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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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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... -
![Gathering Home by Jeff Motes]()
Gathering Home by Jeff Motes
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe fabric of American society has been torn asunder by an EMP attack on the United States. The enormity of what has happened is sinking in to the population. No area of the country has been spared. From the big cities to the rural countryside, all have been impacted. Loved ones are stranded far from home, their suffering families not knowing their fate... -
![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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![Conspiracy Theory by Rich Restucci, Michael Kramer]()
Conspiracy Theory by Rich Restucci, Michael Kramer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImmunity. Everyone wants it. One man has it. Our hero, if you can call him that, must escape from the government facility he is incarcerated in. Escape the certifiable, alphabet-agency super-spook who seized him and dragged him across the country. Elude an army of doctors and soldiers who think he is the answer to the plague of the living dead. Flee back to his friends, a continent away... -
![Point of Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus]()
Point of Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn ancient killer. A nation torn apart. One woman will stop at nothing to save her family - or die trying.Tired of the usual post-apocalyptic story? Welcome to your new addiction.An underwater explosion devastates a chain of islands.A mysterious illness begins to spring up across the world.Earthquakes shatter the west coast, causing untold damage and loss of life...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Light by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus]()
The Lost Light by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the West Coast burns, The Frasers are struggling to find their eldest daughter while simultaneously figuring out how to get their son's friend, Brad, back to his parents. After a run-in with a group of escaped convicts, they realize that their home is no longer safe and turn their eyes to the east... -
![The 40th Day by Deirdre Gould]()
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... -
![Extinction Level Event: Book One by K.J. Jones]()
Extinction Level Event: Book One by K.J. Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Lyssavirus related to rabies erupts during a flu pandemic. Animals turn within ten days. For humans, twelve hours to twelve months. The government cannot let anyone out of the hot zone. The media cannot tell the public. Coastal Wilmington, North Carolina stands at the crosshairs. Authorities assert the crazies popping up all over town are on a new designer street drug... -
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Blood & Betrayal by T.W. Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe days of being afraid of the walking dead are long since past. While they still prove to be a menace when they are found in massive herds numbering in the hundreds of thousands if not the millions, it is now the living that can be the most terrifying. Humanity is clawing to regain its place, and some will do anything to ensure their own survival... even at the cost of others... -
![Dead: End by T.W. Brown]()
Dead: End by T.W. Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe journey has been a long one; and through its twists and turns, we have lost some dear friends. Who lives to see the next sunrise? There is only one way to find out... -
![Spore by Kenny Soward, Mike Kraus]()
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... -
![After Z by J.S. Patrick]()
After Z by J.S. Patrick
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor a decade now the world has known of the existence of the Immuno-Degenerative and Epidermal Decomposition Virus (Strain 2). The world governments and several civilian agencies have, so far, managed to keep the unimaginable from happening by keeping outbreaks under control and preventing a global pandemic... -
![Cruel World by Joe Hart]()
Cruel World by Joe Hart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHidden away from the world by his famous father, Quinn Kelly strives to find meaning in his life while struggling with a deformity that has kept him from leaving the only home he has ever known. On the eve of his departure a sudden and deadly virus sweeps across the nation, killing nearly all it touches. Within days Quinn is left to fend for himself in an empty world...Categorized as:
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![Dead: Revelations by T.W. Brown, Shawn Conn]()
Dead: Revelations by T.W. Brown, Shawn Conn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe zombies have risen, the world has spiraled into chaos. Small pockets of survivors continue to struggle each day to survive. The best and worst of humanity fight the undead and themselves as they come to grips with a new, violent reality. See the world through Steve's eyes as he tries to balance the duties of leading a band of survivors while caring for a young, Hispanic orphan girl... -
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Redemption by Bryan James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe infection came first, hordes of undead bringing mankind swiftly to its knees. Despair and misery followed, as the remaining survivors fought the living dead--and one another--for a slim chance at survival.Through the pain and the destruction, Mike McKnight has somehow survived... -
![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... -
![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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![Darkness Rising by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus]()
Darkness Rising by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the end arrives, how far will you go to save the ones you love? When a terrorist plot results in the detonation of several nuclear devices across the West Coast, the Frasers are thrown into disarray and their strained familial relationships are tested as they watch society collapse around them...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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![Last Light by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus]()
Last Light by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new, terrifying post-apocalyptic series from #1 best-selling post-apocalyptic author Mike Kraus A revolutionary technology. A sinister foe. A desperate fight for survival. When a new drilling method enables access to a deep source of renewable energy, all expectations are that Ultilitron will champion a new era in electricity production... -
![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... -
![The End Begins by James D. Dean]()
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... -
![The Shades by Amy Cross]()
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]()
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... -
![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... -
![Zero Hour by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus]()
Zero Hour by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn unsuspecting country. A rogue state. A weapon the likes of which the world has never seen. Jackson Block finds himself stranded at 15,000 feet above Boston inside a plane with a dead pilot and no easy way down. When he reaches the ground he discovers that the city - and the country - has torn itself apart... -
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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... -
