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The Hunted by Charlie Higson
16 ratingsThe Hunted is Charlie Higson's sixth terrifying installment in the thrilling The Enemy series. The sickness struck everyone over fourteen. First it twisted their minds. Next it ravaged their bodies. Now they roam the streets - Crazed and hungry The others had promised that the countryside would be safer than the city. They were wrong...Categorized as:
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Swan Song by Robert McCammon
34 ratingsThe trade paper reissue of Robert McCammon's New York Times bestselling Swan Song.An ancient evil roams the desolate landscape of an America ravaged by nuclear war.He is the Man with the Scarlet Eye, a malevolent force that feeds on the dark desires of the countless followers he has gathered into his service. His only desire is to find a special child named Swan -- and destroy her...Categorized as:
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![Silence in the Shadows by Darcy Coates]()
Silence in the Shadows by Darcy Coates
12 ratingsThe stark world continues to change. Each passing day twists it further, pushing the surviving humans closer to the brink of extinction. But, for the first time, there is hope. Clare and Dorran have set their sights on returning home to Winterbourne Hall. It's a daunting journey, but vital... -
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Fire & Ash by Jonathan Maberry
18 ratingsIn the gripping conclusion to the action-packed standard bearer (Booklist) of zombie series, the threat of death is given new life.Benny Imura and his friends have found the jet and Sanctuary, but neither is what they expected. Instead of a refuge, Sanctuary is a hospice, and the soldiers who flew the plane seem to be little more than bureaucrats who have given up hope for humanity's future...Categorized as:
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Fractured by D.J. Molles
18 ratingsThis is the destiny of those who stand for others. Their honor will be bought in blood and pain. The Camp Ryder Hub is broken. Lee is nowhere to be found, and his allies are scattered across the state, each of them learning that their missions will not be as easy as they thought... -
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Code Zero by Jonathan Maberry
18 ratingsFor years the Department of Military Sciences has fought to stop terrorists from using radical bioweapons—designer plagues, weaponized pathogens, genetically modified viruses, and even the zombie plague that first brought Ledger into the DMS. These terrible weapons have been locked away in the world’s most secure facility. Until now...Categorized as:
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![Alive by Courtney Konstantin]()
Alive by Courtney Konstantin
10 ratingsRafe Duncan has been working his family’s compound for years in the event of a global catastrophe-- and doomsday has finally arrived. Both he and Charlie Brewer work at a facility where secret government experiments are carried out, experiments that are classified even to them. Then the plague breaks loose, and hell arrives on earth...Categorized as:
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![Secrets in the Dark by Darcy Coates]()
Secrets in the Dark by Darcy Coates
14 ratingsWinterbourne Hall is not safe. Even as Clare and Dorran scramble to secure the ancient building against ravenous hollow ones, they face something far worse: Clare's sister has made contact, but she's trapped, and her oxygen is running out. Hundreds of miles separate Clare from Beth. The land between them is infested with monsters, and the roads are a maze of dead ends... -
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Kill Switch by Jonathan Maberry
16 ratingsWhat do you do when the power goes off?A terrorist group has acquired one hundred E-bombs. Each bomb's electromagnetic pulse is powerful enough to blow out all power and all technology from a major city. The terrorists plan to hit one hundred American cities in a campaign of destruction...Categorized as:
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Predator One by Jonathan Maberry
16 ratingsOn opening day of the new baseball season a small model-kit airplane flies down from the stands and buzzes the mound, where a decorated veteran pilot is about to throw out the first ball. The toy plane is the exact replica of the one flown by the war hero. Everyone laughs, thinking it’s a prank or a publicity stunt. Until it explodes, killing dozens...Categorized as:
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Horde by Ann Aguirre
