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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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When an Army trucker goes AWOL before her third deployment, she ends up sleeping in Central Park. There, she meets a Vietnam vet and widower who inherited a tumbledown Borscht Belt resort. Converted into a halfway house for homeless veterans, the Standard--and its two thousand acres over the Marcellus Shale Formation--is coveted by a Houston-based multinational company. Toward what end, only a corporate executive knows. With three violent acts at...
44) A rising thunder
Author
Series
Honor Harrington novels. Main series volume 13
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington has rooted out a plan designed to enslave the entire human species. Behind that plans lies the shadowy organization known as the Mesan Alignment. Task #1 for Honor is to shut down and secure the wormhole network that is the source of the Star Kingdom's wealth and power--but also its greatest vulnerability. Yet this is an act that the ancient and corrupt Earth-based Solarian League...
45) The faithless
Author
Series
Magic of the lost volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The rebels have won, and the empire is withdrawing from Qazal. But undoing the tangled web that binds the two nations will not be easy, and Touraine and Luca will face their greatest challenge yet. Luca needs to oust her uncle from the Balladairan throne once and for all and take her rightful place as Queen. But he won't let go of power so easily. When he calls for a "Trial of Competence" and Luca's allies start disappearing from her side, she will...
46) Hall of smoke
Author
Series
Hall of smoke novels volume 1
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Hessa is an Eangi: a battle-hardened priestess of the Goddess of War, with the power to turn an enemy's bones to dust with a scream. Banished for disobeying her goddess's command to murder a traveller, she prays for forgiveness - but while she is gone, raiders burn her town to the ground. Grieving and alone, Hessa - the last Eangi - must find the traveller and atone for her weakness. As clans from the north and legionaries from the south tear through...
Author
Series
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Michelle Henke, Queen Elizabeth of Manticore's first cousin, Honor Harrington's best friend, and the commanding officer of Manticore's Tenth Fleet, is just a bit surprised when a messenger arrives from the Mobius System to inform her that the Mobius Liberation Front is prepared to rise in rebellion against the hated regime of President Svein Lombroso. She has no orders from her government to assist any rebellions or liberation movements, but she doesn't...
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Language
English
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"From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of the great untold stories of World War I-the women of the US Army Signal Corps, who broke down gender barriers in the military, smashed the workplace glass ceiling, and battled a pandemic as they helped lead the Allies to victory. In June 1917, General John Pershing arrived in France to establish American forces in Europe. He immediately found himself...
Author
Series
Nicci chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The formidable sorceress Nicci and her companions--the newly powerless Nathan and the youthful Bannon--set out on another quest after driving ruthless Norukai slavers out of Renda Bay. Their mission: restore Nathan's magic and, for Nicci, save the world. Guided by the witch-woman Red's mysterious prophecy, the trio makes their way south of Kol Adair towards a wondrous city shrouded behind time, Ildakar. But the grotesque omens on their path to Nathan's...
50) The warlord
Author
Series
Rise of the warlords volume 1
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
For a chance to save her people, Taliyah Skyhawk must wed the fearless leader of the Astra Planeta, Alaroc Phaethon, but the ice maiden and the merciless king never anticipated their battles turning into games that only one spouse can win.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Raised by powerful women in a restrictive, sheltered Christian cult in New England, Ryan Dostie never imagined herself on the front lines of a war halfway around the world. But then a conversation with an Army recruiter in her high-school cafeteria changes the course of her life. Hired as a linguist, she quickly has to find a space for herself in the testosterone-filled world of the Army barracks, and has been holding her own until the unthinkable...
Author
Publisher
Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"From the Revolutionary War to present day, women have proudly served in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard as nurses, pilots, engineers, soldiers, and more. They dressed as men, worked for little pay and no benefits, and endured prejudice to break down barriers and earn their place beside their fellow servicemen. The achievements and courageous acts of these women forever changed the way the military operates!"--Provided...
54) Deathcaster
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Description
"The realms descend into chaos as three rival armies battle for control"--
Since Lyss was captured by the Empress, she must turn her powers against her beloved homeland or be put to death -- something which would end the sacred Gray Wolf bloodline. But in her absence, her castle and country are subject to intrigue and betrayal, as the endgame of Destin Karn is revealed.
55) Limits of power
Author
Series
Paladin's legacy volume 4
Publisher
Del Rey Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
The Lady of the elves has been slain and King Kieri injured by the iynisin, a corrupted race of elves whose poisonous touch means grisly death for all who stand in their way. As the Lady's elves retreat to bury their dead, strange discoveries are made in the palace, revealing old secrets about the ancient alliance between humankind and elves. Meanwhile, in the kingdom of Tsaia, young Prince Camwyn begins to exhibit dangerous signs of magical ability....
Author
Series
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered who she really is...but war is waging across the kingdom, and the real battle has only just begun. For there is a dark force growing in Otera--a merciless power that Deka and her army must stop. Yet hidden secrets threaten to destroy everything Deka has known. And with her own gifts changing, Deka must discover if she holds the key to saving Otera...or...
Author
Series
Rat Queens volume 2
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A brand-new, booze-soaked tale of the Rat Queens reveals a growing menace within the very walls of Palisade. And while Dee may have run from her past, the bloated, blood-feasting sky god N'rygoth never really lets his children stray too far. Collects issues #6-10 of the smash-hit series, plus extras."--
58) Radar girls
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the real women of the Women's Air Raid Defense, this extraordinary novel follows Daisy Wilder as she, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, enlists in a top secret program, which takes her to wartime Hawaii where she finds love, courage, strength, and sisterhood.
Author
Series
Rat Queens volume 1
Publisher
Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A group of mercenaries known as the Rat Queens, who are in the business of killing for profit, search for the mastermind behind the missions they are being sent on that set them up as targets for assassination.
Author
Series
Sentro volume 1
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Black ops specialist Aubrey Sentro may be one concussion away from death. But when pirates seize the cargo ship she's on, she must decide whether to risk her life to save her fellow passengers. Sentro's training takes over, and she's able to elude her captors, leaving bodies in her wake. But her problems are just getting started. Her memory lapses are getting more frequent, symptoms of serial-concussion syndrome. As she plays a deadly game of cat...
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