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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 116 ratingsCould you survive on your own in the wild, with every one out to make sure you don't live to see the morning?In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts...Categorized as:
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![Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey]()
Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 61 ratingsThe fifth novel in Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series--now being produced for television by the SyFy Channel!A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land rush in human history has begun. As wave after wave of colonists leave, the power structures of the old solar system begin to buckle.Ships are disappearing without a trace. Private armies are being secretly formed...Categorized as:
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![Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins]()
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 106 ratingsSparks are igniting.Flames are spreading.And the Capitol wants revenge. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be...Categorized as:
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![Evershore by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson]()
Evershore by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to Jorgen's story along with Cytonic... -
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![UnDivided by Neal Shusterman]()
UnDivided by Neal Shusterman
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsTeens control the fate of America in the fourth and final book in the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology by Neal Shusterman.Proactive Citizenry, the company that created Cam from the parts of unwound teens, has a plan: to mass produce rewound teens like Cam for military purposes... -
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Dark Age by Pierce Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Morning Star returns to the Red Rising universe with the thrilling sequel to Iron Gold.For a decade Darrow led a revolution against the corrupt color-coded Society. Now, outlawed by the very Republic he founded, he wages a rogue war on Mercury in hopes that he can still salvage the dream of Eo... -
![The Fall of Koli by M.R. Carey]()
The Fall of Koli by M.R. Carey
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Fall of Koli is the third and final novel in the breathtakingly original Rampart trilogy - set in a strange and deadly world of our own making.The world that is lost will come back to haunt us . . .Koli has come a long way since being exiled from his small village of Mythen Rood... -
![Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card]()
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsAndrew "Ender" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games; he is, in fact, engaged in something far more desperate. The result of genetic experimentation, Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life...Categorized as:
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![Memento by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff]()
Memento by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling authors Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff comes an Illuminae prequel digital novella that gives readers a hair-raising glimpse into the calamity that befell the invincible AI system known as AIDAN–and the daring young programmer who would risk her life to keep it from crashing.AIDAN is the AI you’ll love to hate... -
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Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsThey call him father, liberator, warlord, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the pale blue planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-second of his life. A decade ago, Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the Society... -
![The Girl Who Dared to Rise by Bella Forrest]()
The Girl Who Dared to Rise by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe stakes grow ever higher for Liana Castell... and she must rise to meet them. Return to the Tower in the gripping fourth book of The Girl Who Dared series, where Liana will face her greatest challenge yet: Become Ambrose's replacement, or die trying... -
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Refuge Found by S.M. Olivier
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf you had told me that the world would turn to crap a year ago, I would have never believed you. If you had told me I'd be living with my cheating ex and my manipulative twin sister, I would have laughed. Had you informed me I'd be in a relationship with five men, I would have asked what meds you had forgotten to take.Yet here I am at Sanctuary... -
![Exodus by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs]()
Exodus by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTHE KENNEDY STARES INTO THE ABYSSThe world's last floating nuclear supercarrier looks into the face of oblivion – as her thinned, exhausted, and beleaguered crew face the largest herd of dead ever recorded. Soon, the ship's five-acre flight deck will become the scene of a furious and desperate set-piece battle – like no combat any modern army has seen since Stalingrad... -
