Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Human Division
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: John Scalzi
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (2013, May 14th).
Pages: 432
Following the events of The Last Colony, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the unity of the human race.The people of Earth now know that the human Colonial Union has kept them ignorant of the dangerous universe around them. For generations the CU had defended humanity against hostile aliens, deliberately keeping Earth an ignorant backwater and a source of military recruits. Now the CU’s secrets are known to all. Other alien races have come on the scene and formed a new alliance—an alliance against the Colonial Union. And they’ve invited the people of Earth to join them. For a shaken and betrayed Earth, the choice isn't obvious or easy.Against such possibilities, managing the survival of the Colonial Union won’t be easy, either. more
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Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Into the Void
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Tim Lebbon
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: LucasBooks (2013, May 7th).
Pages: 320
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROn the planet Tython, the ancient Je’daii order was founded. And at the feet of its wise Masters, Lanoree Brock learned the mysteries and methods of the Force—and found her calling as one of its most powerful disciples. But as strongly as the Force flowed within Lanoree and her parents, it remained absent in her brother, who grew to despise and shun the Je’daii, and whose training in its ancient ways ended in tragedy. Now, from her solitary life as a Ranger keeping order across the galaxy, Lanoree has been summoned by the Je’daii Council on a matter of utmost urgency. The leader of a fanatical cult, obsessed with traveling beyond the reaches of known space, is bent on opening a cosmic gateway using dreaded dark matter as the key—risking a cataclysmic reaction that will consume the entire star system. more
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The Dark at the End (Repairman Jack)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: F. Paul Wilson
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (2012, Sep 25th).
Pages: 448
Bound by his promise to Glaeken, Jack has refrained from making direct moves against Rasalom, but there’s nothing holding him in check any longer…and Glaeken’s time is almost up. The stage is set for Jack’s massive assault on Rasalom, and he’s got just one shot. But it’s not just a matter of taking out Rasalom: he also must safely retrieve Dawn’s child and minimize collateral damage. So, he comes up with a foolproof plan.But fools are always with us…. more
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Ground Zero (Repairman Jack Novels)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: F. Paul Wilson
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (2010, Sep 28th).
Pages: 464
On September 11, 2001, a man drifts in a boat off lower Manhattan as the towers burn. He removes a small box from his pocket and presses a button. As he waits for the south tower to collapse, he thinks: No one—absolutely no one—will guess the truth behind the who and why of this day.Years later, Jack’s childhood friend, Weezy Connell, fits together the pieces of the puzzle and anonymously posts her conclusions on the Web. When someone comes after her, Jack becomes involved in her troubles and in the paranoid maze of the 9/11 Truth Movement, where conspiracy theories point in every direction.They’re all wrong. The truth is stranger, darker, and more evil than anyone can imagine. And if the plot behind it--millennia in the planning--succeeds, it will forever change life on this Earth. more
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