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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... -
![All Dark by Boyd Craven]()
All Dark by Boyd Craven
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWestly and Raider are coming to grips with the new world and the tremendous changes since the solar storm caused the nationwide power failures. The problems in the Flagg household seem to focus on a coming confrontation between good people, and those at the Crater of Diamonds... -
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Panic Ensues by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYears after a strategic attack killed millions and left the twelve states of the Midwest in darkness, the nation struggles to rise from the ashes. After a surprise ambush in Springfield, Missouri sets in motion a deadly chain of events, Miles Arrington leaves for Branson to aid militia in a life-or-death mission.As communities fall, and survivors turncoat, it’s not long before panic ensues... -
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Havoc Endures by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe battle ends in the suspenseful final book of the Outlaws of the Midwest saga.With the fate of the United States in the hands of militia and surviving citizens, their darkest hour is upon them. After Gunnar Nelson is delivered into the hands of the traitor, and mercenary, Santiago Cruz, Miles Arrington mounts a daring mission with Snow, Grady, and Tex to rescue him... -
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![Britain's End by Frank Tayell]()
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... -
![Chaos Erupts: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller by Jack Hunt]()
Chaos Erupts: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter years of combat, Miles Arrington, a daring American rebel, mounts a courageous revolt to free his town from the occupation of a foreign threat after a strategic attack wipes out the west and east coast. With millions dead, the country in darkness, and the 12 states of the Midwest in conflict, Miles, joins forces with a former survival expert to start a revolution that will save their home... -
![Four Novels of the 1960s: The Man in the High Castle / The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch / Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? / Ubik by Philip K. Dick]()
Four Novels of the 1960s: The Man in the High Castle / The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch / Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? / Ubik by Philip K. Dick
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsKnown in his lifetime primarily to readers of science fiction, Philip K. Dick is now seen as a uniquely visionary figure, a writer who, in editor Jonathan Lethem’s words, “wielded a sardonic yet heartbroken acuity about the plight of being alive in the twentieth century, one that makes him a lonely hero to the readers who cherish him...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![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 Anything Box by Zenna Henderson]()
The Anything Box by Zenna Henderson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon't open The Anything Box unless you're prepared for the unexpected. The Grunder, a thing of horror which, if defeated, restores love... The Noise-Eater, created by a child out of his fevered imagination, gobbles up anything--or anyone--that makes a sound... The Coveti, residents of an alien world poisoned by the intrusion of the stranger from Earth.. -
![Escape the Breakdown by Jack Hunt]()
Escape the Breakdown by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn EMP hits, the lights go out, the breakdown begins.When Colby Riker, a former LAPD cop turned skillful bounty hunter is hired to bring in Alicia Scott, an elusive bail-jumper, he figured it was an easy payday — until a catastrophic EMP obliterates the country’s power grid and millions are thrust into chaos.No electricity, no transportation, no phones, no rules...Categorized as:
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![Blackout by Boyd Craven]()
Blackout by Boyd Craven
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWestley Flagg isn’t your usual lawbreaker. He’s a poacher, a moonshiner and a prepper, out of necessity. Despite trying to live on the straight and narrow, he knows the law can turn things on you in a heartbeat. When Wes has to come up with money for his Grandpa’s surgery, he gets involved with an unsavory group...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... -
![Blood & Betrayal by T.W. Brown]()
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... -
![Stalking the Nightmare by Harlan Ellison, Stephen King]()
Stalking the Nightmare by Harlan Ellison, Stephen King
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Ellison potpourri: rewrites of tales 1st appearing in 50s pulp magazines (one a Joe L. Hensley collaboration), recent tales & four excellent nonfiction items... -
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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... -
![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... -
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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... -
![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... -
![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... -
![The Hunted by A.J. Scudiere]()
The Hunted by A.J. Scudiere
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst they noticed the pets were missing, then the neighborhood of Rowena Heights started losing…people. It was only later that they actually saw the packs of creatures stalking the streets at night. As the Mazurs get close to the truth about the night hunters, they discover the hunters aren’t what they thought at all... -
![Alone Against Tomorrow: Stories of Alienation in Speculative Fiction by Harlan Ellison]()
Alone Against Tomorrow: Stories of Alienation in Speculative Fiction by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBy law, one cannot copyright a title. If someone were stupid enough to do it, novels could be written and published with such titles as " Moby Dick," " Alice in Wonderland" or "Gone With the Wind." But also, by law, ownership of a title can be guaranteed if it can be proved that the original author has established such a connection with the title that any duplication would infringe that linkage... -
![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... -
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Blood Crazy by Simon Clark
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSaturday is a normal day. People go shopping. To the movies. Everything is just as it should be. But not for long. By Sunday, civilization is in ruins. Adults have become murderously insane. One by one they become infected with a crazed, uncontrollable urge to slaughter the youngeven their own children. Especially their own children... -
![The Best of Robert Bloch by Robert Bloch]()
The Best of Robert Bloch by Robert Bloch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContents:xi · Robert Bloch: The Man Who Wrote Psycho · Lester del Rey · in 1 · Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper · ss Weird Tales Jul ’43 21 · Enoch · ss Weird Tales Sep ’46 39 · Catnip · ss Weird Tales Mar ’48 55 · The Hungry House · ss Imagination Apr ’51 79 · The Man Who Collected Poe · ss Famous Fantastic Mysteries Oct ’51 97 · Mr... -
![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... -
![Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow by Ray Bradbury, John Cheever]()
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow by Ray Bradbury, John Cheever
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnthology... -
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![Spider Kiss / Stalking the Nightmare by Harlan Ellison]()
Spider Kiss / Stalking the Nightmare by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn May 1996, White Wolf announced what remains its most ambitious publishing program of a single author: 20 volumes of the collected fiction, essays, teleplays and columns of the writer The Washington Post calls "one of the great living American short story writers... -
![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... -
![The Third Level by Jack Finney]()
The Third Level by Jack Finney
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContents:The Third LevelSuch Interesting NeighborsI’m ScaredCousin Len’s Wonderful Adjective CellarOf Missing PersonsSomething in a CloudThere Is a Tide.. -
![Third from the Sun by Richard Matheson]()
Third from the Sun by Richard Matheson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContents:· Born of Man and Woman · vi F&SF Sum ’50 · Third from the Sun · ss Galaxy Oct ’50 · Lover, When You’re Near Me · nv Galaxy May ’52 · SRL Ad · ss F&SF Apr ’52 · Mad House · nv Fantastic Jan/Feb ’53 · F--- [“The Foodlegger”] · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Apr ’52 · Dear Diary · ss Born of Man and Woman, Chamberlain, 1954 · To Fit the Crime · ss Fantastic Nov/Dec ’52 · Dress of... -
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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... -
![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... -
![Angel Dust Apocalypse by Jeremy Robert Johnson]()
Angel Dust Apocalypse by Jeremy Robert Johnson
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeth-heads, man-made monsters, and murderous Neo-Nazis. Blissed out club kids dying at the speed of sound. The un-dead and the very soon-to-be-dead. They're all here, trying to claw their way free...Categorized as:
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Arcadium by Sarah Gray
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat is Arcadium? Florence knows but she’s not telling anyone, and it could just be the key to the survival of the human race.Sixteen-year-old Florence West must journey across a disease ravaged Melbourne with her nine-year-old sister Liss, and she’ll do anything to survive. Mostly that means staying clear of all people, the healthy ones on the run and the infected ones hungry for human flesh... -
![Tar by Iain Rob Wright, Kevin J. Kennedy]()
Tar by Iain Rob Wright, Kevin J. Kennedy
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow do you go on living when tomorrow isn't coming? The world has ended, yet few places still cling to life, dragging out their final moments until the last dwindling seconds. The United Kingdom is one such place, but it is only a matter of time before it too is wiped from the face of the earth. The Tar is coming... That means the clock is ticking for ex Irish Separatist Finley... -
![Chill Factor by James Axler]()
Chill Factor by James Axler
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChill Factor by James Axler released on Feb 22, 1999 is available now for purchase... -
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![Sisyphean by Dempow Torishima]()
Sisyphean by Dempow Torishima
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA strange journey into the far future of genetic engineering, and working life. After centuries of tinkering, many human bodies only have a casual similarity to what we now know, but both work and school continue apace... -
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Dark Advent by Brian Hodge
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLike a biblical pestilence, the plague left only a handful of survivors to face a savage new world. In a deserted midwestern department store, a few people banded together, but beyond their temporary haven an insidious evil was stirring! In the tradition of Stephen King's The Stand... -
![Dark Carnival by James Axler]()
Dark Carnival by James Axler
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDark Carnival by James Axler released on Nov 22, 1991 is available now for purchase... -
![Time Nomads by James Axler]()
Time Nomads by James Axler
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOUT OF THE RUINS OF THE APOCALYPSE, A NEW CIVILIZATION BEGINS...In the blasted heart of the new America, Ryan Cawdor and his band of warrior-survivalists search for hidden caches of food, weapons and technology -- the legacy of a preholocaust society -- stashed in lonely outposts known as redoubts... -
![Seedling by James Axler]()
Seedling by James Axler
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmerica's post-holocaust nightmare continues as Ryan Cawdor returns to the monstrous urman slum that was once New York City...and discovers a piece of the future.. -
![The World After by Ryan Casey]()
The World After by Ryan Casey
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScott Harvard's life is falling to pieces. His mother has passed away. The love of his life has died in a tragic accident. And now his job is under threat. Things can't get much worse. But things do get worse. An EMP devastates the country's infrastructure, obliterating everything electrically powered, plunging society into a new dark age without media or government to control it...
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