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Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFor more than sixty years, the imagination of Ray Bradbury has opened doors into remarkable places, ushering us across unexplored territories of the heart and mind while leading us inexorably toward a profound understanding of ourselves and the universe we inhabit. In this landmark volume, America's preeminent storyteller offers us one hundred treasures from a lifetime of words and ideas...Categorized as:
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![Witch Of The Federation II by Michael Anderle]()
Witch Of The Federation II by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe World has a New Witch. The Federation Navy wants her. But she has to decide if she wants the Federation Navy.Stephanie Morgana comes from a long line of Morganas, much longer than she ever realized. The Artificial Intelligence which runs the Virtual World has decided that it needs to break a few rules in order to follow its prime directives... -
![Witch of the Federation VI by Michael Anderle]()
Witch of the Federation VI by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes a good story takes one more book. The Federal History Project (We Bring the Federation’s Past to the Present™) could not fit the full story into five books. We apologize.The Telorans just got pummeled in Meligorn space, but the victory came with unexpectedly bad news.There is another Teloran fleet heading in their direction... -
![Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories by qntm, Sam Hughes]()
Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories by qntm, Sam Hughes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsqntm has been writing science fiction for most of this millennium. His works start from elegant, deep hypotheticals and wind entire universes around them, pushing science, technology, time and logic to breaking point and far beyond.This volume collects the highlights of his short fiction, including "The Difference", "I Don't Know, Timmy, Being God Is A Big Responsibility" and the acclaimed "Lena"... -
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![Witch Of The Federation III by Michael Anderle]()
Witch Of The Federation III by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStephanie Morgana has graduated to Protector of ALL Federation’s people. But can she get them to all respect her? She has to go to Dreth and find out. To pass a test, there is one more type of MU that she has to understand, without killing herself in the process... -
![Witch Of The Federation V by Michael Anderle]()
Witch Of The Federation V by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Federation knows where a lurking Teloran ship is hiding and decides to send Morgana Inc. to ferry a special operations team to procure data. Unfortunately, the team only needs to provide the data, getting back off is up to them. Since this team is the Hooligans, led by Stephanie's boyfriend - they secretly suspect she will help... -
![Legends Untold by Sophie Davis]()
Legends Untold by Sophie Davis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Stassi and her teammates, only one thing is certain: Heads. Will. Roll. With rebellions rising and the Inquisition marching towards England, the stakes are higher than ever for the Atlic Syndicate’s runners. Their target is sixteen-year old Lady Jane Grey, one of history’s most tragic figures. When Stassi and the gang arrive, Jane has just begun her ill-fated reign as Queen of England... -
![The Mutation by A.L. Masters]()
The Mutation by A.L. Masters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe survivors lived through the horrifying first days of the plague and its aftermath. They've found their friends, their family...but others are still missing. Finding them means leaving the only safety they have, which may not be so safe after all.It's the dawn of a new era. One of violence, war, destruction, and horror... -
![Witch Of The Federation IV by Michael Anderle]()
Witch Of The Federation IV by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Telorans have arrived, and people in the Federation are going to die. Vishlog is working to understand the Morgana group, and just what he has “volunteered” to be part of.Hopefully, he won't die before he learns. The Witch of the Federation has matured, and she has learned how to be a bit more aggressive. She chooses to use this new strength...to go on a date... -
![Endymion by Dan Simmons, Guy Abadia]()
Endymion by Dan Simmons, Guy Abadia
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsThe multiple-award-winning SF master returns to the universe that is his greatest success--the world of Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion--to tell a story of love and memory, triumph and terror in a novel even more magnificent than its predecessors.Two hundred and seventy-four years after the fall of the WorldWeb in Fall of Hyperion, Raoul Endymion is sent on a quest... -
![Awakening by John O'Brien]()
Awakening by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAwareness grows...The gathering commences....The world has changed. Jack Walker and the other survivors must adjust with it if they are to have a chance. They've managed to stay one step ahead so far but the gap is narrowing. The night runners are growing and adapting. The rules are changing.The deadliest threatsAre those that build unseen.. -
![Cyber by Terry Schott]()
Cyber by Terry Schott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for B01ABIZEXI The Game is Life - Book 7Deceived by a trusted colleague, Loredana Cyber, heir to the world’s largest entertainment company, walks away from big business and vows never to return...Categorized as:
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![Orlando People by Alexander C. Kane]()
