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Carl's Doomsday Scenario: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 2 by Matt Dinniman
16 ratings"The training levels have concluded. Now the games may truly begin."The ratings and views are off the chart. The fans just can't get enough. The dungeon gets more dangerous each day. But in a grinder designed to chew up and spit out crawlers by the millions, Carl and Princess Donut need to work harder than ever just to survive. They call it the Over City...Categorized as:
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The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman
16 ratingsNew Achievement! Total, Utter Failure.You failed a quest less than five minutes after you received it. Now that’s talent.A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps. It was supposed to be easy. One bubble. Four castles. Fifteen days...Categorized as:
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Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
18 ratingsIt's the most-watched game show in the galaxy!In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth--from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds to all the trucks and cars--collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground. The buildings and all the people inside, they've all been atomized and transformed into the dungeon: an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot...Categorized as:
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Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
18 ratingsIt's the most-watched game show in the galaxy!In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth--from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds to all the trucks and cars--collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground. The buildings and all the people inside, they've all been atomized and transformed into the dungeon: an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot...Categorized as:
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 3 by Matt Dinniman
16 ratingsWelcome to the Gun Show! The top ten list is populated. The sponsorship program is open. The difficulty is ramping up. The first three floors were nothing compared to what Carl and Donut now face. The Iron Tangle. An impossibly-complicated subway system built out of the world's subterranean railway systems, all combined and then tied together into a knot. Up is down. Down is up. Close is far...Categorized as:
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Tattered Remnants by Mark Tufo
14 ratingsIn a world overrun by zombies, one family struggles against all odds to hold on. With three vampires closing in can the Talbot family withstand the coming onslaught? Or will they become a footnote in the history of the apocalypse...Categorized as:
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'Till Death Do Us Part by Mark Tufo
18 ratingsBT, Gary and Mrs. Deneaux race to the Talbot compound in a desperate bid to turn the tides of a lost war. Is Michael dead? Is the question plaguing the Talbots as they prepare for the final showdown with a merciless enemy hell bent on their absolute destruction...Categorized as:
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Those Left Behind by Mark Tufo
12 ratingsOne fateful decision - that is all it takes to either unravel all the Talbot clan has achieved or fulfill their desire for safety. Many are lost though others return, this is the story of their struggle to survive and in remembrance for those left behind...Categorized as:
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Fall of Man by Mark Tufo
12 ratingsMike is back. Devastated by his loss he strikes out on a doomed journey to wipe the earth of the Lycan scourge, with his faithful companion Oggie by his side. Bailey, a distant relative of Mike’s best friend BT, joins him but for different reasons. Azile struggles to reign him in, while a world already pushed to the edge begins its fall over the precipice...Categorized as:
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The End Has Come and Gone by Mark Tufo
18 ratingsShe is coming for you...Categorized as:
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The End by Mark Tufo
18 ratingsZombie Fallout 3: The End…Continues Michael Talbot's quest to be rid of the evil named Eliza that hunts him and his family across the country. As the world spirals even further down into the abyss of apocalypse one man struggles to keep those around him safe...Categorized as:
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Alive In A Dead World by Mark Tufo
18 ratingsEliza turned to Tomas"This is the end...he is no longer alive in a dead world...Categorized as:
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The Book of Riley 4 by Mark Tufo
10 ratingsWhen the zombie apocalypse strikes without warning one dog will hold the fate of her pack in her paws. This is the story of Riley, an American Bulldog, follow along as she tries to keep her pack safe from a zombie apocalypse. Traveling with her are Ben-Ben the high strung Yorkie, her favorite two-legger Jessie, Jessie's younger brother Zachary and Riley's arch-enemy Patches the Cat...Categorized as:
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Elven Accord by Daniel Schinhofen
12 ratingsMeeting a dark Elf was unexpected. Kuro offered unconditional servitude in exchange for being saved, and Gothy was determined to make the most of it. Kuro had a single request: to warn the Queen that the King had broken their pact. Alvin agreed to take her to her world to report, wondering if it would be as easy as it sounded...Categorized as:
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The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell by Mira Grant
14 ratingsOutside the classroom walls the Rising was spreading, but inside was a carefully protected sanctuary against the growing threat.Or so the teachers and students thought.On what will be the last day in the teaching career of Elaine Oldenburg, she must fight to survive and protect her students when the zombie outbreak shatters the safety of her school... -
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...Categorized as:
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The Land of the Undying by Dave Willmarth
10 ratingsShari is a med student, months away from being a doctor. Mace is a coder on his first day of an exciting new job. When the world comes to a sudden and horrifying end, none would have expected them to be among the few survivors.Hyper-aggressive undead creatures hunt anything living on the surface, where even the grass and trees can kill you. Hiding underground is safe, but not much of a life...Categorized as:
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Ravenous by David Petrie
10 ratingsAn unstoppable curse. A dead man displaced from his time. How do you survive the zombie apocalypse when you started it?Digby Graves, a deceased medieval peasant with delusions of grandeur, is trying to figure out how the hell he ended up in Seattle eight hundred years after his death...Categorized as:
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Rise of the Werewolf by Mark Tufo
14 ratingsThe world of man was brought to its knees with the zombie apocalypse. A hundred and fifty years have passed since man has clawed and climbed his way from the brink of extinction. Civilization has rebooted, man has begun to rebuild, to create communities and society.It is on this fragile new shaky ground that a threat worse than the scourge of the dead has sprung...Categorized as:
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Wagga by Alex Kozlowski
14 ratingsIn the apocalypse, the first weapon he’ll have to upgrade is himself.The end of the world as we know it couldn’t come at a worse time for Adrian.One minute, he’s an operations manager who’s overseeing a construction job in the wilderness. The next, an unknown energy force changes the very nature of life itself, from the smallest organism to the top of the food chain...Categorized as:
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The Darkest Winter by Lindsey Pogue
10 ratingsThe Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began.A group of orphaned misfits.The wild lands of the last frontier. Superhuman abilities, harrowing adventures, and heartbreaking secrets.Elle - Haunting shadows are nothing new to Elle St. James, she’s been running from them all her life. But since the outbreak spread from the lower forty-eight, new monsters lurk in the darkness...Categorized as:
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As The World Dies Untold Tales Volume 2 by Rhiannon Frater
10 ratingsTHE FIRST DAYS: AS THE WORLD DIES introduced Jenni and Katie and their harrowing journey to the makeshift fort in the Texas Hill Country. FIGHTING TO SURVIVE: AS THE WORLD DIES continued their story as the two women joined the members of the makeshift fort in Ashley Oaks in the fight for survival against not only zombies, but the evil designs of bandits. But theirs is not the only tale to be told...Categorized as:
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Tearing Down the Wall by Tracey Ward
12 ratings#1 Bestseller on Amazon!The Colonists have attacked. Their ships blaze in the dark on the inky black waters of the Sound. They'll burn through the night, remnants of a battle lost. A battle won by the Vashons. This time.What will come with the morning light is still a mystery, especially to Joss and her Lost Boys...Categorized as:
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Rapture by Daniel Schinhofen
14 ratingsAlvin woke in a room that was not his, to discover that he had died and his brain had been bargained off cheaply to pay off someone else's debt. It did not sit well with him. It didn't surprise him that even in death, people were still using him for their own purposes. He had never exactly been a good guy, but everyone had their breaking point, and he had found his...Categorized as:
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The Black Rider by J.B. Trepagnier
6 ratingsIt’s the apocalypse, and apparently, I can’t trust anyone. Aeron had every opportunity to explain the horses that were haunting my drawings. I asked him several times about his crazy zombie killing horse. He omitted to tell me he was the Horseman of Death until Leif let it slip he was the Horseman of Pestilence when he introduced himself to me...Categorized as:
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As The World Dies Untold Tales Volume 3 by Rhiannon Frater
6 ratingsIn the third volume of the AS THE WORLD DIES UNTOLD TALES experience three terrifying tales of those who are forced to face the unrelenting and hungry walking dead.Returning to Texas after celebrating his divorce in Vegas, Rune, a biker cursed with the ability to see ghosts, discovers that the world is being taken over by the hungry undead...Categorized as:
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Incursion by M.D. Massey
6 ratingsScratch Sullivan just wanted to survive the apocalypse in peace... But when the undead bring their war right to his doorstep, it's time to ranger up and rain hell down on his enemies!Incursion: Vampire ApocalypseTHEM Post-Apocalyptic Series Book TwoIt's been eight years since the bombs fell and the dead rose, and the world has become a very dangerous place...Categorized as:
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Mutation by Nerys Wheatley
6 ratingsBitten. Infected. Turned.Cured.Alex survived the virus that turns its victims into mindless flesh-eaters, but it left him mutated, with super-human strength and white eyes.Feared and despised.The world has lived with the virus for thirteen years, but now a new strain is turning thousands into ravenous monsters, faster than ever before.And Alex is trapped right in the middle of the outbreak...Categorized as:
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Witch Wood by Melanie Karsak
6 ratingsHarm none, and be ready for zombies.Amelia’s practice of Wicca marks her as a curiosity both at home and at school. Knowing how to see auras, heal, and cast spells comes naturally to her. Only Madame Knightly, the ancient matriarch and owner of Witch Wood Estate, doesn’t seem to mind...Categorized as:
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The Alpha Plague 3 by Michael Robertson
6 ratingsAfter having found and successfully rescued his ex-wife from the diseased Summit City Rhys drags himself to where he should be meeting his son and discovers he isn’t there. Armed with nothing but hope Rhys and his ex-wife set off on what they believe to be their boy’s trail... -
War of the Living by Joshua Guess
8 ratingsIn the early days after causing the end of the world, Kell McDonald was just trying to survive. Time passed, and along with others, a new world grew. Society began to be rebuilt. Years have passed since the mutated organism known as Chimera caused the dead to rise, and on the ashes of the old world, terrifying new forces have come into play...Categorized as:
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The Lost Souls by Madeline Sheehan
8 ratingsA Holy Trinity Novella. Tahyra Petros tried desperately to save herself and her sister. Instead, she ended up forever changed. Shandor Asenov battled with death and lost who he had been. During a valiant attempt to rescue his friends, Hockey Sava vanished. Carrie Andrews's brother died during a violent struggle for survival, leaving her stranded and alone...Categorized as:
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The Savage Earth by P.T. Hylton, Jonathan Benecke
10 ratingsIf humans want to take the Earth back, they'll need to survive the night. It's been over a century since the humans lost the war for Earth. Cities have been reclaimed by nature, and the planet is quiet and empty by day. At night, feral vampires—more beast than man—roam the lands, hungry for blood...Categorized as:
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Valley of Death by Daniel Schinhofen
12 ratingsAlvin had a rough week.Thrown into a digital death-game, Apocalypse Gates, with only his wits and a less than helpful AI handler, Alvin’s prospects for survival looked bleak.Managing not only to survive, but to thrive, he helped build a Settlement of survivors in Green River, Utah. Along the way he met the very sexy and broken Gothy...Categorized as:
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System Reborn Vol 2 by Kaz Hunter
13 ratingsSystem Reborn: A LitRPG AdventureTen years ago, deep within a rift, a choice was madeSloan chose an ending.He was killed because of it.By heroes who craved power.So called heroes betrayed the world.Now he’s back.Reborn. Reincarnated in a world where his once companions rule.But they won't forever.He's regaining his strength, building up power, one rift at a time... -
As the World Dies: Untold Tales Volume 1 by Rhiannon Frater
14 ratingsTHE FIRST DAYS: AS THE WORLD DIES introduced Jenni and Katie and their harrowing journey to the makeshift fort in the Texas Hill Country. But theirs is not the only tale to be told. In the first volume of the AS THE WORLD DIES UNTOLD TALES experience three terrifying tales of those who are forced to face the unrelenting and hungry walking dead...Categorized as:
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Kahayatle by Elle Casey
16 ratingsThis is an alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B008E95UOK.KAHAYATLE. My name is Bryn Mathis. I'm seventeen years old, and I live in a neighborhood outside of Orlando, Florida. I’m here alone because my dad died almost a year ago, along with all the other adults in the world. I'm almost out of food, and the gangs of kids that roam around my town are getting more vicious by the day...Categorized as:
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Darkness Breaks by Jessica Sorensen
16 ratingsKayla made her choice and now she has to live with it. She stays with the Day Takers, hiding in the city, staking vampires. But fighting vampires as a human is difficult.Sylas constantly pressures Kayla to choose the life of a Day Taker. But until Kayla knows what Monarch is planning, she can’t make her choice. Plus there’s Aiden. No matter how hard she tries, she can’t stop thinking about him...Categorized as:
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The Phantom Castle by Vasily Mahanenko, Василий Маханенко
18 ratingsWhat can a game clan accomplish without a castle? The answer is obvious: nothing. Therefore, the main objective of any leader in a game world is to acquire a base of operations... -
The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks
24 ratingsWith his groundbreaking New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara and its acclaimed sequels, Terry Brooks brought a new audience to epic fantasy. Then he gave the genre a darkly compelling contemporary twist in his trilogy of the Word and the Void. Last year, in Armageddon’s Children, Brooks undertook the stunning chronicle that united two unique worlds...Categorized as:
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A Place Outside The Wild by Daniel Humphreys
6 ratingsEight years after Z-Day, the surviving remnants of mankind face the unknown. The fences and walls kept the ravenous undead at bay until they wasted away. A once overwhelming foe has turned feeble and weak, and a world gone wild seems ripe for reclamation. The scars of the long war run deep. And hope is a dangerous thing when the real enemy might just be the survivors themselves...Categorized as:
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The Dark Knight by Nick Cole
6 ratingsThe Dark Knight by Nick Cole continues the story begun in The Red King as the survivors band together to build a modern-day castle against a tide of dark forces overrunning Southern California... -
Poisoned Earth by Timothy W. Long
6 ratingsMachinist Mate First Class Jackson Creed and Marine Sargeant Joel "Cruze" Kelly have faced hordes of undead, rogue military units, and a constant living nightmare as they try to navigate the apocalypse.Now they are close to their goal of reaching Los Angeles where they hope to learn the origin of the plague that has affected the US... -
ZOMBIE SLAYER!! by Cameron Milan
6 ratings(Zombie Slayer is back! After being professionally edited and adding around 30k words, it's better than ever!) The rules of reality have changed. All types of zombies have appeared with only one goal. Kill the living. Eric and his schoolmates must survive by adapting and growing stronger, but that's easier said than done...Categorized as:
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Tell Me When I'm Dead by Steven Ramirez
6 ratingsDave, a recovering alcoholic, wakes up to find his town overrun by zombies. Dave Pulaski wasted his youth getting drunk. When he met Holly, a beautiful, strong-willed woman, he decided to get his life together.Now a plague is decimating the town of Tres Marias. And it turns the victims into shrieking flesh-eaters who hunt... -
The Girl Who Kicked Ass by Angel Lawson
6 ratingsAlexandra barely escapes the epic battle against the genetically modified Hybrids and a horde of deadly Eaters but finds herself in an even more dangerous situation...Categorized as:
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The Alpha Plague 2 by Michael Robertson
6 ratingsEquipped with nothing but a baseball bat and his wits, Rhys enters Summit City for a second time. His son wants his Mummy, and Rhys is the only one that can save her. If he can get to The Alpha Tower, he can release the shutters on all of the buildings in the city. Maybe then he can get his ex-wife and best friend out of there... -
Amplified by Alexia Purdy
6 ratingsWho wants to be the prey in a world full of hunters?In the aftermath of the end of her world, April Tate decides that it’s high time to leave the city that never sleeps, Las Vegas...Categorized as:
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Outcasts by Timothy W. Long
6 ratingsWhen the USS McClusky, a US Naval frigate out of San Diego, ran aground, it was only the beginning for Machinist Mate Jackson Creed and Marine Sergeant Joel “Cruze” Kelly. The unlikely duo battled for survival as they established a base of operations and fought to retain their “fortress." Now they have been driven out of the city by a massive horde of the undead... -
Hunting The Snark by Mainak Dhar
6 ratingsA thrilling new adventure in the bestselling Alice in Deadland series.It has now been close to two years since Alice followed a bunny eared Biter down a hole, triggering off events that changed her life and that of everyone in the Deadland.The Central Committee has been overthrown in Shanghai and the people of the Mainland freed from its tyranny...Categorized as:
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