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Hearing Jesus by Jeffrey McClain Jones
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGladys Hight lives alone in a cozy little house in southeastern Wisconsin. Occasionally, her family has heard her speaking with Harry, her husband, who died four years ago. Her daughter, Patty, the type-A opposite of Gladys, worries about her mother’s sanity. At seventy-eight, even Gladys has her doubts... -
![A Time to Rise by Nadine Brandes]()
A Time to Rise by Nadine Brandes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat more can you sacrifice than your life?Parvin Blackwater is dead.At least…that’s what the Council—and the world—thinks. But her sacrifice tore down part of the Wall long enough to stir up hope and rebellion in the people. Now she will rise again. Strong, free, and fearless... -
![Eclipse of the Sun by Michael D. O'Brien]()
Eclipse of the Sun by Michael D. O'Brien
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this fast-paced, reflective novel, (the third in a trilogy following Strangers and Sojourners and Plague Journal) Michael O'Brien presents the dramatic tale of a family that finds itself in the path of a totalitarian government... -
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Diuna, tom II by Frank Herbert
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsISBN 8320707722 is shared with the first volume of the book, this is the second... -
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![Viendra le temps du feu by Wendy Delorme]()
Viendra le temps du feu by Wendy Delorme
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Elles étaient toutes brisées et pourtant incassables. Elles existaient ensemble comme un tout solidaire, un orchestre puissant, les organes noués en ordre aléatoire, un grand corps frémissant. Et j'étais l'une d'entre elles." Une société totalitaire aux frontières closes, bordée par un fleuve... -
![Icon by Georgia Briggs]()
Icon by Georgia Briggs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForget your name. Forget your parents. These are the things Euphrosyne's grandparents and counsellors tell her. But if Orthodox Christianity is a lie, why did the icon so dramatically save her life? And what can she do to get the icon back?In a post-Christian America, where going to church, praying, or owning holy things means death, a twelve-year-old girl searches for the truth... -
![Wait For It by Manna Francis]()
Wait For It by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series.Warrick asks Toreth to wait for it as long as he can stand it. It being sex... -
![The Last Archide: Complete Series by Chad R. Odom]()
The Last Archide: Complete Series by Chad R. Odom
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world is at war. Government titans use sports heroes known as Centauri for political influence. Meanwhile, warriors from another time known as Archides are backed into a corner. The man who brought down their galaxy-spanning empire, is taking advantage of the turmoil and threatens to conquer this world as he did their ancient home. Oryan Jeckstadt is born a slave... -
![Radio by Sophia Elaine Hanson, Sophia Slade]()
Radio by Sophia Elaine Hanson, Sophia Slade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the traumatic events at the dreaded prison Red Bay, Ronja is hanging by a thread. Whispers trail her through the Belly, carrying rumors of her borderline supernatural voice. Plagued by nightmares and haunted by the memories of those she could not save, she clings to the promise that her gift will soon become the weapon of the Anthem... -
![Ride, Sally, Ride (Or Sex Rules) by Douglas Wilson]()
Ride, Sally, Ride (Or Sex Rules) by Douglas Wilson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's two decades in the future, and a Christian college student named Ace Hartwick has just destroyed his neighbor's so-called "wife" -- actually a sexbot named Sally -- in a trash compactor. Soon, Ace will be on trial for murder.Unfortunately for Ace, everyone despises his kind of "radical" Christianity, and, in the fragile America of the future, all the juries are fixed... -
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California by Jamie Lee Grey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B07R9WJ81Q Flames will destroy. Planes will fall from the sky. Bombs will detonate. And that’s just the first day. Katie and Zach Nelson are looking forward to celebrating their anniversary with a relaxing camping trip on the California coast. But terrorists have other plans for the weekend. Like torching the place... -
![Pursued by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye]()
Pursued by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first four books featuring the young Trib Force, now available in a value-priced hardcover for collectors and for readers who want a longer read. Best for ages 10-14 but loved by all ages. Book #2: Pursued covers books 5-8 with background plots from Tribulation Force...Categorized as:
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![Led pod kůží by Vilma Kadlečková]()
Led pod kůží by Vilma Kadlečková
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucas Hildebrandt dosáhl všeho, co si předsevzal; jenže zároveň se nedopatřením a mimochodem dotkl nejtemnějšího össenského tajemství. Na jeho rukou jsou spóry laëgühru. A nad jeho hlavou číhají Lodě. Ty, které bdí ve vesmíru, čekaly dlouho na svou chvíli; a teď konečně nalézají. Jejich Sdílené vědomí se obrací ke Studni planetárního ticha, kam se Lucas uchýlil společně s Aš~šádem z Fomalhiwy... -
