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Wool 3 by Hugh Howey
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe silo has appointed a new sheriff. Her name is Juliette, and she comes not from the shadows of deputies, but from the depths of the down deep...Categorized as:
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Rebirth by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter mankind's previous victories at Portsmouth and Kielder, things begin to look hopeful, but unknown to the last human survivors is that they are about to face their worst enemy yet. Crimolok has arrived, and soon, there'll be nothing left. This is the final fight between Hell and Earth - the last battle between light and dark... -
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The Ruins 4 by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEscape at what cost? Trapped in a new horror, the survivors struggle to regain their freedom...Categorized as:
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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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![Far from Home by Kate L. Mary]()
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... -
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The Ruins Book 2 by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho will survive The Arches?A place of recovery has become a place of death as one survivor's worsening illness puts three in danger...Categorized as:
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The Ruins Book 3 by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew Threats Await in the SouthHaving endured the battle of The Arches, the remaining survivors journey in a new direction, hoping to find salvation...Categorized as:
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Psion Omega by Jacob Gowans
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSammy, a fourteen-year-old fugitive, accidentally discovers he has the powers of a Psion. The war between the New World Government and the Continental American Government has taken its toll, not only on the two world superpowers, but also on the band of resistance fighters stuck between them... -
![Road of the Damned by Tony Urban]()
Road of the Damned by Tony Urban
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 2 in the hit zombie series readers have described as, "Stephen King's 'The Stand' meets 'The Walking Dead'."In the weeks after a virus decimated humanity and left fewer than 5,000 people alive in the U.S., a diverse group of survivors struggles to stay alive...Categorized as:
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![Contamination: The Complete Post-Apocalyptic Series by T.W. Piperbrook]()
Contamination: The Complete Post-Apocalyptic Series by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Best-Selling Post-Apocalyptic Series, Contamination - The complete series Books 0-7, available for the first time in one special box set! Over 1,200 pages of reading! The infection has begun, ravaging the American Southwest and leaving chaos in its wake. In this new world, there will be no last meal, no dying wish. The only reward left is to survive another day..Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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![Prepared by Courtney Konstantin]()
Prepared by Courtney Konstantin
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsShe thought she was prepared for the end of the world… until it actually came.Alex Duncan is a mother, a sister— and the daughter of a doomsday prepper...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Dead Instinct by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan be read as a standalone or companion to the Contamination series...! Don't trust what you eat. Don't trust what you drink. The infection is spreading... In a world plagued with violence and infection, Ken and Roberta Smith want nothing more than to find their son. Having been on the road for four days, they must now cross the remaining three hundred miles of desert wasteland to get to him... -
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Spore by Kenny Soward, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmerica's food crops cover nearly a billion acres. In the race to produce as much as we could... something went wrong.Tired of the usual post-apocalyptic tale? Welcome to your new addiction.SPORE is a new, thrilling post-apocalyptic survival saga from #1 best-selling authors Mike Kraus and Kenny Soward.A billion acres of food have been wiped off the map overnight... -
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The Last Conquest by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe final book in The Last Survivors series! The Final Battle for Brighton. Winthrop's army is on the move as Jingo and his crew rediscover an ancient secret that might change everyone’s fate. Amidst the chaos, Bray vows to fulfill a promise made in the blood of a dying mother...Categorized as:
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![Commune: Book One by Joshua Gayou]()
Commune: Book One by Joshua Gayou
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor dinosaurs, it was a big rock. For humans: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). When the Earth is hit by the greatest CME in recorded history (several times larger than the Carrington Event of 1859), the combined societies of the planet’s most developed nations struggle to adapt to a life thrust back into the Dark Ages... -
![The Last Candidate by Frank Tayell]()
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... -
![The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente]()
The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCatherynne M. Valente, the bestselling and award-winning creator of Space Opera and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland returns with The Past is Red, the enchanting, dark, funny, angry story of a girl who made two terrible mistakes: she told the truth and she dared to love the world.The future is blue. Endless blue..Categorized as:
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![Aftermath: A Post-Apocalyptic Disaster Thriller by Harley Tate]()
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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![Omnicide by Jacqueline Druga]()
Omnicide by Jacqueline Druga
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA town practically cut off from the rest of the country, Griffin is always the last to know about everything. Fax is the most reliable method of communication and the local newspaper is the main source of outside information.When a freak car accident occurs on the outside of town, no one thinks much of it...Categorized as:
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The Last City by Logan Keys
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImprisoned on an island, no one expected her to survive. Sixteen-year-old musical prodigy, Liza, has dreamed of freedom most her life, but home is now doomed by inequality and disparity. After an undead plague, the remaining citizens are ruled by an evil regime called Authority. It takes a girl whose miraculously returned to spark the first flames of revolution...Categorized as:
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The Truth by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLiving in the real world is a lot more confusing than Blue Anders bargained for. While Sam is patient with her, Baird is not – demanding the utmost perfection from his sister before she travels to the O-blood island to destroy the predator. Emotions run high as Blue trains with Sam, Alec and Brody, who insist on fighting the battle with her... -
![The Nothing Within by Andy Giesler]()
The Nothing Within by Andy Giesler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoot is... different.Though raised in a fearful society that reveres tradition and conformity, she’s irreverent, outspoken, and deeply curious. Her blindness sets her even further apart.Centuries after the Reckoning, a global biotech plague, savage chimeras still threaten human survival. After Root hears a voice that no one else can hear, she flees into the wilderness...Categorized as:
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![Days 109 to 116 by Amy Cross]()
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... -
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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... -
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The Shades by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne late September day, the entire population of the United States vanishes, leaving behind nothing but empty streets. For the rest of the world, there's no explanation for how 300m people could simply vanish in the blink of an eye. While international organizations dither over what to do next, a powerful company pays for a small team of investigators to head to the U.S. and learn the truth... -
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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... -
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Nightfall by Daniel Barnett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Tomorrow died on the last morning of May. There were those who saw it happen, who watched the shadow fall, who felt the chop of the guillotine as the world lost its head. Everyone else witnessed only the aftermath, for the event itself lasted no longer than a moment...Categorized as:
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![The Prologue to the Postnuclear Dystopia by Dmitry Glukhovsky]()
The Prologue to the Postnuclear Dystopia by Dmitry Glukhovsky
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe prologue to the fresh legend of European post-apocalyptic sci-fi, METRO 2033. This book inspired a score of video games, including the upcoming METRO: LAST LIGHT, gave birth to a series of novels written by followers across the world and will soon be turned into a Hollywood movie!Meet the legend for free. Welcome to the last refuge of the mankind after the end of the world... -
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The Block by Ben Oliver
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the second book of The Loop trilogy, Luka is trapped in a fate worse than death. But now that he knows the truth about what he and his fellow inmates are being used for, it's more important than ever that he not only escape, but that he build an army.Luka in a prisoner once again. But this time it's a fate worse than death... -
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State of Nature by Ryan Winfield
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Ryan Winfield, a thrilling tale of friendship, betrayal, and adventure.The final chapter...After leaving the Isle of Man, Aubrey and Jimmy return to the Foundation to confront Hannah about her betrayal and to free the people of Holocene II only to find themselves facing new and more difficult challenges in a world where nothing is as it seems...Categorized as:
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![Deluge: A Post-Apocalyptic Disaster Thriller by Harley Tate]()
Deluge: A Post-Apocalyptic Disaster Thriller by Harley Tate
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEntire towns destroyed. Massive cities underwater. A family desperate to find each other.Two days after a megaquake and tsunami combine to wreak havoc on the Pacific Northwest, Clint and his daughter are together at last. Instead of retreating to safety, they’re on a one-way mission into the heart of the disaster...Categorized as:
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![Against the Current by R.S. Merritt]()
Against the Current by R.S. Merritt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this second installment of the Zombies! series the horror continues as Randy and Kelly continue to battle their way towards Florida, Brenda and the girls keep fighting to stay alive and Kyler fights hard to make his way in this new world order. In this book the struggle to survive continues to get more intense as groups come together to keep outsiders out... -
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![The Age of Hysteria by Ryan Schow]()
The Age of Hysteria by Ryan Schow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you’re between a rock and a hard place, choose the rock…Pinned down in a hot zone with a woman he’s not even sure he likes, Roque “Rock” Dimas is herded into the fiery center of an extinction-level event where only two choices exist: run for your life, or burrow in to the last place anyone sane would go and confront the enemy directly... -
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The Knight and the Butcherbird by Alix E. Harrow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Alix E. Harrow weaves a dystopian fairy tale that follows the town storyteller as she struggles to protect a local demon from the knight hired to kill it.In this gritty, haunting tale about doing whatever it takes for love, a small-town storyteller resolves to keep the local monster—and her own secrets—safe from a legendary knight... -
