan

    Getting Fired Up by Peter Rhodan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Arturo Sandus, Federation Space Captain is a long, long way from home, but he is building a new home in Britannia of the early 5th Century. His plan to industrialize a moribund northern part of the dying Roman Empire is progressing but not without issues. His memory and lack of knowledge is proving troublesome...
  • Man Who Sold the Moon / Orphans of the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein

    Man Who Sold the Moon / Orphans of the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All-new Introduction by Mark Van Name. Two classic Robert A. Heinlein novels in one volume: The Man Who Sold the Moon and Orphans of the Sky. Journeys into space, one taking humans to space by hook or by crook, the other the classic first-time tale of a generation vessel with passengers who do not realize they are in a spaceship.Two classic Robert A...
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  • Eschaton by Andrew Hastie

    Eschaton by Andrew Hastie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Time is running out.The Eschaton crises are converging.Josh may be the only one who can save them, but he's trapped in the future. The third book in the original Infinity Engines series, Eschaton continues this action-packed, dystopian time travel adventure. The Oblivion Order is falling apart, and the timeline is beginning to unravel...
  • Dark Side of the Moon by V.R. Tapscott

    Dark Side of the Moon by V.R. Tapscott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In this sequel to Jane Bond, Jane finds some very interesting things in the basement left behind when Kit went away. Among them is a fully operational space ship. Of course, the catch is, how can Jane fly it? Once Jane overcomes that hurdle, she and her friends are on the way again - and a new friend by the name of Olive comes along to pilot the ship - and make pancakes...
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  • Escaping Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus

    Escaping Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The jungle hides many secrets waiting to be discovered as allies become enemies and the final countdown begins in book 5, the penultimate chapter of the Extinction series.Tired of the usual post-apocalyptic story? Welcome to your new addiction.An underwater explosion devastates a chain of islands.A mysterious illness begins to spring up across the world...
  • Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary by Jason Loborik

    Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary by Jason Loborik

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    JUST WHO IS THE DOCTOR?Now updated with all the latest information on all your Doctor Who favorites!The secrets of this mysterious time traveler lie within the pages of Doctor Who The Visual Dictionary , a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to his world...
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