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1) Nostromo
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2002, 1904
Description
"Nostromo, A Tale of the Seaboard" is set in the South American country of Costaguana, and more specifically in that country's Occidental Province and its port city of Sulaco. Though Costaguana is a fictional nation, its geography as described in the book resembles real-life Colombia. Costaguana has a long history of tyranny, revolution and warfare, but has recently experienced a period of stability under the dictator Ribiera. Charles Gould is a native...
2) Wool
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Series
Description
In a ruined and toxic landscape, a community exists in a giant silo underground, hundreds of stories deep. In a society full of regulations meant to protect the community, Sheriff Holston, unexpectedly breaks the greatest taboo of all: he asks to go outside. An unlikely candidate is appointed to replace him: Juliette, a mechanic with no training in law, whose special knack is fixing machines. Now Juliette is about to be entrusted with fixing her silo,...
6) Dust
Author
Description
Armed with secret knowledge, Juliette, now mayor of Silo 18 and her crew set out to rescue a world she hates but now understands better -- the world of the Silos with its rigid rules and terrible consequences for disobedience. This is the last installment in the trilogy that began with Wool and was followed by Shift.
7) Age of myth
Author
Series
Legends of the First Empire volume 1
Description
"Michael J. Sullivan's trailblazing career began with the breakout success of his Riyria series: full-bodied, spellbinding fantasy adventures whose imaginative scope and sympathetic characters won a devoted readership and comparisons to fantasy masters Brandon Sanderson, Scott Lynch, and J.R.R. Tolkien himself. Now, Sullivan's stunning hardcover debut, Age of Myth, inaugurates an original five-book series--and one of fantasy's finest next-generation...
Author
Series
Catteni volume 3
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 15
Description
On Botany, a planet of humans and aliens, preparations are underway for an expedition to liberate Earth from the cat-like Cattani. The heroes are a human-alien couple, Kris Bjornsen and Zainal, a renegade Cattani. Third novel in a series.
9) Quetzalcoatl
Author
Series
A New directions book volume NDP864
Publisher
New Directions
Pub. Date
1998
Description
A reprint of the 1920's Plumed Serpent, restoring edited text. Set in Mexico, the novel traces the involvement of a worldly Irish widow with two men planning a revolution based on a revival of Aztec gods.
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
"A revolution has taken over the government of the United States and the environment has been saved. All pollution has been banned and reversed. It's a bright, green new world. But this new world comes with a great cost. The United States is ruled by a dictatorship and the corporations are fighting back. Joining them are an increasing number of rebels angered by the dictatorship of Chairman Rahma. The Chairman's power is absolute and appears strong,...
12) Dayworld breakup
Author
Series
Dayworld volume 3
Publisher
T. Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
1990
Description
Duncan, the daybreaker who lives seven days a week, with the help of his lover, is determined to expose a plot and reveal the discovery of longer lifespan.
13) Contrarian
Author
Series
Grand illusion volume 3
Publisher
Tor, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
After his patron is assassinated, Counselor and Isolate Steffan Dekkard must handle political infighting and ongoing assassination attempts while uncovering who is supplying arms to insurrectionists.
"In Contrarian, protests against unemployment and poor harvests have become armed riots as the people sink deeper into poverty. They look to a government struggling to emerge from corruption and conspiracy. Recently elected to the Council of Sixty-Six,...
14) The faithless
Author
Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
"The rebels have won, and the empire is withdrawing from Qazal. But undoing the tangled web that binds the two nations will not be easy, and Touraine and Luca will face their greatest challenge yet. Luca needs to oust her uncle from the Balladairan throne once and for all and take her rightful place as Queen. But he won't let go of power so easily. When he calls for a "Trial of Competence" and Luca's allies start disappearing from her side, she will...
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Series
Legends of the First Empire volume 3
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"The epic battle between humankind and their godlike rulers finally ignites in the masterful follow-up to Age of Myth and Age of Swords. The alliance of humans and renegade Fhrey is fragile--and about to be tested as never before. Persephone keeps the human clans from turning on one another through her iron will and a compassionate heart. The arrogant Fhrey are barely held in check by their leader, Nyphron, who seeks to advance his own nefarious agenda...
Author
Series
System divine volume 2
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 31
Description
As Laterre stands on the brink of war, Marcellus, Chatine, and Alouette must rush to stop The General from gaining access to a weapon that would mean complete control of the planet.
17) The final day
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
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Description
"The highly-anticipated follow--up to William R. Forstchen's New York Times bestsellers, One Second After and One Year After, The Final Day immerses readers once more in the story of our nation's struggle to rebuild itself after an electromagnetic pulse wipes out all electricity and plunges the country into darkness, starvation, and terror. After defeating the designs of the alleged federal government, John Matherson and his community have returned...
Author
Series
System divine volume 1
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
march 2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 23
Description
"This sweeping reimagining of Les Misérables tells the story of three teens from very different backgrounds who are thrown together amidst the looming threat of revolution on the French planet-colony of Laterre"--
19) The expendables
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Description
The Expendables are a tight-knit team of skilled combat vets turned mercenaries. Hired by a powerful covert operator, the team jets off to a small South American country to overthrow a ruthless dictator. Once there, they find themselves caught in a deadly web of deceit and betrayal. Using every weapon at their disposal, they set out to save the innocent and punish the guilty in this blistering action-packed thriller.
Author
Series
Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"In the much-anticipated sequel to the "magnificent fantasy epic" (NPR) Grace of Kings, Emperor Kuni Garu is faced with the invasion of an invincible army in his kingdom and must quickly find a way to defeat the intruders. Kuni Garu, now known as Emperor Ragin, runs the archipelago kingdom of Dara, but struggles to maintain progress while serving the demands of the people and his vision. Then an unexpected invading force from the Lyucu empire in the...
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