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  • Reap What You Sow by S.M. Anderson

    Reap What You Sow by S.M. Anderson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The best-selling story of Jason, Pro, and Rachel continues where “End of Summer” left off. ‘The Suck’ - the virus that claimed 97% percent of humanity - is gone. The arrival of other survivors with a different take on the future may be as dangerous as the virus itself. In the middle, with their hands on the scales, is a group of former soldiers and civilians who survived the virus in Antarctica...
  • Hostile Fire by N.C. Reed

    Hostile Fire by N.C. Reed

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Post-Apocalyptic Fiction by N.C. Reed Clayton Sanders left home the minute he had his high school diploma in hand. He waited that long only because the Army wouldn't accept him without one. Now, ten years later, he's home. Home with no warning, no advance notice, no anything after being gone ten years with almost no contact with his family...
  • Friendly Fire by N.C. Reed

    Friendly Fire by N.C. Reed

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You can now pre-order Book 7! Amazon ASIN: B07RYFTVLY Post-Apocalyptic Fiction by N.C. Reed Clayton Sanders left home the minute he had his high school diploma in hand. He waited that long only because the Army wouldn't accept him without one. Now, ten years later, he's home. Home with no warning, no advance notice, no anything after being gone ten years with almost no contact with his family...
  • Come and Take It by S.M. Anderson

    Come and Take It by S.M. Anderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The story continues; our heroes have made it to Eden, only to realize their new home is one of many Earths. It's a world worth fighting for, but they aren't the only people who think so. Coexistence and peace are alien concepts to a new enemy that doesn't have a word for retreat...
  • Home Coming by A. American

    Home Coming by A. American

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s been a long hard ride for Morgan and everyone. Just when things were starting to look up, the park was attacked, and they lost Bobbie. Danny’s physical wounds were nothing like the emotional loss of Bobbie. It was hard on Mel as well and the rest of the group also felt the loss. With the attacks on the community becoming a greater threat, they must be dealt with. These attacks must end...
  • Brimstone by N.C. Reed

    Brimstone by N.C. Reed

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Post-Apocalyptic Fiction by N.C. ReedClay Sanders and company have not had the easiest time since the lights went out. Granted, much of their troubles are self-inflicted, but a lot of them were brought straight to their door by crooks and strongarm types in equal measure. Things are peaceful for a change around the Sanders’ Farms, however, and Clay barely knows what to do with himself...
  • That Which Other Men Cannot Do by Ryk Brown

    That Which Other Men Cannot Do by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Episode 15 New forces grow… Old friends are lost… New alliances are forged… Old weapons are made new… With political unrest growing, the Alliance must rush to rebuild their fleet and expand their 'sphere of influence' before their support runs out. But when the Jung up the ante, the Alliance must turn up the heat...
  • Avenging Home by A. American

    Avenging Home by A. American

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    In Enforcing Home Morgan and his group suffered some loss. They discovered their old foes weren’t gone as they’d thought. Not only were they not gone, they were now stronger than before. Morgan would have to deal with this threat, while at the same time trying to restore some sort of quality of life back to his community. But this isn’t going to be easy...
  • The Sanders Saga by N.C. Reed

    The Sanders Saga by N.C. Reed

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Post-Apocalyptic Fiction by N.C. Reed Clayton Sanders left home the minute he had his high school diploma in hand. He waited that long only because the Army wouldn't accept him without one. Now, ten years later, he's home. Home with no warning, no advance notice, no anything after being gone ten years with almost no contact with his family...
  • Enforcing Home by A. American

    Enforcing Home by A. American

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Morgan has managed to get through a lot. Having made it back to his family and dealt with the issues of unscrupulous neighbors, he then had to deal with the presence of the federal government and their nefarious activities. But with the help of his close knit group he prevailed. Life is settling into a familiar routine. And with the help of the US Army they are starting to rebuild their community...
  • Conflicted Home by A. American

    Conflicted Home by A. American

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The only possible thing that could make Morgan’s world even more difficult happened. The Japanese fleet off the coast of California was wiped out. An even that Morgan and friends and family only knew about because of the radio broadcasts from the Radio Free Redoubt. So far removed from them it barely warranted notice...
  • Finally Home by Thomas A. Watson

    Finally Home by Thomas A. Watson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 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...
  • Undercover by David Nees

