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Gagner la guerre by Jean-Philippe Jaworski
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAu bout de dix heures de combat, quand j’ai vu la flotte du Chah flamber d’un bout à l’autre de l’horizon, je me suis dit : « Benvenuto, mon fagot, t’as encore tiré tes os d’un rude merdier. » Sous le commandement de mon patron, le podestat Leonide Ducatore, les galères de la République de Ciudalia venaient d’écraser les escadres du Sublime Souverain de Ressine... -
Stars Asunder by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo gain his Master Class, John Lee made a deal with the Erethran Empire. Now, the Empire has come to collect on the debt, forcing him to appear in their capital after his last fight. Thrown into Galactic politics of a militarised, System-based society; John will have to weigh consequences of the decisions he's been asked to make and confront the warped reality of a System-created empire...Categorized as:
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A House By Any Other Name by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReality is a complicated multiverse of many species and rare magic. Diplomats are the official envoys and investigators who hold the Union of Worlds together.Raisa never intended to be a diplomat. Like so many things in her life, it was her stepmother's idea.Hector is an elf in disgrace. He chose his cyborged brother over his lying, abusive family. Elves revile augmented people... -
Stars Awoken by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJohn Lee has left Earth behind him as he travels to the capital of the Galactic Council. Seeking rest and an answer to what the enigmatic System is, John plans to spend his time reading and researching on Irvina. But fate has other plans for the human Paladin...Categorized as:
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High Value Target by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can run, but you can’t hide from U.S. Army Rangers. With the armies of the enemy smashed at the final battle for the desert port city, the Rangers return to their primary mission to do what they do: eliminate a high-value target with extreme violence of action deep inside hostile territory... -
Price of Freedom: Age of Expansion - A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHumanity’s greatest export – Justice. Space is a dangerous place, even for the wary, especially for the unprepared. The aliens have no idea. Here comes the Bad Company. On Earth, parents told stories about the devil to frighten children. But devils exist and from time to time, they find their way here...Categorized as:
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Vende by Celia Kyle, Anne Hale
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe had thought he would never experience the Knowing. All he needed was the right woman.After suffering a traumatic injury as a child, Dawn has lived a sheltered life under the shadow of tragedy. Despite her passion for botany, neither her family nor her limitations ever allowed her to pursue her dreams...until the day she encounters the Preor and they need help only she can provide... -
Rome's Lost Son by Robert Fabbri
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe sixth installment in Robert Fabbri's epic Vespasian seriesRome, AD 51: Vespasian brings Rome's greatest enemy before the Emperor. After eight years of resistance, the British warrior Caratacus has been caught. But even Vespasian's victory cannot remove the newly-made consul from Roman politics: Agrippina, Emperor Claudius's wife, pardons Caratacus...Categorized as:
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To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 by Tad Williams
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe evil minions of the undead Sithi Storm King are beginning their final preparations for the kingdom-shattering culmination of their dark sorceries, drawing King Elias ever deeper into their nightmarish, spell-spun world. As the Storm King’s power grows and the boundaries of time begin to blur, the loyal allies of Prince Josua struggle to rally their forces at the Stone of Farewell... -
Hatched by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTaulan joi Lana Coburn, War Master of the Preor third fleet, is finally having his wishes granted. He has a mate and will soon have two dragonlets to protect and love. But only if he can live to see them born. Or, as his Lana says, hatched. This short story is set in the DRAGONS OF PREOR world and does not stand alone... -
Rebel Star by Tao Wong
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnswers and questions abound in the Rebel Star Weary and tired from playing Galactic bounty hunter and assassin, John and his crew of intrepid human survivors find themselves stopping off in Prax after their latest actions bring more heat than ever. In the outcast station of rebels and pirates, John is caught up in Galactic politics and wars again...Categorized as:
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World's Unbound by Tao Wong, Nick Podehl
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFour years ago, the Erethran Honor Guard arrived and threw John Lee into a Portal to another world. Since then, Earth has received no word of the intrepid adventurer. Until now. Finding his way back to Earth through a Portal, John returns to a very changed world. The shackles of Galactic control have bound Earth and humanity ever tighter to the System...Categorized as:
