Books like 'Captain Marvel (2014-2015) #15'
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They Call Her Dirty Sally by Amy Matayo
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFor years, the town of Silver Bell, Arkansas has quietly mourned the hospital fire that claimed the lives of nine of its residents—the town doctor, a young expectant mother, and seven infants...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Third Shift: Pact by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe third and final chapter of the Shift saga. This is part 8 of the Silo Series, which began with Wool... -
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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... -
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![No Mercy by L. Divine]()
No Mercy by L. Divine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMisty and the rest of Esmeralda's evil brood are busy concocting a sinister plan to not only destroy Jayd and the rest of her powerful lineage, but Esmeralda and Rousseau are also using their powers to take over G's drug business. Mama's in and out of a dangerous dream state due to Esmeralda's wicked manipulation and unable to properly shut her evil neighbor down... -
![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... -
![Mission: Subhero by Linda Armstrong]()
Mission: Subhero by Linda Armstrong
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith just a few lines of code, one average man will change the world--and set in motion the adventure of a lifetime! When 20-year-old Nelson stumbles upon a secret and complex trick to coding, he finds himself anonymously helping people with the aid of his new app. The worldwide attention pushes him to launch a bold plan allowing free access of this life-changing app to anyone for a limited time... -
![The Man from Earth by Jerome Bixby, Richard Schenkman]()
The Man from Earth by Jerome Bixby, Richard Schenkman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRichard Schenkman / 6m, 3f / Drama / Unit Set After history professor John Oldman unexpectedly resigns from the University, his startled colleagues impulsively invite themselves to his home, pressing him for an explanation... -
![Diamond in the Dust by Peggy L. Henderson]()
Diamond in the Dust by Peggy L. Henderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 3 in the Second Chances Time Travel Romance Series Reverend Johnson is in the business of granting second chances to those deserving a new start, even if it means bending the rules of time travel on occasion. In Gabe McFarlain’s case, he may have gone too far . . . Abandoned by his father, and raised in a whorehouse, Gabe has grown bitter to the world... -
![The Color of Forever by Julianne MacLean]()
The Color of Forever by Julianne MacLean
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRecently divorced television reporter Katelyn Roberts has stopped believing in relationships that last forever, until a near-death experience during a cycling accident changes everything. When she miraculously survives unscathed, a deeply-buried memory leads her to the quaint, seaside town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine... -
![The Blur by Minh Lê]()
The Blur by Minh Lê
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeet a child with superhero-like abilities . . . and the parents who are racing to keep up with her in this sweetly funny picturebook about the blur of childhood, from the award-winning creators of Drawn Together.From the very beginning, there was something different about this child...An ultrasonic voice. Fantastically elastic limbs. Super-magnetic powers... -
![Envy by Kaitlyn Ewald]()
Envy by Kaitlyn Ewald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn MC romance with a little comedy, a little violence, and the right amount of sexy. Sinning never felt so good... Prettyboy knows he isn’t winning any awards in the looks department. When an accident burned through half of his face, he wanted nothing more than to disappear right into the flames... -
![Slingshot: Building the largest machine in human history by Robert G. Williscroft]()
Slingshot: Building the largest machine in human history by Robert G. Williscroft
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSlingshot is a love story – about a man, a woman, another man, another woman, some gender bending…and a machine, the largest ever built. Slingshot is a mystery – about a missing aviatrix, a conspiracy, a true-believer. Slingshot is an adventure – about following a dream, the ocean-deep, outer space... -
![Simon Bloom, the Octopus Effect by Michael Reisman]()
Simon Bloom, the Octopus Effect by Michael Reisman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEver since Simon Bloom defeated deadly Sirabetta, heas been having fun with the laws of physics. Until Sirabetta sets out for revenge. Now Simon must follow her to the Order of Biologyas realm. Simon will get some wild abilities from the "Book of Biology," but that might not be enough against Sirabetta...Categorized as:
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![The Empathetic Life of Rebecca Wright by Shawn Inmon]()
The Empathetic Life of Rebecca Wright by Shawn Inmon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the outside, Rebecca Wright had an enviable life, and she enjoyed that envy. She had a beautiful house, handsome husband, and a no-limit credit card. What she didn't have was empathy. But, it's never too late in Middle Falls. A lesson that isn't learned in one lifetime can be learned in the next, or the next. Rebecca may need every chance she can get... -
