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Best Indie Books of 2012: The Complete List (page 2)


Cover art for THE FINAL RACE
INDIE
Released: Aug. 14, 2012

"A page turner of the highest order."
An intriguing, thought-provoking fusion of medical thriller and apocalyptic fiction. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: July 31, 2012

"A perfect read for the election season, though its appeal will endure."
An irreverent, honest look at life outside the mainstream Mormon Church. Read full book review >
Cover art for SAVING MARS
INDIE
Released: July 26, 2012

"A sci-fi novel that soars along with a teenage heroine whose imperfections help make her believable and endearing."
A 17-year-old pilot with a history of crashing her craft holds a planet's fate in her hands when a human settlement on Mars runs low on food. Read full book review >
Cover art for WHORE STORIES
INDIE
Released: July 18, 2012

"Loads of good, dirty fun."
Everything--and everyone--seems to be for sale in these riotous biographical sketches of famous and infamous prostitutes. Read full book review >
Cover art for CONFESSIONS OF A TRANSSEXUAL PHYSICIAN
INDIE
Released: July 16, 2012

"An honest, heartfelt memoir about coming out and transitioning. "
Birch's candid new memoir recalls her punishing adolescent boyhood and the difficult pursuit of self-realization. Read full book review >
Cover art for The Kronos Interference
INDIE
Released: June 30, 2012

"An impressively original take on alternative history."
In this time-travel thriller, debut authors Miller and Manas spin a clever, original variation on a classic alternative history premise: What if it were possible to travel back in time and kill Adolf Hitler? Read full book review >