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World Departed by Sarah Lyons Fleming
12 ratingsIn the zombie apocalypse, your worst enemy may be yourself.From the Until the End of the World and City Series universe comes the story of the virus on the West Coast. Where the end of the world is only the beginning…Rose Winter has enough problems. With a marriage going down the tubes and a dreaded anniversary party on the horizon, the last thing she needs is the zombie apocalypse... -
Sanctum by Bobby Adair
14 ratingsWill Any Sanctuary Stand? With both the Naked Horde and the Survivor Army destroyed, Zed and Murphy make their preparations and head to College Station to do their small part in salvaging humanity’s future. But the post-virus world isn’t kind to humans or their plans and nothing they find on their journey is what they expected... -
World Between by Sarah Lyons Fleming
8 ratingsDanger can be anywhere in the world between.Trapped in the fairgrounds by zombies and circumstance, it’s impossible to move out—and tough to move on.Whether romantic or platonic, changing relationships prove tricky for Rose, Tom, Clara, and Craig—never mind adapting to the new not-so-normal... -
Legion by Dirk Patton
8 ratingsIn the thrilling V Plague series finale, the continued survival of what remains of the human race hangs in the balance and John is forced to make an impossible decision... -
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Abaddon by Dirk Patton
8 ratingsJohn is changing after becoming infected with the virus and faces an impossible decision. He must find a cure before everything he has fought for is lost, but a cure will mean sacrificing the opportunity to defeat the enemy... -
Valley of Vengeance by Franklin Horton
12 ratingsIn this fifth installment in The Borrowed World Series, Human Resources Manager Alice Watkins is finally making it home. In her journey across Virginia, she experiences a country disintegrating and collapsing in on itself in the wake of a nationwide terror attack. Her trip home is agonizing; her experiences indescribable...Categorized as:
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Commune: Book Two by Joshua Gayou
14 ratingsSurvival can be a lonely existence…or not. The reality of the situation always comes down to a simple decision: what kind of world do you want to build? The survivors have come to settle in the mountains of Wyoming, fighting day in and day out to establish a home for themselves in a near-empty world...Categorized as:
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All That Escapes by Jack Hunt
14 ratingsThe fight to survive continues across the United states in book three of the bestselling Lone Survivor saga... A month and a half on the Appalachian trail and Beth ‘Bluebird’ Sullivan and Landon Gray thought they'd seen the worst of society. With a mysterious stranger in their midst, trouble at every turn, and miles to go, the unknown will be even more terrifying...Categorized as:
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Reap of the Righteous by Christopher Artinian
8 ratingsFrom the multi-award-winning author Christopher Artinian, comes the the third part of the post-apocalyptic zombie series people are calling, "Gripping", "fast paced and full of action", "very realistic", "captivating", "inventive", and "emotional". Safe Haven - Reap of the Righteous Civilisation has crumbled in a matter of months... -
Realm of the Raiders by Christopher Artinian
8 ratingsSAFE HAVEN: REALM OF THE RAIDERS A virus has swept across the planet turning people into flesh-craving zombies. The UK and Ireland were the last to fall, but now the virus has won. Cities are infested with the undead. To stay is to die. Having fled Leeds, Mike Fletcher and his family thought they had found a safe haven in the island village of Candleton...Categorized as:
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The First City by Joe Hart
18 ratingsIn the thrilling conclusion to Joe Hart’s Dominion Trilogy, Zoey discovers who she truly is—and who she must become. Zoey has only ever known a world with few women and a society capable of unimaginable evil. Now she’s about to learn she may be the only hope it has for salvation...Categorized as:
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Uprising by T.L. Payne
10 ratingsTexas County, Missouri is a powder keg ready to blow.As winter approaches, small-town issues become big trouble.Maddie Langston and her group of post-apocalyptic survivors are stretched thin.Vengeful old foes take advantage of weakened defenses. Without support, as supplies dwindle, citizens are forced to take matters into their own hands...Categorized as:
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Upheaval by T.L. Payne
10 ratingsAfter surviving the prison riots and deadly skirmishes with the wanna-be dictator of Texas County, Maddie and her group are left with dwindling resources, unprepared for the harsh winter ahead. Old friends pitch in to help until a more deadly foe arrives to put all of their lives at risk. A daring mission to St. Louis for precious lifesaving supplies has deadly consequences...Categorized as:
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Escape the Breakdown by Jack Hunt