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The Never Paradox by T. Ellery Hodges
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIf you lost a piece of your memory…Would you trust yourself to have made the right choices…In the moments you can’t remember.The Ferox assault has been escalating, drawing Jonathan into combat more and more frequently. With each passing day, he’s grown stronger. He can’t be certain, but his attackers seem to be getting… more dangerous?…and, of course, Heyer is gone, again.Then came the glitch... -
A World of Secrets by James Maxwell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTaimin and Selena must discover the truth about their world—before it’s too late. In a world of secrets, Taimin and Selena are desperate for answers. They need to discover the truth about their origins and the firewall that borders the wasteland. If they don’t find the hidden path they seek, the citizens of Zorn will die... -
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Lieutenant Commander Spacemage by Timothy Ellis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s no such thing as a nice clean war.If fighting a war which might never end wasn’t enough, now the Imperium has a new enemy.But now promoted to be a genuine squadron leader, Bud finds himself leading more than his squadron...Categorized as:
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Commander Spacemage by Timothy Ellis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNever underestimate the capacity of a plant to learn something new from a dinosaur.Bud is getting a crash course in how to fight a war all on his own.At the same time, the needs of his homeworld and the Imperium distract him from the goal of finding where the Rawtenuga entered the core galaxy from...Categorized as:
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Owen and Addy: A Red Team Wedding Novella by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRed Team #14 - Owen and Addy: A Red Team Wedding NovellaWriting love letters to a dead woman was the sum total of Owen Tremaine’s romantic prospects without Addy Jacobs in his life... -
Godswar by Chris Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNefarius comes and gods tremble Nefarius has risen. She is implacable. Unstoppable. God after god is fallen and consumed, and each time the terrible dragon-goddess grows stronger. Nebiat has stolen the Spellship, depriving Voria of its strength when she needs it most...Categorized as:
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Alien Avenged by Julie K. Cohen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo way back to Earth. No ability to speak. Just one warrior who loves her for who she is…Lucy (Chloe)After being sold to slavers and getting caught up in a planet’s invasion, Lucy just wants to be left alone. She’s come to Affinia to heal, to find that part of herself she lost since leaving Earth as a mail order bride. But she’s trapped within herself... -
Bane: Alien Warrior's Redemption by Hattie Jacks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alien warrior with nothing to live for... A human with everything to lose...EVE - I didn’t claw my way up the corporate ladder by being kind, generous or caring. I made a million before lunch and lunch is for wimps.My rivals? They can kiss my designer heels.What I thought was a practical joke is rapidly becoming a nightmare. The plane I don’t remember getting on? It crash-landed... -
Prisoner by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s more dangerous than joining the Vandar to crush the Zagrath? Being taken captive by the deadly creatures who rule the sector—and consider prisoners to be expendable.Cassie is eager to join her fellow resistance fighters when they team up with the Vandar hordes, but she isn't expecting to be taken prisoner during the battle... -
Roklyn by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo stay alive, Roklyn buried his emotions. Can he risk everything to trust the ailing Earth girl he’s sworn to protect?PaigeI’ve come to this medical center to save my life. My grumpy but intriguing bodyguard can receive services also, but only if he’s my “mate... -
Nomad Found by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt's been twenty years since the fall, the destruction the world brought on itself. Can Terry Henry Walton, enhanced as he is, help bring civilization back as he seeks to atone for previous actions? By protecting and nurturing the ones with the knowledge... -
Tom Swan and the Head of St. George Part Five: Rhodes by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA young Englishman, Tom Swan, has been ordered by his Cardinal to find a spy-a traitor. At the same time, a rich merchant has offered him a great deal of money to-well, to steal something. Something that belonged to Alexander the Great.Suddenly he's not a thief or a merchant or a scholar-he's a 'donat' or volunteer with the knights of St...Categorized as:
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Hex Division by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe war is heating up.Fresh off their first major victory against the Nyctus, the Orbital Navy is moving forward in confusion. Starcasters, led by Thorn Stellers, are not trusted—magic has not replaced the power of steel and naval might, and humanity is at a crossroads.As Thorn and Kira define their roles in the new navy, magic refuses to stay still...Categorized as:
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The Complete Magitech Chronicles: Books 1-7 in the Epic Space Fantasy Saga by Chris Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnslaved and Forced to Fight Dragons This box set contains over 2,000 pages of Epic Space Fantasy, and tells the complete saga, with a real ending. Yes, we also have a roleplaying game, and a sequel series! “If you grew up playing D&D, Rifts, Spelljammer, or Starcraft, and want to see magic in space done right, then get ready to lose the next sixty hours of your life...Categorized as:
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The Plainswalker by M.A. Rothman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPeabo Smith is a former Special Forces soldier who volunteers to be a part of a science experiment that rivals the audacity of the moon landing. When the experiment leaves him stuck in a place he can’t escape, Peabo realizes just how unprepared he is for his new mission...Categorized as:
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Zadri by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhat’s a single, pregnant woman supposed to do when her family wants that baby gone? Go to Preor Choosing Station Tau and hope a dragon shapeshifting alien is her mate, of course. Delaney Cole found her mate among the Preor only to watch him die—through his own eyes thanks to the Knowing...Categorized as:
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Dreams of Winter by Christian Warren Freed
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUnder the rigid guidance of the Conclave; an order of holy men seeking to bring back the glory of the time of the gods, the Order of the Inquisition and their Prekhauten Guard divisions the seven hundred known worlds carve out a new empire with the compassion and wisdom the gods once offered. But a terrible secret, known only to the most powerful, threatens to undo three millennia of progress... -
The Lost Kingdom by David Leadbeater
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Lost Kingdom is the latest in the breathtaking Matt Drake series, packed with enough action to keep you reading long into the night.In 1945 China's greatest treasure, the ancient fossilised remains of the Peking Man, disappeared, last known location: Singapore... -
Space Pirate Charlie by Scott Baron, Gary Bennett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharlie was living the life of luxury... as an alien wizard’s gladiator slave. It was not ideal.He had survived a spaceship crash, alien slave traders, space pirates and fierce gladiatorial combat. Hell, he’d even faced an actual fire-breathing dragon and lived, but now he was presented with an even greater challenge. Domestic living, captive on a strange world... -
Wizard Omega by Rodney W. Hartman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWizard scouts were once the elite, deep-recon forces of the Intergalactic Empire. But now they are a dying breed. Or are they? A black dreadnaught has been raiding star lanes near the outer fringes of the Empire... -
Seduce by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought being kidnapped by vile, alien slavers was bad enough. Then I woke up on a lust moon.I know all about the Xulonian recreation moons, but I’d hoped to end up on the hunting one. As a security officer for the empire, I know how to fight. I am not prepared to wake up practically naked on a strange island... -
Project 19 by Matt Jackson, James Rosone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings. What if Saddam Hussein ……hadn’t stopped with Kuwait?Project 19 might have worked.No one knows how close Iraq came to invading Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. They wanted their money, and Saddam wanted revenge. In a world where the USSR ran a lend-lease program with the Iraqis, Saddam felt emboldened... -
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Winter Warriors by David Gemmell
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWinged demons gather, silent and unseen, above the city of Usa, their talons long and sharp. Their purpose is clear, as is the prophesy: Upon the deaths of the three kings, the demon riders of the Krayakin will become flesh, free to slake their thirst with human blood - and the stench of evil will cover the land. Two of the kings are already dead... -
Bad Luck Charlie by Scott Baron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCharlie Gault had all the luck. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the good kind. It was looking like Lady Luck had quite a grudge against him. In fact, at this point merely crashing the multi-billion-dollar ship he had helped design would have felt like winning the lottery compared to his current dilemma. If only he were so lucky... -
Forgotten Ruin by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTolkien meets Shock and AweOrcs. Trolls. Wraith riders. Dark wizards. Together, they form an unstoppable force. Or so they thought.Dark Army… meet the U.S. Army Rangers... -
The Fae Wars: Onslaught by J.F. Holmes, Lucas Marcum
