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1) Legend
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In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
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June and Day are on the brink of triumph. Their efforts have brought into existence a new Republic of freedom and equality. June is Princeps-Elect, and Day is in one of the highest positions the military can offer. The carpet is yanked from their feet when a deadly plague breaks out, the fear of which threatens to plunge the nation back into chaos. To stop it, June and Day may have to give up everything they have worked for--even each other.
3) Earth abides
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"The cabin had always been a special retreat for Isherwood Williams, a haven from the demands of society. But one day while hiking, Ish was bitten by a rattlesnake, and the solitude he had so desired took on dire new significance. He was sick for days--and often delirious--waking up to find two strangers peering in at him from the cabin door. Yet oddly, instead of offering help, the two ran off as if terrified. Not long after, the coughing began....
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An elite scientific military force must combat a plague beyond any cure—a scourge that turns all of nature against mankind in this nail-biting new thriller from James Rollins, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sigma Force series.
From the depths of the Indian Ocean, a horrific plague has arisen to devastate humankind – unknown, unstoppable...and merely a harbinger of the doom that is to follow.
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...5) Illuminae
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"The planet Kerenza is attacked, and Kady and Ezra find themselves on a space fleet fleeing the enemy, while their ship's artificial intelligence system and a deadly plague may be the end of them all."-- Provided by publisher.
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"For fans of Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven, a spellbinding and profoundly prescient debut that follows a cast of intricately linked characters over hundreds of years as humanity struggles to rebuild itself in the aftermath of a climate plague--a daring and deeply heartfelt work of mind--bending imagination from a singular new voice. Beginning in 2030, a grieving archaeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased...
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Kings become outcasts and lovers become foes in The Faithless Hawk, the thrilling sequel to Margaret Owen's The Merciful Crow. As the new chieftain of the Crows, Fie knows better than to expect a royal to keep his word. Still she's hopeful that Prince Jasimir will fulfill his oath to protect her fellow Crows. But then black smoke fills the sky, signaling the death of King Surimir and the beginning of Queen Rhusana's merciless bid for the throne. With...
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Defoe’s gripping fictionalized account of the plague that racked seventeenth-century London
The year is 1665 and the plague has come to London. The air is heavy with death, the body count is rising, and the death carts are filling quickly. Our unflinching eyewitness narrator, HF, recounts the gruesome realities of life in a city overrun by the Black Death. Terror and hysteria seize the city as disease runs rampant.
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The year is 1665 and the plague has come to London. The air is heavy with death, the body count is rising, and the death carts are filling quickly. Our unflinching eyewitness narrator, HF, recounts the gruesome realities of life in a city overrun by the Black Death. Terror and hysteria seize the city as disease runs rampant.
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10) Northwind
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When sickness decimates his fishing village, an orphan named Leif flees north in a cedar canoe, journeying along a brutal but beautiful coastline.
11) Frost like night
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"The final book in the Snow Like Ashes series, a high-fantasy adventure following Meira as she tries to defeat the evil king of Spring"-- Provided by publisher.
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Eight months after the disappearance of every adult on the planet, life in the FAYZ continues to grow worse. The Darkness manages to take control of its Nemesis, and a contagious, fatal illness sweeps through Perdido Beach. As Sam, Astrid, Diana, and Caine struggle to stay alive, they must determine how far they will go to save themselves and those they love.
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Satan worshiping Prince Prospero in 12th Century Italy holds a macabre masked ball in the midst of a deadly plague. The hedonistic nobles believe that Prospero's castle walls will keep out not only the countryside’s peasants but the lethal Red Death as well. Dark and surreal fiction by Edgar Allan Poe whose name is synonymous with horror, mystery and the uncanny.. A performance reading by Oscar nominated Special Effects Makeup Artist Edward E. French...
14) Defy the worlds
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Shunned after a trip through the galaxy with Abel, the most advanced cybernetic man ever created, Noemi Vidal dreams of traveling through the stars one more time. When a deadly plague arrives on Genesis, Noemi is the only soldier to have ever left the planet. It's up to her to save its people-- if only she wasn't flying straight into a trap. On the run to avoid his creator, Burton Mansfield, Abel hears that Noemi has been captured-- by Mansfield....
16) Protocol zero
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"When authorities in Alaska receive a disturbing call from a teenage girl, their investigation leads them to discover an entire family of researchers dead. Joe Rush is called to help examine the bodies. On the surface, it looks like a brutal murder/suicide. But the situation is nowhere near that simple--nor is it over. Upon closer investigation, Rush discovers the terrifying truth. The research team has fallen victim to something that seems impossible...
17) Plague riders
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"Fourteen-year-old Shep Greenfield is a plague rider. He rides his horse between the makeshift colonies along the Wisconsin River, delivering homemade medicine to people infected with nightpox, a deadly, highly communicable disease. While trading meds for much needed grains, Shep finds evidence that suggests his parents--who disappeared in an attack a year ago--may be alive in a distant settlement called Dusty Hollow, where the nightpox is most prevalent....
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"In a world reeling from an unusual plague, monsters lurk in the streets while terrified survivors arm themselves and roam the countryside in packs. Or perhaps something very different is happening...Spence is one of the 'cured' living at the Ironside rehabilitation facility. Haunted by guilt, he refuses to face the changed world until a new inmate challenges him to help her find her old crew. But if he can't tell the truth from the lies, how will...
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"After taking control of House Brood, Ren and Theo dreamed of using their newfound influence to change the rest of Kathor, but now they find their efforts being countered by the other great houses, who have no interest in a world where they enjoy less power. No one understands that better than the Tin'Vori siblings. The return of their ancestral home was a decade in the making, but they're eager to keep rising from the ashes. Nevelyn begins researching...