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Commune: Book Two by Joshua Gayou
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSurvival can be a lonely existence…or not. The reality of the situation always comes down to a simple decision: what kind of world do you want to build? The survivors have come to settle in the mountains of Wyoming, fighting day in and day out to establish a home for themselves in a near-empty world... -
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFor more than sixty years, the imagination of Ray Bradbury has opened doors into remarkable places, ushering us across unexplored territories of the heart and mind while leading us inexorably toward a profound understanding of ourselves and the universe we inhabit. In this landmark volume, America's preeminent storyteller offers us one hundred treasures from a lifetime of words and ideas...Categorized as:
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Masters of Mayhem by Franklin Horton
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsConor Maguire and his daughter Barb planned to weather the apocalypse by keeping to themselves, hidden from the world in their compound deep in the Appalachian Mountains. Their approach failed, allowing bad men to get too close and kidnap Barb... -
The Prequel by Patrick Higgins
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition- ASIN B015L6BCEKIt was the weekend before Thanksgiving. More than 100,000 fans were jammed inside Michigan Stadium, on their feet, to witness a heated football rivalry that had spanned more than 100 years... -
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No Time for Mourning by Franklin Horton
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn The Borrowed World Series, America is brought to its knees by coordinated terror attacks against the infrastructure. After spending weeks walking across a violent and horrific landscape to reach his family, Jim Powell hoped they could weather this storm on their secluded Appalachian farm. They had prepared for this. They had armed for this. They could live without power and fuel...Categorized as:
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The Ranch: A Legacy of Darkness (The Legacy Series Book 3) by Sean Liscom
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPost-Apocalyptic Fiction by Sean Liscom Jason Sterling had a simple life by all accounts. He had worked the same job his entire adult life, he had never married and he had no children. He was used to doing things on his own. His comfortable life was shaken to the core the day he learned of his fathers death... -
Retribution by A. American, Walt Browning
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMonths after the EMP crippled the country, Charlie concentrated on survival. Unfortunately, that wasn’t working out too well. Russians and Chinese soldiers were now part of the occupation, while the loss of several of her friends to state sanctioned gangs had pushed her to the edge. It was time to fight back... -
Run by Craig Martelle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe end doesn’t come till you draw your last breath… After enduring the holocaust that destroyed Fairbanks, Chuck and his family did more than simply endure. They thrived. Together with other survivors, the Nagy’s are rebuilding their lives in the Alaskan wilderness, creating a better society... -
The Resolution by Steven C. Bird
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Resolution is the fourth installment in The New Homefront Series where patriotic Americans struggle to survive while fighting the evil and tyranny that pervades their new world... -
Resurrecting Home by A. American
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAgainst all odds, Morgan Carter and his family have endured despite the deteriorating conditions surrounding them. Armed with survivalist tactics, Morgan's crew, alongside their new friends from the recently-liberated DHS camp, have worked together to build a sustainable communuity. But not all situations can be prepared for...Categorized as:
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Upheaval by T.L. Payne
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter surviving the prison riots and deadly skirmishes with the wanna-be dictator of Texas County, Maddie and her group are left with dwindling resources, unprepared for the harsh winter ahead. Old friends pitch in to help until a more deadly foe arrives to put all of their lives at risk. A daring mission to St. Louis for precious lifesaving supplies has deadly consequences... -
When the Peace Is Gone by P.A. Glaspy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRuss and Anne Mathews made their escape from their home, along with family, friends, and new friends they made along the way. Now, they must build a new life for themselves at the Warren farm, without the luxury of electricity and very few traces of the 21st century... -
The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrize-winner in three categories of the 2019 Wales Book of the Year Award, The Blue Book of Nebo paints a spellbinding and eerie picture of society’s collapse, and the relationships that persist after everything as we know it disappears. After nuclear disaster, Rowenna and her young son are among the rare survivors in rural north-west Wales...Categorized as:
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Uprising by T.L. Payne
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTexas County, Missouri is a powder keg ready to blow.As winter approaches, small-town issues become big trouble.Maddie Langston and her group of post-apocalyptic survivors are stretched thin.Vengeful old foes take advantage of weakened defenses. Without support, as supplies dwindle, citizens are forced to take matters into their own hands... -
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Geostorm The Shift: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEarth is alive. Deep beneath her skin is our planet's life blood. Rivers of molten iron, pushing around a core - her beating heart. This moving, fluid iron generates the magnetic field maintaining the delicate balance of life on earth. Until she has a change of heart. "Spellbinding...Categorized as:
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Chaos Comes by Harley Tate
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTwo weeks into the apocalypse, would your switch be flipped? Colt Potter's a no-nonsense air marshal who doesn't hesitate to use his skills. When he sets off on his own, leaving the comfort of a warm bed, good looking woman, and the University of Oregon behind, he's ready to be a solitary man. Rescuing a fifteen-year-old girl is the last thing he needs... -
Geostorm: The Collapse by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the magnetic field reverses, a well-intentioned president tries to avert the worst-case scenario ~ The Collapse of the power grid...Categorized as:
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Texas Strong by Bobby Akart, Peter Vincent Pry
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTexas Free! Texas Strong! A battle cry rallied a new nation. But a storm is brewing which could challenge the Texans' way of life. A warning is issued ... you better leave well enough alone because you don't know nothin' about Texas Strong. The Lone Star Series continues with Texas Strong, book four in Author Bobby Akart's latest post-apocalyptic thriller fiction series...Categorized as:
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Inbound by E.E. Isherwood, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom best-selling authors Mike Kraus and E.E. Isherwood comes a frighteningly real new post-apocalyptic series. A radical new mission. A devastating disaster. Survival is no longer guaranteed. The Tikkanen Kinetic Mining corporation has perfected the science of asteroid mining - or so they say... -
The Road Is A River by Nick Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPart Hemingway, part Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. The Road is a River is a suspenseful odyssey into the dark heart of the Post-Apocalyptic American Southwest. The Road is a River concludes Nick Cole’s fantastic Wasteland Saga...Categorized as:
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Escape from Eden by Rachel McClellan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSage has been living within Eden's high walls for several months now, but an unexpected visitor has her scrambling for an escape... -
Endurance by John Q. Prepper, M.L. Banner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sequel to the #1 best-seller, Highway All they had to do was endure. The enemy had other plans. Several of America’s greatest cities have been nuked, the grid is down, food supplies are dwindling, and the lawless have taken over. Even those who prepared are struggling... -
The Devil's Road by Boyd Craven
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith the horrors of Chicago put down hard, Dick AKA Devil Dog, Jamie, Mel, Luis and Courtney head west, where they are hoping to re-unite with family. There's only a few problems along the way... Only a few. Rabid Cannibals, hunted by psychotic raiders and a town that's forcing a "Tithe" on travelers and a government gone wild... all before the main event.. -
ASIN: B08MDG7DZK by S.A. Ison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMica and Malisa Flores learn that their missing mother, Ivy, isn’t missing at all. Her sudden disappearance three years before has left the sisters devastated. They are given a mysterious journal written by their long-lost mother. Their mother was pushed back 17,000 years into the past, into the Paleolithic era... -
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The Ophidian Horde by Ryan Schow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe EMP is real. The unraveling of society is beyond perilous. With the city in ruin, injuries to her party and a sharp loss of resources, Cincinnati McNamara looks to Indigo for help in forming a new homestead, a place where she can tend to the wounded and safeguard her family... -
Democide by A. American, Walt Browning
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second book of the series. Charlie finds herself caught in the city as it degenerates into chaos following an EMP attack. Charlie, a successful pharmaceutical sales rep, has no background in prepping or survival. Thrust into a do or die situation, she quickly learns that leaders in Washington are working to change the country as she knows it... -
