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In Torn Apart, best-selling authors Mike Kraus and Kenny Soward deliver a gripping post-apocalyptic survival thriller.
Torn Apart
Sci-Fi · Post-Apocalyptic
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In Torn Apart, best-selling authors Mike Kraus and Kenny Soward deliver a gripping post-apocalyptic survival thriller. With a 4.3-star rating on Amazon, readers praise its compelling characters and intense narrative. Join a father and son as they battle a mysterious illness and fight to reunite with their family. Available now on Amazon.
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A father-son trip to a Florida concert turns into a nightmare when a mysterious illness sweeps across the country, causing violent deaths and widespread chaos. Stranded far from home, they must navigate a landscape where death stalks them at every turn. Meanwhile, back in Kentucky, their family faces the same horrors as the illness spreads systematically across the United States. With millions perishing within hours and resources dwindling, the survivors confront threats that test their courage and resilience. Determined to reunite, the family must fight tooth and nail against insurmountable odds. Will their bravery and tenacity be enough to overcome the apocalypse? Experience this gripping tale of destruction, survival, and humanity in Torn Apart, the first book in the Shattered Dawn series.
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Perfect for fans of The Last of Us and World War Z, Infected delivers heart-pounding terror.
Infected
Dystopian · Horror · Post-Apocalyptic
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A deadly infection has escaped—and it’s turning the world into a nightmare. As the undead rise, survivors fight for their lives, but the biggest threat might be the living. 4.4 stars on Amazon! Perfect for fans of The Last of Us and World War Z, Infected delivers heart-pounding terror. Start reading now—while you still can.
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Deep beneath the earth, something deadly waits. And now, it's awake.
Gus Swanson only wanted to tend his farm in peace—until an unknown infection turned him into patient zero. Now, the virus is spreading like wildfire, transforming the living into mindless, flesh-hungry monsters. Civilization crumbles, and survivors quickly learn that the undead aren’t the only threat. Desperation turns humanity into something even more dangerous.
With society on the brink of collapse, alliances are fragile, and trust is a luxury no one can afford. As the infection consumes everything, one question remains: Will anyone make it out alive?
A must-read for fans of The Last of Us and World War Z. Grab your copy of Infected now—because in this world, survival isn’t guaranteed.
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Packed with gripping twists and unforgettable characters, Flow is a must-read for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent.
Flow
Sci-Fi · Teen + Young Adult · Post-Apocalyptic
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In The Beck, rules are survival. Sixteen-year-old Quin knows breaking them leads to Clearance—a punishment few survive. But when she uncovers a horrifying truth about her strict, flood-threatened society, Quin faces an impossible choice: stay silent or risk everything to fight back. In a world where rebellion is deadly, can one girl make a difference?
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Get swept away by Flow, the gripping first book in Clare Littlemore's Flow series. In a world drowned by relentless floods, sixteen-year-old Quin lives in The Beck—a society obsessed with rules and control. But when Quin stumbles upon shocking truths about her community, she’s faced with an impossible choice: stay silent and safe or risk everything to fight the system. Packed with gripping twists and unforgettable characters, Flow is a must-read for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent. Ready to join Quin’s fight for freedom?
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In a shattered world, obedience is survival—and rebellion is not an option.
Sixteen-year-old Quin lives in The Beck, a strict society that has risen from the ruins of a land devastated by Mother Nature’s wrath. Surrounded by floodwaters that constantly threaten their fragile existence, the community enforces harsh laws to maintain order. Breaking the rules is not an option—violators face Clearance, a punishment few survive.
Quin has always followed the rules, knowing they are necessary to sustain life in The Beck. But some laws are harder to obey than others. When she uncovers a horrifying truth buried beneath the surface of her society, Quin faces an impossible choice: stay silent and conform, or risk everything to speak out.
The truth is dangerous. And in The Beck, silence may be her only chance at survival.
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Old: Drea Young’s world is perfect—no conflict, no crime, no choice.
Beyond The Wall
Dystopian · Teen + Young Adult · Post-Apocalyptic
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Drea Young’s world is perfect—no conflict, no crime, no choice. But when she meets the mysterious Jerrick Carter, she begins to question the flawless Society she’s always known. As secrets unravel, Drea must decide if she’s brave enough to leave everything behind for a chance at true freedom.
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Beyond Perfect Lies the Truth. In Beyond the Wall by Kate L. Mary, the Society looks like utopia—until you scratch the surface. Drea Young knows what happens when you dare to question perfection. With the ever-curious (and slightly brooding) Jerrick tagging along, Drea faces the ultimate dilemma: stay "safe" in a controlled bubble or risk it all for a world beyond the wall. Fans of Divergent, prepare for your next dystopian obsession.
