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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... -
School Days by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA New ShipA New CrewA Different Kind of MissionWhen Manchester Yards donates a new training vessel to the Merchant Officer Academy at Port Newmar, Alys Giggone recalls the Chernyakova.She wants Ishmael Wang and his crew to take a crew of cadets into the Deep Dark. They have to sort out the crews of two ships, figure out what lessons they need to teach, and who will get those lessons... -
Forsaken World: Homecoming (Book 5) by Thomas A. Watson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFighting against insurmountable odds Sandy and Mary are now alone but refuse to stop fighting to reach their kids. Hoping they have learned enough before they lost their husbands they push on together. At the cabin Lance and Ian are expanding the coalition adding members to help fight the stinkers and even more dangerous people... -
Britain's End by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHumanity is at a crossroads. Either all will survive, or our species will perish. Anglesey became a refuge for survivors from across the world, but living in the shadow of a decrepit nuclear power station was always a precarious existence. There is only one destination for their final exodus from Britain, but Belfast won’t become their new home... -
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Prepper's Collapse by A.J. Newman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrepper's Collapse - Book 2 in the Prepper’s Apocalypse series.Prepper Post-Apocalyptic Survival FictionEMP blasts started the apocalypse during Tom and his family's return flight home from vacation. Surviving the crash only caused them to confront the chaos of the apocalypse head-on... -
Far from Home by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow far would you go to survive the apocalypse? As the only child in an upper-middle class family, Rowan has had it easy. Doted on by a mother who never wanted anything but a child to love, she's never wanted for anything. Kiaya’s life, however, has been anything but easy... -
Spinward Fringe Broadcast 10.5: Carnie's Tale by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlice is given a complex and secretive assignment: she is to review months worth of voice recordings, video and pictures taken by Noah Lucas, better known as Carnie, a member of the Samurai Squadron. The material was recorded while he was on Iora, a technically advanced world as the holocaust virus struck it...Categorized as:
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Restitution by Bruno Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival seriesWill they ever see home again?Colorado seems farther away than ever for Ben and his crew. Especially when a road block lures them deeper into the Appalachian Mountains.Ambushed and captured, they fall prey to a gang of backwoods moonshiners turned post apocalyptic outlaws. After being led back to camp and locked up, the crew’s morale is at an all time low... -
Endurance by Bruno Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Post-Apocalyptic Survival SeriesWould you fight for the ones you love? The struggle for survival in Cloverdale continues as Vince Walker and a small group of survivors find that nothing comes easy in the post-apocalyptic ruins of what was once their town... -
Aeson: Blue by Vera Nazarian
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAeson's secrets revealed at last!Before Gwen won Aeson's heart…Before they joined forces to protect two planets and humanity itself…Aeson faced death on his own.And lost.Young Imperial Crown Prince Aeson Kassiopei. Intelligent, well-educated, perfectly isolated in his lofty rank, responsibilities, and privilege of the divine Imperial Dynasty... -
Escape by Bruno Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Post-Apocalyptic Survival seriesCould you protect your own? Recent EMP attacks have left the country in a state of chaos and upheaval. With two of his children on the East Coast, Ben Davis has left Colorado behind, embarking on a cross-country journey with his eldest son, Joel, one of Joel’s classmates, Allie, and the family dog, Gunner... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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Survival by Bruno Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Post-Apocalyptic Survival SeriesWould you survive? Vince Walker and the remaining survivors from the town of Cloverdale, Indiana continue to come to terms with their new reality. Accepting the fact that the country has been thrust into nuclear war with an unknown enemy means they must forget their former lives and forge ahead... -
Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies II: Escape by Scott M. Baker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world overrun by zombies, breathing, living friends are hard to find. Would you risk your life to save them?Nurse Alissa, her friends, and her cat Archer fight their way through a zombie-infested state to get to the safety of her mountain cabin. It offers sanctuary as well as new challenges as all the routine commodities of the modern world are now luxuries... -
