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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...Categorized as:
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![We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the Second Season by K.C. Wayland, Shane Salk]()
We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the Second Season by K.C. Wayland, Shane Salk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeason two of this action-packed audio drama plunges listeners back into a ravaged world of violence and terror. The hope of a better life forces the survivors of the Tower out into the dissolving world around them. The consequences of past battles leave them struggling not only with each other but the remaining fragments of humanity... -
![Something To Fight For by W.J. Lundy]()
Something To Fight For by W.J. Lundy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHome was supposed to be the endgame, but the Nation they came home to, is not the way they left it. Brad and the team find themselves quickly switching gears to embark on a greater mission, one that could cure the Primal virus. Loyalties are divided, new alliances made as old ones fall apart. The team discovers they can trust no one when they find out things are not what they seem..Categorized as:
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Society by Devon C. Ford
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSet in the UK in the immediate aftermath of a mysterious illness which swept the country and left millions dead, the series follows the trials facing a reluctant hero, Dan, and the group he forms around him. They must battle the elements, find sufficient supplies and equipment to survive, and protect themselves against the most destructive force on the planet: other people... -
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![Dark Crossing by Thomas A. Watson]()
Dark Crossing by Thomas A. Watson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Stinkers have overtaken the world. With civilized society in shambles, white supremacists and gangs roam free, subjugating the free and the innocent. For Lance and Ian, this means they must make a choice: fortify their stronghold and hide, or place some trust in others to fight back and secure their corner of the world... -
![Isolation by M.P. McDonald]()
Isolation by M.P. McDonald
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCole Evans thought he'd found a safe haven for his family and a growing band of survivors of the most lethal virus the world has ever known. But he finds continued survival is far from guaranteed as they battle hostile encounters with other survivors, nature, and devastating accidents...Categorized as:
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![The Apocalypse Fugitives by Peter Meredith]()
The Apocalypse Fugitives by Peter Meredith
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeaten and battered in mind and body, the fugitives limp west, unaware that the human world is fading all around them, unaware that the last remnants of the goodness of man is being ground under the heel of evil at every turn...Categorized as:
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Hope by Devon C. Ford
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSet in the UK in the immediate aftermath of a mysterious illness which swept the country and left millions dead, the series follows the trials facing a reluctant hero, Dan, and the group he forms around him. They must battle the elements, find sufficient supplies and equipment to survive, and protect themselves against the most destructive force on the planet: other people...Categorized as:
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Convoy of Carnage by David A. Simpson
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe first book in a thrilling new series. The people that tried to kill the world were fiendishly clever. After decades of planning, the contagion was unleashed and overnight hundreds of millions died and came back as rampaging, undead monsters...Categorized as:
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![World Between by Sarah Lyons Fleming]()
World Between by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDanger can be anywhere in the world between.Trapped in the fairgrounds by zombies and circumstance, it’s impossible to move out—and tough to move on.Whether romantic or platonic, changing relationships prove tricky for Rose, Tom, Clara, and Craig—never mind adapting to the new not-so-normal...Categorized as:
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![Rage on the Rails by David A. Simpson]()
Rage on the Rails by David A. Simpson
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 3 of 3 The finale of the Zombie Road tale. It's been a month since the outbreak and the survivors of the zombie apocalypse have started a new life in a walled city. There are still a few enemies that need to be dealt with, the kind that can think and plan, and they can be more devastating than a horde of the undead... -
![Bloodbath on the Blacktop by David A. Simpson]()
Bloodbath on the Blacktop by David A. Simpson
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBook 2 in a thrilling new series. The people that tried to kill the world almost succeeded. They were fiendishly clever but they didn’t take into account the vets, the truckers and the two-fisted fighters who didn’t know how to give up. Gunny and his band of survivors continue their journey along the Zombie Road, saving as many as they can along the way... -
![Rising from the Darkness: American Apocalypse: Book 4 EMP Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction by A.J. Newman]()
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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Torment by Courtney Konstantin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**Please be aware that while there are no scenes of rape, there are scenes of attempted or perceived rape. Trigger warning for scenes of torture and physical abuse** It’s been months since the zombie outbreak took over America, and Alex Duncan is slipping... -
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![The Mutation by A.L. Masters]()
The Mutation by A.L. Masters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe survivors lived through the horrifying first days of the plague and its aftermath. They've found their friends, their family...but others are still missing. Finding them means leaving the only safety they have, which may not be so safe after all.It's the dawn of a new era. One of violence, war, destruction, and horror... -
