Apocalyptic Life

When the man limped into her cafe, Susanna was anxious but not alarmed. Minutes later he killed two men attempting to kidnap a little girl. But safety was an illusion. Flight became necessary. Susanna and Petal follow the man with one foot, hoping to reach a place of peace. His name is Douglas, not Doug, and he is taking them to a village that has become legendary.

Wars, disease and a massive collapse of civilization have ravaged the human race of a hundred years in the future. Finally in the late twenty-second century mankind begins to slowly struggle back from the edge of extinction. When a huge “virtual life” facility is restored from a hibernation state and carefully brought back online, a renewed hope materializes. A social structure begins to emerge around the virtual facility. An existence in which a man or woman can provide seven days of basic labor and earn seven days in one of many luxury settings in the virtual zone. As time goes by and...

Welcome to the Junkyard, a toxic wasteland where humans, machines, and everything in between fight for survival among the ruins of a long-forgotten war. This is where Diane Three-One-Seven finds herself after the arkship Cradle—the only home she’s ever known—falls out of the sky. When a mysterious scavenger named Virgil stumbles upon Diane’s escape pod, the two strike a deal (if it can be called that). Virgil’s spare mechanical battle suit, nicknamed the “Grave Walker,” can help Diane survive the ruined atmosphere—but it could kill her if it runs out of power.

Raised in a privileged community of wealthy survivalists on an idyllic, self-sustaining Oregon ranch, Marlo has always been insulated. The outside world, which the ranchers call “the Disaster”, is a casualty of ravaging climate change, a troubled landscape on the brink of catastrophe. For as long as Marlo can remember, the unknown that lies beyond the borders of her utopia has been a curious obsession. But just as she plans her escape into the chaos of the real world, a charismatic new resident gives her a compelling reason to stay.

This is a story of survival and love in 2044. Luce, in a deteriorating marriage, is alone at a remote lake when the world goes crazy with high lightning, low orbit explosions, earthquakes and rising water. An unknown neighbor arrives. The two fall into each other’s arms and what started out as mutual support turns into sex. Afterwards, Luce consoles the horrified Jake that this is normal crisis behavior. They rescue an old friend and check on other residents. All power is out; nothing works. Two of the winter residents hike out and report that the blackout is wider spread than they ...

Continue our journey into a world where humanity has clawed its way back from the brink of extinction. In Life After Tom, discover a gripping tale of survival, resilience, and community. In the wake of a devastating pandemic, the survivors have rebuilt their lives from the remnants of a once technologically advanced society.

High school nobody Kenan is doing just fine in the midst of the zombie apocalypse, thank you very much, but when his dream girl Katy comes stumbling around the corner, she turns his world upside-down. David Wood's first foray into young adult fiction is an action-packed horror tale laced with dark humor and even darker thrills.

A Tale of Forgotten Truths, Hidden Powers, and the Stories That Shape Reality Some stories are written. Some are erased. And some refuse to be forgotten. Ilias was once a scholar, a seeker of knowledge buried in the ruins of the past. Now, he is something else—a wanderer bound to an unraveling world, caught in the threads of a history no one remembers and a future that may never come to pass. The Keepers, the silent guardians of time’s greatest secrets, claim they are protecting balance, but Ilias has seen the truth: the past is breaking, and the very fabric of reality is fraying at the...

The Pacific Northwest lies in ruins in the aftermath of the 9.2 Cascadia earthquake. There is a tsunami at the coast, annihilated infrastructure in all the towns and cities, and failed dams in the Oregon river valley where fifteen-year-old Cielo lives with her mother, a fearful evangelical who’s become caught up in a fearsome cult called The Collection of Redeemed Souls. Cielo and her mother, Mexican citizens without U.S. papers, have always had their status teeter on the edge—and now it’s about to plunge into the abyss.

The twisted world of mainstream news and social media becomes the catalyst for social upheaval, entangling Steven Bryant in a frantic fight for the lives of his family and friends. A news story goes viral, causing their once normal lives to take a dangerous turn when a flawed medical research study suggesting man’s best friend might be his worst enemy. Chaos erupts and a near total collapse of society looms in a perfect storm of government corruption, political correctness, and social justice movements.

