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Sanctum by Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWill Any Sanctuary Stand? With both the Naked Horde and the Survivor Army destroyed, Zed and Murphy make their preparations and head to College Station to do their small part in salvaging humanity’s future. But the post-virus world isn’t kind to humans or their plans and nothing they find on their journey is what they expected... -
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Legion by Dirk Patton
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 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... -
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Abaddon by Dirk Patton
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 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... -
![Bleed by Bobby Adair]()
Bleed by Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSurvive the infection! Survive the Infected! Zed and Murphy are trying to find their surviving friends to finally get out of Austin and head west to safety, away from the zombie hordes. But trouble, their perpetual companion, dogs them at every turn as they discover that infected humans aren’t the only source of mortal danger...Categorized as:
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![Reap of the Righteous by Christopher Artinian]()
Reap of the Righteous by Christopher Artinian
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 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... -
![Well Fed by Keith C. Blackmore]()
Well Fed by Keith C. Blackmore
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWar pigs. Road savages. And the crumbling asphalt of the open highway. After nearly four years, the zombie epidemic has almost burnt itself out. Gus’s new life on a communal farm is peaceful. The daily routine of policing the fields is rarely disrupted by straying undead. His drinking binges are over. Long days have thrown time over the memories of Annapolis. But this will all change...Categorized as:
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![Abyss by Shawn Chesser]()
Abyss by Shawn Chesser
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 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... -
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Torrent by Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSurvive the infection! Survive the Infected! Following his none-too-soon reunion with his friends at the safe house, Zed is hoping things can finally fall into a stable routine, but in post-virus Austin, things are far from stable...Categorized as:
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![Among Monsters by Jamie McGuire]()
Among Monsters by Jamie McGuire
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeing thirteen has pitfalls of its own, but growing up has never been this hard. Jenna had promised her mother that if the worst happened during her dad’s weekend, they would meet at Red Hill Ranch... -
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Dead Fire by Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDead Fire picks up following an infected attack on Sarah Mansfield’s fortified house, during which 3 people seek shelter with the Zed Zane and his fellow survivors. In the confusion, however, Murphy is gunned down, and an unthinking, emotional Zed strikes out to enact revenge.Unfortunately, the shooting and commotion have only attracted more Whites...Categorized as:
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Mount Weather by David Achord
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the ongoing saga of the Zombie Rules series, Zach, his family and friends are lured from their home in Tennessee and relocate to a post-apocalyptic bunker known as Mount Weather, nestled in rural Virginia. They have been promised a better life by none other than the President himself... -
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Conspiracy by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA shot taken... A new enemy revealed... Lynn has been rescued from deep within the heart of a night runner lair. The answer why she was taken remains a mystery. Sandra lies in a pool of her own blood ending her desperate measures to draw Jack to her. As Red Team celebrates their joy of Lynn’s freedom, they are unaware that a sight is centered on them from afar...Categorized as:
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![Reckoning by John O'Brien]()
Reckoning by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBlood had been spilled... Retribution is at hand... Greg rescues several survivors from the clutches of a fanatical group only to find a mysterious force behind him. With only a small team accompanying him, he flees into the night with the force following. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues. Leonard finds their home port lying in ruins...Categorized as:
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![The 40th Day by Deirdre Gould]()
The 40th Day by Deirdre Gould
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 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... -
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![Mist City by Sam Sisavath]()
Mist City by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new storyline... A new hero... Same deadly universe... A SHOOTER WITHOUT A TARGET. The man who calls himself John Smith once had a reason to fight: He was committed to a crusade he was willing to kill and die for. Trained by one of the best gunmen alive, Smith’s natural instincts with a handgun were honed to almost perfection... -
![Exodus in Black by Joshua Guess]()
Exodus in Black by Joshua Guess
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive years have passed since the collapse of civilization. The dead still walk the land, but humanity has proved itself strong and resilient. Large settlements have begun to trade, manufacture, and rebuild what was lost. Kell McDonald and his friends continue to work in isolation. On the verge of a breakthrough in their research for a cure, secrecy has never been more vital... -
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Cruising the 'Poc by R.S. Merritt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 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... -
