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“It’s turned into a cold war, Sarge. When they assassinate our politicians, diplomatic relations tend to grow frosty.” Triskelion is active. The Chancellor is murdered. Scores of deep undercover operatives have mobilized to take down politicians, judges, and law enforcement personnel. Former Marine Sergeant Gina Wilcox leads an elite team that fights back, bringing swift justice to the SSI agents arrayed against the Republic. But the deadliest assassin of them all has just arrived by interplanetary transport. And things are about to get much, much worse . . . Don’t miss the third ...

Nova Esperança offers no future for Liege Neves as a gangrat and daughter of the favelas. With one goal in mind - to save her younger sister and ailing grandfather from a difficult and hopeless future - Liege's only option is the Federation Navy. Scoring higher on her entrance exams than anyone had expected, Liege enlists as a corpsman and hopes for a safe career that will allow her to get her Avó the help he requires.

After a series of intense space battles and ground skirmishes, Admiral Renault finds himself in a race against time to keep the offensive on schedule. The best way to do this is to counter the enemy, and deny them of their initiative, but it's easier said than done. However, the enemy has the same idea. As the Grand Duke launches daring raids in the human sphere, our heroes remain oblivious to the impending threat. Jason, faced with a monumental decision, must weigh the cost of diverting resources to defend humanity against the risk of compromising his offensive. As the story unfolds, the ...

Avel Barbas had a trick to staying alive: being the 'grey man'. All he did was try to stick to the shadows and avoid being noticed. It served him well. Until it didn't. Avel is part of a contingent sent out to some odd ranch. They aren't told why, but Avel will quickly find out that there is a rebel faction that is assaulting the location. However, these rebels aren't about to go down without a fight. Will Avel and the rest of the Coalition soldiers beat back the rebellious militia, or will they die trying? Read Settler's Ranch today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around ...

During a mission on planet Tragul, I have the misfortune to get stranded with Lieutenant Agan Drankai, the most arrogant prick in the entire alien army of the country Ravie. I save his life during combat. But the big, tough Agan isn't too pleased having a "tiny" female as a mission partner. When he and I end up separated from the rest, we get captured and brought to a secret lab supposedly operated by our allies. A rogue scientist performs an illegal experiment on Agan, which finally allows the cocky lieutenant to get a taste of his own medicine.

Emerald and the Ocean Parade: Emerald is learning how to be a mermaid princess, but she doesn't feel like one at all. She's not very good at waving to crowds, and royal headdresses just aren't her thing – her hair is too spiky and wild. Emerald's wriggly pet octopus, Inkibelle, doesn't much like living at the royal palace either. Emerald and the Sea Sprites: When Emerald and her stepsister, Delphina, sneak out of the palace in search of sea sprites, they know it isn't strictly 'perfect mermaid princess' behaviour, but they can't resist!

The Iron Belt is at war! Corporations fight in the street, employing mercenaries controlling powerful armoured mechsuits in their pursuit of victory. The war is a lie, provoked by the sinister terrorist group known as Black Rose. Xander Cain and his friends have beaten them once before. Now their newly formed mercenary company has been tasked with assaulting a Black Rose on the planet Cyclops. A bizarre tidally locked world, Cyclops is a place of eternal night and freezing cold. Winning will be Xander’s biggest challenge yet, as his company charges into the waiting jaws of the enemy. ...

El libro del día del juicio final (1992) es uno de los mejores libros sobre pandemias que se han escrito, galardonado con los premios Hugo, Locus y Nebula a la mejor novela. En él, una historiadora de la Universidad de Oxford que vive en el año 2054 decide viajar a la Inglaterra de 1320, pero una extraña crisis que vincula pasado y futuro altera sus planes. Al mismo tiempo, una epidemia especialmente virulenta se extiende en la Inglaterra de mediados del siglo XXI.

Their spies were among us for years. They mapped our infrastructure, learned our weaknesses, until finally they flipped the switch and threw us back into the Dark Ages. Only OMBRA and its battalions around the world seem capable of defending Earth from the next wave of attack - terraforming. But at what price can we gain our freedom? The Crays are pushing the human race to the edge of extinction, and we will have to learn new ways of living to defeat this threat.

The Institute of Special Technologies teaches students just one thing: the magic that allows them to become parts of speech, and in doing so, transforming into a specific piece of grammar (a verb, or an adjective, or an article) so they will be able to shape the world around them. As the new provost, though, Sasha is facing an enormous problem: the students in the world she just created, her “world without fear,” are unable to master the curriculum. Whether it’s the magic or the natural order of things, what they need to learn and become—Speech—is the basis of the material world.

