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41) Chaos rising
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Thrawn ascendancy volume 1
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Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2020]
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Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic, uncharted, and near impassable, with hidden secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled within its swirling chaos is the Ascendancy, home to the enigmatic Chiss and the nine ruling families that lead them. The peace of the Ascendancy, a beacon of calm and stability, is shattered after a daring attack on the Chiss capital that leaves no trace of the enemy. Baffled, the Ascendancy...
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The first novel in an exciting new series, Every Sky a Grave is a thrilling space epic following a powerful woman who can destroy planets with a single word and who is suddenly faced with an adversary that threatens the entire known universe.
Mankind has conquered the galaxy. Since decoding the language of the universe 8,000 years ago, they have reached the very edges of their known galaxy and built a near-utopia across thousands of worlds, united...
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What would you do if you were a god?
Alan Preston is your average Joe... except he's a hologram. He used to be flesh and blood, but that was before the Lazarus Project.
Phasing through walls, invisibility, and virtually unlimited access to the Internet, Alan has the potential to become the perfect spy. Except that he's not a very good fighter, and he's not particularly good at following orders.
God?
Slave might be closer to the truth.
To the...
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Unlike a couple of my brothers, I want to find The One. Want to mate. Want to feel as happy and complete as Poseidon is with his female. And yes, I want to ascend.Sucks for me that my soulmate hasn't been located yet. Though maybe that's finally changed, judging from how my all-knowing supernatural grandpa insists I need to take this modelling job.Worst-case scenario, I'll spend a fun week on an island. And meet a gorgeous romance writer who seems...
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"Love will never break your heart again."Second time someone promises that, and they say it as if it's a good thing. But I know better. Love won't break my heart again because I won't find love again. I know in my gut I'm not meant to bond with Laura "Fuoco" Rossi, even if C and fate decree otherwise. She's a model of international fame, and I'm... me. The ugly, scarred Olympios brother. The one who's never belonged anywhere.My ascension depends on...
46) Hold The Line
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They declared their independence. They'll have to fight like hell to keep it.
The floodwaters have only just receded. Already, another flood threatens to overwhelm the new Druwish Free Nation. A tidal wave of changeling and mage refugees pour into the Magic City, drawn by the promise of opportunities.
Not everyone arrives with good intentions.
Inquisitor Ember Wright and her team are enduring skepticism, death threats, and even assassination attempts....
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For those that enjoy the fantasy adventures of Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and Dungeons and Dragons! Welcome to Dagruum, a port city plagued with pirates, thieves, and greedy nobles. Felosial, an elf with a penchant for magic, and her best friend Bakar, a down-on-his-luck dwarf, are both searching for new opportunities after Bakar loses his beloved restaurant to a gang of dangerous criminals. After stumbling upon a deal between thieves gone wrong,...
48) Lost Girl
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Alone. Lost.
Pulled from chill waters with not a single memory of herself, she can't tell her rescuer that someone's trying to kill her - nor that it would be far worse if they captured her. Because she doesn't remember.
Why though was Mason Dane in New Francisco Bay in the middle of the night? Was it entirely by luck that he lifted her from its cold embrace? Who is he? Can she trust him?
Can she trust herself? With her odd behaviors, her strange...
49) Nothing Broken
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Ember Wright managed to save her friends’ lives, only to see them locked up and tormented. With each passing day, the changelings weaken and submit to their interrogators. Secrets start to slip.
Running out of options and allies, Ember turns to an ancient, forbidden form of advanced magic. Her reluctant teacher’s warning echoes in her head: Almost all mages who attempt the spell become corrupted by it.
Complicating matters, her overbearing mother...
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Gemini Ascending: Tempting Eternity, the latest in the Gemini Ascending series of novels, is meant for those who believe the world we live in, the lives that we lead, and the wonders that we see in the universe all have purpose. The unfolding events on Earth over time has created serious consequences for its people, steering them towards an unimaginable fate, one that very few are aware of. However, an immortal, driven to evolve, and a psychiatric...
