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Fulcrum by Dirk Patton
10 ratingsWith a Russian invasion force threatening, and a downed American pilot in the Sea of Cortez, John must set aside the most personal loss of his life and continue the battle to save what remains of America. Leading a lightning mission into Mexico, he encounters survivors who have formed militias and pose a threat to anyone who is not part of their group... -
Endgame by Michael Stephen Fuchs
12 ratingsTHIS IS IT.ALPHA TEAM GOES ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH On what will be their final missions ever in the Zulu Alpha - and the fight of their lives - Homer & Ali, and Predator & Juice, launch out into the terminal post-Apocalypse, as London is overrun by the very last rush of death covering the entire planet... -
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... -
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... -
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Precipice by Dirk Patton
10 ratingsThe Russian military has surged, invading the devastated United States in large numbers. Russian civilians are arriving, laying claim to the spoils of war. Events from John's past bring new dangers for the few remaining survivors as the Russians begin an all out effort to capture and send him to Moscow for trial and execution... -
Indestructible by Dirk Patton
10 ratingsPlease note this is the full-length edition of Indestructible, not available for Kindle Unlimited. Looking to borrow with your KU subscription? Visit my author page at www.amazon.com/author/dirkpatton and look for Indestructible Parts 1 through 5. Each part is available for KU readers, and when read in order are exactly the same as the full version... -
The Undead Day Fifteen by R.R. Haywood
10 ratingsAs the post apocalyptic world moves into the third week, Howie is starting to feel the pressure. New faces, new rules and the infection continues its deadly evolution... -
Recovery by Dirk Patton
10 ratingsTinker Air Force Base has fallen to the infected. Rachel's plane to Seattle has been shot down over a mountain wilderness in Idaho. Is she alive? It is up to John, Katie and Dog to race against time, invading armies, blizzards, herds of infected and vicious wild predators to reach the crash site... -
Merciless: V Plague Book 11 by Dirk Patton
10 ratingsJohn is in the hands of the Russian military as the conflict escalates. His only hope is to escape as those he loves are threatened by nuclear attacks. When a new Russian plot is revealed, the survivors must battle to save the last vestiges of humanity from final annihilation... -
Fractured by Dirk Patton
10 ratingsAfter the disastrous events at the end of Scourge, it is left to the Athena Project to set things right. But problems arise that change the course of events in a way that could not have been predicted... -
The Undead Day Sixteen by R.R. Haywood
10 ratingsA new landscape was formed after the storm, and with it the promise of a new beginning.One race to dominate this land. One race to survive.Words were uttered beneath the Saxon while Howie fought the undead. Words that brought a whole new pressure.To be relentless and unceasing. To charge forward and never give up. To do what it takes to survive.That pressure was building and it became too much... -
Days Of Perdition by Dirk Patton
10 ratingsKatie kidnapped by Roach, John must not only save her but also deal with the betrayal of the new President. Days Of Perdition opens with the story of how Katie survived and reached Oklahoma City...Categorized as:
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Scourge: V Plague Book 14 by Dirk Patton
10 ratingsTrying to adjust to his return to civilization, John learns of the horrors yet to come that were revealed in Exodus. With Igor and Irina on their way to Siberia, he must travel to Australia to complete what may be his final and most personal mission; assassinate the Russian president... -
Transmission by Dirk Patton
12 ratingsWith the virus mutating, new dangers appear that threaten a bloody end to the struggle for survival. The next wave of infection sweeps across the remaining population. Betrayal threatens the alliance with the GRU. Roach descends deeper into madness, hiding in plain sight as he plots to capture Katie...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... -
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... -
Dog Dayz by Mark Tufo
8 ratingsThe Talbot clan has settled in to life at Etna Station. Mike has earned the rank of Lieutenant, but there’s no time to rest. Colonel Bennington has ordered Mike and his squad of misfits on a secretive mission to New York City where they are tasked to complete a complicated rescue that rapidly becomes nearly impossible to accomplish... -
Ghosts by Shawn Chesser
8 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 best-selling author of the Dead World series. Book 8 in the best-selling Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse series, picks up where Warpath, Book 7 ends... -