The Burning Fields by Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew enemies are on the horizon in Virginia as an unexpected visitor appears to Dianne and the children. Rick, meanwhile, faces a beautiful but dangerous journey through the Rocky Mountains. As Damocles continues to wreak havoc across the globe the stage is being set for the end of civilization as we know it... -
Colony East by Scott Cramer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for B00FFBDEUW When Abby's little sister, Toucan, contracts a new, deadly illness spreading among the survivors, they go on a dangerous journey to Colony East, an enclave of scientists caring for a small group of children. Abby fears that time is running short for Touk, but she soon learns that time is running out for everyone outside Colony East...Categorized as:
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The Shattered Earth by Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRick Waters is trapped. He and another survivor are stuck in the middle of a devastated Las Vegas, forced to hide while a band of criminals wielding stolen military-grade hardware loot the city. Any hope of escape rests on Rick's quick thinking, though that may not be enough. Back home in Virginia, his wife and children are preparing their homestead for an early winter that has arrived... -
Battle by Tom Abrahams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll he wants is peace. All he finds is war. Marcus Battle is a wanted man. No matter where he goes or what he does, he can't escape those who aim to kill him. But as he fights off one would-be vigilante after another, a new threat emerges. It's a threat worse than the viral Scourge which plunged his world into a dystopian nightmare and it could give rise to second apocalypse... -
The World Bleeds by Boyd Craven
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlake, ever the entertainer is feeling restless while healing. In this new post apocalyptic world, he can no longer blog, but he can use the radio. Can he convey his thoughts and ideas to help others without having pictures and diagrams on how to do things? He hopes to find out.Supplies are running low for Michael, John and the Kids...Categorized as:
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Meet Me at World's End by Jordan Rivet
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA killer comet speeds for Earth, big enough to wipe out all life and choke the atmosphere for a century. When the news breaks, soft-spoken freshman Charlotte Hartland gets caught in a flood of panicked students on her college campus—until a black SUV swoops in to extract her...Categorized as:
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Home by Theresa Shaver
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 3 in the best selling Stranded Series: due to some adult content this book is rated for 16+ Five went by Land. Five went by Sea. Nine made it Home. Alex and Emily's two groups are finally united after making their way home from Disneyland after the EMP destroyed all electronics. Their reunion begins in a hail of gunfire and only gets worse from there... -
Allison's Secret by D. Stalter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAllison has a secret. Like any farm wife, she is prepared for bad storms, bad times, and bad luck. But, even her husband is unaware that she is more prepared than the average farm wife. (But don't ever call Allison a prepper!) Riley and Will are motorcycle buddies on a mission to rescue Riley's nephew who's been kidnapped by his father... -
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Ashes of the World by Boyd Craven
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBack Country J, Blake Jackson is back in the second episode of The World Burns SeriesThe Cayhills make the perfect addition to The Homestead, and there is a wedding to plan. The group starts to salvage what they can from the burned out world. A new danger arises and one of the Homestead group is injured...Categorized as:
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The Untethered by S.W. Southwick
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat Roble wants to create is illegal...if not impossible.And everyone seems determined to stop him from trying. But when a few unrepentant ladies join his fight to live free, the Las Vegas desert is going to light up like the 4th of July. ----------------------- "If you want a cross-breed between an Ayn Rand novel and a techno-thriller, this is the best you'll read...Categorized as:
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The Gathering Storm by Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter narrowly surviving an escape from Los Angeles, Rick Waters heads east in an attempt to get home. When he reaches the outskirts of Las Vegas, though, he is faced with the sobering fact that the world is forever changed... -
The World Hungers by Boyd Craven
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo complete their self sufficiency, Blake and Sandra take a team to check out the area and acquire some livestock. Things aren't always as easy at they seem on the surface.Neal and Patty escape the inner city in Michigan to flee. An odd acquaintance gives Neal an inheritance that may just save his life...Categorized as:
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Locker Nine by Franklin Horton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGrace Hardwick’s dad is a science fiction writer who makes his living destroying the world. When Grace decides to go away for her first year of college her dad, Robert, can’t help but think of all of the potential ways that society could collapse and strand his daughter hundreds of miles from home. Then, near the end of her freshman year, it happens...Categorized as:
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Chaos Gains by Harley Tate
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf the world fell apart, could you trust a stranger with your life? Colt clawed his way back from the brink of death, but his injuries are the least of his worries. A rogue militia controls the nearby college, with plans to take over the entire town. It’s a handful of ordinary people against an organized force. Staying alive won’t be easy... -
Event Horizon by Steven Konkoly
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPrevious cover edition for ASIN B00I0DP2U2For alternate cover edition see hereThe critically acclaimed post apocalyptic saga continues...With Boston collapsing faster than Alex Fletcher predicted, his personal rescue mission deep into the heart of an increasingly unfamiliar city reaches a critical point...Categorized as:
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Dispatches by Steven Konkoly
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDISPATCHES:On August 19, 2019, a rogue Chinese military cabal launched an opportunistic EMP attack against the United States, triggering a cataclysmic chain of events-- with the potential to change world forever. With the United States crippled, belligerent powers rise to fill the void overseas, catapulting already volatile regions into chaos and war-- hastening a worldwide collapse... -
Breaking World by Kyla Stone
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cure to save the world...or a war to end it. The Hydra virus killed 94% of the population. The only hope for a cure lies within the Sanctuary. But when Amelia finally makes it inside the walls, what she finds is the last thing she expected. Separated from her friends, unsure whom to trust, and surrounded by danger, Amelia must face her greatest threat alone...Categorized as:
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Undefeated World by Chris Pike
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was a desperate act. But why? Undefeated World is the stunning conclusion to the wildly popular EMP Survivor series. It’s about the power of family, of selfless acts of incredible bravery, and of one agonizing decision pitting love of family against love of country. America will be invaded, heroes will face certain death, and the traitorous actions of one patriot will be revealed... -
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Primordial Earth: Book 4 by Baileigh Higgins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is their world, and we are the prey.Outnumbered and outgunned, Rogue and the Exiles are on the run from the ruthless General Sikes. Finding refuge in the abandoned Shanghai tunnels, the survivors are running out of time and options. Trapped in the past, the fight for their future has just begun...Categorized as:
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Primordial Earth: Book 3 by Baileigh Higgins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is their world, and we are the prey.Captured, beaten, and on the brink of death, Rogue and the surviving members of the resistance barely manage to escape the dungeons of Prime City with their lives. As they set out into the unknown they must prepare for the fight of their lives.A storm is coming..Categorized as:
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Dark Revival by Grace Hamilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen lives are at stake, you can’t always rely on others—there are some things you have to do yourself. Rushing back from the NRU, Megan, Wyatt and their party arrive to find anything but a warm welcome. Their home has been compromised by rogue soldier Neil Spraggat and a small army of men who are using the lodge as a base for a deadly operation... -
Fallen World by Grace Hamilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFamily is all that matters when friend becomes foe—and the stakes are survival. The world has become a dangerous place for Shane McDonald and his family since the solar storm wiped out the power grid. Tensions flare when it grows clear the dire situation will be prolonged and most are ill-prepared... -
New World by Grace Hamilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’ll protect what’s theirs—or die trying. The McDonald clan have learned their lessons the hard way these last months. Shane and Jodi finally realize they must keep their reunited family close and protect their own above all others to survive in this new post-apocalyptic reality... -
The Borrowed World by Franklin Horton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn a night of devastating terror, ISIS operatives have unleashed a coordinated attack on America’s infrastructure. Life as we know it in America grinds to a halt as the electrical grid collapses, communication networks are damaged, critical bridges and dams are destroyed, and major fuel refineries go up in massive fiery clouds...Categorized as:
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