Apocalyptic Fiction

The Change occurred when an electrical storm centered over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash that rendered all electronic devices and fuels inoperable - and plunged the world into a dark age humanity was unprepared to face....Michael Havel was flying over Idaho en route to the holiday home of his passengers when the plane’s engines inexplicably died, forcing a less than perfect landing in the wilderness. And as Michael leads his charges to safety, he begins to realize that the engine failure was not an isolated incident.

5 stars! "This book is a refreshing change for post-apocalyptic narratives." 5 stars! "So good it kept me from my housework." Two broken souls. One fragile thread of connection. Can trust heal the wounds of the past? Abigail Winters has spent her life picking up the pieces. A single mother raising her baby, Danny, after the death of her soldier boyfriend, Abby finds strength in the small family she’s built: a kind-hearted baker who feels like a surrogate father and a community she gives back to in every way she can. She’s always believed in seeing the good in people—even when it feels...

The message on the radio promised salvation from the zombie apocalypse. Would they find safety after the siren sounds? Anna and her mother hid inside their home while flesh eating monsters roamed outside. Their food and water stores reached their end. They sat with no power, no weapons, and no hope. Anna fiddled with an old battery powered radio, but the same message played endlessly on every frequency. A message of deliverance from their death sentence. When the alarm sounds, will they find the help they hoped for? Salvation or a fate worse than the zombies? Dead Summer is fourth story ...

Ryan Maxwell built the ultimate survival Bunker in which his family could ride out any disaster imaginable, never thinking that any such disaster would actually come. But disaster did eventually come in the form of the Immuno-Degenerative and Epidermal Decomposition Virus (Strain 2). ImDED2 nearly ended mankind overnight, and fate has largely kept Ryan from enjoying the safety of the Bunker with his family.

🔥From New York Times, USA TODAY and #1 Dark Fantasy bestseller Tamara Rose Blodgett, comes the explosive conclusion to the bestselling Savage Series—where fate, love, and vengeance collide in a gritty post-apocalyptic world. What Readers are Saying: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A perfect finale! Fast-paced and unforgettable." ~ Amanda Catoe ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Tamara Rose Blodgett keeps you on edge until the last page!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A dark, beautifully woven conclusion—so emotional and thrilling!" 💔 A World on the Brink of War Ulric is relentless. He will stop at nothing to hunt Adahy, Elise...

With "wonderfully logical detail...exciting storytelling and moving characterization" (Anthony Boucher), science fiction master Poul Anderson explores what happens when the next stage of evolution is thrust upon humanity and animals. As Earth passes out of a magnetic field that has suppressed intelligence for eons, the mental capacity for all mammals increases exponentially, radically changing the structures of society.

In a world where the sky is gray, the rivers are empty, and the cities lie in ruins, Brielle is a lonely wanderer, scavenging through the desolation in search of something—anything—that resembles hope. Haunted by fragmented memories of the life he once knew, he trudges through the endless beige of humanity’s collapse. But his solitude is shattered when he meets Cali, a mysterious young woman who sees impossible threads of light leading toward the “blue”—a color, a place, an idea that might hold the key to salvation. Their journey takes them through the remnants of society, where...

Nate Bauer and his pregnant wife, Amy, are bracing for the worst winter storm in a century when a sudden attack takes out the power grid, crippling the country at the worst possible moment. With temperatures plummeting and law and order unraveling all around them, news soon emerges that the local nuclear power is on the brink of a meltdown. Separated during the chaotic evacuation that follows, Nate soon finds himself alone in a frozen world racked by chaos and mounting levels of radiation.

With no power, no heat, and a total grid collapse, tough times keep getting tougher. But when America is struck with an EMP, this small group of survivors will be forced out of the frying pan and into the fire. Only there can they fight for their homes, their families, their community, and their right to be free from the restraints of an oppressive world force.

A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Novel The fight for survival isn’t over—it’s only just begun. Blake Sullivan and his makeshift family have reclaimed the compound, but victory comes at a cost. Supplies are dwindling, tensions are high, and the weight of leadership rests heavy on his shoulders. They may have won the battle, but the war for their future is far from over. As the group struggles to build a sustainable life, new challenges emerge. Reinforcing the compound, forging alliances with neighboring survivors, and securing enough food to make it through the coming seasons are only the ...