![Upheaval by T.L. Payne]()
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... -
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Sanctuary by A.R. Shaw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of the Graham's Resolution series comes book two in the Surrender the Sun series. Conditions in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, are proving unsustainable in the year 2030. The mini ice age, caused by the Maunder Minimum affects, are brutal at best and their life systems are limited and failing fast... -
![The Apocalypse Renegades by Peter Meredith]()
The Apocalypse Renegades by Peter Meredith
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing is simple anymore in the new undead world. Crossing a road, making tea, meeting new people, all can turn deadly in a twitch of an eye. For the Renegades who are unarmed and hounded over half the state by ruthless bounty hunters, there’s only one thing that they can say is simple: dying...Categorized as:
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![Storm of Ghosts by James N. Cook]()
Storm of Ghosts by James N. Cook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor years, exiles from North Korea, China, and Russia have terrorized the Western Seaboard of post-Outbreak America. And for years, the remnants of U.S. military forces have struggled to defeat them. No more. After U.S... -
![The Apocalypse Exile by Peter Meredith]()
The Apocalypse Exile by Peter Meredith
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe journey across the zombie-filled country does not get easier for the renegades. The Great Plains, the heart-land of America is now home to vast herds of the undead. These savage hordes sometimes stretch as far as the eye can see. Among them live the Azael—men who have regressed back to the bloody and chaotic roots of our collective ancestors where only the strong or the blood-thirsty survive...Categorized as:
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![The Undead Day Five by R.R. Haywood]()
The Undead Day Five by R.R. Haywood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 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...Categorized as:
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![Outbreak by Adrienne Lecter]()
Outbreak by Adrienne Lecter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWith nowhere left to run—where will you go? Most of the world’s population is either dead or dying from a virus that looks a lot like the one Bree and Nate tried to destroy—and not all of them remain dead. Chased by hordes of zombies, they flee the city with what remains of their merry band of miscreants...Categorized as:
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Strain by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's the end of the line. In the third and final novel of the bestselling Agora Virus series, Frank and the survivors are about to face one final, deadly test. Will anyone survive? Months after tackling a local threat, the strain of the collapse is weighing heavily on everyone. As Kate embarks on a treacherous journey back to the island from Atlanta, Frank, struggles to hold the group together...Categorized as:
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![The Undead Day Four by R.R. Haywood]()
The Undead Day Four 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...Categorized as:
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![The Apocalypse Outcasts by Peter Meredith]()
The Apocalypse Outcasts by Peter Meredith
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere are no Happily Ever Afters in the new Undead World. There are no vacations or time-outs or do-overs. There is only the endless daily grind of living or the shockingly horrific fact of death that hangs over every living creature left on the face of the earth. For some that death lies in a single mistake or a moment of bad luck, or simply in fate...Categorized as:
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![Uprising by T.L. Payne]()
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... -
![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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![Trust by D.J. Molles]()
Trust by D.J. Molles
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDan Molles' stunning Remaining saga continues in this first novella in the series set in a world ravaged by a virus that has turned 90% of the population into ravenous animals.While Captain Lee Harden struggles to fulfill his part in Project Hometown his trusted friend and ally Major Abe Darabie works to hold up his end of the mission...Categorized as:
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![The Malefic Nation by A.R. Shaw]()
The Malefic Nation by A.R. Shaw
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat the World Dreads Most Happened and now Graham's group has found a way to fight back, but is it too late? And are their methods going too far in the name of humanity? Read the conclusion of the best selling series..Categorized as:
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![Extinction Edge by Nicholas Sansbury Smith]()
Extinction Edge by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA bioweapon designed to save the world...A scientific discovery that will alter human history...And a new threat that will bring humanity to the Edge of Exctinction.The dust from Dr. Kate Lovato's bioweapon has settled. Projections put death counts in the billions... -
![Hunted by T.L. Payne]()
Hunted by T.L. Payne
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHunted and on the run. A decision to make. …one that will tear Maddie’s heart out. Just when Maddie thinks she has reached safety at her uncle’s farm, a new threat emerges sending her on the run in a race for her life. Forced to flee the farm, she and her group must find a way to escape those chasing them... -
![Viral Misery: Book One by Thomas A. Watson, Tina Watson]()
Viral Misery: Book One by Thomas A. Watson, Tina Watson
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHumanity is at the tipping point and nature will be its downfall. The bird flu out of China has mutated. Now able to latch on and replicate within humans, the virus will spread swiftly throughout the world. When you spread a virus before you even know you have it, everyone becomes a carrier. There is no preparation, and there is no cure...Categorized as:
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![Lost Roads by Jonathan Maberry]()
Lost Roads by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSimon & Schuster has bought Jonathan Maberry's Rot & Ruin: Broken Lands, which will push reset on his YA series Rot & Ruin, about teenagers surviving the zombie apocalypse...Categorized as:
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![The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Bonnie Gill]()
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Bonnie Gill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe law is gone. Zombies are here. Will Raven and her misfit friends survive?Raven Murphy is a prepper, but not for the same reason most other folks do it. She’s the reason her ex-boyfriend went to jail. If he ever gets out, she’ll need to grab her sister and head off grid...Categorized as:
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![The Queen of the Dead by Peter Meredith]()
The Queen of the Dead by Peter Meredith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Corsairs have been driven away but only temporarily. Jillybean knows they'll be back in even greater numbers, lusting for vengeance. Yet she is trapped on the hilltop surrounded by thousands of zombies and worse, she is out of medicine and fast becoming dangerously unpredictable... -
![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... -
![Escape by Owen Baillie]()
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... -
![Die For Now by Bob Howard]()
Die For Now by Bob Howard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one can be totally prepared for a zombie apocalypse. No matter what preparations are made, some flaws can only be overcome by luck. When a group of well funded people decided years before to prepare for the end of civilization by building impenetrable shelters, they unknowingly left a legacy for a small band of survivors...Categorized as:
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![Days 54 to 61 by Amy Cross]()
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... -
![Survive for Now by Bob Howard]()
Survive for Now by Bob Howard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe end of civilization did not come suddenly. There was no flash of light, no blast from a nuclear explosion, and no mushroom cloud. There was no earthquake, no furious storm, nor cataclysmic event such as a meteor or massive solar flare. The end came gradually as a few people attacked and bit family members...Categorized as:
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![The Shattered Earth by Mike Kraus]()
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... -
![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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![The Promise by Shawn Chesser]()
The Promise by Shawn Chesser
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEdited by Monique Happy Editorial Services 107,000 words Army veteran Lee Riker is staying in an Atlanta shelter and supporting himself with the odd carpentry job when his sister, Tara, summons him home to Middletown, Indiana for the reading of their mother’s will... -
![The Feral Children: Animals by David A. Simpson, Wesley R. Norris]()
The Feral Children: Animals by David A. Simpson, Wesley R. Norris
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe bears were hungry and the panther was pacing her cage. It was supposed to be a fun field trip to the wild animal safari. It became a nightmare of blood. The zombie virus spread like wildfire and by noon, they were alone. Safe inside the fences, a group of school kids are the only survivors. Like the animals, they’ve lived their whole lives being cared for and fed, pampered and loved...Categorized as:
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![Destiny by David Achord]()
Destiny by David Achord
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZach Gunderson is still reeling after the brutal massacre of most of his loved ones and the abduction of his two children. There is only one person in his life now, Kelly, the sole survivor of the massacre. In spite of her steadfast devotion, Zach finds himself questioning the purpose of trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world...Categorized as:
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![Zfinity by David Achord]()
Zfinity by David Achord
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZombie Rules Book 3It's now two years since the zombie apocalypse changed the world. Survival is precarious for Zach Gunderson and his friends. They are encountering zombies who are evolving into something more than mindless automatons and the group dynamic is threatened by the revelation of a murderer in their midst...Categorized as:
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![The End of Everything by Christopher Artinian]()
The End of Everything by Christopher Artinian
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo sisters, one nightmare. The last thing they wanted to do was spend time with each other. Now their very survival depends on it. Forced from their home and thrown into an apocalyptic horror neither could have imagined, they didn’t think things could get any worse. They were wrong. As they navigate the city to escape to safety, terror lurks for them on every corner...Categorized as:
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Anxiety by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe epic post-apocalyptic series continues... In Phobia, you experienced the collapse of society as a mysterious outbreak of a highly lethal virus ravaged the globe and thousands perished from the contagious illness. Now Frank must make impossible choices and risk everything in order to survive. He was sure that escaping to his island would mean safety for him and the survivors...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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Z14 by David Achord
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsZach Gunderson and his friends have carved out a life for themselves in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by zombies. But, survival is a daily struggle. In addition to frequent encounters with hostile humans, Zach has discovered something very sinister about the zombies...Categorized as:
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