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Storm Front
by John Sandford
Detective Lucas Davenport investigates a series of murders in the midst of a raging Minnesota blizzard.
In Israel, a man clutching a backpack searches desperately for a boat. No more than a few days later, Virgil Flowers in Minnesota gets a message from Lucas Davenport, "You're about to get a visitor." ... (Goodreads)
Dead Watch
by John Sandford
A political thriller about a senator's murder and the investigation that follows, revealing corruption and scandal in Washington D.C.
Early morning, Virginia, and a woman is on the run. Her husband, a former U.S. Senator, has been missing for days. Kidnapped? Murdered? She doesn't know, but she thinks she knows who's involved, and ... (Goodreads)
Eyes of Prey
by John Sandford
A detective hunts down a serial killer who is targeting his family. Fast-paced and suspenseful thriller.
Lucas Davenport is back with a strange one. The Lieutenant's sanity was nearly shattered by two murder investigations. Now he faces something worse .. two killers, one hideously scarred, the other ... (Goodreads)
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
Post-apocalyptic exploration of a world drastically changed after a pandemic.
An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse,, Station Eleven, tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of ... (Barnes & Noble)
Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke
A mysterious alien spacecraft discovered in the Solar System, explored by a human team.
After an asteroid falls in Northeast Italy in 2077, creating a major disaster, the government of Earth sets up the Spaceguard system as an early warning of arrivals from deep space. The "Rama" of the ... (Wikipedia)
World Gone By
by Dennis Lehane
A former gangster navigates the criminal underworld of 1940s Florida while trying to protect his family. Loyalties are tested and secrets are revealed.
Ten years after the events chronicled in the prior novel,, Live by Night, , Joe Coughlin is working as the consigliere to the crime family headed by his former partner Dion Bartolo. Outwardly, Joe is ... (Wikipedia)
All Systems Red
by Martha Wells
Murderbot navigates a dangerous world while struggling to maintain its own autonomy.
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure." In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are ... (Goodreads)
Influx
by Daniel Suarez
A thrilling sci-fi adventure about a conspiracy to control the future of technology.
Physicist Jon Grady and his team have discovered a device that can reflect gravity—a triumph that will revolutionize the field of physics and change the future. But instead of acclaim, Grady’s lab is ... (Goodreads)
Divergent Series Complete Box Set
by Veronica Roth
Tris' journey of courage and self-discovery, as she navigates a post-apocalyptic world divided by factions.
Don’t miss the series everyone’s talking about! Get this 3-book collection of all 3 books in Veronica Roth’s thrilling Divergent series – featuring Divergent, Insurgent, and the latest in the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Old Man's War
by John Scalzi
Elderly citizens enlist in an interstellar war to save humanity, discovering new strength and purpose.
Old Man's War is about a soldier named John Perry and his exploits in the Colonial Defense Forces (CDF). The first-person narrative follows Perry's military career from CDF recruit to the rank of ... (Wikipedia)
The Great Brain
by John D. Fitzgerald
A series of humorous adventures of a young boy's mischievous schemes and life lessons.
The best con man in the Midwest is only ten years old. Tom, a.k.a., the Great Brain, is a silver-tongued genius with a knack for turning a profit. When the Jenkins boys get lost in Skeleton Cave, the ... (Goodreads)
The Cuban Affair
by Nelson DeMille
A retired Army veteran turned charter boat captain is hired to retrieve hidden treasure in Cuba, but things get complicated when he falls for a woman with a dangerous past.
The novel's hero is Daniel "Mac" MacCormick, a veteran, who served five years in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer. Mac completed two tours of duty in Afghanistan , and received the Silver Star ... (Wikipedia)
The Outsider
by Stephen King
A man is accused of a brutal murder he claims he didn't commit, but evidence suggests otherwise. Is he really guilty or is something more sinister at play?
In Flint City, Oklahoma , police detective Ralph Anderson arrests the popular English teacher and Little League coach, Terry Maitland, in front of a crowd of baseball spectators. Maitland is charged ... (Wikipedia)
Pushing Ice
by Alastair Reynolds
A group of astronauts are forced to chase after a rogue moon, uncovering secrets and facing challenges that test their limits.
