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Shadows Upon Time

Christopher Ruocchio · 928 pages

Far FutureMilitary Sci-FiSpace OperaWar Atrocities
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Monsters of Men

Patrick Ness · 624 pages

War AtrocitiesIntenseRebels and ResistanceSoldiers and Warfare
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Last Argument of Kings

Joe Abercrombie · 647 pages

The King of the Union lies on his deathbed, the peasants revolt, and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. No one believes that the shadow of war is about to fall across the heart of the Union. Only the First of the Magi can save the world, but there are risks.

IntenseGrimdarkRebels and ResistanceBleak
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A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold

George R.R. Martin · 656 pages

Fear cuts deeper than swords The Starks are scattered. Robb Stark may be King in the North, but he must bend to the will of the old tyrant Walder Frey if he is to hold his crown. And while his youngest sister, Arya, has escaped the clutches of the depraved Cersei Lannister and her son, the capricious boy-king Joffrey, Sansa Stark remains their captive, trapped in marriage with Joffrey's deformed

GrimdarkIntenseWar AtrocitiesBleak
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Leviathan Falls

James S.A. Corey · 528 pages

Space OperaFar FutureDeath of a FriendRebels and Resistance
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Foundation and Empire

Isaac Asimov · 240 pages

Led by its founding father, the great psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and taking advantage of its superior science and technology, the Foundation has survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Yet now it must face the Empire still the mightiest force in the Galaxy even in its death throes. When an ambitious general determined to restore the Empire's glory turns the vast Impe

Far FutureSpace OperaSprawling EpicMilitary Sci-Fi
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The Dragon Republic

R.F. Kuang · 654 pages

The searing follow-up to 2018's most celebrated fantasy debut - THE POPPY WAR.

IntenseWar AtrocitiesGrimdarkSoldiers and Warfare
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Dune

Frank Herbert · 541 pages

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for... When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's famil

Far FutureSpace OperaSprawling EpicRebels and Resistance
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Old Man's War

John Scalzi · 319 pages

John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about a future Earth engaged in an interstellar war against more advanced species. Citizens volunteer for the Colonial Defense Forces after retirement, in exchange for which they have their consciousness transferred into a young body, cloned from their DNA but enhanced. If, against the odds, they survive two years o

Far FutureMilitary Sci-FiSpace OperaSoldiers and Warfare
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Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins · 408 pages

The last book in the Hunger Games Series. This book is filled with excitement and action regarding the ongoing war with the capital.

Death of a FriendBleakTragicSoldiers and Warfare
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A Sky Beyond the Storm

Sabaa Tahir · 516 pages

IntenseDeath of a FriendWar AtrocitiesRebels and Resistance
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The Dark Tower

Stephen King · 845 pages

"Roland's ka-tet remains intact, though scattered over wheres and whens. Susannah-Mia has been carried from the Dixie Pig (in the summer of 1999) to a birthing room - really a chamber of horrors - in Thunderclap's Fedic; Jake and Father Callahan, with Oy between them, have entered the restaurant on Lex and Sixty-first with weapons drawn, little knowing how numerous and noxious are their foes. Rola

IntenseDeath of a FriendSprawling EpicTragic
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Hunger

Michael Grant

It's been three months since everyone under the age of fifteen became trapped in the bubble known as the FAYZ.Three months since all the adults disappeared.Gone. Food ran out weeks ago. Everyone is starving, but no one wants to figure out a solution. And each day, more and more kids are evolving, developing supernatural abilities that set them apart from the kids without powers.Tension rises and

IntenseBleakRebels and ResistancePolitical Intrigue
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The Kill Order

James Dashner · 384 pages

Before WICKED was formed, before the Glade was built, before Thomas entered the Maze, sun flares hit the earth, killing most of the population. Mark and Trina were there when it happened. They survived. But now a virus is spreading. A virus that fills humans with murderous rage. They’re convinced that there’s a way to save those who are left—if they can stay alive. Because in this new, devas

IntenseBleakSoldiers and WarfareRebels and Resistance
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The Exiled Fleet

J.S. Dewes · 432 pages

Far FutureMilitary Sci-FiSpace OperaIntense
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The Fury of the Gods

John Gwynne · 536 pages

GrimdarkIntenseDeath of a FriendSoldiers and Warfare
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The Butlerian Jihad

Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson · 664 pages

Far FutureSpace OperaMilitary Sci-FiSprawling Epic
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The Fall of Five

Pittacus Lore · 355 pages

Rebels and ResistanceIntenseMilitary Sci-FiDeath of a Friend
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First Lord's Fury

Jim Butcher · 465 pages

The next book in the thrilling New York Times bestselling series.For years he has endured the endless trials and triumphs of a man whose skill and power could not be restrained. Battling ancient enemies, forging new alliances, and confronting the corruption within his own land, Gaius Octavian became a legendary man of war—and the rightful First Lord of Alera.But now, the savage Vord are on the mar

IntenseSprawling EpicSoldiers and WarfarePolitical Intrigue
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Prospero Burns

Dan Abnett

Far FutureMilitary Sci-FiSpace OperaSoldiers and Warfare
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Saga, Vol. 1

Brian K. Vaughan · 160 pages

From New York Times bestselling writer BRIAN K.VAUGHAN (Y: THE LAST MAN, EX MACHINA) and critically acclaimed artist FIONA STAPLES (MYSTERY SOCIETY, NORTH 40), SAGA is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds. When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous o

Space OperaRebels and ResistanceIntenseSoldiers and Warfare
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Alchemised

Senlinyu · 976 pages

« In English: What is it you think you're protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There's no one left for you to save. Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner - of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed.

GrimdarkIntenseBleakRebels and Resistance
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The Twelve

Justin Cronin · 624 pages

The great viral plague had left a small group of survivors clinging to life amidst a world transformed into a nightmare. Led by the mysterious, charismatic Amy, they go on the attack, leading an insurrection against the virals--the first offensives of the Second Viral War--infiltrating a dozen hives, each presided over by one of the original Twelve. Their secret weapon: Alicia, transformed at the

IntenseSprawling EpicBleakMilitary Sci-Fi
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Consider Phlebas

Iain M. Banks · 471 pages

Consider Phlebas is perhaps one of the lesser-known, but nevertheless the first, of the revelationary late Iain M. Banks' science fiction books. Consider Phlebas introduces us to the complex world of the mind-controlling, ubiquitous utopia of the Culture, which contrasts to their mortal sentient enemies. Iain Banks creates an imaginative and encapsulating premise to keep the reader hooked for more

Military Sci-FiFar FutureSpace OperaPolitical Intrigue
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