![Fated by Teri Terry]()
Fated by Teri Terry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm just one girl. What can I do?Sam's cosy life as daughter of the Deputy Prime Minister is about to end. These are turbulent times. Borders have closed and protests are turning violent. The government blames the country's youth, and is cracking down hard. Mobile phones are blocked, gatherings are banned and dissent is brutally crushed.Sam is torn between family loyalty and doing what is right... -
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![Dark Till Dawn by Ann Christy]()
Dark Till Dawn by Ann Christy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSilo 49 has endured. In Going Dark they freed themselves from the control of Silo 1. In Deep Dark they discovered their forgotten past. In the final installment of the Silo 49 Trilogy, all they have worked for, over generations of time, comes to fruition. Lillian and Leo, cousins and best friends, enter the lists for the 89th Race in Silo 49... -
![Ensin palasivat linnut by Anne Kovalainen]()
Ensin palasivat linnut by Anne Kovalainen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHyytävä tarina luonnonmullistuksen jälkeisestä maailmasta, jonka elämänmenoa varjostaa eristäytyneestä saaresta säteilevä paha.Yhdeksänvuotias Sanelma ja hänen vanhempi sisarensa Sirja ovat pelastuneet luonnonkatastrofista, jossa osa tunnettua maailmaa tuntuu lakanneen olemasta...Categorized as:
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![Becoming Elektra by Christian Handel]()
Becoming Elektra by Christian Handel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSie bestimmen, wer du bistWenn dein Leben eine Lüge ist ... Als die junge und schöne Elektra Hamilton bei einem Reitunfall ums Leben kommt, erhält Isabel ein unerwartetes Angebot. Sie, die Elektra wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten ist, soll deren Platz einnehmen. Sie muss lediglich für immer verschweigen, wer sie wirklich ist... -
![The Barriers by Katie French]()
The Barriers by Katie French
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook Five in the best-selling young adult dystopian series, The Breeders Riley hasn't seen her boyfriend Clay or her nine-year-old brother Ethan for two months. Between violent road gangs and ongoing clashes between the Breeders and the Free Colonies, are they even still alive? But Riley will never stop looking... -
![The God Portal by Tim Ferguson]()
The God Portal by Tim Ferguson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt began as a vacation out west for Jim Wagner and his family…until Jim discovers his brother, particle physicist Dr. Warren Wagner, is missing from his Nevada home. Their search leads to the desert laboratory of corporate giant Forsythe-Hammond... -
![Childless: A Novel by James C. Dobson, Kurt Bruner]()
Childless: A Novel by James C. Dobson, Kurt Bruner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe second installment in the riveting new trilogy from Dr. James Dobson and Kurt Bruner transports readers to a not-too-distant future when the young and healthy strain under the burden of a rapidly aging population. Everyone is nervous about how Judge Victor Santiago will rule. The case involved the tragic demise of a loving mother and her disabled son... -
![Bajo el metal by Irene Morales]()
Bajo el metal by Irene Morales
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJapón, 2304.Hotaro e Ichiro son dos mecatrónicos de los bajos fondos de la desértica ciudad de Tokio. Su fama de aceptar cualquier encargo, por truculento o retorcido que sea, lleva a un capo de la mafia a proponerles un nuevo y jugoso trabajo: arreglar y actualizar al último neómano del país, un androide ilegal al que planea subastar entre las altas esferas... -
![Ninguém nasce herói by Eric Novello]()
Ninguém nasce herói by Eric Novello
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNum futuro em que o Brasil é liderado por um fundamentalista religioso, o Escolhido, o simples ato de distribuir livros na rua é visto como rebeldia... -
![The Reeve's Tale by Margaret Frazer]()
The Reeve's Tale by Margaret Frazer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs illness and murder cast a cloud over Prior Byfield, fear and suspicion reign -- and Frevisse's keen deductions lead her closer to the disturbing truth... -
![Breeder by K.B. Hoyle]()
Breeder by K.B. Hoyle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEverything about Seventeen’s life is perfect, from her genetics, to her home in Sanctuary, to her status as a Breeder in the Unified World Order. But all that changes when she meets a rogue Enforcer named Pax, who infiltrates Sanctuary and targets her for extraction from the Controlled Repopulation Program...Categorized as:
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![Endure the Dark by T.L. Payne]()
Endure the Dark by T.L. Payne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWithout warning, the lights go out. Cars grind to a halt, and phones stop working. Amidst the chaos, Sixteen-year-old Serenity Jones is forced to flee for her life. The perilous journey out of the city becomes even more difficult when she discovers the route to safety is blocked... -
![A Fire in the Sun by George Alec Effinger]()
A Fire in the Sun by George Alec Effinger
