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  Terrarium - A Novel

  Scott Russell Sanders

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  With round-the-clock drugs, games, and eros parlors to entertain them and virtual weather to sustain them, humans live inside a global network of domed cities known collectively as "the Enclosure." Having poisoned the biosphere, we've had to close ourselves off from the Earth. The cities of the Enclosure are scattered around the globe on the land and sea, and are connected by a web of travel tubes, so no one needs to risk exposure. Health Patrollers police the boundaries of the Enclosure to keep the mutants and pollution out. Phoenix Marshall decodes satellite images for a living. He has spent all 30 years of his life in Oregon City, afloat on the Pacific Ocean. He busies himself with work and various forms of recreation to keep boredom at bay. One morning he opens his door to find Teeg Passio. Teeg is the same age as Phoenix, but she's different; she's menacingly and enticingly wild. She grew up on the outside. Her mother oversaw the recycling of the old cities, and her father helped design the Enclosure. Teeg works maintenance, which allows her to travel outside the walls. When she introduces Phoenix to her crew, he is drawn into a high-tech conspiracy that may threaten everything he understands. Are humans really better off within the Enclosure? Is the Earth? Are Health Patrollers keeping us safe or just keeping us in? Teeg seduces Phoenix out of his orderly life, enlisting him in a secret, political and sexual rebellion. Teeg and her co-conspirators, part mystics, part tech-wizards, dream of a life embedded in nature. Then one day, during a closely monitored repair mission on the outside, a typhoon offers the rebels a chance to escape the Enclosure and test their utopian dreams in the wilds.

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  The Left Hand of Darkness

  Ursula K. Le Guin

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  Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards  
  A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters. Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.

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  The Engine - N A

  Derrick Whitfield

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  Set in 2114, this futuristic tale envisions an advanced world free from several present-day problems such as war, famine, climate change, resource shortages, violent crimes, and traffic congestion. The Quantum Plasma Fuel Mechanism (or the Engine) and the first-time machine were created in 2024, and they kept evolving into the technological marvel we know today. 
  As with any invention, there is always a possibility that people will exploit it for their own gain and with nefarious intentions. In this case, T.E.A.M, the Time Enforcement Advanced Missions Agency, under the leadership of Kelley Freeman and supervised by Captain Ben Thompson and Exley James, has entered the scene to tackle the issue. A new underground group called The Union of Ophidian has emerged as a threat, and after identifying the mole that has penetrated deep into their organization, Ben and the rest of T.E.A.M. find themselves in the middle of a Time Realignment that occurs right before their eyes. 
  After capturing Hanson, Ben realizes that he is too late for revenge. As Hanson gloats, a new reality unfolds, transforming Captain Ben Thompson into Public Enemy Number 1. The Union of Ophidian and Hanson have seized control over Quantum Plasma Technology and the Engine, creating a corrupt society despite its technological advancements. Ben is racing against time to restore the past and safeguard the future. Hanson and the Union of Ophidian threaten to control the future, making it imperative for Ben to act quickly.

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  Between 6 & 7

  Korey Woods

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  In this debut dark fantasy set in a world of superheroes, a teenager’s dispute with the new boy at school transforms into a life-or-death tournament.At the age of fourteen, John Camp is an all-around average kid who has an average life . . . until he gets into an altercation with the new kid at school named J. Revels. A fight breaks out that grows to immense proportions when John is tricked into entering a life-or-death tournament called The WAR.The WAR is a galaxy tournament which is held to keep order in the universe. Anyone can participate, and the winner can tell history all over again, to their liking. The WAR was constructed by a being named NEVES, who is the embodiment of judgment itself. NEVES got The Devil and God to agree upon The WAR as a reasonable solution to their constant disagreements. Only a few tournaments have taken place so far, each one won by God. The Devil, obviously angered by this, is anxious to ensure a victory . . . one way or the other. Tested beyond his means, John is trained by his father David in hopes of keeping his life and ending the feud with J. Revels by winning The WAR tournament. Without knowing his powers, does John have a chance?

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  Working for the Devil (1 of 2)...

  Lilith Saintcrow

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  Necromance-for-hire Dante Valentine is choosy about her jobs. Hot-tempered and with nerves of steel, she can raise the dead like nobody's business. But one rainy Monday morning, everything goes straight to Hell.The Devil hires Dante to eliminate a renegade demon: Vardimal Santino. In return, he will let her live. It's an offer she can't refuse.There's just one catch. How do you kill something that can't die?

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  Rose in a Storm: A Novel

  Jon Katz

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  New York Times best-selling author Jon Katz has written a successful series of mystery novels, nonfiction works, and a popular fiction series based on his experiences with the dogs on his farm. In Rose in a Storm, Rose is a working dog devoted to keeping the sheep and other creatures at Bedlam Farm out of danger. But as the weather grows cold, Rose senses danger—a storm unlike any she’s seen. When an epic blizzard finally strikes, Rose needs all her courage to help her master save the farm.

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