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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... -
![The Fall of Koli by M.R. Carey]()
The Fall of Koli by M.R. Carey
16 ratingsThe Fall of Koli is the third and final novel in the breathtakingly original Rampart trilogy - set in a strange and deadly world of our own making.The world that is lost will come back to haunt us . . .Koli has come a long way since being exiled from his small village of Mythen Rood... -
![Coming of Age by Thomas A. Watson]()
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... -
![Rite of Passage by Thomas A. Watson]()
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... -
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![Ice by Christopher Artinian]()
Ice by Christopher Artinian
6 ratingsFrom the multi-award-winning author Christopher Artinian, comes the fourth book of the post-apocalyptic zombie series people are calling, "Gripping", "fast paced and full of action", "very realistic", "captivating", "inventive", and "emotional". They thought their biggest battle had been fought—but the war had not even begun... -
![Search and Rescue by Frank Tayell]()
Search and Rescue by Frank Tayell
8 ratingsNot all survivors are to be trusted. Not all the conspirators are dead. February: Within hours of the outbreak, the quarantine was sabotaged. Within days, the world was gripped by civil war. March: When the lights finally went out, billions were dead. Millions more had joined the ranks of the undead. May: Anglesey has become home to nearly ten thousand survivors from across the Atlantic... -
![Britain's End by Frank Tayell]()
Britain's End by Frank Tayell
8 ratingsHumanity is at a crossroads. Either all will survive, or our species will perish. Anglesey became a refuge for survivors from across the world, but living in the shadow of a decrepit nuclear power station was always a precarious existence. There is only one destination for their final exodus from Britain, but Belfast won’t become their new home... -
![Orphan Black: The Next Chapter by Malka Ann Older, Madeline Ashby, Mishell Baker, Heli Kennedy]()
Orphan Black: The Next Chapter by Malka Ann Older, Madeline Ashby, Mishell Baker, Heli Kennedy
8 ratingsThe official continuation of Orphan Black, narrated by Emmy Award winner Tatiana Maslany. The story we never wanted to end continues... -
![The Last Candidate by Frank Tayell]()
The Last Candidate by Frank Tayell
10 ratingsWhoever wins the election, humanity will lose. Nine months after the outbreak, ten thousand survivors from across the globe have found a refuge on the Welsh island of Anglesey. Hordes of the undead ravage the wastelands of Britain and Ireland. Satellite images show that the rest of the world is no better... -
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Ireland by Frank Tayell
10 ratingsThey said there was no outbreak in Ireland. They lied. Within a few minutes of the outbreak, Manhattan was overrun by the living dead. Within a few days, the undead had reached every corner of the globe. There was no evacuation of Northern Ireland, and no quarantine in the Republic... -
![Dark Days by Arthur T. Bradley]()
Dark Days by Arthur T. Bradley
10 ratingsDark Days is the eighth book in a series described as "a cross between Justified and The Walking Dead." Still reeling from the death of President Glass, Deputy Marshal Mason Raines finds himself working for the New Colony. Using his unique skills as both lawman and soldier, he leads an elite team tasked with retrieving critical supplies for mankind's last survivors... -
![The Trials of Koli by M.R. Carey]()
The Trials of Koli by M.R. Carey
16 ratingsThe Trials of Koli is the second novel in M R. Carey’s breathtakingly original Rampart trilogy, set in a strange and deadly world of our own making.Beyond the walls of Koli’s small village lies a fearsome landscape filled with choker trees, vicious beasts and shunned men. As an exile, Koli’s been forced to journey out into this mysterious, hostile world. But he heard a story, once...Categorized as:
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![Shelter for Now by Bob Howard]()
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... -
![Far from Home by Kate L. Mary]()
Far from Home by Kate L. Mary
6 ratingsHow far would you go to survive the apocalypse? As the only child in an upper-middle class family, Rowan has had it easy. Doted on by a mother who never wanted anything but a child to love, she's never wanted for anything. Kiaya’s life, however, has been anything but easy... -
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![Rising from the Darkness: American Apocalypse: Book 4 EMP Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction by A.J. Newman]()
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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Survival by Thomas A. Watson
