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1) Cinder
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 1
Language
English
Description
As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
2) Scarlet
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Scarlet Benoit and Wolf, a street fighter who may have information about her missing grandmother, join forces with Cinder as they try to stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana in this story inspired by Little Red Riding Hood.
3) Winter
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Princess Winter, admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, teams up with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, to defeat Queen Levana and find their happily ever afters.
4) Cress
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 3
Language
English
Description
Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth. Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company.
Author
Series
One-Punch Man volume 17
Pub. Date
2015-
Language
English
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"Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking guy has a not-so-average problem--he just can|t seem to find an opponent strong enough to take on! Every time a promising villain appears, he beats the snot out of 'em with one punch! Can Saitama finally find an opponent who can go toe-to-toe with him and give his life...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
The enchantment continues... The universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories - and secrets - that are wondrous, vicious, and romantic. How did Cinder first arrive in New Beijing? How did the brooding soldier Wolf transform from young man to killer? When did Princess Winter and the palace guard Jacin realize their destinies? With six stories - two of which have never before been published - and an exclusive never-before-seen excerpt from Marissa...
Language
English
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Description
In a futuristic Los Angeles of 2019, detective Rick Deckard is a highly rated "Blade Runner" assigned to find and kill illegal cybernetic "replicants", genetic creations with superhuman abilities. Pulled unwillingly out of retirement, Deckard is forced into one last case--to find six exceptionally dangerous replicants who have escaped from slave labor and made their way into the city, apparently with plans to gain vengeance on the corporate masters...
Author
Series
Halo series. Standalone novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The myriad factions of the Covenant continue their crusade to eliminate humanity.
"Continuing the saga of the award-winning Xbox" game! The Spartan-II program has gone public. Tales of super-soldiers fending off thousands of Covenant attacks have become the stuff of legend. But just how many Spartans are left? While the Master Chief defends a besieged Earth, and the myriad factions of the Covenant continue their crusade to eliminate humanity, an...
11) Cinder
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
"?rase una vez, en el futuro...El destino de la Tierra depende de una sola chica. Pero nadie, ni siquiera ella, lo sabe...Cuando Cinder conoce a Kai, el pr?ncipe de Nueva Pek?n, el mundo est? patas arriba: una plaga mortal est? causando estragos entre la poblaci?n del reino, y los cient?ficos trabajan contra reloj para encontrar una posible vacuna. Tras el contagio de Peony, hermanastra y ?nica amiga de Cinder, esta se presenta voluntaria a las pruebas...
13) Wires and nerve
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017-
Language
English
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Description
When rogue packs of wolf-hybrid soldiers threaten the tenuous alliance between Earth and Luna, android Iko joins up with a handsome royal guard to hunt down the rogue leader.
14) Noor
Author
Series
DAW Book Collectors volume no. 1898
Language
English
Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: From Africanfuturist luminary Okorafor comes a new science fiction novel of intense action and thoughtful rumination on biotechnology, destiny, and humanity in a near-future Nigeria. 224pp., 20K
Language
English
Description
John Connor is a 20-something living on the streets as a common laborer. His mother has since died, and their earlier efforts did not stop the creation of the SkyNet artificial intelligence network. As he will still become the leader of the human resistance, Connor is once again targeted by a Terminator sent from the future by SkyNet. This new Terminator, T-X, is a female and is more powerful than any of her predecessors. To protect Connor, the human...
17) War girls
Author
Series
War girls volume 1
Language
English
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"War girls reveals the fascinating story of the British women who volunteered for service in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) during the Great War. Examining their experiences on the Western Front with the Belgian, British and French Armies, this book shows how the FANY worked as nurses and ambulance driver-mechanics, inspiring stories of female heroism and solidarity. The FANY created skilled gendered performances against the cultural myths...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
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Description
When Alita awakens with no memory in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman. Ido also tries to shield Alita from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she...
19) The last exit
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"Set in Washington D.C. in the near future, climate change has hit hard, fires are burning, unemployment is high, and controversial longevity treatments are only available to the very rich. Enter resourceful young police detective, Jen B. Lu, and her 'partner', Chandler, a SIM implant in her brain and her instant link to the Internet and police records, and constant voice inside her head. He's an inquisitive tough guy, with a helluva sense of humor...
20) Deadpool 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade Wilson must battle ninjas, the Yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor.
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