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1) Sacred Honor
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Vic was an orphan, and she was unhappy. The only person in the orphanage she felt comfortable with left, she was even more unhappy, so she left too, sneaking out after dark one day, having no idea what to do or where to go. She only knew she had to put distance between her and the source of her unhappiness. She didn't know what she was looking for, but when 'it' found her, Vic learned more than she had ever known...
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Beings of the Light is the story of an alien visit to Earth to bring a message of peace and hope to the human race who are separated and divided from each other by their own unwavering religious beliefs, doctrines and dogma. The alien messenger, Elonii, selects the leaders of the five known world religions on Earth, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Spiritualism to bring to them and the people of Earth the Tenets of Existence of the Beings...
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Greed. Power. Cruelty. These have been the watchwords by which Chatcaava of lesser means have been ruled for generations, and even the most valuable among them, the Slave Queen, has lived the whole of her life beneath their yoke. Only one male in all the Empire is beyond those depredations...
...or was.
The Exalted Emperor of the Chatcaavan Empire was willing to be changed by the lessons he learned from the mouth-and hands-of an alien, but that willingness...
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Mankind will eventually travel around the universe at speeds exceeding the speed of light. When will that happen? Who will build the first ship? How will it operate? And what will we find once we are able to travel beyond our solar system?L.S. 1, The Quest for Light Speed, is a lighthearted fictional look into the future often filled with edge of your seat situations and heart-warming emotions. The story centers around a loose knit family most of...
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"Somewhere beyond the stars, well past the scattered light of the unknown universe, in a realm so distant that no life of any kind has ever ventured there, and where the fundamental rules of time and space have never applied, there's nothing. If you find yourself in such a place, you know you've gone too far." Introducing the madcap adventures of Ernst Vossoff and Karl Nimmitz, a couple of interstellar rogues whose adventures often veer in unexpected...
7) Zarmina
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Zarmina … a tidally-locked world discovered in 2010 and thought to lie within the circumstellar habitability zone of Gliese 581, a red dwarf star in the Libra constellation. A real world. Perhaps man's best hope for a new home. But what might life be like on such a world? Could man even survive there?For decades no one knew. The discovery of the Branson-Musk star drive in 2068, though, finally gave scientists a chance to find out. As Earth continues...
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In this fourth and final Righteous Reign episode, Admiral Kurt Brubacher gives us an inside peek at the planning, deception, and obfuscation that's involved in planning the recovery of vast regions lost in previous battles.The rich detail of tense covert missions - the anxiety of approaching battles - and the graphic horror of the battlefields' blinding explosions, crushed ships and thousands of casualties paint a frightening picture of what it's...
9) In Extremis
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An Eldritch Ambassador began the regeneration of a dragon, a regeneration that nearly ended in the harem of a Chatcaavan worldlord. Rescued before he could die, the Emperor now faces the nearly impossible challenge of assailing an empire intent on conquest while reconciling the life he lived before with the person he's becoming.
He can't do it alone.
Sediryl's impending capture by pirates inspired her to a daring gamble, one that landed her in the...
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Andrea Wilson thought being assigned to a space station would be a terrific adventure. As it turns out, she likes being a sanitation engineer more than the engineering position she was supposed to take on. When she finds herself stuck with a stolen weapon, she opts for creativity to get rid of it. It's not easy, especially when your leader is an egg and war is brewing. Be prepared for a wild ride.
11) Trimefirst
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Azvaa and his android associate Yayo, arrive by chance at the asteroid Trimefirst. Bad timing.Cruggle, is a wheeler-dealer who excels in deals which make fantastic Unicred profits, for himself.The asteroid is attacked by an alien species.In the ensuing fighting, as an interested observer, Cruggle, became a casualty with totally unforeseen consequences for all concerned.
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An alien scientist has a half-human "inter-terrestrial" son on the primitive planet of Earth. Aliens from neighboring planets (Mars and Venus) think they own the Earth and are adamant that it not be used by higher species without their consent. For twenty years, this alien father has been trying to figure out a way to get back to this forbidden planet to see his son, desperately looking for an opportunity to present itself.But how did this "inter-terrestrial"...
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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...
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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...
15) Null-A Continuum
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Continuing A.E. van Vogt's World of Null-A
In this heart-stopping sequel to A.E. van Vogt's World of Null-A, Gilbert Gosseyn, the superhuman amnesiac with a double brain, must pit his wits once more against the remorseless galactic dictator Enro the Red and the mysterious shadow-being known as The Follower. And he must do it while he is being hurled headlong through unimaginable distances in space, in time, and through alternate eternities to...
16) From Ruins
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A spy dying on the wall of a palace.
An Emperor turned rebel through the power of a psalm.
A shapechanger on the cusp of an enormous discovery.
A woman riding to battle in the vanguard of her enemies.
The known worlds are about to convulse in a cataclysmic war; time is running out. Can the Eldritch, the Chatcaava, and their Pelted allies turn the tide? Or will it all go up in fire?
Is there hope in ashes?
The sixth and final installment of the...
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The enemy of my enemy... is probably hoping we weaken each other until they can finish us off.
The galaxy is in a state of panic. A horror has been unleashed, and it's a threat to every inhabited planet. Luckily, it currently rampages across a sparsely populated part of the Black Ocean. But even that callous view only holds limited hope for the fortunate species whose worlds lay safer by virtue of distance. Sooner or later, someone is going to have...
18) Alien Checkmate
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Alien Checkmate parallels Alien Backlash as Terrans, Zeobani and two Cats fly to Petislay for Contact and help minus an instruction manual or lessons. Problems resulting include life support wasn't switched on. On arrival, individuals welcome them but authorities don't; they are not granted citizenship. Az, Kaz, Kelly, Li and Stella, now a tight knit group, become embroiled in a sinister mystery and have to flee. Helene, Mayling and Nanelle go back...
19) Interstellar Dad
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Andrew Skyes would do just about anything to be a dad. Unfortunately, a twist of fate leaves him unable to conceive a child, making his life a nightmare. His wife Denise leaves him because of this. He can't even perform well at work after the divorce. If he could just focus on making enough sales to keep his boss happy, he might turn things around for himself.While trying to score a sale outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Andrew's jeep blows a flat....
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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...
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