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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Prepare to be entranced by this addictively readable oral history of the great war between humans and zombies.”—Entertainment Weekly

We survived the zombie apocalypse, but how many of us are still haunted by that terrible time? We have (temporarily?) defeated the living dead, but at what cost? Told in the haunting and riveting voices of the men...

2) The war of the worlds

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Wells, H. G

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Classic Books

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Causing mass hysteria as listeners of its 1938 radio broadcast believed a Martian invasion of Earth really was taking place, H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds is perhaps the most famous novel of its genre. This 1898 story has spawned films, radio and television series and comic-book adaptions, and its popularity endures today.

3) Towers of midnight / (bk. 13 Wheel of Time)

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Jordan, Robert

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The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!
With Robert Jordan's untimely passing in 2007, Brandon Sanderson, the New York Times bestselling author of the Mistborn novels and the Stormlight Archive, was chosen by Jordan's editor—his wife, Harriet McDougal—to complete the final volume in The Wheel of Time®, later expanded to three books.
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4) A memory of light / (bk. 14 Wheel of Time)

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Jordan, Robert

Pub. Date

2013

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5) A monsoon rising / (bk. 2 Hurricane Wars)

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Guanzon, Thea

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"After a lifetime of war, Alaric and Talasyn were thrust into an alliance between their homelands that was supposed to end the fighting; however, being married to their sworn foe feels far from peaceful. Now Talasyn must play the part of Alaric's willing empress while her allies secretly plot to overthrow his reign. But the longer the couple are forced together, the harder it becomes to deny the feelings crackling like lightning between them. When...

6) The moon is a harsh mistress

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Heinlein, Robert A

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A one-armed computer technician, a radical blonde bombshell, an aging academic, and a sentient all-knowing computer lead the lunar population in a revolution against Earth's colonial rule

7) Fourth wing / (bk. 1 Empyrean)

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Yarros, Rebecca

Pub. Date

2023.

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"Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general--also known as her tough-as-talons mother--has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don't bond to "fragile" humans....

8) Oathbringer / (bk. 3 Stormlight Archive)

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2017.

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Taking refuge from the formidable Everstorm in the tower city of Urithiru, Dalinar and the Alethi forces join the newly raised Knights Radiant to explore the legendary city's mysteries and confront long-lost truths that challenge everything they believe. By the best-selling author of the Mistborn series.

9) Wind and truth / (bk. 5 Stormlight Archive)

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2024

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Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare―and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium’s place has thrown everything into disarray. Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide―Adolin in Azir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah in Thaylenah. The former assassin, Szeth,...

10) Words of radiance / (bk. 2 Stormlight Archive)

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The war with the Parshendi moves into a new, dangerous phase, as Dalinar leads the human armies deep into the heart of the Shattered Plains. Meanwhile Shallan searches for the legendary city of Urithuru, and Kaladin, leader of the restored Knights Radiant, masters the powers of a Windrunner.

11) The way of kings / (bk. 1 Stormlight Archive)

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A new epic series by the best-selling writer of Robert Jordan's final Wheel of Time novels introduces the world of Roshar through the experiences of a war-weary royal compelled by visions, a highborn youth condemned to military slavery and a woman who would save her impoverished house.

12) A court of wings and ruin / (bk. 3 Court of Thorns and Roses)

Author

Maas, Sarah J

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Bloomsbury Children's Books

Pub. Date

2017

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Feyre returns to the Spring Court on a reconaissance mission about the invading king. As a spy, the future of the entire kingdom may rely on her ability to play her part perfectly, and her decisions about who to trust and which allies are best will decide the outcome of the coming war.

13) A soul of ash and blood / (bk. 5 Blood and Ash)

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Armentrout, Jennifer L

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"A great primal power has risen. The Queen of Flesh and Fire has become the Primal of Blood and Bone--the true Primal of Life and Death. And the battle Casteel, Poppy, and their allies have been fighting has only just begun. Gods are awakening across Iliseeum and the mortal realm, readying for the war to come. But when Poppy falls into stasis, Cas faces the very real possibility that the dire, unexpected consequences of what she is becoming could...

14) Rhythm of war / (bk. 4 Stormlight Archive)

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"There are secrets we have kept for so long. Watching. Sleepless. Eternal. And soon, they will no longer be ours. The One Who Is Three seeks the captured soul, but does not know it. The Imprisoned Spren, so long ago forgotten. Can she free her own soul in time to find knowledge? The knowledge that damns all people of Roshar? The Fallen Soldier caresses and loves the spear, even as it gouges his own flesh. He steps ever forward, ever into the darkness,...

15) Onyx storm / (bk. 3 Empyrean)

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Yarros, Rebecca

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"After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust. Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit,...

16) Steelstriker / (bk. 2 Skyhunter)

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Lu, Marie

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2021.

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As a Striker, Talin was taught loyalty is life. Loyalty to the Shield who watches your back, to the Strikers who risk their lives on the battlefield, and most of all, to Mara, which was once the last nation free from the Karensa Federation’s tyranny. But Mara has fallen. And its destruction has unleashed Talin’s worst nightmare. With her friends scattered by combat and her mother held captive by the Premier, Talin is forced to betray her fellow...

17) A fire in the sky / (bk. 1 A Fire in the Sky)

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Jordan, Sophie

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A servant in the court of Penterra, Tamsyn's job is to be punished for the misdeeds of the princesses and is commanded to marry Fell, the Beast of the Borderlands, leaving behind everything she's ever known.

18) The shadow of the gods / (bk. 1 Bloodsworn Saga)

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Gwynne, John

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2021.

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"This is the age of storm and murder. After the old gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the cataclysm of their fall shattered the land of Vigrio. Now, power-hungry jarls carve out petty kingdoms, and monsters stalk the shadow-haunted woods and mountains. A world where the bones of the dead gods still hold great power, promising fame and fortune for those brave - or desperate - enough to seek them out. As whispers of war echo over the...

19) Empire

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Card, Orson Scott

Pub. Date

2006

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Orson Scott Card is a master storyteller, who has earned millions of fans and reams of praise for his previous science fiction and fantasy novels. Now he steps a little closer to the present day with this chilling look at a near future scenario of a new American Civil War.
The American Empire has grown too fast, and the fault lines at home are stressed to the breaking point. The war of words between Right and Left has collapsed into

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20) A court of frost and starlight / (bk. 4 Court of Thorns and Roses)

Author

Maas, Sarah J

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Pub. Date

2018.

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