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In the Society, life is perfect—no war, no crime, no conflict. But for Drea Young, it feels more like a cage. She’s grown up under the watchful eye of the wall that surrounds them, knowing it’s there to protect, but she can’t shake the feeling of being trapped.
When she meets Jerrick Carter, a quiet and mysterious young man, Drea begins to see the cracks in her perfect world. With Jerrick’s help, she uncovers secrets about the Society that shake her to her core.
Now, Drea faces an impossible choice: stay in the safety of a controlled life, or risk everything for a freedom she’s only just begun to understand. Will she have the strength to break free, or is escape just an illusion?
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Detective Kurt Weller wakes up to bombs, zombies, and the end of the world.
Undead Annihilation
Post-Apocalyptic
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Detective Kurt Weller wakes up to bombs, zombies, and the end of the world. Teaming up with a supernatural ally, he fights to save the city while uncovering a human conspiracy that destroyed his life. But as undead hordes close in, the biggest threat may come from within. Can Weller survive the apocalypse—or will he become another casualty?
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Detective Kurt Weller thought he’d hit rock bottom. Framed, disgraced, and beaten, his life couldn’t get any worse—until the world ended.
When bombs start dropping and the dead rise to feast on the living, Weller is thrust into the chaos of the zombie apocalypse. But he can’t shake his obsession with the human conspiracy that ruined his life before the world fell apart.
His fight for survival takes a strange turn when a supernatural abomination approaches him with an offer: help save the city from the undead hordes. Together, they form an uneasy alliance, battling villains both human and inhuman. But as trust frays and dangers grow, Weller realizes the deadliest threat might already be inside their camp.
Can Weller protect the city, or will his own demons consume him?
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Good for readers who like EMP survival thrillers, family stakes, and post-collapse danger.
Darkness Begins
Sci-Fi · Thriller · Post-Apocalyptic
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After an EMP destroys the nation’s power grid, agriculture student Madison and librarian Tracy face a collapsing society with no communication and no word from the government. Darkness Begins follows the Sloane family and their friends as they fight to survive and reunite in Sacramento, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 2,400 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like EMP survival thrillers, family stakes, and post-collapse danger.
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If the power grid fails, how far will you go to survive?
Madison spends her days tending plants as an agriculture student at the University of California, Davis. She plans to graduate and put those skills to work only a few hours from home in the Central Valley. The sun has always been her friend, until now.
When catastrophe strikes, how prepared will you be?
Tracy starts her morning like any other, kissing her husband Walter goodbye before heading off to work at the local public library. She never expects it to end fleeing for her life in a Suburban full of food and water. Tackling life’s daily struggles is one thing, preparing to survive when it all crashes down is another.
The end of the world brings out the best and worst in all of us.
With no communication and no word from the government, the Sloanes find themselves grappling with the end of the modern world all on their own. Will Madison and her friends have what it takes to make it back to Sacramento and her family? Can Tracy fend off looters and thieves and help her friends and neighbors survive?
The EMP is only the beginning.
Darkness Begins is book one in After the EMP, a post-apocalyptic thriller series following the Sloane family and their friends as they attempt to survive after a geomagnetic storm destroys the nation’s power grid.
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Jolly Copper’s nosy bus ride reveals a terrifying truth: the world is about to end.
Third Wave
Post-Apocalyptic
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Jolly Copper’s nosy bus ride reveals a terrifying truth: the world is about to end. Dismissed as delusional, he prepares to save his daughter and loved ones. But when the disasters strike, survival becomes a desperate race against chaos. Can Jolly’s plans keep them alive as the world crumbles around them? A gripping tale of courage at the end of days.
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Jolly Copper is no scientist, no prophet—just a curious man who made the mistake of glancing at a fellow bus passenger’s phone. What he read changed everything.
The world is on the brink of cataclysmic destruction: a series of devastating natural disasters, culminating in a tidal wave massive enough to swallow half the globe. Driven by the need to protect his young daughter, Jolly exhausts his savings to prepare for the worst, earning a reputation as a modern-day Noah—or, to most, a delusional doomsayer.
But when the disasters begin, Jolly’s “delusions” become everyone else’s reality. As chaos unfolds, Jolly must lead his family and those he loves through the unimaginable. Can he hold it together when everything falls apart, or will the end of the world claim them all?
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A visitor to Bunker 8 proves survival outside is possible—but at a price.
Contain
Post-Apocalyptic
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A visitor to Bunker 8 proves survival outside is possible—but at a price. As the group splinters over leaving, Finn Bolles uncovers chilling truths about the Flense’s origins. Someone inside will stop at nothing to keep those secrets hidden, even if it means unleashing the disease on everyone. Can Finn survive the truth—or will it destroy them all?
