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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...
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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...
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
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
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.
Author
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...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2016, c2014.
Physical Desc
xiv, 519 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Amazons -- fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world -- were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman general Pompey tangled with Amazons. But just who were these bold barbarian archers on horseback who gloried...
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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...
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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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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...
12) The woman king
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey.
Author
Language
English
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Description
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...
14) An ancient peace
Author
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...
15) The rain heron
Author
Publisher
FSG Originals, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
269 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"A story following an old woman and a young soldier in a war-torn country as they seek a mythical creature called the Rain Heron"--
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
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
3 audio discs (3 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Raya, a lone warrior from the fantasy kingdom of Kumandra, teams up with a crew of misfits in her quest to find the last dragon and bring light and unity back to their world.
18) Joan of arc
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of a fifteenth century French peasant girl who rouses a nation and inspires the world with her faith and bravery. This powerful, visually stunning epic of one of history's fascinating heroines features spectacular action and unforgettable drama.
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...
20) Sniper's honor
Author
Series
Bob Lee Swagger novels volume 9
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
435 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reilly enlists former marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger to parse out the scarce details of Mili's military service. The more Swagger learns about Mili's last mission, the more he's convinced her disappearance was no accidentbut why would the Russian government go to such lengths to erase the existence of one of their own decorated soldiers? And why, when Swagger joins Kathy Reilly on a research trip, is someone trying to kill them before they can find...
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