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5661) Dark Eden
Author
Series
Dark Eden novels volume 1
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A marooned outpost of humanity struggles to survive on a startlingly alien world.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney, Lucasfilm Press, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A mundane cat-sitting job turns much more dangerous for Chewbacca when he must make his way through a bizarre forest with fear-causing mist.
5663) Flag in exile
Author
Series
Honor Harrington novels. Main series volume 5
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Struggling to deal with her lover's murder and forced retirement, Captain Honor Harrington assumes the role of Steadholder on the planet Grayson, but a threatening uprising calls her back into duty as head of the Grayson navy.
5665) Quantum night
Author
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"With such compelling and provocative novels as Red Planet Blues, FlashForward and The WWW Trilogy, Robert J. Sawyer has proven himself to be "a writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation" (New York Times). Now, the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author explores the thin line between good and evil that every human being is capable of crossing ... Experimental psychologist Chris Marchuk has developed a flawless technique for identifying...
5666) Time trials
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Language
English
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Description
"Marty Cohen was a gifted linguist and student of ancient military strategy who stepped away from academic Egyptology and opened a woodworking shop. Away from the bitter politics and petty rivalries, he's happy to take care of his people, play the occasional war game, and try to make a good life. He discovers mysterious visions rob him of sleep, and then he gets summoned back to Egypt: an off-the-grid dig funded by an eccentric financier has discovered...
5667) El gran Gatsby
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Language
Español
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El gran Gatsby es una de las novelas más importantes del siglo XX y una de la más grandes historias de amor de todos los tiempos, cuyo protagonista ha sido encarnado por actores como Leonardo DiCaprio y Robert Redford.⍾La novela se ubica en los felices años veinte, un momento de optimismo inusitado pasada la Primera Guerra Mundial y la pandemia de gripe española, que, a la par de la Prohibición, produjo un estallido de riqueza y de nuevos magnates....
5668) Time-travel trouble!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Although he is supposed to keep it a secret, Sherman uses Mr. Peabody's time-traveling machine, the WABAC, to take his friend Penny to ancient Egypt, only to unleash all sorts of trouble.
Author
Language
English
Description
Continue the adventures of Dinah Lee Wright, sorceress for hire, in this collection of five new short stories.
Dinah can't help but get into trouble over her head, even as she traverses the fantastical landscape of the American Weird West.
Thunderbirds soaring through monsoon skies.
Child-stealing monsters.
Demons from another world.
Doesn't matter she's a powerful sorceress in her own right. Traveling through an American Southwest that isn't quite...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Aboard the Abraham Lincoln, an American frigate, French oceanographer Pierre Aronnax and his unflappable assistant Conseil assist crew on an expedition in search of a ship-destroying monster. A sudden collision hurls Aronnax, Conseil, and one other crew member into the sea. They find safety on the very menace they had been hunting, which they discover is the futuristic submarine the Nautilus piloted by the enigmatic Captain Nemo-inventor, musician,...
5671) Final Game
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Series
Language
English
Description
In a future when augmented reality is the norm, she's the top-rated player in the galaxy. That is until she meets an elite soldier who doesn't like playing games.Stellaxia is a princess. Not that anyone cares anymore. Three years ago, she committed treason, and her people threw her in jail.There, she rots until an old-school soldier takes her to the greatest training station in the galaxy.His mission is to control her as her skills are used to train...
5672) Macronome
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Series
Language
English
Description
The trilogy A Sequence of Events begins at a near future (Pavlov's Colon - 2048) where the raw comingling of religion, capitalism, and human nature has dragged a bungling world down into muffled, choking crisis. Fortunately, a handful of clear-brained individuals from various corners of the globe are brought together, either by luck or by a well-meaning algorithm, to become pivotal actors on the fragmented world stage. Driven by a shared sense of...
5673) Labor Day
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Language
English
Description
In the future, humans enriched with cockroach DNA dominate the planet. The old humans, fast-tracked for extinction, scurry to and from impoverished homes at the beck and call of the new elite, the magnates and managers that control all. The rich get richer. The poor get poorer. Capitalism thrives as labor unions are outlawed, and, soon, magnates, with antennae quivering, will face down those who do the work. The slow and the weak, the old and the...
5674) Genesis
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Language
English
Description
"Genesis" by H. Beam Piper. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly...
5675) Earth Won
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Language
English
Description
This story tells how a little dog, named Glen was used by the Spirit of the earth to fight a Creature called GREED and change the world. In this book, you will meet his human friends, Seymour and Ruby. They also are connected to the Spirit of the earth and have a romantic relationship that leads to marriage. You will also meet some robots, with Metatronic brains that allow them to have metaphysical capabilities. There is Robyn, Max, Min, and Feenix...
5676) The Red Dust
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Red Dust" by Murray Leinster. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that...
5677) Plague Birds
Author
Publisher
Apex Publications
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
In this far-future dark science fiction novel-a Philip K. Dick and Nebula Award finalist-Jason Sanford imagines a future of genetically and artificially advanced humans who protect the remnants of the human race. Glowing red lines split their faces. Shock-red hair and clothes warn people to flee their approach. They are plague birds, the powerful merging of humans and artificial intelligences who serve as judges and executioners after the collapse...
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English
Description
"A feverish, fearless writer." -Christine Schutt, author of All Souls, finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize
"The Gospel of Anarchy is a beautiful, searching and sometimes brutally funny novel. Justin Taylor writes with fierce precision and perfect balance." -Sam Lipsyte, author of The Ask
Following his critically acclaimed short story collection Everything Here Is the Best Thing Ever, Justin Taylor's mesmerizing debut novel explores the eccentricities,...
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Language
English
Description
Davies manages to convey what took place in previous episodes without seeming redundant, and Jaguar is much more tightly constructed than the first two stories. But it is really the minor characters that make this third book enjoyable. A displaced Spaniard, a British admiral, Cuauhtémoc's youngest adopted brother, pirates and other nefarious villains provide the excitement and swashbuckling adventure one expects from historical fantasy.
-BlueInk...
5680) Into Space
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Language
English
Description
Take a trip into space! A strong link between the images and text is at the core of this book that is perfect for beginning readers and provides a shared reading experience. Through the simple text and bright, vivid images, children will be encouraged and inspired to retell the story. This book will leave children feeling confident and determined as they embark on their journey into reading!
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