Books like 'Lightspeed Magazine, May 2015'
Readers who enjoyed Lightspeed Magazine, May 2015 by John Joseph Adams, C.C. Finlay, Seanan McGuire, Annie Bellet, Sean Williams, Matthew Hughes, Paolo Bacigalupi, Maria Dahvana Headley & James K. Morrow also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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The Ranch: A Legacy of Darkness (The Legacy Series Book 3) by Sean Liscom
10 ratingsPost-Apocalyptic Fiction by Sean Liscom Jason Sterling had a simple life by all accounts. He had worked the same job his entire adult life, he had never married and he had no children. He was used to doing things on his own. His comfortable life was shaken to the core the day he learned of his fathers death... -
Forsaken World: Redemption: Book 6 by Thomas A. Watson
6 ratingsThe moms have finally made it to the cabin, but what they find will impress and challenge them. While survival and safety are paramount at the cabin, trust and respect will be questioned.With more attention being brought to the coalition, Lance and Ian struggle to determine the most successful path in these everchanging times. Stinkers are no longer the main threat...Categorized as:
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Storm Cloud by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsInjustice comes in many forms, as Big T and Shawna are discovering, while Helen's childhood innocence is shattered beyond repair. Survival is the only way of the world after the beginning of the storms, though one person still clings to the hope that they can somehow stop them in Storm's Fury Book 5.Tired of the usual post-apocalyptic tale? Welcome to your new addiction... -
Present Danger by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus
8 ratingsThe United States is in chaos. Fleeing his hometown, Joel accompanies Helen on a dangerous cross-country trip, hoping to reunite her with a mysterious prepper group her grandfather belonged to. Danger lurks around every corner in Chicago as Big T and his companions strengthen their base of operations - but all good things come with a cost in Storm's Fury Book 3... -
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Little Lies by Bella Forrest
10 ratings"I’ve got orders to take you in, immediately!” Reunite with Robin, Jace, and their team, as they dive deeper into Nathan's well-meaning, yet complex plan..Categorized as:
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Thunder Due East by Hugh Howey
10 ratingsA family long scattered reunites as danger approaches Springston. Brother and sister rush to sound a warning, but that warning will come too late. Bombs will thunder like the pulse of a terrible god. The great dune will flow as the sea...Categorized as:
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Andorra by Devon C. Ford
10 ratingsIn a world where there are no rules, there is no greater hero than a seventeen-year-old girl. Life at the fortified town of Sanctuary is calm. The people, with their fearless leader at the helm, have created a haven where they can live out their lives in peace and safety. But it hasn’t always been this way. There were battles and losses along the way, and victory usually came at a price... -
Prepper's Collapse by A.J. Newman
10 ratingsPrepper's Collapse - Book 2 in the Prepper’s Apocalypse series.Prepper Post-Apocalyptic Survival FictionEMP blasts started the apocalypse during Tom and his family's return flight home from vacation. Surviving the crash only caused them to confront the chaos of the apocalypse head-on... -
Thin Lines by Bella Forrest
12 ratings"It sounded to me like they've been watching you--watching us--for a while..."A decades-old conspiracy. A group of mysterious allies. An entire nation out for their blood.The Compliance Authority does not take kindly to dissidents. Particularly dissidents who have managed to escape their grasp, not once, but twice.Things are about to get a lot more dangerous for Robin, Jace, and their team...Categorized as:
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Undefeated World by Chris Pike
6 ratingsIt was a desperate act. But why? Undefeated World is the stunning conclusion to the wildly popular EMP Survivor series. It’s about the power of family, of selfless acts of incredible bravery, and of one agonizing decision pitting love of family against love of country. America will be invaded, heroes will face certain death, and the traitorous actions of one patriot will be revealed... -
Dark Revival by Grace Hamilton
6 ratingsWhen lives are at stake, you can’t always rely on others—there are some things you have to do yourself. Rushing back from the NRU, Megan, Wyatt and their party arrive to find anything but a warm welcome. Their home has been compromised by rogue soldier Neil Spraggat and a small army of men who are using the lodge as a base for a deadly operation... -
