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Jack Vance is one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers. One of his enduring classics is his Mazirian the Magician (previously titled The Dying Earth), and its sequels--a fascinating, baroque tale set on a far-future Earth, under a giant red sun that is soon to go out forever.
In Cugel: the Skybreak Spatterlight , Cugel the Clever is still seeking...
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If you have not read Forbidden Alien's Mate, in boxset Captured and Captivated, then please read that book first, before reading this book.A stubborn WarriorZyaire Ketmer has been thrown into a dangerous war, where someone has their sights on the Thulrillon thrown, and he's just been volunteered to find out who. As a newly appointed imperial warrior in the army, his mission is clear. So why can't he get his head into the game? As life, limb, family,...
43) Dreamland
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Traumatized by their tragic loss, Ali and Joss fall at the feet of what is left of the U.S. Military. They discover a remnant of the old world as humanity struggles to hang on.Can Ali find her place in Dreamland or will she be drawn back to her nomad life across the shattered world? Will Joss still want to follow?Will it even matter if Dreamland doesn't let them go?
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Jack Vance is one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers. One of his enduring classics is hisThe Dying Earth series, fascinating, baroque tales set on a far-future Earth, under a giant red sun that is soon to go out forever.
Rhialto the Marvellous contains three linked novellas about the adventures of the wizard Rhialto across the decadent landscape...
45) Desire Unmatched
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Cold and lethal, soldier, Xander Bristack knows love is beyond his reach. He's bad news for any woman. But when he's kidnapped by terrorists and thrown into a dungeon to rot, he's haunted by passionate thoughts of one beautiful blonde. All Xander wants is one night with Emma Harrison, and he'll fight his way out of the terrorists' grasp to get it.A former kidnapping victim herself, Emma knows firsthand the trauma Xander must have endured, and she...
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When you meet someone from Sapphira, you might get more than you bargained for...A collection of three alien romance books! HEA guaranteed.ConqueredAbducted.Taken.Locked away.Fiona doesn't know true fear until she is whisked away from her loving family and doting boyfriend. When she finds herself on an alien ship with only a giant beast for company, her fear turns to anger when she realizes her loved ones have betrayed her.Quinn doesn't know what...
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During the events that take place in the Ports of Surset, Book Three: The Second Order, Sca is called away by Chef Ranie Thorin. She offers him the opportunity to become the heir to her culinary empire. Sca leaves his friends and all that is happening to learning everything the chef has to teach.While embracing lessons in the kitchen, Sca will face his own self-doubt and the challenge of a new relationship.
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"Damn you, Captain Russell! I'll love whomever I wish!"In May 1968, a 17-year-old high school girl is whisked suddenly into the 23rd century.In October 2018, her story is discovered.Originally written fifty years ago but never before seen in print, Destiny in the Future is a story inspired by one of the most influential science fiction TV shows in history-just before it was cancelled.Part romance, part social commentary, this book is meant as a posthumous...
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Dren was a warship with no more war, no more people and even no more living planets in the sector; his human companion was the last of her race; she would hold that title for only one week though, the radiation in her body ensured that. Before Nadeen died she made Dren promise to find a better way. When she did die Dren had no idea how to seek out a new life; so he reduced power and stayed beside her, in a deep mechanical slumber as the drifting sands...
50) Incoming
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Getting back home with the knowledge that aliens are coming for your planet is one thing. Figuring out how to get anyone in a position of power to listen to you is something else. With the knowledge that the Elentrin are weeks away from Earth, McKenna must persuade the government that she isn't crazy and that aliens are coming. But first she has to convince friends and family. Having done everything she can to get through to government officials,...
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Tobias Spencer wanted only to find his parents' murderers, bring back his stolen horses and continue to bring his father's dream of a racing empire to life. He didn't plan on becoming a pawn in the war between the Borderlanders and the Emperor of the Newlands and he certainly didn't expect to get cursed by his great-grandfather into a creature that could only survive by drinking blood. Yet, it all happened and he was forced to run from his family...
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The artist formerly known as Local Boy was the biggest folk rock sensation of the 1970s-until one day he wasn't. His time traveling son made him a star, but later went back and undid it. Local Boy was back to mowing lawns, fame nothing but a passing daydream.
Now Local Boy has another shot at greatness when his future self travels back to teach him one song for the sake of the timeline. It's an offer he can't refuse-until another time traveler...
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Denver detective Win Bear, on the trail of a murderer, discovers much more than a killer. He accidentally stumbles upon the probability broach, a portal to a myriad of worlds--some wildly different from, others disconcertingly similar to our own. Win finds himself transported to an alternate Earth where Congress is in Colorado, everyone carries a gun, there are gorillas in the Senate, and public services are controlled by private businesses.
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The debut novel from a exciting new voice in SF-about what happens after ninety percent of humanity leaves Earth
There is an artificial ring around the Earth and it is empty after the Singularity. Either all the millions of inhabitants are dead, or they have been transformed into energy beings beyond human perception. Earth's population was reduced by ninety percent. Human civilization on Earth is now recovering from this trauma and even has a vigorous...
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Since the time of pre-history, carpetmakers tie intricate knots to form carpets for the court of the Emperor. These carpets are made from the hairs of wives and daughters; they are so detailed and fragile that each carpetmaker finishes only one single carpet in his entire lifetime.
This art descends from father to son, since the beginning of time itself.
But one day the empire of the God Emperor vanishes, and strangers begin to arrive from the stars...
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A riveting, beautifully written, fugue-like novel of AIs, memory, violence, and mortality
Not far in the future the seas have risen and the central latitudes are emptying, but it's still a good time to be rich in San Francisco, where weapons drones patrol the skies to keep out the multitudinous poor. Irina isn't rich, not quite, but she does have an artificial memory that gives her perfect recall and lets her act as a medium between her various employers...
57) Hunting Sarah
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A woman shows up in a small colorado town and claims to be a close friend of Jesus, but she says that she was sent back to earth as an angel. She claims to be hunted by a man, but everyone thinks she's just a drug addict or mental patient.
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Nathan Feldman, a fortyish Jewish professor of philosophy, returns to his condo complex after a Saturday morning walk only to find that his name is no longer on his mailbox. The key to his condo isn't in his pocket, and a resident across the hall, a good friend, refuses to buzz him in because she claims not to know him. As it turns out, no one recognizes him. He cannot find his wallet or cell phone. He suddenly has no way to prove who he is. He walks...
59) Vova: Moon Shot
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Flying rockets is hard. Flying cars on top of rockets is harder.
60) 3013: Obsession
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As a former undercover agent for the Alliance, Zenix Li is used to living a life of danger. But as the new Chief of Security on Evo, he is ready for a little peace and quiet. However, his plans take a drastic turn the moment he meets his superstar mate, Ayla D'Nye. D'Aire singer Ayla D'Nye has millions of fans throughout the known universe, but her celebrity status comes at a steep cost. While most of her followers are content to simply enjoy the...
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