    Undercover by David Nees

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Not only is Hillsboro threatened but Jason’s family as well. Now it’s personal. In the fourth book of the action-packed “After the Fall” series Jason faces a deadly threat, to his family and to Hillsboro. He must deal with the enemy without any support or help in his high-risk mission. This suspenseful follow-up to “Rescue”, finds Jason Richards off on another dangerous adventure...
  • The Weak and the Innocent by Ryk Brown

    The Weak and the Innocent by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Episode 14 A ship in the hands of their enemy… A liberation gone wrong… A chance to double their ranks… A bold and daring plan… Their support from the Pentaurus cluster dwindling fast, the Alliance faces new and unpleasant realities in the Sol sector. But untoward changes also bring unexpected opportunities… The 'trick' is in how you use them...
  • The Girl Who Dared to Rise by Bella Forrest

    The Girl Who Dared to Rise by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The stakes grow ever higher for Liana Castell... and she must rise to meet them. Return to the Tower in the gripping fourth book of The Girl Who Dared series, where Liana will face her greatest challenge yet: Become Ambrose's replacement, or die trying...
  • Home Invasion by A. American

    Home Invasion by A. American

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Morgan and his extended family could see the light at the end of the tunnel, dim though it may be. There was the promise of power once again. The plant was being repaired and it looked as though it may actually run. While it meant lots of hard sweaty work, the reward was worth the investment. The farm was growing strong and community involvement was good...
  • The Slab by Karen Traviss

    The Slab by Karen Traviss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    MARCUS FENIX. WAR HERO. LOYAL SON. TRAITOR. Ten years after Emergence Day, as the Locust Horde advances on humanity’s last defended area—Ephyra—in a bloody war that has seen billions die, Marcus Fenix does the unthinkable: he defies orders and abandons his post during a critical battle in a bid to rescue his father, weapons scientist Adam Fenix...
  • Born of the Ashes by Ryk Brown

    Born of the Ashes by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Episode 11 A world in chaos… An eager new ally… A newly acquired ship… An even greater threat on its way… Captain Nathan Scott must decide whether to stand and fight to the end, or live to fight another day… even if it means the end of his world. “Born of the Ashes” is a 122,000 word novel, and is the 11th episode in The Frontiers Saga...
  • Resistance by Ryk Brown

    Resistance by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Episode nine of The Frontiers Saga...A chance to gain much needed resources… A group of highly trained, merciless soldiers… A half-completed ship on a trajectory to nowhere… A lone operative on familiar yet dangerous ground… Captain Scott and the crew of the Aurora have a chance to get everything they need to liberate their home world, but they may have to fight someone else's war first...
  • Coalition's End by Karen Traviss

    Coalition's End by Karen Traviss

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Understand what a world had to do to survive. When the Locust Horde burst from the ground fifteen years ago to slaughter the human population of Sera, mankind began a desperate war against extinction...
  • Rise of the Alliance by Ryk Brown

    Rise of the Alliance by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Episode 12A new ally providing aid…An old ally joining the fight…Their resources growing with each passing day…Their homeworld finally on the road to recovery…Things finally seem to be coming together for Captain Scott and the Alliance, as he takes his forces on the offensive. However, the Jung may in turn give him more trouble than he bargained for...
  • Forsaking Home by A. American

    Forsaking Home by A. American

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    They survived the collapse, but can they survive the aftermath? Morgan Carter has weathered the weeks after the collapse of the nation’s power grid, reuniting with his family and ensuring their safety, but his struggle isn't over yet. Carter must focus on survival in an increasingly unstable society—but the challenges he faces are beyond his wildest imagination...
  • A Show of Force by Ryk Brown

    A Show of Force by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Episode 13 The liberation old worlds… The addition of new allies… The fall of a regime… The death of a trusted friend… The Aurora begins clearing a 20 light year sphere of safety around Earth, taking out Jung forces as they liberate the core systems. However, Captain Scott and the Alliance quickly discover that not every world wants to be liberated, and the Jung have a few surprises of their own...
  • Rogue Cell by D.J. Molles

    Rogue Cell by D.J. Molles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ...THE BLOOD OF PATRIOTS AND TYRANTS. The country has become a warzone, and with a Coalition troop surge imminent, the resistance is on the ropes. Walter is in the city of Durham, fighting to survive. He has no idea that his wife, Carolyn, is only miles away, desperately trying to find him. She has information on a special target--a last ditch mission that could turn the tide for the resistance...
  • Mamelukes by Jerry Pournelle, David Weber

    Mamelukes by Jerry Pournelle, David Weber

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE FINAL NOVEL BY LEGENDARY AUTHOR JERRY POURNELLE, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DAVID WEBER AND AUTHOR'S SON PHILLIP POURNELLENO REST FOR THE WEARYRick Galloway's still not sure what inspired him to volunteer to fight Cubans in Angola, and he certainly never expected to end his African adventure shanghaied by a flying saucer when his CIA superiors cut him and his...
  • Storm Front by Thomas A. Watson

    Storm Front by Thomas A. Watson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    America is in the middle of a second civil war. Tens of millions have already perished from famine and disease as the world descends into chaos. When federal government turns to the United Nations to subdue the remaining American citizens, those states that would not bow to this new order, known as The Republic, rise in defense...
  • Star Fox: Book One by Rob Buckman

    Star Fox: Book One by Rob Buckman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a future not far from our own, Christopher Knight, a sergeant in the Royal Marines is transported to an alien world where the technology is so far advanced from his own it seems like magic. Chris tries to find a way home, but the beautiful alien woman responsible for dragging him into this situation, and the dreaded Tal-Shial agents chasing her make it impossible...
  • The First Heretic by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

    The First Heretic by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Amidst the galaxy-wide war of the Great Crusade, the Emperor castigates the Word Bearers for their worship. Distraught at this judgement, Lorgar and his Legion seek another path while devastating world after world, venting their fury and fervour on the battlefield...
  • River of Night by John Ringo, Mike Massa

    River of Night by John Ringo, Mike Massa

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A NEW NOVEL IN JOHN RINGO'S BESTSELLING BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES. Sequel to The Valley of Shadows. Tom Smith used to be somebody. Now he's just another refugee, fleeing the smoking ruins of civilization. Well, maybe not just another refugee. Late of the Bank of the Americas where he used to be the global managing director for Security, Tom and his fellow survivors watched New York City burn...
  • The Last Squadron by Dan Jayson

    The Last Squadron by Dan Jayson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Just fifteen years from now, the world is polarised along ethnic and religious lines. Regional low-intenstiry wars have now been raging for thirty-five years. In the midst of the conflict, ninety-seven members of the Allied forces 9th Mountain Squadron enroute from the Northern Front for a long awaited period of rest and relaxation, are shot down over the Nordic wilderness...
  • Celestia CV-02 by Ryk Brown

    Celestia CV-02 by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Episode 8A world divided…A ship under construction…A military scrambling to prepare a defense…A moment that everyone hoped would never come…The Earth Defense Force must find a way to defend their world against invasion by the Jung Empire. More importantly, they must protect their newest ship, the UES Celestia, as she may be their last hope...
  • The Shadow Quintet by Orson Scott Card

    The Shadow Quintet by Orson Scott Card

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    This set contains Orson Scott Card's Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant, and Shadows in Flight.At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied...
  • CALIFORNIA FALL by Rick Tippins, L.A. Bayles

    CALIFORNIA FALL by Rick Tippins, L.A. Bayles

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What would you do if you and your family were stranded more than two thousand miles from home and America was attacked? A simple family vacation to the West Coast goes seriously wrong when Cameron Griffin and his family find themselves in the middle of a strike against the United States of America...
  • The Damned by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

    The Damned by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The deadly hunt ends in the fourth and final installment of the bestselling Trackers saga...The mountain town of Estes Park, Colorado is scrambling to recover from the betrayal of two of their police officers, and prepare for threats outside their borders...
  • Blood Pact by Dan Abnett

    Blood Pact by Dan Abnett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Twelfth novel in the eternally popular SF series Gaunt's Ghosts, which follows the story of Commissar Ibram Gaunt and his regiment the Tanith First-and-Only on the bloody battlefields of the far future...
    Categorized as:
    military  war  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  grim-dark  space
  • Terror in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone

