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Robopocalypse
by Daniel H. Wilson
Human race faces extinction from a robotic uprising, as mankind fights for survival.
A computer scientist accidentally unleashes a supremely intelligent sentient A.I. named Archos R-14. It becomes self-aware and immediately starts planning the elimination of human civilization and ... (Wikipedia)
Blackout
by Mira Grant
In a world where the dead rise again, a group of bloggers uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to destroy what's left of humanity.
Blackout is set several decades after the zombie apocalypse , the Rising. Kellis-Amberlee is a normally beneficial virus that, on the death of any host mammal over 40 pounds (18 kg), "goes live" or ... (Wikipedia)
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman
A soldier's story of the horror of war and its consequences in the far future.
The monumental Hugo and Nebula award winning SF classic— Featuring a new introduction by John Scalzi,The Earth's leaders have drawn a line in the interstellar sand—despite the fact that the fierce ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Ruins
by Scott Smith
A group of tourists stranded in a remote Mexican jungle, struggling to survive.
Four American tourists — Eric, his girlfriend Stacy, her best friend and former roommate Amy, and Amy's boyfriend Jeff, a medical student — are vacationing in Mexico. They befriend a German tourist ... (Wikipedia)
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
A hacker's journey through a dystopian cyberpunk world, searching for a way to survive.
Henry Dorsett Case is a low-level hustler in the dystopian underworld of Chiba City , Japan. Once a talented computer hacker , Case was caught stealing from his employer. As punishment for his theft, ... (Wikipedia)
Armada
by Ernest Cline
A videogamer embarks on an epic journey to save the world from alien invaders.
Zack Lightman has spent his life dreaming. Dreaming that the real world could be a little more like the countless science-fiction books, movies, and videogames he’s spent his life consuming. Dreaming ... (Goodreads)
Jennifer Government
by Max Barry
In a dystopian future, corporations rule the world and people take on the names of their employers. Jennifer Government, a government agent, investigates a murder involving Nike.
John Nike, Vice President of Guerrilla Marketing , contracts Hack Nike, a clumsy and naïve low-level-employee, to execute an ambitious and unethical secret marketing scheme. John plans to increase ... (Wikipedia)
The Time Keeper
by Mitch Albom
A man is sent on a journey to discover the true meaning of time.
From the author who's inspired millions worldwide with books like, Tuesdays with Morrie, and, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, comes his most imaginative novel yet,, The Time Keeper,—a compelling ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Gathering of Shadows
by V.E. Schwab
A combination of magic and science, as characters navigate a dangerous new world.
From #1, New York Times, bestselling author V.E. Schwab "Addictive and immersive,, A Gathering of Shadows, cements this series as a must-read." —,Entertainment Weekly, grade A Four months have passed ... (Barnes & Noble)
Akira, Vol. 1
by Katsuhiro Otomo
A post-apocalyptic tale of two teenage biker gangs, battling for control of a mysterious power.
On December 6, 1982 (1992 in the English version), a nuclear explosion destroys Tokyo and starts World War III . By 2019 (2030 in the English version), a new city called Neo-Tokyo has been built on ... (Wikipedia)
Afterlife
by Claudia Gray
A young woman dies and finds herself in a place between life and death, where she must confront her past and make a choice about her future.
Destiny awaits Bianca and Lucas. . . . Bianca and Lucas believe they could endure anything to be together. When fate transforms Bianca into a ghostly wraith and turns Lucas into a vampire—the very ... (Goodreads)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks
A collection of interviews recounting tales of the zombie apocalypse.
It has been nearly twenty years since the start of the apocalyptic worldwide pandemic known as the Zombie War, and about ten years since the war has ended in humanity's victory. The framing device ... (Wikipedia)
Everbound
by Brodi Ashton
In a desperate attempt to save her boyfriend, Nikki ventures into the underworld and faces dangerous obstacles.
Nikki Beckett could only watch as her boyfriend, Jack, sacrificed himself to save her, taking her place in the Tunnels of the Everneath for eternity — a debt that should’ve been hers. She’s living a ... (Goodreads)
Under the Dome
by Stephen King
Small town experiences a sudden and mysterious isolation, leading to chaos and terror.
At 11:44 a.m. on October 21, 2017, the small Maine town of Chester's Mill is abruptly and gruesomely separated from the outside world by an invisible, semipermeable barrier of unknown origin. The ... (Wikipedia)
The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
A coming-of-age story of a young man's journey to a magical world, learning to wield its power.
