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Tattered Remnants by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn a world overrun by zombies, one family struggles against all odds to hold on. With three vampires closing in can the Talbot family withstand the coming onslaught? Or will they become a footnote in the history of the apocalypse... -
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The End by Charlie Higson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe end is coming.The sickness struck everyone sixteen and older. First it twisted their minds; next it ravaged their bodies. Now the sickos—crazed and hungry for young flesh—are gathered in the center of London, lying in wait.It’s time for all of the survivors—kids spread out across the city—to unite... -
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'Till Death Do Us Part by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBT, Gary and Mrs. Deneaux race to the Talbot compound in a desperate bid to turn the tides of a lost war. Is Michael dead? Is the question plaguing the Talbots as they prepare for the final showdown with a merciless enemy hell bent on their absolute destruction... -
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The Perfect Betrayal by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMike and his squad launch a rescue for Trip, but nefarious forces have aligned against them. He marshals his team together, but will it be enough? Etna Station and everything Mike cares about is on the brink of collapse. All will be lost unless Mike can convince his team to heed the crazed warnings of an old friend... -
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![Those Left Behind by Mark Tufo]()
Those Left Behind by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsOne fateful decision - that is all it takes to either unravel all the Talbot clan has achieved or fulfill their desire for safety. Many are lost though others return, this is the story of their struggle to survive and in remembrance for those left behind... -
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In the Arms of Family by Chris Philbrook
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAdrian Ring and evil don't get along.When he can't be corrupted, turned, or forced to give up, evil will target those around him, including the family he had thought was dead.In book six of Adrian's Undead Diary, no one near Adrian is safe. Many will make the ultimate sacrifice to ensure that he can keep his loved ones protected at any cost, and rebuild a new, better world... -
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Well Fed by Keith C. Blackmore
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWar pigs. Road savages. And the crumbling asphalt of the open highway. After nearly four years, the zombie epidemic has almost burnt itself out. Gus’s new life on a communal farm is peaceful. The daily routine of policing the fields is rarely disrupted by straying undead. His drinking binges are over. Long days have thrown time over the memories of Annapolis. But this will all change... -
![City of Stin by Bobby Adair]()
City of Stin by Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKill the infection! Kill the Infected! In the aftermath of the battle for Monk’s Island, Murphy has been nursing Zed back to health in a remote house at the west end of the lake. But every day they see helicopters cross the sky, heading south and then back north again.Zed wonders if the helicopters are proof that not all civilization has collapsed... -
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![Alive In A Dead World by Mark Tufo]()
Alive In A Dead World by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsEliza turned to Tomas"This is the end...he is no longer alive in a dead world... -
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Convergence by Mark Tufo, John O'Brien
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHaving survived Atlantis, the town of Indian Hill beckons. As Mike and Trip make their way toward Indian Hill and are in search of some much needed answers, Jack is fast on their heels. It is a dangerous journey fraught with all manner of creatures. Zombies, Night Runners and the Alien Whistlers do their best to prevent the trio from ever going home again... -
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Fire & Ash by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn the gripping conclusion to the action-packed standard bearer (Booklist) of zombie series, the threat of death is given new life.Benny Imura and his friends have found the jet and Sanctuary, but neither is what they expected. Instead of a refuge, Sanctuary is a hospice, and the soldiers who flew the plane seem to be little more than bureaucrats who have given up hope for humanity's future...Categorized as:
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Islands of Rage & Hope by John Ringo
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBOOK 3 IN THE BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR. Sequel to To Sail a Darkling Sea and Under a Graveyard Sky. A hardened group of survivors fights back against a zombie plague that has brought down civilization... -
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The End by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsZombie Fallout 3: The End…Continues Michael Talbot's quest to be rid of the evil named Eliza that hunts him and his family across the country. As the world spirals even further down into the abyss of apocalypse one man struggles to keep those around him safe... -