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State of Shock by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"Fans of Alas Babylon and One Second After will enjoy this terrifyingly real, on the edge-of-your-seat, tale of survival and human courage." Six months after a deadly attack on the United States kills millions, obliterates the electrical grid and thrusts the nation into darkness, Lt. Scot Murphy and the others continue to face obstacles... -
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The Ruins by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSequel series to the Last Survivors seriesDanger Lurks In The RuinsThree survivors travel the ruins of a collapsed society, sifting through the rusted relics of the Ancients’ civilization as they search for a better future, hoping to escape the horrors of the past. But among those treasures lurks danger.And what they discover might be worse than what they left behind...Categorized as:
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![Survive the Chaos by Grace Hamilton]()
Survive the Chaos by Grace Hamilton
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen the lights go out, anarchy reigns supreme. After Austin Merryman’s wife died, he and his fourteen-year-old daughter left home to travel the country in an old RV. But the comfort and renewal they sought soon descends into chaos—even before the EMP hits...Categorized as:
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Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the far distant future, the country laid waste by nuclear holocaust, twelve-year-old Riddley Walker tells his story in a language as fractured as the world in which he lives. As Riddley steps outside the confines of his small world, he finds himself caught up in intrigue and a frantic quest for power, desperately trying to make sense of things...Categorized as:
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Nothing but the Rain by Naomi Salman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA sleepy little town discovers its memories have become part of the water cycle in Naomi Salman's debut novella, Nothing but the Rain .The rain in Aloisville is never-ending, and no one can remember when it started. There’s not much they can remember. With every drop that hits their skin, a bit of memory is washed away. Stay too long in the wet, and you’ll lose everything you used to be... -
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This Fallen World by Christopher Woods
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe world has Fallen, but life goes on… Matthew Kade was a corporate assassin—one of the best agents Obsidian Corporation had. But then the bombs began falling, and the old world ended. Now he must navigate the new world he finds himself in, a world where the strongest survive, and the weaker do their bidding…or die...Categorized as:
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![It All Started by R.S. Merritt]()
It All Started by R.S. Merritt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlternative cover edition of ASIN B06XC1W26SSteve wakes up after a horrible couple of weeks in which he has lost his girlfriend, his job, his savings and the majority of his self-respect with a serious hangover. Dragging himself out of bed and meandering over to the window he looks out into a courtyard full of bodies and burning shrubbery. He opts to go back to sleep and see if it all goes away... -
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CRASH: Book 1 of The Obsolescence Trilogy by Christopher Muhlenfeld
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnd then it went dark……the world’s electrical grid was gone.Who would survive the chaos?For James and Alexa, they saw it unfold from their ranch, which was a blessing. They were away from the chaos, and they thought they were safe. They thought wrong.What will they do?All across the country cities are in crisis.Logan and his family look out from their Manhattan penthouse... -
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![The Way by Mary E. Twomey]()
The Way by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a world not divided by race, but by blood type, Blue Anders finds herself on the wrong end of fortune’s mercy. Born with a lesser blood type, Blue is raised in The Way, a work camp for A-bloods.The Vemreaux (B-bloods) are the ruling class... -
![The Seeker's Keys by Christina L. Rozelle]()
The Seeker's Keys by Christina L. Rozelle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Where is The Wall?” I asked my father one night while he brushed my hair. “Somewhere east . . . And you’re going to find it one day, I know you are. I hear,” he whispered, “there’s an underground passageway that leads straight there.” Joy Montgomery’s life has never been as it seems. She knows this now...Categorized as:
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Contagion by Baileigh Higgins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA survivor is born...Life is different now. Harsh. Unforgiving. Lonely.After finding a new home, Ava battles to keep those under her care safe and protected. She is confronted daily by new dangers, while struggling to contain her grief over the loss of her lover, Brian. Nonetheless, she is determined to hold on to hope and build a new tomorrow for them all...Categorized as:
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![After - Part One by D.R. Johnson]()
After - Part One by D.R. Johnson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world is no longer safe, no longer thriving. It has been inherited by the diseased.The red mist spread and humanity was infected. There was no stopping the curse once it started and the world's population was reduced to mindless beasts. Creatures that hungered and raged for the taste of pure, uninfected flesh.Few of those remain.Ali is not one of them... -
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Countdown to Armageddon by Darrell Maloney
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScott Harter was an average man. He wasn't dumb, but he'd never be invited to join Mensa either. He'd liked to have married a beauty queen, but his average looks certainly did nothing to attract any. Neither did his vanilla personality. No, Scott was average in every way, except when it came to luck. He was a very lucky man... -
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Zombie Attack! Rise of the Horde by Devan Sagliani
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen 16 year old Xander's older brother Moto left him at Vandenberg Airforce Base he only had one request - don't leave no matter what. But there was no way he could have known that one day zombies would gather into groups big enough to knock down walls and take out entire buildings full of people...
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