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Hellsky (Hunter-Killer #3) by words_are_weapons
Hellsky (Hunter-Killer #3)
words_are_weapons
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After decades of all out war between human and Scraegan, the planet Rychter has finally settled into an uneasy peace. Both sides can rebuild, lick their wounds, and for the first time try to coexist. But the war isn't over for everyone. Without the unifying threat of the mysterious Crawlers, factions on both sides are once again spoiling for a fight, threatening to tip the world back into conflict. The closest thing humanity has to an ambassador, Sergeant Ryke Vannigan finds himself in the eye of the storm once again. He must help keep the peace between human and Scraegan, while investigations into the origin of the Crawlers reveal uncomfortable truths about the planet's past. Before the arrival of the human colonists, someone else had plans for Rychter. And they're about to put things back on track. || BOOK 3 in the HUNTER-KILLER SERIES
Crack in the Kill Code (AmpCore #2) by words_are_weapons
Crack in the Kill Code (AmpCore #2)
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While Hadrian's corporations squabble amongst themselves, something is stirring in the ruins of Hadrian South. Former streetkid Piper Russell soon finds herself facing a new enemy that has only one goal: to destroy the world she knows, and everyone in it. * || SOMETIMES THE PAST DOESN'T DIE || North of the river, Hadrian is a city reeling from a fallout between its competing tech corporations. With the tech-corps at each other's throats and rebellion beginning to fester among Hadrian's citizens, the city is reaching boiling point. Caught in the middle of a vicious, shadow-conflict, Piper finds her loyalties tested from all sides. Filled with living metal implants, owned by no corporation, and wanted by all of them, she has to tread the finest of lines to stay alive, all while trying to unravel the mystery of her origins. But while the corporations squabble, in the ruins of Hadrian South something is stirring, something much worse than any rebellion. The past has come back to haunt this city. And it has come back to take revenge. || AmpCore: Book 2 || - [Updates Every Sunday]
Dark Places by ShaunAllan
Dark Places
ShaunAllan
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I am Death. I know who you are... There is darkness and madness in each of us. We must do battle with our own demons. But... What if those demons opened the door in the back of your mind and stepped out. What if they became real? If the night, the shadows, the reflections and Death himself walked among us? And what if they were watching you? Waiting? Thirsting...? Dark Places. Thirteen stories. Thirteen poems. Thirteen doorways. - Praise for Dark Places: "He paints a surreal picture that sucks you into the terror." "Wow. Brilliantly written!"
Whispers (Brahms/The Boy) by ShaunAllan
Whispers (Brahms/The Boy)
ShaunAllan
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"Some people could sell their soul for a baby's laugh." When Yvonne is employed to be a nanny for the Denholm's son, Albert, she finds him to be her strangest charge yet. Albert is a porcelain doll. One night she hears a baby's laugh in a house which should be empty. How can she not investigate? But there are rules to looking after Albert Denholm. Rules she should never have broken. When a local librarian tells Yvonne of Albert's past, she sets foot on a path along which she may find herself lost forever. - Whispers is a story based on the movie The Boy. Enjoy!
Mr. Composure by ShaunAllan
Mr. Composure
ShaunAllan
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"Once upon a time..." All the best stories begin that way. Once upon a time, Jack climbed a beanstalk. Cinderella did go to the ball. Once upon a time, his parents died. When your parents are killed in front of you, on the one day of the year when all crime is legal, what do you do? You prepare for next year. You prepare for payback.... - With the new installment of the Purge: Election Day coming, read Mr. Composure and see it from a completely different perspective!
Demons are People Too by ShaunAllan
Demons are People Too
ShaunAllan
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When a demon is tasked with finding the key to unlock the Gates of Hell and bring about the Apocalypse, no-one would have guessed what a HELL of job it would be! For a start, he doesn't have a cool demonic name like his friends. And things keep going wrong, like the police, the hospital and the priest. All he wants is to show what he can do and have a nice latte! And cause Hell on Earth, of course...
Rudolph Saves Christmas by ShaunAllan
Rudolph Saves Christmas
ShaunAllan
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Rudolph, that very famous red-nosed reindeer, has been accused of blowing up Santa's sleigh! Join him as he, with the help of a very special squirrel called Flop, try to escape from prison and find the real culprit! Then meet a spider on your present and a mouse who took a stroll through a deep dark wood, in a wacky collection of poetry!
Darkest Places by ShaunAllan
Darkest Places
ShaunAllan
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What do you see when you look into the darkest parts of your mind? Dare you even take a peek? Ghosts, murders and dark creatures abound in this chilling collection of horror stories from the #1 bestselling and award winning author of Sin, Hollow and Pieces of Me. Darkest Places is the third in the series that began with Dark Places and then Darker Places.
Iron Heart (The Gauntlet #2) by words_are_weapons
Iron Heart (The Gauntlet #2)
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It's a new year and Gauntlet finalist Codi James is back for round two. With her new position at the top ranked Battlecast Academy and with last year's victor no longer competing, it seems like the fates have aligned to give Codi a clear run at winning the tournament once and for all. Armed with state of the art equipment, a rigorous training schedule and a scholarship fund to let her focus on nothing but the Gauntlet all year round, she has one goal: first place. But this year the game has changed. She's not the plucky underdog anymore. Codi has the weight of expectations on her shoulders, and there are those who view her leap to fame through jealous eyes. This year her battles won't be confined to the arena, and now she has everything to lose. [Sequel to The Gauntlet]
The Gauntlet (The Gauntlet #1) by words_are_weapons
The Gauntlet (The Gauntlet #1)
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Codi James is a chronic underachiever. A straight C student, her life is going nowhere. Causing havoc at yet another school it looks like she's heading for another expulsion, until one teacher decides to call in a favour from an old friend. Codi is sent to the one place where her aggression might do her some good. Joining the underdeveloped Brax-Delta training academy, Codi is set on the long, bruising path to compete as a champion in the Gauntlet Tournament. Thrown together with a team of other misfits and under the tutorage of a frustrated veteran, she has one chance left to prove that she's more than just a struggling orphan. Never underestimate a desperate person. WINNER OF 2014 WATTPAD PRIZE FOR BEST EPIC