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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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![Dogs of War by Jonathan Maberry]()
Dogs of War by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDogs of War: Robots are no longer science fiction. Autonomous, programmed to react like animals: fast, relentless, deadly. From microscopic nanobots to massive self-guided aircraft. This technology is here, it's accessible, and it's dangerous. What's even scarier is that almost anyone can get their hands on it... -
![Predator One by Jonathan Maberry]()
Predator One by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn opening day of the new baseball season a small model-kit airplane flies down from the stands and buzzes the mound, where a decorated veteran pilot is about to throw out the first ball. The toy plane is the exact replica of the one flown by the war hero. Everyone laughs, thinking it’s a prank or a publicity stunt. Until it explodes, killing dozens... -
![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... -
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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... -
![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... -
![The Plot to Kill the Pope by Anonymous]()
The Plot to Kill the Pope by Anonymous
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Red Mohawk returns in a new adventure featuring characters from the Bourbon Kid series. Someone is plotting to kill the Pope. Rodeo Rex knows the exact time the assassination will take place. But the location and the killer’s identity are unclear. Elvis and the Bourbon Kid tag along in a race against time to save the Pope from certain death... -
![Hominid by R.D. Brady]()
Hominid by R.D. Brady
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHominid (noun): any of the modern or extinct bipedal primates of the family of humans or apesAccording to the experts, Homo sapiens are the only hominids in the family of humans that currently exists.One scientist has a plan to prove them wrong... -
![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... -
![Joe Ledger: Special Ops by Jonathan Maberry, Ray Porter]()
Joe Ledger: Special Ops by Jonathan Maberry, Ray Porter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaptain Joe Ledger--former cop, former Army Ranger, and currently the top-kick of Echo Team, an elite squad of first-class shooters who roll out to face down the world's most dangerous terrorists. Not fanatics with explosive vests or political hostage takers... -
![Don't Give A Dwarf by Martha Carr]()
Don't Give A Dwarf by Martha Carr
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJohnny Walker, Dwarf Bounty Hunter is back on the hunt.WANTED: Dead or Alive. Logree Creature. Origin is Oriceran. Intelligent, flammable, displaying purple goo and tentacles. Do not approach. Leave to the professionals… like Johnny Walker.Just what the Everglades needed... -
![Bits & Pieces by Jonathan Maberry]()
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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![Feral Outbreak by Sean Liscom]()
Feral Outbreak by Sean Liscom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPOST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION by Sean LiscomIn the wake of the cataclysmic events that reshaped our world in 2020, a sense of relief washed over us all. By late 2023, I think we were ready to just live life again. I know I was. It was a time to make new friends and put the past to rest. Rayne and I hadn’t known each other long, but we were building a solid friendship, nothing more... -
![Witches of the Deep by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo]()
Witches of the Deep by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFiona and her friends are on the run from the ruthless witch-hunters, seeking refuge in the werewolf city of Dogtown. But sadly for Fiona, no sanctuary awaits them there. Plagued by its inhabitants and her own twisted past, Fiona is searching for one thing: a way out. Her only hope is to complete a series of grueling tasks set forth by a gorgeous—but terrifying—sea-demon... -
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![The Change by T.W. Piperbrook]()
The Change by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSurvival is just the beginning...Having escaped the hospital, Tom must face a new enemy: himself. New questions arise as he travels through the white wasteland...Categorized as:
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![Breeds 3 by Keith C. Blackmore]()
Breeds 3 by Keith C. Blackmore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final book in the trilogy.Douglas Kirk is having a bad week.Not only are groups of human hunters after him, whole werewolf packs have orders to kill him on sight, forcing him to flee Halifax without identification, money, weapons, or even his phone...Categorized as:
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![Dead End by Flint Maxwell]()
Dead End by Flint Maxwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe chances of a fairytale ending in a post-apocalyptic wasteland are slim to none. But so are the chances of surviving hordes of zombies while traveling across the country. So, for Jack Jupiter, the chances mean nothing. He hasn't stopped before and he doesn't plan on stopping now, either... -
![Wolf Hunt 3 by Jeff Strand]()
Wolf Hunt 3 by Jeff Strand
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThough still mourning his recent loss, George Orton is surprisingly content. He's living in a secure compound where teenaged werewolf Ally is being trained to control her animalistic tendencies, and mad science experiment Eugene has regained most of his sanity. George knows they can't stay there forever, but for now, things are pretty good... -
![Moonstruck by Graeme Reynolds]()
Moonstruck by Graeme Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe people of High Moor are united in horror at the latest tragedy to befall their small town. As dawn breaks, the town is left to count the cost and mourn its dead, while breathing a collective sigh of relief. John Simpson, the apparent perpetrator of the horrific murders, is in police custody. The nightmare is over... -
![Abyss by Greig Beck]()
Abyss by Greig Beck
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe explosive sequel to the Greig Beck blockbuster FATHOMLESS.Cate Granger is chasing ghosts.The monster shark she once encountered was a remnant of the ancient world - one that had escaped an underwater lair previously sealed off for millions of years. At great cost, Cate and her allies had killed the beast.So, no more ghosts, no more shadows. All gone.Or so Cate thought... -
![The Five Pillars by Adrian J. Smith, Nicholas Sansbury Smith]()
The Five Pillars by Adrian J. Smith, Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan anything or anyone stop the evil? Lost. Trapped. Chased by monsters and sent on a crazy mission. Not exactly what Jack Gee had in mind when he used to daydream about the apocalypse. Seven months after the Hemorrhage Virus swept across the world Jack, his wife Dee, friend Boss and the Renegades, a ragtag collection of civilian and military personnel, have been sent on two missions... -
![Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo]()
Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA family of survivors who fight back against a zombie plague that has brought down civilization. Zombies are real. And we made them. Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? The Smith family is, with the help of a few Marines... -
![Unstoppable by Jonathan Maberry, Bryan Thomas Schmidt]()
Unstoppable by Jonathan Maberry, Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn anthology of new stories by top authors set in the New York Times Bestselling universe of Maberry's Joe Ledger Horror Thriller series about government agents fighting zombies, plagues, and other supernatural terrors...Categorized as:
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Callsign: Queen by Jeremy Robinson, David Wood
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt the beginning of her search for Rook, a missing Chess Team member, Zelda Baker, Callsign: Queen, is redirected to Pripyat, Ukraine, a ghost town on the radioactive outskirts of Chernobyl. Intel indicates that splinter cell of Manifold Genetics—a ruthless corporation dismantled by Chess Team—may be operating in the area...Categorized as:
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![From Hell by Greig Beck, Sean Mangan]()
From Hell by Greig Beck, Sean Mangan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the thrilling new blockbuster from Greig Beck comes the most horrifying edition to the Arcadian collection as Alex Hunter must journey into the heart of a volcano and confront a hellish adversary more powerful than anything he and his team have ever faced before."Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light... -
![The Devil's Shallows by Debra Castaneda]()
The Devil's Shallows by Debra Castaneda
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEight miles of mystery. One night of terror.Residents trapped in a remote neighborhood confront the unimaginable in this horror novel from award-winning author Debra Castaneda.The salt marsh at Devil’s Landing is home to a terrifying urban legend.Adam Gray knows the old stories about the Slough Devil, the missing children, and the mutilated animals... -
![The Fields of Lemuria: Keo, Part II by Sam Sisavath]()
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... -
![The Dark Side by Greig Beck]()
The Dark Side by Greig Beck
