Apocalyptic Dystopian Thriller

In 2035, the southwestern United States is ravaged by drought, reeling from an environmental catastrophe that has left the landscape a chaotic, depleted ruin. California, still viably inhabitable due to its oppressive social controls, marshals state-of-the-art surveillance technology and totalitarian policies to preserve its fragile hold on rapidly dwindling resources and an increasingly unsettled population.

No men. No boys. No future... Adam's Bane struck without warning. A virus like no other, and within weeks the entire male population of the United States had been erased. For expectant mother Sarah Westcott, the happiest time of her life ends abruptly with the death of her husband. Battered but not broken, she know she is not alone in her suffering and vows to bring her baby into the world. And it appears all is not lost. New York is one of the few states to hold it together under the leadership of its newly appointed Governer, Suzanne Sampson. Sarah along with her best friend, who's a ...

The seventh and never-before-published book in USA Today best-selling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith's propulsive postapocalyptic series about a soldier's mission to save the world.

Camp Liberty leader, Uncle Don, receives word that his only nephew, Damon, has been killed and the man responsible, Ryder, is at the Sector 4 prison compound, now known as New Eden. Seeking revenge, a young couple is sent to infiltrate the community. Verifying the man's presence and reporting a lack of security, an assault on New Eden is planned. For the full support of his people and to satisfy their bloodthirsty cravings, Uncle Don promises to take prisoners for their cannibalistic hunts. However, as Uncle Don is about to learn, New Eden is prepared.

Mankind has known hardships. They have experienced pandemics, droughts, floods, and infections, but never have they had to face a plague of this magnitude. Where did the Changed ones come from? How can the world survive now that they've arrived? What lengths will people go to, to make sure they are the ones who remain? Join in the epic battle to save humanity in this open-ended series.

FREE on Kindle Unlimited ... A native American gave him the name of GHOST KILLER for a good reason. Did the Knights Templar find the Ark of the Covenant and bring it to the New World? The LOST ARK disappeared in 586 BC, so what happen to the LOST ARK? It’s the greatest mystery of all time! Missing for over 2,000 years. The FORCES of GOOD are now following the clues of a Holy Relic named the SWORD OF JERUSALEM, which no one has ever heard of until now, to find the resting place of the Ark. The Ark of the Covenant, designed by God, and made by man, is one of the most powerful weapons ever ...

Matilda thought her brother had died until Hugh told her otherwise. He’s still incarcerated, but he’s alive. Returning to Edin with William and Hugh beside her, she’s ready to fight for her brother’s freedom. Anticipating a battle with bureaucrats for Artan’s liberation, it turns into something entirely different when they discover Hugh’s left the city’s gates open. Their worst fears are confirmed when a diseased stumbles out to meet them.

She's a policewoman with a past. In a future ruled by AI, one bad decision could get her killed... or worse. Former UN Marine Alice Yu is a beat-down cop running from guilt in a ruined city. Brutally ambushed and left for dead, she's powerless to prevent a ruthless crime boss from abducting her NYPD partner. Though it will cost her job in a world with 99% unemployment, she vows to bring him back from the lawless and forbidden Fourth Ward Territory. Fighting through injuries and resurfacing trauma, Yu tracks her mentor's trail. But when her war born PTSD flares in the face of a cartel death ...

Book Two: A continuation of the fight for survival. Governor Davis of Sector 4 must have Paradise valley, an Amish oasis in the wasteland, and will do anything to get it. Including taking Levi, the son of the valley's leader, hostage. Ryder, Levi's brother, and the Raiders join forces with Gant, former Master-of-the-Guard, to form an invincible force to rescue Levi from the prison. But no one could have prepared for what was coming.

Through an accident of science tens of millions of Americans have been transformed into ravenous cannibals. But this is far from a zombie apocalypse. So long as they satisfy their hunger for human flesh, these cannibals can still think—and those that do have rebuilt America into a twisted mockery of what once stood before. Now, civilization has been replaced by an anarchy of city states and warring cannibal factions, each pursuing the same dark purpose: To harvest human meat.

