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61) Perilous shield
Author
Series
The Lost Stars volume 2
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
In a world where former rulers have become new foes, an alien threat to humanity may turn old adversaries into uncertain allies. General Artur Drakon and President Gwen Iceni form an alliance that places the Midway flotilla at great risk in hopes of greater reward: recruiting the personnel necessary to man warships against the enigmas.
Author
Series
Ringworld series volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Louis Wu, two hundred years old but still considering himself a young adventurer, becomes one of the first humans to set foot on the Ringworld, and odd events follow closely behind as he contends with the destruction of incoming spacecraft and a large gathering of vampires.
63) Crown of slaves
Author
Series
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
With its ally Erewhon growing restive, the Star Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth sends a mission to Erewhon, but upon arriving at their destination, they find a conspiracy led by the Solarian League's military delegation.
Author
Series
Multiverse volume 2
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Two civilizations in different universes blunder closer to war. One is a pre-industrial society whose weapon of choice is magic. The other is a Victorian-style culture whose technology is based on steam and psionics.
65) Bloodline
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
A prequel to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, set roughly six years before the events of the film.
When the Rebellion defeated the Empire, Leia Organa believed it was the beginning to a lasting peace. Now a respected senator, Leia must grapple with the dangers that threaten to cripple the fledgling democracy-- from both within and without. Desperate to take action, senators are calling for the election of a First Senator. It is their hope that this...
66) Valiant dust
Author
Series
Breaker of empires volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Commonwealth starship CSS Hector. As the ship's new gunnery officer and only Kashmiri, he must constantly prove himself better than his Aquilan crewmates, even if he has to use his fists. When the Hector is called to help with a planetary uprising, he'll have to earn his unit's respect, find who's arming the rebels, and deal with the headstrong daughter of the colonial ruler - all while dodging bullets...
Author
Series
Fleet school volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For the past year, their close loss in the annual Boarding Games has haunted Interceptor Team: Zuma's Ghost. With this year's competition looming, they're looking forward to some payback--until an unexpected personnel change leaves them reeling. Their best swordsman has been transferred, and a new lieutenant has been assigned in his place. Maxine Carmichael is trying to carve a place in the world on her own--away from the pressure and influence of...
Author
Series
Star Wars novels. Film novelizations volume 7
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
The official novelization of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the highly anticipated blockbuster film directed by J. J. Abrams, released in theaters December 2015.
70) Marque of caine
Author
Series
Tales of the Terran Republic volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's been two years since Caine Riordan was relieved of his command for following both his orders and his conscience. Now he's finally received the message he's been waiting for: a summons to visit the ancient and enigmatic Dornaani. And this time, making direct contact is not just professional, but personal: the Dornaani still have his mortally-wounded love, Elena Corcoran, in their unthinkably advanced medical facilities. But instead of arranging...
71) An ancient peace
Author
Series
Peacekeeper novels (Tanya Huff) volume 1
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr had been the very model of a Confederation Marine. But when she learned the truth about the war the Confederation was fighting, she left the military for good. But Torin could not walk away from preserving and protecting everything the Confederation represented. Instead, she drew together an elite corps of friends and allies to take on covert missions that the Justice Department and the Corps could not, or would not, officially...
72) The stars at war
Author
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
In the period of peace following the Human-Orion War, a ship from a half-forgotten history emerges from a warp point notorious for sevouring ships and opens fire on the Orions, in Crusade, while five thousand years after Sun Tzu writes The Art of War, his advice is followed during the Fourth Instellar War between the terible Bugs and the humans, who are aided by their catlike Orion allues, in In Death Ground.
73) A talent for war
Author
Series
Alex Benedict novels volume 1
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Christopher Sim changed mankind's history forever when he forged a rag-tag group of misfits into the weapon that broke the alien Ashiyyur. But now, one man believes Sim was a fraud, and Alex must follow the legend into the heart of the alien galaxy to confront a truth far stranger than any fiction.
74) The human
Author
Series
Rise of the Jain volume 3
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A Jain warship has risen from the depths of space, emerging with a deadly grudge and a wealth of ancient yet lethal technology. It is determined to hunt down the alien Client, and will annihilate all those who stand in its way. So Orlandine must prepare humanity's defense.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Presents a retelling of the third Star Wars movie, featuring Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia as they battle the Empire. The evil Empire is constructing a second Death Star to crush the Rebel Alliance. But Luke Skywalker has other plans-- to destroy the Empire and stop the Emperor once and for all. Yet there is one thing standing in his way... his father.
Author
Series
Starfire trilogy (Spencer Ellsworth) volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Half-breed human star navigator Jaqi, working the edges of human-settled space on contract to whoever will hire her, stumbles into possession of an artifact that the leader of the Rebellion wants desperately enough to send his personal guard after. An interstellar empire and the fate of the remnant of humanity hang in the balance. Spencer Ellsworth has written a classic space opera, with space battles between giant bugs, sun-sized spiders, planets...
Author
Series
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
Michelle Henke, Queen Elizabeth of Manticore's first cousin, Honor Harrington's best friend, and the commanding officer of Manticore's Tenth Fleet, is just a bit surprised when a messenger arrives from the Mobius System to inform her that the Mobius Liberation Front is prepared to rise in rebellion against the hated regime President Svein Lombroso. She has no orders from her government to assist any rebellions or liberation movements, she's short...
79) Impersonations
Author
Series
Dread empire's fall volume 4
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
Having offended her superiors by winning a battle without permission, Caroline Sula has been posted to the planet Earth, a dismal backwater where careers go to die. But Sula has always been fascinated by Earth history, and she plans to reward herself with a long, happy vacation amid the ancient monuments of humanity's home world. Sula may be an Earth history buff, but there are aspects of her own history she doesn't want known. Exposure is threatened...
80) A rising thunder
Author
Series
Honor Harrington novels. Main series volume 13
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington has rooted out a plan designed to enslave the entire human species. Behind that plans lies the shadowy organization known as the Mesan Alignment. Task #1 for Honor is to shut down and secure the wormhole network that is the source of the Star Kingdom's wealth and power--but also its greatest vulnerability. Yet this is an act that the ancient and corrupt Earth-based Solarian League...
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