Apocalyptic Survival Fiction

The frost may have thawed, but the fight for survival burns hotter than ever. In the second installment of the Afterlife series, Anna Mathers and Jamie Griffin are thrust into a fragile alliance between cryo-sleep survivors and the original settlers who braved the ice age without the safety of stasis. Tensions run high as mistrust lingers, resources dwindle, and secrets from the past threaten to shatter the uneasy peace. When an attack leaves both camps reeling, the survivors must unite to face a common enemy—or risk losing everything they’ve built. As alliances are tested and new ...

After being forced to take over as commander, Summer Lane must now depend on other strong-willed members to help her lead. But she soon discovers traitors lurking in the shadows. No one is safe. No one can be trusted. Yet, her troubles have just begun.... A hidden peril reveals itself, threatening to take down the silo in a matter of days as another force closes in on their secret location. Is this the end? Or will they somehow beat overwhelming odds and survive once again?

Kira Walker has found the cure for RM, but the battle for the survival of humans and Partials is just beginning. Kira has left East Meadow in a desperate search for clues to who she is. That the Partials themselves hold the cure for RM in their blood cannot be a coincidence - it must be part of a larger plan, a plan that involves Kira, a plan that could save both races. Her companions are Afa Demoux, an unhinged drifter and former employee of ParaGen, and Samm and Heron, the Partials who betrayed her and saved her life, the only ones who know her secret. But can she trust them?

A hundred years after the world was plunged into a catastrophic ice age, Anna Mathers awakens from cryo-stasis to a green and thriving Earth—an Earth transformed by time, loss, and resilience. But survival is far from guaranteed. Amidst makeshift shelters and dwindling rations, the fragile society of survivors is tested by starvation, betrayal, and the lurking threat of others who lived through the freeze. While Anna navigates the politics of survival and the growing tension within their camp, her unlikely ally, Jamie Griffin—a former rival from a world long gone—stands by her side. ...

This author's books have over 4,500 four- and five-star ratings on Amazon Nine Years after, the first of this series was selected by Amazon Kindle Reader's in 2023 It was also named a "Book to read" by Amazon editors Most post-apocalyptic novels deal with the immediate aftermath and they are gory. This one is different. I wondered about what happens long after "the day." A different take on an old theme, but still in the universe of the "Years After" series. This one is long time later. The main character was born small and weak, so faces the world from that viewpoint instead of being the ...

Civilization has finally reached the breaking point. During the coldest winter on record, an EMP sends America back into the Stone Age, and a family’s strength is tested. When disaster strikes, Keith Jameson and Ted Holder flee to their remote homestead with their families. Jack and his family find sanctuary in their cabin in a small, remote town, hidden deep in the forest. Little does Jack know the blizzard will be the least of his problems.

A youthful Maya must harness her courage, cunning, and ancestral knowledge to protect her family and people in a world still reeling from an ancient apocalypse. Her unwavering determination becomes her greatest weapon in a harsh, primitive landscape where humanity struggles to survive. Maya’s elders instilled in her their wisdom, and she excels in mastering forgotten skills — combat, hunting, foraging, and wilderness survival. Yet even as she thrives in this unforgiving world, she dreams of reigniting the long-extinguished flames of human innovation. When an unexpected threat emerges, ...

After surviving the EMP blast that crippled their cruise ship, the exhausted passengers from Rose of the Sea finally reach dry land. But the deserted island has a sinister history, and one wrong step on its sandy shores can mean the difference between life and death.

A travel log of disaster and disease…as the world descends into madness and death. Margie’s survival is hampered by her husband’s health while Beth’s survival depends on her willingness to let go. Scott’s survival hangs in the balance as his fever spikes. Cady watches helplessly as those she loves face the hardest of trials and there’s nothing she can do to save them. As each person in Cady's life heads toward her, the deadliest of them all works his way north and faces his own mortality in the face of the end. None of it matters, if their humanity doesn’t stay intact. Let ...

A month and a half on the Appalachian trail and Beth "Bluebird" Sullivan and Landon Gray thought they'd seen the worst of society. With a mysterious stranger in their midst, trouble at every turn, and miles to go, the unknown will be even more terrifying. Back in Castine, Maine, survival is getting harder every day as martial law is imposed and loyalty tested. When Max goes missing and returns with a tale of a group who might be able to help, Deputy Daniels must decide which side of the law he's on.

