Steven's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:47:39 -0800 60 Steven's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith]]> 758649 2 John Whitman 1565119746 Steven 0 to-read 3.70 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith
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]]> The Host (The Host, #1) 1656001
As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she's never met. Reluctant allies, Wanderer and Melanie set off to search for the man they both love.

Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]
ACE #1 - ACE #2 ]]> 619 Stephenie Meyer 0316068047 Steven 0 to-read 3.85 2008 The Host (The Host, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Claws That Catch (Looking Glass, #4)]]> 3000862 It's Not Over Til The Skinny Lady Sings . . .

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Working off of a piece of intelligence from the alien Hexosehr, the Vorpal Blade is dispatched to investigate rumorsÌýof an ancient and powerful civilization that may have been the creators of the “black boxâ€� that drives humanity's only space ship. Any remnant technology would be nice but what the Blade finds is much more than they bargained for. Worse, the ship is infested by an alien species of scorpion-like arachnoids that has the potential to wipe outÌýa world. Worst of all, instead of being Astrogator, Captain William Weaver is now the XO and he is not getting along with the new commander. And the new commander does not get along with Weaver, the ship's female savant-linguist or most of the rest of the original crew. And what is that weird noise the ship makes every time it's in hard maneuvers?

Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Leave it to the oddball geniuses of the Blade to sort it all out. And the Dreen are not going to like the answers.]]> 343 John Ringo 1416555870 Steven 0 to-read 4.15 2008 Claws That Catch (Looking Glass, #4)
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]]> The Road to Damascus (Bolo) 470073
When a ruthless political regime seizes power on a world struggling to recover from alien invasion, a former war hero finds herself leading a desperate band of freedom fighters. Kafari Khrustinova, who fought Deng infantry from farmhouses and barns, finds herself struggling to free her homeworld from an unholy political alliance, headed by the charismatic and ambitious Vittori Santorini, which has seduced her young daughter with its propaganda and subverted the planet's Bolo, using the war machine to crush all political opposition. To free her homeworld, Kafari must somehow cripple or kill the Bolo she once called friend. Unit SOL-0045, "Sonny," is a Mark XX Bolo, self-aware and intelligent. When Sonny's human commander is forced off-world, Sonny tries to navigate his way through ambiguous moral and legal issues, sinking into deep confusion and electronic misery. He eventually faces a dark night of the soul, with no guarantee that he will understand-let alone make-the right decision. And caught in the middle of this volatile battlefield is Yalena Khrustinova, Kafari's young daughter. Will she open her eyes in time to save herself-and millions of innocents-or will Santorini's relentless brainwashing campaign continue to blind her while the tyrant engineers the ultimate destruction of a helpless and enslaved population?]]> 768 John Ringo 0743499166 Steven 4 3.99 1950 The Road to Damascus (Bolo)
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]]> <![CDATA[Vorpal Blade (Looking Glass, #2)]]> 528363 400 John Ringo 1416521291 Steven 0 to-read 4.18 2007 Vorpal Blade (Looking Glass, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Unto the Breach (Paladin of Shadows, #4)]]> 599217 Michael Harmon has been there and done that. Rescued co-eds, killed major terrorists, stopped nuclear assaults. Now he'd just like to kick back and relax with his harem of lovelies. Unfortunately, the world keeps turning. Mike and the Keldara are back tracking down terrorists, rogue Russian bio-scientists and the doomsday weapon to end all doomsday weapons. It's going to take some very tough, hard and nasty people to stop the end of the world. Fortunately, there's Mike Harmon. The Hero of Ghost , Kildar and Choosers of the Slain , along with his company of elite mountain fighters, is sent on a mission to stop an advanced smallpox plague from being turned over to terrorists. But that will only be the beginning as the Kildar and his Keldara rush to stop a host of WMD attacks, coordinated to take out the very heartland of terrorism's enemies. It's a battle for culture, and this time the terrorists aren't aiming at just one building. . . .]]> 624 John Ringo 1416509402 Steven 0 to-read 4.20 2006 Unto the Breach (Paladin of Shadows, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[East of the Sun, West of the Moon (The Council Wars, #4)]]> 528360 320 John Ringo 1416520597 Steven 0 to-read 3.86 2006 East of the Sun, West of the Moon (The Council Wars, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Into the Looking Glass (Looking Glass, #1)]]> 80955 New York Times best-selling author: When a 60-kiloton explosion destroyed the University of Central Florida, and much of the surrounding countryside, the authorities first thought that terrorists had somehow obtained a nuclear weapon. But there was no radiation detected, and, when physicist Dr. William Weaver and Navy SEAL Command Master Chief Robert Miller were sent to investigate, they found that in the center of the destruction, where the University's physics department used to be, was an interdimensional gateway to . . . somewhere. An experiment in subatomic physics had produced a very unexpected effect. Furthermore, other gateways were appearing all over the world and one of them immediately began disgorging demonic visitors intent on annihilating all life on Earth and replacing it with their own. Other, apparently less hostile, aliens emerged from other gateways, and informed Weaver and Miller that the demonic invaders, the name for them that humans could most easily pronounce was the Dreen, were a deadly blight across the galaxy, occupying planet after planet after wiping out all native life; and now it would be Earth's turn, unless Weaver and Miller could find a way to close the gateways. If they failed, the less belligerent aliens would face the regrettable necessity of annihilating the entire Earth to save their own worlds. . . .]]> 400 John Ringo 1416521054 Steven 0 to-read 4.07 2005 Into the Looking Glass (Looking Glass, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Emerald Sea (The Council Wars, #2)]]> 1022756
Duke Edmund Talbot has been assigned a simple mission: Go to the Southern Isles and make contact with the scattered mer-folk-those who, before the worldwide collapse of technology, had altered their bodies in the shape of mythical sea-dwelling creatures. He must convince them to side with the Freedom Coalition in the battles against the fascist dictators of New Destiny. Just a simple diplomatic mission. That requires the service of a dragon-carrier and Lieutenant Herzer Herrick, the most blooded of the Blood Lords. Because New Destiny has plans of its own.]]> 656 John Ringo 1416509208 Steven 0 to-read 3.96 2004 Emerald Sea (The Council Wars, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Against the Tide (The Council Wars, #3)]]> 528364 560 John Ringo 1416520570 Steven 0 to-read 3.97 2005 Against the Tide (The Council Wars, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[There Will Be Dragons (The Council Wars, #1)]]> 662641 752 John Ringo 1416532846 Steven 3 to-read 3.99 2003 There Will Be Dragons (The Council Wars, #1)
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]]> We Few (Empire of Man, #4) 77747 559 David Weber 1416520848 Steven 0 to-read 4.20 2004 We Few (Empire of Man, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[March to the Stars (Empire of Man, #3)]]> 25317 626 David Weber 0743488180 Steven 0 to-read 4.21 2003 March to the Stars (Empire of Man, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[March to the Sea (Empire of Man, #2)]]> 25318 A Bad Neighborhood