![Aftermath by Devon C. Ford]()
Aftermath by Devon C. Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe undead horde can’t be stopped. Only contained. The virus has spread from the shores of England to the rest of Europe...Categorized as:
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![Escape by Owen Baillie]()
Escape by Owen Baillie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third instalment in the best-selling post-apocalyptic zombie series set in Australia. Battered, heart-broken and with infected amongst them, the main group begins the long journey south to Melbourne in pursuit of serum supplies and passage towards a safer life beyond... -
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Nightfall by Joseph Zuko
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJim and Karen Blackmore have discovered that when it comes to the zombie apocalypse, there is no such thing as safety in numbers. Between their separate groups of survivors is a city of the living dead, hungry for flesh and growing in numbers by the minute... -
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The Gathering Darkness by J.T. Sawyer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFort Lewis: the last bastion of civilization left in the western U.S. The Undead: nearly seven billion hungry flesh-eaters roaming the world. Carlie Simmons and her elite team: unstoppable and perhaps humanity’s final hope. With research for the antidote underway, Carlie and her team at Fort Lewis face a new threat from an emerging force in southeastern Washington...Categorized as:
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Dead Instinct by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan be read as a standalone or companion to the Contamination series...! Don't trust what you eat. Don't trust what you drink. The infection is spreading... In a world plagued with violence and infection, Ken and Roberta Smith want nothing more than to find their son. Having been on the road for four days, they must now cross the remaining three hundred miles of desert wasteland to get to him... -
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Desolation by Bryan James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 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... -
![Days 54 to 61 by Amy Cross]()
Days 54 to 61 by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHaving been rescued from the forest, Elizabeth is shocked to find herself living with a small group of survivors. But when she's plunged into an unlikely reunion, she begins to realize that the task of saving humanity might require difficult decisions. Meanwhile, Thomas discovers the truth about another group of survivors... -
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![Confrontation by T.W. Brown]()
Confrontation by T.W. Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeveral months have passed since the dead began to walk. The first winter has taken its toll in more ways than one as humanity continues to struggle to survive. Not every threat to humanity comes form the undead as so many have discovered man's ability to sink into depravity with the absence of law and order. Time and again survivors have fought, run. and regrouped... -
![Days 9 to 16 by Amy Cross]()
Days 9 to 16 by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinally realizing that she has to leave the city, Elizabeth sets out alone along a deserted road. Eventually, however, she encounters some fellow survivors, and before long she's taken to a remote farmhouse where a small community is struggling to take shape. She soon discovers, however, that this particular farmhouse hides some dark secrets... -
![Resident Evil: Apocalypse by Keith R.A. DeCandido]()
Resident Evil: Apocalypse by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFailure of the Hive to contain the Umbrella Corporation's most deadly viral creation has led to an outbreak of apocalyptic proportions. Now the streets of Raccoon City swarm with the living dead, compelling Umbrella to deploy another of its bioweapons, a hulking prototype soldier code-named NEMESIS that kills anything in its path... -
![Return by John O'Brien]()
Return by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSafety is the dream.Nightmare is the reality. A nightmare where danger lurks around every corner.Jack Walker, journeyed half way around the world and completed his daring rescue...Categorized as:
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Unsafe Haven by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 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... -
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Storm by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA vengeful darkness… Gathers in the night… One threat has been destroyed - another grows stronger. Even though Jack and the teams have won a major confrontation, their lives still hang by a thread. There are decisions to be made, and ones that have never been more critical. Leonard continues to try to keep his crew together after being hit by another soul-shattering blow...Categorized as:
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![Hellifax by Keith C. Blackmore]()
Hellifax by Keith C. Blackmore
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Red Adept Select – “Voted Outstanding in Genre”A serial killer stalks the ice-glazed streets.Half-frozen deadheads choke the avenues.Infected vermin rise from the labyrinth of sewer systems, hungry for warm flesh.And a handful of survivors struggle to escape and find someplace safe. In his hunt for Tenner, Scott discovers he must contend with all of this, before things truly get worse.Welcome... -
![The Last Candidate by Frank Tayell]()
The Last Candidate by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 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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Search and Rescue by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 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... -
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Ireland by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 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... -
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![Sanctuary by John O'Brien]()