It is AD 2565. When 17-year-old Marine cadet Arun McEwan forges an unlikely friendship with an alien scribe, he crashes into a world of treachery and conspiracy. How can he possibly survive three more years until graduation when every day brings a new deadly threat? But survive he must because his new alien allies show him glimpses of his destiny - a vision of a better future that only he can forge. A dream called the Human Legion.

The survivors of the SLS Excelsior are marooned on Halcyon, an abandoned planet limited by 19th century technology. In Epsilon University, the seed of Resistance is forming, and attracting unwanted attention. And on Lute, the Tetrarch sends in the Marshal's Service to try and recapture his daughter Jillian. Meanwhile, a secret gold shipment to Petra Roe attracts the attention of certain pirates. Don't miss another episode of this action-packed space opera, complete with a bonus short story!

The Republic has a new type of ship. The Condor-class is huge, deadly, and carries a secret weapon. One spy has all the details, but he's trapped and unable to share with his handler. She sets the wheels in motion to get him to Lute, the pirate stronghold, where they can meet and freely transfer information. As the League gathers an overwhelming force to take Gotha Mu, the tiny golden planet in the Seychar system, Captain Christopher Raleigh and his crew race to prevent League spies from leaking the surprise in store for them. Action, thrills, spies, gadgets, and deception await in this ...

The SLS Excelsior has a million credit bounty on her, and pirate captain Christopher Raleigh leads his crew to claim the prize. But with the Digital Assassin and the Tetrarch's daughter onboard, no plans can ever be safe. When Space Marines recapture Jillian in the midst of battle, Raleigh and his crew have to find a way to get to Clarion and take her back. Or die trying . . . Don't miss the second installment of this action-packed space opera adventure! Contains the bonus chapters not available online.

Read a rollicking page-turning sci-fi action tale seven hundred years after Old Earth reaches for the stars. Violence still exists. An intriguing and unique story. The characters are well-drawn and the plot flows quickly. Sgt. Ma is an eight-foot genetically enhanced female soldier who dreams of moving from her Planet's Militia to the All World's United Armed Services. (UAS) She thinks she will look great in the uniforms. Her enlistment is initially refused as she is larger and stronger than her Earth Counterparts where she is described as "bigger than a Buick". With resentment guiding her,...

Novelist Patrick Hamlin has come to Los Angeles to oversee the film adaptation of one of his books and try to impress his wife and daughter back home with this last-ditch attempt at professional success. But California is not as he imagined. Drought, wildfire, and corporate corruption are everywhere, and the company behind a mysterious new brand of synthetic water seems to be at the root of it all. Patrick finds an unlikely partner in Cassidy Carter—the cynical starlet of his film—and the two investigate the sun-scorched city.

The universal order is unraveling. The enslaved cry out for freedom. The apocalypse is now. Devis Cameron, hero of the Xenophobe War and the Empire's reluctant champion, has been posted to the 4th Terran Rangers - a gaijin Warstrider unit on New America - to eliminate a newly discovered underground colony of Xenos and to deal harshly with civil unrest spawned by Imperial repression. The situation is rapidly degenerating into total anarchy. And the nuclear option may be the only alternative.

The War Makers Are On Allegra Matthew is in for a very rude awakening. The Beets he has been fighting are not the only threat on Allegra. It seems the War Makers are on Allegra and they're proving themselves to be capable killers. Now Matthew has to deal with them. The War Makers are such fearsome foes that the Dawn Expeditionary Force leader, Legate Hamilton, has volunteered the service of his best men. Join Matthew as he fights to save Allegra! Warpath is the seventeenth book in the short story military sci-fi series The Battle for Allegra. Dive into this tale as new alien species are ...

The Web, a vast machine intelligence of unbelievable power, is steadily consuming the galaxy, indifferent to any species that stands in its way. Fighting the Web brings together an alliance between disparate societies and alien civilizations that must stand against it in battle. And overcoming the Web means learning where it came from, what goals drive its single-minded advance, and, ultimately, what the future holds for intelligent life in the universe.

Tempted by the promise of fame and fortune, the Singing Mermaid joins a circus. The crowds love her, but the poor mermaid is kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly, and she soon longs to return to the freedom of her ocean home. The Singing Mermaid is a delightful tale from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. With brilliant rhyming verse read by Lauren Laverne, this story is loved by children and parents alike.