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The arrival of a mysterious visitor at Bunker 8 proves one chilling fact: survival outside is possible—but at what cost?
Finn Bolles is desperate to uncover the fate of his family. But as the group fractures over whether to leave the bunker, dark truths about the origins of the Flense begin to surface. The disease that decimated humanity isn’t just a random outbreak—it was unleashed by design.
Now, someone inside the bunker is willing to do whatever it takes to keep those secrets buried—even if it means using the Flense against their own. With danger closing in and trust unraveling, Finn must decide: will he risk everything to find answers, or stay safe in a bunker that may no longer protect them?
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Two teens unknowingly unleash an undead apocalypse when they bring a frozen corpse to town.
Cadaver
Post-Apocalyptic
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Two teens unknowingly unleash an undead apocalypse when they bring a frozen corpse to town. As the infection spreads, survivors must fight their way out of a hospital overrun by the dead—while the virus spirals out of control, threatening the entire world.
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When two teenagers discover a frozen corpse in the woods, they unknowingly set a deadly chain of events in motion. The body is brought to the hospital morgue, where the dead begin to rise, turning the town into a nightmare of bloodshed and chaos.
As the infection spreads, survivors inside the hospital must battle their way through hordes of undead, desperately trying to escape. Outside, authorities seal the building, hoping to contain the virus. But the outbreak is already beyond control, and a global catastrophe looms.
With every passing hour, the stakes rise as the infection spreads far beyond anyone’s reach. Can the survivors make it out alive—or will they become part of the growing undead army?
The fight for survival has only just begun.
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A megaquake devastates the Pacific Northwest, triggering a deadly tsunami and tearing the Redshaw family apart.
Upheaval
Post-Apocalyptic
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A megaquake devastates the Pacific Northwest, triggering a deadly tsunami and tearing the Redshaw family apart. Clint searches for his daughter, Mika, trapped in the mountains after a landslide, while Daphne fights to survive the chaos in Seattle’s crumbling skyline. As disaster rages, their only hope is to find each other—before the wave claims everything.
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A megaquake shatters the Pacific Northwest, tearing families apart and triggering a deadly tsunami. For Clint Redshaw, the quake’s destruction is immediate—but his only thought is for his daughter. Mika, sixteen and carefree, is camping in the mountains with friends when a landslide hurtles straight for their van. And high above Seattle, Daphne Redshaw survives a devastating collapse, unaware that the worst is yet to come.
As the tsunami roars toward the city, it’s a race against time for survival. Clint, Mika, and Daphne must each navigate unimaginable chaos and danger as they fight to find their way back to each other.
In a world forever changed by disaster, the Redshaws will discover the true meaning of resilience, love, and the strength of family.
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Nine teens face the Proving, a brutal test deciding who can shape humanity’s future.
Rising
Dystopian · Teen + Young Adult · Post-Apocalyptic
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Nine teens face the Proving, a brutal test deciding who can shape humanity’s future. Nova, Kian, Dex, and Wren will challenge the system—and each other—as secrets unravel, rules are broken, and survival becomes the ultimate goal. In this fight for legacy and love, humanity’s fate hangs in the balance.
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In a world transformed by catastrophe, humanity’s survival hinges on the Proving—a brutal series of tests to decide who earns the right to bear children and heal the earth. For nine teens, the stakes are everything.
Nova has everything to lose. Kian is determined to champion this new world. Dex discovers nothing is as it seems. And Wren, the rebel, wants no part of it—until survival becomes the only option.
As alliances shift, secrets unravel, and hearts are tested, the Proving turns from a fight for legacy into a fight for survival. In this harsh new reality, rules will be broken, and humanity’s future will be reshaped. For these teens, the Proving is more than a test—it’s the ultimate battle for hope and existence.
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Best for readers who like dark YA fantasy, post-apocalyptic survival, reluctant allies, and dangerous angel mythology.
Angelfall
Post-Apocalyptic · Dystopian · Teen + Young Adult · Paranormal Romance
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After angels devastate the world, seventeen-year-old Penryn forms an uneasy alliance with the injured angel Raffe to rescue her kidnapped sister from enemy forces, with a 4.1-star average from more than 200,400 Goodreads ratings. Best for readers who like dark YA fantasy, post-apocalyptic survival, reluctant allies, and dangerous angel mythology.
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TIME Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time
It’s been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back. Anything, including making a deal with Raffe, an injured enemy angel. Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they journey toward the angels’ stronghold in San Francisco, where Penryn will risk everything to rescue her sister and Raffe will put himself at the mercy of his greatest enemies for the chance to be made whole again.
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