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Compete by Vera Nazarian
18 ratingsIt's one thing to Qualify…But do you have what it takes to Compete?With Earth about to be destroyed by an extinction level asteroid, teenage nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl Gwen Lark, and a few of her friends and loved ones, barely Qualified for rescue onboard one of the thousands of ark-ships headed to the ancient colony planet Atlantis...Categorized as:
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Damnation by M.R. Forbes
8 ratingsThe enemy is everywhere. Our existence hangs by a thread.On Earth we’re dying - the ships have landed.On Proxima we’re ignorant - the sabotage nearly complete.Our strongholds are routed.Our defenses crippled.Our wills are broken.Our hope is gone...… or is it?Three heroes.Two battlefronts.One desperate chance for victory... -
Slave Trade by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
8 ratingsNo respect for life. Or the law. It’s the trade. In sentience. Run by the Corranites, creatures that have always traded in intelligent alien life.Bought and sold. Nothing more than property.Rivka is having none of it. With an eye toward taking the entire supply line down, she launches into the greater galaxy. All the way to the heart of the Federation.It’s bigger than anyone knows... -
Attack Plan Alpha by Jay Allan
10 ratingsA battle is coming, the greatest the Rim has seen in ten thousand years, a fight for freedom, for the future, for the very survival of all humanity holds dear. Tyler Barron and his comrades are ready for their greatest test, but even as they prepare to hold the line at Fortress Striker, to turn back the Highborn’s imminent attack, the enemy have opened another front, one far to the rear...Categorized as:
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Gateway To The Universe: In Bad Company by Michael Anderle, Craig Martelle
10 ratingsThey say that behind every great man is a great woman…but what if that woman is a Werewolf? The readers love Terry Henry Walton: “Once you start this series you won’t be able to put it down. I can’t wait for Terry and Char’s new adventure to begin.” “I can’t wait for new books. I am totally hooked...Categorized as:
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The Xaros Reckoning by Richard Fox
12 ratingsThe final battle begins.The Xaros Masters destroyed Bastion, the Alliance against the alien invaders has failed. Earth stands against the full force of the enemy's unending drone fleets.With their backs against the wall, Captain Valdar and the Breitenfeld must lead a last ditch mission to end the war against the Xaros... -
Fury by Jonathan Yanez
8 ratingsThe more he uncovers, the less he really knows. So far answers to Daniel's past have taken him from the moon to Earth and Mars. Each memory recovered leads to yet more questions. Everything is about to change. When the survival of the humankind is threatened Daniel will have to put his own crusade for answers on hold...Categorized as:
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Isolation by M.R. Forbes
8 ratingsThe enemy is coming. The enemy is already here. For years they’ve prepared. Plotted. Planned. For years they’ve waited to strike. From above… … and below. Earth is under siege. The enemy covers the landscape. Proxima is unharmed. But that’s about to change. No armies can stop this menace. No defenses can slow the advance. We are scattered and isolated. We are ignorant and weak... -
Favour the Bold by Christopher G. Nuttall
8 ratingsAn all-new story of The Empire’s Corps! Earth has fallen. The Core Worlds have collapsed into chaos. War is breaking out everywhere as planetary governments declare independence, entire sectors slip out of contact and warlords battle for power. The remnants of the once-great Empire are tearing themselves apart...Categorized as:
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Soup Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner
8 ratingsBook #17 of the EarthCent Ambassador series. Start series with the three book bundle, Union Station 1, 2, 3. EarthCent bids to take over editorship of the All Species Cookbook, an exercise in galactic togetherness that has somehow gone off mission over the last couple million years. Samuel and Vivian struggle to find a balance between their co-op jobs for aliens and their personal lives... -
Without Law 8 by Eric Vall
8 ratingsThe time for preparation is over, winter is here. Tav, his women, and their allies have worked all summer to survive the harsh season, but thousands of hungry Canadians are sweeping south like locusts and destroying everything in their path. If their small community will survive to see the spring, they will have to fight and kill to defend what’s theirs...Categorized as:
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Earth Undefeated by M.R. Forbes
10 ratings3 enemies... 2 cities... 1 sheriff... BOOM! For Sheriff Duke, the danger has reached the final countdown. Captured, tortured, beaten but undefeated, it's sixty seconds to midnight and the only way to save his wife and daughter is through the fugitive he left home to hunt. The real enemy isn't what they seem and the history of the forgotten Earth is about to be rewritten.. -
Earth Unending by M.R. Forbes
