Wesley Chu
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English
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When out-of-shape IT technician Roen woke up and started hearing voices in his head, he naturally assumed he was losing it. He wasn't. He now has a passenger in his brain - an ancient alien life-form called Tao, whose race crash-landed on Earth before the first fish crawled out of the oceans. Now split into two opposing factions - the peace-loving, but under-represented Prophus, and the savage, powerful Genjix - the aliens have been in a state of...
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Tor
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English
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Earth is a toxic, abandoned world and humanity has spread into the outer solar system to survive. Time travel holds the key to maintaining a fragile existence among the other planets and their moons. James Griffin-Mars is a chronman-- a convicted criminal recruited for his unique psychological makeup to undertake the most dangerous job there is: missions into Earth's past to recover resources and treasure without altering the timeline. On the mission...
3) Time siege
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Time salvager volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
Description
"Having been haunted by the past and enslaved by the present, James Griffin-Mars is taking control of the future, one in which Earth is a toxic, sparsely inhabited wasteland-- the perfect place for a fugitive ex-chronman to hide from authorities. James has allies, scientists he rescued from previous centuries: Elise Kim, who believes she can renew Earth, given time; Grace Priestly, the venerated inventor of time travel herself; Levin, James's mentor...
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Angry Robot
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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The sequel to "The Lives of Tao." The Prophus and the Genjix are at war. For centuries they have sought a way off-planet, guiding humanity's social and technological development to the stage where space travel is possible. The end is now in sight, and both factions have plans to leave the Earth, but the Genjix method will mean the destruction of the human race. That's a price they're willing to pay. It's up to Roen and Tao to save the world. Oh, dear......
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Chu Wesley. War arts saga volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
So many stories begin the same way: With a prophecy. A chosen one. And the inevitable quest to slay a villain, save the kingdom, and fulfill a grand destiny. But this is not that kind of story. It does begin with a prophecy: A child will rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, a cruel immortal god-king, and save the kingdom. And that prophecy did anoint a hero, Jian, raised since birth in luxury and splendor, and celebrated before he has won a single battle....
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Skybound Books / Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"In this white-knuckled and high-stakes thriller, set in the expansive world of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead series, three different people in China--a rural farmer, an urban military veteran, and a Chinese American grad student--are caught in the typhoon of undead walkers as the virus sweeps over the most populous country in Asia"--
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Angry Robot
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When Ella Patel's mind was invaded by the Quasing alien, Io, she was dragged into the raging Prophus versus Genjix war. Despite her reservations, and Io's incompetence, the Prophus were determined to train her as an agent. It didn't go well. Expelled after just two years, Ella happily returned to con artistry, and bank robberies. But the Quasing war isn't done with them yet. The Genjix's plan to contact their homeworld has reached a critical stage,...
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Series
War arts saga volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A hero once believed to be the chosen one must find a new path with the help of a band of unlikely allies in the sequel to The Art of Prophecy, an epic fantasy ode to martial arts and magic"--
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Series
War arts saga volume 1
Publisher
Umbriel
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Un elegido. La inevitable misión de dar muerte al villano, salvar el reino y cumplir con un destino grandioso. Pero esta no es una de esas historias. También empieza con una profecía: un niño se alzará para derrotar al Kan Eterno, un cruel e inmortal soberano divino, y salvar el reino. Y la profecía señala a un héroe, Jian, criado entre lujos y esplendor desde su nacimiento, célebre antes de ganar una sola batalla. Pero ahí es donde la...
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Editorial Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
High Warlock Magnus Bane and his new lover, the mortal Alec Lightwood, are celebrating their survival and victory in the Mortal War by touring the world. But the world won't leave them alone-- Magnus learns that a demon-worshipping cult, the Crimson Hand, is wreaking havoc across Europe. When he takes possession of a powerful spell book of dark magic known as The Book of the White, there are many who want to claim it for themselves. --