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Kristin Bjornsen lived a normal life, right up until the day the spaceships floated into view above Denver. As human slaves were herded into the maw of a massive vessel, Kristin realized her normal life was over and her fight for freedom was just beginning...The alien Catteni value strength and intelligence in their slaves—and Kristin has managed to survive her enslavement while hundreds of other humans have not. But her trial has just begun, for now she finds herself part of a massive experiment. The aliens have discovered a new world, and they have a simple way of finding out if it's habitable: drop hundreds of slaves on the surface and see what happens.If they survive, colonization can begin. If not, there are always more slaves. Views: 43
In the fourth and final volume of The Doom-Quest of Ara-Karn, a deadly game plays out in the halls of the doomed citadel of Elna. The beautiful Empress is caught between her betrothed and her lover, who are deadly enemies. And if the citadel should fall, what then? Only the mythical Darkbridge might offer some escape from Ara-Karn. At long last the classic epic fantasy is reissued and concluded to mark its 30th anniversary. Views: 43
Now that Sean and Scarlet are together, Scarlet couldn't be happier. They were meant for each other and would make any sacrifice to be together. With her greatest friend as her new lover, their relationship was perfect. But when Sean asks her to move back to New York, she hesitates. Could she leave her brother again? Views: 43
James R. Hannibal presents a thrilling adventure through history, complete with mysteries, secret items, codes, and a touch of magic in this stunning middle grade debut.Thirteen-year-old Jack Buckles is great at finding things. Not just a missing glove or the other sock, but things normal people have long given up on ever seeing again. If only he could find his father, who has disappeared in London without a trace. But Jack's father was not who he claimed to be. It turns out that he was a member of a secret society of detectives that has served the crown for centuries—and membership into the Lost Property Office is Jack's inheritance. Now the only way Jack will ever see his father again is if he finds what the nefarious Clockmaker is after: the Ember, which holds a secret that has been kept since the Great Fire of London. Will Jack be able to find the Ember and save his father, or will his talent for finding things fall short? Views: 43
A mythic tale of space travelers marooned on a planet engulfed in the flames of war and of the immortal hero who endeavors to save them in the name of love In a far-future era, death is virtually no more, banished except in the case of severe, violent trauma, enabling mankind to spend what were once entire lifetimes exploring the farthest reaches of the vast universe. When the interstellar vessel Meteor is dispatched to investigate a distant orb circling a giant red sun, an error in calculations sends the ship crashing into a different world altogether, casting its surviving crew into the heart of a savage, planetwide war of primitive alien tribes. With no means of escape and hostiles on every side, the situation appears hopeless for Captain Felip Argens. But for the mission's true leader—crewman, adventurer, and ship's bard Hugh Valland—impossible is not an option. If necessary, he will alter destiny to end the terrible conflict and bring his... Views: 43
Alec lives a placid life after leaving the Avonellene Empire behind. In his mountain retreat he practices his energies and protects his neighbors, far from the politics and turmoil of life at court.But politics comes calling, as his former duchy falls under the rule of a tyrant, and Alec decides to restore peace to the land he formerly ruled.There are even greater threats arising in the world, and they will send their messengers to his own very doorstep, inciting death and chaos, and driving him to take a wild, dangerous sojourn through the unknown wilderness of the mountains to try to set a captive free, to gain revenge, and to inflict justice on the criminals who have disrupted Ridgeclimb's peace. But the journey will be complicated by the band of friends and companions he must take with him through the winter's bleak climate, trying to protect them from unknown dangers, as he considers the possibility that a band of renegade Ingenairii have come across the globe to his new home. Views: 43
