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Scientist Rayne Ryder has dedicated her life to studying Kaiju—the colossal beasts hell-bent on destroying the rest of humanity's twenty-one remaining cities. She just thinks they’re neat! When her company discovers that she has an uncanny talent for piloting Machina, the giant robots used to fight the monsters one-on-one, her life is completely upended. Instead of staying in the comfort of the lab, she has to earn her place in the Crew of the best Machina operators Anchorage Protectorate has to offer.

Sadina and the islanders are up against both man and nature as they navigate their way to Alaska. There, they hope to meet the mysterious Godhead, unsure of what separates myth from truth. But the Godhead, now led by Alexandra, is fractured. Within the cracks of their sacred trinity, secrets are revealed that blur the lines of good and evil forever.

Welcome to the astounding world of Predator Cities! Emerging from its hiding place in the hills, the great Traction City is chasing a terrified little town across the wastelands. Soon, London will feed. In the attack, Tom Natsworthy is flung from the speeding city with a murderous scar-faced girl. They must run for their lives through the wreckage - and face a terrifying new weapon that threatens the future of the world.

As Seiiki, now escorted by a military contingent from Earth United, draws ever closer to New Eden, Kim Teng must learn to split her role of Caretaker with another, navigate a new relationship with Wren, and deal with the suffocating guilt of having been part of the Crusaders, all while maintaining her cover as social media star Hannah Monksman. What could possibly go wrong?

Rigg’s journey comes to an epic and explosive conclusion as everything that has been building up finally comes to pass, and Rigg is forced to put his powers to the test in order to save his world and end the war once and for all.

Pas facile, quand on joue un petit herboriste gobelin, de se retrouver à endosser le rôle du Seigneur des ténèbres, l’antagoniste principal du MMORPG Boundless Realm ! Avec une apparence aussi modeste, comment se faire respecter par ses légions de géants, de cyclopes, de fantômes et autres créatures de l’enfer ? Notre héros n’a pas voulu de sa couronne, mais il ne peut plus faire marche arrière. Il va devoir prendre sur lui, et diriger les hordes démoniaques qui menacent désormais Boundless Realm.

Twins Ava and Mira Goodwin defy the Rule of One simply by existing. The single-child law, ruthlessly enforced by Texas’s Governor Roth, has made the sisters famous fugitives and inspirations for the resurgent rebellion known as the Common. But the relentless governor and his implacable Texas State Guard threaten that fragile hope, as Roth consolidates his power in a bid for ultimate authority.

From the New York Times, USA Today, and international best-selling author of the Iron Fey and the Blood of Eden series comes the fiery, hugely anticipated finale of the Talon Saga. What if dragons walked among us in human form? Enter a modern fantasy of heroes, sacrifice, forbidden love, and enemies turned allies who have no choice but to fight side by side. Don't miss the epic conclusion as Ember, Riley, and Garrett face off against Dante and the Talon dragon clones.

Struggling with evolving psychic abilities, seventeen-year-old Anna Morgan and her equally exceptional friends are on the run from the ruthless Graham Cregg, leader of a covert operation known as the Delphi Project. Cregg has already killed repeatedly to test Anna's ability. Now, he and his father, a presidential contender, will stop at nothing to recapture the Delphi adepts, whom they see as weapons to be controlled - or destroyed.

Mason has never known his father, but longs to. All he has of him is a DVD of a man whose face is never seen, reading a children’s book. One day, on a whim, he plays the DVD for a group of comatose teens at the nursing home where his mother works. One of them, a beautiful girl, responds. Mason learns she is part of an experiment intended to render teenagers into autotrophs—genetically engineered, self-sustaining life-forms who don’t need food or water to survive.

Starseer, pilot, and animal lover Jelena Marchenko wants to prove to her parents that she's ready to captain her own freighter and help run the family business. When she finally talks them into getting a second ship and letting her fly it, it doesn't faze her that the craft is decades old and looks like a turtle. This is the chance she's craved for years. But it's not long before the opportunity to rescue mistreated lab animals lures her from her parentally approved cargo run and embroils her in a battle between warring corporations.

