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Mania by Lionel Shriver

Mania

Lionel Shriver

In a reality not too distant from our own, where the so-called Mental Parity Movement has taken hold, the worst thing you can call someone is 'stupid'. Everyone is equally clever, and discrimination based on intelligence is 'the last great civil rights...

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Bonding with the beast by Evangeline Anderson

Bonding with the beast

Evangeline Anderson

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A single mother, afraid to take a chance on love...A fierce warrior, just learning how to feel...When fate throws them together in the most intimate way possible,Will Isobel run from the Beast...or Bond with him?Isobel Yates is a single mom with no time for...

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Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

Rogue Protocol

Martha Wells

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Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Dark Matter

Blake Crouch

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A brilliantly plotted, relentlessly surprising science-fiction thriller from the author of the bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy - "Are you happy with your life?" Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious....

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Releasing Maladek by Victoria Aveline

Releasing Maladek

Victoria Aveline

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Turns out crash-landing into love is possible . . . Katie is content with her post-alien-abduction life. Not only has she found work as a royal attendant, but her current assignment on a galaxy cruise is enjoyable, too . . . until the ship is brought down by a...

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The renegade Akseli cyborg by Dianne Duvall

The renegade Akseli cyborg

Dianne Duvall

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Too many years of hunting psychotic vampires night after night have left Rachel with a need for change. So when the opportunity to travel across the galaxy aboard a Lasaran warship to a utopian planet arises, the powerful Immortal Guardian jumps at the chance....

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Robots through the ages

Robots through the ages

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A remarkable collection, Robots through the Ages includes stories from some of the best writers of science fiction, both old and new.This anthology, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg, offers a sweeping survey of robots as depicted throughout...

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The circumference of the world by Lavie Tidhar

The circumference of the world

Lavie Tidhar

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Caught between realities, a mathematician, a book dealer, and a mobster desperately seek a notorious book that disappears upon being read. Only the author, a rakish sci-fi writer, knows whether his popular novel is truthful or a hoax. In a story that is...

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The war of the givens by Daniel Price

The war of the givens

Daniel Price

X-Men meets Blake Crouch in the explosive conclusion to Daniel Price's genre-bending Silvers trilogy about six extraordinary people whose fates become intertwined on an Earth far different from our own...one that is headed for utter destruction.It's been two...

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The day tripper by James Goodhand

The day tripper

James Goodhand

"I loved it!"--Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures The right guy, the right place, the wrong time.It's 1995, and Alex Dean has it all: a spot at Cambridge University next year, the love of an amazing woman named...

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Alien clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Alien clay

Adrian Tchaikovsky

They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . . On the distant world of Kiln lie the ruins of an alien civilization. It's the greatest discovery in humanity's spacefaring history - yet who were its builders and where did they go? Professor...

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The day tripper by James Goodhand

The day tripper

James Goodhand

The right guy, the right place, the wrong time. It's 1995, and Alex Dean has it all: a spot at Cambridge University next year, the love of the beautiful and vivacious Holly, and all the time in the world ahead of him. That is until a run-in with a former...

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Carrier wave by Robert Brockway

Carrier wave

Robert Brockway

Humanity listened to the night sky. What we heard shattered the world. Listen. Just once. That's it. As soon as you hear it, it has you. And once it has you, it's over. You may think you're in control. You're not. You want one more listen. You want to look at...

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Rose/House by Arkady Martine

Rose/House

Arkady Martine

Basit Deniau's houses were haunted to begin with. A house embedded with an artificial intelligence is a common thing: a house that is an artificial intelligence, infused with a thinking creature that is not human? That is something else. But now Deniau's been...

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Birth of an empire by Ryk Brown

Birth of an empire

Ryk Brown

Part 3: Episode 7 Getting to know old friends again . . . Getting their hands on improved tech . . . Unchaining the limits of their ability to protect . . . A chance at a pair of assets that could change things forever . . . The Free Fleet now has a powerful...

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Firewall by David Mack

Firewall

David Mack

A thrilling prequel adventure based on the acclaimed TV series Star Trek: Picard!Two years after the USS Voyager's return from the Delta Quadrant, Seven of Nine finds herself rejected for a position in Starfleet...and instead finds a new home with the...

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Star wars by Sean Stewart

Star wars

Sean Stewart

A gripping Clone Wars-era adventure featuring a showdown between Grand Master Yoda and his former apprentice, the sinister Count Dooku. The savage Clone Wars have forced the Republic to the edge of collapse. During the height of the battle, one Jedi Knight...

