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1) Flood
Author
Series
Flood (Stephen Baxter) volume 1
Language
English
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Four hostages are rescued from a group of religious extremists in Barcelona. After five years of being held captive together, they make a vow to always watch out for one another. But they never expected this. The world they have returned to has been transformed-by water. And the water is rising.
2) Cat's cradle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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“A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!”—The New York Times
Cat’s Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet’s ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly...
Cat’s Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet’s ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly...
5) Mind storm
Author
Series
Strykers Syndicate novels volume 1
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Author
Series
Jack West Jr. novels volume 2
Language
English
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Description
THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging New York Times bestseller, 7 Deadly Wonders, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge. A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth. But Jack and his team might be able to ward off...
Author
Series
Without warning volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Language
English
Description
When an inexplicable miles-high energy wave wipes out ninety-nine percent of the U.S. population, the survivors struggle to meet the unimaginable challenges.
Author
Language
English
Description
Every dog has its day...
And for Lineker, a happy go lucky mongrel from London, the day his city falls is finally a chance for adventure. Too bad his master Reg plans to hide himself away from the riots outside...
But when an abandoned child shows up looking for help, Reg and his trusty hound must brave the chaos in a journey that will prove not just the importance of bravery, but of loyalty, trust, and finding family in the unlikeliest of places.
When...
Author
Series
Left hand of God trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Description
Leading a group of warrior-monks who live in accordance with their beliefs about judgment after death, broken-hearted Thomas Cale engages in a cataclysmic battle while agonizing over what he will decide when the fate of the human race is placed in his hands.
Author
Series
Left Behind series. Main series volume 12
Publisher
Tyndale House
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
15) Alpha and Omega
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Language
English
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A gripping novel about a discovery in the Middle East that turns the world upside down. What would happen if the ancient prophecy of the End of Days came true?
It is certainly the last thing Eric Katz, a secular archaeologist from Los Angeles, expects during what should be a routine dig in Jerusalem. But perhaps higher forces have something else in mind when a sign presaging the rising of the Third Temple is located in America, a dirty bomb is detonated...
16) Time untime
Author
Series
Dark-Hunter novels volume 23
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Description
Kateria Avani is driven by a lifetime of perplexing dreams to Las Vegas, where she meets a compellingly familiar warrior who has returned from the dead to prevent the fulfillment of a prophecy that could end the world.
17) Event
Author
Series
Event Group thrillers volume 1
Publisher
St Martin's Press
Language
English
Description
When an unidentified craft crashes, leaving two survivors--one, a being sent to assist humankind, and the other, whose goal is the total extinction of life on Earth--Major Jack Collins and the top-secret Event Group must stop the "Destroyer of Worlds."
18) Air and darkness
Author
Series
Books of the elements volume 4
Publisher
Tor
Language
English
Description
The evil wizard Govinda searches for the Godspeaker tablet so that he can unleash the Blight, while Alphena and Corylus try to find a magical amulet that has the power to stop him and rescue their two lost companions.
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Language
English
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A gripping, genre-bending novel from a master storyteller. Sixteen-year-old runaway Cassie Weathers is utterly alone, living on the streets of Victoria as winter sets in. She meets Skylark, a girl who draws her into a community of street dwellers, a rag tag group led by the charismatic Brother Paul. Cassie is haunted by dreams and the secrets that she fled from at home. What is real from her past and what exists only in her night terrors? How did...
Author
Publisher
Tor
Language
English
Description
December 21, 2012: the world breathes a sigh of relief when - despite the ominous predications of new age gurus - nothing much happens. However, all is not as it seems. A new world is born - but will it be the world of the innocent and the good, or will evil triumph? Whitley Strieber is the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books. His most recent books, "The Grays" and "2012: The War for Souls", are both being made into films. Print run...
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