Apocalyptic Survival Fiction

What would you do if the grid went dark? Vince Walker is looking forward to the beginning of the summer and a visit from his son Cy. But while picking up his son at the Indianapolis airport, the country is thrust into nuclear warfare with the detonation of multiple EMPs. With fires burning out of control and the loss of the electrical grid, the entire country is thrown into chaos. Vince and his son, Cy, are forced to fight for their lives and escape the city as the world they once knew crumbles around them. As they try to return to their hometown of Cloverdale, Indiana, or what’s left of ...

Gutsy and her friends, along with Benny and his crew, have just survived a massive attack on New Alamo by the Night Army - a mix of mindless shambling los muertos and sentient half-zombie ravagers. She's also reeling from the revelation that the residents of her town were the lab rats of the biological testing facility linked to creating the most dangerous zom, the Raggedy Man, who controls all of the living dead. And the first raid was only a test. The real Night Army is coming, and this time, it'll be a handful of survivors against seven billion zombies.

Zoe loves teaching science, she loves her garden, and most of all she loves her quiet, peaceful bungalow. Then at school, people start falling ill. The virus is airborne and highly infectious. It starts with flu symptoms, confusion, and sleepiness, which worsen until one day they just don't wake up. It decimates the population and leaves chaos in its wake. Now Zoe has to find a way to survive. Luckily, when the pandemic strikes, she already has a greenhouse full of vegetable seedlings, but not everyone around is as prepared.

A geologist prepared for Armageddon finds his plans shattered when disaster overwhelms his predictions. A whistleblower determined to stop disaster any cost, even if it means being ridiculed, ignored … even killed. A retired Army Ranger, trying to save the planet's most precious resource, the Magnetosphere, from a cataclysmic collapse. Discover the Thrilling COMPLETE Trilogy! With just five days passed since catastrophe struck, the Stone family and their allies band together amid the ruins of civilization. As billions lie dead and the Sixth Great Extinction unfolds, they are forced to ...

Liam Saunders-Chang is one of the last humans left on Mars. The son of two scientists who have been racing against time to create technology vital to humanity's survival, Liam, along with his friend Phoebe, will be on the last starliner to depart before Mars, like Earth before it, is destroyed. Or so he thinks. Because before this day is over, Liam and Phoebe will make a series of profound discoveries about the nature of time and space and find out that the human race is just one of many in our universe locked in a dangerous struggle for survival.

Brace yourself for the gripping sequel to the thrilling tale of survival and turmoil in the aftermath of the cataclysmic Broken Earth Event!Is humanity's fate sealed? Have we reached the end of our tenure on this planet? The Stone family and their friends survived the first 48 hours - barely, but planet-wide devastation and havoc continue, plunging the world into uncertainty and upheaval. Amidst this chaos, new alliances struggle to endure, with each of them doing all they can – and more – to persevere as the world falls into ruination. Embark on a thrilling journey through this tale of...

Three months after an EMP attack destroys the US power grid, starvation and disease have killed millions. With the end of winter finally in sight, the town of Fall Creek, Michigan balances on the precipice of collapse. They have suffered and sacrificed. But to forge a future worth living, they will have to face the darkness within themselves. Each must decide - will they retain their humanity or choose survival at any cost?

Jack and Lucy were unescorted minors, traveling alone through the Atlanta airport, when terrorists attacked the city. The teens are resourceful, but that will only get them so far. Paired with a group of survivors, they face exposure to radiation, being burned to death, or being trapped forever in the catacombs of the world’s busiest airport. Not knowing if his children are alive or dead, the teen’s father, David, fights the weight of uncertainty, as he struggles with the consequences from the greater attack happening all around America. Desperate to know the fate of his children, ...

An EMP attack throws the nation into chaos. Ayden Miller received the call no son ever wants to hear—his mother is ill and not expected to make it. After saying goodbye to his girlfriend, Mia, and her three young sons, he returns to New York City, where he is suddenly thrust into a battle for survival when a devastating EMP attack cripples the nation, plunging it into total chaos. With chaos everywhere and society collapsing before his eyes, he'll have to risk everything to get his sister to safety and make it back to Wyoming and the people he loves.

Follow Matt Sheridan in Book Four of the acclaimed series by Robert Cole. The world is decimated after Islamic terrorists unleash a combined nuclear and biological attack on the United States. Barbaric acts of violence and forced slavery forced him to flee his home, and now rogue elements of what remains of the federal government have chased him from his country. Follow the seasoned Army Ranger and his extended family as they go head-to-head with the US President and decide how best to keep their family safe in the post-pandemic world. Prepare yourself for action, intrigue and hours of lost...

