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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...Categorized as:
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Days Of Perdition by Dirk Patton
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKatie kidnapped by Roach, John must not only save her but also deal with the betrayal of the new President. Days Of Perdition opens with the story of how Katie survived and reached Oklahoma City...Categorized as:
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Dust by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWool introduced the world of the silo. Shift told the story of its creation. Dust will describe its downfall. The residents of Silo 18 have a new mayor and the chance of a new beginning. But just as they regain their footing, their gravest threat emerges: Silo 1, and the men who brought Earth into ruin. But power, politics, and the survival of the human race are complex...Categorized as:
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Sparks Rise by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDon’t miss the thrilling novella that connects the last two novels in the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds trilogy. Sam didn’t think things could get worse at Thurmond rehabilitation camp. Then the Reds arrive. Everyone assumed the kids with firepower had been killed years ago. Instead they were taken away, brainwashed, and returned as terrifyingly effective guards...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...Categorized as:
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Rules of Engagement by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRules kept them alive, but a single choice could destroy them. After discovering the identity of the mysterious Morning Star, and dividing Camp Olney, the Ford family prepare for an imminent attack from Jude Lawson. However, the real threat might not come from raiders but a powerful and ruthless group intent on making Whitefish home, and its residents captives...Categorized as:
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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... -
Freedom™ by Daniel Suarez
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThe propulsive, shockingly plausible sequel to New York Times bestseller Daemon, the "Greatest. Techno-thriller. Period."**William O'Brien, former director of cybersecurity and communications systems policy at the White House2009 saw one of the most inventive techno-thriller debuts in decades as Daniel Suarez introduced his terrifying and tantalizing vision of a new world order...Categorized as:
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First Shift: Legacy by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn 2007, the Center for Automation in Nanobiotech (CAN) outlined the hardware and software platform that would one day allow robots smaller than human cells to make medical diagnoses, conduct repairs, and even self-propagate. In the same year, the CBS network re-aired a program about the effects of propranolol on sufferers of extreme trauma...Categorized as:
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Finally Home by Thomas A. Watson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe country is broken. The borders have been breached. And only Nathan and his prepper compatriots have a chance to put it back together. After months of struggle in a devastated world, the love of his life by his side, he reaches his doomsday redoubt to lead the way...Categorized as:
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Rules of Darkness by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey learned the rules, then broke them to survive. One month after a crippling attack on the power grid, the country is still in darkness. As a new wave of violence sweeps the nation, the Ford family are soon drawn into a battle for survival with an unknown menace. Tasked with stopping the threat to protect the small town of Whitefish, Montana, Corey soon discovers a traitor is among them...Categorized as:
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Fire in Winter by James N. Cook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Before you embark on a journey of vengeance, dig two graves.” - Confucius. With the dark cloud of civil war gathering on the horizon, Gabriel Garrett struggles to protect his new home and the new life he has just begun. But as he soon learns, a man’s past has a way of catching up with him, and Gabriel has more than his share of dark secrets...Categorized as:
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Novas by Lou Vane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNovas is the thrilling second instalment in the young adult apocalyptic survival series, Fortune Falls. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Tomorrow, When the War Began.Struggling in the aftermath of the devastating attack on the Fortune Falls community, Jess fears history will repeat itself when a new group of survivors arrive... -
Transmission by Dirk Patton
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith the virus mutating, new dangers appear that threaten a bloody end to the struggle for survival. The next wave of infection sweeps across the remaining population. Betrayal threatens the alliance with the GRU. Roach descends deeper into madness, hiding in plain sight as he plots to capture Katie...Categorized as:
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Rules of Survival by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe hated the rules until the power grid failed. Tyler Ford is a tour guide, a brother, and the son of a prepper from Whitefish, Montana...Categorized as:
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Warrior Within by James N. Cook
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere are those who do not wish for peace.As the Free Legion declares war on the survivors of Hollow Rock, Gabriel and Eric find themselves drawn ever deeper into the growing conflict. Aided by a fledgling militia, and a small contingent of federal operatives, the two warriors must find a way to defeat an unyielding enemy that threatens to destroy all they have grown to love...Categorized as:
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The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThree exclusive stories from three amazing Darkest Minds characters: Liam, Vida and Clancy.Liam and Cole have the kind of bond only brothers share. But the League demands a lot from its members, and even the closest bonds can be broken. Vida has been on the run a long time. So when she and her sister find a place with a crew near Venice Beach, it feels like they might finally have a home...Categorized as:
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Shift by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIn 2007, the Center for Automation in Nanobiotech outlined the hardware and software platforms that would one day allow robots smaller than human cells to make medical diagnoses, conduct repairs, and even self-propagate. In the same year, a TV program aired the effects of propranolol on sufferers of extreme trauma... -