8 ratingsMike and Bruce have escaped the hospital and the city. Only to find infected aren't their only worry. With them they have brought survivors back to the farm and that was never part of any plan. How will they feed, clothe and help those who join them. How can those that join the family help them? They traveled through hell to come home but hell is now everywhere...Categorized as:
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![Unwanted World by Chris Pike]()
Unwanted World by Chris Pike
8 ratingsIn this instantly absorbing and thrilling series, bestselling author Chris Pike delivers another suspenseful and pulse-pounding adventure in the fourth installment of the EMP Survivor series. Nico Bell has been working undercover in San Antonio for over a year, trying to infiltrate a dangerous gang led by the mysterious Santiago... -
![Overfall by Marcus Richardson, Mike Kraus]()
Overfall by Marcus Richardson, Mike Kraus
8 ratingsAn unimaginable disaster. A country torn apart. A man who will stop at nothing to get home to his family.When a massive landslide in the Canary Islands sets off a mega-tsunami, the east coast of North America is square in its path. On a fishing trip off the coast of Maine, Reese Lavelle barely manages to make it to high ground when the wave hits...Categorized as:
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![Anglesey by Frank Tayell]()
Anglesey by Frank Tayell
10 ratingsTrapped. Alone. Unconcerned. Eight months after the outbreak, Bill Wright is trapped during a survey mission of Ireland. Surrounded by the undead, low on food and lower on water, he’s been in this situation before. Unlike before, help is only a rifle shot away. While waiting for the rescue he’s sure will come, he records the turbulent events since his last entry... -
![Unknown World by Chris Pike]()
Unknown World by Chris Pike
10 ratingsBestselling author Chris Pike brings a fresh voice to the post-apocalyptic genre with another pulse-pounding, harrowing story about survival. He was a man of quiet faith and determined courage who lived by an unwavering code of honor... -
![What Survives of Us by Kathy Miner]()
What Survives of Us by Kathy Miner
10 ratingsB.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree and Winner of National Indie Excellence AwardNaomi sees her first corpse in a Colorado Springs grocery store, but it won’t be her last. With devastating speed, a plague sweeps first the city, then the state, then the world, leaving less than 1% of the population to go on...Categorized as:
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![I Am Not a Number by Lisa Heathfield]()
I Am Not a Number by Lisa Heathfield
12 ratingsThe powerful and heart-wrenching new novel from Lisa Heathfield, award-winning author of Seed and Paper Butterflies. Perfect for fans of Sarah Crossan, Louise O'Neill and Lisa Williamson.The Traditionals have been voted to lead the country, winning people over with talks of healing a broken society, of stronger families and safer streets. They promised a happier future for everyone... -
![Extinction Point: Kings by Paul Antony Jones]()
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... -
![The Terminator by Randall Frakes, James Cameron]()
The Terminator by Randall Frakes, James Cameron
15 ratingsA novel by Randall Frakes & Bill Wisher; based on a screenplay by James Cameron with Gale Anne Hurd.More deadly than any man alive.The time is now... but he comes from the Year of Darkness, 2029. He was created to reshape the future by destroying the present. He feels no pity, no pain, no fear. He feels nothing. He is an unstoppable killing machine programmed for murder. He is.. -
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![Against the Current by R.S. Merritt]()
Against the Current by R.S. Merritt
6 ratingsIn this second installment of the Zombies! series the horror continues as Randy and Kelly continue to battle their way towards Florida, Brenda and the girls keep fighting to stay alive and Kyler fights hard to make his way in this new world order. In this book the struggle to survive continues to get more intense as groups come together to keep outsiders out... -
![Defying Doomsday by Tsana Dolichva, Octavia Cade, Lauren E. Mitchell, Thoraiya Dyer]()
Defying Doomsday by Tsana Dolichva, Octavia Cade, Lauren E. Mitchell, Thoraiya Dyer
6 ratingsTeens form an all-girl band in the face of an impending comet.A woman faces giant spiders to collect silk and protect her family.New friends take their radio show on the road in search of plague survivors.A man seeks love in a fading world... -
![The 40th Day by Deirdre Gould]()
The 40th Day by Deirdre Gould
