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"The call them Savages. Brutal. Efficient. Expendable. The empire relies on them. The greatest weapon they ever developed. Culled from the streets of their cities, they take the ones no one will miss and throw them, by the thousands, at the empire's enemies. If they live, they fight again. If they die, well, there are always more"-- The call them Savages. Brutal. Efficient. Expendable. The empire relies on them. Now the Savages are rising up against...

"Special Forces are used to crazy ops, but orbiting a black hole to slow down time and fight Earth's dirty battles in the future? That's new, even for them. But that's the mission for Owen Quarry, Anaya Pretorius, and the rest of COG, a company of elite, disgraced, soldiers from around the globe. They join a defrocked company commander, an AI warship with self-confidence issues, and a crew of misfit troupers on a dizzying time-quest: prove the concept...

Reimagines one of the most popular fan-favorite shows of all time in this all-new, comedic, action-packed series. Five unsuspecting teenagers, transported from Earth into the middle of a sprawling intergalactic war, become pilots for five robotic lions in the battle to protect the universe from evil. Only through the true power of teamwork can they unite to form the mighty warrior, who was first formed 10,000 years ago.

"Get a handle on the world's most popular saga with quick Q&As and at-a-glance illustrations. You'll never confuse a Jedi and a Jawa again!" --P.4 of cover.

"In the near future, Earth has been conquered by a race of brutal alien machines known as the Mek, and an entire generation has grown up under their oppressive rule. When Dakota Bregman, a rebellious young woman imprisoned in a Mek labor camp stumbles across a mysterious map that may hold the secret to humanity's liberation, she escapes and embarks on a dangerous odyssey across an alien-occupied America that leads her to an amazing discovery -- a...

Two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors fight back in a desperate ground war. While casualties mount by the day, the resistance, along with some unexpected allies, uncovers a plot that could bring the war to a decisive end.

"Follow the Brotherband in a battle against an Iberian pirate raiding ship in the latest exciting tale in the Brotherband Chronicles from John Flanagan, author of the internationally bestselling Ranger's Apprentice series! The Herons are home in Skandia--preparing to celebrate two of their own and working on sea trials in the newly constructed Heron. But during a short excursion, they encounter an Iberian pirate ship raiding the coast of Sonderland,...

As the battle between Mer and Atlantis begins, Pete plans an escape from Atlantis in hopes that he can return to Mer and stop the war.

"Suzuki thought he was dreaming when he took a nap and woke up in a fantasy world, but this programmer has found he now has special powers straight out of his game... Having saved the mysterious elf girl and her protector, Satou faces his next challenge: ascending the Cradle, a training facility for elves packed with monsters and powerful guardians! Satou fights his way up, his sights set on the 200th floor-where a fearsome foe awaits..."--Provided...

Contains twenty-one episodes of the animated television program, "Transformers," which follows Optimus Prime and the Autobots on their mission to discover a new energy source for their home planet, while defending the people of Earth from the evil antics of Megatron and the Decepticons.