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The Atlantis gene by A. G. Riddle

The Atlantis gene

A. G. Riddle

"Experience the first dramatized audiobook in A.G. Riddle's groundbreaking Origin Mystery Trilogy--the series that has been translated in 24 languages and sold over THREE MILLION COPIES worldwide. In Antarctica, a research expedition discovers an ancient...

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All systems red by Martha Wells

All systems red

Martha Wells

"A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence. ""As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."" In a...

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Wolfe's hope by Lora Leigh

Wolfe's hope

Lora Leigh

Hope Bainesmith believed Wolfe, the breed she'd known as a young woman in the labs, was dead, but he was only waiting for the right time to claim her. The scientist who created him, Hope's mother, has waited long enough. She wants her creation back, and she...

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Quantum radio by A. G. Riddle

Quantum radio

A. G. Riddle

At CERN, a scientist has just made an incredible discovery--a breakthrough that may answer the deepest questions about human existence. But what he's found is far more dangerous than he ever imagined. Dr. Tyson Klein is a quantum physicist who has dedicated...

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Mickey7 by Edward (Science fiction writer) Ashton

Mickey7

Edward (Science fiction writer) Ash...

Brought to you by Penguin.Dying isn't any fun...but at least it's a living.Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a humanexpedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there's a missionthat's too dangerous-even suicidal- the crew...

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Chosen by the Vikens by Grace Goodwin

Chosen by the Vikens

Grace Goodwin

Chosen? Hardly. Carmen has been bringing down criminal organizations for years. When her boss tells her she is going off-world to hunt and destroy people trying to murder an adorable little princess, she jumps at the chance to prove herself. Her boss didn't...

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Truth of the divine by Lindsay Ellis

Truth of the divine

Lindsay Ellis

Truth of the Divine is the new alternate history first contact novel from the instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal and LA Times bestselling video essayist Lindsay Ellis. The human race is at a crossroads; we know that we are not alone, but details about...

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The long war by Terry Pratchett

The long war

Terry Pratchett

A generation after the events of The Long Earth, mankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by Stepping. Where Joshua and Lobsang once pioneered, now fleets of airships link the stepwise Americas with trade and culture. Mankind is shaping the Long...

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The long cosmos by Terry Pratchett

The long cosmos

Terry Pratchett

The thrilling conclusion to the internationally bestselling Long Earth series explores the greatest question of all: What is the meaning of life? 2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day, a new society continues to evolve in the Long Earth. Now, a message...

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The moonday letters by Emmi Itäranta

The moonday letters

Emmi Itäranta

Part space-age epistolary, part eco-thriller, and a love story between two individuals from very different worlds. Sol has disappeared. Their Earth-born wife Lumi sets out to find them but it is no simple feat: each clue uncovers another enigma. Their...

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Antarctica station by A. G. Riddle

Antarctica station

A. G. Riddle

At the end of the world, a groundbreaking scientific experiment will change everything. Dr. Laura Reynolds had it all. A job she loved. The respect of her peers. Student debt she was slowly chipping away at. And one day, it all went away. She saw the wrong...

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The wife legacy: Huxley by Frankie Love

The wife legacy: Huxley

Frankie Love

The world, at large, is in crisis but so is the marriage between Tia and her husbands. She thought she could trust them all but when one man betrays her, the cracks in the relationship are revealed.

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To challenge heaven by David Weber

To challenge heaven

David Weber

In a universe teeming with predators, humanity needs friends. And fast. We've come a long way in the forty years since the Shongairi attacked Earth, killed half its people, and then were driven away by an alliance of humans with the other sentient bipeds who...

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Into the light by David Weber

Into the light

David Weber

The Shongairi conquered Earth. In mere minutes, half the human race died, and our cities lay in shattered ruins. But the Shongairi didn't expect the survivors' tenacity. And, crucially, they didn't know that Earth harbored two species of intelligent,...

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Toxic dust by Eve Langlais

Toxic dust

Eve Langlais

In a Deviant Future, the world has been reshaped. Humanity has been changed. Yet despite it all, one thing does survive-love. The world outside the domes is a scary place, but nothing compared to the marauder who captures Laura. With one dark look, Axel...

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Halo. Outcasts by Troy Denning

Halo. Outcasts

Troy Denning

An original novel set in the Halo universe--based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!2559. Formerly one of the Covenant's greatest and most fearsome warriors, Arbiter Thel 'Vadam is now allied with his former human enemies while deeply...