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Make Me King by Keith C. Blackmore
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the apocalypse, the world’s most valuable resource… is the people that remain. And the knowledge and skills they possess. On the island of Big Tancook, Collie Jones is making plans. She informs the islanders that it’s time to resume her original mission—to find other survivors, screen them, and return them to the island... -
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The Failed Coward by Chris Philbrook
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA sinister darkness has finally cast its long shadow across the world, and Adrian Ring now suspects he's at the center of the maelstrom. And he's not alone. Even overseas, his friend Kevin is somehow standing at his side.At Auburn Lake, Adrian and his adopted family finally understand that the dreams they have suffered since the end of the world are far more than restless imaginings... -
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The Book of Riley 1 by Mark Tufo, Sean Runnette
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the zombie apocalypse strikes without warning one dog will hold the fate of her pack in her paws. This is the story of Riley, an American bulldog. Follow along as she tries to keep her pack safe from a zombie apocalypse. Traveling with her are Ben-Ben the high strung Yorkie, her favorite two-legger Jessie, Jessie's younger brother Zachary, and Riley's arch enemy Patches the cat... -
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Deadbreak by Jorge Sánchez
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt's been three long years since Deadbreak. That's what everyone's calling it – the day the dead rose. Every day since then Jeremiah Reid has had one goal: to make his way to his daughter. It's a new world out there and no one is safe. People are meaner, cities are in ruin, supplies are scarce. If he’s going to have a chance he’ll need his wits, a little bit of luck, and lots of ammo... -
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A Plague Upon Your Family by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis story picks up exactly where book one left off. The Talbot family is evacuating their home amidst a zombie apocalypse. Mankind is on the edge of extinction as a new dominant, mindless opponent scours in search of food, which happens to be non-infected humans.In these pages are the journal entries of Michael Talbot, his wife Tracy, their kids Nicole, Justin and Travis... -
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The Book Of Riley 2 by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen the zombie apocalypse strikes without warning one dog will hold the fate of her pack in her paws. This is the story of Riley, an American Bulldog, follow along as she tries to keep her pack safe from a zombie apocalypse. Traveling with her are Ben-Ben the high strung Yorkie, her favorite two-legger Jessie, Jessie's younger brother Zachary and Riley's arch-enemy Patches the Cat... -
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The Undead Day Three by R.R. Haywood
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy name is Howie. I was named after my father Howard, but it became too confusing to have two Howards, so I became Howie. I am 27 years old and I work as a night's manager in a supermarket.I will tell you what happened.On Friday the world fell apart. A zombie infestation has ravaged Europe... -
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Please Do Not Taunt the Octopus by Mira Grant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs Dr. Abbey knows, there are difficulties in running an underground virology lab in a post-Rising America.And unwanted guests must be dealt with...Categorized as:
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![Mountain Man: Prequel by Keith C. Blackmore]()
Mountain Man: Prequel by Keith C. Blackmore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter a long day of prepping a house for painting, all Gus Berry wanted was the night off, to spend some time with his girlfriend, and relax before having to return to work the next morning. But that isn’t going to happen. Because Gus’s co-worker Benny has found a one-night job at the local Mollymart East, a job that has to be done by morning... -
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Whistlers by Mark Tufo, John O'Brien
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat happens when two worlds collide? Jack Walker and Michael Talbot come from two worlds; the same, yet different. They both find themselves transported into an alien one, where things aren’t as they seem. While it appears similar to the ones they come from, there are some terrifying differences... -
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Etna Station by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGetting to Etna Station is all that matters, with the world rapidly collapsing around them, Mike and company make a desperate trek to reach what they believe to be a safe haven. Can they out run the demons that chase them? Will they succumb to Knox and his tyrannical army or Payne, a revenge-bent vampire? New friends will be made along the way while some old ones will fall... -
