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'This volume includes all three novels from the Rangers Trilogy, the first three books in The Cinder Chronicles.

'Flame Rangers - Treghan And Corilai leave their homes, one in shame at his lack of power, the other in shame at her excess. When they meet, their destinies entwine and they are propelled into an adventure neither could have imagined in their old lives.

'Ice Rangers - Treghan, Corilai, Marni and Fletcher travel to the icy mountain city of Windwall to study, but instead are thrust into the hunt for a mysterious enemy hiding somewhere in the blizzard covered peaks.

'Sand Rangers - Symin, ranger scout and trusted academy adviser, leads our heroes on an expedition to the desert city Horde, intent on unravelling the mysterious origins of Cinder.'

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'Symin, Ranger Scout and trusted academy advisor, leads our young heroes on an expedition to the desert city Horde, intent on unraveling the mysterious origins of Cinder. Along the way, the rangers will also uncover the secret truth of the flames, causing them to question who they are, and what they might become. What other secrets have been hidden from their world? Why was Cinder created, and what became of the world which came before it? Treghan, Corilai, Marni and Fletcher will finally learn the shocking truth.'

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'When Treghan, Corilai, Marni and Fletcher travel to the icy mountain city of Windwall to study under the city's rangers, they find themselves thrust into the mystery of a rumoured gang of criminals hiding in the blizzard covered peaks. Children have been kidnapped, young people are disappearing, and there have been a string of brazen thefts from the local landholders. With the situation looking perilous, the four are ordered to remain inside the city walls. Sometimes, things happen that force a person's hand. And when those orders must be broken, it results in a perilous journey through ice and wind into the heart of the Everwinter Highlands. Can they save those who have been taken, before it is too late?'

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'Treghan watches as his brother amazes the people of Judd Village with his flaming prowess, and his family hopes to see Fletcher admitted to the academy. Meanwhile Treghan is barely able to spark with his white flames. He is weak, he is a burden. He is to blame when Fletcher is rejected. In a rash moment, Treghan decides to run, leaving his abusive family forever.

'Corilai has a dark power. Her black flames are awakening, and they are terrifying. She can not control them, and as she sleeps, they burn fierce and menacing. Chased from her only home by an angry mob, she finds herself alone and lost in an unforgiving world. Then she meets Treghan, and both their lives are changed forever.

'Falling into the midst of an armed rebellion, they must fight to find their destiny, and ultimately work together with their friends to end the uprising before it is too late. Both for themselves, and for the nation of Cinder.'

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'Theodore Longarm is a convicted criminal. A murderer, terrorist, and smuggler, he must live out his days in prison.

'This is no ordinary prison. With his memory destroyed, but knowing the full extent of his crimes, Theodore must find the truth of his past, and his future.

'All while knowing he was a monster.

'What does it mean to be human?

'How much can he lose, or gain, and still be him?

'Everything has a cost. Is freedom worth the price?'

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'An ancient derelict has been discovered. Inside, scars of war demand retribution. What is true and what is a lie? Can the investigators stop a new war? Or will Earth and its allies be torn apart? Starlight Hodgens and Janice Heartmyer join the search for an elusive enemy in this new adventure across deep space.'

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'The planet welcomed them.

'The gentle wildlife was calm.

'The crops grew fast and the vegetation was not harmful.

'An unlikely garden of eden.

'It was too easy...

'Life was not meant to be easy...

'Follow the latest of humanity's brave explorers as they fight for survival on an alien world. What dangers are lurking? Who will live to find out? Can they survive the five years they must wait for the Union's ships to reach their colony?'

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'What makes a hero? Is it bravery? Is it intellect? Or is it merely circumstance? Sometimes heroes are made, in spite of their own wishes. In this book you will find heroes. Some you will love, others you will loath. None chose their path alone. Could you be a hero?'

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'A century has passed since the liberation of humanity.

'A young girl named Starlight is orphaned when her mother is killed in a tragic accident piloting a shuttle.

'Starlight is sent to a 'contract orphanage' by her mother's employers, who blame pilot error.

'Starlight suspects a more sinister cause.

'Who or what is the true reason for her mother's death?

'A life long search for the truth begins, on a dangerous journey far from home.

'Will she find justice or will she find death?'

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'When Rachel Birmingham's lover explodes in her apartment in 1990s America, she begins a personal journey to find out why it happened, why everyone around her forgets he existed and what is really going on in this world. Meanwhile her Australian lover Daniel Kaye is propelled into a starring role in a world he couldn't have dreamed of. In seeking each other, the lovers strike lasting and unlikely friendships with those they must lead together in a galactic quest to save mankind.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.