10 ratingsAn EMP hits, the lights go out, the breakdown begins.When Colby Riker, a former LAPD cop turned skillful bounty hunter is hired to bring in Alicia Scott, an elusive bail-jumper, he figured it was an easy payday — until a catastrophic EMP obliterates the country’s power grid and millions are thrust into chaos.No electricity, no transportation, no phones, no rules...Categorized as:
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Beyond Borders by Bobby Akart, Peter Vincent Pry
10 ratingsThey never saw it coming.The most technologically advanced missile defense system in the world ...Thousands of eyes, both human and artificial intelligence trained on the Axis of Evil - North Korea and Iran.The one direction they didn't look, was up.Nuclear Armageddon hangs over America like a mighty sword as The Lone Star Series continues with book two, BEYOND BORDERS...Categorized as:
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Switched On by Franklin Horton
10 ratingsIt's been around 9 long months since the United States spiraled into chaos due to a cascading systems failure. The die-off everyone predicted has begun and after a hard winter nearly every other house sits empty with the owners dead or unaccounted for. Lately the power has flickered on and off a few times, raising hopes that power restoration is coming soon...Categorized as:
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Glory Box by Sam Sisavath
10 ratingsFollow-up to The Purge of Babylon post-apocalyptic series. _________________________________________ FROM THE PURGE, A NEW BEGINNING. It's been six years since a terrifying breed of seemingly unkillable creatures emerged from the darkness to fall the unprepared governments of the world, in the process knocking mankind down the food chain. Survivors called it The Purge... -
All Dark by Boyd Craven
10 ratingsWestly and Raider are coming to grips with the new world and the tremendous changes since the solar storm caused the nationwide power failures. The problems in the Flagg household seem to focus on a coming confrontation between good people, and those at the Crater of Diamonds... -
Wool 5 - The Stranded by Hugh Howey
20 ratingsIn July of 2011, a short story named WOOL was quietly released into the vast wilds of the Kindle Store. I never marketed this novelette; I failed to mention it on my website. What happened next was remarkable: People started reading it, and reviewing it, and talking about it.There was never any intention to create a series...Categorized as:
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Turmoil by T.L. Payne
12 ratingsA new threat emerges… …from an unexpected source. Lives hang in the balance. As Maddie, Zack, and their group struggle to secure the cabin, the community grapples to find justice in a lawless world when a girl goes missing. Amid turmoil and bloodshed, Maddie learns evil comes in all shapes and sizes. No one can be trusted...Categorized as:
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The Farm Book 2 : Behind The Curve by Boyd Craven III
12 ratingsSecuring Their SanctuaryThe Sheriff's Department is forced to hand the investigation of the bones to the state police. The case has become too big for the department to investigate alone. The group complies and tries their best to mend fences within the law enforcement community and the neighbors. Surprisingly, their generosity is much appreciated... -
Well Fed by Keith C. Blackmore
14 ratingsWar pigs. Road savages. And the crumbling asphalt of the open highway. After nearly four years, the zombie epidemic has almost burnt itself out. Gus’s new life on a communal farm is peaceful. The daily routine of policing the fields is rarely disrupted by straying undead. His drinking binges are over. Long days have thrown time over the memories of Annapolis. But this will all change...Categorized as:
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All That Rises by Jack Hunt
14 ratingsWho will survive in the fourth and final book in the bestselling Lone Survivor saga? After a hellish journey on the Appalachian trail, Landon Gray reunites with his wife, Sara only to learn of her infidelity, but that’s only the beginning of their troubles. Although all is calm in the coastal community of Castine, Maine, death is at their doorstep...Categorized as:
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Coming of Age by Thomas A. Watson
6 ratingsWhen a meteor released a bacterium that caused the dead to rise, the world Ian and Lance knew was turned upside down. Forced to flee from the sulfurous Stinkers, the teenagers narrowly avoided their own demise on the way to an isolated cabin. With their parents lost to contact, the boys must lead their battered group in survival... -
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Abyss by Shawn Chesser
6 ratingsABYSS: SURVIVING THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Edited by Monique Happy Editorial Services 128,000 words Outbreak - Day 1 Presidents, premiers, entire governments disappeared instantly, like a fragile house of cards in a hurricane. Some hid deep underground or holed up in fortified strongholds, but most were swallowed up by the dead, never to be heard from again... -
Rite of Passage by Thomas A. Watson