![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... -
![State of Shock by Jack Hunt]()
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... -
![Necrópolis by Carlos Sisí]()
Necrópolis by Carlos Sisí
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEl campamento de Carranque vive momentos dulces. Tras haber sobrevivido el ataque del Padre Isidro y sus enloquecedoras huestes de caminantes, los supervivientes se entregan a ensoñaciones y esperanzas de futuro propiciadas por los descubrimientos del doctor Rodríguez... -
![CRASH: Book 1 of The Obsolescence Trilogy by Christopher Muhlenfeld]()
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... -
![Hell on Earth: The complete series by Iain Rob Wright]()
Hell on Earth: The complete series by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*** Get 6 Iain Rob Wright books for free by visiting iainrobwright.com ***All 6 books from the terrifying 'HELL ON EARTH' apocalyptic saga in 1 unbeatable value box set!"Iain Rob Wright scares the hell out of me!" - J.A. Konrath.Mankind's extinction is about to begin...When bizarre, immovable black stones appear across the globe, the world's best scientists are baffled... -
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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... -
![Countdown to Armageddon by Darrell Maloney]()
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... -
![Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back by Joe R. Lansdale]()
Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back by Joe R. Lansdale
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey did it — they launched the damned nukes and the world went pretty much straight to hell. Not many survived, but some of those who did emerged twenty years later, to a world where mutant whales heaved themselves across the blackened, dry seabed of the Pacific, and the roses… oh God, the roses... -
![Rise of the Dead by Stephen Knight]()
Rise of the Dead by Stephen Knight
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new miniseries set in the time of THE GATHERING DEAD! The dead have risen, and all across the United States, cities are becoming hunting grounds. New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles...all are falling victim to hordes of carnivorous corpses who want only one thing: to devour the living. Single Tree, California is a small resort town in Inyo County... -
![The Peeling & Other Terrifying Tales by Iain Rob Wright]()
The Peeling & Other Terrifying Tales by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe most terrifying disease ever witnessed, reimagined for 2018. A new outbreak is about to begin. The world's most deadly disease is loose, and anyone who catches it is doomed. Symptoms include coughing, sneezing, abdominal pain, and rotting of the flesh. There is no cure. Infection is 100% fatal. Stay calm. Please do not panic. The situation is under control. It is under control... -
![Where The Dead Men Lie by James Harden]()
Where The Dead Men Lie by James Harden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWHERE THE DEAD MEN LIE – Book 3 in the Secret Apocalypse series.Rebecca Robinson and her friends are on a desperate journey across the Australian Outback.They have one, ultimate goal.Save Maria Marsh.She is the only person on record who has shown resistance to the deadly Oz virus.This is their only goal. This is all that matters.Everything else comes second. Including their own survival... -
![Tma 2.0 by Ondřej Neff]()
Tma 2.0 by Ondřej Neff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOndrej Neff originally released the first version of this book in 1998; however, he never stopped developing the story and as a result of his improvements (but also his disillusionment with the conditions in the post-communist Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic) he later released a darker version of the story.Tma 2... -
![Preparing for the Dead by Stephen Knight]()
Preparing for the Dead by Stephen Knight
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new miniseries set in the time of THE GATHERING DEAD! The dead have risen, and all across the United States, cities are becoming hunting grounds. New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles...all are falling victim to hordes of carnivorous corpses who want only one thing: to devour the living... -
![The Big Meat by Carlton Mellick III]()
The Big Meat by Carlton Mellick III
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the godfather of bizarro fiction, Carlton Mellick III, award-winning author of Quicksand House and Cuddly Holocaust, comes a "kaiju" tribute novel that explores the surreal aftermath of a giant monster attack.The creature was finally dead...Categorized as:
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![Blackout by Jack Hunt]()
Blackout by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive strangers wake up in a town stricken by an unknown apocalyptic event. They have no memory. Forced to figure out who they are and how they got there, they soon discover all is not what it seems, and now they must fight to stay alive while trying to find a way to escape. A powerful tale of survival, hope and human courage... -
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![A Small World by R.S. Merritt]()
A Small World by R.S. Merritt
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the Author of "The Zournal" series comes a horrifying new collection that'll grab you by the throat and take you on a crazy thrill ride through the Apocalypse. In this first book stand with our heroes as the Zombies overrun the planet. Watch as normal people have to deal with extraordinary circumstances... -
![Third Wave: A Global Apocalyptic Disaster by Jacqueline Druga]()
Third Wave: A Global Apocalyptic Disaster by Jacqueline Druga
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJolly Copper is one of the few people who know the world is on the brink of cataclysmic destruction.... not because he had any scientific knowledge or prophetic dreams, but because he is nosey and read what was on a fellow bus passenger's phone one day... -
![Last by Ray Anselmo]()
Last by Ray Anselmo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne Monday morning, Kelly Sweeney called in sick from work. A week later, her world was gone.Kelly, a grocery store manager in tiny Sayler Beach, California, just thought she had a bad case of the flu. But when she recovered, she found everyone else in town dead, and days-old news reports of a rapidly spreading pandemic. There’s no way of telling if anyone else has survived anywhere... -
![Emerge by Heather Sunseri]()
Emerge by Heather Sunseri
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSix years ago, a highly contagious virus wiped out more than ninety-nine percent of the country's population. The only person to contract the virus and survive, Cricket fled her identity and the safety of New Caelum, an airtight city. Now eighteen, she watches the city where the wealthy cocooned from the devastating outbreak... -
![The Day It Rained Forever by Ray Bradbury]()
The Day It Rained Forever by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne of Ray Bradbury’s classic short story collections, available in ebook for the first time. In a ghost town hotel in a burning desert three old men await the January rains – and are visited by a strange musician... -
![Hades Nebula by Carlos Sisí]()
Hades Nebula by Carlos Sisí
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTras sobrevivir a la devastadora pandemia que ha asolado el mundo y con la esperanza de ahondar en el misterio del Necrosum, el pequeño grupo de supervivientes de Carranque llega finalmente a la Alhambra de Granada, donde el aparato militar ha instalado uno de los últimos bastiones de resistencia de la Humanidad...
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