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• Project Hail Mary

  Weir, Andy,

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  Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dungeon Crawler Carl

  Dinniman, Matt,

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  This is quite possibly the most wonderful book in the universe. Smart, super geeky, and so, so darkly funny. In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth - from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds - collapses into the ground,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shards of Honor

  Bujold, Lois McMaster,

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  Captain Cordelia Naismith of the Betan Expeditionary Force was on a routine mission to study the life forms on an uninhabited, neutral planet. Little did she know that the enemy Barrayarans had chosen this place as their secret base for an as-yet…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mickey7

  Ashton, Edward (Science fiction writer),

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  Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee sent to colonize a distant world. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. After six deaths, Mickey7 understands why they sent a disposable person:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wizard of Karres

  Lackey, Mercedes,

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  Captain Pausert had foiled the deadliest of space pirates and eliminated the threat of the Worm World, yet his troubles keep piling up. Sent on a secret mission to stop the nanite plague, a self-aware disease that could devastate whole worlds, he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mistborn

  Sanderson, Brandon,

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  For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was long lost, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Six of Crows

  Bardugo, Leigh,

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  "Game of Thrones" meets "Ocean's Eleven." Ketterdam: a bustling hub city of international trade where anything can be had for the right price--and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Icarus Hunt

  Zahn, Timothy,

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  Jordan McKell is a great pilot of lousy ships, one who often takes shady side jobs to make ends meet. But he gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to fly the "Icarus"--an ancient freighter with no updated technology--and her "special cargo"…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Leviathan Wakes

  The Expanse Series, Book 1.

  Corey, James S. A.,

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  Humanity has colonized the solar system--Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond--but the stars are still out of our reach. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Systems Red

  Wells, Martha,

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  On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied android -- a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as "Murderbot." Darkly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ember Blade

  Wooding, Chris, 1977-

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  Aren has lived by the rules all his life. He's never questioned it; that's just the way things are. But then his father is executed for treason, and he and his best friend Cade are thrown into a prison mine, doomed to work until they drop. Unless…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lies of Locke Lamora

  Lynch, Scott, 1978-

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  An orphan's life is harsh--and often short--in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges relentless danger, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Foundryside

  Bennett, Robert Jackson, 1984-

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  Sancia Grado is an excellent thief, and her latest target, a heavily guarded warehouse on Tevanne's docks, is nothing her unique abilities can't handle. But unbeknownst to her, Sancia's been sent to steal an artifact of unimaginable power, an object…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Palace Job

  Weekes, Patrick,

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  Loch is seeking revenge. It would really help if she wasn’t in jail. The plan: to steal a priceless elven manuscript that once belonged to her family but now is in the hands of the most powerful man in the Republic. To do so Loch—former soldier,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nevernight

  Kristoff, Jay,

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  In a world where the suns almost never sets, a woman gains entry to a school of infamous assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers that destroyed her family. Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her father's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn

  Whitesides, Tyler,

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  Ardor Benn is no ordinary thief. Rakish, ambitious, and master of wildly complex heists, he styles himself a Ruse Artist Extraordinaire. When a priest hires him for the most daring ruse yet, Ardor knows he'll need more than quick wit and sleight of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Space Merchants

  Pohl, Frederik,

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  In a vastly overpopulated near-future world, businesses have taken the place of governments and now hold all political power. States exist merely to ensure the survival of huge transnational corporations. Advertising has become hugely aggressive and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Wish

  Sapkowski, Andrzej,

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  Geralt is a Witcher, a solitary man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless hunter. Yet he is no ordinary killer-for-hire. His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Theft of Swords

  Sullivan, Michael J., 1961-

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  Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles-until they are hired to pilfer a famed sword. What appears to be just a simple job finds…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Darker Shade of Magic

  Schwab, Victoria,

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  Kell is one of the last Travelers, a magician with the rare ability to travel between parallel universes. There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, ruled by a mad King George. Then there's Red London, where life and magic are…Read moreRead more of this annotation