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The McClane Apocalypse Book Ten by Kate Morris
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the McClane saga continues, the family realizes that someone in their trusted, inner circle may just be the person who has leaked precious information about them, Fort Knox, and their community allies to the men who were running the highwaymen and ultimately to whoever they were reporting... -
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Edge of Survival by Kyla Stone
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe nation is crumbling. The world is unraveling. The EMP is only the beginning... Three months after an EMP attack destroys the U.S. power grid, starvation, disease, and the brutal cold have killed millions. With the end of winter finally in sight, the town of Fall Creek, Michigan balances on the precipice of collapse. They have suffered and sacrificed...Categorized as:
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Silence in the Shadows by Darcy Coates
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 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...Categorized as:
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Wool 3 by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe silo has appointed a new sheriff. Her name is Juliette, and she comes not from the shadows of deputies, but from the depths of the down deep...Categorized as:
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Wool 5 - The Stranded by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn July of 2011, a short story named WOOL was quietly released into the vast wilds of the Kindle Store. I never marketed this novelette; I failed to mention it on my website. What happened next was remarkable: People started reading it, and reviewing it, and talking about it.There was never any intention to create a series...Categorized as:
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Second Shift: Order by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe incredible second part of Shift, the follow up to bestseller Wool.Donald wasn't supposed to remember. In fact, he was punished for doing just that. But the information he should have forgotten may end up saving his future.Mission Jones is a young man who wants to change the world around him. The rules, the secrets, the lies... -
![We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the Second Season by K.C. Wayland, Shane Salk]()
We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the Second Season by K.C. Wayland, Shane Salk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeason two of this action-packed audio drama plunges listeners back into a ravaged world of violence and terror. The hope of a better life forces the survivors of the Tower out into the dissolving world around them. The consequences of past battles leave them struggling not only with each other but the remaining fragments of humanity... -
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Third Shift: Pact by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe third and final chapter of the Shift saga. This is part 8 of the Silo Series, which began with Wool... -
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Executed by R.R. Haywood
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe team of heroes extracted from their timelines to stop the impending apocalypse didn’t think they needed a leader.But they’ve got one anyway.With their mission in tatters, Miri has been called in to steady the ship. And to focus them on their assignment: preventing the end of the world.The problem is, the world doesn’t know it’s in danger...Categorized as:
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Fever by Deon Meyer
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNico Storm and his father Willem drive a truck filled with essential supplies through a desolate land. They are among the few in South Africa--and the world, as far as they know--to have survived a devastating virus which has swept through the country...Categorized as:
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Sunrise by Mike Mullin
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe Yellowstone supervolcano nearly wiped out the human race. Now, almost a year after the eruption, the survivors seem determined to finish the job. Communities wage war on each other, gangs of cannibals roam the countryside, and what little government survived the eruption has collapsed completely. The ham radio has gone silent... -
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Ghost Towns by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContinue the journey in the thrilling penultimate book of The Child Thief series (as we move toward the grand finale in Book 6!)Now that Robin has discovered a lead on her daughter, all she can think about is tracking her down. And her birth parents—whom Robin never dreamed she’d have the opportunity to meet...Categorized as:
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Radicals by Frankie Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRadicals is Book 2 in the Blood & Fire Series. A life of fire A life of blood A life of sacrifice When Kit ran from the Sanctuary, she left behind the ghosts of all those she killed. However, unlike the dead, the living she left behind aren’t so easily escaped. Her father and his men are searching for her, and they won’t stop until they find her...Categorized as:
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Survive by Courtney Konstantin
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor Max Duncan, the word Sundown means one thing… RUN.Corpses infected with a mysterious, incurable virus are roaming free throughout the United States, feasting upon the living. The Duncan family compound in Montana is Max’s only hope for survival— but to get there, she has to flee from South Carolina and survive crossing several states with her daughter Jack in tow. Max has a choice to make...Categorized as:
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The First City by Joe Hart
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn the thrilling conclusion to Joe Hart’s Dominion Trilogy, Zoey discovers who she truly is—and who she must become. Zoey has only ever known a world with few women and a society capable of unimaginable evil. Now she’s about to learn she may be the only hope it has for salvation...Categorized as:
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Tribulation by Mark Goodwin
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAnd the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: for the great day of his wrath is come; and... -
![The Girl Who Dared to Descend by Bella Forrest]()
The Girl Who Dared to Descend by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsReturn to the Tower and reunite with Liana Castell in the breath-stealing third book of The Girl Who Dared to Think series...Categorized as:
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![Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken]()
Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsDon't miss this breathtaking collection of stories set in the world of the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds trilogy. Featuring ebook original novellas In Time and Sparks Rise, and a gripping, brand-new novella, Through the Dark is a must-have for fans of the Darkest Minds...Categorized as:
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![Overfall by Marcus Richardson, Mike Kraus]()
Overfall by Marcus Richardson, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 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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![Tokens by Sam Sisavath]()
Tokens by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTokens is the second book in the After The Purge: Vendetta storyline, set in a dangerous post-apocalyptic world where Man has begun to reassert itself as the most dangerous species. ___________________________________________ TRAVEL THE POST-PURGE ROADS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Despite the odds being stacked against her, Ana has saved her little sister, and now all that remains is to return home...Categorized as:
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![The Wanted by Lauren Nicolle Taylor]()
The Wanted by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you be willing to sacrifice to get what you Wanted? It's the question facing both Rosa and Joseph as they are pushed and pulled in unimaginable directions.It's the question Superior Grant answered with a resounding, -Anything and everything.-The only thing they want is to be back in each other's arms...Categorized as:
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![The Stone Key by Isobelle Carmody]()
The Stone Key by Isobelle Carmody
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFriend becomes foe and trust is a thing of the past when the Misfits’ most relentless enemy turns Elspeth’s world upside down. Through coercion and mind control, Ariel stands on the cusp of his ultimate revenge—and it falls to Elspeth to rescue a former ally whose mind and body have been manipulated to unleash a plague that will destroy all it touches... -
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Raksha by Frankie Rose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings** Please note: The title of Raksha has been changed to Halo **She has no name. She has her knives; her training; her halo. The first and second give her the tools and the skill to defeat the opponents she is pitched against each month. The third frees her from pain and fear. From any kind of emotion at all. Everything is as it should be...Categorized as:
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Devil's Haircut by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTHE DEVIL ALWAYS GETS HIS DUE.Keo has tried to stay out of it, but five years in the wild have only led him back to the one place he dreaded most--alongside a woman from his past and fighting someone else's cause. Except this is one war he can't turn his back on. What's a reformed mercenary to do?Lara didn't want this. Not another war to fight...Categorized as:
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![Reign of the Locusts by Mark Goodwin]()
Reign of the Locusts by Mark Goodwin
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA maniacal warlord. A rogue military commander. Two despicable evils and one impossible choice. After a brutal attack on their neighborhood, Kate McCarthy’s group struggles to cope with the loss of several members. The military promises to abolish lawlessness, but if that includes confiscating all firearms, the cure may be worse than the disease...Categorized as:
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Forgotten World by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsForgotten World, book six in the Broken World series, continues following a group of survivors after a super-virus has decimated the human race and the dead have come back to claim it as their own...After the longest winter of her life, Vivian is thrilled to have Ginny back at her side... -
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New World by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNew World, book five in the Broken World series, continues following a group of survivors after a super-virus has decimated the human race and the dead have come back to claim it as their own...After weeks on the road and devastating losses, the survivors have finally found safety. But as winter falls on Colorado, it brings with it both new challenges, and new hope...Categorized as:
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Yellowstone Fallout by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYellowstone was not an ordinary volcano.It was a cannon of immense size, equal in destructive capability to all of mankind's nuclear weapons - combined.It was quite frankly, Earth's greatest killer...Categorized as:
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![Devil's Homecoming by Bobby Akart]()
Devil's Homecoming by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBuild. Destroy. Rebuild. The dawn of human existence has proven ... we are warlike creatures. Civilizations are built, then they're destroyed. After destruction, will you have the tenacity to overcome obstacles and rebuild? Your fellow man may be the biggest hurdle because Hell is empty and the Devils are all here...Categorized as:
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The Shadow Aspect by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Layla took the final step through the labyrinth, she thought she was saving the ones she loved. She couldn't have been more wrong.Layla and the other survivors find themselves caught in a war for our world, the unwitting victims of a grudge seething for eons. Surviving the zombie apocalypse has become the least of their worries as they come up against vampires, shapeshifters, and fae...Categorized as:
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Feral Recruit by Ginger Booth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe survived. That's not good enough.When Ebola struck Manhattan, Ava Panic was a bright high school sophomore. Two years later, Ava's still kicking. Also hitting, biting, and gouging eyes.Nine out of ten didn't make it. Half the survivors are feral teens like Ava. During the Starve, their gangs terrorized the city...Categorized as:
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The Brothers by Katie French
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 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... -
![What You Fear by Joseph Talluto]()
What You Fear by Joseph Talluto
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJake and Aaron Talon have been trained by the best zombie fighters from the old days of the Upheaval. But an old enemy has resurfaced to challenge the guardians of the New United States. The Talons will need all of their skill and talent to face a threat not seen since the early days of when the world turned upside down...Categorized as:
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Rising Flames by Kennedy Layne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author Kennedy Layne concludes the Surviving Ashes series with an explosive story where the strength of love rises against the loss of humanity… Van Overton had given years of service to his country. He’d paid his dues and he no longer needed to put his life on the line... -
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![Darkness Falls by K.C. Luck]()
Darkness Falls by K.C. Luck
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf the lights go out forever, can love survive?When four women from different walks of life are brought together by fate to witness the end of the world as they know it, each must find a way to survive against the odds as well as learn to rely on each other. Jackie Scott wields incredible influence as a magazine executive in Seattle...Categorized as:
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Solar Fury by E.A. Chance
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNavigating life is no picnic for young widowed surgeon, Riley Poole, so when a global solar flare strikes - destroying the power grid and stranding her in Washington, D.C. with her teenage daughter - it will take near superhuman courage to find safe harbor in a world gone mad...Categorized as:
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![Feast of the Locusts by Mark Goodwin]()
Feast of the Locusts by Mark Goodwin
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Locust Virus destroyed the American financial system but the worst is yet to come! Kate has managed to survive a massive cyber-attack which annihilated the US banking system. The societal collapse that followed in the wake of the exploit has already claimed the lives of millions, including members of Kate’s own family...Categorized as:
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CASTLE HILLS FALL by Stephen Mezzomo, Boyd Craven Jr.