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Mastered by her mates by Grace Goodwin

Mastered by her mates

Grace Goodwin

Amanda Bryant has been a spy for five long years, but when aliens suddenly appear claiming a deadly enemy threatens Earth's very survival, Amanda is asked by her superiors to accept the most dangerous mission of her life ... volunteer to be an alien's bride,...

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The rubicon protocol by Kelly Gay

The rubicon protocol

Kelly Gay

"December 2559. Humanity has its back against the wall after the United Nations Space Command flagship Infinity drops out of slipspace into a devastating ambush launched by the Banished. As this fierce enemy alliance seeks to claim a mysterious object hidden...

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Halo. Divine wind by Troy Denning

Halo. Divine wind

Troy Denning

An original novel set in the Halo universe--based on the New York Times bestselling video game series! October 2559. With the galaxy in the suffocating grip of a renegade artificial intelligence, another perilous threat has quietly emerged in the shadows: the...

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Renegades by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

Renegades

Nicholas Sansbury Smith

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith pulls the surviving divers into another heart-stopping adventure in Hell Divers XI: Renegades.The secret location of the Vanguard Islands is no longer a secret ... Tired from years of...

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To change the past by Michael Atamanov

To change the past

Michael Atamanov

Space is a dangerous place. Here, you're either a predator or soon to fall prey to a ruthless neighbor. And if you aren't tough enough to make it on your own, you'll need the backing of a formidable power to keep you safe from bigger fish. Earth used to have...

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House of open wounds by Adrian Tchaikovsky

House of open wounds

Adrian Tchaikovsky

From the BSFA Award-Winning Author of City Of Last Chances City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world. As their legions scour the world of superstition with the bright flame of reason,...

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Star wars. Shatterpoint by Matthew Woodring Stover

Star wars. Shatterpoint

Matthew Woodring Stover

In this essential Star Wars Legends novel, Mace Windu must journey to his long-forgotten homeworld to confront a terrifying mystery with dire personal consequences. The jungle planet of Haruun Kal, homeworld of the legendary Jedi Master Mace Windu, has become...

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First meetings in the Enderverse by Orson Scott. Card

First meetings in the Enderverse

Orson Scott. Card

Contains four stories about the origins and destiny of genetically engineered Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, a young man who may be the military genius Earth needs in its war against an alien enemy; includes the original "Ender's Game."

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Purgatory's shore by Taylor Anderson

Purgatory's shore

Taylor Anderson

The United States, 1847. A disparate group of young American soldiers are bound to join General Winfield Scott's campaign against Santa Anna at Veracruz during the Mexican-American War. They never arrive. Or rather . . . they arrive somewhere else.The untried,...

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Here be dragons by Greig Beck

Here be dragons

Greig Beck

Below the English town of Ipswich a tunnel boring team is digging through solid rock when unexpectedly, they break into an ancient cave system filled with animal bones. Strangely, there were also the remains of men, knights in armour, some crushed, and some...

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Talonsister by Jen Williams

Talonsister

Jen Williams

When soldier Leven was transformed into a Herald - a magical killing machine in the Imperium's brutal conquests - her mind was wiped clean. But strange visions still show her glimpses of the ancient and mysterious island of Brittletain. Now, with the war won...

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Call time by Steve Jones

Call time

Steve Jones

Brought to you by Penguin. The enthralling debut novel from Channel 4 F1 presenter Steve Jones - it's Sliding Doors meets High Fidelity. Bob Bloomfield is, in the words of his best friend's wife, a 'selfish, arrogant a*sehole', who hasn't spent a great deal of...

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Shadows of Reach by Troy Denning

Shadows of Reach

Troy Denning

A Master Chief story and original full-length novel set in the Halo universe--based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!October 2559. It has been a year since the renegade artificial intelligence Cortana issued a galaxy-wide ultimatum,...

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Star bringer by Tracy Wolff

Star bringer

Tracy Wolff

Firefly meets The Breakfast Club in this snarky, new adult romance. The sun is dying ... and it's happening way too damn fast. With the clock ticking, the Nine Planets' only hope of survival rests on a fancy space station and the alien artifact it's carrying....

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System collapse by Martha Wells

System collapse

Martha Wells

The million-copy, New York Times bestselling Murderbot series is back in another full-length novel adventure! Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. Following the events in Network Effect, the...

