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101) The battle of Jedha
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English
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"Jedha. The worn streets of this ancient world serve as a confluence for the galaxy. Visited by all, yet owned by none. Here, the Jedi are but one creed among many worshipping and studying the Force. From the Guardians of the Whills to the Path of the Open Hand, countless beings come to learn, and to share, in peace. As all of Jedha prepares for its Festival of Balance, the galaxy still reels from the violence on Eiram and E'ronoh. But after foiling...
102) Shadow of victory
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Series
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"The Mesan Alignment has a plan--one it's been working on for centuries. A plan to remake the galaxy and genetically improve the human race--its way. Until recently, things have gone pretty much as scheduled but then the Alignment hit two bumps in the road: one called the Star Empire of Manticore, the other named Honor Harrington. In order to undercut Manticore's galaxy-wide reputation as a star nation of its word, it launched Operation Janus--a false-flag...
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Series
Star Wars (Disney/Lucasfilm Press) volume 1
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated retelling of the first Star Wars film in which the galaxy's fate lies in the hands of Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Luke Skywalker. The galaxy is at war. Although the Rebel Alliance has won a few battles against the Empire, hope is fading. The Empire is about to unveil the greatest weapon the galaxy has ever seen--the Death Star. The Rebels' only chance to defeat it now lies in the unlikely hands of a princess, a scoundrel,...
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Series
Starfire trilogy (Spencer Ellsworth) volume 2
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates/TOR
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Jaqi, Araskar and Z are on the run from everyone - the Resistance, the remnants of the Empire, the cyborg Suits, and right now from the Matakas - and the Matakas are the most pressing concern because the insectoid aliens have the drop on them. The Resistance has a big reward out for Araskar and the human children he and Jaqi are protecting. But Araskar has something to offer the mercenary aliens. He knows how to get to a huge supply of pure oxygen...
105) Betrayer of worlds
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Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Since fleeing the supernova chain reaction at the galactic core, the cowardly Puppeteers of the Fleet of Worlds have--just barely--survived one crisis after another. The rebellion of their human slaves. The relentless questing of the species of Known Space. The spectacular rise of the starfish-like Gw'oth. The onslaught of the genocidal Pak. Now fresh disaster looms, as though past crises have returned and converged. Who can possibly save the Fleet...
106) Chaos vector
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Series
The Protectorate volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Sanda and Tomas are fleeing for their lives after letting the most dangerous smartship in the universe run free. Now, unsure of who to trust, Sanda knows only one thing for certain -- to be able to save herself from becoming a pawn of greater powers, she needs to discover the secret of the coordinates hidden in her skull. But getting to those coordinates is a problem she can't solve alone. They exist beyond a dead gate -- a Casimir gate that opened...
107) Ion curtain
Author
Publisher
Solaris, an imprint of Rebellion Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"For decades the UN and the Russian military have navigated a tense interstellar Cold War. Lieutenant Kalina Sokolova is aide to Counter-Admiral Kasparov, the major strategist for the Russian Navy. She is also an elite spy working for the UN. She is tasked with watching the Counter-Admiral, and assassination is not out of the question. Solitaire Yeung is a corsair, a scavenger, a pirate. In the heart of a destroyed Russian battleship, his salvage...
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Series
Star Wars. Thrawn Ascendancy volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Thrawn’s latest triumph still rests newly on his shoulders. He has led the Chiss to victory and brought glory to the House of Mitth, but the true threat to the Ascendancy has not yet been extinguished. Their foes do not send threats or ultimatums, do not mass ships on the edge of the Chaos. Their weapons come cloaked in smiles and generosity: Gifts offered freely. Services granted unconditionally. Across the Ascendancy, seemingly inconsequential...
109) The warship
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Series
Rise of the Jain volume 2
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The haiman Orlandine, charged with safeguarding lethal Jain tech swirling inside an accretion disc located in the distant reaches of space, has weaponized a black hole to eliminate the threat. But others are suspicious of her motives, and both the Polity AIs and the leaders of the alien prador kingdom dispatch fleets of warships in anticipation of conflict. As the black hole continues to eat its way through the planets in the accretion disc, making...