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMarid Audran has become everything he once despised. Not so long ago, he was a hustler in the Budayeen, an Arabian ghetto in a Balkanized future Earth. Back then, as often as not, he didn't have the money to buy himself a drink. But he had his independence.Now Marid works for Friedlander Bey, "godfather" of the Budayeen, a man whose power stretches across a shattered, crumbling world... -
![Oceanic by Greg Egan]()
Oceanic by Greg Egan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the electronic frontier to the wilder shores of hard physics, Greg Egan's new collection is powerful, shocking and... -
![The Showdown: Behind Enemy Lines by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye]()
The Showdown: Behind Enemy Lines by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe death toll rises as the great wrath of the Lamb earthquake ends. Victims throughout the world struggle to find family and friends. The Young Trib Force is no exception.Ryan has disappeared. Judd risks his life with a dangerous motorcycle jump. And through a series of strange events, Lionel finds himself in the mind-numbing clutches of the Global Community...Categorized as:
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![I Am Margaret by Corinna Turner]()
I Am Margaret by Corinna Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Margo's world, if you don't pass your Sorting at 18 you are recycled. Literally.Margaret Verrall dreams of marrying the boy she loves and spending her life with him. But she’s part of the underground network of Believers – and with the persecution that carries the death penalty.And there’s just one other problem.She’s going to fail her Sorting... -
![El asesino de los caramelos de violeta by Javier Holgado, Susana López Rubio]()
El asesino de los caramelos de violeta by Javier Holgado, Susana López Rubio
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLa nostalgia y el suspense se darán la mano en las páginas de este adictivo misterio.En los años finales de la dictadura de Franco, Madrid está viviendo una ola de muertes que han sido catalogadas como suicidios y accidentes. Todas ellas son mujeres jóvenes, y salvo Lucio Garza, un sagaz médico forense, nadie ha encontrado una relación clara entre sus muertes... -
![Qube: Thriller by Tom Hillenbrand]()
Qube: Thriller by Tom Hillenbrand
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLondon, 2091: Investigativjournalist Calvary Doyle wird auf offener Straße niedergeschossen. Zuvor hatte der Reporter zum Thema Künstliche Intelligenz recherchiert. Die auf KI-Gefahrenabwehr spezialisierte UNO-Agentin Fran Bittner beginnt, in dem Fall zu ermitteln... -
![The Abbey by Dan Doboş]()
The Abbey by Dan Doboş
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSaint Augustine defined six periods of human life with the last being the Armageddon - when the armies of humans, lead by a Messiah who has again come down on Earth, will have to defeat the forces of evil. More than three thousand years after this prophecy was made, the Abbey is the only religious entity still standing... -
![Hell's Fortress by Michael Wallace]()
Hell's Fortress by Michael Wallace
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnvironmental disaster, war, and government dissolution have plunged the outside world into chaos, leaving the embattled polygamist community of Blister Creek facing a host of dire challenges as their lifesaving resources grow treacherously low. When one of their beloved members gets lost in the desert, Dr. Jacob Christianson agrees to send out an expedition that includes his sister, Eliza... -
![Göttertochter - Das Kind der Jahreszeiten by Jennifer Wolf]()
Göttertochter - Das Kind der Jahreszeiten by Jennifer Wolf
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLiora Vivian Götterkind ist die Tochter von gleich zwei Jahreszeitengöttern und wächst bei Yannis und Sol in Hemera auf. So sehr sie dort von den Menschen als Götterkind verehrt wird, so sehr wird sie aber auch von den anderen Jugendlichen in der Schule ausgeschlossen... -
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![Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis]()
Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis cozy debut science fiction novel tells a story of misfits, rebels, found family—and a mystery that spans the starsWelcome to the Grand Abeona home of the finest food, the sweetest service, and the very best views the galaxy has to offer. All year round it moves from planet to planet, system to system, pampering guests across the furthest reaches of the milky way... -
![The Last Beekeeper by Jared Gulian]()
The Last Beekeeper by Jared Gulian
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes your safe place... is not.When murder strikes a remote community, a reclusive beekeeper uncovers a horrifying secret that could destroy humanity.Jim Parker, a honeybee expert, has retreated to a quaint island in Lake Michigan with his teenage daughter after a terrible family tragedy. He longs to hide from an increasingly dangerous world... -
![Magda und Ben by Thomas Thiemeyer]()
Magda und Ben by Thomas Thiemeyer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDer Kampf der Geschlechter steuert seinem Höhepunkt entgegen. Als die Frauenarmee immer tiefer ins Herz der Männerstadt vorrückt, treffen ein alter Mann und eine alte Frau aufeinander - und machen eine unglaubliche Entdeckung: Magda, die oberste Heilerin, und Benedikt, der Prior der Abtei, waren vor fünfundsechzig Jahren ein junges Paar, das durch den Virus auseinandergerissen wurde... -
