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The Ender Quartet Box Set (The Ender Quintet, #1-4) by Orson Scott Card
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis boxed set contains Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind. Ender's Game Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers... -
The Legend of ZERO: Forgotten by Sara King
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's been 819 years since Congress abandoned humanity to a Stone Age fate on an Earth infested with man-eating monsters, and now the galactic government, in all its benevolence, has come back to force humanity back into citizen status in its great collective......Except this time, thanks to Prime Commander Dobbs, humanity has a surprise for our alien conquerors... -
Mercy by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll 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... -
Going Ballistic by Dorothy Grant
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her plane tries to come apart at apogee during a hijack, ballistic airline pilot Michelle Lauden handles the worst day she could imagine. After getting down without losing any passengers or crew, though, she finds her troubles have just begun!The country she's landed in has just declared independence from the Federation...Categorized as:
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Blackout by Edward W. Robertson
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe final book in the post-apocalyptic BREAKERS series... -
Incoming by Mel Todd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGetting back home with the knowledge that aliens are coming for your planet is one thing. Figuring out how to get anyone in a position of power to listen to you is something else. With the knowledge that the Elentrin are weeks away from Earth, McKenna must persuade the government that she isn’t crazy and that aliens are coming. But first she has to convince friends and family... -
Layers of Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs 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
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhile 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
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs 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... -
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... -
Decay by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath 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... -
Saving Koda by Mikayla Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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... -
The Jungles of Alabama by E. William Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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... -
Conquering the Alien Emperor by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ll give up my empire to make her MINE!HEATHER: After being rescued from Earth, I am sent to Pandrax, where a sentinel guardian is appointed to find my mekarry match for me. Unfortunately, my guardian, Lady Natoi, turns out to be a spiteful creature, whose hate for me grows when Emperor Daryus shows an interest in me...Categorized as:
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Tamed for Their Use by Ivy Barrett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThough she is grateful to the Ventori who rescued her from a notorious drug cartel, Nichole Romano is none too pleased at being held in their custody and tested for her compatibility as a mate. Her patience runs out when two huge, handsome warriors carry her off against her will, but despite her fury she is quickly stripped bare and her defiance merely earns her a sound spanking... -
The Lost Colony by A.G. Riddle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCan humanity survive on a new world?On Eos, the last survivors of the Long Winter face their greatest challenge yet--and race to unravel the deepest secrets of the grid. It's a journey across space and time and into humanity's past and future--with a twist you'll never forget... -
Extinction Point: Kings by Paul Antony Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHIS IS THE END... The Caretakers are dead, destroyed by the revelation of their long-ago corruption at the hands of a mysterious alien race. But Earth and its human survivors are still not free; the alien scourge that brought about so much calamity to the planet are coming to claim what they believe is rightfully theirs... -
Aliens: Phalanx by Scott Sigler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's Medieval carnage meets Alien as a pre-industrial society fights against extinction brought about by a massive infestation of Xenomorphs.Ataegina was an isolated world of medieval castles, varied cultures, and conquests, vibrant until the demons rose and spread relentless destruction... -
Diamond Mask by Julian May
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe 21st century was drawing to a close, and metapsychic humankind was poised at last to achieve Unity to be admitted into the group mind of the already unified alien races of the Galactic Milieu. But a growing corps of rebels was plotting to keep the people of Earth forever separate in the name of human individuality...Categorized as:
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Relapse by Edward W. Robertson
