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IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a "rich boy." Yet through the novel's humorous escapades-from the famous episode of the whitewashed fence to the trial of Injun Joe-Mark Twain explores the deeper themes of the adult world, one of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge,...
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Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass" is the follow-up story to his classic children's tale "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and it is no exaggeration to say that, over the years, it has become just as popular and beloved as his first book. When the original story became a publishing sensation in 1865, renowned for its imaginative characters, creative and incisive use of language and keen wit, Carroll set to work on the sequel and the result...
6) Battleground
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The crew of the Liberator have a new mission. Their target is on Straxis, a planet also known as Battleground 9, a training ground for thousands of Federation troops. Has Blake finally picked a battle he cannot possibly win?
7) Caged
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Roj Blake and the President of the Terran Federation stand face to face. Two men with polar opposite political views, meeting for the first and last time. The long crusade is at an end. And Blake stands to lose everything that matters in his life...
8) Cold Fury
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When Travis scores a victory over the Liberator crew, Blake is willing to risk everything in order to get back what is theirs. Horst Minor has many secrets. And Blake is not going to like what he finds there...
9) Drones
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The assistance of the Liberator crew is urgently needed on Straxis - but Roj Blake has acute problems of his own. After taking drastic emergency measures, Blake, Vila and Cally teleport back into a war zone in a bid to make new allies...
10) Fortuitas
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The search for Dayna takes the Liberator to Solace, a former galactic tourist trap fallen on hard times. When he loses a second member of his crew, Avon is forced to investigate a series of mysterious disappearances. As Orac and Del Grant track a radical new movement that is campaigning for the purity of Solace, a deadly trap begins to tighten. The future is Fortuitas. The future is now.
11) Fractures
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An attack by Travis leaves the Liberator damaged and in desperate need of repair. Blake is forced to take his ship into The Derelict Zone, which is filled with hundreds of drifting spacecraft that never made it out alive...
12) Mirror
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Orac has tracked Space Major Kade - the man who killed Jenna's father - to the planet Vere. Jenna wants her revenge, but Blake needs her to pilot the Liberator to Stellidar Four, where he has hopes to solve the mystery of a new Federation device...
13) Scimitar
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The crew of the Liberator awaken to find one of their own missing. Where is Dayna? Has their friend been taken or has she deserted them? The search for Dayna leads them to a deserted ship in the middle of a dangerous asteroid field. But what is the secret of the Scimitar and can Avon get every member of his crew out of the asteroid field alive?
14) Devil's Advocate
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When Del Tarrant joined the Liberator he thought he'd left his past behind him – the gallant Federation officer with friends in high places. But the past has a habit of catching up on you. A man the Liberator crew thought dead crosses their path, now a fugitive on the run. He brings talk of an alliance, of a brave new future – but is Avon prepared to make a deal with the Devil?
15) Ghost Ship
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Vila is scared. Of course he is. Vila is always scared. He should feel safe. He is on board the Liberator, the most powerful ship ever constructed. He is home – but he is certainly not alone. Ghostly figures stalk the corridors of the Liberator. Spectres who know Vila's name. Revenants. Demons. And Vila has nowhere to run.
16) Mindset
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A voice is calling in the darkness. A voice that only Cally can hear. Vila has abandoned his crewmates, searching for the mythical water of life. With Cally acting suspiciously, Tarrant and Grant face danger at the heart of paradise. A gift is being offered. A gift that will cost one member of the Liberator crew dearly. But will Cally accept?
17) Truth and Lies
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The search for Dayna has led the crew of the Liberator half way across the galaxy, but now Avon knows why she left them. He knows where she went. He knows what she was looking for. But can he find his missing crewmate before it is too late? The answers lie on a planet called Appallon Five – but so does danger and betrayal.
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