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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...Categorized as:
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The Apocalypse Revenge by Peter Meredith
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Jillybean, moments of utter happiness and pure sanity are as fleeting and wonderful as sun-showers at a July picnic. Her time with Granny Annie is one such moment, but as always it ends far too quickly and she is once more thrust back into a world of crushing loneliness and endless despair.Setting out to find a family who will lover, she discovers an orphaned boy of her own age named Chris...Categorized as:
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![The Ashes of Pompeii by Sam Sisavath]()
The Ashes of Pompeii by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEVERY WAR REQUIRES SACRIFICES.The only way to survive in a post-Purge world is to keep your head down, but that's not always an option.Still stranded in the Louisiana countryside, Will, Danny, and Gaby race against the clock to get back to their friends, but the road home is treacherous and enemies lie in wait...Categorized as:
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![We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the Third Season by K.C. Wayland]()
We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the Third Season by K.C. Wayland
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA small riot in LA has spread past its containment. Three reserve soldiers are called to their deserted duty station. Believed to be the last remaining armed servicemen in the area, Michael, Angel, and Saul witness the true cause of the riot; people are starting to change and attack each other... -
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![The Spears of Laconia by Sam Sisavath]()
The Spears of Laconia by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MAKE A STAND.They've been relentlessly hounded ever since The Purge decimated the world, and every day since has been a struggle to stay one step ahead of the enemy.Keo has returned, claiming to have information that can turn the tide of war against the ghouls...Categorized as:
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![The Stones of Angkor by Sam Sisavath]()
The Stones of Angkor by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe war for survival continues. The fight for Song Island is over. Despite suffering losses, Will and his group have claimed the island as their own and achieved the safe haven they’ve longed for since The Purge. Months later, Will makes contact with another group of survivors, and travels to their base in hopes of striking an alliance and gathering much-needed medical supplies...Categorized as:
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![Valhalla by Mark Tufo, John O'Brien]()
Valhalla by Mark Tufo, John O'Brien
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this explosive fourth installment of the popular A Shrouded World Series, Jack is seemingly back from the dead. Mike and Trip are in a desperate bid to help their friend before he falls victim to whatever is plaguing the inhabitants of Valhalla... -
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Reclamation by T.W. Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYears have passed since the dead rose and wiped out most of the living. Many survivors have gathered in pockets around the world. Some are bent on trying to restore what once was, others with a mind to create something new and better from the ashes of civilization, and then there are those who now thrive in the hellish chaos of lawlessness... -
![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...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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![The Gates of Byzantium by Sam Sisavath]()
The Gates of Byzantium by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMan is no longer at the top of the food chain. The Purge has devastated the globe, turning much of humanity into night-dwelling, bloodthirsty creatures (dubbed “ghouls” by the survivors), while small pockets of remaining humans have managed to carry on. With the loss of their sanctuary, Will and his small band of survivors are forced to seek shelter elsewhere...Categorized as:
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Bits & Pieces by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBenny Imura’s journey through the Rot & Ruin is well known, but who were the others navigating the ravaged, zombie-ridden landscape? Jonathan Maberry returns to fill the gaps in what we know about First Night, surviving the plague, and the land of Rot & Ruin...Categorized as:
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This Shattered Land by James N. Cook
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEric Riordan doesn't look for trouble, but trouble has a way of finding him.Two years have passed since the Outbreak. After joining forces with his friend Gabriel he has managed to stay alive by fleeing to the peaks of the Appalachian mountains. With supplies running low, and enemies gathering, the two survivors are forced to begin their journey west to Colorado... -
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Home by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn an undead world, zombies aren’t the greatest threat. The outbreak began in February. Nations went to war. Governments collapsed. Billions died in the chaos and anarchy that followed. Billions more were infected. They died. They came back. It is now October, and out of the tens of millions who lived in southern England, only ninety people remain... -
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![Prepared by Courtney Konstantin]()
Prepared by Courtney Konstantin
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsShe thought she was prepared for the end of the world… until it actually came.Alex Duncan is a mother, a sister— and the daughter of a doomsday prepper...Categorized as:
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Dog Dayz by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Talbot clan has settled in to life at Etna Station. Mike has earned the rank of Lieutenant, but there’s no time to rest. Colonel Bennington has ordered Mike and his squad of misfits on a secretive mission to New York City where they are tasked to complete a complicated rescue that rapidly becomes nearly impossible to accomplish...Categorized as:
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Dead: Spring by T.W. Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything hangs by the thinnest of threads. In a DEAD world, nothing is certain and nobody is safe. Friends have fallen, some enemies have been defeated only to be replaced by yet another. As the first year of the zombie apocalypse ends and a new year begins, can a person hope that the coming of spring can be a starting point for re-birth? If not.. -
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Darkness Before Dawn by T.W. Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWinter has gone, but the world is no less inhospitable.The survivors of this first winter now face some of the darkest and most soul-wrenching choices thus far. From the outskirts of London to an island refuge in Oregon, small groups struggle to build a new life.Kevin recovers to a realization that shatters his dreams, yet he must stand up and take the role of leader…or die trying... -