Pushing Ice begins in the distant future, where the elected rulers of the "Congress of the Lindblad Ring" gather to decide on a suitable ceremony to honour a woman they consider responsible for the ... (Wikipedia)
The Passage
by Justin Cronin
A post-apocalyptic tale of survival, as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
The novel is broken into 11 parts of varying lengths. The story itself is broken into two sections: the first and shorter section covers the origins of the virus and its outbreak, while the second is ... (Wikipedia)
The Promise
by Robert Crais
An ex-cop is hired to track down a missing woman, uncovering an unexpected network of lies and secrets.
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are joined by Suspect heroes LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his German shepherd, Maggie, in the new heart-stopping thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Robert ... (Goodreads)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers
An intergalactic adventure filled with unlikely friendships and epic space battles.
Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space-and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe-in this light-hearted debut space ... (Goodreads)
Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King
A man confronts his dark past as he defends a young girl from a supernatural evil.
Following the events of The Shining , after receiving a settlement from the owners of the Overlook Hotel, Danny Torrance remains psychologically traumatized as his mother Wendy slowly recovers from ... (Wikipedia)
Children of Time
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
A race of intelligent spiders battles to save their species from extinction.
The book's plot involves a planet inhabited by evolved spiders uplifted by human scientist Avrana Kern, and their much later discovery by the last humans alive in the universe. , , , The work plays ... (Wikipedia)
The Invisible Library
by Genevieve Cogman
A librarian embarks on a mission to retrieve a rare book from alternate realities.
Irene must be at the top of her game or she'll be off the case - permanently... Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, which harvests fiction from different realities. And along with ... (Goodreads)
Artificial Condition
by Martha Wells
Murderbot, a rogue security unit, investigates its past and uncovers a conspiracy. Action-packed sci-fi adventure with a relatable protagonist.
A, USA Today, bestseller,The "I love Murderbot!" —Ann Leckie, Artificial Condition, is the follow-up to Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning,, New York Times, bestselling, All ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Calculating Stars
by Mary Robinette Kowal
In an alternate history, a meteorite strikes Earth, accelerating the space race. Elma York fights for her place as a female astronaut.
Shortly after President Thomas Dewey leads the United States to victory in the space race in 1952, a meteorite strikes the Chesapeake Bay , obliterating most of the Eastern Seaboard . In the ... (Wikipedia)
Iron Gold
by Pierce Brown
A new generation rises to fight for freedom in a solar system torn apart by war and political turmoil.
NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER • In the epic next chapter of the Red Rising Saga, the #1 bestselling author of, Morning Star, pushes the boundaries of one of the boldest series in fiction. “Mature ... (Barnes & Noble)
Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
A mysterious journey through a hidden realm of London, filled with danger and unexpected allies.
Neverwhere is the story of Richard Mayhew and his trials and tribulations in London. At the start of the story, he is a young businessman, recently moved from Scotland and with a normal life ahead. ... (Wikipedia)
State of Fear
by Michael Crichton
A thrilling tale of a scientific conspiracy and environmental terrorism.
Peter Evans is a lawyer for a millionaire philanthropist, George Morton. Evans' main duties are managing the legal affairs surrounding Morton's contributions to an environmentalist organization, the ... (Wikipedia)
Feed
by Mira Grant
A future world where information is controlled by corporations, and a group of journalists fight to uncover the truth.
Feed is set several decades after the zombie apocalypse , referred to as the Rising. Two man-made viruses (a cure for cancer and a cure for the common cold) combined to form Kellis-Amberlee, a virus ... (Wikipedia)
Without Remorse
by Tom Clancy
John Kelly, a former Navy SEAL, seeks revenge against drug dealers who killed his girlfriend. A thrilling action-packed novel.
In 1970, former Navy SEAL "frogman" John Kelly, who recently lost his pregnant wife Patricia in a car accident, picks up a hitchhiker named Pam on his way to his home on Battery Island in the ... (Wikipedia)
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
A hacker's quest in a futuristic America dealing with a mysterious computer virus.
Hiro Protagonist is a hacker and pizza delivery driver for the Mafia. He meets Y.T. (short for Yours Truly), a young skateboard Kourier ( courier ) who refers to herself in the third person , during ... (Wikipedia)
Ringworld
by Larry Niven
A sci-fi adventure to an artificial ring-shaped world, full of unexpected challenges.
On planet Earth in 2850 AD , Louis Gridley Wu is celebrating his 200th birthday. Despite his age, Louis is in perfect physical condition due to the longevity drug boosterspice . He meets Nessus , a ... (Wikipedia)
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
A young wizard embarks on a quest to master his own magical powers and battle a mysterious force of evil.
Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon ... (Goodreads)
