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Seventeen-year-old Amelia Pritchett never meant to travel to the floating city of Ixus. It was an accident. Something she never dreamed was possible. Ixus fell silent 30 years ago during one of the worst pandemics the world had ever seen. But since the recovery of the surface, no one knew what was left of the floating city. Now, Amelia alone knows the unthinkable truth that lies inside the city's protective shield. Searching for a way home, she discovers that Ixus does not give up its secrets easily.

Years ago, Tula Bane was beaten and left for dead on a remote space station far from Earth, her home planet. She started with nothing and had no one, but over time she found a home, a family, and even love. When it's discovered that the abandoned planet beneath the station is abundant with a rare and valuable resource, aliens from across the galaxy race over to strike it rich.

After the tragic death of his father, Ben Carrington’s mother teams up with a wealthy entrepreneur to form an elite, top-secret rescue organisation: Gemini Force. Ben is determined to become part of the team, but first he must prove he has what it takes to face dangerous situations and save lives. In Black Horizon, after a promising early start to his career as a rescuer, Ben can’t resist stowing away so that he can take part in a rescue of oil platform workers trapped on a capsized, burning oil platform.

As Seiiki, now escorted by a military contingent from Earth United, draws ever closer to New Eden, Kim Teng must learn to split her role of Caretaker with another, navigate a new relationship with Wren, and deal with the suffocating guilt of having been part of the Crusaders, all while maintaining her cover as social media star Hannah Monksman. What could possibly go wrong?

You can be improved. . . . Can you really change your body just by carrying around a coded note? Sure—the advanced technology of a d-mat booth will transport you anywhere instantly, but can it also make you taller, stronger, more beautiful? Clair is pretty sure the offer is too good to be true...

ShadowStrike poisoned the water of Trinity Falls two months ago. Now the Trinity Four, the teens most affected by the poison, have been isolated in a remote mansion under 24-hour medical care while scientists on four continents rush to discover a cure. Meanwhile, US operatives scour the world for the bioterrorists responsible for this heinous crime as two teen virtual spies, also infected, hunt for the criminals on the Internet.

Set over seven days in the town of Novel, Harp and the Lyre speaks volumes about tech and gaming culture, climate change, and the desire to be heard. A guitarist heartthrob, a hot tennis player, an anxious goody-good, an absurdly nice boy, and a beautiful influencer. They all have something to say.

What happens after the adventure of a lifetime? For Zen, it's a safe, comfortable life of luxury. But it's not what Zen wants. He misses the thrill of riding the rails, of dodging danger and of breathing the air of different planets. Most of all of course he misses Nova - lost to him forever in a distant world. But then one day a mysterious message arrives - and that's all Zen needs to head right off, ready for anything. Except that no one could be ready for what he finds.... 

Rainha's life on Arbour Island is fraught with danger as she and her father live in trees above the treacherous lowlands, inhabited by deadly beasts. When a mainlander named Rico visits their tree-top home, a series of events unfolds, leading Rainha to a profound realization about her purpose. Guided by the teachings of the matriarch Victoria and the Victorian Directives, Rainha learns to listen for the whispers of her maker.

Deimos was planning to spend a quiet Christmas this year. You know, just a regular night in, cleaning his guns and getting wasted. He definitely did not plan on getting dropped with a parachute behind enemy lines, getting tasked with retrieving something round and weird, and rescuing young ladies from enemy encampments.

Die Außenseiter sind zurück - irgendwie zumindest... Tyler und seine Squad 312 sind zurück, und dieses Mal sind sie auf der Flucht vor so ziemlich jedem in der Galaxie. Nachdem sie in galaktisches Sperrgebiet eingedrungen sind, ist auf sie ein Kopfgeld ausgesetzt. Ihre Hauptaufgabe besteht aber nicht nur darin, sich selbst zu retten, sondern auch ihre blinde Passagierin Aurora. Diese muss lernen, ihre übernatürlichen Kräfte zu nutzen und ihr Schicksal zu erfüllen. Denn Aurora hat als Einzige den Zugang zu einer Wunderwaffe, die die Zerstörung der Galaxie verhindern kann.

Tyler, frisch ausgebildeter Musterschüler der besten Space Academy der ganzen Galaxie, freut sich auf seinen ersten Auftrag. Als sogenannter Alpha steht es ihm zu, sein Team zusammenzustellen - und er hat vor, sich mit nichts weniger als den Besten zufrieden zu geben. Tja, die Realität sieht anders aus: Er landet in einem Team aus Losern und Außenseitern.

Will's life had always been normal. Normal school, normal friends, normal small town. But he had always thought that his parents might be a bit abnormal. Little does he know that they have been hiding a secret from him his entire life. Not only are they not normal, they're not even from Earth. And when Will is suddenly given a chance to attend the Bridgeworld Academy, his parents' alma mater in space, he finds out just how little he knew.

Carson High School seniors Scott and Davey don't have much common ground - that is, until all universes begin collapsing into their school. Soon the avowed loner and the mean-girl cheerleader realize that something is very wrong, and they're the only two who are aware of what's happening. Demon versions of their teachers roam the halls, a cowboy sloth appears sporadically, and some students randomly burst into flames while angry interdimensional counterparts of other students destroy everything in sight.

The mind-blowing beginning of a futuristic series about the seductive nature of a perfect virtual world and how far one girl will go to uncover the truth behind the illusions. A new technology is sweeping the country. To enter Elusion, you need an app, a visor, and a wristband, and you'll be...

Fighting to stop a war that could destroy everyone alive… Kira Walker nearly died searching for the RM cure, but the battle for survival is only just beginning. The genetically-engineered Partials are inextricably bound to a greater plan that could save both races and give Kira the answers she...

Cobalt Laser, teenage robot superhero has accomplished the impossible... defeating his nemesis, once and for all! But after the whole world fades to black, Cobalt, Silver, and Crimson Laser awaken in a laboratory where a mysterious scientist welcomes them to the "real world." Real? What was he before? With no more cartoon powers or space adventures, Cobalt has a lot of adjusting to do. Maybe that would be easier if his brother and sister would get along! But it could be worse. At least the villainous Hex Ten is sealed safely away in the cartoon world... ...Oh, no.

Vigil, once the greatest stone-war athlete in Primum, is thrust into a battle far beyond the arena—into the depths of the Synapse, a vast chasm where agents of darkness harvest the consequences of players’ choices. Assigned to protect a single soul, Vigil must face relentless enemies, impossible odds, and her own doubts as she fights to guide her player toward the light.

Can't get enough of Class on BBC America? This thrilling companion novel to the new Doctor Who spin-off features the group of extraordinary humans (and aliens) from the show, facing down an wholly original threat. Created by New York Times bestselling novelist Patrick Ness, author of The Rest of...

On planet Vastire, worth is set by the sins of one's ancestors. Good families rise to the elite and the wicked fall into poverty. Unfortunately for sixteen-year-old Darynn Mark, his father incited a revolution. Now, Darynn scrounges his way through life in the slums. When Vastire is surrounded by an embargo, it gets even harder to survive.