10 ratingsA menacing wasteland.A destructive new weapon.A planet on the edge of catastrophe.Sheriff Duke can’t rest. There’s no time to slow down. The threats are unending. The enemy unyielding... -
Old Enemy by Nathan Hystad
10 ratingsWhen all new threats are dealt with, old enemies emerge from the shadows. Dean Parker has brought his wife home, and he’s looking forward to relaxing and having a future with his family on New Spero. The Iskios vortex is gone, vanquished by the Hero of Earth, but unforeseen enemies linger in the universe. The Bhlat send a warning to the humans, one that suggests the Kraski may not all be dead...Categorized as:
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Without Law 5 by Eric Vall
10 ratingsTav and his allies have a new and unwelcome neighbor: a rogue unit of murderous National Guard who intend to take control of the area, its resources, and its people for themselves. Assaulting even a small military base is no mean feat, so Tav will have to train his girls to be weapons of war in addition to just survivors. The Guard are unable to live in peace, so Tav must prepare for war...Categorized as:
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HMS Nightingale by J.A. Sutherland
12 ratingsFor Lieutenant Alexis Carew, it should be the perfect assignment — a command of her own and a chance to return to her home star system...Categorized as:
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Retaliation by Paul C. Middleton, Michael Anderle
12 ratingsThinking that Boris was dead - a mistake. Not making sure was a bigger one. They attacked his town – HUGE mistake. He knows who was responsible - for the attack, for the destruction, for the deaths. What comes next is justice, is RETALIATION! A third of his people have chosen to fight at his side...Categorized as:
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Earth Unrelenting by M.R. Forbes
12 ratingsA fugitive captured. A hero forsaken. A secret revealed. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Three days. That’s what they promised. But on Earth the danger is unrelenting, and promises are hard to keep. Now Sheriff Duke is the one on the run, chased by an unexpected enemy eager to finish what they started. An enemy with an agenda that begins with killing him but ends with something worse... -
Justice Is Calling: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle
12 ratingsThe History of the World wasn't what Valerie was taught.The daughter of a vampire and sister of a devil walking, Valerie finds out she has something neither her brother nor her father possess:She has Honor.Now, she needs to flee a brother who leaves her for dead. Because, if there is one thing Valerie understands?It's that Justice Doesn't Turn the Other Cheek... -
To the Stars by Raymond L. Weil
12 ratingsIn a desperate battle, Earth has temporarily freed itself from the clutches of the deadly Trellixian Empire. Billions are dead and it's only a matter of time before the enemy return. Seeking aid against the Trellixians, two exploration ships are sent out to search the galaxy for allies. If they fail, then the Human race is doomed... -
Dead Soul by Michael R. Hicks
14 ratingsThree years after the brutal first contact encounter with the alien Kreelan Empire, the Confederation is desperate for a victory. With over a dozen worlds under siege by legions of Kreelan warriors, President McKenna orders her military leaders to deliver a victory, no matter the cost, to give humanity hope... -
Confederation by Michael R. Hicks
16 ratingsIn the second book of the In Her Name science fiction & fantasy series, Reza Gard has been banished from the Kreelan Empire and is once again a stranger in a strange land as he returns to the human Confederation. Befriended by a marooned Confederation naval officer leading a desperate fight against the Kreelans on a distant colony world, she reunites Reza with Nicole Carré...Categorized as:
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Rich Man's War by Elliott Kay
19 ratingsTanner Malone is starting to enjoy his navy post in the honor guard. After surviving violent conflicts with space pirates in the void, he hopes to stay out of the stars for a while. But when the government of Archangel, a prosperous Union state including four terraformed worlds, makes a dangerous decision to defy the Big Three’s corporate dominance, war threatens the galaxy...Categorized as:
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Traitor by Jonathan Yanez
6 ratingsWhen you're the king of the mountain,everyone wants to see you fall.He’s secured all three Relics. All problems solved, right?Wrong. Monsters from the Gate roam deserted Earth and Daniel Hunt is first in line to chase them down.Meanwhile, an invisible enemy increases its hold on the human race; infecting one-by-one as it spreads across the population...Categorized as:
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Endure by M.R. Forbes
6 ratingsThe journey of the starship Pioneer continues in the fourth thrilling installment of the Forgotten Starship series.The ship is in dire straits, deep behind enemy lines and on the verge of capture. While Tyson fights to prepare a defense, other forces work to ensure his ultimate failure as they seek to claim one of Pioneer’s few remaining secrets... -
Burning Earth by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
