Apocalyptic Dystopian Thriller

Five quiet years of the apocalypse have passed in No Where… but that’s all about to change. Bob and Violet have four small mouths to feed. Then another pair is dumped in their laps, followed by two more. That makes eight. Life is hard enough in the UP of Northern Michigan, miles from anyone, in the middle of the apocalypse, and it just got worse. A band of marauders, on motorcycles no less, invade No Where. What they want is simple; they want everything and will stop at nothing to get it. Bob knows they won’t survive with the Winter Warriors in the area. Violet agrees, Wilson agrees. ...

In the walled city of Edin, Spike's carefree childhood has always had an end date. His protection from the wasteland of death on the outside is about to change on his 18th birthday. But while only half of the cadets survive their mandatory time on national service, Spike's goal goes far beyond making it out alive. He's betting everything on being chosen as the top candidate, rising to the role of Protector, and securing a spot beside his beautiful best friend.…

After the sickness known as the Doom destroyed civilization, magick has become commonplace, and Fallon Swift has spent her young years learning its ways. Fallon cannot live in peace until she frees those who have been preyed upon by the government or the fanatical Purity Warriors, endlessly hunted or locked up in laboratories, brutalized for years on end. She is determined to save even those who have been complicit with this evil out of fear or weakness - if, indeed, they can be saved.

In the rugged aftermath of global catastrophe, one place remains a beacon of fragile hope and fierce resilience—Meridian Island. In "Defending Meridian," the electrifying fifth installment of the acclaimed Matt Sheridan series by Robert Cole, the stakes have never been higher. Former soldier Matt Sheridan has made Meridian his sanctuary, a remote island stronghold where survivors band together against encroaching chaos. But as shadows of the past surge relentlessly toward Meridian’s shores, Sheridan must summon every ounce of his tactical brilliance and hard-won courage to preserve ...

Shannon Grayson is a tough-as-nails long-haul truck driver on a routine job. But her life is turned upside down when a massive electromagnetic blast hits North America while she’s unloading cargo at the South-Central Retail Supercenter, demolishing the power grid. Now she’s trapped inside the sprawling building, along with dozens of other survivors. And no one is coming to their rescue. Without power, the world outside begins to collapse.

The best-selling Extinction Cycle series by Nicholas Sansbury Smith first introduced listeners to a world ravaged by an engineered virus that turned men into monsters. Humanity's only hope was not a cure, but another bioweapon. When deployed it killed 90 percent of the infected, but the remaining 10 percent transformed into even more terrifying creatures called Variants. Here's a collection of Extinction Cycle short stories that explore the human spirit and the fight for survival in the face of overwhelming odds from some of the leading voices in the post-apocalyptic genre.

The Adventures of John Harris is a series that tells a conservative viewpoint on how our world fell apart partly because of this horrible deal for the USA. This series was meant to be science fiction. The series is likely to become a series of history books if the USA allows Iran to get the bomb. Over 16 major US and many foreign cities have been nuked. The USA has lost all electrical power and electronics due to several EMP blasts. The USA has reverted to lawless gangs and thugs taking over cities. The US Government is forcing most citizens into work camps for their protection. Revenge in ...

After a long, perilous journey, Hell Divers Xavier Rodriguez and Magnolia Katib discover the Metal Islands, a sunny, habitable zone where thousands of people live by fishing and farming. But this "paradise" is really a violent warrior society ruled by the cannibal King el Pulpo. For the first time in X's life, he is forced to lay down his arms and surrender.

Brave Enough to Run Hannah Starr finds herself in the same demise as Rylee Cooper when the Universal Army searches for her, hunting her down like a criminal, when the only thing she did was to refuse to accept the government's ruling. Is this how Rylee, her friend who disappeared months ago, felt when she escaped into the wilderness, running from the hands of the government? Hannah’s only choice is to run or be killed. How will she survive the wilderness alone, with no food or water, and desperately looking for her friend? Rip Maxwell pushes aside his anger and the need for revenge to ...

"John Returns" continues the story that tells how John Harris leads a group of survivors through the chaos of a country that has fallen apart. The US President and a coalition of third world leaders have launched a major nuclear and EMP attack on all of the major powers and killed over 100 million Americans. The Grid is down and most cars and trucks won’t run. All electronics were destroyed with the EMP blasts. The USA is in chaos with criminals and thugs attacking innocent citizens, while John and his team fight the corrupt Department of Homeland Security and the President. John Harris ...