![We of the Forsaken World... by Kiran Bhat]()
We of the Forsaken World... by Kiran Bhat
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a distant corner of the globe, a man journeys to the birthplace of his mother, a tourist town destroyed by an industrial spill. In a nameless remote tribe, the chief’s second son is born, creating a scramble for succession as their jungles are being destroyed by loggers... -
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Hope by Marc Levy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor anyone who’s dreamed of immortality comes a twice-in-a-lifetime love story by Marc Levy, the phenomenal, internationally bestselling French author of P.S. from Paris and The Last of the Stanfields.In Massachusetts, neuroscience students Luke, Josh, and Hope have formed an unbreakable and unconditional friendship... -
![Shadow Me by Tahereh Mafi]()
Shadow Me by Tahereh Mafi
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsJuliette is still reeling from Warner's betrayal, and Kenji is trying to balance his friendship with her with his responsibilities as a leader of the resistance against the Reestablishment. Things get even more interesting when an unexpected person from Omega Point’s past surfaces...Categorized as:
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![Tierra by Eloy Moreno]()
Tierra by Eloy Moreno
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEn el interior de una cabaña escondida en el bosque, un hombre hace una promesa a sus dos hijos: Pensad en lo que más os gustaría tener en la vida. Si acabáis este juego, os prometo que lo tendréis... Pero aquel juego nunca acabó.Treinta años después, uno de los niños ha conseguido cumplir su deseo, su hermana no... -
![Independence Day: Silent Zone by Stephen Molstad]()
Independence Day: Silent Zone by Stephen Molstad
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe No. 1 blockbuster movie Independence Day was only part of the story. After the alien invaders are downed and teams are sent out to find survivors, only some personal belongings of Dr. Brackish Okun, head scientist of Area 51, are found.Okun's story is amazing, yet completely believable... -
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Constellations by Nick Payne
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne relationship. Infinite possibilities. 'Let's go for a drink. I don't know what I'm doing here anyway. One drink. And if you never want to see me again you never have to see me again'. Nick Payne's "Constellations" is a play about free will and friendship; it's about quantum multiverse theory, love and honey... -
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Impulse by Steven Gould
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCent is the teenaged daughter of two very special people, Davy and Millie, the world's only teleports, but her life is far from ideal. Kept in isolation to protect her from her parents' enemies, she wants a normal life, a life with friends and, perhaps, romance. She wants to go to school like any other normal child.If only she were normal.. -
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Exo by Steven Gould
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCent can teleport. So can her parents, but they are the only people in the world who can. This is not as great as you might think it would be — sure, you can go shopping in Japan and then have tea in London, but it’s hard to keep a secret like that. And there are people, dangerous people, who work for governments and have guns, who want to make you do just this one thing for them...Categorized as:
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![Do You Realize? by Kevin A. Kuhn]()
Do You Realize? by Kevin A. Kuhn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGeorge is a middle-management, middle-class, middle-aged guy who hates his job and struggles to stay connected to his wife and teenage children. Most guys might end up with a steamy affair and a flashy car for their midlife crisis, but George gets a quirky, philosophical physics professor named Shiloh... -
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![Noughts & Crosses (Stage Version) by Dominic Cooke, Malorie Blackman]()
Noughts & Crosses (Stage Version) by Dominic Cooke, Malorie Blackman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAdaptation of much-loved thriller about racism by award-winning children's author Malorie Blackman... -
![Tma 2.0 by Ondřej Neff]()
Tma 2.0 by Ondřej Neff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOndrej Neff originally released the first version of this book in 1998; however, he never stopped developing the story and as a result of his improvements (but also his disillusionment with the conditions in the post-communist Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic) he later released a darker version of the story.Tma 2... -
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Reflex by Steven Gould
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDavy has always been alone. He believes that he's the only person in the world who can teleport. But what if he isn't?A mysterious group of people has taken Davy captive. They don't want to hire him, and they don't have any hope of appealing to him to help them. What they want is to own him. They want to use his abilities for their own purposes, whether Davy agrees to it or not... -