Orlando People by Alexander C. Kane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGretch Wolgast is a bit of a dud. Just ask her. She's a 21-year-old college dropout who has a loser job at the mall. Sure, she can lift a tennis ball with her telekinetic powers. But only three feet in the air. And she has to be sitting. Gretch is an OP, one of thousands born in Orlando, Florida, in the early 1980s who mysteriously developed the ability to move things with their minds... -
![Coached in the Act by Victoria Laurie]()
Coached in the Act by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs East Hampton's go-to life coach, Cat Cooper and her BFF, Gilley, delve into the exclusive personal lives of the rich and infamous. But with local gossip growing vicious, knowing too much information can be a death sentence....Wild rumors are swirling in the Hamptons over Twelve Angry Men, a ruthlessly revealing one-woman show written and performed by Yelena Galanis... -
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![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... -
![Blood Ties by Sophie McKenzie]()
Blood Ties by Sophie McKenzie
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA gripping thriller from the Richard and Judy award-winning author of Girl, Missing, Sophie McKenzie. When Theo discovers the father he thought died when he was a baby is still alive, he's determined to find him. The clues lead him to the lonely Rachel, who has problems of her own, including parents who compare her unfavourably to her long-dead sister... -
![Classic Stories 1: The Golden Apples of the Sun/R is for Rocket by Ray Bradbury]()
Classic Stories 1: The Golden Apples of the Sun/R is for Rocket by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA spaceship captain determined to gather a cupful of the sun ... a nubile young witch who yearns to taste human love ... an expedition that hunts dinosaurs across the fragile and dangerous chasm of time...Categorized as:
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![The Girl Who Kicked Ass by Angel Lawson]()
The Girl Who Kicked Ass by Angel Lawson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlexandra barely escapes the epic battle against the genetically modified Hybrids and a horde of deadly Eaters but finds herself in an even more dangerous situation...Categorized as:
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![The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton]()
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSolve the murder to save what's left of the world.Outside the island there is the world destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island it is idyllic. 122 villagers and 3 scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists... -
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Coached Red-Handed by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife coach Cat Cooper and her best friend Gilley can’t wait to take a long vacation from low-key East Hampton. There’s just one more item left on their planning stopping a killer . . .With Gilley heartbroken over the collapse of his marriage, Cat has the perfect remedy—a long getaway to Italy... -
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Inhuman by David Simpson
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsInhuman not only ties the first four books together, it also broadens the mystery, introduces a new villain, one that has been lurking in the background throughout, and that will trump any villain in the history of suspense literature, film, or science fiction. V-SINN is its name, and, and in this epic thriller, it may just be too much for the post-humans to handle... -
![Shift by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs]()
Shift by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTory's great aunt, Temperance Brennan, visits just in time to investigate a robbery at the Loggerhead Island Research Institute. As a renowned forensic anthropologist, Tempe is obviously qualified to figure out whodunit, but Tory and her Virals pack want to crack the case on their own. Yet the crime is puzzling... -
![A Persistent Echo by Brian Kaufman]()
A Persistent Echo by Brian Kaufman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Kaufman is a fantastic writer with a distinctive poetic touch... It will be the rare reader who will not be moved by this soulful, poignant novel." –Kirkus Reviews"It's a powerfully rendered novel that holds the rare ability to traverse genres to attract a wider audience of reader than the 'historical fiction' label portends." –Midwest Book Review1897...Categorized as:
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![Lyssa's Dream by James S. Aaron, M.D. Cooper]()
Lyssa's Dream by James S. Aaron, M.D. Cooper
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt has been one-hundred and seventy-five years since the birth of the first truly sentient AI. It has been just two short years since Lyssa's birth... Captain Andy Sykes just wants to keep his family in one piece.Once a combat pilot for the TSF, he gave it all up for love and a family... -
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![The Fractal Prince by Hannu Rajaniemi]()
The Fractal Prince by Hannu Rajaniemi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“The good thing is, no one will ever die again. The bad thing is, everyone will want to.”A physicist receives a mysterious paper. The ideas in it are far, far ahead of current thinking and quite, quite terrifying. In a city of “fast ones,” shadow players, and jinni, two sisters contemplate a revolution... -
![Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi, Zachary Quinto]()
Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi, Zachary Quinto