![The Red Rider by J.B. Trepagnier]()
The Red Rider by J.B. Trepagnier
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Horseman of War is on the scene and nothing about the apocalypse prepared me for Dice. I thought Aeron and his murdering horse were crazy. Try everything about Dice. I’ll bet his murder horse is even worse than Aeron’s. We’ve moved from Mexico to Dice’s base in Florida. If you’re wondering where all the military ended up after the war, they all follow the Horseman of War now...Categorized as:
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![Exodus in Black by Joshua Guess]()
Exodus in Black by Joshua Guess
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive years have passed since the collapse of civilization. The dead still walk the land, but humanity has proved itself strong and resilient. Large settlements have begun to trade, manufacture, and rebuild what was lost. Kell McDonald and his friends continue to work in isolation. On the verge of a breakthrough in their research for a cure, secrecy has never been more vital... -
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Escape by Owen Baillie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third instalment in the best-selling post-apocalyptic zombie series set in Australia. Battered, heart-broken and with infected amongst them, the main group begins the long journey south to Melbourne in pursuit of serum supplies and passage towards a safer life beyond... -
![The Longest Night by Lindsey Pogue]()
The Longest Night by Lindsey Pogue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlaska can be a bleak and dangerous place, especially in the dead of winter. But when hair-raising whispers about an outbreak reach the small harbor town of Whitely, the townspeople face a new, unfathomable fear— the virus is coming for them.Sophie thought life was complicated when she had teen pregnancy and her squeaky-clean reputation as the mayor’s daughter to worry about...Categorized as:
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Tooth & Nail by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happened to Benny Imura and his friends after they reached Sanctuary—and discovered that it was far from the miracle they had thought it would be? Jonathan Maberry shares a glimpse into a formative moment in an exclusive e-short story that also features Joe Ledger (Patient Zero, Extinction Machine) and Iron Mike Sweeney (The Pine Deep Trilogy)...Categorized as:
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Days 54 to 61 by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHaving been rescued from the forest, Elizabeth is shocked to find herself living with a small group of survivors. But when she's plunged into an unlikely reunion, she begins to realize that the task of saving humanity might require difficult decisions. Meanwhile, Thomas discovers the truth about another group of survivors... -
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![Last Stand of the Dead by Joseph Talluto]()
Last Stand of the Dead by Joseph Talluto
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow do you fight a foe that is fast, smart, and relentless? How do you prepare for an enemy that doesn't know pain, fear, or mercy? How do you stop the dead from rising again, ripping apart everything you've tried to rebuild? John Talon and his crew race across the state, trying to stop the wave of zombie children from destroying the fragile communities struggling to rebuild after the Upheaval... -
![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...Categorized as:
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![War of the Living by Joshua Guess]()
War of the Living by Joshua Guess
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the early days after causing the end of the world, Kell McDonald was just trying to survive. Time passed, and along with others, a new world grew. Society began to be rebuilt. Years have passed since the mutated organism known as Chimera caused the dead to rise, and on the ashes of the old world, terrifying new forces have come into play...Categorized as:
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Aftermath by A.R. Wise
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwenty years have passed since the zombie apocalypse devastated the world. A single man is on a quest of revenge in search of the people responsible for the outbreak of the zombie virus. His quest leads him to a discovery in the western United States that will irrevocably change his goal... -
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Winter by T.W. Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWinter is coming... As survivors around the world struggle to get their feet under them in a world overrun by the walking dead, a new problem rears its head. As unstoppable as any horde of zombies, the seasons march on, heedless of the fragility of the human race. The first winter is approaching... -
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Siege & Survival by T.W. Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first winter has come, and with it, new problems. No longer are the zombies the biggest threat to survival. With the global infrastructure gone, people are forced to do whatever it takes to survive...even the unthinkable. Steve faces his toughest decision yet as he tries to lead his people through one nightmare after another... -
![Dead: Fortunes & Failures by T.W. Brown]()
Dead: Fortunes & Failures by T.W. Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSteve has seen the worst in himself...and others. Now, it seems that zombies aren't the only threat to the lives of his companions. Will he lose those he loves to the walking dead...or a murderer?Kevin is the last geek standing, and a reunion with an old acquaintance puts him back in charge of a group of survivors... -
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The Ark by Tony Urban
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey survived the zombie apocalypse, but that might be the least of their problems… After discovering The Ark, a mysterious island compound founded by Ramey's father, Wim and his companions soon realize that it's not the Utopia they'd imagined and find themselves oppressed by the brutal and often bizarre leadership... -
![Dead Will Rise by Joshua Guess]()
Dead Will Rise by Joshua Guess
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDead Will Rise The Fall: Book Two Kell McDonald killed the world. It is a truth that haunts him every day of his life. It is a fact etched so deeply in his mind that every waking moment is haunted by his sins. But for his choices, the dead would not walk. Men would not travel the decaying highways hunting for victims... -
![Dead & Gone by Jonathan Maberry]()
Dead & Gone by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow did Riot escape from the Night Church? How did she survive the Rot & Ruin—and the horrors of her own past? There’s only one way to find out....Jonathan Maberry explores the origins of a fascinating new character in an exclusive e-short story set in the land of the Rot & Ruin...Categorized as:
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![United States of the Dead by Joseph Talluto]()
United States of the Dead by Joseph Talluto
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhite Flag Of The Dead: Book 4 During the Upheaval, city after city fell to the Enillo Virus, filling the streets with ravenous ghouls. Not even the countryside was spared, as millions of the undead flowed over the land. From the mountains of Appalachia to the beaches of the Atlantic, the East Coast was dead. Two groups must enter this nightmare...Categorized as:
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Survival by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEver since leaving the salvage yard, Noah Chambers has been plagued by the infected and hunted by the men who patrol the streets. In order to survive, he’ll need to summon strength he never imagined...Categorized as:
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![Alive for Now by Bob Howard]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Days 9 to 16 by Amy Cross]()
Days 9 to 16 by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinally realizing that she has to leave the city, Elizabeth sets out alone along a deserted road. Eventually, however, she encounters some fellow survivors, and before long she's taken to a remote farmhouse where a small community is struggling to take shape. She soon discovers, however, that this particular farmhouse hides some dark secrets... -
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Zom-B Family by Darren Shan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter being betrayed and captured by the most heinous survivors of the human race, B Smith lands back in the clutches of a fiend B had hoped to never see again, someone who is intent on making B suffer in the most tortuous ways. Discovering the fate of loved ones from B's past adds to the agony and calls into question just how much B is willing to sacrifice in the name of justice...Categorized as:
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Harvest by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA castle can be made safe from the undead, but not from the people inside the walls. It is eight months since the outbreak. In the anarchy and chaos that came with the undead, civilisation was destroyed. In the wars that followed, the planet was nearly ruined. Billions died. Only a few thousand survived. Fifty people have found refuge in the Tower of London... -
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The Walls of Lemuria: Keo, Part I by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsPart One of a stand-alone storyline set within the Purge of Babylon universe_______________________________________________Every survivor has a story.The Purge decimated the planet almost a year ago, leaving small bands of humanity scrambling to find sanctuary from the hordes of unkillable monsters that reside in the darkness.Keo is one of the few who made it through that harrowing first night...Categorized as:
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The Fields of Lemuria: Keo, Part II by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Who the hell are these guys?” Hunted through the Louisiana woods by a mysterious paramilitary group, Keo and Norris are about to reach the end of the line. After months of running, hiding, and fighting for their lives, the ex-mercenary and the ex-cop will finally discover the identity of their pursuers—and why they will never, ever give up...Categorized as:
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Reunion by Frank Tayell
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSurviving is easy. It’s the next part, living, that’s hard.It is seven months since the outbreak. The world is in ruins. Britain is a radioactive wasteland peopled by the undead. The few survivors cling to the hope that they might wake up tomorrow. For most, that is all they have left. But Nilda has something more; the chance that her son is alive. At least he was, months before... -
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What Survives of Us by Kathy Miner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsB.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree and Winner of National Indie Excellence AwardNaomi sees her first corpse in a Colorado Springs grocery store, but it won’t be her last. With devastating speed, a plague sweeps first the city, then the state, then the world, leaving less than 1% of the population to go on...Categorized as:
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![A Time To Die by Mark Wandrey]()
A Time To Die by Mark Wandrey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey came from the night sky, lighting the heavens like the promise of salvation. But they didn’t bring deliverance…they brought something far, far worse. Something that turns people into mindless, cannibalistic monsters. And it’s spreading. A reporter follows her story of unspeakable horror south of the border and finds it’s worse than she imagined... -
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ZC One by Chris Harris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was intended to eradicate the common cold; instead it eradicated most of the human race. A genetically modified virus killer mutates, transforming everyone it infects into zombies. As it rapidly spreads across the globe, small groups of survivors battle to stay alive and escape the growing hordes of flesh eaters. Tom, Becky and their two children are on a family holiday when the virus hits... -
![Call To Arms by Joseph Talluto]()
Call To Arms by Joseph Talluto
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Zombie Wars is the heart pounding story of the war that took place between books four and five of the White Flag of the Dead Series. John Talon and his friends have fought hard to make a small piece of the country safe for people to live in. But hundreds of communities are living in fear, wondering when the next wave of undead will come, and worrying they will not survive it... -
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Resistance by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE IS TO RESIST After freeing Dan and Quinn, Sandy Duncan must fight to escape the lumberyard while protecting the others she came to save. The infected lurk outside the gates...Categorized as:
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![No Man's Land by Jacqueline Druga]()
No Man's Land by Jacqueline Druga
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"It wasn’t supposed to happen like this." When Leah and Calvin found out they were expecting, they were over the moon. That day would be one to remember forever… but for more reasons than one. That was the day the world changed. That was the day joy turned to fear. A deadly virus broke out, with many of those infected becoming violent and uncontrollable. And it was spreading fast... -
![Dead Meat: Day 2 by Nick Clausen]()
Dead Meat: Day 2 by Nick Clausen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe dead have awakened.Driven by insatiable hunger.In eternal search of fresh meat.The infection spreads like the plague.Nothing stands between the undead and humanity...
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