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Wool by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 74 ratingsIn a ruined and toxic future, a community exists in a giant silo underground, hundreds of stories deep. There, men and women live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them. Sheriff Holston, who has unwaveringly upheld the silo’s rules for years, unexpectedly breaks the greatest taboo of all: He asks to go outside...Categorized as:
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![Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky]()
Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy name is Rex. I am a good dog. Rex is also seven foot tall at the shoulder, bulletproof, bristling with heavy caliber weaponry and his voice resonates with subsonics especially designed to instill fear. With Dragon, Honey and Bees, he's part of a Multiform Assault Pack operating in the lawless anarchy of Campeche, Mexico. A genetically engineered Bioform, he's a deadly weapon in a dirty war... -
![Malevil by Robert Merle, Derek Coltman]()
Malevil by Robert Merle, Derek Coltman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIf you are a fan of the post apocolypse genre, then you will appreciate this gem of a book. It is difficult to find, but it is well worth perservering with a search. The title of the book refers to an old castle in rural France, and which is owned by our hero, the narrator of the story...Categorized as:
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![Ghosts by Nicholas Sansbury Smith]()
Ghosts by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBetrayal and sacrifice in the skies …Ten years ago, Hell Diver Xavier “X” Rodriguez fell to Earth. Those he left behind went on without him aboard the airship he once called home. Michael Everhart—the boy once known as Tin—has grown into a man and the commander of Hell Diver Raptor Team... -
![Darkness United by K.C. Luck]()
Darkness United by K.C. Luck
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf the lights go out forever, can love survive? Twice now, Taylor, Jackie, Lexi, and Anna have faced the darkness brought on by a catastrophic solar storm. With the help of Sam, Laura, and a group of faithful friends, they have rebuilt their lives in a world without power. But when new threats arise, each must find a way to survive against the odds as well as continue to rely on each other... -
![The Horizon by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs]()
The Horizon by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTHE OPERATORS FACE THEIR DEMONSMission complete, Alpha team enjoys their first chance to breathe and tend to their humanity. But the darkness leaves them alone with their demons - and those who have found love may yet learn that it is fatally incompatible with duty...THE CARRIER FACES UNIMAGINED THREATSThe JFK steams for Africa, despite rumours of lone Zulus still wandering below decks... -
![UnSouled by Neal Shusterman]()
UnSouled by Neal Shusterman
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsTeens fight for their humanity in this thrilling third book in the New York Times bestselling Unwind Dystology series by Neal Shusterman.Connor and Lev are on the run after the destruction of the Graveyard, the last safe haven for AWOL unwinds...Categorized as:
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![A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve]()
A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe final book of the thrilling Predator Cities series!London is a radioactive ruin. But Tom and Wren discover that the old predator city hides an awesome secret that could bring an end to the war. But as they risk their lives in its dark underbelly, time is running out. Alone and far away, Hester faces a fanatical enemy who possesses the weapons and the will to destroy the entire human race...Categorized as:
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![Among the Free by Margaret Peterson Haddix]()
Among the Free by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsENOUGH GAMES.Luke Garner is a third-born in a restrictive society that allows only two children per family. Risking his life, he came out of hiding to fight against the Population Police laws. Now, in the final volume of Margaret Peterson Haddix's suspenseful Shadow Children series, Luke inadvertently sets off a rebellion that results in the overthrow of the government...Categorized as:
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![Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter]()
Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSometimes before you can face your enemies, you need to confront yourself.Time is running out for Shining Smith and her crew to gather the weapons they need to rescue one of their own... -
![Slave by Laura Frances]()
Slave by Laura Frances
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere is no sun. There is no moon. There is only gray—the smog belched from coal-fueled factories. The Workers silently shuffle to their assigned posts. The Outcasts watch from the alley walls. On every corner, a Watcher stands stone-faced, a rifle in hand. This is the only life that exists. Beyond the mountains is a dream. But dreams are foolish in a place like this... -
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![Tomorrow Girls #4: Set Me Free by Eva Gray]()
Tomorrow Girls #4: Set Me Free by Eva Gray
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a terrifying future world, four girls must depend on each other if they want to survive.Maddie is ready for action. Louisa, Evelyn, and Rosie helped rescue her from the Alliance's grasp, and she's learned an enormous, game-changing secret: her mother is the leader of the Resistance!But reuniting with her long-absent mother is not going to be easy...Categorized as:
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![Unrest by Wendy Higgins]()
Unrest by Wendy Higgins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Wendy Higgins brings you the second book in this thrilling war-torn world... Being on the run in the desert means food and sanctuary are hard to come by, but Amber Tate and her crew are not about to give up. Not after having the things they love brutally ripped from them by an unknown enemy who sent their world into the apocalypse... -
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Undone by Wendy Higgins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today and New York Times bestselling author, Wendy Higgins, brings you the gripping, sensual conclusion to her apocalyptic trilogy.Amber Tate never dreamed their heart-wrenching escape from the enemy’s attack would lead them to the most beautiful place she’s ever seen, marred by one ugly fact; it’s under enemy control... -
![With the Enemy by Eva Gray]()
With the Enemy by Eva Gray
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a terrifying new world, four girls must depend on each other if they want to survive. Evelyn has always suspected that things are more sinister and more complicated than they seem. Now that Maddie has been kidnapped, Rosie, Louisa, and the boys are paying more attention to Evelyn's theories. As the group makes their way toward war-torn Chicago, they're under constant threat of capture...Categorized as:
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![Run For Cover by Eva Gray]()
Run For Cover by Eva Gray
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNow that best friends Louisa, Rosie, Evelyn, and Maddie know the truth--or at least the danger they're in--the girls have run away from their "safe" country retreat. But life is riskier than ever, and Rosie still doesn't know who she can trust. Original...Categorized as:
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![Cured by Bethany Wiggins]()
Cured by Bethany Wiggins
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNow that Fiona Tarsis and her twin brother, Jonah, are no longer beasts, they set out to find their mother, with the help of Bowen and a former neighbor, Jacqui. Heading for a safe settlement rumored to be in Wyoming, they plan to spread the cure along the way--until they are attacked by raiders...Categorized as:
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![Nomad's Force by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Nomad's Force by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey say that behind every great man is a great woman…but what if that woman is a Werewolf? THIS IS A MONSTER BOOK - We have taken pains to price the book low. (Craig is crying in the corner, don't mention I reduced it to what you see). The readers LOVE the Nomad! “This series is one of the best I’ve ever read... -
![Deep Shadows by Bella Forrest]()
Deep Shadows by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe heart-pounding second book of The Child Thief series. After the night's shocking events, Robin, Jace, and their team find themselves thrust into a race for their lives.Robin never could have imagined that things would go so wrong. Never could have dreamed that they would find what they found within that innocuous-looking building... -
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ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the second of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read Alanik’s story between Starsight and Cytonic.“Don’t trust their lies. Don’t trust their false peace... -
![The Other Side of Dawn by John Marsden]()
The Other Side of Dawn by John Marsden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsSince their home was invaded by enemy soldiers and transformed into a war zone, Ellie and her friends have been fighting for their lives. Now a resolution may finally be in sight. But as enemy forces close in on her hideout, Ellie discovers that the final conflict just may be the most dangerous yet. And not everyone will survive...Categorized as:
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![Renegades by D.J. Molles]()
Renegades by D.J. Molles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe second book in NYT Bestselling Author DJ Molles' series, A Grower's War: The nation is a powder keg, and Walter Baucom is striking sparks...Categorized as:
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![Independents by Michele Notaro]()
Independents by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll I’ve wanted to do is keep my family safe. All I’ve wanted was to protect them from the evils of the world… but I’ve failed. I’ve failed so badly, and now all of them are suffering… I’m suffering… We’ve lost so many, and now that we’ve lost one of our own, I don’t know how to keep going. I don’t know how to protect them anymore... -
![Feral Recruit by Ginger Booth]()
Feral Recruit by Ginger Booth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe survived. That's not good enough.When Ebola struck Manhattan, Ava Panic was a bright high school sophomore. Two years later, Ava's still kicking. Also hitting, biting, and gouging eyes.Nine out of ten didn't make it. Half the survivors are feral teens like Ava. During the Starve, their gangs terrorized the city... -
![State of Destruction by Summer Lane]()
State of Destruction by Summer Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Lane is surely worth picking up and reading, whoever you may be." - Daniel M. Harrison, #1 Bestselling Author of Butterflies and Editor of MarxRand The destruction of California is at hand. Cassidy Hart and Chris Young have survived a dangerous mission into the heart of Sky City, a secret Omega base hidden deep in the mountains, but their vengeance has come with a price... -