6 ratingsIn this Forsaken World, human kind is on the brink of total extinction. The parents of Lance and Ian have made it to the mainland, and must begin the harsh overland journey to their children. Johnathan, Sandy, and the others are unprepared for the expedition ahead. They must gather supplies and fight for every mile toward the cabin... -
Dark Crossing by Thomas A. Watson
6 ratingsThe Stinkers have overtaken the world. With civilized society in shambles, white supremacists and gangs roam free, subjugating the free and the innocent. For Lance and Ian, this means they must make a choice: fortify their stronghold and hide, or place some trust in others to fight back and secure their corner of the world... -
All That Remains by Jack Hunt
16 ratingsOn the brink of chaos, the journey of survival begins. Landon Gray, a skillful “ferry pilot” who delivers planes to customers has one final drop in Alabama before Christmas. But when an EMP causes the plane he’s in to crash on the remote, snow-covered mountains of North Carolina, he’s rescued by, Beth ‘Bluebird’ Sullivan, who claims to have lived off the grid since she was born...Categorized as:
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Edge of Madness by Kyla Stone
18 ratingsA devastating EMP. No power. No communication. And no help...On the five-year anniversary of his wife Hannah's disappearance, small-town deputy Noah Sheridan takes his young son Milo to a local ski resort for some much needed father-son time. In a blink, the power grid goes out. So do the resort's brand new generators...Categorized as:
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Viral Misery: Book One by Thomas A. Watson, Tina Watson
8 ratingsHumanity is at the tipping point and nature will be its downfall. The bird flu out of China has mutated. Now able to latch on and replicate within humans, the virus will spread swiftly throughout the world. When you spread a virus before you even know you have it, everyone becomes a carrier. There is no preparation, and there is no cure... -
Survive the Lawless by Jack Hunt
8 ratingsIn a powerless world, only the strong will survive the lawless…After an EMP cripples the country, Colby and Alicia embark on the dangerous trek out of the city to survive. On the treacherous journey home to Humboldt County, a deadly encounter leads to Colby being brought back from the brink of death by strangers...Categorized as:
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Darkest Night by Kyla Stone
8 ratingsThe end is near...Logan and Dakota must prepare for the fight of their lives in order to defeat an enemy more powerful than they've ever faced.The lives of everyone they love are on the line. The stakes couldn't be higher.Will they have what it takes? Or will the cost of victory be too terrible to bear?Darkest Night is the final book in the riveting Nuclear Dawn post-apocalpytic series...Categorized as:
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Suicide Six by Bobby Akart, Peter Vincent Pry
8 ratingsWe'll live to fight another day!The Lone Star Series continues as critically acclaimed author, Bobby Akart (The Blackout Series, The Pandemic Series, The Boston Brahmin series and the Prepping for Tomorrow series) intertwines historical fact with plausible fiction in SUICIDE SIX, the thrilling conclusion to The Lone Star Series, a post-apocalyptic EMP survival thriller...Categorized as:
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Lines in the Sand by Bobby Akart, Peter Vincent Pry
8 ratingsAs America suffered,Borders were defined andLines in the Sand were drawn.Cross them ... you suffer the consequences.The critically acclaimed Lone Star Series continues with LINES IN THE SAND...Categorized as:
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Geostorm The Pioneers by Bobby Akart
8 ratingsImagine a world where rising sea levels inundate coastal megacities.People flock to higher ground, only it was too late.Entire species became extinct in the blink of an eye,and conflicts are fought over dwindling resources.It's not so difficult in the Geostorm series."The Geostorm series consumes you. You don't read it ... you live it...Categorized as:
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Panic Ensues by Jack Hunt
8 ratingsYears after a strategic attack killed millions and left the twelve states of the Midwest in darkness, the nation struggles to rise from the ashes. After a surprise ambush in Springfield, Missouri sets in motion a deadly chain of events, Miles Arrington leaves for Branson to aid militia in a life-or-death mission.As communities fall, and survivors turncoat, it’s not long before panic ensues...Categorized as:
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Wilderness Travel by Thomas A. Watson
8 ratingsPart Two of the explosive Prepper classic: The long-predicted Coronal Mass Ejection has arrived, destroying civilization. Nathan Owens has been prepping for a disaster like this for years. But when it occurs, he is far from his family and his refuge... -
Havoc Endures by Jack Hunt
8 ratingsThe battle ends in the suspenseful final book of the Outlaws of the Midwest saga.With the fate of the United States in the hands of militia and surviving citizens, their darkest hour is upon them. After Gunnar Nelson is delivered into the hands of the traitor, and mercenary, Santiago Cruz, Miles Arrington mounts a daring mission with Snow, Grady, and Tex to rescue him...Categorized as:
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Advent by D. Gideon
10 ratingsRipley and her friends have escaped the University’s lockdown and started their journey home on foot. They’ve found an opportunity to get supplies they sorely need, but the risk is high. Marco insists that the world is already far more dangerous than it seems, while Ripley’s not yet convinced. She’s about to get a very bloody wake-up call...Categorized as:
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The Malefic Nation by A.R. Shaw
10 ratingsWhat the World Dreads Most Happened and now Graham's group has found a way to fight back, but is it too late? And are their methods going too far in the name of humanity? Read the conclusion of the best selling series..Categorized as:
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Chaos Erupts: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller by Jack Hunt
10 ratingsAfter years of combat, Miles Arrington, a daring American rebel, mounts a courageous revolt to free his town from the occupation of a foreign threat after a strategic attack wipes out the west and east coast. With millions dead, the country in darkness, and the 12 states of the Midwest in conflict, Miles, joins forces with a former survival expert to start a revolution that will save their home...Categorized as:
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Make Me King by Keith C. Blackmore
10 ratingsAfter the apocalypse, the world’s most valuable resource… is the people that remain. And the knowledge and skills they possess. On the island of Big Tancook, Collie Jones is making plans. She informs the islanders that it’s time to resume her original mission—to find other survivors, screen them, and return them to the island...Categorized as:
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Farm Book I: Behind the Curve by Boyd Craven III
12 ratingsPeople Started Getting SickWhen the pandemic hit, nobody was expecting it to be as bad as it was. The economy barely survived the lockdowns, but it staggered along until civil unrest shattered people’s hope of better times to come. With it being an election year, more and more Americans were waking up to the idea that they truly were behind the curve... -
Hunted by T.L. Payne
14 ratingsHunted and on the run. A decision to make. …one that will tear Maddie’s heart out. Just when Maddie thinks she has reached safety at her uncle’s farm, a new threat emerges sending her on the run in a race for her life. Forced to flee the farm, she and her group must find a way to escape those chasing them...Categorized as:
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Yellowstone Hellfire by Bobby Akart
14 ratingsYellowstone is controlled by nature. Its beauty is breathless and tranquil. Crystal clear streams flow. Buffalo roam freely...Categorized as:
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The Final Trade by Joe Hart
18 ratingsThe thrilling sequel to the runaway bestseller The Last Girl.Zoey is not the woman she once was. She’s watched her friends die at the hands of their captors, been hunted, and returned from the brink of death. Now she must find the truth about who she is...Categorized as:
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Sinners by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
6 ratingsThe motto of Marine Sergeant Ronaldo Salvatore lives on in his son, Dominic, and his undercover team known as the Saints. With the support of LAPD Captain Zed Marks, the Saints embark on a mission to destroy the criminal organizations that have a stranglehold on Los Angeles...Categorized as:
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The Infernal Regions by Ryan Schow
6 ratingsReeling from the events in The Ophidian Horde, this battered faction of survivors struggle to coexist in the hope of finding safety in a community. The Ophidian Horde is pitiless and resourceful, however, and now they have a name and a target: Indigo. The McNamara’s suffered grievous injury, and now Cincinnati must not only tend to her own injuries, but to those of her family as well...Categorized as:
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Saints by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
6 ratingsThe civil war is over, but the struggle for power is just beginning … In the aftermath of a devastating civil war, America has fallen into anarchy and chaos. Los Angeles is divided into different territories controlled by criminal organizations. Don Antonio Moretti has won a slice of the pie but is hungry for more...Categorized as:
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Rising from the Darkness: American Apocalypse: Book 4 EMP Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction by A.J. Newman
6 ratingsRising from the Darkness: Book 4 EMP Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction Joe and his band of intrepid survivors have joined a larger group of survivalists. They are making life much better by implementing mutual assistance groups that help protect each other and barter among themselves. While life is getting better, there are still threats to handle and pain to endure...
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