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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... -
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Love and Decay 3, Episode Eleven (Love and Decay (Complete Series) #35) by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after. Reagan and friends have found sanctuary with Tomás. The cathedral offers protection from Zombies and a place to rest and recuperate. But what happens when the outside world follows you inside? There is a greater hazard to the Parker family than Feeders and warlords... -
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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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Rite of Passage by Thomas A. Watson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this Forsaken World, human kind is on the brink of total extinction. The parents of Lance and Ian have made it to the mainland, and must begin the harsh overland journey to their children. Johnathan, Sandy, and the others are unprepared for the expedition ahead. They must gather supplies and fight for every mile toward the cabin... -
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Ice by Christopher Artinian
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the multi-award-winning author Christopher Artinian, comes the fourth book of the post-apocalyptic zombie series people are calling, "Gripping", "fast paced and full of action", "very realistic", "captivating", "inventive", and "emotional". They thought their biggest battle had been fought—but the war had not even begun... -
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Love and Decay 3, Episode Ten (Love and Decay (Complete Series) #34) by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after. Reagan and friends have worked hard to survive Mexico. They fought warlords and cannibals, slave traders and Matthias Allen. They fought and they survived. Colombia is closer than ever, and with it their dream for a better, safer life... -
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Love and Decay 3, Episode Seven by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after. Reagan and the Parkers have finally rescued Page just in time for their favorite family activity- killing Zombies. When they are attacked in the middle of the night, Reagan heads out with some Parkers to protect the bungalow... -
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Love and Decay 3, Episode Six by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after. Get Page back. That’s the only thing Reagan and her friends can focus on, but that is not the only problem facing them. While new allies provide valuable assistance, the outside world still threatens to tear this group apart... -
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Love and Decay 3, Episode Nine by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after. Reagan Willow has made a lot of enemies during her time in the Zombie Apocalypse, but one enemy stands above the rest. He has made it his mission in life to destroy her and he will stop at nothing to get his way. Matthias Allen lost his family because of Reagan and the Parkers... -
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Love and Decay 3, Episode Twelve (Love and Decay (Complete Series) #36) by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after. In the conclusion of Love and Decay, Season Three, Reagan and friends have made it to Colombia, but their fight out of hell is not over. Starving, dehydrated and out of ammo, the group is at their lowest... -
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Dark Days by Arthur T. Bradley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark Days is the eighth book in a series described as "a cross between Justified and The Walking Dead." Still reeling from the death of President Glass, Deputy Marshal Mason Raines finds himself working for the New Colony. Using his unique skills as both lawman and soldier, he leads an elite team tasked with retrieving critical supplies for mankind's last survivors... -
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Anarchy Rising by Arthur T. Bradley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnarchy Rising is the 2nd book in Dr. Bradley's Survivalist series. It features eleven full-page illustrations. The 3rd book, Judgment Day, is due out in January of 2014After the worst pandemic in mankind's history, anarchy threatens to break apart the United States. The government is years away from providing even the most basic necessities... -
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Judgment Day by Arthur T. Bradley
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Survivalist (Judgment Day) is the third book in Dr. Bradley's Survivalist Series. (Series Order: Frontier Justice, Anarchy Rising, Judgment Day, Madness Looms - coming summer of 2014).The United States continues to devolve into total lawlessness as it struggles to recover from a pandemic that left billions dead. Gangs of convicts sweep through towns, raping and murdering with impunity... -
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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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Rising from the Darkness: American Apocalypse: Book 4 EMP Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction by A.J. Newman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRising from the Darkness: Book 4 EMP Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction Joe and his band of intrepid survivors have joined a larger group of survivalists. They are making life much better by implementing mutual assistance groups that help protect each other and barter among themselves. While life is getting better, there are still threats to handle and pain to endure... -
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Overfall by Marcus Richardson, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn unimaginable disaster. A country torn apart. A man who will stop at nothing to get home to his family.When a massive landslide in the Canary Islands sets off a mega-tsunami, the east coast of North America is square in its path. On a fishing trip off the coast of Maine, Reese Lavelle barely manages to make it to high ground when the wave hits... -
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Madness Rules by Arthur T. Bradley
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe Survivalist (Madness Rules) is the fourth book in Dr. Bradley's Survivalist Series. (Series Order: Frontier Justice, Anarchy Rising, Judgment Day, Madness Rules, Battle Lines - coming soon).Description: Few heroes remain in the apocalyptic wasteland of the United States. Deputy Marshal Mason Raines is one such hero... -
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Battle Lines by Arthur T. Bradley
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBattle Lines is the fifth book in Dr. Bradley's Survivalist series. It features six full-page illustrations. (Series Order: Frontier Justice, Anarchy Rising, Judgment Day, Madness Rules, Battle Lines, and Finest Hour).Description: Convinced that a militia leader holds the key to finally exacting justice, Deputy Marshal Mason Raines enters the destroyed city of Lexington... -
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I Am Not a Number by Lisa Heathfield
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe powerful and heart-wrenching new novel from Lisa Heathfield, award-winning author of Seed and Paper Butterflies. Perfect for fans of Sarah Crossan, Louise O'Neill and Lisa Williamson.The Traditionals have been voted to lead the country, winning people over with talks of healing a broken society, of stronger families and safer streets. They promised a happier future for everyone... -
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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... -
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Finest Hour by Arthur T. Bradley