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I've chased Cassandra for millennia, though she's denied me and our bonding. I'd have given up long ago, if her resentful love didn't seep through our connection. Now she's finally conceded to be mine, but at what cost? I don't want to own her because of a bet; I want her to accept what she feels for me. What we are to each other. What we have. All I'm asking is for a chance to win her over. If I fail, I'm prepeared to forfeit the bond and my existence....
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Spring is the season when love blooms! Rozemyne's retainers are bursting with energy as they make clothes, attend their debuts, and shine in the new season.
The improved printing press is finally completed in the temple workshop, and the variety of available books is steadily beginning to expand. Picture books, collections of sheet music, knight stories-all are now being sold.
Their first aim is to further develop the paper-making industry in preparation...
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All good things must come to an end...Humanity is all but doomed. There is no way off the dying Earth unless William Clarke can complete the Teleportal, and it seems that every faction in the world has their sights set on acquiring the unfinished device. With their choices drastically limited and time running out, Baxter and the Sylvans must overcome not only the global geologic crisis that threatens to extinguish life on Earth, but also the newly...
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A Hypnotic StarSeed
A Mysterious Island
A Cosmic Reboot
Gaia is perishing. The Wizard of Bondage has hijacked humanity's existence in the astral realm using psychic warfare. In a last-ditch effort, Mother Earth sounds the alarm and activates the StarSeed Quest.
Roma, the Custodian of the Galaxy, has been captured and imprisoned on a remote island by dark forces loyal to the Wizard. She telepathically communicates with Jo to guide her perilous...
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Jay Posey returns with the much-anticipated second installment of the critically acclaimed Ascendance series following a powerful woman who can destroy planets with a single word but who is suddenly faced with an adversary that threatens the entire universe.
Far in the future, human beings have seeded themselves amongst the stars. Since decoding the language of the universe 8,000 years ago, they have reached the very edges of their known galaxy and...
56) Greater Good
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Del Rey Books
Pub. Date
2021
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When a mysterious enemy strikes at the very foundation of the Ascendancy by widening the rifts between the Nine Ruling Families and Forty Great Houses, Thrawn and his allies must decide what matters most--the security of their family or the survival of the Ascendancy itself.
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Venus ascendant volume 1
Publisher
Solaris
Pub. Date
2021.
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"Life can exist anywhere. And anywhere there is life, there is home. In the swirling clouds of Venus, the families of La Colonie live on floating plant-like trawlers, salvaging what they can in the fierce acid rain and crackling storms. Outside is dangerous, but humankind's hold on the planet is fragile and they spend most of their days simply surviving. But Venus carries its own secrets, too. In the depths, there is a wind that shouldn't exist. And...
58) Lesser evil
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Del Rey
Pub. Date
2021
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"The fate of the Chiss Ascendancy hangs in the balance in the epic finale of the Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy from bestselling author Timothy Zahn. For thousands of years The Chiss Ascendancy has been an island of calm, a center of power, and a beacon of integrity. Led by the Nine Ruling Families, their leadership stands as a bulwark of stability against the Chaos of the Unknown Regions. But that stability has been eroded by a cunning foe...
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DISCOVER THE HORRORS OF A FUTURE GONE MAD...
The world is literally falling apart and Baxter, Raishann, Laena, and their allies have to find a way to save humanity - fast.
The Avalon spacecraft is the only way off the dying planet, and the Sylvans will do everything they can to wrest it from the Ascended, who would forsake all others to save themselves.
Can people who have been at war with one another for generations come together when the need...
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Ascendance volume 5
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When King Jaron returned to Carthya he brought with him a device that supposedly shows the way to a great treasure, but now everything is going wrong: Castor, the son of an old enemy, is conspiring against him and wants the throne for himself, his fiancée, Imogen, seems to have turned against him, and the Prozarian Monarch has invaded his kingdom and taken Jaron's castle--but Jaron has a lot of experience at hiding and escaping, and he is not willing...
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