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Fall of Heroes by Jeramey Kraatz

Fall of Heroes by Jeramey Kraatz

The people of Sterling City believe that the evil Cloak Society has been driven underground, but Alex Knight and his friends know the truth. Cloak has taken over the city—by posing as its most beloved superheroes. And with the real Rangers of Justice trapped in the Gloom, it’s up to Alex to make the final stand against his parents, his past, and the life of supervillainy he’s always known…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Physical injury, including burns & broken bones
Explosion
Strangulation
Animal death

The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best—acting silly and being adored. They’ve been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom. But everything changes when reports of three kidnapped children reach the Greystone kids, and they’re shocked by the startling similarities between themselves and these complete strangers. The other kids share their same first and middle names. They’re the same ages. They even have identical birthdays. Who… Read more.

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Kidnapping
Smoke bombs

The Two Lost Mountains by Matthew Reilly

The Two Lost Mountains by Matthew Reilly

Against all the odds, Jack West Jr found the Three Secret Cities but at a heartbreaking cost. His beloved daughter Lily, it appeared, was slaughtered by Sphinx in a cruel ancient ritual. With his rivals far ahead of him, Jack must now get to one of the five iron mountains-two of which have never been found-and perform a mysterious feat known only as ‘The Fall’. Although what is this object on the moon that is connected to it? Amid all this, Jack will discover that a new player has entered the race, a general so feared by the four legendary kingdoms they had him locked away in… Read more.

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Misogyny
Blood depiction
Gun violence
Explosion
Plane crash
Destruction of holy sites

The Three Secret Cities by Matthew Reilly

The Three Secret Cities by Matthew Reilly

When Jack West, Jr. won the Great Games, he threw the four legendary kingdoms into turmoil. Now these dark forces are coming after Jack…in ruthless fashion. With the end of all things rapidly approaching, Jack must find the Three Secret Cities, three incredible lost cities of legend. It’s an impossible task by any reckoning, but Jack must do it while he is being hunted…by the greatest hunters in history.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape mentioned
Gun violence
Explosions

Temple by Matthew Reilly

Temple by Matthew Reilly

Deep in the jungle of Peru, the hunt for a legendary Incan idol is underway – an idol that in the present day could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon. Guiding a US Army team is Professor William Race, a young linguist who must translate an ancient manuscript that contains the location of the idol. What they find is an ominous stone temple, sealed tight. They open it – and soon discover that some doors are meant to remain unopened…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism & racial slurs
Rape mentioned
Cheating
Blood & gore depiction
Decapitation
Murder
Gun violence
Explosions
Animal death
Nazism & the Holocaust
Colonisalism
Medical experiments in concentration camps mentioned

The Six Sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly

The Six Sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly

A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unravelled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth. But there is one last hope. If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the “Machine,” they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history. And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Child brides mentioned
Suicide mentioned
Blood & gore depiction
Gun violence
Explosion
Animal death

Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly

Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly

It is the biggest treasure hunt in history. Nearly every nation on earth is involved. A headlong race to locate the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. A magnificent golden capstone once sat atop the Great Pyramid at Giza. It was a source of immense power, capable of bestowing upon its holder absolute global rule for a thousand years But then, in 323 BC, the capstone was broken into seven pieces and hidden within the greatest structures of the age: monuments that would become known as the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. Now, with the coming of a rare solar event, the time has come to locate the pieces and rebuild the cap… Read more.

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Death in childbirth
Blood & gore depiction
Death of a friend
Murder
Explosion

Ice Station by Matthew Reilly

Ice Station by Matthew Reilly

At a remote ice station in Antarctica, a team of US scientists has made an amazing discovery. They have found something buried deep within a 100-million-year-old layer of ice. Something made of METAL. Led by the enigmatic Lieutenant Shane Schofield, a team of crack United States Marines is sent to the station to secure this discovery for their country. They are a tight unit, tough and fearless. They would follow their leader into hell. They just did…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Miscarriage mentioned
Blood & gore depiction
Graphic eyeball trauma
Gun violence
Knife violence & stabbing
Explosion
Death from an animal attack

The Four Legendary Kingdoms by Matthew Reilly

The Four Legendary Kingdoms by Matthew Reilly

The last thing Jack West Jr remembers is arriving for a meeting at a top-secret military base with his family in tow. Now he awakes to find himself in a hellish scenario. Jack has been selected to take part in the Games, a series of deadly challenges designed to fulfil an ancient ritual. If he chooses not to compete, both he and his daughter will be killed. With the fate of the Earth at stake, Jack will have to traverse diabolical mazes, fight ruthless assassins and face unimaginable horrors that will test him to the limit. In the process, he will discover the mysterious and powerful group of individuals behind it all: the four legendary kingdoms.

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Blood & gore depiction
Gun violence
Explosion

The Five Greatest Warriors by Matthew Reilly

The Five Greatest Warriors by Matthew Reilly

From the deserts of Israel to the tsunami-lashed coasts of Japan, from the steppes of Mongolia to the most mysterious island on Earth—this is what we have come to expect from Matthew Reilly: stupendous action, white-knuckle suspense, heroes to cheer for, and an adventure beyond imagination. Strap yourself in and hold on tight as he unleashes his biggest and fastest adventure yet, The 5 Greatest Warriors. When we last left Jack West Jr., he was plummeting into a fathomless abyss and his quest to save the world from impending Armageddon appeared doomed… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Antisemitism
Slut shaming
Rape
Blood & gore depiction
Eyeball trauma
Gun violence
Explosion
Plane crash