He could’ve left Earth like everyone else. He stayed. He had his reasons. After the exodus, Will remains behind on a dying planet. The cities are hollow. The rules are gone. And so are the good people. Kicking an old addiction is hard enough. Trying to do it while pretending to be a cop? Nearly impossible. Especially after he opens the wrong cell and releases Jack—an unhinged killer with no conscience and no leash. Will tells himself he can fix it. That he still has purpose. That maybe Rachel, with her guarded heart, might even believe in him. But this broken world has other plans. As a...

“A fresh take on the zombie romance, leaves you hungry for more.” –Torri Heat Almost a decade after the fall of man, the undead rule the world, and somehow Renee is still alive. Only a teenager when the apocalypse started, she watched everyone around her die. What she doesn’t realize is to the king of the dead she’s a ghost from the past. So, when his horde takes the city and he sees her, Zane doesn’t hesitate to seek her out. Without knowing it, she is the reason he became the monster he is. Given a second chance, he makes her his own. He’s devastated when she doesn’t ...

Kit and the others continue to struggle as they work to survive in their search for Polly. They are so close to finding out if she's alive or if like many others she'd succumbed to the virus. Before they can get back on the road after a brief rest following the loss of one of their own, they run into a stranger who could be the key in finding Polly. Or will he be another thing the group needs to fear?

Lucas embarks on a cross-country journey for what's supposed to be a simple vaccine delivery mission, but which quickly devolves into a battle to survive when he and his team become embroiled in a conspiracy so massive it will change the fate of America.

From the Author: Don’t read this book if you don’t like super niched sci-fi, genetically engineered Amish avatars, or heavy science fiction based on today’s real science; it’s just taken a step (or several steps) further. BUT If you do, Thomish is unique, no one has ever written about genetically engineered Amish recivilizing the planet over and over again, and the science is well-researched. (Being a nerd is kind of what I do…) Synopsis: The world’s gone to hell, and Thomas—an AI in a human body grown from stem cells and placenta—stands in the wreckage of rural Arkansas ...

When she fell asleep, the world was doomed. When she awoke, it was dead. In the wake of a fever that decimated the earth's population - killing women and children and making childbirth deadly for the mother and infant - the midwife must pick her way through the bones of the world she once knew to find her place in this dangerous new one. Gone are the pillars of civilization. All that remains is power - and the strong who possess it.

Mankind has known hardships. They have experienced pandemics, droughts, floods, and infections, but never have they had to face a plague of this magnitude. Where did the Changed ones come from? How can the world survive now that they've arrived? What lengths will people go to, to make sure they are the ones who remain? Join in the epic battle to save humanity in this open-ended series.

2020 Maxy Awards Finalist - SciFi/Fantasy When a global pandemic breaks out, a truthseeker (Josh Cunningham) is tasked with discovering the origin of the disease. Complicating his quest for answers is the new norm: a constant deluge of misinformation. The closer Josh gets to the truth, the murkier things become. Asking help from his friend, an embattled research scientist, yields few clues. Science has taken a backseat to politics. After Josh is confronted by an avid conspiracy TV watcher who claims something evil is behind the pandemic, strange things begin to happen. Josh fears he’s ...

The Khao San Road, Bangkok—first stop for the hordes of rootless young Westerners traveling in Southeast Asia. On Richard's first night there, in a low-budget guest house, a fellow traveler slashes his wrists, bequeathing to Richard a meticulously drawn map to "the Beach." The Beach, as Richard has come to learn, is the subject of a legend among young travelers in Asia: a lagoon hidden from the sea, with white sand and coral gardens, freshwater falls surrounded by jungle, plants untouched for a thousand years.

After a tragic encounter where the dark, murderous nature of their leader comes to light, the survivors of The Prescott are rescued by the last remnants of the US Military and taken to one of the last human strongholds left against the undead plague, Cuba. There, at the end of her rope, Elle learns surprising news that only separates her further from her friends as she struggles to adjust to her new surroundings. Kenshiro mourns his losses as he returns to his old life on the undead roads, and questions his own motives for staying behind. Fueled by a new purpose to be reunited with the ...