    Terror in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "I usually give the enemy one chance to surrender. After that, I don't take prisoners." --Ben RainesD-DAY 2.0Having reclaimed American soil from the savage armies of terrorists, lawless street gangs, and mutant Night People, Ben Raines and his Rebel army have a new mission: to free the British Isles from a tyranny of evil oppression...
  • Red Zone by Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Red Zone by Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to the new world. Things have changed just a bit. Big Brother's not only monitoring important things like what toilet paper you buy--it now has direct access to everything you see thanks to the mandatory implant you get at birth. And Friday Jones has seen something she wishes she hadn't...
  • Ingenious by Barrie Farris

    Ingenious by Barrie Farris

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to the TriangleIn a dystopian world ruled by women, brilliant but awkward Cadet Quiggs Fallon has a bright future. Academically gifted with a brain like the ancestors, he's well on his way to figuring out how to kill the vines overtaking the land, earning him--a male--an unheard-of seat in the Assembly of Ruling Mothers...
    Categorized as:
    dystopia  military  war  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  lgbtq
  • Vengeance in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone

    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...
  • Warriors from the Ashes by William W. Johnstone

    Warriors from the Ashes by William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Under the command of Ben Raines, the Southern United States have defeated all comers -- and carved out a stronghold in the Southwest desert. But now, two powerful forces are crashing in against the rebels from the North and the South, and Raines has no choice but to strike back with everything he's got...
  • Fury in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone

    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...
  • Battle in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone

    Battle in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Led by descendants of Hitler's Third Reich, 200,000 heavily armed and highly trained fascist soldiers are determined to spread their doctrine of evil across the free world. As the doomsday forces turn Texas into a battleground, legendary soldier and survivalist Ben Raines and his Rebel Army must prevent America from erupting in a bloodbath of atrocity...
  • Valor's Child by Kal Spriggs

    Valor's Child by Kal Spriggs

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.Jiden's parents barely scrape out a living on the dry, dusty world of Century. Jiden wants more for herself and she is ready to step into a bright future, one which may lead her far from the frontier world of her birth...
  • The Black Mamba by C.R. Daems

    The Black Mamba by C.R. Daems

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The quiet, unflappable Rivka is truly a black mamba in a mouse's skin as kings, queens, and raiders are about to discover. Because of Rivka's successes, the Jax Contract Committee continues to accept more of the lucrative, non-standard projects, and General Issak continues to shamelessly call on Rivka to solve his impossible problems...
  • He Who Dares by Rob Buckman

    He Who Dares by Rob Buckman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For Mike Gray, his life was a series of mysteries and unanswered question. Even the man who raised him, his paternal grandfather, was a question mark. Beyond the love, understanding, and nurturing lay the unanswered question of why a disgraced ex-Royal Naval Admiral would pulled himself out of a bottle and take upon himself to bring a one year old child home as raise him as his own...
  • Bestiarii by James Tarr

    Bestiarii by James Tarr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Mexican civil war had been grinding on for so long that the U.S. resorted to using private contractors—mercenaries—to prop up the failing Mexican Army. One of the many things the Mexican Army failed to protect was Pangaea, the famed animal park in remote northeast Mexico, a symbol of rampant capitalism. All the creatures inside were killed at the time. At least, that’s what was reported...
  • Crisis in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone

    Crisis in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ben Raines and his patriot army have defeated all comers, from mutant night people to the blackshirted forces of Jesus Mendoza Hoffman and the enemy axis in the Great War. But now the socialist dictators of the USA, smarting from their defeat at the hands of the Southern United States of America, have unleashed their fury against Raines...
  • Spear of the Emperor by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

    Spear of the Emperor by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A Warhammer 40,000 novelThe Emperor's Spears are a Chapter on the edge of destruction, last watchmen over the Elara's Veil nebula...
  • Last Stand: Turning the Tide by William H. Weber

    Last Stand: Turning the Tide by William H. Weber

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In spite of Oneida's heroic stand against the Chinese steam roller, foreign armies are poised along the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains preparing for the final assault and America's inevitable defeat. For John, turning back the tide will mean going deep behind enemy lines and organizing the very insurgency he fought so hard against in Iraq...
  • Evolution by C.R. Daems

    Evolution by C.R. Daems

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dragon Sapir is back, and the Jax Military will never be the same. The Jax Contract Committee has released Rivka to take assignments, and her first involves her in a plot by several Systems within the Helix collection of systems to destroy the Jax. As the plot spreads, she is given assignments to combat the threat...
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