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... -
Present Danger by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe United States is in chaos. Fleeing his hometown, Joel accompanies Helen on a dangerous cross-country trip, hoping to reunite her with a mysterious prepper group her grandfather belonged to. Danger lurks around every corner in Chicago as Big T and his companions strengthen their base of operations - but all good things come with a cost in Storm's Fury Book 3... -
Destined by Alexandra Moody
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome destinies are written in the stars, others are forged from the fire.In the dark and stunning conclusion to The ARC Series, Elle finds herself deep in hiding. Battling with the talents she struggles to control, she fights for only one thing: revenge... -
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Incredible Cross-Sections by Jason Fry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSee the vehicles of Star Wars: The Force Awakens™ in unparalleled detail with this newest addition to the Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections series. Twelve breathtaking artworks bring the new craft to life, showing all of the weapons, engines, and technology, while engaging text explains each vehicle's backstory and key features... -
Flying Season for the Mis-Recorded by Ann Christy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven in a good silo, life can be hell.Elizabeth the Other, born to the silo and living under the stain of her father's actions, has no one. She is alone, untouchable and unloved. Her only outlet is 25 Drums, the place where teen shadows mix, mingle and find a mate. She will find no life partner there, but she can dance. And tomorrow is her 20th birthday... -
Deception by Bruno Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAre there any decent people left? Having reached his kids in Maryland, Ben is faced with the challenge of crossing the country once more and getting everyone safely home to Colorado. The struggle to survive is the only constant in their otherwise unpredictable lives... -
The Sky Lords by John Brosnan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCenturies in the future, after the world has been devasted by the Gene Wars, the scattered remnants of humanity struggle against both the spreading biological blight on the ground and the great airships that dominate the skies. Controlled by feudal warlords, these mile-long dirigibles patrol their territories, exacting tribute from the ground communities... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
America Falls Collection 2: Books 7-10 by Scott Medbury
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe epic America Falls series continues in this second mega collection books 7-11 LONE WOLFWhat would it take to turn an all-American teenager into a stone-cold killer?America has fallen to a catastrophic stealth attack and a ground invasion of the continental United States has begun. Sacramento teenager, Jack Monaghan, has just buried his parents and needs to work out what to do... -
Shelter for Now by Bob Howard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA strange infection has spread across the entire planet leaving death in its path. The zombie apocalypse that everyone believed to be impossible has brought mankind to the brink of extinction, yet small groups of people have managed to survive. No one has been spared contact with the infected dead, not even the most powerful elected official in the world, the President of the United States... -
The Prepared Prepper by William Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen an EMP wipes out the power grid, Stephanie’s world shatters, and survival is no longer a choice. It’s a necessity. A skilled welder who built her life on hard work, she spent years running from her prepper upbringing, determined to give her twin daughters a normal life. But as chaos erupts and danger closes in, the skills she rejected may be the only thing keeping them alive... -
All We Have by Sean Patrick Little
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwist and Ren have settled on the shores of a beautiful lake in Texas, but survival takes work. There are crops to plant and harvest, and animals to feed. There is the daily grind of life after a viral apocalypse where things they used to take for granted, like food, water, and safety, are no longer a given, especially with predators prowling at the perimeter of the farm... -
Long Empty Roads by Sean Patrick Little
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a hard, cold winter, Twist is no longer willing to struggle to live in Wisconsin. The time has come for him to move south. There he will begin to rebuild life after the viral apocalypse. The world he knew is changing, however. Nature is slowly reclaiming the land. Exotic animals released from zoos roam freely. Stores of food, once fresh and plentiful, are beginning to spoil...Categorized as:
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Ascend by K.A. Riley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Uprising is gaining ground. But supplies are scarce, and the Aristocracy is more powerful than anyone ever imagined.Ash's fight may be unwinnable...but the affection of a certain young man may just give her the strength she needs to persevere... -