Against All Odds by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsThe world is consumed. As the government response turns violent and the survivors lives are upturned, hope is dwindling fast in Storm's Fury Book 6.The skies above America darken as powerful, corrupt forces inadvertently unleash a disaster of biblical proportions.In a quiet southern town, a lonely soldier lives each day in a bottle, forever regretting sins and losses of the past... -
Run by Craig Martelle
6 ratingsThe end doesn’t come till you draw your last breath… After enduring the holocaust that destroyed Fairbanks, Chuck and his family did more than simply endure. They thrived. Together with other survivors, the Nagy’s are rebuilding their lives in the Alaskan wilderness, creating a better society... -
Harbor by Tom Abrahams
6 ratingsNo man is an island, but Marcus Battle is a man lost at sea. In the final chapter of the Amazon best-selling The Traveler Series, reluctant hero Marcus Battle is tasked with helping his friends escape the reach of an oppressive government. His team is undermanned and outgunned in its efforts to reach the mythical refuge called "The Harbor... -
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Ride the Lightning by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsThe lightning storms continue unabated as the survivors fight to stop them - while fighting the evil among themselves - in Storm's Fury Book 7.The skies above America darken as powerful, corrupt forces inadvertently unleash a disaster of biblical proportions.In a quiet southern town, a lonely soldier lives each day in a bottle, forever regretting sins and losses of the past... -
Restitution by Bruno Miller
6 ratingsA Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival seriesWill they ever see home again?Colorado seems farther away than ever for Ben and his crew. Especially when a road block lures them deeper into the Appalachian Mountains.Ambushed and captured, they fall prey to a gang of backwoods moonshiners turned post apocalyptic outlaws. After being led back to camp and locked up, the crew’s morale is at an all time low... -
Hero by Tom Abrahams
6 ratingsAs far as the east is from the west... Marcus Battle is tired of the world. And he's certain the world is tired of him. But when an old friend needs his help, he steps back into the violence and corruption he's fought for so long to avoid... -
The Resolution by Steven C. Bird
6 ratingsThe Resolution is the fourth installment in The New Homefront Series where patriotic Americans struggle to survive while fighting the evil and tyranny that pervades their new world... -
Endurance by Bruno Miller
6 ratingsA Post-Apocalyptic Survival SeriesWould you fight for the ones you love? The struggle for survival in Cloverdale continues as Vince Walker and a small group of survivors find that nothing comes easy in the post-apocalyptic ruins of what was once their town... -
Sacrifice by K.A. Riley
8 ratingsCaptured by the group of rogue Emergents known as “Hypnagogics,” Kress and her Conspiracy search desperately for a way out of their confinement in a stadium-sized prison-lab called the Mill. There, they find themselves subjected to a bombardment of psychological manipulations, physical challenges, and cruel techno-genetic experiments... -
Breaking World by Kyla Stone
8 ratingsA cure to save the world...or a war to end it. The Hydra virus killed 94% of the population. The only hope for a cure lies within the Sanctuary. But when Amelia finally makes it inside the walls, what she finds is the last thing she expected. Separated from her friends, unsure whom to trust, and surrounded by danger, Amelia must face her greatest threat alone...Categorized as:
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Empty Cities by E.E. Isherwood
8 ratingsThere are no more red or blue states; just empty states. And empty cities.But a few Americans survived, and are fighting to stay alive.Ted, the pilot, still protects Vice President Emily Williams as he retains the hope of finding his niece. His skills are tested as enemy forces zero in on their location.Tabby, the tour guide, is stuck with three young teens as she looks for her parents... -
Winter's Refuge by Logan Keys, Mike Kraus
8 ratingsWith the growing cold affecting more than just the weather, Brittany faces a deadly earthquake at the epicenter of disaster just after meeting Colton, a young soldier taking readings on some of the new apocalyptic phenomena... -
Retribution by Russell Blake
10 ratingsIn the fourth volume of the Day After Never series, Lucas and Sierra embark on a cross-country journey that takes them into the belly of the beast, where they must battle a ruthless adversary while the fate of their world hangs in the balance... -
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Undaunted by Kat Falls
10 ratingsLane barely survived her first journey to the Feral Zone. The forbidden, overgrown landscape east of the Mississippi River was abandoned years ago when a virus spread through the population, bringing civilization to its knees.But Lane has crossed the quarantine line, and she knows the truth...Categorized as:
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Return to Danvar by Hugh Howey
10 ratingsAn eldest daughter is a father's curse. Vic knows this. She knows she was never supposed to be the one. But her father taught her to breathe beneath the sand, taught her how to dive deep and find the treasures of the buried past. He taught her brother as well. When she hears of Danvar's discovery, it feels as though fate has slipped her by. If the rumors are to believed, that is...Categorized as:
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When the Peace Is Gone by P.A. Glaspy
10 ratingsRuss and Anne Mathews made their escape from their home, along with family, friends, and new friends they made along the way. Now, they must build a new life for themselves at the Warren farm, without the luxury of electricity and very few traces of the 21st century... -
Ashes by Jennifer Wilson
10 ratingsLegend meets The Giver in the harrowing second installment of The New World Series by Jennifer Wilson.After Phoenix, a 17-year-old orphan rogue, sacrifices herself for her loved ones, her world again takes an unexpected turn. She may have forgotten her past, but it hasn't forgotten her. A war is coming and her role in it will be pivotal.That is... if she survives... -
The Fate of Urth by Jennifer Martucci, Christopher Martucci
10 ratingsFive years have passed since we destroyed Kildare. In the years since, the Urthmen threat has diminished, almost to the point of being bearable. I began to feel safe for the first time in my life, that my sister is safe, that mankind has a chance to advance, that a future exists. But I’ve learned that on this planet, nothing lasts, especially peace...Categorized as:
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Synthesis by K.A. Riley
6 ratingsEncouraged by happy reunions, shocked by terrifying discoveries, and with the lives of millions and the fate of the nation hanging in the balance, Kress and her Conspiracy—along with their new legions of allies, the Survivalists and the Unkindness—prepare for their final, all-or-nothing war against Krug and the assembled might of his Patriot Army... -
The Guardians by Steven C. Bird
6 ratingsThe Guardians is the second book in The New Homefront series where patriotic Americans struggle to survive in a collapsing world while taking a stand against the evil and tyranny that quickly follows. It is the sequel to The Last Layover: The New Homefront, Volume One. The Guardians picks up where The Last Layover left off, as well as introducing an exciting new parallel story line and characters... -
The Blue Ridge Resistance by Steven C. Bird
6 ratingsThe Blue Ridge Resistance is the third book in The New Homefront series and picks up where The Guardians left off. The main characters have struggled to survive in a nation that underwent what appeared to be an orchestrated collapse, with several elements joining together to bring America to its knees... -
Eumeswil by Ernst Jünger
6 ratingsOriginally published in Germany in 1977, when Junger was eighty-two years old, Eumeswil is the great novel of Junger's creative maturity, a masterpiece by a central figure in modern German literature. Eumeswil is a utopian state ruled by the Condor, a general who has installed himself as a dictator and who dominates the capital from a guarded citadel atop a hill - the Casbah... -
Dark Redemption by Grace Hamilton
6 ratingsIn a brutal world, sometimes forgiving yourself is the hardest part of survival… Megan Wolford knows surviving this new post-EMP world means facing ever-changing threats. It has been months since Wyatt’s brother Jack was killed, and his newborn son shows signs of an illness no one at the lodge can cure. Megan blames herself for Jack’s death, so when the opportunity to help his son, Jack Jr... -
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Darkest Storm by Logan Keys, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsDisease and cold rage across the world as Reese continues maneuvering chess pieces from the shadows, all while the survivors struggle against the increasingly disastrous conditions. The Long Fall is a thrilling post-apocalyptic episodic series that follows the survivors of a global catastrophe that threatens the survival of the entire world... -
Inbound by E.E. Isherwood, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsFrom best-selling authors Mike Kraus and E.E. Isherwood comes a frighteningly real new post-apocalyptic series. A radical new mission. A devastating disaster. Survival is no longer guaranteed. The Tikkanen Kinetic Mining corporation has perfected the science of asteroid mining - or so they say... -
Final Refuge by Logan Keys, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsAs the killing cold continues its march across the world, the survivors are tasked with not only surviving the weather, but each other. Desperation grows as the temperature drops and the earth cracks apart, and only those who are willing to adapt will survive... -