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNew to the series? Get the first three books for just $0.99: amazon.com/dp/B00E9YL3HM/____Anson's army has driven Raina from the mainland, but the war is far from over. From the safety of Catalina Island, she launches a guerrilla campaign, meaning to weaken him cut by cut.She finds herself matched at every step by his grimly determined lieutenant, Lowell...Categorized as:
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Troop of Shadows by Nicki Huntsman Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA catastrophic pandemic ravages the globe, reducing the human population to extinction levels and cleansing the world of mediocrity. A doomsday prepper, a molecular geneticist, a journal-keeping loner, and a martial arts-trained nerd survive the disease that annihilated almost everyone else on the planet... -
Nomad's Journal: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say that behind every great man is a great woman…but what if that woman is a Werewolf? Nomad’s Journal is a supplement to the Terry Henry Walton Chronicles. This collection of short stories fills in some timeline gaps from the main series, adds depth to some of the characters, and hopefully adds more color to TH & Char’s universe...Categorized as:
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Purge by J.J. Pike, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMELT'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... -
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... -
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Starfree Port by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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 Incarnator by Roman Prokofiev
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the shattered fragments of the Black Moon collapsed onto planet Earth, splitting continents apart and flooding them with raging oceans, Darkness descended onto our world. The eruptions of hostile energy from behind the Edge distorted the laws of the physical world, creating new life forms which now threaten to take over the planet... -
Harbinger by Olan Thorensen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnconnected lives intersecting in a bleak setting. Nothing will ever be the same.Humanity lurches into an uncertain future, dismissive of warning signs. Only the most naïve believe humanity will step back from the brink. Yet, in a place that doesn’t exist, a riddle, puzzle, hope, fear, danger, salvation—all come together.Zach Marjek has faced death in the far corners of the Earth . . -
Drago by Mikayla Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDevon 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... -
Present Danger by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 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... -
Ancient Arsenal by Jeffery H. Haskell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNow, more than ever, the world needs Arsenal. Just not the modern world. Trapped in the past before superpowers existed, Amelia has one chance to return home. Find the Armor of the Protector before Tesla turns on his machine and Frank is forced back to the present...Categorized as:
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Yesterday's Gone: Season Six by Sean Platt, David W. Wright
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe #1 bestselling horror sci-fi series with over 1,000 5-star reviews concludes here with Yesterday’s Gone: Season Six. The wait is over. On October 15th, humanity went missing. A handful of scattered survivors woke to find the world empty of friends, family, and neighbors. Now they are home. But they're not alone. The Darkness has killed nearly everyone on the planet... -
Crashed on an Ice World by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s her boss. She’s his best friend. These two deep-space convoy security specialists are fighting their simmering attraction…until a starship crash on a deadly ice world changes everything.Elana Korra loves her security job as a medic on the convoy ship, the Sky Nomad…except for the fact that she’s in love with her boss...Categorized as:
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Escaping Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe 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... -
Bolo Rising by William H. Keith Jr., Keith Laumer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the human colony of Cloud is mercilessly attacked and its people imprisoned in a slave camp, Major Jaime Graham struggles to bring Bolo protector Hector, who has been reprogrammed by their enemies, back to the good side. Original... -
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Revelation by Kyle West
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlex and friends return to a Wasteland in turmoil. The Raiders are scattered, the Exiles hunted, and the feuding Vegas gangs plot one another's destruction. Makara, head of the New Angels, has the difficult task of convincing disparate groups to work together before Emperor Augustus and his legions arrive... -
The Best of Us by Karen Traviss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHalf the world is a wasteland: the other half is on borrowed time.The West has been devastated by epidemics, bio-terrorism, war, and famine. Asia has shut its borders to keep the threats at bay, and some with power and influence have already abandoned Earth... -
Welcome to the Occupied States of America by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAshley Kelly is your typical American teenager—or she would be if it wasn’t for the cluster bomb that crippled her. Seven years after the invasion, over a hundred million Americans have been displaced by the war, with millions more dead. Ash has spent seven years learning to walk again, and she’ll be damned if she’s going to lie down for anyone, human or otherwise... -