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Audible and New York Times best-selling "Dispatcher" series returns with a brand-new mystery, performed by Zachary Quinto.The world has changed. Now, when someone is murdered, they almost always come back to life—and there are professionals, called "dispatchers," who kill in order to save lives, to give those near the end a second chance... -
![The Hunt by Stacey Kade]()
The Hunt by Stacey Kade
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAriane Tucker has finally escaped GTX, the research facility that created her. While on the run, Zane Bradshaw is the only person she can trust. He knows who-and what-she is and still wants to be part of her life. But accepting Zane's help means putting him in danger. Dr. Jacobs, head of GTX, is not the only one hunting for Ariane... -
![Drifters by John L. Campbell]()
Drifters by John L. Campbell
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe survivors of the Omega Virus make a desperate effort to find the living. But the walking dead aren’t done with them yet…Helicopter pilot Vladimir Yurish is a man of his word. The last thing he wants is to abandon the safety of the U.S.S. Nimitz and his newly adopted son Ben... -
![The Extinction Trials by A.G. Riddle]()
The Extinction Trials by A.G. Riddle
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTHE END... IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.After a mysterious global event known only as "The Change," six strangers wake up in an underground research facility where they learn that they're part of the Extinction Trials—a scientific experiment to restart the human race.But the Extinction Trials hides a very big secret.And so does the world outside.From A.G... -
![The Melting by Christopher Coleman]()
The Melting by Christopher Coleman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe quest is no longer just to survive, it's to escape. The snow is melting, and the crabs are growing more violent. At the base of a blocked-off bridge spanning the South River, Dominic and his friends plan a daunting journey to flee Warren County and the monsters that came when the snow fell.But the crabs aren't the only danger they face... -
![The World Wasn't Ready for You: Stories by Justin C. Key]()
The World Wasn't Ready for You: Stories by Justin C. Key
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlack Mirror meets Get Out in this gripping story collection reminiscent of the work of Octavia E. Butler, which deftly blends science fiction, horror, and fantasy to examine issues of race, class, and prejudice—an electrifying, oftentimes heartbreaking debut from an extraordinary new voice. Justin C. Key has long been obsessed with monsters. Reading R. L... -
![Vicarious by Rhett C. Bruno]()
Vicarious by Rhett C. Bruno
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe real world is only where you breathe…In High Earth, entertainment is everything. Virtual Worlds. Games. Steaming shows. Simulations—there’s something for everybody. You don't ever even have to leave your home.For Asher Reinhart, nothing compares to Ignis: Live, a reality show that pushes human beings to their very extremes... -
![The Last Escape by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair]()
The Last Escape by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThey were dead. All of them. In the wake of a massacre, Ella, Bray, and William flee into the wild, hoping to escape the brutal vengeance of an unforgiving leader. In Brighton, political and economic tensions boil. Famine is approaching. The monsters are amassing... -
![Delete by Kim Curran]()
Delete by Kim Curran
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe country is at war. Beset by enemies within and without. And all because of the decisions changed by one boy, Scott Tyler. In this ravaged alternative world, Scott hardly recognizes himself. He's a war hero, a leader of a unit of Shifters and maybe the only one who can prevent the country's frail defenses from crumbling... -
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![Fatal Abduction by Julia Crane]()
Fatal Abduction by Julia Crane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s a serial killer at large. His victims just happen to resemble Kaitlyn—dark haired, pale skin and athletic build. Kaitlyn goes undercover, attending a prestigious high school to try to lure the killer into a trap and save the lives of other potential victims... -
![Exposed by Francine Pascal, J.R. Rost]()
Exposed by Francine Pascal, J.R. Rost
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInstead of choosing the good guy, I chose the bad guy. Instead of warding off the enemy, I moved in with him. And I thought the purpose of fear was to prevent you from doing stupid things...Categorized as:
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![It Takes Death to Reach a Star by Stu Jones, Gareth Worthington]()
It Takes Death to Reach a Star by Stu Jones, Gareth Worthington
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE WORLD YOU KNOW IS DEAD. WE DID THIS TO OURSELVES.The epidemic struck at the end of the Third World War. Fighting over oil, power, and religion, governments ignored the rise of an anti-bacterial-resistant plague. In just five years, the Earth was annihilated. Only one city survived—Etyom—a frozen hell-hole in northern Siberia, engulfed in endless conflict.The year is 2251... -
![The Crying of Ross 128 by David Allan Hamilton]()
The Crying of Ross 128 by David Allan Hamilton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe year is 2085...America has splintered into various independent republics after a brutal civil war. Against this backdrop, space exploration is on the cusp of new technological breakthroughs. Jim Atteberry, a mid-30s English professor at City College in San Francisco, spends his free time listening for alien signals on the amateur radio astronomy bands... -
![The Organ Scrubber by Jason Werbeloff]()
