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1) Partials
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Partials sequence volume 1
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English
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In a post-apocalyptic eastern seaboard ravaged by disease and war with a manmade race of people called Partials, the chance at a future rests in the hands of Kira Walker, a sixteen-year-old medic in training.
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"A fantasy of the future that sheds a blazing critical light on the present--considered to be Aldous Huxley's most enduring masterpiece. Mr. Huxley is eloquent in his declaration of an artist's faith in man, and it is his eloquence, bitter in attack, noble in defense, that, when one has closed the book, one remembers. A Fantastic racy narrative, full of much excellent satire and literary horseplay. It is as sparkling, provocative, as brilliant, in...
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When the wind blows volume 1
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English
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Frannie O'Neill, a young and talented veterinarian whose husband was recently murdered, comes across an amazing discovery in the woods near her animal hospital. Soon after, Kit Harrison, an unconventional FBI agent, arrives on Frannie's doorstep. And then there's the child loose in the back woods, 11 year-old Max, one of the most unforgettable and startling creations in thriller fiction.
4) Ender's game
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English
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Once again, Earth is under attack. An alien species is poised for a final assault. The survival of humanity depends on a military genius who can defeat the aliens. But who? Ender Wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. A tactical and strategic master. And a child. Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender's childhood ends the moment he enters his new home: Battle School. Among the elite recruits Ender proves himself to be a genius...
5) False sight
Author
Series
False memory volume 2
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"After discovering the truth about her origins--she is a clone, created to be a weapon--Miranda must fight to protect those she loves from an unthinkable future"--
6) False memory
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Series
False memory volume 1
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Soon after seventeen-year-old Miranda awakens with no memory, she discovers that she can release a mysterious energy that incites pure terror in everyone around her except Peter, who tells her she is part of an elite force of genetically-altered teens.
7) False future
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Series
False memory volume 3
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Rhys, Noble, Sophia, and Peter cannot face their enemy, True Earth, without Miranda but when they revive her, she is horrified to find her world in flames and must use her grief to fuel her spirit as she helps to seek Mr. East, who must be turned in for the brutal enemy occupation of Manhattan to end.
8) First strike
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Halo series. Standalone novels volume 3
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English
Description
The Master Chief, the last of the SPARTAN bioengineered warriors, is charged with rescuing the survivors of the destruction of the ring-shaped world of Halo, and leading them safely through battle with the remaining Covenant troops, and finally to home. Based on the X-Box video game.