![The Calling by Rachelle Dekker]()
The Calling by Rachelle Dekker
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRemko Brant had never been so sure of anything as escaping the Authority City with Carrington Hale. But bravado comes easy when you have nothing to lose. Now a husband, father, and the tactical leader of the Seers, Remko has never had so much at risk.As he and his team execute increasingly dangerous rescue missions inside the city, they face growing peril from a new enemy... -
![Танатонавты by Bernard Werber, Бернар Вербер]()
Танатонавты by Bernard Werber, Бернар Вербер
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDeath - the "place from where none return", except for a few pathetic ghosts? Information has become obsolete! The Thanatonauts' invention, a way to travel through the world of Death, has changed everything! The Thanatonauts are already acknowledged as the pioneers of "post-death geographic discoveries". Representatives from different religions are already fighting for spheres of influence... -
![Jupiter Winds by C.J. Darlington]()
Jupiter Winds by C.J. Darlington
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEver since Grey Alexander’s parents disappeared five years ago, she’s had one goal—to keep herself and her younger sister Rin alive. But surviving in the North American Wildlife Preserve isn’t easy, especially for the unconnected who can be shot on sight by border patrol robot drones. Through the guidance of their eccentric old neighbor Mrs... -
![The Terrorists of Irustan by Louise Marley]()
The Terrorists of Irustan by Louise Marley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this brilliant novel from the author of Sing the Light, a talented medicant defies the rule of men -- and changes the lives of every woman on the planet... -
![Cogito by Victor Dixen]()
Cogito by Victor Dixen
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUN DON DU CIEL…Roxane, dix-huit ans, a plongé dans la délinquance quand ses parents ont perdu leur emploi, remplacés par des robots.Sa dernière chance de décrocher le Brevet d’Accès aux Corporations : un stage de programmation neuronale, une nouvelle technologie promettant de transformer n’importe qui en génie... -
![Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz]()
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom sci-fi visionary and acclaimed author Annalee Newitz comes Automatic Noodle, a cozy near-future novella about a crew of abandoned food service bots opening their very own restaurant.While San Francisco rebuilds from the chaos of war, a group of food service bots in an abandoned ghost kitchen take over their own delivery app account... -
![Rogue Protocol [Dramatized Adaptation] by Martha Wells, Alejandro Ruiz]()
Rogue Protocol [Dramatized Adaptation] by Martha Wells, Alejandro Ruiz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho knew being a heartless killing machine would present so many moral dilemmas?Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is.And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good... -
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![The Rule of All by Ashley Saunders, Leslie Saunders]()
The Rule of All by Ashley Saunders, Leslie Saunders
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs America’s twenty-first-century revolution reaches its endgame, twin sisters must outrun, and outlive, the Common enemy.Outlaw twin sisters Ava and Mira Goodwin were born to defy Texas’s tyrannical and oppressive Governor Roth. They inspired millions across the country to liberate themselves and fight to live free under the new Common rule... -
![Toward Eternity by Anton Hur]()
Toward Eternity by Anton Hur
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat does it mean to be human in a world where technology is quickly catching up to biology?In a near-future world, a new technological therapy is quickly eradicating cancer: The body’s cells are entirely replaced with nanites—robot or android cells that not only cure those afflicted but leave them virtually immortal... -
![Fatherless by James C. Dobson, Kurt Bruner]()
Fatherless by James C. Dobson, Kurt Bruner
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe year is 2042, and the long-predicted tipping point has arrived. For the first time in human history, the economic pyramid has flipped: The feeble old now outnumber the vigorous young, and this untenable situation is intensifying a battle between competing cultural agendas... -
![Хищные вещи века by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky]()
Хищные вещи века by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Ivan Zhilin, interplanetary engineer, returned after years of space work, he wanted a quiet vacation on some sunny restful spot on Earth. And at first, it seemed he found the place - a charming seaside city in a "liberated" country. But somehow, since his long sojourn in far orbits, things had subtly gone wrong... -
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Ark Baby by Liz Jensen
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe author of the critically acclaimed debut novel, "Egg Dancing", pays wonderfully weird evolutionary homage to Darwinism and animal rights, creating a darkly comic story of true love and extinction. With spell-binding skill, Liz Jensen orchestrates another brilliant black comedy, a gala feast of a novel...
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