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHundreds of thousands of miles away on the dark side of the moon, the Russian lunar base has self-destructed - all personnel are dead, except one. Olga Sobakin, the lone survivor, seeks refuge at the rival American base...Categorized as:
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![Children of Anubis by Tim Waggoner]()
Children of Anubis by Tim Waggoner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSam and Dean Winchester have spent their lives on the road, battling every kind of supernatural threat. Over the years, after dozens of bloody adventures, they have faced everything from the yellow-eyed demon that killed their mother to vampires, ghosts, shapeshifters, angels and fallen gods... -
![Dinosaur Lake II :Dinosaurs Arising by Kathryn Meyer Griffith]()
Dinosaur Lake II :Dinosaurs Arising by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrehistoric creatures have again invaded Crater Lake National Park …and this time there’s more than one. DINOSAUR LAKE II: Dinosaurs Arising by Kathryn Meyer Griffith Henry Shore has been Chief Park Ranger at Crater Lake National Park for thirteen years now and thought the days when he’d had to fight a rogue dinosaur that lived in the caves below the lake were long over... -
![Blood and Rain by Glenn Rolfe]()
Blood and Rain by Glenn Rolfe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGilson Creek, Maine. A safe, rural community. Summer is here. School is out and the warm waters of Emerson Lake await. But one man's terrible secret will unleash a nightmare straight off the silver screen. Under the full moon, a night of terror and death re-awakens horrors long sleeping... -
![Ancient Enemy by Michael McBride]()
Ancient Enemy by Michael McBride
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSani Natonaba's ancestors have lived in these canyons for more than seven hundred years, but they aren't the only ones. When he awakens to the bleating of his family's sheep being slaughtered, he learns that something is stalking this isolated corner of the reservation, a predator unlike any he has encountered before, one that attacks with alarming stealth and ferocity... -
![The Reckoning by T.W. Piperbrook]()
The Reckoning by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m at the hospital…it’s over. When Tom awakens, he is greeted by law enforcement, medical treatment, and a sense of normalcy—all the things that have been missing for the last day...Categorized as:
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![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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![Awakening by J.D. Demers]()
Awakening by J.D. Demers
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a contagion engulfs humanity, zombies rise to feast on the few survivors that are left. But they are not the worst monsters to come from this plague. There is hope, though. Christian Hunt is immune... -
![Holes in the Ground by J.A. Konrath, Iain Rob Wright]()
Holes in the Ground by J.A. Konrath, Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMonsters exist. Linguist Andy Dennison-Jones knows this all too well. He and his veterinarian wife, Sun, have been chased by them before, and barely escaped from a secret underground government facility with their lives. Now they once again find themselves trapped alongside a collection of creatures straight out of hell... -
![The Rising Horde: Volume Two by Stephen Knight]()
The Rising Horde: Volume Two by Stephen Knight
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe War Between the Dead and the Living Has Begun. Now in command of Joint Task Force SPARTA, Lt. Colonel Cord McDaniels and his desperate special forces team struggle to defend the fortified Texas laboratory as it's besieged by an army of stenches that will not stop... -
![Apocalypse by Devon C. Ford]()
Apocalypse by Devon C. Ford
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1989, Peter's young life is an unfair and miserable existence, even before events unfold far beyond his isolated, rural corner of the world. He is left alone to fend for himself and to survive in impossible circumstances. In the dying throes of the Cold War, testing of experimental bioweapons goes wrong in the worst kind of way... -
![The Rising Horde: Volume One by Stephen Knight]()
The Rising Horde: Volume One by Stephen Knight
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Sequel to The Gathering Dead! As the zombie apocalypse sweeps through the United States, Special Forces operators Cord McDaniels and David Gartrell are once again thrown together--like it or not. Their mission is to protect a Texas laboratory struggling to develop an anti-necromorph vaccine before the entire country goes under! McDaniels has the vast might of the U.S... -
![Outage Super Boxed Set: Books 1-5 Plus Epilogue by T.W. Piperbrook]()
