Drew Karpyshyn

As the last surviving Sith, Darth Bane promulgated a harsh new directive: the Rule of Two. Now he is ready to put his policy into action, and he thinks he has found the key element that will make his triumph complete: a student to train in the ways of the dark side. But there is one who is determined to stop Darth Bane: Johun Othone, Padawan to Jedi Master Lord Hoth, who died at Bane's hands in the last great Sith War.--From publisher description....

Carson Gaines is a professional gambler and card counter with a very special gift - he can literally stop time! There's just one drawback: whenever he stops the world, he finds himself just as frozen and helpless as everyone else. Cursed with the world's most frustrating superpower, everything changes the day he meets Charlie - a pickpocket and hustler who helps him unlock the full scope of his abilities. Together, the two men hatch a scheme...

When they vanished 50,000 years ago, the Protheans left their advanced technology scattered throughout the galaxy. The chance discovery of a Prothean cache on Mars allows humanity to join those already reaping the rewards of the ancients' high-tech wizardry. But for one rogue militia, the goal is not participation but domination.Scientist Kahlee Sanders has left the Systems Alliance for the Ascension Project, a program that helps gifted "biotic" children...

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