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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Dying Light by Scott Nicholson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe thrilling conclusion to the AFTER post-apocalyptic thriller series!After a bloody battle with mutant Zapheads, Rachel Wheeler’s life hangs in the balance as the world falls apart around her.To save Rachel, a small group of survivors must find a missing baby, a hyperintelligent Zaphead with mysterious healing powers... -
Days 109 to 116 by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe battle for Boston is over, but there are still dangers lurking in the city. And as Elizabeth and Thomas arrive, they discover that old enemies are waiting to strike back. Desperate to find her father, Elizabeth sets out to see if anyone knows whether he survived the battle. She soon learns, however, that the city's new rulers don't take kindly to people digging into the past... -
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... -
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... -
UKD1 by Chris Harris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“What would happen if…?”Many people ask themselves the question, but how many do something about it?Tom lives in Birmingham, England with his family. After asking himself the question and researching what could happen, he decided it wouldn’t do any harm to be a little bit prepared and store some food and equipment.Just in case... -
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... -
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... -
Static by James Hunt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe thin thread holding the civilized world together has been severed. Millions of citizens have been thrust into the unknown, breeding fear into the minds and souls of those seeking to survive. Wren Burton, an architect from Chicago, has been engulfed by the chaotic aftermath of an EMP blast. Her family is injured. The enemy is unknown. And help is nowhere to be found... -
The Vermilion Strain: Post-Apocalyptic Extinction by S.A. Ison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmma, Brian, Flynn, Cooper, and Paadini are the lucky few who've survived the deadly pandemic, EV-01-H virus, or the Vermilion Strain. It is a contagion so virulent, that it has caused an extinction level event. None of them have seen humans for weeks, and no one is coming to help them. They must each find the courage to carve out a new life in a new reality, a new world... -
Going Gone by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsn Going Gone, Book 2 of the dystopian series, The Irish End Game, tragedy strikes the three Americans where they live in Ireland. Sarah Woodson is brutally taken —across the Irish Sea to the pastoral beauty of England’s Cotswold’s—and the horrors of a post-apocalyptic sex slave trade... -
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The Fall of the Sky Lords by John Brosnan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis final volume of "The Sky Lords Trilogy" finds Jan Dorvin encased in an underwater cell, the prisoner of the sexually indeterminate Eloi. Far above, the struggle against the mighty airships continues, as Ashley, a rogue computer personality, once again joins forces with Milo Haze...Categorized as:
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Extincta by Victor Dixen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsL’ESPÈCE HUMAINE DISPARAÎTRA DANS 255 HEURES.Les pires prédictions climatiques se sont réalisées, le Grand Effondrement a eu lieu et presque toutes les espèces animales se sont éteintes. Les Derniers Humains se sont réfugiés dans les Dernières Terres : un archipel rocailleux surgi des glaces, où ils survivent dans des cités-royaumes éparses... -
The Seventh Day by A.E. Watson, Tara Brown
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the window I can see her. She looks like she did yesterday. Same Clothes. Same Hair. But today her face is calm, dead calm. All their faces are dead calm until one of us makes a noise. The noise wakes them and then it starts. Their heads jerk to the right three times rapidly as they stand in the most awkward way. That's when we run. That's when we hide... -
Family by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe final volume of Bill Wright's journal, from the Bestselling series 'Surviving The Evacuation', (78,000 words) Billions died. Civilisation collapsed. Zombies rule the Earth. But there is safety, so Bill and Kim are told, in a small village on the Irish coast... -
Under the Gray Skies by Jacqueline Druga
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA long awaited sisters vacation hits a slight bump in the road when a series of tremors instantly cause the cancellation of all flights. Believing the airport is not the safest place, Lacey and her sister hurry from the terminal and board a crowded tram. Then it happens. No one knows why, how or what occurs. Cities are decimated, oceans rise and people drop dead from the cataclysmic event...Categorized as:
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