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Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

Whalefall

Daniel Kraus

Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool's errand: to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. He knows it's a long shot, but Jay feels it's the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carried since his...

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The dark prince's prize by S. E. (Susan E.) Smith

The dark prince's prize

S. E. (Susan E.) Smith

Royal Flush ... Prince Adalard Ha'darra's mission is simple--stay out of trouble while on Earth. His plans to enjoy his time with a few pleasurable distractions change when his transport is sabotaged, forcing him to land miles from Paul Grove's remote ranch....

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Keeper by Tom Larcombe

Keeper

Tom Larcombe

Eddie Hunter isn't stuck in the game Light Online, but if he wants to keep his job, he needs to stay there. It's not a hardship for him as he increasingly believes that his in-game life is far preferable to his out of game life. Working on a hidden development...

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Defender by Tom Larcombe

Defender

Tom Larcombe

Eddie Hunter just wants to keep building his settlement, but somehow there's always something in the way. His good ties with Freyja have made him a target for one of the other AIs in the game. One of the other less savory AIs, who isn't too picky about how he...

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The future by Naomi Alderman

The future

Naomi Alderman

When Martha Einkorn fled her father's isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything. Now, she's surrounded by mega-rich companies designing private weather,...

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The doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky

The doors of Eden

Adrian Tchaikovsky

They thought we were safe. They were wrong. Four years ago, two girls went looking for monsters on Bodmin Moor. Only one came back. Lee thought she'd lost Mal, but now she's miraculously returned. But what happened that day on the moors? And where has she been...

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Evolution by Ryk Brown

Evolution

Ryk Brown

Part 3: Episode 6 A cargo ship in distress . . . A mysterious stowaway in an SA pod . . . A crash-landing on a distant, unexplored world . . . An unexpected rescue by an equally unexpected friend . . . Captain Scott and his cohorts are lost in space, and time...

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Revenant gun by Yoon Ha Lee

Revenant gun

Yoon Ha Lee

Machineries of Empire, the most exciting science fiction trilogy of the decade, reaches its astonishing conclusion! When Shuos Jedao wakes up for the first time, several things go wrong. His few memories tell him that he's a seventeen-year-old cadet--but his...

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A desolation called peace by Arkady Martine

A desolation called peace

Arkady Martine

An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is running out of options. In a desperate attempt at diplomacy with the mysterious invaders, the fleet captain has...

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Tempting Auzed by Victoria Aveline

Tempting Auzed

Victoria Aveline

Alejandra is a survivor. So far, she's lived through abduction, a near drowning, and being lost in an alien forest. She thought things were finally starting to go her way when the most intense, grumpy, and insanely tempting man she's ever seen rescues her from...

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King of the wastes by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

King of the wastes

Nicholas Sansbury Smith

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series Face the uncertain future without fear ... A year has passed since the Hell Divers defeated the machines at Kilimanjaro. The freed captives have settled into their new home at the Vanguard Islands, joining...

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Princess Floralinda and the forty-flight tower by Tamsyn Muir

Princess Floralinda and the forty-flight tower

Tamsyn Muir

When the witch built the forty-flight tower, she made very sure to do the whole thing properly. Each flight contains a dreadful monster, ranging from a diamond-scaled dragon to a pack of slavering goblins. Should a prince battle his way to the top, he will be...

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Nophek gloss by Essa Hansen

Nophek gloss

Essa Hansen

"A sucker punch to the senses ... a killer story with real heart and soul."--Alastair Reynolds. When a young man's planet is destroyed, he sets out on a single-minded quest for revenge across the galaxy in Nophek Gloss, the first book in this epic space opera...

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The wife lottery. Fallon by Frankie Love

The wife lottery. Fallon

Frankie Love

In a world where women are seen as a commodity to barter, Alaska promised a sanctuary. But to stay, I have to enter the wife lottery. Six men, one wife. And I have no say in who those men will be. It's more than a game of chance--it's my life falling into the...

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Dance with the devil by Kit Rocha

Dance with the devil

Kit Rocha

Power is never given, only taken Tobias Richter, the fearsome VP of Security of the TechCorps is dead. The puppet master is gone and the organization is scrambling to maintain control by ruthlessly limiting Atlanta's access to resources, hoping to quell...

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A rip through time by Kelley Armstrong

A rip through time

Kelley Armstrong

"A great read." --Charlaine Harris In this series debut from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, a modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland--in an unfamiliar body--with a killer on the loose. May 20, 2019: Homicide...