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Dark Recollections by Chris Philbrook
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor the first time, the internet phenomenon is now in print!Beheading a zombie isn't easy in a world where you're more afraid of the living than the dead.Adrian Ring's simple life is thrown into chaos when the world is ripped apart by a plague of undead and legions of desperate survivors... -
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The Book of Riley 4 by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen the zombie apocalypse strikes without warning one dog will hold the fate of her pack in her paws. This is the story of Riley, an American Bulldog, follow along as she tries to keep her pack safe from a zombie apocalypse. Traveling with her are Ben-Ben the high strung Yorkie, her favorite two-legger Jessie, Jessie's younger brother Zachary and Riley's arch-enemy Patches the Cat... -
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The Book of Riley 3 by Mark Tufo, Sean Runnette
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDuring the highly improbable zombie uprising of 2013, the fearless American bulldog Riley quickly discovered that it was up to her to keep the pack safe... -
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Atlantis by Mark Tufo, John O'Brien
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJack, Mike and Trip were ripped from their loved ones and thrown into a dangerous world they know nothing about, relentlessly pursued by Night Runners, Zombies and a terrifying new creature known only as Whistlers. Like their own worlds, civilization has collapsed and danger lurks around every corner... -
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Undead Ultra by Camille Picott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUndead: a reanimated corpse with a craving for human flesh.Ultramarathon: any footrace longer than a traditional marathon (26.2 miles).For ultrarunners Kate and Frederico, a typical Saturday morning is spent pounding out a twenty- to thirty-mile “fun run.” It’s during one of their runs that an insidious illness descends upon northern California, turning humans into flesh-shredding zombies... -
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Sludgment Day by John Kloepfer, Steve Wolfhard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe maul of America!It’s been two days since a zombie virus turned Zack Clarke’s parents, neighbors, and most of the country into brain-munching fiends... -
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Mutation by Nerys Wheatley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBitten. Infected. Turned.Cured.Alex survived the virus that turns its victims into mindless flesh-eaters, but it left him mutated, with super-human strength and white eyes.Feared and despised.The world has lived with the virus for thirteen years, but now a new strain is turning thousands into ravenous monsters, faster than ever before.And Alex is trapped right in the middle of the outbreak... -
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The Bleeding Heartland by Jake Bible
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe American Midwest- a bucolic ideal that hasn’t quite translated to the zombie apocalypse. Instead of open arms and welcoming faces, there are now open mouths and ravenous Zs. The blue collar drive to work hard is now a red-mouthed hunger for flesh... -
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Karen's First Day by Joseph Zuko
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaising kids is tough. Keeping them alive as the zombie apocalypse begins is tougher. But that's exactly what stay-at-home mom Karen needs to do: fight fiercely to keep her young daughters safe as her husband Jim battles his way across the city, so they can escape the carnage together... -
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![Rocky Mountain Die by Jake Bible]()
Rocky Mountain Die by Jake Bible
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Asheville to Knoxville, Cannibal Road to the Tomb, Jace Stanford and the Whispering Pines survivors have been on the run and fighting for their lives non-stop. Now, with the plains to their backs, the crew are just steps from their destination: The Stronghold of Boulder, CO. All they have to do is make it through the nightmare that is Denver, CO... -
![Estate Of The Dead by Jake Bible]()
Estate Of The Dead by Jake Bible
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJace Stanford has lost family, friends, and his arm to the zombie apocalypse that hit his formerly quiet, American subdivision of Whispering Pines. But he has also gained new allies, a new sense of purpose, and something he never in a million years would have thought would be a plus: the cannibal savant known as Elsbeth... -
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Cannibal Road by Jake Bible
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsForced from their home of Asheville, North Carolina, Jace Stanford's family, along with a convoy of suburbanites, misfits, criminals, and soldiers, must battle their way through the I-40 corridor of Eastern Tennessee... -