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFinest Hour is the sixth book in Dr. Bradley's Survivalist series. It features seven full-page illustrations. (Series Order: Frontier Justice, Anarchy Rising, Judgment Day, Madness Rules, Battle Lines, Finest Hour, and Last Stand)... -
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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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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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The Alpha Plague 3 by Michael Robertson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter having found and successfully rescued his ex-wife from the diseased Summit City Rhys drags himself to where he should be meeting his son and discovers he isn’t there. Armed with nothing but hope Rhys and his ex-wife set off on what they believe to be their boy’s trail... -
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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... -
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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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Coming of Age by Thomas A. Watson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a meteor released a bacterium that caused the dead to rise, the world Ian and Lance knew was turned upside down. Forced to flee from the sulfurous Stinkers, the teenagers narrowly avoided their own demise on the way to an isolated cabin. With their parents lost to contact, the boys must lead their battered group in survival... -
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Deadland's Harvest by Rachel Aukes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe seven deadly sins with a shambling twist.The critically acclaimed DEADLAND SAGA:Book 1: 100 Days in DeadlandBook 2: Deadland’s Harvest Book 3: Deadland RisingIt has been one hundred days since the zombies claimed the world. Cash, along with forty-two survivors, have found safety in the secluded and well-guarded Fox National Park... -
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The Devil You Know by R.A. Hakok
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Juvies have fled Eden for Mount Weather, but Gabriel knows they’re not safe there. As soon as winter ends and the storms clear Kane will send Peck for them. Gabriel has a plan, though. They have Marv’s map, with all the other bunkers that once were part of the Federal Relocation Arc marked on it. And Gabriel knows the outside; he’s spent years scavenging it, after all...Categorized as:
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The Semplica-Girl Diaries (short story) by George Saunders
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNovelette, Free online fiction.From newyorker.com“The Semplica-Girl Diaries” deals with a family in a not-too-distant future (or perhaps an alternate present or past?) that is struggling to keep up with the Joneses—which, in this society, means leasing some unusual garden ornaments... -
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Strung II: The Valley of Death by Per Jacobsen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThirteen months after the events in the first book of the series, Randall Morgan and his family still live a life of uncertainty. A life in which they–like the other scattered groups of survivors–must be constantly on guard.One day, however, they make a macabre discovery that leads them to believe that their pursuers will not pose a threat much longer... -
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Surviving the Fall by Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a devastating attack cripples and destroys every Internet-connected device in the country, Rick Waters is stranded a thousand miles from his wife, Dianne, and their children. To get back home he'll have to draw on every survival instinct he has as he's pulled into a web of lies and conspiracy that threaten not just his survival but that of the entire world... -
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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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Survival by Thomas A. Watson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMike and Bruce have escaped the hospital and the city. Only to find infected aren't their only worry. With them they have brought survivors back to the farm and that was never part of any plan. How will they feed, clothe and help those who join them. How can those that join the family help them? They traveled through hell to come home but hell is now everywhere... -
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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... -
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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... -
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The Terminator by Randall Frakes, James Cameron
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA novel by Randall Frakes & Bill Wisher; based on a screenplay by James Cameron with Gale Anne Hurd.More deadly than any man alive.The time is now... but he comes from the Year of Darkness, 2029. He was created to reshape the future by destroying the present. He feels no pity, no pain, no fear. He feels nothing. He is an unstoppable killing machine programmed for murder. He is.. -
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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... -
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Unknown World by Chris Pike
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBestselling author Chris Pike brings a fresh voice to the post-apocalyptic genre with another pulse-pounding, harrowing story about survival. He was a man of quiet faith and determined courage who lived by an unwavering code of honor... -
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Last One at the Party by Bethany Clift
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTHE END OF EVERYTHING WAS HER BEGINNINGIt's November 2023. The human race has been wiped out by the 6DM virus (Six Days Maximum - the longest you've got before your body destroys itself). The end of the world as we know it.Yet someone is still alive. Alone in a new world of burning cities, rotting corpses and ravenous rats, one woman has survived... -
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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:
dystopia apocalyptic sci-fi post-apocalyptic fiction horror action-adventure disaster -
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Unwanted World by Chris Pike
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this instantly absorbing and thrilling series, bestselling author Chris Pike delivers another suspenseful and pulse-pounding adventure in the fourth installment of the EMP Survivor series. Nico Bell has been working undercover in San Antonio for over a year, trying to infiltrate a dangerous gang led by the mysterious Santiago... -
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Unexpected World by Chris Pike
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAuthor Chris Pike's debut novel is a gritty and compelling survival tale about human courage and steadfast determination to live, to endure, and to persevere against all odds. Assistant District Attorney Dillon Stockdale is on the phone with his daughter when an EMP obliterates the entire electrical grid of the United States... -
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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... -
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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... -
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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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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... -
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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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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...
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