6 ratingsThe war started and ended in a day.The machines won.Now the fight for survival begins...E-Day: The moment the machines evolved and humans nearly went extinct. In the chaos, one million people escaped Earth and fled to a secret colony on the dark side of the Moon. Deep beneath the lunar surface, in the cold, they wait for the inevitable--a second attack that will wipe humanity out forever...Categorized as:
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Invasion Force by T.R. Harris
6 ratingsNo planet is safe from the invading horde.From international bestselling science fiction author T.R. Harris, here is the 21st volume in his Epic 29-book-long saga of Human Superiority throughout the galaxy, and the foolish aliens who get in our way: The Human Chronicles Saga - Invasion ForceAdam Cain is an Alien with an Attitude...This time it's serious ....The Klin... -
War's Edge: Blood & Steel by Ryan W. Aslesen
7 ratings"Bolder and more action packed than anything Ryan Aslesen has written before, this groin kicker of a book is the furthest thing from a bland, spineless it's a brutal, intense successor to the initial scifi masterpiece." -Nathaniel Timberlake Galactic war... -
Hero to the End by Timothy Ellis
8 ratings'If we fall, humanity is lost. Those are the stakes.' The Darkness War rages on, and a war weary Jonathon Hunter faces obstacles which only humans can create, while an enemy which keeps growing stronger continues to force him to retreat...Categorized as:
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Admiral of Gaia by Timothy Ellis
8 ratingsThe Duchy of Hunter's Run has moved to the Gaia galaxy. But without its Duke. Twenty five billion people have appeared in the Gaia system unexpectedly, and only one person knows how or why. Yet preparations for fifteen billion exist, but only one person remembers the work being done. The one who knows, and the one who remembers, are the same, but Jane is not human...Categorized as:
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Kingdom of Hunter's Run by Timothy Ellis
8 ratingsThe Owls are arrogant, utterly convinced of their superiority, and hardly worth being called a threat.Jane is fighting a war she doesn’t understand. But the Owls are a threat to everyone else, and Jane is yet to find out the real stakes involved in this war...Categorized as:
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Advance to Contact (Warp Marine Corps) by C.J. Carella
8 ratings(WARNING: Contains violence, strong language and adult content) As war rages on across the galaxy, a diplomatic mission turns into a desperate fight for survival. Captain Peter Fromm: Fromm and his Warp Marines face old enemies and new threats inside a colossal space habitat ruled by a mysterious alien civilization. Their lives and the fate of their country hang in the balance... -
Assisted Living by E.M. Foner
8 ratingsIn space, you can never have too much fresh fruit. Or can you? Flower, the sentient alien colony ship on loan to EarthCent has a problem. Operating at just five percent of her capacity, she needs to attract more humans and give them a reason to stay. Join Harry, Irene, Julie and Bill for the fun in this sequel to Independent Living that shows you’re never too old to teach an alien AI a new trick... -
Grower's Omen by Audrey Faye
8 ratingsSometimes the right choice feels like anything but. Tyra Lightbody lives steeped in family, community, and promises made long before she was born. Her next mission will try to take all that away. She’s being sent to an experimental-species biome to see why the locals are having bad dreams and throwing beakers at each other... -
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Without Law 9 by Eric Vall
8 ratingsSpring is here, and Tav and his clan of survivors set out to clean up from the destruction of Vermont's winter With no gasoline, they will have to find new ways to travel, and they will cross paths with survivors who were strong enough to make it through the bitter cold. And these new enemies will do whatever it takes to survive the spring...Categorized as:
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The Art of Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back by Deborah Call, Valerie Hoffman
10 ratingsTwenty years after it began, the Star Wars phenomenon is hotter than ever--and about to create another sensation when the trilogy returns to movie theaters, featuring newly restored and never-before-seen footage... -
The Alliance by Raymond L. Weil
10 ratingsA mission to free a world from the Kleese has gone terribly wrong. Lieutenant Ryan Nelson and his Marines are trapped with no hope of rescue. On the Kleese home world, a division grows between the regular Kleese and the militaristic Zaltule. The war against the Kleese intensifies as the human led Alliance attempts a daring attack against the heart of the Kleese Empire...Categorized as:
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Insurrection by Raymond L. Weil
10 ratingsThe final battle between the Humans and the Zaltule is drawing near. However, the Arachnids have a secret that will ensure victory and allow them to wipe out the Human race once and for all.In the Strell Empire, former Supreme Overlord Xatul plans his return. He has amassed a fleet to take back control of the Kleese Empire...Categorized as:
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Without Law 2 by Eric Vall
12 ratingsWhen the EMP hit, the small world around a liberal arts college in the Vermont mountains changed drastically. But Tav had trained his whole life for this. Now this ex-Army Ranger has to serve again, but this time it’s a group of four beautiful women and one gentle old man who need his help to survive this lawless world. And Tav isn’t going to let them down...Categorized as:
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Legend of the Sword by Michael R. Hicks
14 ratingsSix months after the alien Kreelan Empire launched its invasion of human space, the Confederation of Humanity is rapidly growing. The planet of Saint Petersburg, however, would rather see the Confederation destroyed. With a secretly built navy, they have lured the Confederation fleet into a trap, even as the Kreelans prepare another devastating attack...Categorized as:
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Final Battle by Michael R. Hicks
16 ratingsFollowing Confederation, Final Battle is the last book in the saga of Reza Gard. Reza is caught up in a daring plot to assassinate the Confederation President, even as something goes terribly wrong in the Empire and its warriors lose their will to fight. Reunited with Tesh-Dar, Reza and his friends fight to save the woman he loves, with the fate of the Empire and Humanity hanging in the balance...Categorized as:
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Death World by B.V. Larson
18 ratingsThe Galactics arrived with their Battle Fleet in 2052. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined a vast Empire that spanned the Milky Way. Our only worthwhile trade goods are our infamous mercenary legions, elite troops we sell to the highest alien bidder. In the fifth book of the Undying Mercenaries series, James McGill meets new challenges...Categorized as:
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Poor Man's Fight by Elliott Kay
19 ratings"This test completes your compulsory education. Congratulations! You have graduated high school. Your financial obligation is 67,879 credits. Please visit our loan officer as you exit."Tanner Malone never bought into military myths of honor and glory. He never wanted to wear a uniform or medals...Categorized as:
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Cause for War by Michael Atamanov
6 ratingsThe Army of Earth is being sent on its first tour of duty. Its fifty thousand proud and valiant troopers are the best of the best, full of hope for brilliant victories and spoils of war that can help Earth's humanity along in its development.There's just one little problem though...Categorized as:
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Rebellion by Doc Spears, Jason Anspach
6 ratingsThere’s only one distraction from the stress of combat for a legionnaire—the next mission.For Sergeant Kel Turner and Kill Team Three, the wait is never long. Whether it’s on a core world snatching a delusional genius who knows too much, or on the edge forging allies among a complex alien culture, Dark Ops are the foot soldiers of the House of Reason’s galactic game for dominance... -
Taken by Ell Leigh Clarke
6 ratings“Protect the sword with your life!” When Bentley discovers she has incredible swordsmanship, she wonders if her problems are over.After all, if she can fend for herself, why hang out with three exiled gods in constant moral crisis?Unfortunately, any thoughts of change are forgotten when the crew find themselves being chased across the sector by Amroth and his army...Categorized as:
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Leader of Sector Ten by Timothy Ellis
6 ratingsThere is always a hidden threat.The Kingdom of Hunter's Run is preparing for its first high profile wedding.But first, there is the problem of the Brotherhood to solve, lest the bride be assassinated before she can walk down the aisle. Four sectors have come together to deal with the threat, but only Jane has the Intel and forces necessary to do the job. But all actions have consequences... -
Daughter's Need by Audrey Faye
6 ratingsA mother who violated her deepest needs - to keep her deepest promises. The daughter she has never been able to love. The four who wait for what comes in the dark. And a few more things I didn’t know were going to end up in here until I wrote the book. :) The final book in the Fixers of KarmaCorp. If you haven't read this far, don't start here. Go find Destiny's Song and start at the beginning... -
The Shrike: Book III of the Slave Empire Series by T.C. Southwell
6 ratingsThe Shrike has made Rayne his wife to save her from the empty existence to which her empathy condemned her, shunned by all who fear her power. He has revealed his face to her and told her some of his secrets, and there are those who would do anything to discover what she knows... -
The Halls of Montezuma by Christopher G. Nuttall
6 ratingsAn all-new story of The Empire’s Corps!Earth has fallen. The Core Worlds have collapsed into chaos. War is breaking out everywhere as planetary governments declare independence, entire sectors slip out of contact and warlords battle for power. The remnants of the once-great Empire are tearing themselves apart...Categorized as:
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