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Captive (Invictus #1)

by Rachel Neumeier (Goodreads Author)

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Empire Ascendant (Worldbreaker Saga, #2) by Kameron Hurley

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It was a trick often employed by men years her junior, to explain to her some trivial or obvious detail, expecting her to nod along like some honor-bound wife or slave instead of War Minister of Saiduan.

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“Few people were willing to tolerate a critter that would climb up your ass and wear you like a Halloween costume, so most of them were extinct.”
― Valerie Valdes, Chilling Effect

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“I’ve heard rumours you were dead.” “That’s an improvement. Last time they said I was fucking goats.” “Oh, we took that one for a fact. What the hell are you doing here?”
― K.S. Villoso, The Ikessar Falcon

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“Just because something is religious does not necessarily make it insane.” She studied the writing and hummed. “Though this particular something is decidedly fucking nuts.”
― Sam Sykes, Seven Blades in Black

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“Regina shouted, “We’ve got to catch them all!”
― Valerie Valdes, Prime Deceptions

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“Immortality didn’t turn you into a monster. It merely showed you what kind of monster you already were.”
― Yoon Ha Lee, Raven Stratagem

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