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Commune: Book Two by Joshua Gayou
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSurvival can be a lonely existence…or not. The reality of the situation always comes down to a simple decision: what kind of world do you want to build? The survivors have come to settle in the mountains of Wyoming, fighting day in and day out to establish a home for themselves in a near-empty world... -
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All That Escapes by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe fight to survive continues across the United states in book three of the bestselling Lone Survivor saga... A month and a half on the Appalachian trail and Beth ‘Bluebird’ Sullivan and Landon Gray thought they'd seen the worst of society. With a mysterious stranger in their midst, trouble at every turn, and miles to go, the unknown will be even more terrifying... -
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Society by Devon C. Ford
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSet in the UK in the immediate aftermath of a mysterious illness which swept the country and left millions dead, the series follows the trials facing a reluctant hero, Dan, and the group he forms around him. They must battle the elements, find sufficient supplies and equipment to survive, and protect themselves against the most destructive force on the planet: other people... -
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All That Rises by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWho will survive in the fourth and final book in the bestselling Lone Survivor saga? After a hellish journey on the Appalachian trail, Landon Gray reunites with his wife, Sara only to learn of her infidelity, but that’s only the beginning of their troubles. Although all is calm in the coastal community of Castine, Maine, death is at their doorstep... -
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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... -
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Sanctuary by Devon C. Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSet in the UK in the immediate aftermath of a mysterious illness which swept the country and left millions dead, the series follows the trials facing a reluctant hero, Dan, and the group he forms around him. They must battle the elements, find sufficient supplies and equipment to survive, and protect themselves against the most destructive force on the planet: other people... -
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Edge of Madness by Kyla Stone
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA devastating EMP. No power. No communication. And no help...On the five-year anniversary of his wife Hannah's disappearance, small-town deputy Noah Sheridan takes his young son Milo to a local ski resort for some much needed father-son time. In a blink, the power grid goes out. So do the resort's brand new generators... -
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Anarchy Rising by Arthur T. Bradley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnarchy Rising is the 2nd book in Dr. Bradley's Survivalist series. It features eleven full-page illustrations. The 3rd book, Judgment Day, is due out in January of 2014After the worst pandemic in mankind's history, anarchy threatens to break apart the United States. The government is years away from providing even the most basic necessities... -
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Hope by Devon C. Ford
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSet in the UK in the immediate aftermath of a mysterious illness which swept the country and left millions dead, the series follows the trials facing a reluctant hero, Dan, and the group he forms around him. They must battle the elements, find sufficient supplies and equipment to survive, and protect themselves against the most destructive force on the planet: other people... -
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Road to Redemption by David A. Simpson
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook 4 in the Zombie Road saga. The world is recovering from a near extinction level event. Fortified enclaves and barricaded towns have managed to survive the long winter. Spring brings new hope and new beginnings. One boy, thrust too quickly into manhood, is learning to find his way in the new wastelands... -
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Rage on the Rails by David A. Simpson
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 3 of 3 The finale of the Zombie Road tale. It's been a month since the outbreak and the survivors of the zombie apocalypse have started a new life in a walled city. There are still a few enemies that need to be dealt with, the kind that can think and plan, and they can be more devastating than a horde of the undead... -
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Bloodbath on the Blacktop by David A. Simpson
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBook 2 in a thrilling new series. The people that tried to kill the world almost succeeded. They were fiendishly clever but they didn’t take into account the vets, the truckers and the two-fisted fighters who didn’t know how to give up. Gunny and his band of survivors continue their journey along the Zombie Road, saving as many as they can along the way... -
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Judgment Day by Arthur T. Bradley
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Survivalist (Judgment Day) is the third book in Dr. Bradley's Survivalist Series. (Series Order: Frontier Justice, Anarchy Rising, Judgment Day, Madness Looms - coming summer of 2014).The United States continues to devolve into total lawlessness as it struggles to recover from a pandemic that left billions dead. Gangs of convicts sweep through towns, raping and murdering with impunity... -
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Rising from the Darkness: American Apocalypse: Book 4 EMP Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction by A.J. Newman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 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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Upheaval by T.L. Payne
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter surviving the prison riots and deadly skirmishes with the wanna-be dictator of Texas County, Maddie and her group are left with dwindling resources, unprepared for the harsh winter ahead. Old friends pitch in to help until a more deadly foe arrives to put all of their lives at risk. A daring mission to St. Louis for precious lifesaving supplies has deadly consequences... -
