This newest action thriller from the team of director Rob Cohen and star Vin Diesel (The Fast And The Furious) follows Xander Cage, a charismatic extreme–sports fanatic who is recruited by a secret government agent (Samuel L. Jackson) to infiltrate a Russian crime ring.  Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) is an underground extreme–stunt star hes cool, charismatic, covered in tattoos, and he likes to spend his days performing wild, illegal stunts for the video cameras of his devoted fans. But when the US government, in the form of a secret agent named Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson), finally catches up with him, hes given a choice: doing time in federal prison, or serving the government hes spent his life defying. His mission is one no other agent has been able to survive: He must infiltrate a Russian crime ring thats come into possession of Silent Night, a secret formula that will enable them to destroy the world. Now, with only his own cunning and athletic ability to rely on, Xander, or Triple X, has to win the trust of the criminals including the sexy, mysterious Yelena (Asia Argento)and find a way to stop them from succeeding in their deadly mission.

Literature & Fiction

ODOM, MEL

Genre Fiction

HarperEntertainment

Equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry and keyed into the most advanced databases, an elite FBI-selected group, led by iron-willed Slade Wilson, battle their own bureaucracy for survival. Original.

Omega Blue

Harpercollins

Selected by the F.B.I. and led by Slade Wilson, the elite men and women of Omega Blue track master hijacker Thomas Caine through a dark maze of corruption and deception at the highest reaches of power. Original.

Omega Score

Rising up from the unstoppable Sea of Mist -- a magical void carrying armies of bloodthirsty undead to every land it touches -- a champion fights his way toward destiny.
Trained since infancy in the arts of war, magic, and the secret sects of the rouge, Praz is unwilling to accept a single skill in the magical towers of The Order. Long denied the truth about his unknown past, he seethes with anger, rejecting convention as he leans toward darkness. But the foul slaying of his life-long mentor and the abduction of his only love have drawn Praz out beyond the citadel's walls for the first time in his life to undertake an epic rescue. Traveling through a world distorted by the Sea of Mist and hounded by a mysterious clark lord, Praz slowly begins to unravel his past. Along the way he's joined by warriors from multiple dimensions, battles demonic brothers, and confronts the most terrible foes of all: two lowly servants who've somehow stumbled upon the power of gods.

Might and Magic: The Sea of Mist (Might & Magic #1)

Computers & Technology

Games & Strategy Guides

The Day-Walker
 Born in terror, orphaned by violence. Neither human nor vampire, but both. Trained as an instrument of vengeance by a scientist who keeps him alive with ancient serums and secret technology. He uses his awesome powers to serve and protect the very species that despises and fears him--our own. 
Blade
 His lonely crusade against The Dark Ones has reached flash point. Humanity's primordial uneasy sleep, preparing to engage in an apocalyptic struggle in the nocturnal city streets. 
 The weapons are fang and claw, shotgun and sword. The battlefield is the urban night. The game plan is the same for either side: 
 Rule or die.
Includes 8 pages of movie photos!

Blade

New Line Productions

Fans of classics like Starship Troopers and The Forever War--as well as modern masters like Ian Douglas, Jack McDevitt, B.V. Larson, and Marko Kloos—will be sucked into Mel Odom’s military science fiction series, the Markaum War, starting with Master Sergeant.
They call it The Green Hell. A maze of tangled jungle, the planet Makaum is one of the most dangerous places in the universe. And for Terran Military Master Sergeant Frank Sage, it is now home.
The war between the Terrans and the Phrenorians rages, and both sides have their sights set on Makaum. If the planet's rich resources fall into enemy hands it could mean devastation for the Terran Army. To ensure that doesn't happen, Sage is sent to assess the Makaum troops and bring them in line with Terran Military standards. But soon after arriving at his post, he realizes the Phrenorians are not the only threat. Heading up a small but fearless unit, Sage must stop a brewing civil war with the power to unleash a galactic cataclysm unlike anything ever seen.

Master Sergeant: The Makaum War: Book One (The Makaum War, 1)

United States

Harper/Voyager

The second installment of the Markaum War series by Mel Odom takes these military sci-fi books to the next level, perfect for readers of Jay Allan's Crimson Worlds novels.
He's behind enemy lines. But those lines are shifting beneath his feet.
In the jungles of Makaum, the Terran military is locked in a critical standoff over the planet's resources with the hostile Phrenorians, even as both species maintain uneasy relations with the locals. Tensions could ignite at a moment's notice. And Master Sergeant Frank Sage has just stumbled upon the spark plug.
Alongside trusted Makaum scouts, Sage is running recon on what is possibly an unsanctioned Phrenorian military base.Deep in the savage wilderness, Sage recognizes the renowned Phrenorian warrior arriving on-site: Zhoh GhiCemid. As Sage knows firsthand, Zhoh's presence could mean trouble.
Meanwhile, a mysterious faction of Makaum insurgents breaks the fragile peace with a reckless attack on the Terran base. Before the situation devolves into chaos, Sage must learn to think like his adversaries—devious friends and deadly foes alike.

Guerilla: The Makaum War: Book Two (The Makaum War, 2)

In the third entry in bestselling author Mel Odom’s Makaum War series, Master Sergeant Frank Sage struggles to defend against the Phrenorian threat as battle lines will be redrawn—and blood will spill... 
One step forward, two steps back sums up Frank Sage’s day-to-day on Makaum. No sooner does he get the drug cartels under control than a major political assassination stirs civil unrest to a fever pitch. Makaumans never wanted to choose sides in the Terran/Phrenorian war, but frustration, fear, and resentment are turning the tide against peacekeeping efforts.
As street skirmishes rage on, the Terrans’ most powerful on-planet ally works with Sage’s superior officer to isolate insurgent cells—and outmaneuver the general who wants to yank troops from Makaum before their job is done. Meanwhile, the assassin who’s targeting powerful figures from all factions is still at large.
Amidst the chaos, Sage must keep his eye on a lethal “prize”—the secret armory and headquarters where the Phrenorians have been stockpiling weapons, munitions, and war machines. The mission to infiltrate will put him on a collision course with Zhoh GhiCemid, his ruthlessly ambitious Phrenorian counterpart. As dangerous as ever, Zhoh isn’t afraid to die—and would like nothing better than to take Sage down with him.

Warlord: The Makaum War: Book Three (The Makaum War, 3)

Dreamer

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Penguin??Books

The Rover

Edgewick Lamplighter (Wick to his friends) is a humble librarian in the isolated halls of Greydawn Moors until dreams of wanderlust and a bit of dereliction in his duties result in his being shanghaied to a far-off land. Captured by pirates, sold into slavery, and adopted by a gang of thieves, Wick soon finds himself with more adventures than even a halfling librarian can imagine. Rival gangs, goblin marauders, evil wizards, and monstrous dragons are soon after the wee adventurer and his newfound allies in a tale of treasures and treachery, magic and mystery, where even a little guy can rise to the occasion and save the day.

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Tor Books

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