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Metzada is an inhospitable planet of Epsilon Indi whose inhabitants - most descendants from refugees forced to leave Israel - can survive only because its men are highly skilled mercenaries, Metzada’s one export that brings in revenue. When young Ari Hanavi freezes in combat twice, he has one last chance to survive and even become a “hero”. Scenes of battle, military command, and operations are expertly portrayed in this novel about a young man who must overcome his terror while dealing with fellow soldiers.

He was to be a legend of the southwest once he became known as Judge Roy Bean, but here is the story of his early days as a 23-year-old who chased women and gold in 1849 California. Roy, on the hunt for treasure, is also in the sights of a vicious bandit and two femme fatales.

Billy and Charley live in vastly different worlds. When Billy's world begins to threaten his very life, he discovers Charley to be a true friend - and his last hope for survival.

What might have been a dream come true has turned into a nightmare. Brad's twin brother T.J. has gotten himself out of the fancy prep school his father picked for him and into the public high school Brad attends. Now T.J., the bright light in his father's eyes, is a shining new star on the hockey team, where Brad once held the spotlight. And he's testing his popularity with Brad's friends, eyeing Brad's girl, and competing to be captain of the team.

J.J. is upset when his brother, Ben, commits suicide, but at his aunt's house he begins getting messages from Ben on his aunt's computer.

The crudest, most ruthless officer in the Thousand World Contact Service, Major Alonzo Norfeldt - alias the Dutchman - finds himself pitted against the most cunning and deadly of intergalactic aliens...while partnered with an idiotic greenhorn.

Elwere - city of rainbows, where the fortunes of the planet Oroga are concentrated in the grasping hands of the privileged few. To David, stolen from Elwere as a baby and raised as a thief of the Lower City, it is a dream of paradise, a treasure trove to which he must find the key, no matter what the cost... And Eschteef - a schrift of the jewel-and-precious-metals schtann, twice the size of a human, more than twice as strong, with frightfully glowing eyes and rows of needle-sharp teeth.

Evan and Claire Jones are typical teenagers, forced to go with their parents to yet another boring museum... that is, until something extraordinary happens to make their day a little more than interesting. After following a strange little creature into a closed exhibit, Evan and his older sister, Claire, discover the Serpent's Ring, one of the magical relics formed from the shattered Mysticus Orb. Purely by accident, they have awakened its powers and opened a portal to Sagaas, land of ancient gods.

It's just another long, hot summer - until Derek Cliver and his friends join an exciting new mail-order club. The Terror Club allows Derek and his friends to create their own monsters. And it gives them the opportunity to "dispose" of those they despise most. But the game turns terrifyingly real when the monsters they create come to life - and actually murder their rivals. Now, as the body count rises, Derek and his friends must somehow undo what they've done ... before they become the next victims!

Bran Hatten is big, mean and unpredictable. He'll pound any guy that crosses his path, and he's a complete jerk to girls who spurn his affections. Tess Ryan and her friends are looking for options, even those the mysterious new girl at Pembrook High might offer. Charisse Bienville lives in the old dark house at the edge of town, and she's hinted that she commands powerful magical forces. Tess and her friends join Charisse in a ritual to end Bran's reign of terror, but they don't count on what might come afterward.

Conrad Aybinder is a boy with a secret; 16 and ready for anything. A chemistry genius, he has spent the summer on an independent-study project with his favorite teacher, Sammy Tampari. Sammy is also Conrad’s first love. But the first day of senior year, the students are informed that Mr. Tampari is dead. Rumors suggest an overdose. How can it be? Drugs are for unhappy people, Conrad is sure, not for people who have fallen in love.

Lance Gedrin is taking in the sights at the San Antonio Riverwalk when he spots a group of thugs trying to rob a young woman. Gedrin gets ready to dispose of the hombres, but he’s too slow. The woman hurts them in record time and Gedrin is smitten. They start chatting, but then everything changes. She gets a text with a gruesome photo of her autistic brother tied to a chair. He’s been kidnapped. Gedrin goes on a mission to find the kid. Disrespecting family in the fight game is unforgiveable. But he’s never navigated the criminal underbelly of Texas.

Lance Gedrin is in New Mexico playing golf for the first time in years. He’s enjoying the scenery, and he’s lighting up the scorecard. Then his ball hits something on the green and everything changes. A watch. His dad’s watch. The same watch he saw buried at his mom’s funeral. Gedrin goes on a mission to find out who left the watch for him and why. But there’s some New Mexico hombres who don’t take too kindly to strangers sleuthing in their town. The more Gedrin learns, the more the legend of his old man unravels.

It’s 1985. For Janet, Dan, Matt, and Cassie, the internet is just some academic thing in universities. They’re engineers working at 3Com, building their lives in the new frontier of Silicon Valley. Everyone’s watching Microsoft and IBM nervously—will networking be just one more business that they own? A modern woman with means, Janet wades into the deep water of buying her first house, on her own, hiring a handsome contractor, Walt, to remodel. Meanwhile, Matt and his social climbing wife Miriam also hire Walt, on Janet’s recommendation.

If a black hole is not a hole, then what is it? Find out what black holes are, what causes them, and how scientists first discovered them. Learn how astronomers find black holes, get to know our nearest black-hole neighbor, and take a journey that will literally s-t-r-e-t-c-h the mind.

In this seventh book of the My Weirdtastic School arc, A.J. and his friends start taking shop class and home economics with Mr. and Mrs. Phelps, married teachers who just can’t seem to get along!

Benjamin Banneker STEM Academy is the top middle school in Denver. Let’s just say the kids are . . . competitive. When Principal Yee announces the start of an epic Team Competition for the school, Frederick Douglass Zezzmer knows that trophy’s got his name on it. That’ll show his sports-obsessed Dad that he’s worthy, right? Only problem is, it’s a TEAM competition … and Doug isn’t so great working in a team environment (except with his best friend Huey, of course).

Stories of a dragon raiding a local town have brought a young Isaiah the knight to defend the townspeople and bring glory to the kingdom. But a mystery surrounds this strange dragon, for which nothing could prepare our knight.

Wrought with angst over his young sister’s death, nineteen-year-old Robert English returns to his childhood town to discover family secrets, adventure, and the love of his life.

After saving their older brother, Evan, and being forced to leave the lives they knew on Earth, Devon, Lyle, and Lawrence train to become the leaders of Rema—a planet they've never even heard of.