"Always Faithful." That was the IMC motto, and the Marines of Bravo Company, Bronze Battalion, of the Empress' Own Regiment, lived by it...even if they did occasionally wonder why they bothered. After all, Prince Roger MacClintock, Tertiary Heir to the Throne of Man, was a real piece of work. A spoiled rotten, arrogant, whiny, terminally handsome, thoroughly useless young pain in the butt.

But that was before the Royal Brat and his body guards were marooned on Marduk by an assassination attempt. Before they found themselves facing 120° heat in jungles where it rained five or six hours a day...during the dry season. Before they had to march half way around the entire planet, through damnbeasts, Capetoads, killerpillars, and atul-grak. Before they encountered treacherous local potentates, barbarian migrations, and an ocean full of sea serpents that could swallow a topsail schooner whole.

Under the right circumstances, even the most spoiled brat can grow up fast, and it turns out that under his petulant, spoiled exterior, Prince Roger is a true MacClintock, a scion of the warrior dynasty which created the Empire of Man a thousand years before. The Marines assigned to guard him have discovered a new belief in him � and in their motto � and they're determined that they will get him off of Marduk aIive.

Of course, the planet has other ideas...

]]> 672 David Weber 074343580X Steven 0 to-read 4.21 2001 March to the Sea (Empire of Man, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[March Upcountry (Empire of Man, #1)]]> 25320 A Bad Neighborhood

"Always Faithful." That was the IMC motto, and the Marines of Bravo Company, Bronze Battalion, of the Empress' Own Regiment, lived by it... even if they did occasionally wonder why they bothered. After all, Prince Roger MacClintock, Tertiary Heir to the Throne of Man, was a real piece of work. A spoiled rotten, arrogant, whiny, terminally handsome, thoroughly useless young pain in the butt.

But that was before the Royal Brat and his bodyguards were marooned on Marduk by an assassination attempt. Before they found themselves facing 120° heat in jungles where it rained five or six hours a day...during the dry season. Before they had to march halfway around the entire planet, through damnbeasts, Capetoads, killerpillars, and atul-grak. Before they encountered treacherous local potentates, barbarian migrations, and an ocean full of sea serpents that could swallow a topsail schooner whole.

Under the right circumstances, even the most spoiled brat can grow up fast, and it turns out that under his petulant, spoiled exterior, Prince Roger is a true MacClintock, a scion of the warrior dynasty that created the Empire of Man a thousand years before. The Marines assigned to guard him have discovered a new belief in him � and in their motto � and they're determined that they will get him off of Marduk alive.

Of course, the planet has other ideas...]]> 608 David Weber 0743435389 Steven 0 to-read 4.19 2001 March Upcountry (Empire of Man, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Better to Beg Forgiveness ( Freehold: Ripple Creek, #1, Freehold, #3)]]> 700607
When the word comes down that he is dead, the politicians move on with a new plan, re-allocating resources, and finding a new, more pliable president to put in place.

There are three problems with this solution. Bishwanath is not dead. His mercenary bodyguards are more loyal than the politicians. And if they're not on contract, there are no rules.]]> 432 Michael Z. Williamson 1416555080 Steven 0 to-read 3.94 2007 Better to Beg Forgiveness ( Freehold: Ripple Creek, #1, Freehold, #3)
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]]> The Weapon (Freehold Series) 67822 656 Michael Z. Williamson 1416521186 Steven 5 4.03 2005 The Weapon (Freehold Series)
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]]> Freehold (Freehold #1) 700604 688 Michael Z. Williamson 0743471792 Steven 5 4.01 2003 Freehold (Freehold #1)
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]]> Star Wars: Fool's Bargain 2056957
Now, at last, the tide may be turning: the leaders of the warring Eickarie factions have forged an alliance strong enough to capture a city and corner the Warlord and his minions in their fortress. And the post Palpatine Empire of the Hand is lending support to this revolt against tyranny by deploying no less a fighting force than the Imperial 501st Legion of stormtroopers.

Once infamously known as "Vader's Fist," the legendary 501st are the best men for the dangerous objective at hand capturing the Warlord alive. It's a risky mission that might be jeopardized when Imperial unit commander Twister and his comrades, Shadow, Cloud, and Watchman, are waylaid by a band of zealous freedom fighters, armed with their own agenda... and plenty of firepower.