Vorpal Blade by John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe sequel to Into the Looking Glass. William Weaver, PhD. and SEAL Chief Adams are back and Bill got himself a ship! The former SSBN Nebraska has been converted, using mostly garage mechanics and baling wire, into a warp ship ready to go "out there... -
The Stand by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat do you do when your rescuers can’t rescue you…The fungus cannot be stopped. Not even by an army.Ryan and Aaron finally reach ‘safety,’ but soon learn that there is far more at stake than just their own lives. Other people are in peril; people who will surely die without rescue. It’s time for Ryan to decide what kind of big brother he wants to be... -
A Time To Die by Mark Wandrey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey came from the night sky, lighting the heavens like the promise of salvation. But they didn’t bring deliverance…they brought something far, far worse. Something that turns people into mindless, cannibalistic monsters. And it’s spreading. A reporter follows her story of unspeakable horror south of the border and finds it’s worse than she imagined...Categorized as:
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Invasion Day by Scott Moon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDavid Osage is a dangerous man with a dangerous past, but these days he’s just trying to keep his head down, driving big rigs. One night he saddles himself with a hitchhiker, a nuisance who’s more than she seems. And that’s when everything changes.No one was ready for an alien invasion. Death is raining from the sky and the only question left is do you run, fight, or submit... -
Scythian Dawn by P.K. Lentz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGalactic overlords keep Earth mired in a permanent Dark Age. Empires are dust. Only nomadic cultures thrive. One barbarian war band will fight back. A new Dawn will rise.Born to Scythian royalty, Arixa rejected palace life at age nineteen to recruit her own war band, the Dawn, and ride the steppe in defense of the capital...Categorized as:
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Invasion: Book I: Resistance by J.F. Holmes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn space, when you lose the high ground, you lose the war. Eleven years before, General David Warren was the best and brightest, in charge of defending the Earth from an attacking fleet. Overmatched in battle, the Earth forces were devastated, and the enemy moved into the high ground and proceeded with orbital bombardment... -
The Continuing Mission by Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the first time, the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation is explored from the inside, told by the people who were there everyday putting out a television series without realizing that they were creating a lasting legacy. A true collectors item, it contains over 700 full-color photographs, many of which are from the personal collections of the people who created the series... -
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Cyborg Strike by David VanDyke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCyborgs, genetic engineering, and military action. Under the threat of impending alien invasion, when the Professor and the rogue Septagon Shadow cyborg program surface in Russia, the world has a problem... -
Hostile Ground by Sally Malcolm, Laura Harper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was meant to be an easy mission, a walk in the park. But SG-1's first trip off-world after Colonel O'Neill's return from Edora (STARGATE SG-1: One Hundred Days) proves to be anything but easy. Tapped for a covert assignment, O’Neill must conceal the truth from his team at all costs. So when Dr Daniel Jackson is injured and the mission begins to go awry, tensions quickly reach breaking point... -
Stargate Atlantis: Secrets by Jo Graham, Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOld secrets, new truths…It is the aftermath of battle. Scattered and struggling to regroup, Colonel Sheppard’s team face their darkest days yet in the war against the Wraith Queen, Death.Continuing her perilous masquerade as Queen Steelflower, Teyla Emmagan’s friendship with Guide grows stronger... -
The Furies by Jo Graham
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Enemy WithinWhen disaster strikes, the Atlantis team resort to desperate measures in their bid to save Doctor Rodney McKay from the clutches of Queen Death... -
Instinct by Ike Hamill
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSurviving the end of the world wasn’t enough. Driving away an alien invasion wasn’t enough. Faced with certain death, Robby’s group is on the move once more. They’re headed west, hoping to find other people who have escaped the apocalypse. To live, they’ll have to uncover ancient memories. They’ll have to use every Instinct... -
Retribution by Dean M. Cole
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s 2016. Air Force Fighter Pilots Jake Giard and Sandra Fitzpatrick saved the world … twice!But That Was Yesterday.Independence Day meets The X-Files when Air Force fighter pilots Jake Giard and Sandra Fitzpatrick join a decades-old global conspiracy to integrate humanity into a galactic government...
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