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2021
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In a world where every word and gesture is copyrighted, patented or trademarked, one girl elects to remain silent rather than pay to speak, and her defiant and unexpected silence threatens to unravel the very fabric of society.Speth Jime is anxious to deliver her Last Day speech and celebrate her transition into adulthood. The moment she turns fifteen, Speth must pay for every word she speaks ('sorry' is a flat ten dollars and a legal admission of...
2) Reveal Me
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HarperCollins
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2019.
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English
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This fourth companion novella to Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series is narrated by fan favorite character Kenji Kishimoto!
The explosive revelations in Defy Me have left readers reeling and desperate for answers. This fourth and final novella in the series will bring readers back to the world of the Shatter Me before the final novel installment hits shelves in winter 2020. And don't miss Find Me, the gorgeous paperback bind-up...
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One of the last things Elinor Simentov wants is to be a prophet of God, but God has other plans.
A Jewish woman of no particular renown, Elinor is told by God to give a warning to all who will listen. Will she serve as a prophet, sacrificing her goals for herself, self-image, and reputation in order to do something that may be completely useless?
God's message is simple. Humankind must radically change course or face extinction. To give warning,...
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How it was. How it is. How it shall be.
For over two thousand years, the animals of Willowbrook Wood have lived side by side, sometimes at peace, more often at war. Empires have risen. Empires have fallen. After two millennia of conflict and strife, the animals of the wood have resolved to end the senseless bloodshed once and for all.
The Willowbrook Union, the great pan-species alliance was founded to bring peace and prosperity to all. But now,...
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Summer flings between a pair of entitled New York debutantes and a pair of unlikely best friends, a wealthy geek, and a working class ranch hand, become real when their world crashes in a global pandemic that eventually kills over 70 percent of North America;s population. This apocalyptic novel may be considered soft porn by some, since it depicts premarital sex, free love, and nude bonding ceremonies with multiple couples. This story could be torn...
6) Alexandra
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Alexandra is a story set in a near future that is all-too-possible. Humans are changing the environment and ecology of the planet without thought to the consequences for the planet or human civilisation. Many civilisations have collapsed in the face of environmental change, and our current technology dependent society is also vulnerable despite the hubris of science and technology. The novel follows two young women who learn to cope in a world that...
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The Tide Runner - Christopher HoltAfter too long away from our Book Shelves, Christopher Holt is back with a bang !In this superb novel, he once again, shows us the joy and power of real prose.Simply WonderfulJohn Brown - Bookopedia Few knew that Gaius Proctor, the brilliant ecologist and UN Director of Ecosystems was a raving psychopath who loathed and detested every person on the planet including himself.It was Proctor who created the Intercontinental...
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This dystopian drama tells of prosperous farmer Clay Sanderson, who marries wealthy and spoiled Diana Brockman. She had considered Evan Hunter, a handsome evangelist, but rejected him because he was poor. Diana's crusading sister, Jan, sees worth in Evan's work and joins him. The four intertwined lives are reaching for far different goals. When disaster strikes the farmlands, hunger follows, giving the state and church opportunity to seize control....
9) Dragon Mage
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After leaving Fossil to find his past, former Marine, Ben, found a new home as right hand man to the Triad of China Town. Fighting dragons and protecting citizens is all he cares about, until the day he meets Bella.
When Bella is kidnapped by a psychopathic cult that believes women are witches and witches need burning, Ben risks everything to save her. But in saving her, he might unleash a greater evil on them all.
10) Isa
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The Claiming Destination Series continues in Book 3, "Isa".
Although little Isabelle is now safe in the Alpha Base refuge and has bonded with rebellious young Dillon, the lingering effects of the mord virus causes many of her fellow residents to distrust her. Adding to the danger, United Earth Federation spies infiltrate Alpha in search of her for their own evil motivations. In the meantime, Coltan's health is in jeopardy when it becomes apparent...
11) Survivor's Eyes
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With mankind on the edge of extinction, can our humanity survive? Or is civilisation just a thin, fragile veneer, masking our animal nature?
In the ruins of our society, a lonely, bitter man ekes out an existence, shying away from all human contact. He struggles with starvation and ever-present mortal danger. However, his greatest battle is to try and retain some vestige of the civilised man he once was, even if that means living alone.
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The story is set in a near future where reality and fantasy coexist. The consequences of poor decisions made by humanity, society, and individuals have taken a toll. Pre-Hispanic and European mythology converge in this tale. It follows the journey of a hero, a warrior, as they navigate the battle between Light and Darkness across di erent alternate worlds stacked on top of each other. It follows the journey of a hero, a warrior, as they navigate the...
14) City of Anarchy
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This story is told through the eyes of a very lost man in a world after a nuclear apocalypse, where a dictator controls an entire city by tormenting and killing her own people until a group of rebels decided they had enough and came up with a plan to overthrow this tyrannical leader, but they will soon realize that the revolution they had fought for did not end; on the contrary, it may have just begun!
15) Marsupial Tracks
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As a jaded regular in the city's underground music scene, the only thing that mattered to Jacob Blythe was punk rock. When the arrival of a mysterious girl tempts him into seeing a vision of the world that exists beyond the confines of his cosmic nihilism, Jacob finds himself helpless to resist it.
Now, sitting alone in an unfamiliar train station, and possessing no memory of how he got there, Jacob has no choice but to piece together the scattered...
16) Mixed In
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When passions are regulated, which laws will you break? When Catrina moves to Cochtonville to work as a chemist for Cochton Enterprises, she has no idea how dangerous her life is about to become. A chance meeting with Ulysses, owner of the Union Station bar, plunges her into a world of illegal condoms, vibrators, and art. As their loneliness draws them together, they become allies in what will become the fight of their lives in the sexually repressive...
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Set in a fractured, depopulated Britain, 'No Repeat of Yesterday' is a fast-paced thriller that asks questions about the trust we invest in those who wield power. The 2070s. A military-controlled regime fosters social cohesion via the charade of an external military threat. To this end, RAF pilot Nicole Dibaba conducts spectacular nocturnal raids against unoccupied industrial targets. As millions embrace the apparent realities, alternative voices...
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Cuatro años después del inicio de la catástrofe, Clarisse Stevens aún recorre las Rocallosas de Colorado y los alrededores de Boulder en busca del líder de los forajidos, Nick Elliot. Ella descubrirá su paradero y se dirigirá hacia su base. Se encontrará con sobrevivientes durante su viaje. No todos serán aliados. Clarisse deberá luchar por su supervivencia antes de llegar a su destino. El enfrentamiento final con Elliot y sus hombres se...
19) Whisper
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Orca Book Pub
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Whisper, a teen girl with a cleft palate, is forced to survive in a world that is hostile to those with disfigurements or disabilities.
20) The Boom Show
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Game shows can be murder....and George fears he's the next contestant to lose.Will he find a way to survive Boom Show?Where elders compete to be the last person standing and gain a life of luxury. The losers blow themselves up.Is George willing to die to get his revenge on a corrupt system?Or will he win and reap the rewards?You'll love this dystopian short story that shows an all too plausible future.
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