The Eickarie renegades determined to free hundreds of their people from the Warlord's dungeons have an offer to make, and a strategy that could give the Imperials the edge in the bloody showdown to come. But can Twister and his men trust their new allies? Or will they get more than they bargain for?]]> 308 Timothy Zahn Steven 0 to-read 3.92 2004 Star Wars: Fool's Bargain
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]]> Star Wars: Survivor's Quest 46623
Embarking on the strange and solemn journey, Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker are unaware that the gravest danger lies within the derelict walls of Outbound Flight itself. As the marooned hulk yields up stunning revelations and unexpected terrors, Luke and Mara find all they stand for—and their very existence—brutally challenged. The ultimate test will be surviving the deathtrap carefully laid by foes who are legendary for their ruthlessness…and determined to complete the job Thrawn began: exterminating the Jedi.]]> 480 Timothy Zahn 0099472635 Steven 0 to-read 4.00 2004 Star Wars: Survivor's Quest
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]]> Star Wars: Outbound Flight 192523 On an epic voyage far beyond the Republic, the Jedi will confront their most extraordinary enemy--and test the limits of honor and sacrifice against their most devastating challenge. . . .

The Clone Wars have yet to erupt when Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth petitions the Senate for support of a singularly ambitious undertaking: the dream of Outbound Flight. Six Jedi Masters, twelve Jedi Knights, and fifty thousand men, women, and children will embark-aboard a gargantuan vessel, equipped for years of travel-on a mission to contact intelligent life and colonize undiscovered worlds beyond the known galaxy.

Unknown to the famed Jedi Master, the successful launch of the mission is secretly being orchestrated by an unlikely ally: the evil Sith Lord, Darth Sidious, who has his own reasons for wanting Outbound Flight to move forward.

Yet Darth Sidious is not the mission's most dangerous challenge. Once underway, the starship crosses paths at the edge of Unknown Space with the forces of the alien Chiss Ascendancy and a brilliant mastermind named Thrawn. Even Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, aboard Outbound Flight with his young Padawan student, Anakin Skywalker, cannot help avert disaster. Thus what begins as a peaceful Jedi mission is violently transformed into an all-out war for survival against staggering odds-and the most diabolical of adversaries.]]> 480 Timothy Zahn 034545684X Steven 0 to-read 3.97 2006 Star Wars: Outbound Flight
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Vision of the Future (The Hand of Thrawn Duology, #2)]]> 77786 520 Timothy Zahn 0553100351 Steven 0 to-read 4.10 1997 Star Wars: Vision of the Future (The Hand of Thrawn Duology, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Specter of the Past (The Hand of Thrawn Duology, #1)]]> 77787
The Empire stands at the brink of total collapse. But they have saved their most heinous plan for last. First a plot is hatched that could destroy the New Republic in a bloodbath of genocide and civil war. Then comes the shocking news that Grand Admiral Thrawn--the most cunning and ruthless warlord in history--has apparently returned from the dead to lead the Empire to a long-prophesied victory. Facing incredible odds, Han and Leia begin a desperate race against time to prevent the New Republic from unraveling in the face of two inexplicable threats--one from within and one from without. Meanwhile, Luke teams up with Mara Jade, using the Force to track down a mysterious pirate ship with a crew of clones. Yet, perhaps most dangerous of all, are those who lurk in the shadows, orchestrating a dark plan that will turn the New Republic and the Empire into their playthings.]]> 386 Timothy Zahn 0553298046 Steven 0 to-read 4.02 1997 Star Wars: Specter of the Past (The Hand of Thrawn Duology, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: The Last Command (The Thrawn Trilogy, #3)]]> 216422
Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!]]> 467 Timothy Zahn 0553564927 Steven 0 to-read 4.26 1993 Star Wars: The Last Command (The Thrawn Trilogy, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Dark Force Rising (The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)]]> 216442
Yet most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness� and scheming to corrupt Luke Skywalker to the Dark Side.]]> 439 Timothy Zahn 0553560719 Steven 0 to-read 4.18 1992 Star Wars: Dark Force Rising (The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)]]> 216443 Alternate Cover Edition can be found here.

It is a time of renewal, five years after the destruction of the Death Star and the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire.

But with the war seemingly won, strains are beginning to show in the Rebel Alliance. New challenges to galactic peace have arisen. And Luke Skywalker hears a voice from his past. A voice with a warning. Beware the dark side�.

The Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet back into barely a quarter of the territory that they once controlled. Leia and Han are married, are expecting Jedi twins, and have shouldered heavy burdens in the government of the new Republic. And Luke Skywalker is the first in a hoped-for new line of Jedi Knights.

But thousands of light years away, where a few skirmishes are still taking place, the last of the Emperor's warlords has taken command of the remains of the Imperial fleet. He has made two vital discoveries that could destroy the fragile new Republic—built with such cost to the Rebel Alliance. The tale that emerges is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale—in short, a story that is worthy of the name Star Wars.]]> 404 Timothy Zahn 0553296124 Steven 0 to-read 4.13 1991 Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)
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]]> Star Wars: Allegiance 35414
The destruction of the Death Star by the Rebel Alliance was a decisive blow against the Empire, but Palpatine and his monstrous enforcer, Darth Vader, are no less of a threat. The brutal extermination of Alderaan not only demonstrated the magnitude of their murderous power, but served as a chilling testament to their resolve to crush the Rebel uprising. Standing against them, Skywalker, Solo, and the Princess remain uncertain opponents. Luke is gifted and brave, but unschooled in the power he possesses. Han has doubts about waging someone else’s war–and his contentiousness is one more burden for Leia to bear as she struggles to help keep the Rebellion alive. The three have been sent to mediate a dispute between Rebel Alliance factions in Shelsha Sector–agitating matters by forcing Han to deal not only with pirates, but with his more dreaded enemy, politics. At the same time, Mara Jade–all of eighteen and years away from her fateful meeting with Luke–is serving her evil master, Palpatine, well in her role as the Emperor’s Hand: tracking suspected treachery in the Empire to what may be high places–while trying to stay out of Darth Vader’s way.