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Them Early Days - 2nd Prequel by Keith C. Blackmore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFood. Booze. Weapons. Armor. And any toilet paper he can find.It's been a rough time for Gus Berry. He barely survived the city of Annapolis as its population underwent a violent transformation, leaving everyone he knew or loved either dead or undead.Things aren't much better now, though. In fact, things might have become much worse... -
![The Seaquel by Mo O'Hara]()
The Seaquel by Mo O'Hara
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Tom's big brother decides to become an Evil Scientist, his first experiment involves dunking Frankie the goldfish into toxic green gunk. Tom knows that there is only one thing to do: Zap the fish with a battery and bring him back to life! But there's something weird about the new Frankie. He's now a BIG FAT ZOMBIE GOLDFISH with hypnotic powers . . -
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Dial D for Deadman by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Space Team Universe just got a whole lot darker. In an alien city torn apart by crooked cops and ruthless criminals, private detective, Dan Deadman, specializes in cases unusual and bizarre... -
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Alive for Now by Bob Howard
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for B01A4YRRTI Set on the coast of South Carolina, an unknown infection has caused people to die and come back to life as reanimated corpses, attacking any living person. This is the story of the survival of one man who was the benefactor of a shelter that helped him to live through the onslaught of the infected dead... -
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The Lost by Michael John Grist
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings7 billion zombies. 1 little girl.When the zombie apocalypse claims America, only 1 in 10 million survive.Anna is one of them. She's 5 years old. She likes banana milkshakes and Alice in Wonderland. She's alone in a world full of danger that she cannot understand... -
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Metal and Ash by Jake Bible
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat began in the wasteland of DEAD MECH, continued alongside in Europe and Asia in The Americans, now has its epic conclusion in Metal and Ash!Commander James Capreze and his team of mech pilots no longer must battle just zombies, cannibals, religious cults and the ever dreaded dead mechs... -
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![Parkway To Hell by Jake Bible]()
Parkway To Hell by Jake Bible
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Grove Park Inn. From the early 1900s right up to Z-Day, the Grove Park Inn was the place for the affluent to stay when vacationing in Asheville, NC. Everyone from F. Scott Fitzgerald to President Barak Obama stayed at the Grove Park. Artists, actors, diplomats, masters of industry, all called it a temporary home at one point or another. But that was before the zombie apocalypse... -
![Left with the Dead by Stephen Knight]()
Left with the Dead by Stephen Knight
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA "Gathering Dead" NovellaNew York City has fallen to the zombie horde. The greatest city on Earth, once home to millions of Americans, is now firmly in the grasp of the dead.First Sergeant David Gartrell is cut off and alone in the city, miles away from the nearest military units which might be able to assist... -
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Chaos Theory by Rich Restucci, Michael Kramer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe world has fallen to a relentless enemy beyond reason or mercy. With no remorse they rend the planet with tooth and nail. One man stands against the scourge of death that consumes all. Teamed with a genius survivalist and a teenage girl, he must flee the teeming dead, the evils of humans left unchecked, and those that would seek to use him... -
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Jim's First Day by Joseph Zuko
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn a day like any other, Jim Blackmore finds himself at ground zero of the zombie apocalypse. He is forced to run a blood-soaked gauntlet through a city overrun by an insurmountable horde of the dead in a desperate attempt to reach his wife and two small children. As he fights to get home he discovers that the living are just as dangerous as the dead... -
![Zombies and Shit by Carlton Mellick III]()
Zombies and Shit by Carlton Mellick III
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBattle Royale meets Return of the Living Dead in this post-apocalyptic action adventure Twenty people wake to find themselves in a boarded-up building in the middle of the zombie wasteland. They soon realize they have been chosen as contestants on a popular reality show called Zombie Survival. Each contestant is given a backpack of supplies and a unique weapon...Categorized as:
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Ghost Run by J.L. Bourne
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe acclaimed and eagerly anticipated fourth thriller in the zombie apocalypse series from the author of Day by Day Armageddon and Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile, for fans of the smash hit show The Walking Dead.In a desperate bid to survive as hordes of bloodthirsty undead now dominate the ravaged U.S...
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