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The Little Ships by J.A. Sutherland
14 ratingsNewly commissioned lieutenant, Alexis Carew is appointed into HMS Shrewsbury, a 74-gun ship of the line in New London’s space navy. She expects Shrewsbury will be sent into action in the war against Hanover, but instead she finds that she and her new ship are pivotal in a Foreign Office plot to bring the star systems of the French Republic into the war and end the threat of Hanover forever... -
![Silver Stars by Michael Grant]()
Silver Stars by Michael Grant
14 ratingsShe’s fighting to survive.The summer of 1943, World War II. The Germans have been bloodied, but Germany is very far from beaten. The North African campaign was only the beginning of the long journey for Frangie, Rainy, Rio, and the millions of other Allies.Now the American army is moving on to their next target: the Italian island of Sicily... -
![Dissolution by W. Michael Gear]()
Dissolution by W. Michael Gear
8 ratingsFROM WESTERN WORD-SLINGER AND ANTHROPOLOGIST W. MICHAEL GEAR, COMES AN ENTIRELY NEW TYPE OF WESTERN - A CONTEMPORARY APOCALYPTIC WESTERN.For anthropology graduate student Sam Delgado, headed to the wilds of Wyoming, this is his last chance to save his graduate career...Categorized as:
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![Goliath by Scott Westerfeld]()
Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
29 ratingsAlek and Deryn are abroad the Leviathan when the ship is ordered to pick up an unusual passenger. This brilliant/maniacal inventor claims to have a weapon called Goliath that can end the war. But whose side is he really on?While on their top-secret mission, Alek finally discovers Deryn's deeply kept secret. Two, actually. Not only is Deryn a girl disguised as a guy...she has feelings for Alek... -
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![Angel of Reckoning by Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle]()
Angel of Reckoning by Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle
10 ratingsFor this vampire, it's time to die... a second time.Valerie understands that to take the fight to those who are attacking in New York, she needs to leave the spotlight. Both for the city, and for herself.Her enemies are relentless in their attacks to get to her. Since they have relocated to the Chicago City-State area, that is where she must go...Categorized as:
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![Operation Easy Street by William Peter Grasso]()
Operation Easy Street by William Peter Grasso
10 ratingsPort Moresby was bad. Buna was worse.The WW2 alternative history adventure of Jock Miles continues as MacArthur orders American and Australian forces to seize Buna in Papua New Guinea. Once again, the Allied high command underestimates the Japanese defenders, plunging Jock and his men into a battle they’re not equipped to win... -
![The Gardens of Nibiru by Richard Fox]()
The Gardens of Nibiru by Richard Fox
14 ratingsEarth defeated the Toth invasion. Now humanity takes the fight to the aliens. The supreme Toth overlord, Mentiq, rules his species with an iron fist from his fortress on the planet Nibiru. Armed with stolen Toth technology, the Breitenfeld travels to the world with a single mission: Kill Mentiq and end the Toth threat to Earth... -
![Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld]()
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
30 ratingsThe behemoth is the fiercest creature in the British navy. It can swallow enemy battleships with one bite. The Darwinists will need it, now that they are at war with the Clanker powers.Deryn is a girl posing as a boy in the British Air Service, and Alek is the heir to an empire posing as a commoner. Finally together aboard the airship Leviathan, they hope to bring the war to a halt...Categorized as:
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![Malevil by Robert Merle, Derek Coltman]()
Malevil by Robert Merle, Derek Coltman
18 ratingsIf you are a fan of the post apocolypse genre, then you will appreciate this gem of a book. It is difficult to find, but it is well worth perservering with a search. The title of the book refers to an old castle in rural France, and which is owned by our hero, the narrator of the story...Categorized as:
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![King of the Wastes by Nicholas Sansbury Smith]()
King of the Wastes by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
8 ratingsFace 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 survivors from around the world. But extreme weather and failed crops have raised the specter of famine...Categorized as:
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![A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve]()
A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve
24 ratingsThe final book of the thrilling Predator Cities series!London is a radioactive ruin. But Tom and Wren discover that the old predator city hides an awesome secret that could bring an end to the war. But as they risk their lives in its dark underbelly, time is running out. Alone and far away, Hester faces a fanatical enemy who possesses the weapons and the will to destroy the entire human race...Categorized as:
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![Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force by Ryder Windham]()
Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force by Ryder Windham
10 ratingsTHE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE ABSOLUTE POWER AT THE HEART OF THE STAR WARS GALAXY The Force, in the immortal words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, “surrounds us, it penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together...Categorized as:
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![Operation Fishwrapper by William Peter Grasso]()
Operation Fishwrapper by William Peter Grasso
10 ratingsJune 1944: A recon flight is shot down over the Japanese-held island of Biak, soon to be the next jump in MacArthur’s leapfrogging across New Guinea. Major Jock Miles, US Army—the crashed plane’s intelligence officer—must lead the handful of survivors to safety. It’s a tall order for a man barely recovered from a near-crippling leg wound... -