But the Rebels will prove to be only one of the Empire’s concerns. For Imperial Stormtrooper Daric LaRone, his faith in the Empire shaken by the wanton destruction of Alderaan, will commit a sudden and violent act of defiance, and take four other enforcers with him, in a desperate bid to elude their masters� wrath.

Each of these fateful actions, whether sanctioned, secret, or scandalous, will expose brutality and corruption, spur upheavals destined to shake the Empire to its core, and shape momentous events yet to come.]]> 324 Timothy Zahn 0345477383 Steven 4 4.00 2007 Star Wars: Allegiance
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)]]> 100915
Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first her brothers and sister don't believe her when she tells of her visit to the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund, then Peter and Susan step through the wardrobe themselves. In Narnia they find a country buried under the evil enchantment of the White Witch. When they meet the Lion Aslan, they realize they've been called to a great adventure and bravely join the battle to free Narnia from the Witch's sinister spell.]]> 206 C.S. Lewis Steven 4 4.24 1950 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)]]> 968 The da Vinci Code, The da Vinci Code, The da Vinci Code, and The da Vinci Code

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.

In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.

The Da Vinci Code heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.]]> 489 Dan Brown Steven 3 3.92 2003 The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)]]> 428263 "BELLA?"
Edward's soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, just like he had in the parking lot, and kissed me again.
This kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine - like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us.

As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob - knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?

READERS CAPTIVATED BY Twilight AND New Moon will eagerly devour Eclipse, the much-anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga.]]> 629 Stephenie Meyer 0316160202 Steven 0 to-read 3.73 2007 Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)]]> 49041 There is an alternate cover edition for ISBN13 9780316160193 here.

I knew we were both in mortal danger. Still, in that instant, I felt well. Whole. I could feel my heart racing in my chest, the blood pulsing hot and fast through my veins again. My lungs filled deep with the sweet scent that came off his skin. It was like there had never been any hole in my chest. I was perfect - not healed, but as if there had never been a wound in the first place.

I FELT LIKE I WAS TRAPPED IN ONE OF THOSE TERRIFYING NIGHTMARES, the one where you have to run, run till your lungs burst, but you can't make your body move fast enough.... But this was no dream, and, unlike the nightmare, I wasn't running for my life; I was racing to save something infinitely more precious. My own life meant little to me today.

FOR BELLA SWAN THERE IS ONE THING more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning....

LEGIONS OF READERS ENTRANCED BY THE New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing story of star-crossed lovers Bell and Edward. In New Moon, Stephanie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural spin. passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.]]> 563 Stephenie Meyer 0316160199 Steven 0 to-read 3.61 2006 New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)]]> 41865
First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.]]> 498 Stephenie Meyer 0316015849 Steven 0 to-read 3.66 2005 Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)]]> 1162543 "Don't be afraid," I murmured. "We belong together."
I was abruptly overwhelmed by the truth of my own words.
This moment was so perfect, so right, there was no way to doubt it.
His arms wrapped around me,
holding me against him....
It felt like every nerve ending in my body was a live wire.
"Forever," he agreed.

WHEN YOU LOVED THE ONE WHO WAS KILLING YOU, IT LEFT YOU NO OPTIONS. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

TO BE IRREVOCABLY IN LOVE WITH A VAMPIRE is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.

NOW THAT BELLA HAS MADE HER DECISION, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life - first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse - seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever?

THE ASTONISHING, BREATHLESSLY anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.]]> 756 Stephenie Meyer 031606792X Steven 0 to-read 3.74 2008 Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars Omnibus: Tales of the Jedi, Volume 2]]> 2243832
In a time when Jedi were numerous and the Sith Empire but a bitter memory, an ancient evil rose again, corrupting one of the Jedi's finest and igniting a war that ravaged worlds. The Sith were reborn, ties of friendship and family were betrayed, and the lives of Jedi Nomi Sunrider and Ulic QelDroma were changed forever.