Short-listed for the World Fantasy Award and a finalist for the Catalyst Award, bona fide rocket scientist Simon Morden has won a considerable fan base for his mind-bending brand of SF. The first in a planned trilogy, Equations of Life stars Samuil Petrovitch, a survivor of the nuclear fallout in a futuristic St. Petersburg.

This collection includes Survival, Hunted, and Frequency. Survival: When one of the men in charge of storing food for the town of Shadow Ridge is found murdered execution style, it's up to Jace McQuaid to find the killer. Hunted: Levi McQuaid searches for the sister of an old friend, Ava Solomon, but the situation takes a deadly turn when the search leads them on a dangerous trek across the west Texas desert. Frequency: Four deaths, likely tied to arsenic-tainted water, leave the town of Shadow Ridge frantic for answers. But that isn't the only nightmare Tess McQuaid is facing.

Survivors of an apocalypse take refuge in a mountain fortress and face enemies both living and undead in the first three books of this horror series.

A mysterious murder in a dystopian future leads a novice investigator to question what she's learned about the foundation of her population-controlled society. Decades after economic and environmental collapse destroys much of civilization in the United States, the Coast Road region isn't just surviving but thriving by some accounts, building something new on the ruins of what came before.

Devastated and broken, America finds new ways to reach ultimate lows. Terrorist attacks continue to kill Americans inside their owns shores, while confusion dominates the globe. While an old enemy finds new ways to cripple America, financial institutions worldwide are going bankrupt, and economies tank. Desperation settles into the minds and lives of everyday Americans, while Washington D.C. continues to show its ineptitude. A new Vice President is found, and while he may not be the answer America needs, he will be an answer for someone. Heroes of old and anew strive to find answers to ...

When Jason Walker and his dog MMax are both badly injured in an IED explosion while serving in the European war in 2038, they are evacuated back to the United States for the chance to recuperate and heal. But before the two can reach the relative safety of their designated VA hospital in Tennessee an EMP blast creates havoc and brings down their plane, leaving them alone and vulnerable amidst the chaos of a country that is on the verge of complete and utter social collapse.

For trained assassin Dylan Romero, business is good. As the agency's top warriors, he and partner Jake Walker are the last two people evil wants to see on the other side of a gun. When a mission takes them to the college town of Bozeman, Montana, they discover that there is more than just another mark in another town to keep them there. With a heavy concentration of vessels doing their demon masters' dirty work and flesh-craving monsters lurking around every corner, the secluded Midwest town is set to become the first battleground of the apocalypse.

My name is Frank Moon, and my life is completely in the toilet. Most of my friends, along with a large portion of New York City, are dead following the arrival of a bizarre meteor. The otherworldly phenomena brought with it a sickness—a disease—the likes of which this planet has never seen. A nightmarish species of super predator was born that day, something I call the Unseen. But at least I still have Jill, though, it was close…really close. Now, my wife and I find ourselves back in our old stomping grounds of South Florida, hellbent on locating our parents. Sadly, our triumphant ...

Fight. Survive. Run! As the virus sweeps the globe, governments collapse and the military chain of command is in chaos. Those that survived the initial outbreak must now face the horror as 99% of the world's population has been mutated into flesh-craving psychotics. There is no safe haven.

It's time for the annual Recipe Days bake-off in Lubbock, Texas. Soccer moms and grandmothers gather to show off their family recipes, learn new secrets for the perfect shortcake, and perhaps earn a chance to be on the famous cooking show, How Would You Cook It, Then? When the bake-off is crashed by a federation of pro wrestlers - including American Badass, Jersey Devil Jill, Tiny Giant, The Village Person, Jonah the Whale, the Hellbillies, and the fan favorite Xombie - all hell is set to break loose. Your heart beats faster as you anticipate who will come out on top in the ultimate showdown of the century: soccer moms or pro wrestlers.