![Endless Flames by Kennedy Layne]()
Endless Flames by Kennedy Layne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBetrayal and desperation are a dangerous combination in this thrilling continuation of the Surviving Ashes series by USA Today Bestselling Author Kennedy Layne... Berke Daniels has learned to live as if there is no tomorrow, because he knows firsthand it can all be taken away in a moment... -
![The Devil's Due by Boyd Craven, Kevin Pierce]()
The Devil's Due by Boyd Craven, Kevin Pierce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLive like the dead, or sleep like the dead? Dick makes his choice.... Dick is finally clean - mind and body - from his poisonous addiction, only to be sent reeling again upon awakening and discovering Steve and Jamie have startling secrets of their own... -
![A Killing Frost by John Marsden]()
A Killing Frost by John Marsden
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsLife in the war zone enters its sixth month of heart-stopping tension in the latest installment of the internationally bestselling Tomorrow series.In the third installment of the Tomorrow saga, the anything-to-survive existence of Ellie and her friends has sharpened their senses and emboldened their plans. They aren't merely on the defensive anymore; they're also striking back...Categorized as:
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![The Last Full Measure by Trent Reedy, Andrew Eiden]()
The Last Full Measure by Trent Reedy, Andrew Eiden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFORMAT: Digital Download, unabridged Narrator: Andrew Eiden In a YA trilogy like no other, Trent Reedy has raised the most primal questions of our national existence: Do we owe our greatest loyalty to our friends? Our state? Our country? Our party? How do we reconcile our individual rights and common needs? What keeps us all united -- and what happens if we fall apart? Now, in this third book,...Categorized as:
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![INDIANA FALL 2 by Michael McDonald, Karen McDonald]()
INDIANA FALL 2 by Michael McDonald, Karen McDonald
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 2 of the INDIANA FALL series continues to ask the question, “How would everyday people survive a cataclysmic event?”As Mac's group tries to come to terms with the realization that no help is coming from the national level, a local tyrant emerges and seizes power by controlling all the major grocery stores...Categorized as:
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![Black Hills Fall by Robyn VanDerSys, L.A. Bayles]()
Black Hills Fall by Robyn VanDerSys, L.A. Bayles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMike and Angie Davis were just regular people who enjoyed the outdoors in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Their little community, hidden away in the pines, was the perfect place to raise a family—until everything, everywhere, went dark.The nearby town of Spearfish had always been quiet and peaceful... -
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![Middle Ground by Katie Kacvinsky, Katie Ray]()
Middle Ground by Katie Kacvinsky, Katie Ray
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFor four weeks Maddie has been living in Los Angeles, trying to be good. But no matter how hard she tries, something inside her won't be sated. She can't live a life of half-truths and false pretenses. So one night, she says how she really feels.That's all it takes. One night... -
![Turning Point by Bobby Akart]()
Turning Point by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsYa' lives by da sun, ya' dies by da sun.Life is always at a turning point . . .when faced with a certain death . . .would you be willing to seize the moment . . .and do what it takes to survive?Know this - You'll never know where the bend in the road might take you...Categorized as:
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![Born to Fight by Tara Brown]()
Born to Fight by Tara Brown
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Emma wakes strapped to a cold metal table she has only one name on her lips, "Marshall!" What she doesn't expect is discovering that he is only one of the disturbing people in her small world who deserves to die in a fiery death. Twenty years ago scientists made some remarkable discoveries with genetics and the ability to perfect the babies we gave birth to...Categorized as:
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![The Gender End by Bella Forrest]()
The Gender End by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe breathtaking, earth-shattering GRAND FINALE of the bestselling Gender Game series.Return to Matrus and Patrus one last time.. -
![The Gender War by Bella Forrest]()
The Gender War by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsContinue Violet and Viggo's journey in the ELECTRIFYING fourth book of The Gender Game... -
![Earth Awakens by Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston]()
Earth Awakens by Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe story of The First Formic War continues in Earth Awakens.Nearly 100 years before the events of Orson Scott Card's bestselling novel Ender's Game, humans were just beginning to step off Earth and out into the Solar System. A thin web of ships in both asteroid belts; a few stations; a corporate settlement on Luna...
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