* This gargantuan omnibus completes the epic Tales of the Jedi saga with "The Freedon Nadd Uprising," "Dark Lords of the Sith," "The Sith War," and "Redemption."]]> 464 Kevin J. Anderson 1593079117 Steven 0 to-read 4.01 1997 Star Wars Omnibus: Tales of the Jedi, Volume 2
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 7: Redemption]]> 359884 112 Kevin J. Anderson 1569715351 Steven 0 to-read 4.01 2000 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 7: Redemption
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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]]> <![CDATA[Return to Ord Mantell (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #12)]]> 390059 240 Kevin J. Anderson 0425163628 Steven 0 to-read 3.58 1998 Return to Ord Mantell (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #12)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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average rating: 3.58
book published: 1998
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]]> <![CDATA[Jedi Bounty (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #10)]]> 390060 240 Kevin J. Anderson 0425173135 Steven 0 to-read 3.60 1997 Jedi Bounty (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #10)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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average rating: 3.60
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]]> <![CDATA[Delusions of Grandeur (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #9)]]> 390061 240 Kevin J. Anderson 0425170616 Steven 0 to-read 3.56 1997 Delusions of Grandeur (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #9)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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average rating: 3.56
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]]> <![CDATA[Diversity Alliance (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #8)]]> 390058 240 Kevin J. Anderson 0425169057 Steven 0 to-read 3.52 1997 Diversity Alliance (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #8)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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average rating: 3.52
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]]> <![CDATA[Trouble on Cloud City (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #13)]]> 250027 183 Kevin J. Anderson 0425164160 Steven 0 to-read 3.56 1998 Trouble on Cloud City (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #13)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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average rating: 3.56
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]]> <![CDATA[Crisis at Crystal Reef (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #14)]]> 169012 224 Kevin J. Anderson 0425165191 Steven 0 to-read 3.54 1998 Crisis at Crystal Reef (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #14)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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average rating: 3.54
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]]> <![CDATA[The Emperor's Plague (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #11)]]> 169005 224 Kevin J. Anderson 0425173143 Steven 0 to-read 3.66 1998 The Emperor's Plague (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #11)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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average rating: 3.66
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]]> <![CDATA[Shards of Alderaan (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #7)]]> 390062 240 Kevin J. Anderson 0425169529 Steven 0 to-read 3.57 1997 Shards of Alderaan (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #7)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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average rating: 3.57
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]]> <![CDATA[Jedi Under Siege (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #6)]]> 169001 240 Kevin J. Anderson 0425166333 Steven 0 to-read 3.69 1996 Jedi Under Siege (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #6)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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average rating: 3.69
book published: 1996
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]]> <![CDATA[Darkest Knight (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #5)]]> 390063 240 Kevin J. Anderson 0425169502 Steven 0 to-read 3.61 1996 Darkest Knight (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #5)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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average rating: 3.61
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lost Ones (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #3)]]> 359915
However, a powerful being has seen his potential. Someone who knows about shame and jealousy—and how to make use of them. Someone who knows that the dark side of the Force is especially attractive when you've got nothing to lose…]]> 240 Kevin J. Anderson 0425169995 Steven 0 to-read 3.55 1995 The Lost Ones (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #3)
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average rating: 3.55
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]]> <![CDATA[Lightsabers (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #4)]]> 169017 240 Kevin J. Anderson 0425169510 Steven 0 to-read 3.75 1996 Lightsabers (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #4)
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average rating: 3.75
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow Academy (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #2)]]> 169000 225 Kevin J. Anderson 0425171531 Steven 0 to-read 3.63 1995 Shadow Academy (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #2)
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average rating: 3.63
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters]]> 131776 Millennium Falcon, he calls upon six of the most successful---and feared---hunters, including the merciless Boba Fett. They all have two things in common: lust for profit and contempt for life....

Featuring original stories by Kevin J. Anderson, M. Shayne Bell, Daniel Keys Moran, Kathy Tyers, Dave Wolverton.]]> 339 Kevin J. Anderson 0553568167 Steven 0 to-read 3.78 1996 Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Champions of the Force (The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #3)]]> 513207
Suspended helplessly between life and death, Luke Skywalker lies in state at the Jedi academy. But on the spirit plane, Luke fights desperately for survival, reaching out physically to the Jedi twins. At the same time, Leia is on a life-and-death mission of her own, a race against Imperial agents hoping to destroy a third Jedi child - Leia and Han's baby Anakin - hidden on the planet Anoth.

Meanwhile, Luke's former protégé Kyp Durron has pirated the deadly Sun Crusher on an apocalyptic mission of mass destruction, convinced he is fighting for a just cause. Hunting down the rogue warrior, Han must persuade Kyp to renounce his dark crusade and regain his lost honor. To do it, Kyp must take the Sun Crusher on a suicide mission against the awesome Death Star prototype - a battle Han knows they may be unable to win� even with Luke Skywalker at their side!]]> 373 Kevin J. Anderson 055329802X Steven 0 to-read 3.67 1994 Star Wars: Champions of the Force (The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #3)
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average rating: 3.67
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Dark Apprentice (The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #2)]]> 760111
While the New Republic struggles to decide what to do with the deadly Sun Crusher—a new doomsday weapon stolen from the Empire by Han Solo—the renegade Imperial Admiral Daala uses her fleet of Star Destroyers to conduct guerrilla warfare on peaceful planets. And now she threatens the watery homeworld of Admiral Ackbar.

But as the battle for a planet rages, an even greater danger emerges at Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy. A brilliant student delves dangerously into the dark side of the Force and unleashes the spirit of an ancient master of the evil order that warped Darth Vader himself. Working together, they may become an enemy greater than any the New Republic has ever fought� more powerful than even a Jedi Master can face.]]> 368 Kevin J. Anderson 0553297996 Steven 0 to-read 3.64 1994 Star Wars: Dark Apprentice (The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #2)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
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average rating: 3.64
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Jedi Search (The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #1)]]> 760110
While Luke Skywalker takes the first step toward setting up an academy to train a new order of Jedi Knights, Han Solo and Chewbacca are taken prisoner on the planet Kessel and forced to work in the fathomless depths of a spice mine. But when Han and Chewie break away, they flee desperately to a secret Imperial research laboratory surrounded by a cluster of black holes - and go from one danger to a far greater one�.

On Kessel, Luke picks up the trail of his two friends, only to come face-to-face with a weapon so awesome, it can wipe out an entire solar system. It is a death ship called the Sun Crusher, invented by a reclusive genius and piloted by none other than Han himself�.]]> 355 Kevin J. Anderson 0553297988 Steven 0 to-read 3.68 1994 Star Wars: Jedi Search (The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #1)
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average rating: 3.68
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]]> <![CDATA[Descent of Angels (The Horus Heresy, #6)]]> 768929 413 Mitchel Scanlon 1844165086 Steven 0 to-read 3.56 2007 Descent of Angels (The Horus Heresy, #6)
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average rating: 3.56
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]]> Legion (The Horus Heresy, #7) 1678745 416 Dan Abnett 1844165361 Steven 0 to-read 4.13 2008 Legion (The Horus Heresy, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fulgrim (The Horus Heresy, #5)]]> 957931 512 Graham McNeill 1844164764 Steven 0 to-read 4.00 2007 Fulgrim (The Horus Heresy, #5)
author: Graham McNeill
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[The Flight of the Eisenstein (The Horus Heresy, #4)]]> 80155 416 James Swallow 1844164594 Steven 0 to-read 4.06 2007 The Flight of the Eisenstein (The Horus Heresy, #4)
author: James Swallow
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> <![CDATA[Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy, #1)]]> 625603 416 Dan Abnett 184416294X Steven 0 to-read 4.23 2006 Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy, #1)
author: Dan Abnett
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average rating: 4.23
book published: 2006
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: The Essential Chronology]]> 159345 208 Kevin J. Anderson 0345434390 Steven 4 4.05 1999 Star Wars: The Essential Chronology
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average rating: 4.05
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Heirs of the Force (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #1)]]> 169002 240 Kevin J. Anderson 0425169499 Steven 3 3.66 1995 Heirs of the Force (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, #1)
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average rating: 3.66
book published: 1995
rating: 3
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]]> Dark Saber (Star Wars) 334739
Darksaber