The, New York Times, bestselling novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world, now an original series on, SYFY,“,The Magicians, is to Harry Potter as a shot of Irish whiskey is to a ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Passage
by Justin Cronin
A post-apocalyptic tale of survival, as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
The novel is broken into 11 parts of varying lengths. The story itself is broken into two sections: the first and shorter section covers the origins of the virus and its outbreak, while the second is ... (Wikipedia)
Her Pretty Face
by Robyn Harding
A psychological thriller about two women, one with a dark past, and the other with a secret. Their lives intertwine in unexpected ways.
Frances Metcalfe is struggling to stay afloat. A stay-at-home mom whose troubled son is her full-time job, she thought that the day he got accepted into the elite Forrester Academy would be the day ... (Goodreads)
Unforgiven
by Lauren Kate
A girl with a dark past is sent to reform school, where she falls for a boy with secrets of his own. Can they overcome their pasts?
It’s the book FALLEN fans have been waiting for: Cam’s story, the brooding, bad-boy dark angel readers love. High school can be hell. Cam knows what it’s like to be haunted. He’s spent more time in ... (Goodreads)
Family Pictures
by Jane Green
A family's secrets and lies are exposed when a daughter discovers a hidden photo album.
Who can you trust if not the ones you love? That is the question at the heart of, Family Pictures, an emotional, page-turning story about what it means to be a family from, New York Times, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells
by Andrew Sean Greer
Greta Wells navigates parallel lives in different eras, exploring love, loss, and the complexities of identity.
1985. After the death of her beloved twin brother, Felix, and the break up with her long-time lover, Nathan, Greta Wells embarks on a radical psychiatric treatment to alleviate her suffocating ... (Goodreads)
My Fair Godmother
by Janette Rallison
A teenage girl's fairy godmother sends her back in time to different fairy tales to fix her mistakes in the present.
After her boyfriend dumps her for her older sister, sophomore Savannah wishes she could find a true prince to take her to the prom. Enter Chrysanthemum Everstar: Savannah's gum-chewing, cell ... (Barnes & Noble)
Little Boy Lost
by J.D. Trafford
A lawyer takes on a case of a boy who has been missing for years, uncovering dark secrets and corruption in the process.
In a city divided and broken, this revelation will set it on fire… Attorney Justin Glass’s practice, housed in a shabby office on the north side of Saint Louis, isn’t doing so well that he can afford ... (Goodreads)
Black Notice
by Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a series of murders linked to an art smuggling ring. The case becomes personal when her lover is targeted.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta is still shocked by the tragic loss of Benton Wesley. She is trying to carry on, but she gets a letter from Benton, written before his death and left to Senator Lord, who had agreed ... (Wikipedia)
Second Life
by S.J. Watson
Julia's obsession with her sister's death leads her to a virtual world where she discovers secrets that threaten her own life.
Second Life is the story of Julia, who has a perfect life with her husband Hugh and their adopted son, until an incident changes everything. Her sister Kate is murdered in an apparently random attack ... (Wikipedia)
Guilt
by Jonathan Kellerman
A psychologist investigates the murder of a former patient, leading to a web of secrets and guilt.
In an upscale L.A. neighborhood, a backyard renovation unearths an infant’s body, buried sixty years ago. Soon thereafter, in a nearby park, another disturbingly bizarre discovery is made not far ... (Goodreads)
The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland
by Rebekah Crane
A summer camp for troubled teens brings together a group of misfits who learn to confront their pasts and embrace their true selves.
According to sixteen-year-old Zander Osborne, nowhere is an actual place—and she’s just fine there. But her parents insist that she get out of her head—and her home state—and attend Camp Padua, a ... (Goodreads)
Magic Steps
by Tamora Pierce
Sandry, a noble girl with magical powers, must use her abilities to save her city from a deadly plague.
Like the previous quartet, Magic Steps is set in Summersea, the capital of Emelan . When her three foster-siblings leave Summersea to travel the world with their teachers, Sandry and Lark, remain ... (Wikipedia)
Icebound
by David Axton
A small town in Maine is trapped by a deadly ice storm, and a killer is among them.
The plot concerns a group of international scientists working for the project of towing an iceberg to be used as relief for droughts. It is headed up by the husband and wife team of Rita and Harold ... (Wikipedia)
Dead Certain
by Adam Mitzner
A successful lawyer's life is turned upside down when a client he defended for murder returns to his life.
An Amazon Charts Most Read and Most Sold book., Ella Broden is living a double life. By day, Ella works as a buttoned-up attorney on some of the city’s most grueling cases. By night, she pursues her ... (Barnes & Noble)
Caliban's War
by James S.A. Corey
War between rival colonies on a hostile planet, with humanity's survival at stake.
On Ganymede , Mei Meng is kidnapped from her preschool by her doctor. Several hours later, Earth and Martian space marines are attacked and effortlessly killed by a super soldier , with Bobbie ... (Wikipedia)