The Organ Scrubber by Jason Werbeloff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the Bubble, where orphans are used for spare parts, and transplanting organs is like changing a pair of socks.They harvested Daniel’s body when he was a child, leaving him with cheap cybernetic replacements. Now that he's grown, his body is failing. The gears in his knee grind, his synthetic cornea weeps, and his 3D-printed lungs spasm in winter.Daniel needs the organs he was born with... -
![Prankster: An AFK Book by Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper]()
Prankster: An AFK Book by Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest FNAF player up at night...From twisted toys to gut-wrenching games, this collection of terrifying tales is unsettling enough to mess with even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans... -
![The Paths Between Worlds by Paul Antony Jones]()
The Paths Between Worlds by Paul Antony Jones
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWelcome Children of Earth. Do not be afraid. After a devastating car crash leaves her addicted to pain pills and her best friend dead, Meredith Gale has finally been pushed beyond her breaking point. Ending her life seems like the only way out, and that choice has left her dangling by her fingertips from a bridge above the freezing water of the San Francisco Bay... -
![The Game by Terry Schott]()
The Game by Terry Schott
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Game...A virtual reality simulation played by over a billion children around the world. The best players are celebrities, adored and worshiped by countless fans. Zack is a superstar among players.His final play may change the world, forever.. -
![The Tribute by Roman Prokofiev]()
The Tribute by Roman Prokofiev
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery survivor dreams of one day making it to the City. Humanity’s last hope, it boasts the best resources and the greatest minds, bringing together the crème de la crème of the surviving civilization. Behind its unassailable walls and impregnable protection dome, the City bustles with life almost indistinguishable from the state-of-the-art culture of the fabled Utopian era... -
![Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution by P.W. Singer, August Cole]()
Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution by P.W. Singer, August Cole
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn FBI agent teams up with the first police robot to hunt a shadowy terrorist in this gripping technothriller—and fact-based tour of tomorrow—from the authors of Ghost FleetAmerica is on the brink of a revolution. AI and robotics have realized science fiction’s dreams, but have also taken millions of jobs and left many citizens fearful that the future is leaving them behind... -
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![Vaster than Empires and More Slow: A Story by Ursula K. Le Guin]()
Vaster than Empires and More Slow: A Story by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her spare, elegant prose, rich characterization, and diverse worlds. "Vaster than Empires and more Slow" is a short story originally published in the collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters...Categorized as:
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Universal Love by Alexander Weinstein
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA hypnotic collection of speculative fiction about compassion, love, and human resilience in the technological hyper-age, from Alexander Weinstein, author of Children of the New World. Universal Love welcomes readers to a near-future world where our everyday technologies have fundamentally altered the possibilities and limits of how we love one another...Categorized as:
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![Neon Green by Margaret Wappler]()
Neon Green by Margaret Wappler
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's the summer of 1994 in suburban Chicago: Forrest Gump is still in theaters, teens are reeling from the recent death of Kurt Cobain, and you can enter a sweepstakes for a spaceship from Jupiter to land in your backyard. Welcome to Margaret Wappler's slightly altered alternative '90s. Everything's pretty much as you remember it, except for the aliens...Categorized as:
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![The Best American Short Stories 2018 by Roxane Gay, Heidi Pitlor]()
The Best American Short Stories 2018 by Roxane Gay, Heidi Pitlor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBest-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction.Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay brings her “signature dry wit and piercing psychological depth” (Harper’s Bazaar) to selecting The Best American Short Stories 2018...Categorized as:
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![Fallen Host by Lyda Morehouse]()
Fallen Host by Lyda Morehouse
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPage, a sentient electronic creation, is alone and his identity and purpose are clouded. Emmaline, Inquisitor for the Pope, flies to New York to verify the existence of souls in the world's two known A.I.s. Morningstar, rebelling against his Maker, embarks to hunt down his own destiny. Three participants race for their own personal truth, linked in ways they cannot begin to comprehend... -
![Winter's King by Ursula K. Le Guin]()
Winter's King by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Ursula Le Guin is more than just a writer of adult fantasy and science fiction . . . she is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscapes of the mind.” – Cincinnati EnquirerThe recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her spare, elegant prose, rich characterization, and diverse worlds...Categorized as:
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