Luke Skywalker and Hah Solo, cloaked by the Force and riding with the hostile Sand People, have returned to the desert planet Tatooine in hopes of making contact with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Luke hopes the old Jedi Knight's spirit will tell him how to help his love, Callista, regain her lost ability to use the Force. Tormented and haunted, Luke cannot rest until Callista is a Jedi in the fullest sense, for only then will the link between their minds and souls be restored. Yet brewing on Tatooine is news that will shake Luke and Hah and threaten everything they value.

The evil Hutts, criminal warlords of the galaxy, are building a secret a reconstruction of the original Death Star, to be named Darksaber. This planet-crushing power will be in the ruthless hands of Durga the Hurt -- a creature without conscience or mercy.

But there is worse news the Empire lives. The beautiful Admiral Daala, still very much alive and more driven than ever to destroy the Jedi, has joined forces with the defeated Pellaeon, former second in command to Grand Admiral Thrawn.

In Darksaber the Jedi are heading for the ultimate test of their power -- a test in which all the temptations of the dark side beckon. And Luke Skywalker must draw upon his innermost resources to fight for a world in which he can not only live, but dare to love.]]> 0 Kevin J. Anderson 0553474235 Steven 0 to-read 3.19 1995 Dark Saber (Star Wars)
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]]> Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith 390081 144 Darko Macan 1569716498 Steven 0 to-read 3.48 2002 Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force]]> 359851
The Force, in the immortal words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, “surrounds us, it penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together.� The fortunate few who are able to tap into this extraordinary power have studied and cultivated the full spectrum of its potential–either embracing its virtuous qualities or succumbing to its evil temptations. The Jedi seek to bring peace and enlightenment to the galaxy, while the Sith hunger only for conquest and control.

This comprehensive one-of-a-kind overview chronicles the known history of the Force and its wielders down through the ages, from the founding tenets of Jedi and Sith teachings to the landmark events and legendary figures who have shaped the struggle between the light and dark sides. In first-hand accounts by Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa Solo, Darth Bane, Darth Vader, Count Dooku, Emperor Palpatine, and a host of other Jedi Masters, Sith Lords, scholars, and sages, Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force spans the breadth of available knowledge, including

� the first recorded discovery of the Force
� significant battles affected by the Force throughout galactic history
� the purpose, construction, and importance of Holocrons
� the evolution of the Jedi and Sith orders
� Force-sensitive abilities–including battle meditation, telekinesis, and “mind tricks�
� noteworthy Jedi and Sith lightsabers, and the seven forms of lightsaber combat
� a vivid portrait of the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker
PLUS–More than one hundred brand new full-color illustrations!

No Star Wars library is complete without this definitive guide to understanding the Force. Remember: the Force will be with you . . . always!]]> 256 Ryder Windham 0345493346 Steven 0 to-read 4.28 2007 Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
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average rating: 4.28
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 2: The Fall of the Sith Empire]]> 390090
Collected issues: Star Wars - Tales of the Jedi : The Fall of the Sith Empire #1-5]]> 136 Kevin J. Anderson 1569713200 Steven 0 to-read 3.67 1998 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 2: The Fall of the Sith Empire
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average rating: 3.67
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 1: The Golden Age of the Sith]]> 390089 144 Kevin J. Anderson 1569712298 Steven 0 to-read 3.61 1997 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 1: The Golden Age of the Sith
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 6: The Sith War]]> 390088 illuminated a dark galaxy, these are the stories of some of those earliest heroes; these are the Tales of the Jedi. Written by Kevin J. Anderson, author of the Star Wars Jedi Academy novels. Don't miss this third volume of the Tales of the Jedi!]]> 152 Kevin J. Anderson 1569711739 Steven 0 to-read 3.91 1996 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 6: The Sith War
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 5: Dark Lords of the Sith]]> 390086