![Long Walk To The Sun by William Peter Grasso]()
Long Walk To The Sun by William Peter Grasso
10 ratingsIn this alternate history adventure set in WW2’s early days, a crippled US military struggles to defend vulnerable Australia against the unstoppable Japanese forces. When a Japanese regiment lands on Australia’s desolate and undefended Cape York Peninsula, Jock Miles, a US Army captain disgraced despite heroic actions at Pearl Harbor, is ordered to locate the enemy’s elusive command post... -
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![Wayward Galaxy by Jason Anspach, J.N. Chaney]()
Wayward Galaxy by Jason Anspach, J.N. Chaney
12 ratingsThe future isn’t what they expected.A company of Army Rangers is sent on an interstellar colony ship to secure a foothold on a dangerous, alien planet through violence of action... -
![The Bloody Ground by Bernard Cornwell, Hayward Morse]()
The Bloody Ground by Bernard Cornwell, Hayward Morse
18 ratingsIn this, the fourth of the series, Nathaniel Starbuck, the northern preacher's son who fights for the Confederate South, is plunged into the most desperate battle of the Civil War, the fight at Antietam. Replaced as commander of the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck is given command of a punishment battalion, a unit composed of failures, cowards and misfits...Categorized as:
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![Rustkiller by Dean F. Wilson]()
Rustkiller by Dean F. Wilson
6 ratingsWelcome to the Rust Valley. The Wild North is full of nasty places, but there are some places you just don’t go. One of them is that scrapyard desert known as the Rust Valley. It’s where vehicles go to die. That’s why you don’t go in after them. The bounty hunter Nox made a promise to himself that he’d never be caught dead there...Categorized as:
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![1637: No Peace Beyond the Line by Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon]()
1637: No Peace Beyond the Line by Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon
6 ratingsTHE BATTLE FOR THE NEW WORLD IS A FIGHT TO THE FINISH! A NEW RING OF FIRE NOVEL BY BEST-SELLING WRITING TEAM ERIC FLINT AND CHARLES E. GANNONA New Day in the New WorldIt’s 1637 in the Caribbean. Commander Eddie Cantrell and his ally and friend Admiral Martin Tromp start it off with some nasty surprises for Spain, whose centuries-long exploitation and rapine of the New World has run unchecked...Categorized as:
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![Terror in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Terror in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
6 ratings"I usually give the enemy one chance to surrender. After that, I don't take prisoners." --Ben RainesD-DAY 2.0Having reclaimed American soil from the savage armies of terrorists, lawless street gangs, and mutant Night People, Ben Raines and his Rebel army have a new mission: to free the British Isles from a tyranny of evil oppression...Categorized as:
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![Battle in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Battle in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
6 ratingsLed by descendants of Hitler's Third Reich, 200,000 heavily armed and highly trained fascist soldiers are determined to spread their doctrine of evil across the free world. As the doomsday forces turn Texas into a battleground, legendary soldier and survivalist Ben Raines and his Rebel Army must prevent America from erupting in a bloodbath of atrocity... -
![Skykeep by Joseph R. Lallo]()
Skykeep by Joseph R. Lallo
8 ratingsIt has taken some adjustment, but Nita Graus has made quite a home for herself among the crew of the Wind Breaker. Under her skillful care it has become one of the only airships to stay aloft without the continuous repair and oversight of the vile and manipulative fug folk...Categorized as:
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![Men of War by William R. Forstchen]()
Men of War by William R. Forstchen
8 ratingsIn the aftermath of Gettysburg, the 35th Regiment of the Union Army were pulled through a time warp, leaving them stranded in a strange alien word. Now it's time for exploration -- and to discover a way to survive.. -
![Final Days: Escape by Nathan Hystad, Jasper T. Scott]()
Final Days: Escape by Nathan Hystad, Jasper T. Scott
10 ratingsAndrew and Kendra have learned what's on the other side of the ridge, but it leaves them with more questions than answers. Their colony has turned into a dictatorship under the thumb of its delusional self-appointed leader, the Reverend, making their lives a living nightmare...Categorized as:
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![Fateful Lightning by William R. Forstchen]()
Fateful Lightning by William R. Forstchen
10 ratingsThe latest chapter in a unique, epic military science fiction series that sweeps from Civil War America to a time-warped world of horrifying conflict. The Civil War Yankees, lost in another world and time, find themselves part of a tactical retreat from the onslaught of the mysterious Merki hordes, reenacting the Russian retreats against the French and Germans...Categorized as:
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![The Storm by Nicholas Sansbury Smith]()
The Storm by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
12 ratingsA deadly storm of violence sweeps across the United States in the thrilling third installment of the bestselling Trackers saga.One month after the North Korean attack, the United States continues to fall into anarchy. In Estes Park, Colorado, Police Chief Marcus Colton and tracker Sam ‘Raven’ Spears work tirelessly to defend their hometown...Categorized as:
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![Straits of Hell by Taylor Anderson]()
Straits of Hell by Taylor Anderson
14 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Taylor Anderson’s phenomenal alternate history Destroyermen series continues as a game-changing conspiracy throws the hope of honor, trust, and survival into chaos....Matt Reddy’s old Asiatic Fleet destroyer USS Walker has been mysteriously transported to an alternate version of earth...Categorized as:
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![Firestorm by Taylor Anderson]()
Firestorm by Taylor Anderson
16 ratingsLieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy and the crew of the USS Walker find themselves caught between the nation they swore to defend and the allies they promised to protect...Categorized as:
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![An Officer's Duty by Jean Johnson]()
An Officer's Duty by Jean Johnson
16 ratingsJean Johnson—the national bestselling author of the Sons of Destiny novels—returns to the world she introduced in A Soldier’s Duty with a terrible vision of the future... Promoted in the field for courage and leadership under fire, Ia is now poised to become an officer in the Space Force Navy—once she undertakes her Academy training...Categorized as:
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![The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells]()
The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
18 ratingsIn The Time Machine, Wells's Time Traveller journeys to the world of 802,701 AD, where humanity has divided into the effete, beautiful Eloi and the brutal subterranean Morlocks. In The War of the Worlds, the Martians -- intellects 'vast and cool and unsympathetic' -- send their war machines to wreak havoc across the world...Categorized as:
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![Gunpowder & Embers by John Ringo, Kacey Ezell]()
Gunpowder & Embers by John Ringo, Kacey Ezell
6 ratingsIn the smoking ruins of our world, will the struggle for yesterday's technology spark tomorrow's global war? A new postapocalyptic novel, in which a young cowboy claims his destiny—and tries to prevent a catastophic war—from New York Times best-selling author John Ringo, Kacey Ezell, and Christopher L. Smith. WAR IN THE SMOKING RUINS OF TOMORROW! Thirty years ago, the world ended...Categorized as:
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![Ambush in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Ambush in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
6 ratingsIn the ashes of the apocalypse, Ben Raines and his Rebels face a new obstacle: the anarchists and barbarians who seek to destroy what's left of the Red, White and Blue. Now, Raines's battalions are positioned to advance on Southern Africa in pursuit of Bruno Bottger and his neo-Nazi armies...Categorized as:
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![D-Day in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
D-Day in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
6 ratingsBen Raines and his patriot army are driving the United States government into full-fledged retreat, as the Southern States win over one strategically after another. From the states in the American Northwest to the Canadian provinces, all want to be a part of a society based on law, justice, and old-fashioned values enforced by the barrel of a gun. As a result, the U.N... -
![The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells]()
The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
6 ratingsGathered together in one hardcover volume: three timeless novels from the founding father of science fiction.The first great novel to imagine time travel, The Time Machine (1895) follows its scientist narrator on an incredible journey that takes him finally to Earth’s last moments—and perhaps his own...Categorized as:
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![Courage in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Courage in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
6 ratings"I have nothing but contempt for the lawless."--Ben RainesThe Last FrontierBen Raines--rebel leader and America's greatest survival expert--has a dream: to free the nation from the deadly grip of outlaw gangs and armies of terrorists overrunning its once great cities. The dream is about to become real...Categorized as:
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![Chaos in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Chaos in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
6 ratingsIn the aftermath of the apocalypse, America has been reborn as the Tri-States. Now, a new breed of anarchists and malcontents have banded together to destroy everything Ben Raines and his new army have risked their lives--and the future of a new America--to build. As devastating civil war rages across the land, it's up to Raines to put America back into business, before the red dawn of Armageddon...Categorized as:
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![Destiny in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Destiny in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
6 ratingsBen Raines and his army won a war on two fronts, bringing law, peace, and prosperity to the Southern United States of America. But SUSA's northern neighbor and erstwhile enemy, the United States, is in chaos...Categorized as:
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![Alone in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Alone in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
6 ratingsBen Raines is fighting to rebuild a nation from the bitter chaos and smoldering ashes of nuclear war and anarchy. But in this hellish new order, there are devils leading armed gangs of marauders, who bring destruction wherever they go. When Raines is cut off from his SUSA Rebel forces, he becomes their prey...Categorized as:
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![Slaughter in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Slaughter in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
6 ratingsAfter the apocalypse, Rebel leader Ben Raines helped create the Tri-States. But violent criminal gangs still roam the land. When a secret sect of cannibals threatens the nation's freedom, Raines and his SUSA army are determined to clear out the scum that have made life cruel for hard-working, law-abiding citizens...Categorized as:
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![Death in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Death in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
6 ratingsThe war against the Night People continues as Ben Raines and his rebel army destroy the favorite living places of the cannibalistic mutants, forcing them into the open. But as they push through the rubble that once was Dallas, Ben is nearly killed by a death squad led by warlord Matt Callahan. Like Ben, Malt was a writer before the Great War; unlike Ben, Malt has turned to outlawing...Categorized as:
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![Danger In The Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Danger In The Ashes by William W. Johnstone
6 ratings"We--the Rebels--are the only group of people in this land who are trying to restore the nation to greatness. There is no room for troublemakers. No room for those who want something for nothing...Categorized as:
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![Triumph in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Triumph in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
6 ratingsLed by power-hungry lunatic Bruno Bottger, germ warfare strategy has turned African civilians into killing machines with no conscience and no mercy. With millions already wreaking havoc, it's up to Ben Raines and his Rebels to bravely defend a country under siege. Now, Ben and his men are outnumbered ten to one by Bottger's heavily-armed troops...Categorized as:
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![The Line of Departure by G. Michael Hopf]()
The Line of Departure by G. Michael Hopf
8 ratingsA gripping new novel from one of the best-known names in survivalist fiction.Former Marine-turned-author, G. Michael Hopf grabs readers from page one with his breathtaking blend of action, adventure, and political intrigue. The End—the first book in Hopf ’s New World series—has sold more than 50,000 copies, and word of mouth is quickly building on the series as a whole...Categorized as:
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![By Fire Above by Robyn Bennis]()
By Fire Above by Robyn Bennis
8 ratings"All's fair in love and war," according to airship captain Josette Dupre, until her hometown becomes occupied by the enemy and her mother a prisoner of war. Then it becomes, "Nothing's fair except bombing those Vins to high hell...Categorized as:
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![Colossus by Colin Falconer, Alexander Cole]()
Colossus by Colin Falconer, Alexander Cole
8 ratingsa novel of Alexander the Great (EPIC HISTORICAL FICTION)A sweeping tale of courage, honor, and betrayal in the army of Alexander the GreatBabylon, 323 BC. Alexander the Great has survived every effort to kill him. Restless, ruthless, he wonders which world to conquer next. He has a powerful new weapon—the war elephants he brought back from India...Categorized as:
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![Blood in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Blood in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
8 ratingsAfter nuclear apocalypse brought civilization to its knees, one man rose up to lead a once-great nation out of the ashes. When everything fell apart, it was Ben Raines, heroic soldier and survival expert, who became the leader that freedom-loving, law-abiding people everywhere could rally around...Categorized as:
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![Sanctuary by G. Michael Hopf]()
Sanctuary by G. Michael Hopf
10 ratingsSurviving the attack proved to be more than they could have imagined… Months after a super-EMP attack devastated the United States, the country is now unrecognizable. Major cities are run by gangs, survivors are dying of starvation and the government is falling victim to lawlessness. Those who were prepared for the end find that they weren’t really prepared at all...Categorized as:
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![Out of the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Out of the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
12 ratingsCome And Take It The worst-case scenario has come to pass: a nuclear strike has crippled America. Gangs, looters, and vandals have seized the streets. The decent few can only pray for a leader to protect them. Luckily, one of the survivors is Ben Raines. Rebel mercenary, retired soldier, and tireless patriot, Raines is searching for his missing family in the aftermath of this devastating war... -
![Final Days by Jasper T. Scott, Nathan Hystad]()
Final Days by Jasper T. Scott, Nathan Hystad
12 ratingsTHE COUNTDOWN TO THE END OF THE WORLD HAS BEGUN.A mysterious convergence of natural disasters threatens to destroy life as we know it, and people across the United states are going missing. With no one left to investigate, Special Agent Kendra Baker takes the case, trying to solve the disappearances before she's out of time...Categorized as:
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![Dropship by Jonathan Yanez]()
Dropship by Jonathan Yanez
12 ratingsIf they can’t control him. They’ll try and kill him. Daniel Hunt is the deadliest mercenary in the galaxy if he can just remember. Five years before he woke up with nothing more than his name. Now his present is on a violent collision with his past and the future of the galaxy. The Earth is dead. Humanity has taken to the moon and Mars to have a chance...Categorized as:
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![Redoubtable by Mike Shepherd]()
Redoubtable by Mike Shepherd
16 ratingsLieutenant Commander Kris Longknife has precise orders: seek out, engage, and destroy pirates, slavers, and drug lords operating beyond the rim of human space-without interfering in Peterwald family affairs. But when slavers kidnap a twelve-year-old girl, Kris's mission becomes personal. And if destroying the pirate compound flattens some Peterwald interests-well, to hell with politics...Categorized as:
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