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* "Honour has no place in survival" -- ''Literature/CarveTheMark'']

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* "Honour has no place in survival" -- ''Literature/CarveTheMark''''Literature/CarveTheMark'']
* "If death was in the cards, would you want to know?" -- ''Literature/TheCloisters''
** "On the wheel of fortune, who will emerge on top... and who will die?"
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* "The greater the spy, the bigger the lie." -- ''Literature/{{Argylle}}''
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* "Rage burns brighter than any Spellfire…" -- ''Literature/TheWitchesAtTheEndOfTheWorld''
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* "The Best Can Play. Only One Can Win." -- ''Literature/ThievesGambit''
** "Many Will Play. One Will Win."
** "A Deadly Heist. A Dangerous Love. Would You Play The Thieves' Gambit?"
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* "One Job: Don't fall for the boss" -- ''Literature/AssistantToTheVillain''
** "Only the good die..."
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* ''Literature/MidnightsTwinsTrilogy'':
** "Dreams come true – But so do your nightmares" -- ''Midnight's Twins''
** "As dreams fade, darkness creeps in…" -- ''A Gathering Midnight''
** "Can the light return to the city of dreams?" -- ''A Midnight Dark & Golden''

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* "The last male dragon. A desperate thief. A bond that will save the world... or shatter it." -- ''[[Literature/TheDragonScalesTrilogy Dragonfall]]''



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* "A Family with a Magical Secret... A child with a Powerful Gift... A story that is OUT OF THIS WORLD..." -- ''Literature/WhichWayToAnywhere''
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* "Enter a magical world of friendship and fun!" - ''Literature/TheSecretKingdom''
* "Can the past change the future?" - ''Literature/TheTaleOfTruthwaterLake''

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* "Enter a magical world of friendship and fun!" - -- ''Literature/TheSecretKingdom''
* "Can the past change the future?" - -- ''Literature/TheTaleOfTruthwaterLake''
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* "Witches aren't born, they're made..." -- ''Literature/{{Hedgewitch}}''

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* "Witches aren't born, they're made..." -- ''Literature/{{Hedgewitch}}''''Literature/HedgeWitch''
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* "Ada Luring: Teenager, Scientist, About To Save The World" -- ''[[Literature/WaRWizardsAndRobots WaR: Wizards and Robots]]''
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* "Alex Rider – The Reluctant Teenage Spy." -- ''Literature/AlexRider''
** "You’re never too young to die…"
** "Action. Adrenaline. Adventure."
** "Alex Rider – you’re never too young to die…" -- ''Stormbreaker''
** "High in the Alps, death waits for Alex Rider." -- ''Point Blanc''
** "Sharks. Assassins. Nuclear Bombs. Alex Rider’s in deep water." -- ''Skeleton Key''
** "Alex Rider has 90 minutes to save the world." -- ''Eagle Strike''
** "Once stung, twice as deadly. Alex Rider wants revenge." -- ''Scorpia''
** "He’s back – and this time there are no limits." -- ''Ark Angel''
** "Alex Rider bites back." -- ''Snakehead''
** "Alex Rider – in the jaws of death…" -- ''Crocodile Tears''
** "One bullet. One life. The end starts here." -- ''Scorpia Rising'' [Originally intended to be the last book in the series before Horowitz had a change of heart several years later.]
** "Get your hands on the deadly prequel." -- ''Russian Roulette''
** "Never give in, never give up, [[TitleDrop never say die]]. Alex Rider is back." -- ''Never Say Die'' [The first book in the series after Horowitz's decision to revive it]
* "Find Shelter. Find Safety. Find Each Other." -- ''Literature/AllThatsLeftInTheWorld''
* ''{{Literature/Animorphs}}'': "Join us" and "Know the secret", usually written in thought speech brackets.
