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41) Fugitive
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After helping clear a colony of vicious parasites, Seb Zodo has come back from his most recent mission with more questions than answers.How did the grubs find their way to Carstic in the first place?Does it have anything to do with Moses?Could the leader of The Shadow Order be that callous in his pursuit of wealth?To find out the truth Seb has to defy his obligation to The Shadow Order and go A.W.O.L.In a galaxy where Moses holds great power, Seb...
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Alon, Shanra, and Oen find themselves in the darkest dungeon of the Preit stronghold. They share their cell with Darrik, friend and heir of a space pirate, and Jarred, a former member of The Order nursing a family grudge and a personal mission to end their evil reign.
Will any of them survive to reveal the secrets of the Zeta mission? Or will The Order once again bury any hope of a world built on shared strengths?
Even if they escape, they...
43) Hermes
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Hermes was a god, one of the line of genetically manipulated super beings. He was a mix of human and alien, and they had just been freed from Origin, the company that had created and enslaved them. Sent on a mission, he was captured by a rogue agent of Origin who was intent on auctioning him off to the highest bidder. He hides Hermes at his father's estate where Cherish, the agent's sister, sees him and becomes infatuated. She makes sure he's fed...
44) The Space Sieve
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An intelligent youth discovers an alien device of staggering power, and he eventually intuits its function. In doing so, he discovers that capability without wisdom is dangerous, including for him. Time, space and creation are at his command, and ultimately he does great harm before all becomes rolled up in a surprise ending.
45) The Fall
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The first book in The God Slayers Quartet, a young adult series set in a dystopian future Earth ruled over by warring gods, cat people and a tyrannical religious cult. Young Ben Casper lives in an old shopping mall with his family. He must contend with growing up, falling in love, and losing friends, as well as becoming embroiled in a plot to kill the gods that could put everyone he cares about in mortal danger... For fans of The Hunger Games and...
46) Rêve mortel
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Il y a un proverbe qui dit: Perception is Reality. La perception que nous avons des événements de notre vie devient notre Réalité. Vous allez découvrir ma perception de la vie au travers cette histoire de fiction. Une histoire que j'ai écrite originalement à l'âge de dix-sept ans et que j'ai terminée une dizaine d'année plus tard. Nous faisons tous partie d'un casse-tête spirituel en ayant oublié qui nous sommes et d'o nous venons. La...
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Stacie, Tiffany and Yadira hope to shut down their rental house and get back their security deposit before leaving town, but first they have to fix the gaping hole in the adobe wall and rid themselves of unwanted graduation "presents," both the result of an uproarious final party. This comic co-ed romp will keep you chuckling.
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Nobel Prize-winner Jose Saramago's brilliant new novel poses the question -- what happens when the grim reaper decides there will be no more death? On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This of course causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, morticians, and doctors. Among the general public, on the other hand, there is initially celebration-flags are hung out on balconies, people dance in the streets. They have achieved...
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A racy rendezvous with a bold billionaireAmber Lee is floored when she finds herself in a situation where she must make a special arrangement for her boss. She interviews woman after woman, but none is suitable - at least in her eyes.Before he heads off to Dubai, Jordan needs a wife. What better arrangement than to volunteer herself?
50) Painting Shadows
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Painting Shadows is a story's story, a writer's story - a story so stripped down many lines sound like quotes.The book challenges the reader to go somewhere deeper, to be submerged in the narrator's think tank of a journey.Painting Shadows is a stark read about ignorance and awareness, and the many questions and observations that fall between them.
51) The Hill
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When the Alton's move to their new home on the hill they soon find that all is not as it seems. Sebastian becomes entangled between two opposing forms of evil, and soon must make a choice.The hill is a story of love, friendship, trust and its destructive effectsThe hill is the first story of 'the spillwork rattle,' a device buried within our history.
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Moray eels and shrimp, remora fish and stingrays, crabs and sponges.
What do these pairings all have that make them special?
They are all examples of a fascinating relationship that animals have with each other.
This is called symbiosis. Using rhyme and gentle humour the reader is taken on a journey to a hidden world where nature's wonders and lessons are revealed. The poem can be read aloud by teachers and parents or read independently by children....
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This a story about a brother named Gabe and sister named Charlie, who, although they're related, are also friends forever!
Gaby and Charlie have different interest and likes.
They don't always get along but when it comes to helping each other, they're always there for each other, no matter what!
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A casket containing a remarkable relic of a 17th century nun, Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, is stolen from a devout society in France by one of its members, a priest from Sydney. The priest, Father James, secretly entrusts the casket to two women in Monterey Creek, a small country town in New South Wales. The Society immediately sends Monsignor Henri Pascal from Paris to recover the casket.
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There are two main threads to the book: a modern crime story and the recollections of an 85-year-old woman with dark secrets in her past. Set during the British General Election of 1997 when Tony Blair swept to power, the story bounces back to the 1930s when another charismatic leader rose in Europe. That story is revealed through flashbacks to the life of a British Nazi sympathiser and her artist sister, both intimates of Hitler and Goering.In 1997,...
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Tess Davey is an ambitious, hard-working police woman. After ten successful years in the service, she has risen to the rank of detective and earned herself an enviable reputation. But after the unexpected death of her beloved father, Tess is shocked when previously well-kept secrets about her family history are revealed. determined to find out the truth once and for all, Tess leaves the security of her home in Spalding and gets a job transfer to Soho,...
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Me llamo Julio Ejido y soy un alcohólico. Bebo y fumo desde que tenía doce años, ahora acabo de cumplir sesenta. Esta confesión no posee valor alguno ya que no se la hago a nadie, carece de destinatarios. Y aunque los tuviera, no por ello adquiriría la menor importancia, puesto que no contemplo el valor de la confesión como alivio, ni siquiera como ritual; tampoco valoro el perdón que se pide o se otorga, lo desprecio de igual modo. Solo creo...
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The Love of a Widow' is an emotional, highly entertaining and even educational book by a talented new young Ugandan writer. The book tells the story of a kind lady, Pollah, who tragically lost her family in a terrible accident. This led to her becoming a widow and being lonely and bereft of support in the world. Yet Pollah never gave up trying to find new love, she expressed her new love in helping the children at the school who were once strangers...
60) Colours of Siena
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Colours of Siena' is the compelling tale of Clara, forced from her home in Tuscany's art capital, Siena, and her determination to return there to paint.
When the most expensive painting in Christendom is paraded through the streets of Siena, Clara, young servant to the city's most powerful family, is inspired. Ambrogio, the youngest painter, spots her genius for colour, and ignites her passion to become an artist. But when her father is murdered,...