The Undead Day Nine by R.R. Haywood
8 ratingsThe Undead. The UK's #1 Horror Series by Washington Post bestselling author RR Haywood The Undead Day Nine A deadly infection spreads across Europe. The Undead Series: A terrifying account of one man desperately struggling to survive this harrowing event... -
Home by Frank Tayell
10 ratingsIn an undead world, zombies aren’t the greatest threat. The outbreak began in February. Nations went to war. Governments collapsed. Billions died in the chaos and anarchy that followed. Billions more were infected. They died. They came back. It is now October, and out of the tens of millions who lived in southern England, only ninety people remain... -
Rise of the Ram's by Christopher Artinian
10 ratingsThe planet has succumbed to a monstrous virus. Those who die from the infection return as savage predators hell-bent on spreading the virus to the rest of the human population. The UK and Ireland are the last hold-outs, but when the infrastructure supporting their self-imposed quarantine collapses, it's everyone for themselves. Mike Fletcher and his sister Emma live in Leeds... -
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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... -
Warpath 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 author of the Dead World Series. Warpath, Book 7 in the bestselling Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse series begins the day after Mortal, Book 6, ends... -
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... -
Prepared by Courtney Konstantin
12 ratingsShe thought she was prepared for the end of the world… until it actually came.Alex Duncan is a mother, a sister— and the daughter of a doomsday prepper...Categorized as:
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Shelter for Now by Bob Howard
6 ratingsA strange infection has spread across the entire planet leaving death in its path. The zombie apocalypse that everyone believed to be impossible has brought mankind to the brink of extinction, yet small groups of people have managed to survive. No one has been spared contact with the infected dead, not even the most powerful elected official in the world, the President of the United States... -
ARISEN : Odyssey by Michael Stephen Fuchs
6 ratingsOne Tier-1 Naval Special Warfare Operator, trained at the highest levels of any military, with 20+ years of operational experience. One ex-cop civilian survivalist, who lived through two years of post-Apocalyptic Hell, unlike 7 billion of her fellow humans. And an entire continent heaving with 400 million dead guys... -
Valhalla by Mark Tufo, John O'Brien
6 ratingsIn this explosive fourth installment of the popular A Shrouded World Series, Jack is seemingly back from the dead. Mike and Trip are in a desperate bid to help their friend before he falls victim to whatever is plaguing the inhabitants of Valhalla... -
District by Shawn Chesser
6 ratingsDistrict: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse "A gut-wrenching, hard hitting series that will leave you breathless." John O'Brien - Best-selling author of the New World series "Shawn Chesser is a master of the zombie genre... -
Reclamation by T.W. Brown
6 ratingsYears have passed since the dead rose and wiped out most of the living. Many survivors have gathered in pockets around the world. Some are bent on trying to restore what once was, others with a mind to create something new and better from the ashes of civilization, and then there are those who now thrive in the hellish chaos of lawlessness... -
Torment by Courtney Konstantin
6 ratings**Please be aware that while there are no scenes of rape, there are scenes of attempted or perceived rape. Trigger warning for scenes of torture and physical abuse** It’s been months since the zombie outbreak took over America, and Alex Duncan is slipping... -
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The Undead Day Eight by R.R. Haywood
8 ratingsA deadly infection spreads across Europe.The Undead Series: A terrifying account of one man desperately struggling to survive this harrowing event.Day Eight and the struggle continues into week two of The Undead Series... -
Frayed by Shawn Chesser
8 ratingsFrayed, Book 9 in the bestselling Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse series, picks up three weeks after Ghosts, Book 8, left off. Outbreak - Day1 Like a fragile house of cards in a hurricane, Presidents, Premiers, entire governments and their ruling bodies disappeared instantly... -
The Undead Day Five by R.R. Haywood
8 ratingsMy name is Howie. I was named after my father Howard, but it became too confusing to have two Howards, so I became Howie. I am 27 years old and I work as a night’s manager in a supermarket.I will tell you what happened.On Friday the world fell apart. A zombie infestation has ravaged Europe... -
The Undead Day Seven by R.R. Haywood
8 ratingsA deadly infection spreads across Europe.The Undead Series: A terrifying account of one man desperately struggling to survive this harrowing event... -