Ein Wettbewerb, bei dem nur das Äußere zählt. Eine Kandidatin, die nicht dazugehört. Ein tödliches Geheimnis, das alle in Gefahr bringt. Solidaris, im Jahr 107 nach der Vereinigung. Der nächste Mondzyklus steht kurz bevor: Eine glitzernde Show, ausgetragen unter den sensationsgierigen Augen der Nation, bei der Kandidatinnen aus allen Provinzen um das begehrte Monddiadem kämpfen. Als die 17-jährige Marisol für den Wettbewerb ausgewählt wird, glaubt sie erst an einen Scherz. Denn Marisol ist nichts von dem, was die Kandidatinnen normalerweise sind – anmutig, elegant und vor allem: schlank.

Fueled by memories of a fallen world and revenge, Nick takes on a quest to take down the all-powerful [Admin]. Armed with nothing more than his grit, his experience, and an unyielding will, his every decision becomes a high-stakes gamble in a world changed by the coming of the system. Powerful and otherworldly foes obstruct his path, their strength formidable enough to pulverize any ordinary man. But Nick is far from ordinary. He embodies humanity's best hope to overcome the catastrophe known as System Fall and to challenge the [Admin].

Ivan Susanin, ein Durchschnittstyp und arbeitsloser Technikfreak, wird vom System aufgenommen und zusammen mit tausend anderen Spielern an einen unbekannten Ort jenseits der Erde transportiert. Ivan hat ein Interface, einen Speer und grundlegende Fähigkeiten an der Waffe. Alles, was er tun muss, um zur Erde zurückzukehren, ist, eine einfache Quest abzuschließen und das zweite Level zu erreichen. Aber Erfahrungspunkte werden in diesem Spiel nur für Kills vergeben, und die Uhr tickt. Wer nicht innerhalb von 24 Stunden punktet, bleibt für immer in der Location.

En décrochant un job de testeur pour un célèbre MMORPG, Timothy a réalisé le rêve de sa vie. Aujourd'hui, il gagne sa vie (très bien, même) en se consacrant à sa passion : jouer dans un jeu pc aux graphismes réalistes et léchés. Contrairement aux millions d'autres, Timothy n'a rien d'un joueur lambda. Doué, bourré de talent, il sort du lot. Mais les rageux le prennent juste pour un gros veinard qui ne mérite pas son succès. Des tas de joueurs le détestent parce qu'il a enchaîné les exploits et le traquent sans relâche par pure envie ou parce qu'il est différent.

Senior year finds Ade and his girlfriend, Vauxhall, deeply in love, indulging themselves with wild dates and exploring their newly strengthened abilities. Only Ade isn’t as happy as he should be. He’s got an itch that he can’t seem to scratch and it has everything to do with his joining the Pandora Crew, a group of radical oracles hell-bent on disturbing the peace, performing Jackass-style stunts, and spreading the mayhem.

Sixteen-year-old Colt Maier is enrolled at a prestigious mercenary training school aboard a converted space freighter. At least, Colt thinks it's prestigious, until a bounty hunter hired by the Merchant Guild arrests the school's faculty, leaving Colt and his fellow cadets in deep debt to a loan company. Facing the specter of indentured servitude should they fail to pay what they owe, Colt and his friends transform their former school into a legitimate mercenary company.

Carson High School seniors Scott and Davey don't have much common ground - that is, until all universes begin collapsing into their school. Soon the avowed loner and the mean-girl cheerleader realize that something is very wrong, and they're the only two who are aware of what's happening. Demon versions of their teachers roam the halls, a cowboy sloth appears sporadically, and some students randomly burst into flames while angry interdimensional counterparts of other students destroy everything in sight.

Infinity "Finn" Blackstone is the 17-year-old daughter of Blackstone's reclusive CEO - but she's never even met him. When disturbing dreams about a past she doesn't remember begin to torment her, Finn knows there's only one person who can provide answers: her father.

Outlaw twin sisters Ava and Mira Goodwin were born to defy Texas’s tyrannical and oppressive Governor Roth. They inspired millions across the country to liberate themselves and fight to live free under the new Common rule. But an enemy still endangers their fragile vision for the future. Ava and Mira’s mission: hunt the man down. The once-mighty Governor Roth has fled Dallas. Holding a hostage beloved by Ava and Mira, Roth has a mission, too: regroup his Loyalists, wreak vengeance, and reclaim his power.