* Creator/IsaacAsimov's
** ''Literature/AsimovsBookOfFacts'':
*** "3,000 of the most interesting, entertaining, fascinating, unbelievable, unusual, and fantastic facts." -- the 1991 edition:
*** "3000 of the most unbelievable, unusual, funny, fascinating, interesting, entertaining, and fantastic facts." -- From the 1980 Creator/FawcettCrest edition:
** ''Literature/AsimovsGuideToShakespeare'': "A guide to understanding and enjoying the works of Shakespeare"
** ''Literature/TheBicentennialManAndOtherStories'':
** "A dozen dazzling tales by the superstar of science fiction" -- Creator/FawcettCrest
** "The Hugo and Nebula award-winning novelette" -- {{Creator/Ballantine}}, inserted between ''The Bicentennial Man'' and ''...And Other Stories''
** ''Literature/BlackWidowers'':
*** "Fascinating tales of mystery by the master of science fiction." -- ''Literature/TalesOfTheBlackWidowers''
*** "Detection in the classic tradition by the world's master storyteller." -- ''Literature/TalesOfTheBlackWidowers''
*** "The master of science fiction now creates fascinating tales of mystery." -- ''Literature/TalesOfTheBlackWidowers''
** ''Literature/TheCompleteAdventuresOfLuckyStarr'':
*** "The astronomical adventures of Space Ranger Starr, agent of the Council of Science" -- cover of the BoxSet by Creator/{{Signet}}.
*** Most of the covers after 1971 include [[SameFaceDifferentName writing as]] credits to explain why the books were being republished under Dr Asimov's name.
*** "Two adventures from the master of science fiction" -- 1993 Creator/BantamSpectra {{Omnibus}} volume 1.
*** "Two complete adventures from the master of science fiction" -- 1993 Creator/BantamSpectra {{Omnibus}} volume 3.
*** ''Literature/DavidStarrSpaceRanger'': "It was David Starr's first mission, and the assassins were hoping it would be his last" -- 1984 Creator/DelRey cover.
*** ''Literature/LuckyStarrAndThePiratesOfTheAsteroids'': "The second Space Ranger novel" -- 1983 Creator/NewEnglishLibrary cover
*** ''Literature/LuckyStarrAndTheBigSunOfMercury'': "On a planet like Mercury, suntanning could be lethal!" -- 1984 Creator/DelRey cover
*** ''Literature/LuckyStarrAndTheMoonsOfJupiter'': "When the Sirians took Lucky's secret weapon, they gave him his biggest clue!" -- 1984 Creator/DelRey cover
*** ''Literature/LuckyStarrAndTheRingsOfSaturn'': "The sixth Space Ranger novel" -- 1984 Creator/NewEnglishLibrary
** ''Literature/EarthIsRoomEnough'':
*** "Science Fiction Tales of Our Own Planet"
*** "Mind-Tingling Tales of Tomorrow by the Master of Science Fiction" from the Creator/FawcettCrest cover.
*** "Earth's future in stories by the famous author-scientist who writes of possibilities that might become hair-raising probabilities..." from the Creator/BantamBooks cover.
*** "Into deep space... where the unexpected is an everyday happening -- and an ever-present danger" from the 1960 Panther cover.
*** "Who owns the Earth? -- 10 fascinating and shocking Stories from the World of tomorrow" from the 1966 German translation, ''Geliebter Roboter''.
*** "A collection of Asimov's best Science Fiction stories" from the 1976 Abelard-Schuman cover.
** ''Literature/Foundation1951'':
*** "An Interplanetary Novel by Creator/IsaacAsimov" -- Creator/GnomePress cover from 1951
*** "A million worlds made up their society-- now the threat of thirty thousand years of anarchy loomed large" -- Creator/{{Panther}} edition from 1960
*** "The Galaxy was crumbling into thirty thousand years of anarchy" -- Creator/{{Panther}} edition from 1964 and from 1965
*** "In a future century the Galactic Empire dies and one man creates a new force for civilized life" -- Creator/{{Avon}}'s cover from 1966
*** "Book One of the ''Foundation Trilogy'', awarded the [[UsefulNotes/HugoAward Hugo]] as Best Series Ever!" -- Creator/DelRey's cover from 1983
