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Lights (Book 4) by Strawberry_Cream1928
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19 years after Flames... Lessaenes has entered what some call a golden age. King Thorel and Queen Tara are everything that the people hoped for and more. However, racial tensions still lurk under the surface of a new, egalitarian Empire and prejudice mars the life of the young Princess Swan-Rose, who is half Rhenan and half Lessaenite. When mysterious forces known only as the Lights begin to wreak havoc both in her elite private school and in the political world of her parents, Swan-Rose must team up with unlikely allies, including her least favorite cousin, Crown Princess Lillae, and her mother, the famous Viviana Arystenn whose shadow she has spent her entire life in, to silence a resurfacing evil once and for all. Highest Ranking: #323 in Science Fiction
The Enforcer by kristhehumandisaster
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Life on the cyberpunk fringe of the future is never easy, especially when you're a cyborg law enforcement unit who patrols a crime ridden megacity, tasked with keeping people safe.
Trinity by ErinMayHackett
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Everyone wants life to be a little bit more magical. But what if it was? In the year 2012, three sisters released the heroes, monsters and magic of Irish legends back into a world that no longer had any place for them. Ireland was plunged back into the dark ages as magic takes back what was rightfully theirs. Twelve years later, Saersha finds a way to seal the legends away once more. Together with her siblings, she must make a perilous journey across the Emerald Isle, through some favourite Irish Legends to put them back where they belon. But can Saersha overthrow the ancients? Or will she succumb to History?
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Freak of Nature by JuliaCrane
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Donate Body to Science. Check. When seventeen-year-old Kaitlyn checked the box, she never suspected she’d have her life–and her body–stolen from her. She awakens one day in a secret laboratory to discover that her body is now half-robot and is forced to hide her own secret: that she still has human emotions and a human mind. If the scientists who made her find out, they’ll erase what remains of who she was. Kaitlyn finds an unlikely ally in Lucas, a handsome, brilliant scientist who can’t get over the guilt he feels knowing she was once a vibrant, beautiful young woman. He never expected a science project to affect him the way she does. As he tries to help her rediscover her past, he finds himself falling for the brave girl struggling to find her place and acceptance between the human and computer worlds. *For mature teens due to some sexual content.
RUNES (A Runes Book 1) by Authorednah
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Seventeen-year-old Raine Cooper has enough on her plate dealing with her father's disappearance, her mother's erratic behavior and the possibility of her boyfriend relocating. The last thing she needs is Torin St. James-a mysterious new neighbor with a wicked smile and uncanny way of reading her. Raine is drawn to Torin's dark sexiness against her better judgment, until he saves her life with weird marks and she realizes he is different. But by healing her, Torin changes something inside Raine. Now she can't stop thinking about him. Half the time, she's not sure whether to fall into his arms or run. Scared, she sets out to find out what Torin is. But the closer she gets to the truth the more she uncovers something sinister about him. What Torin is goes back to an ancient mythology and Raine is somehow part of it. Not only is she and her friends in danger, she must choose a side, but the wrong choice will cost Raine her life
Cataindar by Tim
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#1 for a month on the Fantasy-Action Hotlist. Wattys2015 Winner. Fourteen-year-old Luisa is focused on staying under the radar at her rough London school, relieved that the summer holidays are soon to begin. Exploring the ruin of an abbey at night, Luisa falls into the underground land of Cataindar. The catains are a cat-like race, possessing powers and magic that most humans could only dream of. They have been expecting her. As the catain abbot guides Luisa through their world, Luisa finds out that things in Cataindar are not quite as they seem. Old secrets are discovered, new loyalties are forged and a dark truth puts Luisa's life in terrible danger. Cataindar is the first in a planned series involving talking cats, giant rats and an ancient power that will change the world as we know it forever.
Liberation (Remnants of Men) by achilles22
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When seventeen year-old Runner was sentenced to death for stealing a loaf of bread in MegaCity One, his dreams were literally at an end. But then he opts to sign up for the Remnants of Men, a government sanctioned search for a rumoured fresh water lake beyond a radiated wasteland. At first, it seemed like a second chance to a new life, the transformation from zero to hero. But after an encounter with a rabid gang of men suffering an acute insanity, he soon comes to understand that he is one of many discarded into the wasteland to study the cannibalistic effects of a new drug called the Sixth Sense. Olivia Patterson has had one too many doses of the Sixth Sense and owes a massive debt to a shadowy rebel and loan shark called Death-Throe. Being the daughter of the City's dictator, she knows too well that the gallows awaits any who associates with the rebel. In an attempt to free herself, she acquires an asset in the form of Runner and finds herself always at the edge, for if he survives it means freedom for both, but if he dies...
Into The Darkness (Darkness Falls, Book One) *SAMPLE* by xKiraAdamsx
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It was supposed to be a way to end the devastation in the Middle East, but instead a darkness is unleashed unlike anything the world has ever seen before. Ike Glass is well versed in chaos, but even he is unprepared for what the world will become after the outbreak. Ace Cullen has been loyal to his country ever since he was brought to the states as a young boy, but it's difficult to stand by a country that can't even take responsibility for their own actions. Phoenix Blue just wants a night of mindless sex...is that too much to ask? Always a black sheep, she shocks everyone as she finds the strength inside herself to protect the ones she cares about, and fight to see another day. They were strangers when the virus took over, but tragedy will bring them together in ways they never thought possible as they descend into the darkness. **************************************************************** Into the Darkness was published on Amazon on 11/15/2014 and is available through Kindle Unlimited. Show your support for indie authors! It is available here: getBook.at/IntoDarkness
Prodigy (Complete) by EdwardMullen
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The greatest tragedy the world has ever known turned out to be the ultimate catalyst for change. In the wake of World War III, which decimated most of the world's population, the remaining survivors vowed to not continue to repeat the same mistakes of the past. Fortunately, they had something previous generations did not have - advanced technology. The year is 2117 and this once shattered civilization has become prosperous again. Innovative forms of technology have enabled them to abandon the old model and re-engineer a better way of living for all. Brain implants and genetic modifications have made an entire population educated, healthy, and kind. Despite the benefits of this technology, it has created some unforeseen side effects that threaten humankind's existence. When technology proves to be inept at solving the world's problem, a new hope emerges in the unlikeliest form - a young orphan girl. *** Cyberpunk, dystopian, technology, future, futurism, scifi, heroine, prodigy...