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Web of extinction by John Conroe

Web of extinction

John Conroe

The finale to the Zone War series. Alone and weaponless, with a remote controlled bomb in his neck, Ajaya Gurung must plan and fight better and harder than ever before. The last Spider is out there, in the Zone, plotting the end of man, and man is ignoring the...

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The devil you know by Kit Rocha

The devil you know

Kit Rocha

The Mercenary Librarians and the Silver Devils are back in The Devil You Know, the next installment of USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Kit Rocha's post-apocalyptic action/romance, with hints of Orphan Black and the Avengers Maya has had a price...

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Kushiel's mercy by Jacqueline Carey

Kushiel's mercy

Jacqueline Carey

Having learned a lesson about thwarting the will of the gods, Imriel and Sidonie publicly confess their affair, only to see the country boil over in turmoil. Younger generations, infatuated by their heart-twisting, star-crossed romance, defend the couple. Many...

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I who have never known men by Jacqueline Harpman

I who have never known men

Jacqueline Harpman

Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world. Deep underground, thirty-nine women are kept in isolation in a cage. Above ground, a world awaits. Has it been...

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Beacon 23 by Hugh Howey

Beacon 23

Hugh Howey

For centuries, men and women have manned lighthouses to ensure the safe passage of ships.It is a lonely job and a thankless one for the most part. Until something goes wrong. Until a ship is in distress. In the twenty-third century, this job has moved into...

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The death I gave him by Em X. Liu

The death I gave him

Em X. Liu

A Twenty-First Century Hamlet. Hayden Lichfield's life is ripped apart when he finds his father murdered in their lab, and the camera logs erased. The killer can only have been after one thing: the Sisyphus Formula the two of them developed together, which...

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The splinter in the sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

The splinter in the sky

Kemi Ashing-Giwa

A diverse, exciting debut space opera about a young tea expert who is taken as a political prisoner and recruited to spy on government officials--a role that may empower her to win back her nation's independence--perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Nnedi...

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Tempest runner by Cavan Scott

Tempest runner

Cavan Scott

Brought to you by Penguin. In this Star Wars audio original, delve into the cutthroat world of one of the High Republic's greatest foes, the merciless Lourna Dee. The Nihil storm has raged through the galaxy, leaving chaos and grief in its wake. Few of its...

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The infinity affliction by Evan Currie

The infinity affliction

Evan Currie

When war comes, the Earth is not ready. An immortals war arrives, the only warning a flash of light and energy 660 million kilometers away. A curiosity, passed off to NASA and tucked away in a note to be ignored. Only the flash of light is not the end, it is...

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I was legion by Evan Currie

I was legion

Evan Currie

Earth is not the cradle of humanity. It is the Throne. Almost four hundred years the Terran Imperium has languished, an Empire in name only. The young colonies exploded out of the Diaspora Era, supplanting the homeworld in importance as they left a broken...

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Legion in exile by Evan Currie

Legion in exile

Evan Currie

The Earth has been the loving mother of humanity for thousands of years, but now humanity has left the cradle broken in its efforts to reach the stars. Those left behind have not fared well, but the efforts of the Conwin family and others have held the world...

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Seasonal fears by Seanan McGuire

Seasonal fears

Seanan McGuire

From New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire, Seasonal Fears is the extraordinary companion novel to Middlegame. The king of winter and the queen of summer are dead. The fight for their crowns begins! Melanie has a destiny, though it isn't the one...

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Evergreens by Liam Brown

Evergreens

Liam Brown

What if you could stay young forever? What if you never had to grow old? Ben has no qualms about signing up for the Evergreens project, a controversial new trial. But are the promises of life without ageing too good to be true? Sophie has no doubt that they...

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The fallen star by Claudia Gray

The fallen star

Claudia Gray

Brought to you by Penguin. In this gripping sequel to Star Wars: The Rising Storm, the light of the Jedi faces its darkest hour. Time and again, the vicious raiders known as the Nihil have sought to bring the golden age of the High Republic to a fiery end....

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A second chance for yesterday by R. A. Sinn

A second chance for yesterday

R. A. Sinn

Nev Bourne is a hotshot programmer for the latest and greatest tech invention out there: SavePoint, the brain implant that rewinds the seconds of all our most embarrassing moments. She's been working non-stop on the next rollout, even blowing off her...