Outage Super Boxed Set: Books 1-5 Plus Epilogue by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFOR A LIMITED TIME, SAVE 50% OFF BUYING THE BOOKS INDIVIDUALLY! OVER 500 5-STAR REVIEWS ACROSS THE SERIES! ____________________________________________ Contains: *Outage *Outage 2: The Awakening *Outage 3: Vengeance *Outage 4: The Reckoning *Outage 5: The Change *EPILOGUE STORY Control ABOUT OUTAGE:When an early snow ravages the small town of Plainfield, the residents are stripped of heat,... -
![Megalodon: Bloodbath by Michael R. Cole]()
Megalodon: Bloodbath by Michael R. Cole
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA series of bizarre occurrences suddenly plague the island of Cielo Nublado. A dead whale washes ashore riddled with enormous bite marks. A fishing charter is reported missing, jet skiers vanish, and a yacht is found mysteriously ravaged after some kind of enormous impact.Chief of Police Nico Medrano tries to investigate the matter... -
![The Hunter from the Woods by Robert McCammon]()
The Hunter from the Woods by Robert McCammon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"The Hunter from the Woods" marks the much-anticipated return of Michael Gallatin, the lycanthropic hero of Robert McCammon's 1989 classic, "The Wolf's Hour." These all-new, interlinked stories offer a full measure of McCammon's trademark narrative excitement, and comprise a fascinating composite portrait of a unique fictional creation...Categorized as:
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![Arcadian Genesis by Greig Beck]()
Arcadian Genesis by Greig Beck
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn aeon ago it crashed into the frozen earth. Millennia later it was removed from the icy soil, still functioning. They opened it … they shouldn't have... -
![Fathomless by Greig Beck]()
Fathomless by Greig Beck
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCARCHARODON MEGALODONThe largest and most fearsome predator to have ever existed on our planet. Rumors of its existence in our modern oceans have persisted for centuries. Now, in a new adventure, the rumors explode into brutal and terrifying reality. BARANOF ISLAND, GULF OF ALASKA, 1952 Jim Granger is searching for a place of legend... -
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![Wolf Hunt by Jeff Strand]()
Wolf Hunt by Jeff Strand
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo thugs. One innocent woman. And one VICIOUS frickin' werewolf. Meet George and Lou, thugs for hire. The kind of intimidating-yet-friendly guys who will break your thumbs, but be polite about it. Their latest assignment is to drive across Florida to deliver some precious cargo to a crime lord. The cargo: a man in a cage... -
![Reprisal by F. Paul Wilson]()
Reprisal by F. Paul Wilson
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Reborn (6/90), Jim discovered the ancient evil that lurked within his past. Now Jonah, his only son, is the bearer of the horror. Jonah is biding his time, keeping his true identity a secret and waiting for the time when he can carry out the mission he was born for: to bring about the end of the world... -
![The Housemates by Iain Rob Wright]()
The Housemates by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTEN DAYS, TWELVE COMPETITORS, TWO MILLION POUNDS IN CASH.What at first appears to be a wonderful opportunity for Damien Banks turns out to be the worst nightmare he can imagine. Trapped inside a house with eleven strangers, and a booming voice known only as ‘The Landlord’ controlling his every move, Damien will be forced to compete not only for the money, but for his life... -
![What Vengeance Comes by Anthony M. Strong]()
What Vengeance Comes by Anthony M. Strong
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn impossible killer stalks the Bayou…NYPD detective John Decker thinks his family’s dark past is behind him when he’s offered the job as town sheriff in his sleepy southern hometown. Happy for a change in scenery, and a quieter way of life, he accepts the position... -
![Am I A Monster? by J. Boote]()
Am I A Monster? by J. Boote
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe follow-up book to, They Are all Monsters!Six years ago, not one but two monsters came to Belton, causing widespread terror until both were eventually caught. The villagers thought they were safe again.They were wrong.Sarah is ecstatic. She has just received an email informing her that her first novel has been accepted by a publisher and will soon be published in all major bookstores... -
![Demon Ash by M.J. Haag, Becca Vincenza]()
Demon Ash by M.J. Haag, Becca Vincenza
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe world is nothing like Mya remembers. While in Ernisi, cities have been bombed and burned in an attempt to stop the hellhounds and the plague. The survivors are doing everything they can to win back their world from the hell that was unleashed with the first quake. With Drav's help, Mya reunites with her family, but they are far from safe...Categorized as:
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