Ulic Qel-Dromoa and Nomi Sunrider are young Jedi Knights drawn into a battle for the survival of the Old Republic. But as the power of the evil Sith spreads across the galaxy, it threatens the existence of the Jedi themselves, and draws one of their greatest allies over to the dark side!]]> 160 Kevin J. Anderson 1569710953 Steven 0 to-read 3.78 1994 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 5: Dark Lords of the Sith
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]]> The Alchemist 865 197 Paulo Coelho 0061122416 Steven 5 3.85 1988 The Alchemist
author: Paulo Coelho
name: Steven
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1988
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Choosers of the Slain (Paladin of Shadows, #3)]]> 662654 Former SEAL Michael Harmon (Ghost, Kildar) has a pretty good life. He's settled down in the country of Georgia and built a solid commando-quality militia out of his local retainers. The Keldara have an ancient history of being first-class mountain warriors and all they needed was a few million in modern weapons and training to bring them up to speed. Now, with the Keldara keeping the area safe from Chechen raiders, and the various other terrorists that want Ghost's head on their wall, he can settle back, relax in his harem and drink a few beers. However, a US senator has a problem. A "major financial contributor's" daughter has been kidnapped into the labyrinthian depths of the Balkans sex-slave trade. The US government has been unable to find her and the Senator is _very_ interested in changing that condition. Five million dollars interested. As Ghost and his Keldara warriors blast a gaping hole through the middle of the trade, it quickly becomes apparent that there is more to the mission than a "poor missing waif." There's a rot underneath, and the stench is coming from the very floor of the Capitol. Being at war with Albanian gangs is one thing. Taking on Washington is a different ball game. But Ghost never believed in fighting fair.]]> 448 John Ringo 1416520708 Steven 0 to-read 4.15 2006 Choosers of the Slain (Paladin of Shadows, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Kildar (Paladin of Shadows, #2)]]> 528361 496 John Ringo 141652133X Steven 0 to-read 4.16 2006 Kildar (Paladin of Shadows, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Ghost (Paladin of Shadows, #1)]]> 239420 528 John Ringo 1416520872 Steven 4 3.86 2005 Ghost (Paladin of Shadows, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hell's Faire (Posleen War, #4)]]> 662655 416 John Ringo 0743488423 Steven 2 4.05 2003 Hell's Faire (Posleen War, #4)
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]]> Gust Front (Posleen War, #2) 528366 721 John Ringo 0743435257 Steven 2 4.09 2001 Gust Front (Posleen War, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Hymn Before Battle (Posleen War, #1)]]> 528362 474 John Ringo 1416533214 Steven 3 4.01 2000 A Hymn Before Battle (Posleen War, #1)
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average rating: 4.01
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rating: 3
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]]> Bolo! (Bolo, #8) 470053 496 David Weber 1416520627 Steven 4 4.03 2005 Bolo! (Bolo, #8)
author: David Weber
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average rating: 4.03
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]]> 1634: The Baltic War 57256
Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden and Emperor of the United States of Europe, prepares a counter-attack on the combined forces of France, Spain, England, and Denmark - former enemies which have allied in the League of Ostend to destroy the threat to their power that the Americans represent - which are besieging the German city of Luebeck.

Elsewhere in war-torn Europe, several American plans are approaching fruition. Admiral Simpson of Grantville frantically races against time to finish the USE Navy's ironclad ships - desperately needed to break the Ostender blockade of the Baltic ports. A commando unit sent by Mike Stearns to England prepares to rescue Americans being held in the Tower of London.

In Amsterdam, Rebecca Stearns continues three-way negotiations with the Prince of Orange and the Spanish Cardinal-Infante who has conquered most of the Netherlands. And, in Copenhagen, the captured young USE naval officer Eddie Cantrell tries to persuade the King of Denmark to break with the Ostender alliance, all while pursuing a dangerous romantic involvement with one of the Danish princesses.

©2007 Eric Flint and David Weber (P)2013 Recorded Books]]> 752 David Weber 141652102X Steven 0 to-read 4.02 2007 1634: The Baltic War
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average rating: 4.02
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]]> Heirs of Empire (Dahak, #3) 213649 544 David Weber 0671877070 Steven 0 to-read 4.13 1996 Heirs of Empire (Dahak, #3)
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average rating: 4.13
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]]> <![CDATA[The Armageddon Inheritance (Dahak, #2)]]> 335704 344 David Weber 0671721976 Steven 0 to-read 4.22 1993 The Armageddon Inheritance (Dahak, #2)
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name: Steven
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1993
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]]> Mutineers' Moon (Dahak, #1) 1107296 Dahak has been helplessly waiting as the descendants of the loyal crew regressed while the mutineers maintained control of technology that kept them alive as the millennia passed. But now Dahak's sensors indicate that the enemy that devastated the Imperium so long ago has returned--and Earth is in their path. For the sake of the planet, Dahak must mobilize its defenses. And that it cannot do until the mutineers are put down. So Dahak has picked Colin Maclntyre to be its new captain. Now Maclntyre must mobilize humanity to destroy the mutineers once and for all--or Earth will become a cinder in the path of galactic conquest.]]> 315 David Weber 0671720856 Steven 4 4.20 1991 Mutineers' Moon (Dahak, #1)
author: David Weber
name: Steven
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1991
rating: 4
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The new Confederated Principalities of Europe-an alliance between Gustavus,king of Sweden, and the West Virginia town, led by Mike Stearns, which was hurled back through time to the thirty years war - has big problems. As the greatest naval war in European history erupts, Cardinal Richelieu has created an alliance to destroy the CPE, and only American technology can save Gustavus from ruin.
Meanwhile Mike's wife Rebecca is trapped in war-torn Amsterdam, and his sister Rita is imprisoned in the tower of London. And much as Mike wants to reform tyrannical 17th-century Europe by Sweet Reason, he finds comfort in the fact that Julie, who trained as an Olympic marksman, still has her rifle....]]> 673 Eric Flint 0743471555 Steven 4 4.03 2002 1633
author: Eric Flint
name: Steven
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[False Gods (The Horus Heresy, #2)]]> 381817 416 Graham McNeill 1844163709 Steven 4 4.11 2006 False Gods (The Horus Heresy, #2)
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name: Steven
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2006
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]]> <![CDATA[Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane #2)]]> 1347837
Two there should be; no more, no less.
One to embody the power, the other to crave it.

Now Darth Bane 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. Though she is young, Zannah possesses an instinctive link to the dark side that rivals his own. With his guidance, she will become essential in his quest to destroy the Jedi and dominate the galaxy.

But there is one who is determined to stop Darth Bane: Johun Othone, Padawan to Jedi Master Lord Hoth, who died at Banes hands in the last great Sith War. Though the rest of the Jedi scoff at him, Joshuas belief that there are surviving Sith on the loose is unshakeable.