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The human by Neal L. Asher

The human

Neal L. Asher

Their enemy seems unbeatable. But humanity is indomitable . . . A Jain warship has risen from a prison five million years old, wielding a hoard of lethal technology. Its goal is to catch their old enemy, the Client, and it will destroy all who stand in its...

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The Cassandra complex by Holly Smale

The Cassandra complex

Holly Smale

A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK Brought to you by Penguin. Cassandra Penelope Dankworth is a creature of habit. She likes what she likes (museums, jumpsuits, her boyfriend Will) and strongly dislikes what she doesn't (mess, change, her boss drinking out of...

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More perfect by Temi Oh

More perfect

Temi Oh

'A spectacular exploration of the power of technology...science fiction at its best' Saara El-Arifi, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife"What does it feel like to wake up in the Panopticon? It's like waking up for the first time ever. It's like...

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Hopeland by Ian McDonald

Hopeland

Ian McDonald

A time-traveling, futuristic saga of a family trying to outlast and remake a universe with a power unlike any we've seen beforeWhen Raisa Hopeland, determined to win her race to become the next electromancer of London, bumps into Amon...

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The memory of animals by Claire Fuller

The memory of animals

Claire Fuller

Brought to you by Penguin. From the Costa-Winning, Women's Prize-shortlisted author of Unsettled Ground: a gripping, haunting novel about memory, love and survival, for readers of Never Let me Go and Leave the World BehindNeffy is a young woman running away...

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Tremontaine. the complete season 1 by Ellen Kushner

Tremontaine. the complete season 1

Ellen Kushner

Welcome to Tremontaine, the prequel to Ellen Kushner's beloved Riverside series that began with Swordspoint!A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; her husband's dangerous affair with a handsome scholar; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay...

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Kingdoms of death by Christopher Ruocchio

Kingdoms of death

Christopher Ruocchio

The fourth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire. Hadrian Marlowe is trapped. For nearly a century, he has been a guest of the Emperor,...

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Flame by Travis Bagwell

Flame

Travis Bagwell

Deadly competition. Deep desert. A dying tyrant. Finn Harris was declared the Mage Guild's champion. However, that was only the beginning of the Emir's competition. The next stage will send Finn and his companions deep into the desert north of Lahab in search...

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War bodies by Neal L. Asher

War bodies

Neal L. Asher

Rebellion could be their salvation - or their doom. War Bodies by Neal Asher is a gripping, high-octane standalone set in his expansive Polity universe. Long ago, the Cyberat left Earth to co-evolve with machines. Now, led by the powerful dictator Castron,...

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Lazy city by Rachel Connolly

Lazy city

Rachel Connolly

Following the death of her best friend, Erin has to get out of London. Returning home to Belfast, an au pair job provides a partial refuge from her grief and her volatile relationship with her mother. She spends late nights at the bar where her old friend...

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Echoes on a Cornish river by Kate Ryder

Echoes on a Cornish river

Kate Ryder

'I was hooked from the very first page and drawn into this mystical tale. There is romance, danger and ancient magic - perfect. Loved this enchanting story!' Christina Courtenay, Echoes of the Runes 'A wonderful timeslip, a tale of love across the centuries,...

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The twelve chapters of the infinite night by Traci Harding

The twelve chapters of the infinite night

Traci Harding

We've been at war with them for our entire existence, yet completely blind to their machinations. Etheric parasites are secretly infecting the world's population, feeding off the cosmic light of our spirit forms that connect us to higher dimensions. Our...

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Leviathan by Greig Beck

Leviathan

Greig Beck

Cate Granger and Jack Monroe are enjoying life far away from the deep-sea horrors of their past ... but the ghosts still haunt them. Russian billionaire and former friend, Sonya Borashev, tells them of a newly discovered cave in Antarctica that leads deep...

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Queen amid ashes by Christopher Ruocchio

Queen amid ashes

Christopher Ruocchio

THOUGH THE BATTLE TO SAVE A PLANET IS OVER, THE WAR NEVER ENDS. Hadrian Marlowe is newly a knight of the galaxy-spanning Sollan Empire: a hero who they say slew the alien Prince Aranata Otiolo in single combat; a man they say no man or xenobite can kill....

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Capture the sun by Jessie Mihalik

Capture the sun

Jessie Mihalik

Acclaimed author Jessie Mihalik returns with the thrilling conclusion to her Starlight's Shadow trilogy. An intergalactic thief must join forces with the charming teleporter who stole her last job--and may now be her only hope for saving her former crew.As a...

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