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    Apocalypse to Go

    Katharine Kerr 9780756407094
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The Survivor Program
The Survivor Program
by Glenn Koerner
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Survival. It's the primary instinct built into every living thing. Computer programmer Ian Daniels has designed his latest masterpiece, the Survivor Program. Able to boost the creativity and cunning, its purpose is to help a government-built assassin... (read more)

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Blackout
Blackout
by Connie Willis
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Oxford in 2060 is a chaotic place, with scores of time-traveling historians being sent into the past. Michael Davies is prepping to go to Pearl Harbor. Merope Ward is coping with a bunch of bratty 1940 evacuees and trying to talk her thesis adviser into... (read more)

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A Dance with Dragons (Song of Ice and Fire #5)
A Dance with Dragons (Song of Ice and Fire #5)
by George R. R. Martin
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For more than half of a decade, fans of George R. R. Martin's New York Times-bestselling series Song of Ice and Fire have been crazy with anticipation, their minds racing with burning questions and open-ended theories. Days have been spent rereading the... (read more)

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Dragon's Time: Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern)
Dragon's Time: Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern)
by Anne Mccaffrey
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   Even though Lorana cured the plague that was killing the dragons of Pern, sacrificing her queen dragon in the process, the devastating disease has left too few dragons alive to fight the fall of deadly Thread. As morale... (read more)

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Ready Player One
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
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Set in the year 2044, Ready Player One tells the story of a Steve Jobs-like character, his death, and the game that's played in a virtual world he created. The winner gains control of his company, and players range from big corporations with money, loner kids, and teams from across the world. It's a fun book filled with characters you love to cheer for and lots of '80s trivia.
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Distrust That Particular Flavor
Distrust That Particular Flavor
by William Gibson
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William Gibson is known primarily as a novelist, with his work ranging from his groundbreaking first novel, Neuromancer, to his more recent contemporary bestsellers Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, and Zero History. During those nearly thirty years... (read more)

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Ready Player One
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
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I had a hard time choosing a number one pick for my Top 5s of 2011, but this book won out because it was fun and nostalgic and possibly the most joyfully entertaining book I read all year. A quest story set mostly in a virtual world, it's a geeky celebration of all things '80s — a decade when video arcades and John Hughes movies reigned supreme. Is it the best book I read? Probably not. Is it the book that made me happiest while I was reading it and that I most want to force on friends and strangers alike? Absolutely.
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A Clash of Kings:Song of Ice and Fire #02
A Clash of Kings:Song of Ice and Fire #02
by George R. R. Martin
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A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO. George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series has become, in many ways, the gold standard for modern epic fantasy. Martin—dubbed the “American Tolkien” by Time magazine—has... (read more)

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A Dance with Dragons
A Dance with Dragons
by George R. R. Martin
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Even five books into the series A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin is still able to produce a complex and interesting tale. A Dance with Dragons offers what all his books do: an amazingly well-crafted story with interesting and believable characters set in a dark yet realistic fantasy world. One can't help but love even the most despicable characters. I can't say enough about Martin's works. This book was worth the five-year wait. I'd recommend it to anyone, as long as you've read the first four books, which you should (and watch the TV show, too).
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    Blood and Fire

    David Gerrold 9781932100112
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    Chainfire (Sword of Truth #09)

    Terry Goodkind 9780765344311
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    The Andromeda Strain

    Michael Crichton 9780061703157
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    3001: The Final Odyssey

    Arthur C. Clarke 9780345438201

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Hard Magic
Hard Magic
by Larry Correia
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Twilight meets The Maltese Falcon  in the first entry of the hard-hitting Grimnoir Chronicles urban fantasy saga by the New York Times best-selling creator of Monster Hunter International. Magical creeps dispatched in heaps!  Jake Sullivan is... (read more)

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Among Others
Among Others
by Jo Walton
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Serious readers spend half their lives consumed by what they are reading. I haven't seen a novel that so vividly illustrates this as Among Others does. I've been reading science fiction and fantasy since a young age, and I loved how Walton, a constant reader herself, makes what the main character is reading so central to the story. A rich and satisfying tale that has stayed with me long after the last page.
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High Tech
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Ready Player One
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
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I had many books on my to-read list, but this one jumped straight to the top as soon as I got my hands on a copy. It has everything I love about video games and cartoons and anime from the '80s. The pacing of the book is great, and it quickly became one... (read more)

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Scavenger Trilogy #02: Pattern: The Scavenger Trilogy
Scavenger Trilogy #02: Pattern: The Scavenger Trilogy
by K J Parker
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K.J. Parker's Shadow began a ground-breaking new series that takes fantasy into remarkable new territory. Now, with Pattern, the extraordinary story of Poldarn takes a new shape. In a world he does not know, Poldarn's future is uncertain. Pursued by... (read more)

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11/22/63
11/22/63
by Stephen King
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On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? Stephen King's heart-stoppingly dramatic new novel is about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK... (read more)

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A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book Three (Song of Ice and Fire #03)
A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book Three (Song of Ice and Fire #03)
by George R. R. Martin
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A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO. George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series has become, in many ways, the gold standard for modern epic fantasy. Martin—dubbed the “American Tolkien” by Time magazine—has... (read more)

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Ready Player One
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
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I had many books on my to-read list, but this one jumped straight to the top as soon as I got my hands on a copy. It has everything I love about video games and cartoons and anime from the '80s. The pacing of the book is great, and it quickly became one of my all-time favorites. Anyone who can make a story based around the Atari game Adventure is my hero.
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Ghost Story: A Novel of the Dresden Files (Dresden Files #13)
Ghost Story: A Novel of the Dresden Files (Dresden Files #13)
by Jim Butcher
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Woo hoo! Jim does it again. This Butcher only serves up prime cuts.
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Bestsellers

Saturday,
February 11, 2012
Distrust That Particular Flavor
  1. Distrust That Particular Flavor
    by William Gibson
  2. Among Others
    by Jo Walton
  3. A Clash of Kings:Song of Ice and Fire #02
    by George R. R. Martin
  4. Ready Player One
    by Ernest Cline
  5. A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1)
    by George R. R. Martin

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    The Wise Man's Fear 1st Edition

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