6 ratings"Everyone here is already exposed. Don’t come here. Your family is dead. Your friends are dead. Do not trust anyone from the City. There may already be people out there who are infected and don’t know it. Do not let them in. Do not let yourself be moved by pity. They are deadly... -
![Cruising the 'Poc by R.S. Merritt]()
Cruising the 'Poc by R.S. Merritt
6 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Steve continues on the journey to check on his parents and keep his adopted family safe as they slog through the Florida heat towards the much hyped Tennessee cabin. There's more dangers in this 'new normal' than just the Zombies! He documents the journey in his Zournal... -
![The Dead Next Door (Will to Live) by T.W. Smith]()
The Dead Next Door (Will to Live) by T.W. Smith
6 ratingsTHE WORLD ENDS IN DAYSFirst the bombings… cities crumble… infection spreads… Will is alone. His lakeside neighborhood has become a cemetery, the houses now tombstones...Categorized as:
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![Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies II: Escape by Scott M. Baker]()
Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies II: Escape by Scott M. Baker
6 ratingsIn a world overrun by zombies, breathing, living friends are hard to find. Would you risk your life to save them?Nurse Alissa, her friends, and her cat Archer fight their way through a zombie-infested state to get to the safety of her mountain cabin. It offers sanctuary as well as new challenges as all the routine commodities of the modern world are now luxuries... -
![The Alpha Plague 3 by Michael Robertson]()
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... -
![Desolation by Bryan James]()
Desolation by Bryan James
6 ratingsThe world is lost.The undead blanket the land. The living struggle to survive. Amidst the wreckage and decay, Mike and his friends fight to continue their quest, risking everything to find Kate's daughter... -
![Spore by Kenny Soward, Mike Kraus]()
Spore by Kenny Soward, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsAmerica's food crops cover nearly a billion acres. In the race to produce as much as we could... something went wrong.Tired of the usual post-apocalyptic tale? Welcome to your new addiction.SPORE is a new, thrilling post-apocalyptic survival saga from #1 best-selling authors Mike Kraus and Kenny Soward.A billion acres of food have been wiped off the map overnight... -
![State of Shock by Jack Hunt]()
State of Shock by Jack Hunt
8 ratings"Fans of Alas Babylon and One Second After will enjoy this terrifyingly real, on the edge-of-your-seat, tale of survival and human courage." Six months after a deadly attack on the United States kills millions, obliterates the electrical grid and thrusts the nation into darkness, Lt. Scot Murphy and the others continue to face obstacles... -
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![The Devil You Know by R.A. Hakok]()
The Devil You Know by R.A. Hakok
10 ratingsThe Juvies have fled Eden for Mount Weather, but Gabriel knows they’re not safe there. As soon as winter ends and the storms clear Kane will send Peck for them. Gabriel has a plan, though. They have Marv’s map, with all the other bunkers that once were part of the Federal Relocation Arc marked on it. And Gabriel knows the outside; he’s spent years scavenging it, after all... -
![Numbers Ignite by Rebecca Rode]()
Numbers Ignite by Rebecca Rode
10 ratingsTreena and Vance think they’ve pulled out of the numbers game forever. They’re wrong. After Treena’s disastrous attempt to unite the nation, she has the deaths of hundreds haunting her dreams. Now, with hatred and accusations following her past the border, she’s determined to leave that horrible day behind and find a peaceful, uneventful life with Vance and the settlers... -
![The Semplica-Girl Diaries (short story) by George Saunders]()
The Semplica-Girl Diaries (short story) by George Saunders
10 ratingsNovelette, Free online fiction.From newyorker.com“The Semplica-Girl Diaries” deals with a family in a not-too-distant future (or perhaps an alternate present or past?) that is struggling to keep up with the Joneses—which, in this society, means leasing some unusual garden ornaments... -
![Uncertain World by Chris Pike]()
Uncertain World by Chris Pike
12 ratingsFrom breakout author Chris Pike comes the thrilling conclusion about one father’s quest to persevere against all odds to save his daughter. You read Unexpected World. You experienced the fall of modern society. Now it’s time for the hardened survivors to face the perils of an uncertain world... -
![Surviving the Fall by Mike Kraus]()
Surviving the Fall by Mike Kraus
12 ratingsWhen a devastating attack cripples and destroys every Internet-connected device in the country, Rick Waters is stranded a thousand miles from his wife, Dianne, and their children. To get back home he'll have to draw on every survival instinct he has as he's pulled into a web of lies and conspiracy that threaten not just his survival but that of the entire world... -