*** "The first book in the epic {{Literature/Foundation|Series}} saga" -- Creator/{{Panther}} edition from 1984.
*** "The Foundation Novels" -- Creator/BantamSpectra cover from 1991
** ''Literature/Nightfall1990'':
*** "Writing together for the first time"
*** "The incredible novel based on one of the most popular stories of all time"
** ''Literature/NineTomorrows'':
*** "Stories of weird and wonderful futures" -- Creator/BantamBooks 1960
*** "..876543210 9 tomorrows" -- UK science fiction book club 1964
*** "The best science fiction stories of Creator/IsaacAsimov" -- {{Creator/Moewig}} 1966
*** "Tales of the Near Future by the Master of Science Fiction" -- Creator/FawcettCrest 1969
*** "Author of the national bestseller ''Literature/FoundationsEdge''" -- Creator/DelRey 1985 (overlapping with AdvertisingByAssociation)
** ''Literature/TheRestOfTheRobots'':
*** "They did Man's dirty work-- but could they be trusted?" -- 1966 {{Creator/Pyramid}} publication of ''Eight Stories from''
*** "Science fiction's masterwriter at his most exciting!" -- 1969 {{Creator/Pyramid}} publication of ''Eight Stories from''
** "A famous author makes the language of science accessible to all" -- {{Creator/Mentor}}'s cover of ''Literature/WordsOfScienceAndTheHistoryBehindThem''from 1969
* Creator/IsaacAsimov and Creator/JanetAsimov's ''Literature/TheNorbyChronicles'': The {{Omnibus}} editions include "More Asimov Robots!" as a tagline beneath the title.
* Creator/IsaacAsimov and Creator/RobertSilverberg's ''Literature/ThePositronicMan'': "The poignant story of a robot's journey toward humanity" -- Creator/BantamBooks 1995 paperback cover.
* "Honour has no place in survival" -- ''Literature/CarveTheMark''
* ''Literature/TheDarkArtifices''
** [[Creator/EdgarAllanPoe "In a kingdom by the sea..."]] -- ''Lady Midnight''
** "Would you trade your soul mate for your soul?" -- ''Lord of Shadows''
** "What if damnation is the price of true love"? -- ''Queen of Air and Darkness''
* "Duchess or demon slayer -- does Lady Helen have a choice?" -- ''Literature/TheDarkDaysClub''
* "Fairies. Knights. Princes. True Love. Think you know how the story goes? Think again..." -- ''Literature/TheDarkestPartOfTheForest''
* "This unusual book may shock you, will make you laugh and may break your heart, but you will never forget it!”--''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye'' (Signet edition)
* "Scientific-fantastic Tales from all over the World" -- ''Literature/DasZeitfahrrad''
* "The dreams that you FEAR will come true." -- ''Literature/DisneyChills''
* ''Literature/{{Divergent}}''
** "One choice can transform you" -- ''Divergent''
*** "She turns to face the future in a world that’s falling apart"
** "One choice can destroy you" -- ''Insurgent''
*** "Fighting for survival in a shattered world… The truth is her only hope"
** "One choice will define you" -- ''Allegiant''
*** "She must make her final choice…"
* ''Series/DoctorWho Literature/NewSeriesAdventures'':
** "War changes everyone even The Doctor" -- ''[[Recap/NewSeriesAdventuresEnginesofWar Engines of War]]''
** "The clock is ticking - the Humans are coming..." -- ''[[Recap/NewSeriesAdventuresNightOfTheHumans Night of the Humans]]''
** "The key to the future lies in the past..." -- ''[[Recap/NewSeriesAdventuresParadoxLost Paradox Lost]]''
** "You have to break in to break free..." -- ''[[Recap/NewSeriesAdventuresTheBloodCell The Blood Cell]]''
** "Anyone can be a weapon..." -- ''[[Recap/NewSeriesAdventuresSilhouette Silhouette]]''
* ''[[Literature/DragonRealmKatieAndKevinTsang Dragon Realm]]'':