Surviving Home by A. American
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNo electricity. No running water. No food. No end in sight. If life as you knew it changed in an instant, would you be prepared? In A. American’s first novel, Going Home, readers were introduced to Morgan Carter, the resourceful, tough-as-nails survivalist who embarks on a treacherous 250-mile journey across Florida following the collapse of the nation’s power grid...Categorized as:
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Beyond: The Novella Collection by Kit Rocha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll three novellas in the BEYOND series in one convenient anthology. Contains: BEYOND TEMPTATION Hacker Noah Lennox has faced danger, betrayal and near-certain death in the darkest corner of the sectors. But no peril compares to the threat embodied by Emma Cibulski...his best friend's baby sister, and a temptation he thought long put safely out of reach... -
Edge of Darkness by Kyla Stone
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA world without power, lights, transportation... Liam and Hannah continue their dangerous journey home. But they're hunted by a deadly adversary. Back home, Noah fights to protect both his son and the town of Juniper Springs, though someone is sabotaging his efforts. Preorder the explosive third book in the Edge of Collapse series now...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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All That Remains by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOn the brink of chaos, the journey of survival begins. Landon Gray, a skillful “ferry pilot” who delivers planes to customers has one final drop in Alabama before Christmas. But when an EMP causes the plane he’s in to crash on the remote, snow-covered mountains of North Carolina, he’s rescued by, Beth ‘Bluebird’ Sullivan, who claims to have lived off the grid since she was born...Categorized as:
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Taken by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCONNIE I have a purple stalker. I don’t know what possessed me to hit the Xarc’n warrior with my bat, but now I have a stalker—a big purple stalker with fangs and horns. And to make things worse, I can’t go back to New Franklin.After my first night out on my own, I wake up all wrapped up and cuddly with a certain possessive hunter. He purrs like a giant cat and vows to protect me... -
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Promise Me Once by Paige Weaver
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce with him was never enough.I am the girl you dislike. The girl you snub at parties. I am the one who flirts with men and knows no boundaries. I am the one you whisper about. The one who has no rules. I am the one who takes and uses without any regret or excuses.On the outside I am perfect...Categorized as:
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As We Fall by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the system fails, will you fight to survive? Sam Wade is on a trip to reconnect with his estranged daughter studying in Boston when the interconnected U.S. infrastructure is crippled by an unknown attacker. As the internet, communication networks and the power grid go down, the world is soon thrown into turmoil and danger...Categorized as:
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City Escape by Theresa Shaver
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFive went by Land and Five went by Sea...the rest stayed in the City...this is their story. Mrs. Moore knew that leaving the city was the best chance that she and her students had to survive the EMP pulse but when half of her charges refused to leave she knows she has to stay and try and protect them... -
Burn by J.J. Pike, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsManhattan is falling apart, and with it so are the people, including Alice and Bill. And, at their remote cabin, new developments require critical decisions to save the life of a loved one.... A new, intensely thrilling series, MELT has received unanimous praise from beta readers and early reviewers alike...Categorized as:
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Vengeance in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"We're bringing law and order back in this nation."--Ben Raines Scourge Upon The Land While ending the rule of slavers, thugs, and the cannibalistic Night People on the Hawaiian Islands, Ben Raines and his rebel army learn of a new threat to America...Categorized as:
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Fury in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"We're the last known barrier against total, worldwide anarchy. If we fall, the whole damn world falls with us."--Ben Raines Yes We Can To the few who survived the Great War, their reward was a cruel joke. The politicians had told them that all the major cities of the world had been destroyed, and it was only years later that Ben Raines and his legion of dedicated warriors learned the truth...Categorized as:
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Falling Stars by Kyla Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey survived the Grand Voyager. They believed they were safe. They were wrong. After a violent ambush, the survivors find themselves thrust into a harsh, unrecognizable world. No communications. No shelter. No food. All they have is each other—a ragtag group of elites and misfits. Amelia faces her deadliest test yet. Guilt-ridden Willow must save her brother at any cost...Categorized as:
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Raze by J.J. Pike, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMELT continues to grow and devour, chomping its way through Manhattan - and beyond - as the survivors begin to realize what kind of world MELT is creating.... A new, intensely thrilling series, MELT has received unanimous praise from beta readers and early reviewers alike. Written by JJ Pike and Mike Kraus, MELT examines a part of our world that we often take for granted...Categorized as:
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Flame Road by Toby Neal, Emily Kimelman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe can’t remember her past. He’s been running from his for too long. As Scorch flu ravages the nation, Cash Luciano escapes to the forest and hikes toward his family’s survival compound. His past haunts him even in the quiet of nature. Dedicating his life to helping others hasn’t eased the guilt. Will he ever be free?She awakens in the woods with no memories...Categorized as:
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Tooth & Nail by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happened to Benny Imura and his friends after they reached Sanctuary—and discovered that it was far from the miracle they had thought it would be? Jonathan Maberry shares a glimpse into a formative moment in an exclusive e-short story that also features Joe Ledger (Patient Zero, Extinction Machine) and Iron Mike Sweeney (The Pine Deep Trilogy)...Categorized as:
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America Falls: On the Run by Scott Medbury
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo Mazes. No factions. No games. AMERICA FALLS The only adult in the group has been shot. Can Isaac and Luke save Sonny? And if they can, how can they escape and get him and the rest of their group, to safety? They have transport and a destination, but the gang of killers is closing in fast - not to mention the occupying forces, armed to the teeth and hunting down America's survivors...Categorized as:
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Sink by J.J. Pike, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the MELT bacteria spirals out of control, Bill Everlee works feverishly to prepare for what his wife predicts will be a catastrophic emergency. Alice, meanwhile, sees the results of MELT first-hand, realizing that even her worst predictions were grossly understated as MELT continues to wreak havoc in an ever-widening area...Categorized as:
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Where the World Turns Wild by Nicola Penfold
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJuniper Greene lives in a walled city from which nature has been banished, following the outbreak of a deadly man-made disease many years earlier. While most people seem content to live in such a cage, she and her little brother Bear have always known about their resistance to the disease, and dream of escaping into the wild. To the one place humans have survived outside of cities...Categorized as:
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Bury by J.J. Pike, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe slow burn of the MELT bacteria begins to accelerate as Bill and Alice relive memories of their past lives while struggling for every next breath. At the cabin, new faces turn sinister - or so it seems - and survival skills are tested to their breaking point.... A new, intensely thrilling series, MELT has received unanimous praise from beta readers and early reviewers alike...Categorized as:
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Winter Igniting by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHis only goal was survival until he met her...With nothing to lose, former cop Damon Winter agrees to an undercover op, infiltrating a cult in the dangerous post-Scorpius world. After one look at his new partner, he knows she belongs far away from not only the cult, but from him. She's sweet and kind and has no business being in peril, but she's determined to help...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Decisions by Thomas A. Watson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the wake of his wife’s death, Bruce took the bloodiest of revenges on the gangs who preyed upon the innocent, all while protecting the farm—now called Base Hope—against a seemingly endless horde of the infected. Returning from the very brink of sanity, Bruce makes the decision to rebuild America. He begins by planning the construction of the city of New Hope...Categorized as:
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Home by Theresa Shaver
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 3 in the best selling Stranded Series: due to some adult content this book is rated for 16+ Five went by Land. Five went by Sea. Nine made it Home. Alex and Emily's two groups are finally united after making their way home from Disneyland after the EMP destroyed all electronics. Their reunion begins in a hail of gunfire and only gets worse from there...Categorized as:
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Dead & Gone by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow did Riot escape from the Night Church? How did she survive the Rot & Ruin—and the horrors of her own past? There’s only one way to find out....Jonathan Maberry explores the origins of a fascinating new character in an exclusive e-short story set in the land of the Rot & Ruin...Categorized as:
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Where We Stand (Life After War, #6) by Angela White
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe soldiers are coming for Adrian... and everyone else like him. Safe Haven has grown too powerful to be ignored any longer and the surviving government wants these dangerous Descendants secured for their own use or eliminated. And they couldn't have chosen a better time to reemerge. Safe Haven has a new leader and XO, and a thick wall of fresh challenges to overcome...Categorized as:
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Flight 3430 by Jacqueline Druga
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a small Montana town, it takes four minutes for every man, woman and child to die.It isn’t a virus or biological attack, but rather the beginning of a geological event that triggers a chain reaction across the globe with devastating effects.A repeat of an extinction event that occurred millions of years earlier.There is no stopping it. The only way to survive is to stay ahead of it...Categorized as:
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Roland: Reluctant Paladin by N.C. Reed
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRoland Stang never intended to become the caretaker of thirty abandoned children. He was just looking for a place to get out of the rain. His plan was to lay low and allow the world to reset itself after a world wide economic collapse. But, things do change. An orphan himself from an early age, the former soldier can't simply walk away and leave the children he finds...Categorized as:
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Survival by Thomas A. Watson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 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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Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsRed Schuhart is a stalker, one of those young rebels who are compelled, in spite of extreme danger, to venture illegally into the Zone to collect the mysterious artifacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the place and the thriving black market in the alien products...Categorized as:
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Rage by Thomas A. Watson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMankind is going extinct and a horde has found the farm. Bruce has lost the love of his life and is losing his humanity. His sorrow has been smothered in hate. Bruce is the one who sets the tone for the survivors, to them he does no wrong...Categorized as:
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Martial Law by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe end begins tomorrow.“Author Bobby Akart possesses the analytic capability of a supercomputer coupled with the expressiveness of an exceptional writer.”~ Amazon ReviewsA government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.~ Thomas JeffersonMartial Law is a prophetic and prescient novel by author Bobby Akart...Categorized as:
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