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Storm of Ghosts by James N. Cook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor years, exiles from North Korea, China, and Russia have terrorized the Western Seaboard of post-Outbreak America. And for years, the remnants of U.S. military forces have struggled to defeat them. No more. After U.S... -
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Yellowstone Inferno by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCivilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice.The land beneath Yellowstone's caldera is hot.Huffing and puffing. Moving, stretching and bulging.Everything has a boiling point. Yellowstone has reached the point of no return... -
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Yellowstone Hellfire by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsYellowstone is controlled by nature. Its beauty is breathless and tranquil. Crystal clear streams flow. Buffalo roam freely... -
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Strain by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's the end of the line. In the third and final novel of the bestselling Agora Virus series, Frank and the survivors are about to face one final, deadly test. Will anyone survive? Months after tackling a local threat, the strain of the collapse is weighing heavily on everyone. As Kate embarks on a treacherous journey back to the island from Atlanta, Frank, struggles to hold the group together... -
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Uprising by T.L. Payne
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTexas County, Missouri is a powder keg ready to blow.As winter approaches, small-town issues become big trouble.Maddie Langston and her group of post-apocalyptic survivors are stretched thin.Vengeful old foes take advantage of weakened defenses. Without support, as supplies dwindle, citizens are forced to take matters into their own hands... -
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Extinction Point: Kings by Paul Antony Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 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... -
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All That Survives by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe journey of survival continues in book two of the bestselling Lone Survivor saga… Four months ago, an EMP brought the power grid down and crippled the country, leaving ferry pilot, Landon Gray and off-the-grid teen, Beth ‘Bluebird’ Sullivan alone on a North Carolina mountain, scrambling to survive. The unlikely duo escaped death, but are far from safe... -
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The Distance by Jeremy Robinson, Hilaree Robinson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTHEIR JOURNEY BEGINS...The human race has turned to dust. August Morrison faces it after rising from the depths of a dark matter research facility in Arizona. His co-workers. His daughter. All of them: dust. Friends and colleagues around the world don't answer their phones. The city of Phoenix burns. He is alone... -
![Geostorm The Shift: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller by Bobby Akart]()
Geostorm The Shift: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEarth is alive. Deep beneath her skin is our planet's life blood. Rivers of molten iron, pushing around a core - her beating heart. This moving, fluid iron generates the magnetic field maintaining the delicate balance of life on earth. Until she has a change of heart. "Spellbinding... -
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Suicide Six by Bobby Akart, Peter Vincent Pry
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWe'll live to fight another day!The Lone Star Series continues as critically acclaimed author, Bobby Akart (The Blackout Series, The Pandemic Series, The Boston Brahmin series and the Prepping for Tomorrow series) intertwines historical fact with plausible fiction in SUICIDE SIX, the thrilling conclusion to The Lone Star Series, a post-apocalyptic EMP survival thriller... -
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Geostorm: The Collapse by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the magnetic field reverses, a well-intentioned president tries to avert the worst-case scenario ~ The Collapse of the power grid... -
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Geostorm The Pioneers by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsImagine a world where rising sea levels inundate coastal megacities.People flock to higher ground, only it was too late.Entire species became extinct in the blink of an eye,and conflicts are fought over dwindling resources.It's not so difficult in the Geostorm series."The Geostorm series consumes you. You don't read it ... you live it... -
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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... -
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Texas Strong by Bobby Akart, Peter Vincent Pry
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTexas Free! Texas Strong! A battle cry rallied a new nation. But a storm is brewing which could challenge the Texans' way of life. A warning is issued ... you better leave well enough alone because you don't know nothin' about Texas Strong. The Lone Star Series continues with Texas Strong, book four in Author Bobby Akart's latest post-apocalyptic thriller fiction series... -
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Geostorm The Tempest by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSince the beginning of time, four billion life forms have been created.Ninety-nine percent are now extinct.The human species is the youngest of them all.A mere blink in the eye of time -Time, which is running out. "I couldn't put it down... -
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Lost and Found by Trish Marie Dawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Review from Michele Wesselman - "Sucked me right back in to the story and wouldn't let me go! I love post-apocalyptic stories and this has been one of my favorites. Not too many have a woman as the main character and Riley is everywoman,so very easy to identify with. I will be wondering about her fate till the next book... -
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The Queen of the Dead by Peter Meredith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Corsairs have been driven away but only temporarily. Jillybean knows they'll be back in even greater numbers, lusting for vengeance. Yet she is trapped on the hilltop surrounded by thousands of zombies and worse, she is out of medicine and fast becoming dangerously unpredictable... -
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The Alpha Plague 3 by Michael Robertson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 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... -