Sanctuary by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDanger lurks in the shadows...A place where the brave tread warily... Jack Walker has returned from the rescue of his girlfriend with a small band of survivors. Their harrowing journey from the Middle East included a stop at the CDC where they learned vital information about the ferocious new species that hunt at night...Categorized as:
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Destroyer by Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDestroyer finds Zed saying goodbye to one friend and pressing forward with two new ones to whom we are introduced in Book 2 – Infected. Mandi, whom Zed and Murphy rescued from the bunker, is immune to the virus. Russell, whose home the others plundered in search of food and other supplies, is also a slow burn, but lower-functioning, childlike and docile...Categorized as:
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![The Divide by Erica Stevens]()
The Divide by Erica Stevens
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn less than a day everything they've ever known has vanished and the world is in chaos. Uncertain where to turn and who to trust in this strange new world, they must band together in an attempt to survive. However, they slowly begin to realize it’s not only the crumbling earth, and treacherous people around them that are a threat, but also something unseen and even more lethal... -
![Anglesey by Frank Tayell]()
Anglesey by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 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... -
![World War Z: The Lost Files: A Companion to the Abridged Edition by Max Brooks]()
World War Z: The Lost Files: A Companion to the Abridged Edition by Max Brooks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFans of Max Brooks’ original abridged recording of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War will be thrilled to add this companion piece to their audio library. Offering listeners five hours of previously unrecorded content, World War Z: The Lost Files features 21 Hollywood A-list actors and sci-fi fan favorites performing stories not included in the original abridged edition... -
![Infected by Bobby Adair]()
Infected by Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSlow Burn: Infected picks up the story of Zed, Murphy, and Jerome where Slow Burn: Zero Day ended.All three have all been infected but have not succumbed to the most pernicious symptoms of the virus. They’re not the mindless cannibals that most infected are. Nevertheless, their band of survivors, fearful about the trio’s infections, have ostracized them...Categorized as:
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![The Dark Knight by Nick Cole]()
The Dark Knight by Nick Cole
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 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... -
![Mutation by K.R. Griffiths]()
Mutation by K.R. Griffiths
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing the survivors of the catastrophe in South Wales wanted was a safe place to ride out the apocalypse. The castle looked perfect: high walls and natural defenses that even the infection could not breach.The problem was that someone had beaten them to it. Someone who would stop at nothing to maintain control.Someone with a dark secret that could change everything.. -
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Nano Z Trilogy Box Set by Brad Knight
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 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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![Haven by Misty Vixen]()
Haven by Misty Vixen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Post-Apocalyptic Harem When a medical marvel meant to change the very essence of humanity as a whole was unveiled, it did indeed change everything, but not in a way anyone was anticipating. A virus raged wildly out of control, consuming the whole world, turning half of humanity into mindless zombies, and half of the survivors into a variety of new species known now as the inhumans... -
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![The End Begins by James D. Dean]()
The End Begins by James D. Dean
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 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... -
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Resistance by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE IS TO RESIST After freeing Dan and Quinn, Sandy Duncan must fight to escape the lumberyard while protecting the others she came to save. The infected lurk outside the gates... -
![Deluge of the Dead by David P. Forsyth]()
Deluge of the Dead by David P. Forsyth
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 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... -
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Reavers by Timothy W. Long
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMachinist Mate First Class Jackson Creed, Christy, and Frosty, have been separated from their companions. With no idea how to contact his friends, Marine Sergeant Joel "Cruze" Kelly, and out of supplies and ammo, the three reluctantly join a group who offer a secure and fortified location... -
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Day 100 by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne hundred days after humanity was brought to its knees, Elizabeth Marter has joined a small group of survivors in Boston. Under constant attack from scavengers who live beyond the city limits, Elizabeth and the others desperately try to come up with a plan. But when they learn that a more organized enemy is on the way, they realize that they face a battle for what's left of their resources... -
![Into the Shadows by Jason D. Morrow]()
Into the Shadows by Jason D. Morrow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe ability to see into the future has only brought Waverly pain and suffering. She has been wrong about everything. Ethan...Remi...are all of them really dead? Stuck in Shadowface's compound, Waverly meets a girl named Amber who is determined to escape. Through a simple touch, Waverly can see that she is destined to escape with her. But she knows it is not the end. Shadowface must be stopped...
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