![Family by Frank Tayell]()
Family by Frank Tayell
14 ratingsThe final volume of Bill Wright's journal, from the Bestselling series 'Surviving The Evacuation', (78,000 words) Billions died. Civilisation collapsed. Zombies rule the Earth. But there is safety, so Bill and Kim are told, in a small village on the Irish coast... -
![Unexpected World by Chris Pike]()
Unexpected World by Chris Pike
14 ratingsAuthor Chris Pike's debut novel is a gritty and compelling survival tale about human courage and steadfast determination to live, to endure, and to persevere against all odds. Assistant District Attorney Dillon Stockdale is on the phone with his daughter when an EMP obliterates the entire electrical grid of the United States... -
![Last One at the Party by Bethany Clift]()
Last One at the Party by Bethany Clift
16 ratingsTHE END OF EVERYTHING WAS HER BEGINNINGIt's November 2023. The human race has been wiped out by the 6DM virus (Six Days Maximum - the longest you've got before your body destroys itself). The end of the world as we know it.Yet someone is still alive. Alone in a new world of burning cities, rotting corpses and ravenous rats, one woman has survived... -
![The Meek by J.D. Palmer]()
The Meek by J.D. Palmer
6 ratingsThe world didn’t end with a religious war, or a race war, or an economic collapse. It didn’t end with everyone blowing each other up with nuclear warheads and it didn’t end with a natural disaster. It didn’t end because someone got offended in one of the million petty squabbles that were real, or fake, or imagined. It ended quietly... -
![Omnicide by Jacqueline Druga]()
Omnicide by Jacqueline Druga
6 ratingsA town practically cut off from the rest of the country, Griffin is always the last to know about everything. Fax is the most reliable method of communication and the local newspaper is the main source of outside information.When a freak car accident occurs on the outside of town, no one thinks much of it...Categorized as:
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![Nano Z Trilogy Box Set by Brad Knight]()
Nano Z Trilogy Box Set by Brad Knight
6 ratingsThis special edition bundle contains all three books from the Nano Z Series. Fired from his job of twenty-two years, Mack is contemplating his bleak prospects when things take a turn from bad to worse. While desperately trying to survive, he unwittingly helps Amber, a fourteen year old girl with a dark, troubled past...Categorized as:
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![The Truth by Mary E. Twomey]()
The Truth by Mary E. Twomey
6 ratingsLiving in the real world is a lot more confusing than Blue Anders bargained for. While Sam is patient with her, Baird is not – demanding the utmost perfection from his sister before she travels to the O-blood island to destroy the predator. Emotions run high as Blue trains with Sam, Alec and Brody, who insist on fighting the battle with her... -
![Days 109 to 116 by Amy Cross]()
Days 109 to 116 by Amy Cross
6 ratingsThe battle for Boston is over, but there are still dangers lurking in the city. And as Elizabeth and Thomas arrive, they discover that old enemies are waiting to strike back. Desperate to find her father, Elizabeth sets out to see if anyone knows whether he survived the battle. She soon learns, however, that the city's new rulers don't take kindly to people digging into the past... -
![The End Begins by James D. Dean]()
The End Begins by James D. Dean
6 ratingsIt was always a joke. The “what ifs” and the planning were just conversations to have fun with. Who would be the first to go? Where would people be safe? Who would survive the zombie apocalypse? No one is laughing anymore. Awakening to a nightmare, Dan Foster is forced to flee his suburban Chicago home... -
![Deluge of the Dead by David P. Forsyth]()
Deluge of the Dead by David P. Forsyth
6 ratingsThe 3rd book in the Sovereign Spirit Saga expands the scope of rescue operations and reveals that there are worse threats than undead cannibals facing survivors of the zombie apocalypse.Follow Scott, Carl and their companions as they struggle to defend a stronghold of civilization in the face of overwhelming odds... -
![The Shades by Amy Cross]()
The Shades by Amy Cross
6 ratingsOne late September day, the entire population of the United States vanishes, leaving behind nothing but empty streets. For the rest of the world, there's no explanation for how 300m people could simply vanish in the blink of an eye. While international organizations dither over what to do next, a powerful company pays for a small team of investigators to head to the U.S. and learn the truth...
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