As Johun continues his dogged pursuit of the man who killed his master, Zannah, faced unexpectedly with a figure from her past, begins to question her embrace of the dark side. And Darth Bane is led by Force-induced visions to a moon where he will acquire astonishing new knowledge and power, power that will alter him in ways he could never have imagined. . . .]]> 318 Drew Karpyshyn 0345477480 Steven 0 to-read 4.23 2007 Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane #2)
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average rating: 4.23
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]]> <![CDATA[Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane #1)]]> 35430




This is the story of the transformation of Des, a young miner, into the legendary Sith Lord Darth Bane. Des - like many of the disenfranchised who live on the Outer Rim - is disillusioned with the stagnancy of the Old Republic. When the Sith unite to bring the Republic down, Des is one of many to join their cause. His heroism and skill in battle - along with his remarkable connection to the Force - draw the notice of the Sith Masters, and Des eventually finds himself studying at the Sith Academy on Korriban. He takes the name of Bane and, amidst the deception and back-stabbing of the other students, he learns to unlock his latent dark-side talents. As his power grows, Bane realizes the Sith have lost their way. Under the leadership of Lord Kaan and his Brotherhood of Darkness, the Sith have turned their back on the true nature of the dark side. Through manipulation, cunning and strength, Bane destroys Kaan's Brotherhood and wipes out all the other Sith so he can found a new Order based on the rule of two: one Master, one apprentice.]]> 324 Drew Karpyshyn 0345477367 Steven 0 to-read 4.35 2006 Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane #1)
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average rating: 4.35
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Dark Lord - The Rise of Darth Vader]]> 359848 From the site of Anakin Skywalker s last stand on the molten surface of the planet Mustafar, where he sought to destroy his friend and former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi a fearsome specter in black has risen. Once the most powerful Knight ever known to the Jedi Order, he is now a disciple of the dark side, a lord of the dreaded Sith, and the avenging right hand of the galaxy s ruthless new Emperor. Seduced, deranged, and destroyed by the machinations of the Dark Lord Sidious, Anakin Skywalker is dead . . . and Darth Vader lives.
Word of the events that created him the Jedi Council s failed mutiny against Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the self-crowned Emperor s retaliatory command to exterminate the Jedi Order, and Anakin s massacre of his comrades and Masters in the Jedi Temple has yet to reach all quarters. On the Outer Rim world of Murkhana, Jedi Masters Roan Shryne and Bol Chatak and Padawan Olee Starstone are leading a charge on a Separatist stronghold, unaware that the tide, red with Jedi blood, has turned suddenly against them.
When the three narrowly elude execution and become the desperate prey in a hunt across space it s neither clone soldiers, nor the newly deployed stormtroopers, nor even the wrath of the power-hungry Emperor himself they must fear most. The deadliest threat rests in the hideously swift and lethal crimson lightsaber of Darth Vader behind whose brooding mask lies a shattered heart, a poisoned soul, and a cunning, twisted mind hell-bent on vengeance.
For the handful of scattered Jedi, survival is imperative if the light side of the Force is to be protected and the galaxy somehow, someday reclaimed. Yet more important still is the well-being of the twin infants, Leia and Luke Skywalker, the children of Anakin and his doomed bride, Padme Amidala. Separated after Padme s death, they must be made safe at all costs, lest the hope they represent for the future be turned to horror by the new Sith regime and the unspeakable power of the dark side. From the Hardcover edition."]]> 368 James Luceno 0345477332 Steven 0 to-read 3.89 2005 Star Wars: Dark Lord - The Rise of Darth Vader
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average rating: 3.89
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]]> <![CDATA[Legacy of the Force: Betrayal (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, #1)]]> 267426
Melding the galaxy into one cohesive political whole after the savage war with the Yuuzhan Vong is not the easiest task, and already some worlds are chafing under the demands of the new government. Civil war may be brewing, and the Skywalker-Solo clan find that they might not all be on the same side. Meanwhile, evil is rising again - out of the best intentions - and it looks like the legacy of the Skywalkers may come full circle...]]> 496 Aaron Allston 0099491168 Steven 3 3.89 2006 Legacy of the Force: Betrayal (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, #1)
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name: Steven
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> The Star Wars Trilogy 35434 Star Wars: A New Hope first hit the silver screen, Star Wars remains one of the most beloved sagas ever told. Together, the three original Star Wars ³¾´Ç±¹¾±±ð²õâ€�A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi–told one epic: a heroic tale of innocence lost and wisdom gained, of downfall and redemption, of the never-ending fight between the forces of good and evil. Read the story of the ³¾´Ç±¹¾±±ð²õ–all three in one trade paperback volume–and rediscover the wonder of the legend that begins:

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away . . .
Luke Skywalker lived and worked on his uncle’s farm on the remote planet of Tatooine, but he yearned to travel beyond the farthest reaches of the universe to distant, alien worlds. Then Luke intercepted a cryptic message from a beautiful, captive princess . . . and found himself catapulted into the adventure of a lifetime.

Luke Skywalker, proud Princess Leia, and headstrong Han Solo . . . merciless Darth Vader, wise Obi-Wan Kenobi, loyal droids R2-D2 and C-3PO, and the inscrutable Yoda . . . Chewbacca the Wookiee, shifty Lando Calrissian, and the vile Jabba the Hutt . . . all the vivid characters from the Star Wars universe spring to life in these thrilling pages.

The Star Wars Trilogy is a must-read for anyone who wants to relive the excitement, the magic, and the sheer entertainment of this legendary saga–now and forever.]]> 705 George Lucas 0345475828 Steven 5 4.29 1983 The Star Wars Trilogy
author: George Lucas
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average rating: 4.29
book published: 1983
rating: 5
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