World Apart by Logan Keys, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsAs the killing cold continues its march across the world, the survivors are tasked with not only surviving the weather, but each other. Desperation grows as the temperature drops and the earth cracks apart, and only those who are willing to adapt will survive... -
The Road Is A River by Nick Cole
6 ratingsPart Hemingway, part Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. The Road is a River is a suspenseful odyssey into the dark heart of the Post-Apocalyptic American Southwest. The Road is a River concludes Nick Cole’s fantastic Wasteland Saga...Categorized as:
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Blind Sided by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
6 ratingsAfter four years of life in a post-apocalyptic world, the one thing that both Mike and Sarah know for sure is that nothing ever stays the same. Just when life has begun to settle down, a threat comes at them from a totally unexpected source. Not England, nor the US, not rampaging gypsies or even the Middle East... -
Endurance by John Q. Prepper, M.L. Banner
6 ratingsThe sequel to the #1 best-seller, Highway All they had to do was endure. The enemy had other plans. Several of America’s greatest cities have been nuked, the grid is down, food supplies are dwindling, and the lawless have taken over. Even those who prepared are struggling... -
Scattered Seeds by Alice Sabo
6 ratingsWhile High Meadow is dealing with troublemakers and raiders, Wisp follows an invisible trail across the country to rescue Nick. What had started as a simple trip turns into an undercover operation for Nick, leaving Wisp to return to High Meadow on his own with a van full of children.In the search for answers, Nick learns that the problems are more complex than he imagined...Categorized as:
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The Devil's Road by Boyd Craven
6 ratingsWith the horrors of Chicago put down hard, Dick AKA Devil Dog, Jamie, Mel, Luis and Courtney head west, where they are hoping to re-unite with family. There's only a few problems along the way... Only a few. Rabid Cannibals, hunted by psychotic raiders and a town that's forcing a "Tithe" on travelers and a government gone wild... all before the main event.. -
Shadows by Peter Cawdron
6 ratingsShadows is fan-fiction set in Hugh Howey's WOOL universe as part of the Silo Saga. Life within the silos follows a well-worn pattern passed down through the generations from master to apprentice, 'caster to shadow. "Don't ask! Don't think! Don't question! Just stay in the shadows." But not everyone is content to follow the past..Categorized as:
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Survival by Bruno Miller
6 ratingsA Post-Apocalyptic Survival SeriesWould you survive? Vince Walker and the remaining survivors from the town of Cloverdale, Indiana continue to come to terms with their new reality. Accepting the fact that the country has been thrust into nuclear war with an unknown enemy means they must forget their former lives and forge ahead... -
Rising Tides by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
6 ratingsThe tides are definitely rising in the 5th installment of the Irish End Game Series. Rising Tides is the story of two desperate journeys to find lost loved ones culminating in a shocking discovery—one with the power to destroy all of Europe...Categorized as:
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Rude Shock by Scott Medbury
6 ratingsNo Mazes, No Zombies, No Games After their hurried escape from the Drake Mountain Facility, Isaac, and his group stumbled upon a farmhouse in a secluded valley. It's what they've been looking for. A place to make their home, both now and in the future.Their joy is tempered by questions though... -
The Brothers by Katie French
6 ratings“They tell me it’s for the good of humanity. That I’m saving our way of life with my body. They lie.” Book Four in the award-winning, best-selling Breeders series.Riley has survived madmen, deranged doctors, and false prophets. Her next task is uniting her family, which has been ripped apart by Nessa Vandewater, the Breeders’ enforcer. Her boyfriend Clay and brother Ethan are still missing... -
Welcome to the Stone Age by S.A. Ison
6 ratingsKelly, Randal, Larry, and Stephen don't know each other, they have nothing in common, they don’t know each other. They don’t even live in the same cities, yet they will all come to the same conclusion, life is over as they know it. Nothing has prepared anyone for the unimaginable hell that is about to crash into their lives. How strong is their will to live? Time will tell... -
Travelers by K.A. Riley
6 ratingsAfter their costly victory over President Krug and the Patriot Army, Kress and her Conspiracy travel to London, fight their way through the ruins of Paris, and plunge into the heart of Spain as they race to track down a mythical pair of twins who are rumored to have the unique ability to enter the world of dreams...
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