110) Blood of the cosmos
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Series
Saga of shadows volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"As the second book of the trilogy opens, the humans and Ildirans, having narrowly escaped annihilation at the hands of the Shana Rei and their robot allies in book one, are desperate to find a way to combat the black cloud of antimatter of the Shana Rei. The mysterious alien Gardeners, who had helped them previously, turn out to be a disaster in disguise and because of them, the world tree forests are again in danger. The allies, believing they have...
111) After the crown
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Series
Indranan war volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Star Wars. Thrawn Ascendancy volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic, uncharted, and near impassable, with hidden secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled within its swirling chaos is the Ascendancy, home to the enigmatic Chiss and the Nine Ruling Families that lead them. The peace of the Ascendancy, a beacon of calm and stability, is shattered after a daring attack on the Chiss capital that leaves no trace of the enemy. Baffled, the Ascendancy...
Author
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The Battle of Endor shattered the Empire, but the months following the Rebellion's victory have not been easy. The fledgling New Republic has suffered a devastating attack from the Imperial remnant, forcing the new democracy to escalate their hunt for the hidden enemy. For her role in the deadly ambush, Grand Admiral Rae Sloane is the most wanted Imperial war criminal-- and one-time rebel pilot Norra Wexley, back in service at Leia's urgent request,...
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Series
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
©2015.
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English
Description
"Lieutenant Travis Long of the Royal Manticoran Navy is one of those rare people who likes rules but has a talent for thinking outside of them when everything starts coming apart. That is why he is now a mustang and also why he has enemies. At the moment, there are powerful forces in the young Star Kingdom's Parliament who don't think they need him or the navy for that matter. Unhappily for them, the edge of the explored galaxy can be a far more dangerous...
115) The rise of a hero
Author
Publisher
Disney, Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Retells the events of "Star Wars: A New Hope," tracing Luke Skywalker's rise from a Tatooine orphan to a Jedi-in-training who destroys the Death Star.
116) Invincible
Author
Series
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Admiral John "Black Jack" Geary earned his rank after being revived from cryogenic sleep to lead the Alliance to victory against the Syndicate Worlds. But his superiors question his loyalty to the regime. Now in command of the First Fleet, Geary is tasked with exploring the frontier beyond Syndic space, a mission he fears deliberately puts the fleet--and himself--in harm's way. An encounter with the alien enigmas confirms Geary's fears. Attacked...
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Series
Machineries of empire volume 2
Publisher
Solaris
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Captain Kel Cheris is possessed by a long-dead traitor general. Together they must face the rivalries of the hexarchate and a potentially devastating invasion. When the hexarchate's gifted young captain Kel Cheris summoned the ghost of the long-dead General Shuos Jedao to help her put down a rebellion, she didn't reckon on his breaking free of centuries of imprisonment - and possessing her. Even worse, the enemy Hafn are invading, and Jedao takes...
118) Nophek gloss
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Series
The Graven novels volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Caiden's planet is destroyed. His family gone. And, his only hope for survival is a crew of misfit aliens and a mysterious ship that seems to have a soul and a universe of its own. Together they will show him that the universe is much bigger, much more advanced, and much more mysterious than Caiden had ever imagined. But the universe hides dangers as well, and soon Caiden has his own plans. He vows to do anything it takes to get revenge on the slavers...
119) War of honor
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Series
Honor Harrington novels. Main series volume 10
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The new government of the Star Kingdom has brazenly ignored the wishes of Queen Elizabeth--threatening to end a shaky ceasefire agreement and destroy the very fabric of the Manticore Alliance against the terrorist Committee of Public Safety. As a senior political advisor, Honor has seen the cost of war on her people and vows to restore the Republic of Haven's ancient Constitution--or die trying.
No one wanted another war. Thomas Theisman didn't....
120) Shadow of the Sith
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Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The Empire is dead. Nearly two decades after the Battle of Endor, the tattered remnants of Palpatine's forces have fled to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. But for the heroes of the New Republic, danger and loss are ever-present companions, even in this newly forged era of peace. Jedi Master Luke Skywalker is haunted by visions of the dark side, foretelling an ominous secret growing somewhere in the depths of space, on a dead world called Exegol....
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