26 ratingsThe epic conclusion to the USA Today bestselling trilogy.The horde is coming.Salvation is surrounded, monsters at the gates, and this time, they're not going away. When Deuce, Fade, Stalker and Tegan set out, the odds are against them. But the odds have been stacked against Deuce from the moment she was born. She might not be a Huntress anymore, but she doesn't run...Categorized as:
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Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry
18 ratingsIn ASSASSIN’S CODE, the fourth book in New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger series, Joe Ledger and the DMS go on a relentless chase to stop an ancient order of killers from plunging the entire world into Holy War...Categorized as:
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![The Distance by Sam Sisavath]()
The Distance by Sam Sisavath
8 ratingsTHEY DON’T KNOW WHO THEY’RE MESSING WITH. Keo isn’t an easy man to kill. Many have tried, and none have succeeded. His skills are becoming legendary, but everyone has an Achilles heel. In the aftermath of Buck’s bloody surprise attack on Darby Bay, Keo has rushed to help his friends. But he’s too late, and the battle has already been decided...Categorized as:
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![Convergence by Mark Tufo, John O'Brien]()
Convergence by Mark Tufo, John O'Brien
8 ratingsHaving survived Atlantis, the town of Indian Hill beckons. As Mike and Trip make their way toward Indian Hill and are in search of some much needed answers, Jack is fast on their heels. It is a dangerous journey fraught with all manner of creatures. Zombies, Night Runners and the Alien Whistlers do their best to prevent the trio from ever going home again...Categorized as:
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![Cannibal by Jeremy Robinson]()
Cannibal by Jeremy Robinson
10 ratingsStill recovering from the tragic loss of a good friend, Jack Sigler, callsign: King, leads the Chess Team—a crew of former Delta operators—back into action. But what should be a routine snatch-and-grab to capture a drug cartel leader, escalates out of control, throwing the team into a challenge unlike anything they’ve ever faced...Categorized as:
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![Mortal by Shawn Chesser]()
Mortal by Shawn Chesser
10 ratingsMortal, Book Six in the Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse series, picks up immediately where Allegiance: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse left off...Categorized as:
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![Allegiance by Shawn Chesser]()
Allegiance by Shawn Chesser
10 ratingsAllegiance, Book 5 in the Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse series, picks up two days after “A Pound of Flesh: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse” left off.Outbreak – Day 1. Like a fragile house of cards in a hurricane, Presidents, Premiers, entire governments and their ruling bodies disappeared instantly...Categorized as:
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![This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong, Jason Pargin]()
This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong, Jason Pargin
26 ratingsOriginally released as an online serial where itreceivedmore than 70,000 downloads,John Dies at the End has been described as a"Horrortacular", an epic of "spectacular" horror that combines the laugh out loud humor of the best R-rated comedy, with the darkest terror of H.P. Lovecraft. The book went on to sell an additional60,000 copies in all formats...Categorized as:
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![Fugitives by Alexander Gordon Smith]()
Fugitives by Alexander Gordon Smith
18 ratingsI am no longer trapped in the darkness. But the darkness is still trapped inside me. We did it. We cracked the gates, escaped from Furnace. We're out, but we're not free. Not yet. Now the whole city is in lockdown — the roads sealed, the police scouring every building. And there are worse things here — creatures of unimaginable fury hunting us down. An unholy army, sent by Alfred Furnace himself...Categorized as:
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![Ghosts by Nicholas Sansbury Smith]()
Ghosts by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
18 ratingsBetrayal and sacrifice in the skies …Ten years ago, Hell Diver Xavier “X” Rodriguez fell to Earth. Those he left behind went on without him aboard the airship he once called home. Michael Everhart—the boy once known as Tin—has grown into a man and the commander of Hell Diver Raptor Team...Categorized as:
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![Flesh & Bone by Jonathan Maberry]()
Flesh & Bone by Jonathan Maberry
