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21) War girls
Author
Series
War girls volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
In 2172, when much of the world is unlivable, sisters Onyii and Ify dream of escaping war-torn Nigeria and finding a better future together but are, instead, torn apart.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her "glamour" to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story - a story that has never been told ... until now.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was...
Author
Series
Teen Titans go! (2004) volume 3
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cyborg learns the difference between being cool and lame as Cinderblock attempts to destroy Jump City!
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Rogue Team International joins Joe Ledger in a new hunt that spans the globe and journeys deep into the terrifying landscape of the human heart. JOE LEDGER's world has been torn apart. The people closest to him have been savagely murdered and Ledger is on the hunt for the killers. His already fragile psyche has cracked apart, allowing a dangerous darkness to overwhelm him. His hunt takes him deep into the world of the deadly black market weapons...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
John Connor is a 20-something living on the streets as a common laborer. His mother has since died, and their earlier efforts did not stop the creation of SkyNet artificial intelligence network. As he will still become the leader of the human resistance, Connor is once again targeted by a Terminator sent from the future by SkyNet. This new Terminator, T-X, is a female and is more powerful than any of her predecessors. To protect Connor, the human...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the vein of Neal Stephenson and Jeff VanderMeer, an epic speculative novel from Young Lions Fiction Award-finalist Matt Bell, a breakout book that explores climate change, manifest destiny, humanity's unchecked exploitation of natural resources, and the small but powerful magic contained within every single apple"--
30) Nova: [a novel]
Author
Series
Spectre war volume 1
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Lia Johansen was created for only one purpose: to slip onto the strategically placed New Sol Space Station and explode. But her mission goes to hell when her clock malfunctions, freezing her countdown with just two minutes to go. With no Plan B, no memories of her past, and no identity besides a name stolen from a dead POW, Lia has no idea what to do next. Her life gets even more complicated when she meets Michael Sorenson, the real Lia?s childhood...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Alita awakens with no memory in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman. Ido also tries to shield Alita from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she...
Author
Publisher
Erewhon Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In Locus and British Fantasy Award nominee Cassandra Khaw's first novel, a crew of diminished former criminals get back together to solve the mystery of their last, disastrous mission. But the universe's highly-evolved AI has its own opposing agenda... and will do whatever it takes to keep humans from ever controlling them again.
Series
Ghost in the shell volume 2
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Ghost in the Shell 2 follows the mysterious Motoko Aramaki as she runs an investigation into an incident at an organ factory and its consequences. She's on the run to clean up the mess and save herself in the process. Meanwhile the former members of Section 9 investigate Motoko to find out who she really is" -- Animenewsnetwork.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking guy has a not-so-average problem--he just can't seem to find an opponent strong enough to take on! For three years, Saitama has defeated countless monsters, but no one knows about him...That's because he isn't in the Hero Association's registry! Together with Genos, Saitama...
35) Metallo attacks!
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Meet the newest hero of Metropolis... Metallo? But the cyborg criminal isn't reformed, he's being controlled by Lex Luthor. However, when he breaks free of Lex's control, he goes on the attack! Will Superman find a way to stop the metallic menace? Can he defeat an entire army of Metallos attacking the city? Or will the powerful cyborg finally defeat the Man of Steel? You choose the path to decide how Superman might stop one of his most powerful enemies!...
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Join rule-breaker Beckett Mariner, aspiring captain Brad Boimler, rookie D'Vana Tendi and part-Cyborg Sam Rutherford as they attempt to navigate the most mysterious corners of our universe with very little experience, and even less authority.
37) No guns life: 12
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"After the war, cyborg soldiers known as the Extended were discharged. Juzo Inui is one of them, a man whose body was transformed, his head replaced with a giant gun. With no memory of his previous life--or who replaced his head and why--Inui now scratches out a living in the dark streets of the city as a Resolver, taking on cases involving the Extended. Io, one of Tetsuro's siblings, has risen in revolt against Chief Operations Officer Honest, who...
38) The cruel stars
Author
Series
Cruel stars volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The galaxy was once terrorized by the Sturm, a group of "species purists" intent on destroying any human with genetic or cybernetic enhancements. Fashioning themselves as the one true "Human Republic," the Sturm cut a bloody swath across the stars, killing billions before finally being defeated and driven into the far reaches of Dark Space. Centuries of peace bred complacency. Everyone believed the Sturm had died out in the Dark. They were wrong....
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 4
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 33
Language
English
Description
Princess Winter, admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, teams up with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, to defeat Queen Levana and find their happily ever afters.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Communications
Pub. Date
[2003], c2000
Language
English
Description
The diabolical secret of Tiphares is out, pitting child against parent and metal against flesh. As the protector of a band of innocents, recently resurrected cyborg Alita must stop the rampage of a three-story high robot when all she really wants to do is find her long-lost friends from one her other lives.
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