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would you do if America and the world were invaded tomorrow by a relentless and brutal enemy?In an alternate 2015, a US Army Special Forces Team, part of the legendary black ops unit "Delta", is in midtown Manhattan to take out a Chinese spy and his handlers, sending a message short of outright conflict... -
Zane by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s about to discover a whole new world...Sarah Flynn longs for a child of her own, and the excitement of settling a frontier moon.But she isn’t ready for the baby to come with an Invicta dragon warrior, who has sworn to protect the child with his life.And she certainly doesn’t expect the burly warrior to awaken feelings in her that she thought she left behind forever...Categorized as:
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Clash Of Empires by Sam Barone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClash of Empires is the sixth novel in Sam Barone's bronze age historical saga in the tradition of Conn Iggulden, Bernard Cornwell, and Jean Auel. In Dawn of Empire, Eskkar the warrior and Trella the slave girl come together in a mighty struggle to survive a barbarian invasion and build mankind's first walled city... -
Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight by Aliette de Bodard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA major first collection from a writer fast becoming one of the stars of the genre... Aliette de Bodard, multiple award winner and author of The Tea Master and the Detective, now brings readers fourteen dazzling tales that showcase the richly textured worldbuilding and beloved characters that have brought her so much acclaim...Categorized as:
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Condition Evolution 2 by Kevin Sinclair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 2 of the dark humor litrpg series, Condition Evolution.Out of Anatoli and life is nothing like Shaun and Ember could have ever dreamed of.Hunted by the ancestors of humanity across the darkness of space, they can only hope that the changes they have undergone and powers they have gained will be enough to keep them alive.Life will never be the same again...Categorized as:
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Witch Nebula by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a sunny green world, a little girl watches as meteors fall, bringing death and fire from above.She isn’t alone. Thorn Stellers is there, watching, unsure of his connection and what he can do to save the child from a fate like his parents, all those years ago.Reaching across the lightyears, Thorn sets a chain of events into play that will shift reality as he knows it...Categorized as:
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Noa in the Flesh by Vasily Mahanenko
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe World of the Changed, still going strong! A sister kidnapped, a powerful enemy right around the corner, and Earth under the thumb of the monsters. What else is it going to take to become a true hero and save humanity? The only problem is that Mark Derwin has bigger problems, focused as he is on finding Squirrel, his sister... -
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Accidental Warrior: The Unlikely Tale of Bloody Hal by Colin Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“A rousing what-if look at a decidedly different America persuasively stuck in a historical past.” – Kirkus ReviewsA college party lands freshman Hal Christianson in an America that could have been: no smartphones, no cars, no flush toilets... -
The Forever Man Box Set - 6 Books: The Complete First Series by Craig Zerf
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll 6 Books for One Great Price...Lee Child meets Lord of the Rings - Individual Books Have Over 500 Top Reviews. "This is one of the best epic fantasy books that I have ever read. It is in a class of its own. Zerf has created a cross between the heroic epic fantasy of David Gemmell and RR Martin as well as a good slice of Steven King"...Categorized as:
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Max and Hope: A Red Team Wedding Novella by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe holidays have come fast to the team at Tremaine Industries. So much has happened since spring—families destroyed and reunited. Several threats have been terminated and others are just beginning.Max Cameron finally has time for a breather, something he hasn’t had since he found Hope in the midst of a violent biker gang, hunting for her brother... -
Alien Betrayed by Julie K. Cohen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrust no one…. Not the Brotherhood… nor the enticing human female working for them.RemmikovTrust no one. It’s a motto Remmikov has lived by since before the war. Now, he’s been framed for the bombings in Zyan’s capital and he is on the run from his own people. As the son of a traitor, no one will believe he’s innocent... -
Seeing Stars by David Burke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes before you can rise up, you must Descend first.They have beaten the dungeon. Now they are launched out into a cold universe.The remnants of humanity need to find a new home.They will meet alien races. Some will be allies. Some will need to be killed.Nothing worth doing is ever easy, but Jay has accepted his place andwill take charge of their destiny... -
Alien Hitman: A Science-Fiction Romance by Calista Skye
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