** "Where legends are born, where heroes are made" -- ''Dragon Mountain''
** "When destiny calls, heroes take flight" -- ''Dragon Legend''
** "When darkness reigns, heroes must rise" -- ''Dragon City''
** "When worlds collide, heroes unite" -- ''Dragon Rising''
** "When all is lost, heroes stand strong" -- ''Dragon Destiny''
* "Would you abandon the world if it abandoned you?" -- ''Literature/{{Eclipse}}''
* "One boy... one dragon... a world of adventure." -- ''[[Literature/InheritanceCycle Eragon]]''
* ''Literature/TheFifthWave''
** "They are coming for us. All of us." -- ''The 5th Wave''
** "How do you rid the Earth of seven billion human? Rid the humans of their humanity." -- ''The Infinite Sea''
** "The enemy is other. The enemy is us." -- ''The Last Star''
* "Reader beware -- you're in for a scare..." -- ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}''
* "Before she was the [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Queen of Hearts]] she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love" -- ''Literature/Heartless2016''
* "Some legacies are meant to be broken." -- ''Literature/{{Legendborn}}''
** "The shadows have risen. And the line is the law." -- ''Bloodmarked''
* "Hauntings are our business..." -- ''Literature/LockwoodAndCo'', later British printings
* "First friend, first girl, last words." -- ''Literature/LookingForAlaska''
* ''Literature/MindToMind'':
** "Nine stories of science fiction" -- 1971 cover
** "9 Tales of Telepathy" -- 2009 cover
* ''Literature/TheMortalityDoctrine'':
** "The Game is on..." -- ''The Eye of Minds''
** "The takeover has begun" -- ''The Rule of Thoughts''
** "The Game might just kill you" -- ''The Game of Lives''
* "When mice do more than point and click." -- ''Literature/{{Mousenet}}''
* "If not you, who else?" -- ''[[Literature/JohnnyMaxwellTrilogy Only You Can Save Mankind]]''
* ''Literature/PossibleTomorrows'':
** "The outer reaches of space and time" -- on the 1964 Creator/PyramidBooks cover.
** "Creator/GroffConklin presents five fabulous novels of tomorrow by Creator/IsaacAsimov and four other great science fiction authors" -- on the 1971 Creator/PyramidBooks cover (incorporating InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt for both Creator/GroffConklin as the editor and Creator/IsaacAsimov as [[BillingDisplacement the most famous of the five authors]]).
** "Five odysseys to the furthest reaches of space and time" -- on the 1973 Coronet cover.
* "What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest [sic] prince in the world - and he turns out to be a son of a bitch?--''Literature/ThePrincessBride''
** "S. Morgenstern's classic tale of true love & high adventure." -- InUniverse tagline for [[DirectLineToTheAuthor the unabridged book]].
* "Unlock the magic within!" --''Literature/RainbowMagic''
* "Power is a dangerous game" -- ''Literature/RedQueen''
** "Kneel or Bleed" -- ''Glass Sword''
** "All will burn" -- ''King's Cage''
* "They were expendable ... until they started comparing notes." -- ''Literature/{{Redshirts}}''
* "He wants justice. She wants revenge." -- ''Literature/{{Renegades}}''
* "If you could live your life over again...." -- ''Literature/{{Replay}}''
* ''Literature/SkandarSeries'':
** "A new hero takes flight" -- ''Skandar and the Unicorn Thief''
** "Heroes don't hide in the shadows" -- ''Skandar and the Phantom Rider''
* ''Literature/SpiceAndWolf'' has the tagline of "Merchant [[RougeAnglesOfSatin meats]] spicy wolf". The author, Isuna Hasekura, has gone on record to say that the mispelled is intentional, but the exact meaning behind it is a secret.