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The Ophidian Horde by Ryan Schow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe EMP is real. The unraveling of society is beyond perilous. With the city in ruin, injuries to her party and a sharp loss of resources, Cincinnati McNamara looks to Indigo for help in forming a new homestead, a place where she can tend to the wounded and safeguard her family... -
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The Burning Fields by Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew enemies are on the horizon in Virginia as an unexpected visitor appears to Dianne and the children. Rick, meanwhile, faces a beautiful but dangerous journey through the Rocky Mountains. As Damocles continues to wreak havoc across the globe the stage is being set for the end of civilization as we know it... -
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The Shattered Earth by Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRick Waters is trapped. He and another survivor are stuck in the middle of a devastated Las Vegas, forced to hide while a band of criminals wielding stolen military-grade hardware loot the city. Any hope of escape rests on Rick's quick thinking, though that may not be enough. Back home in Virginia, his wife and children are preparing their homestead for an early winter that has arrived... -
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Breakdown by Bruno Miller
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA Post-Apocalyptic Survival seriesDo you have what it takes to survive? Ben Davis was prepared for disaster. He just didn’t know it would come so soon. He and his teenage son, Joel, are miles deep in the backcountry of the San Juan Mountains when high-altitude nuclear electromagnetic detonations light up the pre-dawn sky... -
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Asteroid Diversion by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpace is far from empty. It's full of debris ... wandering nomads seeking a target. Including Asteroid IM86, large enough to destroy us all. When the world needs a hero, they turn to Gunner Fox who will move Heaven to save Earth. ________________________ DIVERSION places Gunner Fox, a United States Air Force Test Pilot and Earth Scientist on a collision course with a planet killing asteroid... -
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How We Became Wicked by Alexander Yates
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA plague, called Wicked, is pulsing through the world; and in its wake, it’s dividing the population into thirds:The WICKED: Already infected by the droves of Singers, the ultraviolet mosquito-like insects who carry the plague, the Wicked roam the world freely. They don’t want for much—only to maim and dismember you. But don’t worry: They always ask politely first... -
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Deadland's Harvest by Rachel Aukes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe seven deadly sins with a shambling twist.The critically acclaimed DEADLAND SAGA:Book 1: 100 Days in DeadlandBook 2: Deadland’s Harvest Book 3: Deadland RisingIt has been one hundred days since the zombies claimed the world. Cash, along with forty-two survivors, have found safety in the secluded and well-guarded Fox National Park... -
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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... -
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Anxiety by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe epic post-apocalyptic series continues... In Phobia, you experienced the collapse of society as a mysterious outbreak of a highly lethal virus ravaged the globe and thousands perished from the contagious illness. Now Frank must make impossible choices and risk everything in order to survive. He was sure that escaping to his island would mean safety for him and the survivors... -
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World Undone by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEven the best plans come undone.With their supplies reclaimed and food enough for the future, the group at Barry’s cabin can do more than just scrape by. Between fruitful gardens, great friends, and sturdy fences—not to mention karaoke—life in the zompoc is better than ever.Nothing is perfect, however... -
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Surviving the Fall by Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 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... -
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The Apocalypse Survivors by Peter Meredith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis is not an uplifting tale of heroes and heroines. Get that out of your head now. It's a tale of survival. It’s a tale of dried blood beneath your nails, of new pain, of gnawing hunger and unrelenting loneliness, of fear and hatred, and yes, of courage... -
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Yellowstone Survival by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOur world has ended five times.It's been fried, and then frozen.Gassed with poison; smothered with ash; and bombarded from space.Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception... -
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The Risen by Erica Stevens
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*****This book is the final compilation and the conclusion to an ongoing serial story. This series must be read in order.*****With new challenges and threats arising every day, the survivors struggle to reach their destination in the hopes of finding somewhere safe to stay... -
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The Infernal Regions by Ryan Schow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReeling from the events in The Ophidian Horde, this battered faction of survivors struggle to coexist in the hope of finding safety in a community. The Ophidian Horde is pitiless and resourceful, however, and now they have a name and a target: Indigo. The McNamara’s suffered grievous injury, and now Cincinnati must not only tend to her own injuries, but to those of her family as well... -
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Unknown World by Chris Pike
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 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... -
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Aftermath: A Post-Apocalyptic Disaster Thriller by Harley Tate
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDestruction at every turn. Chaos on the streets. A family on the brink of giving up.Five days after a megaquake and tsunami ravaged the Pacific Northwest, Mika and her father are still on the hunt for her mother. After almost dying from an electric shock in the flood waters, Mika's barely hanging on. Her father debates calling off the search, but Mika's insistent--they have to find her mother...Categorized as:
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