24 ratingsReeling from the tragic events of Dust & Decay, Benny Imura and his friends plunge deep into the zombie-infested wastelands of the great Rot & Ruin. Benny, Nix, Lilah and Chong journey through a fierce wilderness that was once America, searching for the jet they saw in the skies months ago. If that jet exists then humanity itself must have survived…somewhere...Categorized as:
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![The Forsaken by Erica Stevens]()
The Forsaken by Erica Stevens
10 ratings***Note*** This book is the third compilation of a serial story and therefore does not have a conclusion. This is not a survivalist story.New friendships will be forged, answers will be found, and lives will be lost as the survivors journey deeper into unfamiliar and treacherous areas...Categorized as:
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![A Pound of Flesh by Shawn Chesser]()
A Pound of Flesh by Shawn Chesser
10 ratings"Through a combination of tight, well-structured plots and fully realized characters, Chesser has emerged as one of the top indie writers in the business." Joe McKinney - Two-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and bestselling author of the Dead World series...Categorized as:
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![Lost Valley by Walt Browning, Nicholas Sansbury Smith]()
Lost Valley by Walt Browning, Nicholas Sansbury Smith
12 ratingsWar has a way of following some people... John Eric Carver and Shrek are a retired Navy SEAL war dog team, now living in the mountains outside of San Diego. Both man and dog thought their life was now settled, finding peace on the forty acre ranch they had moved to. But life, and a mutated virus, changed all that.Now, they have to survive a worldwide pandemic... -
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![In Harm's Way by Shawn Chesser]()
In Harm's Way by Shawn Chesser
12 ratingsIn Harm’s Way, Book 3 in the Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse series, picks up on Day 8 where “Soldier On: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse” left off.Outbreak - Day1Like a fragile house of cards in a hurricane, Presidents, Premiers, entire governments and their ruling bodies disappeared instantly... -
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The Dark by Jeremy Robinson
14 ratingsFrom the twisted imagination of New York Times and #1 Audible bestselling author, Jeremy Robinson, comes a horrifying revelation about the centuries old Three Days of Darkness prophecy, during which the legions of Hell will be unleashed on the Earth. The Dark is a mind-bending and character driven sci-fi-infused horror novel like no other...Categorized as:
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![Unleashed by Dirk Patton]()
Unleashed by Dirk Patton
14 ratingsJohn Chase has just arrived in Atlanta on a business trip when America experiences the worst attacks in history. Nuclear bombs destroy cities and the widespread release of nerve gas sends the majority of the surviving population into a murderous rage...Categorized as:
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![Fall of Night by Jonathan Maberry]()
Fall of Night by Jonathan Maberry
14 ratingsThe sequel to 'Dead of Night', bringing back beloved characters Desdemona Fox and Billy Trout as they race against time to quarantine a zombie epidemic while caught in a military strike.Stebbins Little School is full of bodies. It's unthinkable to Desdemona Fox... -
![The King of Plagues by Jonathan Maberry]()
The King of Plagues by Jonathan Maberry
18 ratingsSaturday 09:11 Hours: A blast rocks a London hospital and thousands are dead or injured… 10:09 Hours: Joe Ledger arrives on scene to investigate. The horror is unlike anything he has ever seen. Compelled by grief and rage, Joe rejoins the DMS and within hours is attacked by a hit-team of assassins and sent on a suicide mission into a viral hot zone during an Ebola outbreak...Categorized as:
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![Pandemic by Scott Sigler]()
Pandemic by Scott Sigler
18 ratingsThe explosive conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with Infected and Contagious.The alien intelligence that unleashed two horrific assaults on humanity has been destroyed. But before it was brought down in flames, it launched one last payload-a tiny soda-can-sized canister filled with germs engineered to wreak new forms of havoc on the human race...Categorized as:
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![Forever Between by Ann Christy]()
Forever Between by Ann Christy