The sac isn't shrinking, but those alive are! New faces are introduced as old friends are trying their best to remain alive! Who will survive, who will perish? Find out in book 5 of Zombies on the Block: Survival Isn't for All. Book 6 continues the chaos, the mayhem, and the hell unleashed. Don't forget that these dead never get satisfied, and their rage knows no end. The lucky will see another day as the living—the less fortunate will roam the Earth full of hunger and rage. A zombie no one expected and no one was ready for.

Buck is finally making headway on his journey east. Until he runs into something bigger than all of them. Garth is spinning his wheels. He has a companion who is a great deal of work, but she's also a huge help when he needs it most. Together, they try to dig themselves out of a deep hole. The skies are angry and the time waves are increasing. Nowhere is safe. Except one place and that's not very safe, either. The stakes increase with the struggles as all the players are trying to stay alive long enough to figure it out.

Maximum Ride and her "flock" - Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel - are just like ordinary kids, only they have wings and can fly. It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph into a living nightmare at any time. Angel, the youngest member of the flock, is kidnapped and taken back to the "School" where she and the others were experimented on by a crew of whack job.

This first book of the Holding Their Own series, A Story of Survival, is set in the year 2015, when the world is burdened by the second Great Depression. The United States, already weakened by internal strife, becomes the target of an international terror plot. A series of attacks results in thousands of casualties and disables the country's core infrastructure. The combination of economic hardship and the staggering blow of the terror attacks results in a collapse of the government.

The nation is thrown into darkness. Nuclear attacks kill millions. No one is coming to save you. When the warning of an imminent attack on America appears online, Jack assumes it's a hoax. But after the electrical grid is wiped out and a nuclear bomb levels downtown LA, his world crashes down. He's got only minutes to save himself. And the worst part? He's a thousand miles from Annie, his wife. With time running out on the West Coast, Jack must search for safety before it's too late. How can he escape the violence breaking out in LA and make it home to Texas?

Pinned down in a hot zone with a woman he’s not even sure he likes, Roque “Rock” Dimas is herded into the fiery center of an extinction-level event where only two choices exist: run for your life, or burrow in to the last place anyone sane would go and confront the enemy directly. The problem is, one man against a multitude of threats just isn’t enough...Locked down on the outskirts of the emerging Chicago wasteland, a more nefarious conflict is brewing, one between Fire Dimas and a ruthless human trafficker with an axe to grind.

A month has passed since a devastating EMP ravaged the nation's power supplies. Jack and his family are surviving on a sustainable farm in the middle of the countryside. Reunited with people he never thought he'd see again, Jack is determined to do all he can not to lose them once more. Logan and Emma are seeking shelter of their own. When they discover an idyllic farm in a perfect location, Logan is determined to make it their home - at any cost.

Deuce’s whole world has changed. Down below, she was considered an adult. Now, topside in a town called Salvation, she’s a brat in need of training in the eyes of the townsfolk. She doesn’t fit in with the other girls: Deuce only knows how to fight. To make matters worse, her Hunter partner, Fade, keeps Deuce at a distance. Her feelings for Fade haven’t changed, but he seems not to want her around anymore. Confused and lonely, she starts looking for a way out.

We are entering another ice age. In less than a year, my brother and I will freeze to death, unless we starve first. Experts have created biodomes, built tunnels, and rationed food and fuel to make the end more tolerable, for a bit. When Lon of planet Kaipra contacts me, claiming he has the key to our survival, I have to listen. He’ll help humans survive the ice age, but at the ultimate cost—I must agree to leave my brother, my friends, and the entire planet I call home to travel across the galaxy with him. Can I trust him? What are his plans with me? And do I even have a choice? ...

When salesman Nick Adams turned up for work today, he had no idea things would be so quiet. It's almost like the end of the world. In fact, just one single, solitary customer has walked through the door all day... And he looks very, very sick. Nick's world is about to turn upside down, and the upcoming horror will send him on a frantic journey from the place he used to call home to a hilltop amusement park that might be the only safe place left on earth. But Nick isn't alone--there are others with him--and as the tension builds tempers will begin to fray. They are only human after all...