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In the 1500s, a ship of seafaring navigators run afoul of a lost world where there is only one king, the King of the Monsters! Before humanity had successfully traveled the entire globe, it was believed that monsters ruled the oceans just beyond the horizon. "Here there be dragons..." was written on maps to denote the areas people dared not go.That is, until Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the seas, visiting foreign lands and collecting treasure....
3) Minecraft: 5
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Tyler and his friends have been attacked by a creeper on their Ultimate Quest and are on the hunt for a stronghold, even if that means they have to explore a creepy underground fortress to access the portal to fight a dragon.
4) Minecraft: 4
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Tyler feels betrayed when his friends accidentally summon a wither without him, but his friends attempt to make amends in hopes of finishing their beacon and going on the Ultimate Quest.
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"Zenya was a teenager when she ran away from home to join the Mecha God's warrior sect. She was determined to earn her copper wings and protect the people and city she loved. Under the strict tutelage of a mercurial, charismatic leader, Zenya became Winged Zemolai. But after twenty-six years of service, Zemolai is disillusioned with her role as an enforcer in an increasingly fascist state. After one tragic act of mercy, she is cast out and loses everything...
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"Ocean Yoon has never felt very Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haenyeo, Jeju Island's beloved female divers. She doesn't like soju, constantly misses cultural references, and despite her love of the game, people still say that she doesn't play Hwatu like a Korean. Ocean's also persona non grata at the Alliance, Korea's solar system-dominating space agency, since a mission went awry and she earned a reputation for being a little...
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Noah Prime must set out to save his friends and the universe once again in this jaw-dropping sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel, I Am the Walrus.
Noah Prime never expected to wind up a fugitive hunted by aliens.
To be honest, he had never even believed in aliens…until a team of them blew up his house. He escaped—and managed to save the world—by using his mysterious ability...
Noah Prime never expected to wind up a fugitive hunted by aliens.
To be honest, he had never even believed in aliens…until a team of them blew up his house. He escaped—and managed to save the world—by using his mysterious ability...
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"What if Gwen Stacy was bitten by the radioactive spider, not Peter Parker? Find out on Earth-65! There, Gwen is the spectacularly misunderstood Spider-Woman--and she's wanted for Peter's death! And that's bad news, especially since Gwen's dad is a cop! When a Lizard-like menace runs amok, it brings back painful memories for Gwen--but will Captain America's mighty shield inflict new ones? Web-slinging doesn't leave much time for Gwen to play drums...
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"The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He's not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself trapped in the body of a cyborg mercenary, and responsible for the safety of the modded girl she died protecting....
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"Journey across the stars of the Imperial Radch universe. Listen to the words of the Old Gods that ruled The Raven Tower. Learn the secrets of the mysterious Lake of Souls. And so much more, in this masterfully wide-ranging and immersive short fiction collection from award-winning author Ann Leckie"--
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Lee Bacon's The Fall of the Robots is the thrilling and hilarious sequel to The Last Human––which is in the works to be a major motion picture from the producers of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse—about a world where robots and humans coexist . . . though the peace between them may not last long.
It's been a few months now since XR_935 met Emma, a human girl who wasn't supposed to exist....
It's been a few months now since XR_935 met Emma, a human girl who wasn't supposed to exist....
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"In the past, present and future of the Marvel-Verse, never has there been a conqueror quite like Kang! Get to know the time-traveling tyrant from the 31st century in these epic clashes with the heroes of today! When the self-proclaimed "Ultimate Kang" sets out to conquer his own alternate-reality counterparts, the Council of Kangs, the Avengers assemble to oppose him! But only one force can possibly halt his mad march: himself! Then, Kang returns...
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"His name is Joshua Knight. Once a respected explorer, the press now calls him the Tarnished Knight. He took the fall for a disaster in the Underworld that destroyed his career. The devastating event occurred in the newly discovered sector known as Glass House--a maze of crystal that is rumored to conceal powerful Alien antiquities. The rest of the Hollister Expedition team disappeared and are presumed dead. Whatever happened down in the tunnels scrambled...
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"Spider-Man has many allies in the Marvel-Verse--but none other boasts the precognitive powers of the mysterious Madame Web! Cassandra Webb's incredible future sight helps the webslinger thwart a criminal who schemes to take over Peter Parker's current employer, the Daily Globe! But when the unstoppable Juggernaut sets out to kidnap Madame Web, can our friendly neighbourhood hero stand in his way? . . . Years later, arachnid hero Julia Carpenter gains...
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"Get to know Miles--the Spider-Man of two worlds--with these ultimately marvelous adventures! In the wake of Peter Parker's death in the Ultimate Universe, brave, young Miles steps forward with his own incredible, arachnid-like abilities to live up to the Spider-Man legacy! But how exactly does he get his ultra-cool costume? Then Miles' life is turned upside down when reality is rewritten, and he and his loved ones are transplanted to the Marvel Universe!...
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"Face it, Tiger--nobody in the Marvel-Verse is more amazing than Mary Jane Watson! And you're about to hit the jackpot in this collection of her greatest adventures! First, the greatest love story in comics begins as Mary Jane navigates high school with her friends Liz Allan, Harry Osborn, 'Flash' Thompson and Peter Parker! Her life is soon turned upside down when she makes a new friend in her neighborhood...the Amazing Spider-Man! But when MJ learns...
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When the genius Tony Stark is held captive and forced to make weapons, his best chance of escape lies in building the greatest weapon of all - the very first version of the Iron Man armor! Then, Shellhead meets Webhead as Iron Man and Spider-Man team up to take down the deadly Radioactive Man! And when Tony Stark makes a dramatic public return to start the next chapter of his business life, a newly-souped up Iron Man fi nds himself targeted for death!...
18) Ghost station
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While part of a small space exploration crew on an abandoned planet, a psychologist confronts a gruesome murder and twisted secrets as she races to prevent history from repeating itself in the form of space-borne madness.
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Given the opportunity to be educated at the ship’s university alongside the elite, the boy, raised as one of the Chained, forms a bond with “the professor,” and together they set off on a transformative journey to break free of the chains that fetter them both.
20) Star beasts
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"Wanna know the real reason Pluto isn't a planet anymore? Bandit is a pup on Earth who leaves his family to join the secret order of the Star Beasts - cosmic creatures sworn to protect Earth and spread goodness throughout the universe. Only thing is, he's having trouble fitting in. But when powerful relics are suddenly stolen, the Star Beasts must band together to find the deadly galactic fossils before Pluto's evil emperor, Khaos Krill - he wants...