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Pub. Date
2019.
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If I were to serve the Empire, you would command my allegiance.? Such was the promise Grand Admiral Thrawn made to Emperor Palpatine at their first meeting. Since then, Thrawn has been one of the Empire?s most effective instruments, pursuing its enemies to the very edges of the known galaxy. But as keen a weapon as Thrawn has become, the Emperor dreams of something far more destructive. Now, as Thrawn's TIE defender program is halted in favor of Director...
83) Old man's war
Author
Series
Old Man's War universe volume 1
Description
Enlisting in the army on his seventy-fifth birthday, John Perry joins an interstellar war between Earth and alien enemies who would stake claims on the few existing inhabitable planets, unaware that the conflict involves much more than he understands
84) Battle at Teth
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Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The Clone Wars rage on. On the planet of Teth, one brave clone captain leads his troops into battle against an overwhelming droid army. This is his story.
85) Ender's game
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
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Once again, Earth is under attack. An alien species is poised for a final assault. The survival of humanity depends on a military genius who can defeat the aliens. But who? Ender Wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. A tactical and strategic master. And a child. Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender's childhood ends the moment he enters his new home: Battle School. Among the elite recruits Ender proves himself to be a genius...
86) Artefact
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Series
Lazarus war volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Mankind has spread to the stars, only to become locked in warfare with an insidious alien race. All that stands against the alien menace are the soldiers of the Simulant Operation Programme, an elite military team remotely operating avatars in the most dangerous theatres of war. Captain Conrad Harris has died hundreds of times - running suicide missions in simulant bodies. Known as Lazarus, he is a man addicted to death. So when a secret research...
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Safehold series volume 9
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
When the leaders and soldiers of the tiny island of Charis rise up behind cybernetic avatar Merlin to defend their home, a powerful Church of God Awaiting, pushed to the brink of defeat, draws on its formidable resources and forbidden technologies in an ultimate battle between freedom and oppression.
89) Battle born
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Series
Halo series. Battle born volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
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When an alien alliance known as the Covenant lays siege to the planet Meridian, four high school students--Saskia, Dorian, Evie, and Victor--are thrust into battle to save their world.
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Series
Empire without end volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Princess Altagracia has lost everything. After a bloody civil war, her twin sister has claimed not just the crown of their planet Szayet but the Pearl of its prophecy, a computer that contains the immortal soul of Szayet's god. Stripped of her birthright, Gracia flees the planet-just as Matheus Ceirran, Commander of the interstellar Empire of Ceiao, arrives in deadly pursuit with his volatile lieutenant, Anita. When Gracia and Ceirran's paths collide,...
91) Rey meets BB-8
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Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Scavenger Rey lives a lonely existence on the planet Jakku until a visit by droid BB-8 changes her life forever.
92) Calamity
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Series
Uncharted hearts volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
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"The captain of a ragtag mercenary ship is given an offer she can't refuse by the ruthless head of an intergalactic noble family. The only catch? She'll have to team up with his son--an upsettingly competent hardbody with his own agenda--to get her reward. She's got a ramshackle spaceship, a misfit crew, and a big problem with its sexy newest member... Temperance Reed, banished from the wealthy and dangerous Fifteen Families, just wants to keep her...
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Years before he met Luke and Leia, before he helped overthrow the Emperor, Han Solo started where all heroes start: at the bottom. Join your most favorite scoundrel in the galaxy on an adventure you'll never forget! Throughout his death-defying adventures among the criminal scum of the Star Wars Universe, Han will meet the one who will become his closest ally, Chewbacca! Watch as Han matches wits with the infamous gambler Lando! Follow Han on the...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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"Sylvestri Yarrow is drawn into a squabble between two of the Republic's most powerful families over a patch of space on the frontier. Tangled up in familial politics is the last place Syl wants to be, but the promise of a big payoff is enough to keep her interested ... Meanwhile, Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh and her Padawan Imri Cantaros arrive at the capital along with Jedi Master Cohmac Vitus and his Padawan, Reath Silas--and are asked to assist...
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Safehold series volume 3
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The Kingdom of Charis and the Kingdom of Chisholm have joined together, pledged to stand against the tyranny of a corrupt Church. The youthful Queen Sharleyan of Chisholm has wed King Cayleb of Charis, forging a single dynasty, a single empire, dedicated to the defense of human freedom. Yet there are things Sharleyan still does not know. Secrets Cayleb has not been permitted to share, even with her--and these secrets may threaten all they have achieved...
96) A new hope
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
An alternative timeline version of the events of the original Star Wars movie. Luke Skywalker valiantly attacks the Death Star, fires his torpedoes and they miss their mark. With the Death Star still active, Luke, Han, Chewbacca, Leia and the other Rebels attempt to escape from the Yavin system.
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"Growing up, Travis Uriah Long yearned for order and discipline in his life...two things his neglectful mother couldn't or wouldn't provide. So when Travis enlists in the Royal Manticoran Navy, he thought he'd finally found the structure he'd always wanted so desperately. But life in the RMN isn't exactly as expected. Boot camp is rough; his first ship assignment lax and disorderly; and with the Star Kingdom of Manticore still recovering from a devastating...
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Star Wars (Disney/Lucasfilm Press) volume 3
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Presents a retelling of the third Star Wars movie, featuring Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia as they battle the Empire.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In the late 19th century, a cylinder crashes down near London. When George investigates, a Martian activates an evil machine and begins destroying everything in its path! George must find a way to survive a War of the Worlds. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic...