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1) Bird box
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Harper Voyager
Language
English
Description
But they became too frequent, they became too real. And soon, they began happening down the street. Then the Internet died. The television and radio went silent. The phones stopped ringing. And we couldn?t look outside anymore. Malorie raises the children the only way she can; indoors. The house is quiet. The doors are locked, the curtains are closed, mattresses are nailed over the windows. They are out there. She might let them in. The children sleep...
2) The road
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Picador
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English
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With an introduction by novelist John Banville. In a burned-out America, a father and his young son walk under a darkened sky, heading slowly for the coast. They have no idea what, if anything, awaits them there. The landscape is destroyed, nothing moves save the ash on the wind and cruel, lawless men stalk the roadside, lying in wait. Attempting to survive in this brave new world, the young boy and his protector have nothing but a pistol to defend...
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WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIESThe Foundation series is Isaac Asimov?s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon?s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one whose unprecedented scale shaped science fiction as we know it today.The First Foundation has been defeated, crushed by the formidable mental powers of the Mule. But whispers of...
4) Nightflyers
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Publisher
HarperVoyager
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Alien meets Psycho with a chilling mystery set on a haunted spaceship in this short story, soon to be an original series on Netflix, by the #1 bestselling author of A Game of Thrones.On a voyage toward the boundaries of the known universe, nine misfit academics seek out first contact with a shadowy alien race.But another enigma is the Nightflyer itself, a cybernetic wonder with an elusive captain no one has ever seen in the flesh.Soon, however, the...
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Publisher
Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The most difficult exploration of his life is not the cold, rocky crevices of the moon, but the warm interior of his heart. Brilliant and beautifully written,Phases of Gravityis a masterpiece about love and loss that transports readers far beyond the confines of space and time.
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Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? The perfect holiday gift-a one-of-a-kindStar Warsexperience that sheds new light on the original film. On May 25, 1977, the world was introduced to Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and a galaxy full of possibilities. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, more than forty contributors lend their vision to this retelling of Star Wars. Each of the...
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Publisher
Wildside Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack selects 25 more modern and classic science fiction stories, by talented authors new and old. Authors in this volume include: Mary A. Turzillo, E.C. Tubb, Murray Leinster, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Jason Andrew, Henry Kuttner, Cynthia Ward, George H. Scithers and John Gregory Betancourt, Milton Lesser, John Russell Fearn, Harry Harrison, Isaac Asimov, Ayn Rand, and many more.
10) Into the guns
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America Rising volume 1
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Meteors entered Earth's atmosphere and exploded with the force of a nuclear blast. Earthquakes and tsunamis followed. Then China attacked believing the disaster was an act of war. America's landscape is decimated. As refugees across America compete with the military over scarce resources, a select group of individuals from the surviving corporate structure make a power play to rebuild the nation...
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Publisher
Wildside Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Robert J. Tilley's THE DARK CORNERS collects 7 classic fantastic crime stories, including: "The Dark Corners," "Fiends and Neighbors," "The Devil and Mr. Wooler," "The Other Man," "The Great Golf Mystery," "Mirror, Mirror," and "Dark Dilemma." Classic work from a British master!.
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Series
Publisher
Wildside Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The third volume in the Science Fiction MEGAPACKʼ series collection 26 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, including a complete novel by H. Beam Piper! Included in this volume are: "The Man Who Made Friends with Electricity," by Fritz Leiber "Time Bum," by C.M. Kornbluth "The Human Equations," by Dave Creek "The Gun," by Philip K. Dick "Not Stupid Enough," by George H. Scithers "Jackpot," by E.C. Tubb "The Killing Streets," by...
13) Three kings
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Wild Cards volume 28
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire. For decades, George R.R. Martin - bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire - has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe.In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth?s population was devastated by an alien virus. Those who survived were...
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Time Castaways volume 1
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
From theNew York Timesbestselling author ofRumpcomes a thrilling new middle grade trilogy about three city kids who get on the wrong subway train and wind up on a wild, magical mystery-adventure throughout time. Imaginative, daring, and packed with fun, Time Castaways is perfect for fans of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello?s Library and Percy Jackson. Mateo, Ruby, and Corey Hudson?s parents don?t have too many rules. It?s...
15) Alpha omega
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Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Something is rotten in the state of the NutriStart Skills Academy With the discovery of a human skull on the playing fields, children displaying symptoms of an unfamiliar, grisly virus and a catastrophic malfunction in the site's security system, the NSA is about to experience a week that no amount of rebranding can conceal. As the school descends into chaos, teacher Tom Rosen goes looking for answers but when the real, the unreal and the surreal...
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Elements of Cadence volume 1
Publisher
HarperVoyager
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Sarah J Maas?s Crescent Citymeets Uprooted in acclaimed YA author Rebecca Ross?s brilliant first adult fantasy.Enchantments run deep on the magical Isle of Cadence: gossip is carried by the wind, plaid shawls can be as strong as armour, and the smallest cut of a knife can instil fathomless fear. The capricious spirits that live there find mirth in the lives of the humans who call the land home, but that mischief turns to malevolence as girls...
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Series
Publisher
Cornerstone Digital
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
The Resistance has been reborn. The spark of rebellion is rekindling across the galaxy. But although Rey and her fellow heroes are back in the fight, the war against the First Order, now led by Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, is far from over. Rey, Finn, Poe, and the Resistance must embark on the most perilous adventure they have ever faced. And this time, they?re facing it together. With the help of old friends, new allies, and the mysterious guidance of...
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Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
It's Maisie's birthday and she can't wait to open her presents. She's hoping for the things she needs to build her own nuclear reactor. But she wakes to an empty house and outside the front door is nothing but a terrifying, all-consuming blackness. Trapped in an ever-shifting reality, Maisie knows that she will have to use the laws of the universe and the love of her family to survive. And even that might not be enough... A mind-bending mystery for...
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English
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When Charles goes searching through a wrinkle in time for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as it. The book describes how Charles, his sister Meg and his friend Calvin find and free his father.
20) Artemis
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English
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Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down. But pulling...
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