* "Enter a magical world of friendship and fun!" - ''Literature/TheSecretKingdom''
* "There's always a first time to save the world..." -- ''Literature/WonderWomanWarbringer''
* ''Literature/YoungBond''
** "Meet Bond. James Bond." -- ''Literature/SilverFin''
** "Death is contagious." -- ''Literature/BloodFever''
** "Bond is back." -- ''Literature/DoubleOrDie''
** "Greed is a deadly force." -- ''Literature/HurricaneGold''
** "For king and country." -- ''Literature/ByRoyalCommand''
** "Lights, camera, murder." -- ''Literature/ShootToKill''
** "Risk everything to win. Or lose your life." -- ''Literature/HeadsYouDie''
** "The worst kind of enemy has a new kind of weapon." -- ''Literature/StrikeLightning''
** "The dead don't stay buried. The past won't rest in peace." -- ''Literature/RedNemesis''
* "I am tired of being used, hurt and cast aside. It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt." -- ''Literature/TheYoungElites''
** "Once upon a time, a girl has a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all..." -- ''Literature/TheRoseSociety''
** "There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world and the darkness had a queen." -- ''Literature/TheMidnightStar''
* "17 stories and 2 short novels about the world of tomorrow by the greatest names in science fiction" -- ''Literature/OperationFuture''
* ''Literature/Tesseract1'':
** "Seven Stories of Science Fiction" -- ''Literature/BeyondControl''
** "Three original novellas of Science Fiction" -- ''Chains of The Sea''
** "They had not counted on the unrelenting dust and the incredible loneliness of Mars" -- ''Literature/TheEarthIsNear''
** "Interstellar war catches up with three unusual humans stranded on a backward planet." -- ''Literature/TheGalacticRejects''
** "Nine stories of science fiction" -- ''Literature/TheScienceFictionBestiary''
** "The unbound possibilities of science fiction" -- ''{{Literature/Tesseract 1}}''
* ''Literature/ScienceFictionSpecial'':
** "Includes full length {{novel}}s by Creator/PhilipKDick, Creator/GordonDickson, Creator/IrvingAGreenfield" -- cover of ''Science Fiction Special 1''
** "Three full length books by Creator/RobertSilverberg, Creator/AEVanVogt, and Creator/EMayneHull, Creator/CharlesLHarness" -- cover of ''Science Fiction Special 4''
** "Containing the Creator/MurrayLeinster {{Omnibus}} and the [[Creator/PhilipKDick Philip Dick]] {{Omnibus}}" -- cover of ''Science Fiction Special 6''
** "Two full length {{novel}}s by Creator/MurrayLeinster, Creator/AEVanVogt, and ten SF stories edited by Creator/AnthonyCheetham" -- cover of ''Science Fiction Special 11''
** "Three books in one bargain volume" -- cover of ''Science Fiction Special 25''
** "Three books in one bargain volume" -- cover of ''Science Fiction Special 38''
* ''Literature/ModernMasterpiecesOfScienceFiction'':
** "A distinguished anthology of Twentieth Century science fiction" -- Creator/WorldPublishingCo 1965 cover.
** "A unique collection of tales that are contemporary classics--from the most productive period of ScienceFiction by [[Creator/EEDocSmith Edward E. Smith]], Creator/JohnWCampbell, Creator/EdmondHamilton, Creator/RobertHeinlein, Creator/IsaacAsimov, Creator/AEVanVogt, Creator/ArthurCClarke, Creator/RayBradbury, and other great modern writers" -- Creator/HyperionPress paperback 1974 cover.
* ''Literature/EighteenGreatestScienceFictionStories'':
** "The best ScienceFiction stories of all time - chosen by the masters of science fiction"
** "The stories the experts picked ..."
* ''Literature/ScienceFictionStories'': "Authors Include\\
Creator/IsaacAsimov\\
Creator/BrianAldiss\\
Creator/HGWells".
* ''Literature/OutOfThisWorld'': "An Anthology of Science Fiction"
* ''Literature/TheGreatSFStories'':
** "36 stories and novellas" -- ''Isaac Asimov Presents: The Golden Years of Science Fiction''
** "28 stories and novellas" -- ''Isaac Asimov Presents: The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Second Series''
* ''Literature/MyBestScienceFictionStory'':
** "As chosen by 25 outstanding authors" -- 1949 Creator/MerlinPress cover
** "The top science fiction authors choose the best stories they ever wrote" -- 1954 Creator/PocketBooks cover
* "An examination of philosophical themes in science fiction, with seventeen stories by: Creator/IsaacAsimov, Creator/RobertHeinlein, Creator/BrianAldiss, Creator/StanislawLem ...and others" -- ''Literature/PhilosophyAndScienceFiction''
* "You can't change who you are" —- 2012 cover of ''Literature/RedMoonRisingMoore''
* "The greatest Science Fiction stories of all time, chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America" -- cover of ''Literature/TheScienceFictionHallOfFameVolumeOne''
* ''Literature/WarriorCats'':
** "Four Clans. One Destiny." (UK covers)
** ''Firestar's Quest'':
*** "The greatest adventure ever for [=ThunderClan's=] hero." (original hardcover)
*** "An all-new adventure for [=ThunderClan's=] hero." (original paperback)
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