Quarantine.Gov You know how at certain times you could look up to the sky and see a jet, or a plane flying and behind that jet or plane was a trail of white smoky looking stuff and how the thought that it was just from the engine and heat hitting cold? At certain times, a person could even make figures out of the trail of white coming off the jets, angels, and images of Jesus even. Who would have known then what we would find out later in life after we grew from children to working adults, raising kids, and flying those same jets ourselves? Who? Guess if you will. For years people would ...

Seventeen-year-old Krista must quickly figure out how she's going to survive in the zombie-destroyed world. The one advantage humans have is that the zombies hate humid environments, so they're migrating west to escape its deteriorating effects. The survivors plan to construct a wall at North Platte to keep the undead out, and Krista has come to Nebraska to start a new life. Zombies aren't the only creatures she has to be cautious of - the other survivors have a dark side.

New World is based in a post-atomic war Britain and follows an adventurer exploring the new tribes formed after the government collapsed. This story is inspired by post-apocalyptic fiction and gives an odd perspective on the premises of the genre.

When the last man on Earth reveals he has a nuclear weapon pointed at the tiny Martian colony, the colonists can only survive by working together. Jaye, a Trueborn Child of Mars, isn’t like her father, Merlin. Like all the Trueborn, she is cursed with perfect memory and deep sensitivity. But not even the knowledge that Merlin killed her mother can change the fact: They need each other for more than survival.

A Mike Mitchell sembrava già difficile tenere insieme la sua famiglia, ma non pensava che si sarebbe ritrovato a lottare per tenerla in vita, quando una serie di inspiegabili catastrofi diventa la notizia principale dei telegiornali di tutto il mondo. Mentre il confine tra ciò che è reale e ciò che è prodotto dal computer si fa sempre più sottile, una tempesta di neve senza precedenti isola New York dal resto del mondo, facendone una tomba di ghiaccio in cui non ci si può fidare di nessuno e niente è quello che sembra.

John wollte lediglich im Kluane National Park am Wochenende ausspannen. Wandern, zelten, ausruhen. Stattdessen endet die Welt in einer Reihe blauer Textfelder. Tiere verändern sich, Monster erscheinen, und er erhält Charakterwerte und irre Fertigkeiten. Jetzt muss er die Apokalypse überleben und in die Zivilisation zurückkehren, ohne dabei durchzudrehen. Das System ist da – und damit auch Aliens, Monster und eine Realität, die sowohl an alte Legenden als auch an Videospiele erinnert.

The stories in this second anthology explore the legends of the Outlands, beyond the border of humanity's immediate control, where strange and powerful creatures roam.

This funny, comedic, science fiction fantasy horror novel takes you on a journey through the depths of outer space, infinite time, alternate dimensions, and the outer reaches of whatever realities are possible. This is a hilarious cartoonish at times novel about what would happen concerning evolution of species in a ring of species separated from each other on different planets and space ships over the course of eternities. This novel philosophically considers the depths of all religions to determine the possible meanings of life, and the purpose of life.

My name is Cassidy Daniels, and I am a viable female. I survived the first two waves of whatever it was that killed over three quarters of the world’s population of females. I survived imprisonment, thanks to the love of my life, Cooper Matthews. Together, Cooper and I have joined forces with my brother, Austin, and a rogue group of soldiers aiming to protect any surviving females and their families. I have a big decision to make, though. I have been asked to accept a secret mission with the goal of obtaining valuable information on who is behind the research facilities that are using ...

Twins Virginia and Tommy Matthews have been on their own since they were orphaned at the age of five, surviving a merciless foster care system by relying on each other. Twelve years later, the world begins to collapse around them as a deadly contagion steadily wipes out entire populations and a devastating world war rages on for the cure. When Tommy is drafted for the war, the twins are faced with a choice: stay and accept their fate of almost certain death or run. Virginia and Tommy flee into the dark night.