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IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells first serialised in 1897 in the UK by Pearson's Magazine and in the US by Cosmopolitan magazine. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories that detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of both...
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Frank Compton must join forces with his most feared enemies to defeat an ancient civilizations-devouring malevolence in the final installment of Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn's Quadrail series A dozen sentient species occupy the galaxy, and the Quadrail connects them all. Arriving at Proteus Station under a cloud of suspicion, ex-government agent Frank Compton finds he must answer for the death of six members of the Filly elite, a crime for...
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Old Man's War universe volume 2
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John Scalzi's eagerly anticipated sequel to the extraordinary Old Man's War
The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations. They're young, they're fast and strong, and they're totally without normal human qualms.
The universe is a dangerous place for humanity-and it's about to become far more dangerous....
5) Destroyer
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DAW book collectors volume no. 1318
Pub. Date
c2005
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345 p. ; 24 cm.
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Bren Cameron returns to atevi space after his recue mission, but when he discovers that a civil war has broken out on the atevi mainland, he must risk bringing the atevi dowager to the human colony of Mosphiera in order to end the war.
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Star Wars novels. Film novelizations volume 3
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 19
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418 p. ; 25 cm.
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Follows Anakin Skywalker as he struggles with his duty as a Jedi Knight and his role as the secret husband of Senator Padmé Amidala, and chronicles the creation of Darth Vader and the birth of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa.
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Indranan war volume 2
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"Former gunrunner-turned-Empress Hail Bristol was dragged back to her home planet to fill her rightful position in the palace. With her sisters and parents murdered, the Indranan empire is on the brink of war. Hail must quickly make alliances with nearby worlds if she has any hope of surviving her rule. When peace talks turn violent and Hail realizes she's been betrayed, she must rely on her old gunrunning ways to get out of trouble. With help from...
8) Obsidio
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Illuminae files volume 03
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
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613 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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Kady, Ezra, Hanna, Nik reluctantly return to Kerenza with other refugees, while Asha has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground resistance, and when she reconnects with her old flame Rhys, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.
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Star Wars novels. Film novelizations volume 8
Pub. Date
[2017]
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11 audio discs (12 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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A band of rebels are on a daring mission to steal the Death Star plans.
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Halo series. Standalone novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 15
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447 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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The Covenant, forging ahead with its plan to wipe out humankind, has arrived on Reach, the last military fortress to defy the alien onslaught, where it comes face to face with the SPARTANs, a team of bioengineered warriors that will never surrender.
12) The hive
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Second Formic War volume 2
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A second prequel to Ender's Game continues the sci-fi history of the Formic Wars and finds the warring nations and corporations of Earth struggling to set aside their differences to defend against an imminent alien invasion.
"A coalition of Earth's nations barely fought off the Formics' first scout ship. Now it's clear that there's a mother-ship out on edge of the system, and the aliens are prepared to take Earth by force. Can Earth's warring nations...
13) The last Jedi
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Star Wars novels. Film novelizations volume 9
Pub. Date
[2018]
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10 audio discs (11 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Rey continues her epic journey with Finn, Poe, and Luke Skywalker in this thrilling novelization of the film Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
14) Revan
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Pub. Date
c2011
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298 p. ; 24 cm.
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Revan: hero, traitor, conqueror, villain, savior. A Jedi who left Coruscant to defeat Mandalorian--and returned a disciple of the dark side, bent on destroying the Republic. The Jedi Council gave Revan his life back, but the price of redemption was high. His memories have been erased. All that's left are nightmare--and deep, abiding fear.
15) Aurora's end
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Aurora cycle volume 3
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 18
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493 pages ; 22 cm.
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"When we last saw Squad 312, they working together seamlessly (aka, freaking out) as an intergalactic battle raged and an ancient superweapon threatened to obliterate Earth. Everything went horribly wrong, naturally. But as it turns out, not all endings are endings, and the team has one last chance to rewrite theirs. Maybe two. It's complicated. Cue Zila, Fin, and Scarlett (and MAGELLAN!): making friends, making enemies, and making history? Sure,...
16) Earth awakens
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2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 21
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395 pages ; 25 cm.
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When the alien ship screamed through the solar system, it disrupted communications between the far-flung human mining ships and supply stations and between them and Earth. So Earth and Luna were unaware that they had been invaded until the ship pulled into Earth orbit, and began landing terra-forming crews in China. Politics and pride slowed the response on Earth, and on Luna, corporate power struggles seemed more urgent than distant deaths. In this...
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Pub. Date
p2008
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8 sound discs (ca. 10 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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When Han and Leia's granddaughter Allana, daughter of the recently defeated Darth Caedus, discovers a puzzling object on Han's dilapidated, yet ever-dependable and amazingly quick Millennium Falcon, the three, along with trusty C-3PO, set out to unravel the mystery.
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Pub. Date
[2016]
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10 audio discs (11 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Catalyst: A Rogue One Story is the must-have prequel novel to the upcoming film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is set before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope and reveals the untold story of the rebel effort to steal the plans to the Death Star.
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Fleet school volume 1
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Dabeet Ochoa is a very smart kid. He's top of his class in every school, but he doesn't think he has a chance at Fleet School, because he has no connections to the Fleet. But then Colonel Graff arrives at his school for an interview, and everything changes.
20) Earth unaware
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First Formic War volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 20
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The mining ship El Cavador is far out from Earth, in the deeps of the Kuiper Belt, beyond Pluto. Other mining ships, and the families that live on them, are few and far between this far out. So when El Cavador's telescopes pick up a fast-moving object coming in-system, it's hard to know what to make of it. It's massive and moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light.El Cavador has other problems. Their systems are old and failing. The family...
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