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKyle and Lisa Hunter are living the American dream in their lavish golf course community called Castle Hills. They have it all—a beautiful family, loyal friends, and a luxurious lifestyle. Their daughters are the envy of the community with their blonde hair and stunning looks. Kyle and his best friend, Brett, are die-hard preppers, ready for anything that comes their way...Categorized as:
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![The Song of the Orphans by Daniel Price]()
The Song of the Orphans by Daniel Price
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAfter their world collapsed in a sheet of white light, everything and everyone were gone—except for Hannah and Amanda Given. Saved from destruction by three fearsome and powerful beings, the Given sisters found themselves on a strange new Earth where restaurants move through the air like flying saucers and the fabric of time is manipulated by common household appliances...Categorized as:
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![Gray: Part III by Lou Cadle]()
Gray: Part III by Lou Cadle
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Idaho City The sign was metal, the words still visible through scorching that had happened during The Event's long fire. The words spoke of the old days, seven months ago, when civilization was intact and the world robustly populated. The sign looked normal--or would have, had it not been for the pair of human feet attached over the first two words...Categorized as:
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![Pandemic: The Beginning by Christine Kersey]()
Pandemic: The Beginning by Christine Kersey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you like The Walking Dead but don't like zombies, you'll love PANDEMICWhen a deadly flu sweeps the globe, the Bronson family hunkers down to wait it out. It doesn't take long for society to collapse, but when surviving neighbors band together, hope is restored.That hope is swiftly shattered when a rogue element forms, requiring food in exchange for security and medical services...Categorized as:
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Black Hills Fall by Robyn VanDerSys, L.A. Bayles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMike and Angie Davis were just regular people who enjoyed the outdoors in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Their little community, hidden away in the pines, was the perfect place to raise a family—until everything, everywhere, went dark.The nearby town of Spearfish had always been quiet and peaceful... -
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36 Hours by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWHAT WOULD YOU DOif a voice was screaming in your head - GET READY . . .for a catastrophic event of epic proportions . . .with no idea where to start . . .or how, or when?This is a true story, it just hasn't happened yet.A new dystopian, post-apocalyptic fiction series from six-time best-selling author Bobby Akart (The Boston Brahmin series and the Prepping for Tomorrow series)...Categorized as:
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Turning Point by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsYa' lives by da sun, ya' dies by da sun.Life is always at a turning point . . .when faced with a certain death . . .would you be willing to seize the moment . . .and do what it takes to survive?Know this - You'll never know where the bend in the road might take you...Categorized as:
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![Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin]()
Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIt's been over six months since the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. Alex and Darla have been staying with Alex’s relatives, trying to cope with the new reality of the primitive world so vividly portrayed in Ashfall, the first book in this series. It's also been six months of waiting for Alex's parents to return from Iowa... -
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The Fever Code by James Dashner
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsOnce there was a world’s end.The forests burned, the lakes and rivers dried up, and the oceans swelled.Then came a plague, and fever spread across the globe. Families died, violence reigned, and man killed man.Next came WICKED, who were looking for an answer. And then they found the perfect boy.The boy’s name was Thomas, and Thomas built a maze.Now there are secrets.There are lies...Categorized as:
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![The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison]()
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWhen she fell asleep, the world was doomed. When she awoke, it was dead.In the wake of a fever that decimated the earth’s population—killing women and children and making childbirth deadly for the mother and infant—the midwife must pick her way through the bones of the world she once knew to find her place in this dangerous new one. Gone are the pillars of civilization...Categorized as:
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Dark Hunt by Grace Hamilton
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow far will a mother go to save her child in a dark new world? In the post-apocalyptic aftermath, Megan Wolford is settling in with her makeshift family at the safe haven of their lodge. Despite her growing feelings for Wyatt Morris, the leader of the group, she still feels most secure on her own... -
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Hard Rain Falling by William Allen
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 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... -
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Water & Storm Country by David Estes
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHuck Jones, the son of the admiral of the Soaker fleet, has a legacy to live up to. Haunted by the distorted memories of his mother's untimely death, he must face his demons and the man who raised him as he strives to take the courageous step forward into manhood...Categorized as:
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