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In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family. Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her. Then an enemy's iron bullet kills her mother, Venus's life implodes. Keeping her reckless little sister...
2) The Square
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"You are hereby banished from the North American continent. Should you reenter it, you will be executed upon recognition. Within this facility, you have the right to life and to defend that life, unto your death."
These are the last words spoken to the exiles banished to the Square, a massive penal colony encompassing the western triangle of what was once the state of Texas. Paxton Stephens, a disgraced and exiled scientist, gave the authoritarian...
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Phoenix legacy volume 3
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The stunning conclusion to the saga of a doomed civilization and the heroes who fight to save it. In an empire on the brink of implosion, the Society of the Phoenix is the only alternative to catastrophe, yet it is regarded by the rulers of the Concord as treasonable and a greater threat than the ominous rumblings of a Bond uprising. The Phoenix is led by Alex Ransom, once the first born of the House of DeKoven Woolf, but Commander Ransom now lies...
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On the harsh Martian frontier, young Peter and Susan are left in the care of their impatient guardian, Mr. Caxton, while their parents explore the desert. The curious children spot mysterious clawmarks in the red sand, but their discovery is met with scorn. As night falls, an otherworldly creature materializes at their door, igniting terror and wonder.
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Prince of nothing volume 2
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As a vast Holy War begins, a powerful new force emerges in the second book of this "violent, passionate, darkly poetic" fantasy series (SFSite.com).
The first battle against the heathen has been won, but while the Great Names squabble over the spoils, Kellhus draws more followers to his banner. The sorcerer Achamian and his lover, Esmenet, submit entirely-only to face an unimaginable test of faith. The warrior Cnaiur falls ever deeper into madness....
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Serafina Glutt ist Pilotin und unterwegs zu einer großen Werft nahe des Saturn, als ihr Schiff in Schwierigkeiten gerät. Sie kann sich gerade noch auf dem kleinen Jupitermond Eukelade retten. Dort wird sie einigermaßen unfreundlich von Tadius Uriel empfangen, der diesen Mond bewohnt. Schnell bekommt sie heraus, dass Tadius ein Geheimnis verbirgt. Schließlich erfährt sie, dass Tadius Kybertium abbaut, den begehrtesten Stoff im Sonnensystem - und...
8) Alien Child
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Alone on Earth, a young girl searches for a new beginning Nita is a child of the Institute. Ever since she can remember, she has roamed its sterile halls, living out her youth in the care of a fur-covered guardian from another world. The Institute's computers give her everything she could want-except another human to share her life with. Long ago there were people at the Institute, but something happened that wiped them out. As she matures, Nita slowly...
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A #1 international bestselling author offers up sixteen science fiction tales featuring aliens, magic, robots, time travelers, cyborgs, nanotech, and more.
These sixteen stories, ranging from flash fiction to novella length, extend from the far corners of space to the edge of time and back to cutting-edge explorations inspired by today's headlines. Read about clones and combat cyborgs, nanotechnology experiments and giant robots, super-sentient...
10) Sigil
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Thumb brushing her lips like a kiss, he promised, "In time, you will learn you need not fear me." Setting her free, Sovereign's enigmatic expression grew dark. "You will love me. It is inevitable."These soldiers claim I am theirs, that I must submit. But I refuse.For a century, I have run, fought, killed, and bled. I have left planets aflame. And always I have escaped the Brotherhood's hunt. I have escaped Sovereign.Until now.Trapped on a derelict...
11) Sound the Gong
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Kingdom of three volume 2
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From New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, comes Sound the Gong, the dazzling, sweeping conclusion to the critically-acclaimed Kingdom of Three duology.
12) Enter the Light
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Beware! Darkness lurks in the least expected places!
James Stevens is a mild-mannered investment manager with a dark past. He thinks all his military exploits are behind him. He left his former life and returned to embrace his childhood faith. Now he has a beautiful wife and daughter, a nice home, and a great job. What he doesn't realize is there are demonic forces determined to destroy his life and everything that he has built.
When those who are...
13) Fire and Ice
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Mayday
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We are being attacked! The jungle is coming to life!
A distress beacon is sent from a lost colony and dispatched from Earth is a rescue mission to find and save the colonists. But what happens when that ships goes missing? This is problem that Captain Everton Crane is faced with. As his rescue party land on the planet they must overcome massive odds just to survive.
As he struggles to save his crew from a hostile world,...
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SHADOW WARRIORLove that breaks all the rules…Every culture has its secrets, some surprising and some horrifying, and Delroi is no different. When Sergei Trace, half Delroi half Earthling, arrived on his father's home planet he expected some culture shock. He's used to living in the shadows, on the fringes of life. On Delroi he's thrust into the light.Kayna Idis has a serious problem. She's in love with the wrong man. Razor Deriq is everything she...
15) Death of Heaven
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New book description: Finalist in the 2024 American Legacy Book Awards. Nominated for the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Awards.Author and reviewer Michael Brookes said:"The book starts well and has a 'Books of Blood' vibe which really works well. It's in these tales that the author's writing ability shines. He demonstrates a lovely turn of phrase and some of the writing is almost poetic in its beauty."A horrific childhood event. Two broken boys struggle to...
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À l'instar de la plupart des adolescents, Rouge cherche à comprendre qui elle est et ce qu'elle veut devenir. Avec peu d'informations sur son passé, elle a des questions auxquelles elle n'a jamais tenté de répondre. Tout bascule lorsqu'elle se lie d'amitié avec une famille étrangement captivante. Les frères et sœurs, Grace et Michael, semblent détenir des secrets liés à Rouge, une intuition confirmée par un incident tragique lors d'une...
19) Electrocante
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Natalio y su electrocante -un compañero androide, también llamado «tronco»- recorren la City haciendo el trabajo sucio que le corresponde a un policía Clase 5. La ciudad está colapsada por la ola de inmigrantes y disidentes que llegan desde la Ciudad Vieja y las órdenes son terminar con ellos como sea. En uno de estos operativos, Natalio pierde a su tronco cuando un disidente le vuela la cabeza con una bomba imán. Natalio, entonces, se ve...
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A pocas generaciones de distancia, el colapso atmosférico ya es noticia vieja. El ser humano ha conquistado el sistema solar, pero aún tiene problemas domésticos.
Codicia, adicciones y relaciones se entrelazan en este thriller policiaco plagado de holoanuncios, speeders antigravedad y personajes de todos los tiempos que tejen sus ambiciones en un relato imaginativo y cargado de humor negro.
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