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1) Home front
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Language
English
Description
From a distance, Michael and Joleen seem to have it all: a solid marriage, two exciting careers, and children they adore. But after twelve years together, the couple has lost their way and is edging toward divorce. Then the Iraq war starts. An unexpected deployment will tear their already fragile family apart, sending one of them into harm's way and leaving the other at home, waiting for news. When the worst happens, each must face their darkest fear...
Author
Series
Discworld volume 31
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
353 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Running the family inn despite dwindling resources while her brother is away at war, Polly cuts off her hair to join the army and notices that her fellow recruits seem to be hiding secrets of their own.
Author
Series
Paul Brenner volume 1
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
1999, c1992
Physical Desc
464 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Army undercover agent Paul Brenner investigates the murder and rape of Captain Ann Campbell, a general's daughter.
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Series
Peacekeeper novels volume 1
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr had been the very model of a Confederation Marine. When she learned the truth about the war the Confederation was fighting, she left the military for good. But Torin could not walk away from preserving and protecting everything the Confederation represented. Instead, she drew together an elite corps of friends and allies to take on covert missions that the Justice Department and the Corps could not, or would not, officially...
Author
Series
Peacekeeper volume 3
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Warden Torin Kerr has put her past behind her and built a life away from the war and everything that meant. From the good, from the bad. From the heroics, from the betrayal. She's created a place and purpose for others like her, a way to use their training for the good of the Confederation. She has friends, family, purpose. Unfortunately, her past refuses to grant her the same absolution. Big Yellow, the ship form of the plastic aliens responsible...
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Language
English
Description
In the snowbound city of Kiev, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son—but Hitler’s invasion of Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper—a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from...
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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This short novel set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Green Rider series tells the backstory of fan-favorite character Laren Mapstone
Perfect for longtime Green Rider fans eager for more of the world or new readers discovering the realm of Sacoridia for the first time, this action-packed, feminist fantasy is a must-read for lovers of the genre.
After years of leading the battle against the vicious Darrow Raiders, Lieutenant-Rider Laren...
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Series
Machineries of empire volume 1
Publisher
Solaris
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for her unconventional tactics, Kel Command gives her a chance to redeem herself by retaking the Fortress of Scattered Needles from the heretics. Cheris’s career isn’t the only thing at stake: if the fortress falls, the hexarchate itself might be next.
Cheris’s best hope is to ally with the undead tactician Shuos Jedao. The good news is that Jedao has never lost a battle, and he may be the...
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English
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Set within a system of decaying world-ships traveling through deep space, this breakout novel of epic science fiction follows a pair of sisters who must wrest control of their war-torn legion of worlds -- and may have to destroy everything they know in order to survive. On the outer rim of the universe, a galactic war has been waged for centuries upon hundreds of world-ships. But these worlds will continue to die through decay and constant war unless...
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Series
Sister of darkness Nicci chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
524 pages ; 25 cm.
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...
12) Raven stratagem
Author
Series
Machineries of empire volume 2
Publisher
Solaris
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
355 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Captain Kel Cheris is possessed by a long-dead traitor general. Together they must face the rivalries of the hexarchate and a potentially devastating invasion. "When the hexarchate's gifted young captain Kel Cheris summoned the ghost of the long-dead General Shuos Jedao to help her put down a rebellion, she didn't reckon on his breaking free of centuries of imprisonment - and possessing her. Even worse, the enemy Hafn are invading, and Jedao takes...
Author
Series
Nicci chronicles volume 4
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
525 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the wake of the brutal war that swept the Old World in Siege of Stone, a new danger is forming along the coast. Taken captive by their enemies, King Grieve, along with Lila and Bannon are about to discover the terrifying force that threatens to bring destruction to the Old World. The Norukai, barbarian raiders and slavers, have been gathering an immense fleet among the inhospitably rocky islands that make up their home. With numbers greater than...
Author
Series
Nicci chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
556 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The ramifications of Shroud of Eternity extends throughout all of the Old World as familiar allies, dangerous magic, and creatures created by twisted sorcery all work at cross purposes to either save or destroy Ildakar ... The Sorceress Nicci, the Wizard Nathan Rahl, and the young swordsman Bannon remain in the legendary city of Ildakar after a great internal revolt has freed the slaves and brought down the powerful wizards council. But as he fled...
Author
Series
Sister of darkness Nicci chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
512 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
One-time lieutenant of the evil Emperor Jagang, known as “Death’s Mistress” and the “Slave Queen”, the deadly Nicci captured Richard Rahl in order to convince him that the Imperial Order stood for the greater good. But it was Richard who converted Nicci instead, and for years thereafter she served Richard and Kahlan as one of their closest friends ― and one of their most lethal defenders. Now, with the reign of Richard and Kahlan finally...
Author
Series
Poppy war volume 2
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
Rin's story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The poppy war--an epic fantasy combining the history of 20th-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters. Nikan is on the run from the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix--the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power. Though she does not want to live, she refuses to die until she avenges the traitorous Empress who betrayed Rin's homeland to its enemies.
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English
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Jina Modell works in Communications for a paramilitary organization, and she really likes it. She likes the money, she likes the coolness factor — and it was very cool, even for Washington, DC. She liked being able to kick terrorist butts without ever leaving the climate-controlled comfort of the control room. But when Jina displays a really high aptitude for spatial awareness and action, she’s reassigned to work as an on-site drone operator in...
18) A peace divided
Author
Series
Peacekeeper novels volume 2
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr had been the very model of a Confederation Marine. No one who'd ever served with her could imagine any circumstance that would see her walking away from the Corps. But that was before Torin learned the truth about the war the Confederation was fighting...before she'd been declared dead and had spent time in a prison that shouldn't exist...before she'd learned about the "plastic" beings who were really behind the war between...
Author
Series
Poppy war volume 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A war orphan rises from her humble beginnings to become a powerful military commander, and perhaps her country's only hope for survival.
"When Rin aced the Keju--the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to study at the academies--it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn't believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin's guardians, who always thought they'd be able to marry Rin off to...
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