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24 books with the same feel
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Rob Thurman · 352 pages
New from the NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling Author of ROADKILL A sci-fi thriller that asks the questions... What makes us human... What makes us unique... And what makes us kill? Ten years ago, Stefan Korsak's younger brother was kidnapped. Not a day has passed that Stefan hasn't thought about him. As a rising figure in the Russian mafia, he has finally found him. But when he rescues Lu
The Electric Church
Jeff Somers · 373 pages
In the near future, the only thing growing faster than the criminal population is the Electric Church, a new religion which preaches that life is too brief to contemplate the mysteries of the universe: eternity is required. In order to achieve this, the converted become cyborgs with human brains, enhanced robotic bodies, and virtually unlimited life spans.
Cally's War
Julie Cochrane, John Ringo · 326 pages
Shadow Hunter
Michael Reaves · 400 pages
After years of waiting in the shadows, Darth Sidious is taking the first step in his master plan to bring the Republic to its knees. Key to his scheme are the Neimoidians of the Trade Federation. Then one of his Neimoidian contacts disappears, and Sidious does not need his Force-honed instincts to suspect betrayal. He orders his apprentice, Darth Maul, to hunt the traitor down. But he is too la
Children of Paranoia
Trevor Shane · 383 pages
Joseph is an assassin. His targets are supposed to be members of the other side in a war that has been raging for centuries. But after Joseph falls in love with a young woman, Maria, he begins to question the very foundation on which his life is built.
Swords of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs · 226 pages
"Swords of Mars" is the eighth book in the Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian series. It was featured in six issues of the "Blue Book" magazine in 1934-1935. John Carter reprises his role of hero as he vows to bring an end to the Assassins Guild. He must travel to one of the moons of Barsoom, Carter then creates a race of secret super assassins to destroy this powerful Guild of Assassins. He ventur
Sacrifice
Karen Traviss · 384 pages
As Jacen Solo continues his rise to power, he grows increasingly like his grandfather, Darth Vader, and his evil Sith mentor, Emperor Palpatine, until he is forced to make a horrifying choice that will change his own life and those of the Skywalker and Solo families.
Spark
John Twelve Hawks · 320 pages
Jacob Underwood is a contract employee of the Special Services Section, a shadow department in the faceless multinational corporation DBG. Jacob is not a businessman...he is a hired assassin...and his job is to neutralize problems deemed unacceptable by the corporation. Jacob is not like other employees, nor is he like other people. Suffering from Cotard's syndrome - a real condition that causes p
Once Dead
Richard Phillips · 425 pages
Jack Gregory, the CIA's top assassin, went rogue after a mission gone wrong. When a confrontation leaves him bleeding out on death's doorstep, he is faced with an offer from a dark figure named Anchanchu. If Jack is willing to act as a human host for Anchanchu, the entity will revive him and give him another shot at life. Jack takes the deal ... but he must now face the consequences of having the
Rule of Two
Drew Karpyshyn · 336 pages
As the last surviving Sith, Darth Bane promulgated a harsh new directive: the Rule of Two. Now he is ready to put his policy into action, and he thinks he has found the key element that will make his triumph complete: a student to train in the ways of the dark side. But there is one who is determined to stop Darth Bane: Johun Othone, Padawan to Jedi Master Lord Hoth, who died at Bane's hands in
Transition
Iain M. Banks · 442 pages
A world that hangs suspended between triumph and catastrophe, between the dismantling of the Wall and the fall of the Twin Towers, frozen in the shadow of suicide terrorism and global financial collapse, such a world requires a firm hand and a guiding light. But does it need the Concern: an all-powerful organisation with a malevolent presiding genius, pervasive influence and numberless invisible o
Heroes Die
Matthew Woodring Stover · 563 pages
HEROES DIEBut Caine's no hero. He's an assassin.Renowned throughout the land of Ankhana as the Blade of Tyshalle, Caine has killed his share of monarchs and commoners, villains and heroes. He is relentless, unstoppable, simply the best there is at what he does. He is free.At home on Earth, Caine is Hari Michaelson, a superstar whose adventures command an audience of billions. Yet he is shackled by
God's War
Kameron Hurley · 303 pages
"On a ravaged, contaminated world, a centuries-old holy war rages, fought by a bloody mix of mercenaries, magicians, and conscripted soldiers. Though the origins of the war are shady and complex, there's one thing everybody agrees on-- There's not a chance in hell of ending it. Nyx is a former government assassin who makes a living cutting off heads for cash. But when a dubious deal between her go
Star Wars - Episode II: Attack of the Clones
R.A. Salvatore · 368 pages
There is a great disturbance in the Force…. From the sleek ships of the glimmering Coruscant skyscape to the lush gardens of pastoral Naboo, dissent is roiling. The Republic is failing, even under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, elected ten years earlier to save the crumbling government. Separatists threate war, and the Senate is hopelessly divided, unable to determine whether to r
Tales of the Bounty Hunters
Kevin J. Anderson · 368 pages
In a wild and battle-scarred galaxy, assassins, pirates, smugglers, and cutthroats of every description roam at will, fearing only the professional bounty hunters—amoral adventurers who track down the scum of the universe…for a fee. When Darth Vader seeks to strike at the heart of the Rebellion by targeting Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon, he calls upon six of the most successful—and feared—hun
Kingmaker
Christian Cantrell · 312 pages
Alexei Drovosek represents the next evolution of human: no heart, immunity to cancer, and the uncanny ability to survive in conditions that would kill normal men. As an orphan growing up in post-Soviet Russia, Alexei was taken in by the state and trained as its most vicious and effective killer. But eventually the Russian Federal Security Service’s best-trained assassin did the most dangerous thin
Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin
Anthony Horowitz · 404 pages
Presented with an unexpected assignment, Alex Rider's greatest nemesis, Yassen Gregoravich, recalls his life and the path that led him to become an assassin while his one-time friend, Alex's uncle, became a spy. Presented with an unexpected assignment, Alex Rider's greatest nemesis, Yassen Gregorovich, recalls his life and the path that led him to become an assassin while his one-time friend, Ale