![Legacies Reborn by Pittacus Lore]()
Legacies Reborn by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this game-changing 100-page companion novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, the Mogadorian invasion of Earth has begun and one teenager's life will be forever changed.At first, Daniela Morales thought the spaceship attacking New York City on the television was just part of some science fiction movie...Categorized as:
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![Singularity by Bill DeSmedt]()
Singularity by Bill DeSmedt
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA maverick astrophysicist, a rookie secret agent, and an uncanny consultant join forces in this technological thriller to stop the capture of a submicroscopic black hole whose power will be harnessed to transform - or end - the world. More than a hundred years earlier, the most violent cosmic collision ever recorded flattened a remote area in Tunguska, Siberia... -
![Silk Sisters: Pink Chameleon by Fiona Dunbar]()
Silk Sisters: Pink Chameleon by Fiona Dunbar
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the not too distant future, Rorie and Elsie's parents have disappeared. Just like that. And with only their cruel uncle to look after them, the girls are swept off to his miserable boarding school. But the sisters are determined to escape their uncle's grip - and discover the truth behind their parents' disappearance.. -
![Daredreamers: A Start-up of Superheroes by Kartik Sharma, Ravi Nirmal Sharma]()
Daredreamers: A Start-up of Superheroes by Kartik Sharma, Ravi Nirmal Sharma
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIndia’s first start-up of superheroes with a mission of saving lives is here to kick ass. Rasiq is riding the highs of life thanks to his successes as an investment banker. But his arrogance soon gets the better of him and he ends up losing everything he holds dear... -
![Díselo a la Luna by Violeta Boyd]()
Díselo a la Luna by Violeta Boyd
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratings¿DE QUÉ SIRVE LA CAPACIDAD DE CAMBIAR LAS COSAS SI AL FINAL NO PUEDES EVITAR LO INEVITABLE?Después de perder a su padre, Yionne se pasa las noches maldiciendo la Luna en busca de algún tipo de alivio. Una manera de canalizar su tristeza y su rabia que termina por convertirse en algo completamente inesperado... -
![Beware Of Dog by Bob Balaban]()
Beware Of Dog by Bob Balaban
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet Thomas and his new best friend McGrowl--a courageous canine who's bionic to the bone!When Thomas's loveable dog McGrowl is hit by a car, Thomas is heartbroken. But just when he thinks McGrowl will be lost to him forever, the mysterious vet Dr. Minderbender steps in to save the day. After a strange operation, McGrowl is alive, but he has been changed forever...Categorized as:
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![Walking on Cowrie Shells by Nana Nkweti]()
Walking on Cowrie Shells by Nana Nkweti
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNana Nkweti draws on myth, horror and graphic novels as well as literary fiction, gritty realism and noir as she vaults into the vibrant intersection of Cameroonian and American cultures. A teenage adoptee leverages her new parents to fast-track her fortunes. A jaded PR man spins a zombie outbreak in West Africa. And a Mami Wata sacrifices her power for the fisherman she loves... -
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![The Last 2% by Kim Rang]()
The Last 2% by Kim Rang
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJeongha, si ratu pemenang undian, memang selalu beruntung. Kali ini ia mendapatkan hadiah menginap di Arizona, hotel bintang lima yang sangat terkenal. Sayangnya, keberuntungan sepertinya tidak menyertai wanita ini dalam hal percintaan... -
![The Stellow Project by Shari Becker]()
The Stellow Project by Shari Becker
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen a killer storm unexpectedly hits Manhattan, seventeen-year-old Lilah Stellow’s dad insists that she and her younger sister, Flori, take refuge at their cabin in the mountains. But instead of joining them with the experimental drug that keeps Lilah alive, he disappears just as news reports name him as a prime suspect in an act of ecoterrorism... -
![Reveal Me by Tahereh Mafi]()
Reveal Me by Tahereh Mafi
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis fourth companion novella to Tahereh Mafi’s New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series is narrated by fan favorite character Kenji Kishimoto!The explosive revelations in Defy Me have left readers reeling and desperate for answers. This fourth and final novella in the series will bring readers back to the world of the Shatter Me before the final novel installment hits shelves in winter 2020...Categorized as:
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![Jumper by Steven Gould]()
Jumper by Steven Gould
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDavy lives alone with his father. But the truth is, it isn't much of a home. When things get so bad that Davy decides to run away, his big question is, Where? And how will he live?The magical answer: anywhere Davy wants!Davy discovers he has the power to "jump" from one place to another. Not just a few feet...Categorized as:
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![Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi by John Scalzi]()
Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi by John Scalzi
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe ex-planet Pluto has a few choice words about being thrown out of the solar system. A listing of alternate histories tells you all the various ways Hitler has died. A lawyer sues an interplanetary union for dangerous working conditions. And four artificial intelligences explain, in increasingly worrying detail, how they plan not to destroy humanity... -
![Eureka: Substitution Method by Cris Ramsay]()
Eureka: Substitution Method by Cris Ramsay
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Eureka. Population: BRILLIANT It's a town of geniuses-and now it's the smartest series going. Founded by Albert Einstein and Harry Truman after WWII, Eureka is home to the greatest minds in science and technology. But the creations of these eccentric geniuses threaten to destroy the world as often as they save it... -
![Mirkheim by Poul Anderson]()
Mirkheim by Poul Anderson
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA star explodes. And a billion years later, a galaxy explodes in war. When the heavy metal ruin of Mirkheim is discovered at the edge of Known Space, the gigantic planet becomes the center of a war that is fought in all the far reaches of Earth's dazzling and corrupt empire... -
![Mind Games by Shana Silver]()
Mind Games by Shana Silver
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArden sells memories. Whether it’s the becoming homecoming queen or studying for that all important test, Arden can hack into a classmate’s memories and upload the experience for you just as if you’d lived it yourself. Business is great, right up until the day Arden whites out, losing 15 minutes of her life and all her memories of the hot boy across the school yard... -
![The Society Of Others by William Nicholson]()
The Society Of Others by William Nicholson
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew fiction from the screenwriter of the Academy Award-winning Gladiator.The nameless narrator of The Society of Others is an alienated youngster who sees no meaning in life. He doesn't even see the point of getting out of bed in the morning. To get his nagging family off his back he embarks on an aimless hitchhiking adventure... -
![What She Does Next Will Astound You by James Goss]()
What She Does Next Will Astound You by James Goss
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne of three thrilling tie-in novels for Class, the new BBC Three series created by bestselling author Patrick Ness... -
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![Doctor Who: The Novel of the Film by Gary Russell]()
Doctor Who: The Novel of the Film by Gary Russell
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLate December, 1999: the brink of a new millennium. An anachronistic British Police Box materialises in San Francisco's Chinatown amid a hail of bullets which find an unintentional target — a strange man who walks out of the Police Box. Despite the best efforts of Dr Grace Holloway, the unknown traveller dies and his body vanishes...Categorized as:
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![The Tin Men by Michael Frayn]()
The Tin Men by Michael Frayn
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe William Morris Institute of Automation Research is working hard to simplify our lives by programming computers to carry out life’s routine tasks. Whether it’s resolving ethical dilemmas, writing pornographic novels, saying prayers, or watching sports, these automation experts are developing machines to handle it all, enabling us to enjoy more free time... -
![What the Maid Saw: Eight Psychic Tales by Yasutaka Tsutsui]()
What the Maid Saw: Eight Psychic Tales by Yasutaka Tsutsui
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNanase works as a maid to avoid revealing her ability to read people's minds, but her psychic powers inevitably draw her into the lives of her employers... -
![Sagittarius Is Bleeding by Peter David]()
Sagittarius Is Bleeding by Peter David
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPresident Laura Roslin bears a heavy burden. Since becoming the president of the twelve human colonies when the Cylons brutally attacked and destroyed all but a small remnant of humanity's billions, she has been the voice of civil authority, counterbalancing the military leadership of Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galactica... -
![Long for This World by Michael Byers]()
Long for This World by Michael Byers
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wise and richly symphonic first novel, Long for This World is a thoroughly contemporary family drama that hinges on a riveting medical dilemma. Dr. Henry Moss is a dedicated geneticist who stumbles upon a possible cure for a disease that causes rapid aging and early death in children. Although his discovery may hold the key to eternal youth, exploiting it is an ethical minefield... -
![Everything by Kevin Canty]()
Everything by Kevin Canty
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn taut, exquisite prose, Kevin Canty explores the largest themes of life—work, love, death, destruction, rebirth—in the middle of the everyday. On the fifth of July, RL and June go down to the river with a bottle of Johnnie Walker Red to commemorate Taylor’s fiftieth and last birthday...
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