6 ratingsFour year ago the world was destroyed by medical nanites gone awry, leaving humanity divided into three groups: the living, deaders, and the horrific in-betweeners. Two years ago, Emily braved that dangerous world to try and save a group of children trapped downtown. Now, it’s Veronica’s turn to try and save Emily in return... -
![Three Days in Undead Shoes by Dee J. Holmes]()
Three Days in Undead Shoes by Dee J. Holmes
6 ratingsOne woman. One Great Dane. A whole lot of zombies.Jane Finch wishes her problems ended with a bad commute and no coffee. Instead, she and Schrodinger, the Great Dane she’s supposed to be training, emerge from a locked room to discover a city changed for the dead... -
![Blackout by Jeremy Robinson, Sean Ellis]()
Blackout by Jeremy Robinson, Sean Ellis
8 ratingsTwice before, Jack Sigler—Callsign: King—has stopped the mysterious ‘Brainstorm’ from destroying all life on earth. Twice before, he’s survived Brainstorm’s assassins. So when the mastermind behind Brainstorm surfaces in Paris, King goes on the offensive. As the final showdown unfolds in the legendary City of Lights, the villain’s scheme to plunge the world into literal darkness is revealed...Categorized as:
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![Callsign: Deep Blue (Tom Duncan) by Jeremy Robinson, Kane Gilmour]()
Callsign: Deep Blue (Tom Duncan) by Jeremy Robinson, Kane Gilmour
8 ratingsTom Duncan—Callsign: Deep Blue, former Army ranger, former president of the United States and handler of the black ops force known as Chess Team, is visiting the team’s new secret headquarters. The underground facility, known as Alpha, once belonged to Manifold Genetics, a corrupt corporation shut down by Chess Team. But despite being abandoned for years, Alpha still hides secrets...Categorized as:
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![The Fall by Thomas A. Watson]()
The Fall by Thomas A. Watson
10 ratingsWhat would you do in an apocalyptic event? How would your family and friends survive? Could you survive? Join two families on a journey through hell on earth as they try to save themselves and maybe mankind.A super virus has been unleashed on mankind. Our way of life and the modern day speed of travel spread the virus from the jungles of Africa around the world in days...Categorized as:
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![The Divide by Jeremy Robinson]()
The Divide by Jeremy Robinson
10 ratingsA wildly exciting journey through a world remade, THE DIVIDE combines real characters with horrifically realized creations, pitting the worst of human nature against the strength of family. Equal parts action, horror, and moving drama that only Jeremy Robinson can pull off.WHEN THE DIVIDE IS CROSSED...No one remembers how the Divide was created...Categorized as:
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![Dark of Night by Jonathan Maberry, Rachael Lavin]()
Dark of Night by Jonathan Maberry, Rachael Lavin
10 ratingsThe dead rose. We fell. The survivors are trapped in a world of monsters who prey on the helpless. Some of them are zombies...but they are not the only predators who feed on pain and suffering. Dark of Night is a story of worlds in collision. Three heroes who have survived the apocalypse are in a deadly race to save a busload of children from ravenous zombies and ruthless human scavengers...Categorized as:
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![The Village by Iain Rob Wright]()
The Village by Iain Rob Wright
10 ratingsThe fungus is spreading and life is changing, becoming corrupted...Continue Ryan and Aaron's story as they flee the cottage by the hill and finally make it to the village where they hope to find safety, but the threat of the quickly spreading fungus is only growing worse, and not everyone in the village welcomes strangers. It's time to meet the locals.Categorized as:
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![Dead Surge by Joseph Talluto]()
Dead Surge by Joseph Talluto
10 ratingsWhite Flag Of The Dead Book 5 It's been seven years since the Upheaval. Seven years of fighting the hordes of the undead. John Talon and his family are hoping to finally settle down and start their lives over again. But in the grasslands of Iowa, a new danger has emerged. A new form of the Enillo Virus, unlike any seen before, threatens to unravel the fragile new country...Categorized as:
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![Callsign: Queen by Jeremy Robinson, David Wood]()
Callsign: Queen by Jeremy Robinson, David Wood
10 ratingsAt the beginning of her search for Rook, a missing Chess Team member, Zelda Baker, Callsign: Queen, is redirected to Pripyat, Ukraine, a ghost town on the radioactive outskirts of Chernobyl. Intel indicates that splinter cell of Manifold Genetics—a ruthless corporation dismantled by Chess Team—may be operating in the area...Categorized as:
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![Callsign: King II - Underworld by Jeremy Robinson, Sean Ellis]()
Callsign: King II - Underworld by Jeremy Robinson, Sean Ellis
10 ratingsStrange things have always happened in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona… Bizarre lights, reports of cave entrances that appear and then vanish, hundreds of mysterious disappearances…and rumors of monstrous creatures that inhabit a labyrinthine underworld...Categorized as:
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![Callsign: Rook - Book 1 by Jeremy Robinson, Edward G. Talbot]()
Callsign: Rook - Book 1 by Jeremy Robinson, Edward G. Talbot
10 ratingsAfter a failed mission claims the lives of his five-man support team, Stan Tremblay, Callsign: Rook, flees Siberia and finds himself on the secluded coast of Norway, north of the Arctic Circle. Exhausted, cut off from the outside world, and emotionally beaten from his defeat in Russia, Rook just wants to find a place to rest. The small coastal town of Fenris Kystby seems like the perfect place...Categorized as:
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![Terminal Uprising by Jim C. Hines]()
Terminal Uprising by Jim C. Hines
12 ratingsIt’s been four months since Marion “Mops” Adamopoulos learned the truth. Four months since she and her team of hygiene and sanitation specialists stole the EMCS Pufferfish and stopped a bioterrorism attack against the Krakau homeworld. Four months since she set out to find proof of what really happened on Earth all those years ago... -
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Soldier On by Shawn Chesser
12 ratings73700 words. Approximately 300 pages.Edited by Monique HappyMonique Happy Editorial ServicesSoldier On is Book Two in the Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse series, picking up on day four where “Trudge: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse” left off.Day one began the same as any other Saturday in Portland, Oregon. After months of rain people were out and about enjoying the sights and sounds of summer...Categorized as:
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Escape by T.W. Piperbrook
12 ratingsDan and Quinn Lowery may have escaped the initial infection, but their journey is far from over.Their once-safe location has been compromised, overrun by the agents and the infected.Now, in order to survive, they must first escape..Categorized as:
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Threshold by Jeremy Robinson
14 ratingsAfter a terrorist attack on a reservation in Oregon leaves thousands dead, Jack Sigler, call sign King and his Chess Team — Queen, Rook, Bishop and Knight — must protect the only survivor, thirteen year-old Fiona Lane. When a death in the family pulls King away, and the rest of the team is sent on a mission, Fort Bragg is attacked by a strange and overwhelming force...Categorized as:
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![Rage Within by Jeyn Roberts]()
Rage Within by Jeyn Roberts
18 ratingsIn this apocalyptic sequel to Dark Inside four teens continue the struggle for survival as they face a world gone mad.Aries, Clementine, Mason and Michael have survived the first wave of the apocalypse that wiped out most of the world’s population, and turned many of the rest into murderous Baggers...Categorized as:
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![Countdown by Mira Grant]()
Countdown by Mira Grant
18 ratingsThe year is 2014, the year everything changed. We cured cancer. We cured the common cold. We died.This is the story of how we rose.When will you rise?Countdown is a novella set in the world of Feed...Categorized as:
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![Contagious by Scott Sigler]()
Contagious by Scott Sigler
24 ratingsFrom the acclaimed author of "Infected" comes an epic and exhilarating story of humanity's secret battle against a horrific enemy. Across America, a mysterious pathogen transforms ordinary people into raging killers, psychopaths driven by a terrifying, alien agenda...Categorized as:
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![Deadline by Mira Grant]()
Deadline by Mira Grant
27 ratingsShaun Mason is a man without a mission. Not even running the news organization he built with his sister has the same urgency as it used to. Playing with dead things just doesn't seem as fun when you've lost as much as he has.But when a CDC researcher fakes her own death and appears on his doorstep with a ravenous pack of zombies in tow, Shaun has a newfound interest in life...Categorized as:
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