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Blackout by Edward W. Robertson
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe final book in the post-apocalyptic BREAKERS series... -
![Defiance by Iain Rob Wright]()
Defiance by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHumanity's last chance could be a new beginning. It's been months since the demons arrived and slaughtered the world. The earth belongs to the damned and barely anything of civilisation remains, but some still fight. Mankind's last survivors remain defiant. Nestled deep in the middle of the UK's largest forest, a small group of adults fight to remain hidden in the apocalypse... -
![Evil Among Us by J.K. Accinni]()
Evil Among Us by J.K. Accinni
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLorna, Jennifer and Seth struggle to reach the Hive amid the chaos of Armageddon... -
![The Philip K. Dick Reader by Philip K. Dick]()
The Philip K. Dick Reader by Philip K. Dick
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMany thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's works has continued to mount, and his reputation has been further enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now given annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K... -
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![Transient Echoes by J.N. Chaney]()
Transient Echoes by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt has been three years since the day of the Second Jolt. Thanks to the efforts of a select few, the world is finally moving on... -
![Extinction Point: Kings by Paul Antony Jones]()
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... -
![Aliens: Phalanx by Scott Sigler]()
Aliens: Phalanx by Scott Sigler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's Medieval carnage meets Alien as a pre-industrial society fights against extinction brought about by a massive infestation of Xenomorphs.Ataegina was an isolated world of medieval castles, varied cultures, and conquests, vibrant until the demons rose and spread relentless destruction... -
![Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.]()
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThese 18 darkly complex short stories and novellas touch upon human nature and perception, metaphysics and epistemology, and gender and sexuality, foreshadowing a world in which biological tendencies bring about the downfall of humankind. Revisions from the author's notes are included, allowing a deeper view into her world and a better understanding of her work... -
![Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick]()
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPhilip K. Dick was a master of science fiction, but he was also a writer whose work transcended genre to examine the nature of reality and what it means to be human. A writer of great complexity and subtle humor, his work belongs on the shelf of great twentieth-century literature, next to Kafka and Vonnegut... -
![Hive by J.K. Accinni]()
Hive by J.K. Accinni
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the rush to the Tampa Airport, Abby meets a small group of elephants from the famous Elizabeth Siggins Wildlife Foundation fleeing the political horrors of Africa. Putting them under her protection and that of the Hive, she meets Tobi, the elderly matriarch of the small herd who will sacrifice herself to save a human and in return is rewarded with the ultimate gift the Womb can bestow... -
![Through Glass: The Blue by Rebecca Ethington]()
Through Glass: The Blue by Rebecca Ethington
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSaving the world is harder than I expected it to be.Okay, so maybe I’m not saving the world, but it sure as hell feels like it. Especially after the sanctuary camp I found in the middle of the destruction turned out to be run by a crazed lunatic. You think I’m kidding? I thought they stopped stoning people in the 12th century. There is something off about them... -
![Numbers Raging by Rebecca Rode]()
Numbers Raging by Rebecca Rode
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE THRILLING CONCLUSION IS HERE. It’s been ten weeks since Treena returned to NORA. The council has rejected her war preparations at every turn and Dresden is backpedaling on his promises. Treena’s secret followers push her to unseat Dresden and take control—something she refuses to consider now with NORA on the brink of war. Vance has his own set of troubles... -
![The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard by J.G. Ballard]()
The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard by J.G. Ballard
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFirst published in 1978, this collection of nineteen of Ballard's best short stories is as timely and informed as ever. His tales of the human psyche and its relationship to nature and technology, as viewed through a strong microscope, were eerily prescient and now provide greater perspective on our computer-dominated culture... -
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![Killshot by Aria Michaels]()
Killshot by Aria Michaels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the death of their parents, seventeen year old Liv Larson and her younger brother are separated by the foster care system. Her grades slip, her friends drift away, and she gives up on her plans for college. The only thing that matters is keeping the promise to get back to her brother... -
![The Terminator by Shaun Hutson]()
The Terminator by Shaun Hutson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the Year of Darkness, 2029, the rulers of this planet devised the ultimate plan. They would reshape the Future by changing the Past. The plan required something that felt no pity. No pain. No fear. Something unstoppable. They created THE TERMINATOR... -
![The Screwfly Solution by Raccoona Sheldon, James Tiptree Jr.]()
The Screwfly Solution by Raccoona Sheldon, James Tiptree Jr.
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Screwfly Solution" is a 1977 science fiction short story by Raccoona Sheldon, a pen name for psychologist Alice Sheldon, who was better known by her other nom de plume, James Tiptree, Jr. It received the Nebula Award for Best Novelette, and has been adapted into a television film... -
![White Sands by Nicholas Sansbury Smith]()
White Sands by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJeff and his little brother David were normal kids; they loved video games, fighter planes, and learning to hunt with their Dad. Little did they know, their lives were about to change.The boys and their father find themselves stranded in the desert when a military jet comes careening out of the sky and crashes directly into their car... -
![Ravaged World Saga (5 Horror Novels) by Iain Rob Wright]()
Ravaged World Saga (5 Horror Novels) by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll THREE books in the bestselling RAVAGED WORLD SAGA by Iain Rob Wright, plus 2389 and The Peeling Omnibus (5 books total). Unique and terrifying."Iain Rob Wright scares the hell out of me." - J.A.Konrath, author of Origins and Afraid. A virus the likes of which mankind has never seen has gotten loose and found its way aboard a luxury cruise liner... -
![Pandemia by Johnathan Rand, Christopher Knight]()
Pandemia by Johnathan Rand, Christopher Knight
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world was warned. The last great flu epidemic kelled millions. Now the bird flu has mutated into the super flu and spreading fast. Four teenagers are caught in a world gone wild. They head north... -
![A Warp in Time by Jude Watson]()
A Warp in Time by Jude Watson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe harrowing tale of survival and suspicion takes its most dramatic turn yet when Molly, Yoshi, and the rest discover that there are more than just monsters in the rift.There are other kids, too.. -
![Iron Warriors: The Complete Honsou Omnibus by Graham McNeill]()
Iron Warriors: The Complete Honsou Omnibus by Graham McNeill
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA great omnibus, collecting together Iron warriors stories from two great Black Library authors. The traitorous Iron Warriors are masters of siegecraft, builders of nigh-impenetrable defences – and just as good at tearing down those of their foes, as these action-packed tales of siege warfare demonstrate... -
![Nightfall by Isaac Asimov]()
Nightfall by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOf the six suns, only Beta is left in the sky. Do you see it?”The question was rather unnecessary. Beta was almost at zenith, its ruddy light flooding the landscape to an unusual orange as the brilliant rays of setting Gamma died. Beta was at aphelion. It was small; smaller than Theremon had ever seen it before, and for the moment it was undisputed ruler of Lagash’s sky... -
![Savage (Ravaged World Trilogy, #3) by Iain Rob Wright]()
Savage (Ravaged World Trilogy, #3) by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSOMETIMES BEING ALONE IS BETTER…The world has crumbled and the dead walk the earth, but all is not lost, yet. A group of survivors seek salvation at an abandoned pier where the dead can’t get them.But the dead are not the only threat.The people on the pier are not the only group of survivors. There are others out there: bigger, nastier groups... -
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![Evolution by Kyle West]()
Evolution by Kyle West
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo stop the virus, enemies must become friends.After two months in Skyhome, Alex and the crew are rested and healed from their ordeal in Bunker One. But the war against the xenovirus is only beginning.They must leave the safety of the space station to gain the favor of Emperor Augustus of Nova Roma. But when disaster strikes outside the capital, the team must scramble to save one of their own... -
![Skullcrack City by Jeremy Robert Johnson]()
Skullcrack City by Jeremy Robert Johnson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife as a corporate drone was killing S.P. Doyle, so he decided to bring down the whole corrupt system from the inside. But after discovering something monstrous in the bank's files, he was framed for murder and trapped inside a conspiracy beyond reason... -
![Genesis by Paul Antony Jones]()
Genesis by Paul Antony Jones
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter an alien invasion devastates humanity, a battered group of survivors huddles in a remote outpost, fighting to endure in a now-hostile world. Resources are dwindling, and internal power struggles threaten to tear apart the fragile last vestige of human society.Emily Baxter remains haunted by vivid dreams of Earth’s new masters... -
![The Expert System’s Champion by Adrian Tchaikovsky]()
The Expert System’s Champion by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt’s been ten years since Handry was wrenched away from his family and friends, forced to wander a world he no longer understood. But with the help of the Ancients, he has cobbled together a life, of sorts, for himself and his fellow outcasts... -
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Hero by Michael Grant
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMonster. Villain. Hero.Four years after the Perdido Beach dome went down, the alien virus that created it is still wreaking havoc, and virus-infested rock has created a new set of humans with mutant powers... -
![Hex by Rhiannon Lassiter]()
Hex by Rhiannon Lassiter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Supercomputer Brain In A 15-Year-Old's Body...Meet Raven, The Most Dangerous Teenager In The World....London. The 24th century. The CPS, a secret government agency, is on a mission to seek and destroy the Hex, human mutants with supercomputer minds. They are young. They look like you or me. They must never be allowed to grow up....But the CPS hasn't discovered Raven...Categorized as:
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![Revelation by Jeremy Laszlo]()
Revelation by Jeremy Laszlo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaving learned of the destruction of their world, Jack, Sam, and Will are forced to flee the security of their Grandparent’s home with blood thirsty beasts hot on their trail. Leaving the dark rider and the answers he likely had behind, they again are forced to fend for themselves as they are pursued relentlessly... -
![Containment by Caryn Lix]()
Containment by Caryn Lix
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey may have escaped Sanctuary, but Kenzie and her friends are far from safe.Ex-Omnistellar prison guard Kenzie and her superpowered friends barely made it off Sanctuary alive. Now they’re stuck in a stolen alien ship with nowhere to go and no one to help them. Kenzie is desperate for a plan, but she doesn’t know who to trust anymore... -
![Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas, Michael Marshall Smith]()
Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas, Michael Marshall Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the city they call Punktown, on a planet where a hundred sentient species collide, you can become a creator of clones. You can become a piece of performance art. You might even become a library of sorrows.. -
![Rebirth by Jeremy Laszlo]()
Rebirth by Jeremy Laszlo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHaving located the City of Angels, Jack, Samantha, Will and Tammy plan to destroy the alien creation. Seeking revenge for all the damage done to their worlds, and all the lives lost to the invaders, the companions seek out those responsible. Fighting their way to the enemy, they discover the reason for the invasion, and the truth about both their past and their future... -
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![Black Friday by Ike Hamill]()
Black Friday by Ike Hamill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRobby survived. At least he has survived so far. The first living person he's seen since the end of the world might be the last. He's on his own and fighting for his life.Farther north, Judy is facing a different set of problems. The loneliness might drive her crazy before she figures out how to cope with the ramifications of Black Friday... -
![Human Is?: A Philip K. Dick Reader (Gollancz S.F.) by Philip K. Dick]()
Human Is?: A Philip K. Dick Reader (Gollancz S.F.) by Philip K. Dick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1 • Beyond Lies the Wub • (1952) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick9 • The Defenders • (1953) • novelette by Philip K. Dick31 • Roog • (1953) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick36 • Second Variety • (1953) • novelette by Philip K. Dick80 • Impostor • (1953) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick94 • The Preserving Machine • [Dr. Rupert Labyrinth] • (1953) • shortstory by Philip K... -
![Apex Predator by M.T. Anderson]()
Apex Predator by M.T. Anderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe journey through the rift becomes even rockier as the survivors are forced to take to the water, crossing a vast lake on improvised boats.But halfway across, they discover something is tracking them from deep beneath surface, a colossal monster that's stranger--and larger--than anything they've encountered yet.New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award winner M.T... -
![Cry by Jacqueline Druga]()
Cry by Jacqueline Druga
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFollowing a mysterious storm, the world is thrown into chaos. Communications are disabled along with computer networking. Nightly, the skies illuminate and with each sequential storm more and more people disappear. No one knows what is causing the events and as the governments break down, the population dwindles to a mere fraction. Communities are left to fend for themselves... -
![BZRK Apocalypse by Michael Grant]()
BZRK Apocalypse by Michael Grant
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Matrix meets Inner Space in this third book in the BZRK trilogy from New York Times best-selling author Michael Grant.The staggering conclusion to the BZRK trilogy, from the author of GONE. The members of BZRK are preparing for their final stand, in the world's capitals and in the nano... -
![Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel by Julian K. Jarboe]()
Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel by Julian K. Jarboe
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this debut collection of body-horror fairy tales and mid-apocalyptic Catholic cyberpunk, memory and myth, loss and age, these are the tools of storyteller Jarboe, a talent in the field of queer fabulism... -
![Gods of Blood and Bone by Azalea Ellis]()
Gods of Blood and Bone by Azalea Ellis
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name is Eve Redding. I am the new god. They captured me in a dirty alley and injected me with a virtual reality chip, a GPS tracker, and my first Seed. They made me a Player. At first, I loved the miraculous ability to level up anything about myself... -
![Minority Report and Other Stories by Philip K. Dick, Keir Dullea]()
Minority Report and Other Stories by Philip K. Dick, Keir Dullea
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsViewed by many as the greatest science fiction writer on any planet, Philip K. Dick has written some of the most intriguing, original and thought-provoking fiction of our time. This collection includes stories that will make you laugh, cringe...and stop and think... -
![The Colony by Kathleen Groger]()
The Colony by Kathleen Groger
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrust no one.Never go out in the dark.Always have a weapon.Sixteen-year-old Val lives by these three rules etched on her arm. Her rules and her gun are the only things standing between her and assimilation by hordes of human-looking aliens she calls Raspers.By day, Val gathers supplies... -
![Monstre: Volume One by Duncan Swan]()
Monstre: Volume One by Duncan Swan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere is no stopping it.The Cloud is armageddon, steamrolling the world at a walking pace.In his thrilling debut novel Monstre, author Duncan Swan crafts a relentless, terrifying, genre-bending tale of courage, desperation, and redemption that shows just how fragile our civilization is... and how far we will go to survive.Day 0... -
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![BZRK Reloaded by Michael Grant]()
BZRK Reloaded by Michael Grant
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom best-selling author Michael Grant comes the highly anticipated, terrifying, and mind-bending second book in the BZRK trilogy. The entire BZRK cell—including Noah and Sadie—has been left in pieces after the last round of battle with the Armstrong Twins, conjoined brothers who plot to rob mankind of its free will... -
![Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 160 (January 2020) by Neil Clarke]()
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 160 (January 2020) by Neil Clarke
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 10 ratings2021 Finalist: Hugo Award for Best Novelette, listed under the title "Helicopter Story". This was published as a Clarkesworld audiobook podcast in 2020... -
![The Cleansing by Sam Kates]()
The Cleansing by Sam Kates
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsApocalypse unleashed. Swift and deadly. Merciless. Seven billion people inhabit this planet in blissful ignorance of imminent annihilation. Destruction comes, not from meteors or nuclear holocaust, but from a source no one even knows exists. The architects of doom have long moved among us, hidden in plain sight, waiting for the signal to trigger our extinction... -
![Plague Land: Reborn by Alex Scarrow]()
Plague Land: Reborn by Alex Scarrow
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey thought the plague was dead. They were wrong.Two years ago, a virus hit London, killing thousands of people and driving the rest into hiding. But Leon has somehow survived, making it through two harsh winters. Now he's living on the fragile hope that the freezing snow and ice of the English climate wiped out the virus for good. Word even reaches Leon of a rescue boat on its way... -
![Plague Land: No Escape by Alex Scarrow]()
Plague Land: No Escape by Alex Scarrow
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn one week, the plague destroyed and wreaked havoc upon the world. The survivors thought it was over, but it was only the beginning...Three survivors made it through with just each other to rely on, but now they are scattered across the globe. Leon is in England, Grace is on the way to New Zealand, and Freya to the "New United States... -
![The Resisters, Book 1 by Eric S. Nylund]()
The Resisters, Book 1 by Eric S. Nylund
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwelve-year-old Ethan Blackwood has always known exactly what he wants ? to win the state soccer championship, get into the best high school, and become an astronaut. Then he meets Madison and Felix, who tell him something... insane. They claim that fifty years ago, aliens took over the Earth, and everyone past the age of puberty is under their mind control. Ethan doesn't believe it...
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