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1) Prester John
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South Africa, 1900. After his father dies, nineteen-year-old David Crawfurd is sent off to South Africa to earn his living as a storekeeper in the back of beyond. A strange encounter on the journey suggests that dark deeds and treacherous intrigues are afoot - all bound up with the mysterious primeval kingdom of Prester John.
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Years after armed men loot the city zoo in Baghdad, Lorna Polk, a Louisiana state veterinarian, discovers strangely deformed animals with a heightened intelligence in the cargo of a shipwrecked fishing trawler and must track down the one that got free, but she will need help from a man from her past, U.S. Border Patrol agent Jack Menard.
3) Moonraker
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James Bond series volume 3
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As the super patriot and war veteran who's bankrolling Britain's top-secret Moonraker rocket program, Sir Hugo Drax should be above reproach. But there's more to this enigmatic millionaire than he lets on. When M suspects Drax of cheating at cards in an exclusive gentleman's club, he sends Bond in to investigate. But exposing the deception only enrages Drax-and now 007 must outwit an angry man with the power to loose a nuclear warhead on London. The...
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Hector Cross novels volume 3
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One of the most formidable fighters in the world, ex-SAS warrior and former private security consultant Major Hector Cross has survived explosive tangles with depraved enemies - warlords, pirates, and arms dealers - from the Middle East to the heart of Africa. Now, Cross must take the law into his own hands once again to stop a vengeful old enemy who has resurfaced - and hunt down a deadly new nemesis in pursuit of global domination.
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Ashes series (William W. Johnstone) volume 11
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In the New York Times–bestselling author's post-apocalyptic thriller, a rebel leader must face an old rival to save America from the ashes.
The war against the cannibalistic Night People continues as Ben Raines and his rebel army initiate a scorched-earth policy, systematically destroying the once great cities of America and forcing the half-human, half-hellborn monsters into the open. But as the rebel mop-up team...
The war against the cannibalistic Night People continues as Ben Raines and his rebel army initiate a scorched-earth policy, systematically destroying the once great cities of America and forcing the half-human, half-hellborn monsters into the open. But as the rebel mop-up team...
6) Amber Beach
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Donovan Family volume 1
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Honor Donovan, shut out of the family business by her father and four brothers, hires Jake Mallory to help her investigate when her favorite brother Kyle disappears with a fortune in stolen amber, and finds herself drawn into a high-stakes game of politics, greed, and love.
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"When an unassuming Manhattan bassist named Will Dando awakens from a dream one morning with 108 predictions about the future in his head. Protecting his anonymity by calling himself the Oracle, he sets up a heavily guarded Web site to selectively announce his revelations. Global corporations are offering him millions for exclusive access. Legions of cyber spies and the best manhunters are deployed not only to unmask the Oracle but to take him out...
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Ashes series (William W. Johnstone) volume 8
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An ex-soldier fights the KKK for the fate of post-apocalyptic America in the New York Times–bestselling author's military sci-fi thriller.
During the years following the nuclear holocaust that decimated the United States, soldier and survivalist Ben Raines dedicated his life to rebuilding civilization from the ruins. But for America to rise again, it needs just laws—with harsh penalties. And Ben Raines is the...
During the years following the nuclear holocaust that decimated the United States, soldier and survivalist Ben Raines dedicated his life to rebuilding civilization from the ruins. But for America to rise again, it needs just laws—with harsh penalties. And Ben Raines is the...
9) Jade city
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Green Bone saga volume 1
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"For centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors have used magical jade to enhance their abilities and defend the island of Kekon from foreign invasion. Now the war is over and a new generation vies for control of Kekon's bustling capital city. Four siblings of the powerful Kaul family must prepare for battle...and the fragile peace between the clans is about to break."--
10) 8.4
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When a series of devastating earthquakes hits the Midwest, scientist John Atkins teams up with a forensic seismologist to try and prevent an even larger quake from destroying what is left of the country.
11) Threat warning
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Jonathan Grave thrillers volume 3
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"The first victims are random. Ordinary citizens, fired upon at rush hour by unseen assassins. Caught in the crossfire of one of the attacks, rescue specialist Jonathan Grave spies a gunman getting away--with a mother and her young son as hostages. To free them, Grave and his team must enter the dark heart of a nationwide conspiracy. But their search goes beyond the frenzied schemes of a madman's deadly ambitions. This time, it reaches all the way...
12) Under the radar
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A Sister's work is never done--not when there are wrongs to right and underdogs to defend. Just returned to their mountaintop hideaway in the wake of their latest successful mission, the seven fearless friends have barely had time to enjoy a celebratory dinner with their mentor, Charles Martin, when they're embroiled in a new adventure.
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"Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda is a swashbuckling adventure set in Ruritania, a mythical pocket kingdom. Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll closely resembles the King of Ruritania, and to foil a coup by his rival to the throne, he is persuaded to impersonate him for a day. However, Rassendyll's role becomes more complicated when the real king is kidnapped, and he falls for the lovely Princess Flavia. Although the story is set in the near past, Ruritania...
14) Thunder mountain
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Amid the mountains of the West, lie incredible riches never uncovered. Three prospecting brothers, in search of a great fortune, are led on the counsel from a dying Indian straight to the base of Thunder Mountain a gravelly summit absent of life and vegetation. Despite the mountain's outwardly desolate appearance, the three Emerson brothers approach the five thousand foot silt deposit with wide, hungry eyes convinced they may have struck the motherload....
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Dodge novels volume 2
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"In his youth, Richard “Dodge” Forthrast founded Corporation 9592, a gaming company that made him a multibillionaire. Now in his middle years, Dodge appreciates his comfortable, unencumbered life, managing his myriad business interests, and spending time with his beloved niece Zula and her young daughter, Sophia. One beautiful autumn day, while he undergoes a routine medical procedure, something goes irrevocably wrong. Dodge is pronounced brain...
16) Cryptonomicon
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An American computer hacker operating in Southeast Asia attempts to break a World War II cypher to find the location of a missing shipment of gold. The gold was stolen by the Japanese during the war. Bouncing between World War II and the World Wide Web, Cryptonomicon follows the exploits of Lawrence Waterhouse, a young mathematical genius assigned to a highly secretive outfit that has cracked the fabled Nazi enigma code.
17) Airport
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The manager of an international airport must juggle personal crises with professional responsibilities as he attempts to keep his blizzard-torn facility open to rescue a bomb-damaged jetliner.
18) Tides of fire
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Sigma Force novels volume 17
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"To stop the world from burning, it's up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet. The Titan Project--an international research station off the coast of Australia--discovers a thriving zone of life in an otherwise dead sea. The area teems with a strange bioluminescent coral that defies science, yet holds great promise for the future. But the loss of a military submarine in the area triggers a brutal attack and sets in motion...
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Jewelry designer Faith Donovan agrees to have Owen Walker act as her bodyguard after she is commissioned to create a fabulous ruby necklace as a wedding present and deliver it to the family home of the groom in Ruby Bayou, South Carolina; but what neither Faith or Owen knows is that the jewels she is using have been stolen from the royal treasure housed at Russia's Hermitage museum.
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