From a relatively normal American life to a survival situation in moments, this story follows the Drummond family as they learn to adapt to a now, very different community...and world. Beginning on a bitter cold January night, the story begins with a series of earthquakes tearing through the Pacific Northwest....and in the following days the family--and the nation--face challenges from unexpected sources....

EMP blasts started the apocalypse during Tom and his family's return flight to San Francisco from Hawaii. Surviving the crash only caused them to confront the chaos of the apocalypse head-on. Their fellow survivors were helpless and lacked the skills to survive. Tom, his sister, and their grandma survive the perilous trip from San Francisco to their ranch in Southern Oregon using their prepper skills to keep them alive during the anarchy around them.

This two-part collection begins with Fallout, following Ben Riker and his family months after losing their home due to a devastating EMP attack. The enemy responsible for detonating the EMP is planning something even worse, and Ben must stop the enemy before the country descends into nuclear winter. In Into The Dark, an EMP sends the West Coast back into the stone age, and Frank Tilley faces the startling chaos of a powerless world. With his trusty dog in tow, he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his grandchildren from a perilous fate.

Tough times bring hard decisions. The survivors of Cloverdale, Indiana band together in an effort to scratch out an existence among the charred remains of their town. With Vince Walker as their reluctant leader, the small group struggles to rebuild what they can while striving to maintaining their humanity. Each fresh sunrise presents them with the opportunity for redemption, along with the chance of failure. Nothing in this new world comes easy and teamwork becomes more important than ever. As new people begin to show up in Cloverdale their group grows in size. Some of the additions are ...

When the undead plague first arrived, leading scientists thought it was an airborne variant of Rabies. By the time humanity figured out what they were dealing with, it was too late. The Zombies had already won. Two years later, humanity is all but a bittersweet memory in the ebb and flow of the universe. One man, fueled by vengeance, has found a way to survive them, if only for a little while longer. Haunted by the ones he had left behind, he stalks through rural America. Going town to town, searching for supplies and putting down any zombies who stand in his way. In a small town in ...

In the near future, in the picturesque town of Burning Hollow, Tennessee, a century-old squabble between two families is brewing. For four generations, blood has spilled between the patriarchs, shifting the tides of power. But after each significant change, a new war begins. Will an EMP strike on a failed economy prove lethal to a besieged nation? Or will its citizens rally to protect their homesteads and safeguard their families?

A deadly virus originating in China grips the Eastern hemisphere. Chaos reigns as the infection spreads throughout the world with alarming speed. The world's experts rush to cure it, but are they too late? CIA agent Will Reisner and his team head to the South China Sea on a mission - find a lost ship loaded with bio-weapons. But as they search, a terrible virus plagues the local population, leaving them worm-ridden and insane. Worse, the sick refuse to be contained and spread the disease by infecting the healthy. Will joins epidemiologist Selene Munroe in her desperate attempt to keep the ...

A father and his son, a country apart. Time swirls and strange is a new normal. Believe it all. Trust none of it. Buck is driving for his life. Garth, too. Nowhere is safe as the dangers mount. Must get moving. Unless staying is better. Does anyone know the best choice? Make it up as you go because no one has gone through this before. The world becomes more and more hostile, but Buck and Garth aren't going to take it lying down.

🖤 From New York Times, USA TODAY, Amazon top-15, #1 Thriller and Dark Fantasy Bestsellers Tamara Rose Blodgett / Marata Eros ✨ Comes a searing literary survival thriller for fans of The Road, Station Eleven and The Last of Us When the lights die - what remains? ⚠️ An unexpected EMP blackout plunges America into silence. 🌎 Powerless. Lawless. Irrevocably changed. Three lives ignite the spark of a new reality: ✔️ A Navy SEAL and his new bride flee into night as their wedding turns to war. ✔️ A hardened prepper will risk everything for his family’s safety. ✔️ And a ...

When our protagonist, Andrei, discovers that his girlfriend has cheated on him, he finds himself with an unexpected choice to make: a quick death or a new life in another world he knows absolutely nothing about. Andrei chooses life and sets off alongside his pet, a ginger cat with a limp, for a primeval world fraught with danger. The trouble is...who is whose pet becomes entirely unclear; the man's consciousness is split between both creatures, and the little cat gets a far greater share of intelligence and wit than his hulking master.