Harvest by Frank Tayell
10 ratingsA castle can be made safe from the undead, but not from the people inside the walls. It is eight months since the outbreak. In the anarchy and chaos that came with the undead, civilisation was destroyed. In the wars that followed, the planet was nearly ruined. Billions died. Only a few thousand survived. Fifty people have found refuge in the Tower of London... -
Hard Rain Falling by William Allen
10 ratingsAmy and Luke have survived four months in a savage land completely disrupted by the massive power outage, but this last leg of their journey will demand all of their courage as the pair navigate a desperate landscape. Now, new factions begin to take action and sudden violence signals a change in someone’s policies... -
River of Night by John Ringo, Mike Massa
10 ratingsA NEW NOVEL IN JOHN RINGO'S BESTSELLING BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES. Sequel to The Valley of Shadows. Tom Smith used to be somebody. Now he's just another refugee, fleeing the smoking ruins of civilization. Well, maybe not just another refugee. Late of the Bank of the Americas where he used to be the global managing director for Security, Tom and his fellow survivors watched New York City burn... -
The Undead Day Four by R.R. Haywood
10 ratingsMy name is Howie. I was named after my father Howard, but it became too confusing to have two Howards, so I became Howie. I am 27 years old and I work as a night’s manager in a supermarket.I will tell you what happened.On Friday the world fell apart. A zombie infestation has ravaged Europe... -
Unsafe Haven by Frank Tayell
12 ratings“Sooner or later, you have to trust someone.”A new novel, featuring new characters (and a few old) in the Amazon UK #1 Post-Apocalyptic series “Surviving The Evacuation”. Set during the first nine months of the outbreak, in Cumbria, Scotland and Wales.“There are no reported outbreaks in the UK or Ireland.” That is what the government broadcast. Nilda didn’t believe it... -
Reunion by Frank Tayell
12 ratingsSurviving is easy. It’s the next part, living, that’s hard.It is seven months since the outbreak. The world is in ruins. Britain is a radioactive wasteland peopled by the undead. The few survivors cling to the hope that they might wake up tomorrow. For most, that is all they have left. But Nilda has something more; the chance that her son is alive. At least he was, months before... -
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Extinction Point: Kings by Paul Antony Jones
12 ratingsTHIS IS THE END... The Caretakers are dead, destroyed by the revelation of their long-ago corruption at the hands of a mysterious alien race. But Earth and its human survivors are still not free; the alien scourge that brought about so much calamity to the planet are coming to claim what they believe is rightfully theirs... -
This Shattered Land by James N. Cook
14 ratingsEric Riordan doesn't look for trouble, but trouble has a way of finding him.Two years have passed since the Outbreak. After joining forces with his friend Gabriel he has managed to stay alive by fleeing to the peaks of the Appalachian mountains. With supplies running low, and enemies gathering, the two survivors are forced to begin their journey west to Colorado... -
The Scattered and the Dead by Tim McBain, L.T. Vargus
6 ratingsBring out your dead. The Scattered and the Dead series continues with 632 more pages of post-apocalyptic survival. With 99.7% of the population dead and gone for coming up on six months, what's left of humanity is scarred, sinewy, whittled into something lean and hard. But the scattered survivors are still here. Life goes on. Something like life, anyway... -
Last Stand by Michael Stephen Fuchs
6 ratingsOne platoon of Rangers from a legendary regiment. An isolated combat outpost in the Spin Ghar mountains. 150 Taliban survivors - armed with Tier-1 weapons... And all the rampaging dead guys in central Asia. B Company, 3rd Bat, 75th Ranger Regiment - a unit that's fought in every U.S. engagement from D-Day to Black Hawk Down... -
The Offering by E.R. Arroyo
6 ratingsConsumed by guilt from a war she started, Cori faces the aftermath of her destruction. The Mercy colony is in shambles as infection spreads and Dylan struggles to find a cure before it’s too late. Cori’s love and loyalties are put to the test when he asks her for the unthinkable...Categorized as:
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The Loudest Silence by Kate L. Mary
6 ratingsFrom the author of the Amazon bestselling Broken World series, comes an exciting new Zombie Apocalypse series...When Regan was a young girl living in the small town of Altus, OK, Kellan was just her brother’s best friend. Then the virus came, turning the world’s population into zombies, and he became so much more. They were only kids, but he saved her. Watched over her. Kept her alive...Categorized as:
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