During the aftermath of a massive solar flare that has plunged the country into the Dark Ages, Abram and Nick must prepare the compound against the growing bandit threat. But will earlier decisions sink their chances of survival and put those they love at risk of being annihilated? As if the bandit threat wasn’t bad enough, an erratic stranger is closing in on Abram’s compound. But something is lurking beneath the surface of this man, who sees the collapse of society as the greatest opportunity of his life.

From the author who shocked the world with his groundbreaking and bestselling Battle Series, comes Mark Romang’s most chilling thriller yet. Investigative journalist Lauren Kramer, a rising star in the cable TV news industry, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime. Find an angel and interview him, and do it within a four-week window. Lauren’s target is a mysterious being who has rescued people from peril all over the world, only to disappear without a trace soon after performing the miracle. Armed with various newspaper accounts of the alleged angel’s exploits, an artist ...

When the bonds of survival are tested, only the strongest threads hold. The journey to safety grows more perilous as Abby, Blake, and their makeshift family inch closer to their destination. In Fraying Bonds, the second installment of this gripping post-apocalyptic series, the world is darker, more dangerous, and full of unexpected challenges. The group faces new trials: a dwindling fuel supply, unsettling encounters with desperate strangers, and the looming question of whether the promised refuge will be all they hope for—or a fight they can’t afford to lose. While Blake wrestles with ...

Cities on Fire: A Family's Apocalypse This is a tale about how the Karr family survives and meets the challenges thrown at them during the early days of the Apocalypse. There have been nuclear and EMP attacks on the USA and most of the world. The Apocalypse has caught the world by surprise. Cities and countries are on fire. The USA has been reduced to burned-out cities, the grid is down and society has reverted backward 150 years. Food and drinkable water are scarce. The US Government is no longer able to help or protect its citizens. Millions are dying. In “Cities on Fire,” several of ...

Five months after the release of the West Nile Virus designed to eliminate the alphas, the human race seems like they may have turned the tide and regained a foothold on survival. Only strange developments along the East Coast's dead zone may prove otherwise as the super-alpha has formulated a plan that will bring devastation on a massive scale. With new special operations teams and international alliances, Will Reisner and his crew take the fight to the enemy once more in this explosive follow-up to The Alpha Solution.

Our Broken Family A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller Book 1 in the Our Broken Planet Series Liam was just a normal high school kid with a bad reputation when the world ended. The Great Quake shattered his city, wiped out entire neighborhoods, and left thousands dead. Now, with their home reduced to rubble and their parents missing, Liam’s only mission is to protect his little sister, Mouse, at all costs. But in a collapsing world where power is gone and the coastline is crumbling, safety is a fantasy. Gangs rule the streets. A mysterious stranger has taken over the ruins next door. And ...

Rats invade our sewers. Our homes. And they won't stop there. Ethan Vine wants his country back. His freedom. For that, he’s ready to give his life. So what’s stopping him? England drowns under a plague of large killer rats. The towns and cities are death zones. Scattered pockets of human survivors battle against an increasingly vicious vermin. In the villages, the valiant fight on preserving a fragile hope. Life is short and hard; death swift and bloody. And now it’s about to get worse. A mysterious new breed of rat has emerged. A demon mutant. For Ethan and the others, the only hope...

This is the way the world ends. On a warm summer night in New York City, the apocalypse begins. Within days, the deadly Medusa virus is sweeping the globe like a wildfire, pushing humanity to the brink of extinction. As civilization crumbles around him, survivor Adam Fisher will discover a flicker of hope that will send him on a quest through a ruined American landscape.

Ten years ago, Hell Diver Xavier "X" Rodriguez fell to Earth. Those he left behind went on without him aboard the airship he once called home. Michael Everheart - the boy once known as Tin - has grown into a man and the commander of Hell Diver Raptor Team. While Michael dives to help keep the Hive in the air, Captain Leon Jordan rules with an iron fist at the helm of the ship. But unrest stirs under his strict leadership as a prophecy of hope sweeps the lower decks.

In a world where global power dynamics shift between the United States, China, and Russia, an unexpected force emerges from the shadows, shattering the delicate balance. Once thought to be a forgotten regime, they resurface to plunge the world into chaos. Despite their previous failed attempts at world domination, they refuse to fade away after the aftermath of World War II. Instead, they embark on a sinister path, meticulously preserving the DNA of their leader for a future resurrection. Little did they know the horrors they would unleash upon humanity. Their intention was to recreate ...