Apocalyptic Survival Fiction

The first book in a now complete series. Thirty-five years after the world ended, a lonely man picks his way across the ashes of America on a final mission. Reuben Bane spent decades believing he was a force for good, preserving humanity's gene pool by hunting and eliminating deviants. Now, he seeks redemption for his evil deeds, and revenge on the cultish Foundation. He must travel across a broken country to find a woman from the past who holds the key to the future. After the End is the first book in a new series by Kevin Partner, veteran of the post apocalyptic science fiction genre. Set...

The EMP hits. The lights go out and silence roars. Society is on the brink of violent chaos. The only way to survive is to get out, away from the cities and into the wilderness. Max is an office worker with some gear and a plan. He's one of the first to realize the unspoken dangers. A few years ago, he inherited an old farmhouse. His plan is to get to it as fast as possible and bunker down. He thinks he's ready, but he quickly discovers that there's more to surviving than just having the right gear.

After a dangerous cross-country journey through the post-apocalyptic United States, Saul and his companions reach Fort Detrick only to find it infested by the living dead. If they are to have any hope of creating a cure they must take back the facility one bloody floor at a time.

After a gunshot wound knocks Garrett unconscious, he awakens to the knowledge that the danger isn’t yet over. Protecting himself and members of groups is paramount, but regaining his strength will prove to be his most difficult challenge yet. When an unexpected situation arises, the group knows they must pool their resources and rely on each other to overcome the evils and pain they’re soon to face. Will the group’s collective strength be enough to combat the danger?

Dom Parcel loves his family, but somewhere between newlywed bliss and raising teenagers, the family dynamics changed. Desperate to fix their problems and save their tattered relationships, he plans a family vacation, hopeful it will pull them closer together. An unplanned trip out of town forces Dom to be away for a little while, but the short trip is soon rocked by an alarming EMP that causes widespread chaos. As the world descends into anarchy, Dom finds himself dependent on strangers for his survival. With no way to reach his family and no idea what dangers he’ll face, he braves the ...

Luke Stephens is a carpenter from Spokane, WA, where he grew up. He has worked hard to grow his business and his family. But after an EMP strike shuts down the nation’s power grid, he must collect his scattered family from the chaos of the city before a wildfire threatens to burn the city to ash. But the EMP and the wildfire are just the tip of the iceberg.

An EMP shrouds the world. Fear and uncertainty fuel chaos. Humanity is no more. Mike McCall has always felt like an outsider. He’s always felt the pull of a life in the wilderness, closer to nature, without the excess of modern life. The only emotional ties he has are to his brother, and his future sister-in-law. After a fun night takes an unexpected turn for the worse, an apocalyptic event changes the course of his life and the lives of everyone in the world. As an EMP blankets the city in darkness and gives way to paranoia, Mike sits in a busy ER, where emotions are running high, ...

My name is Frank Moon, and I’m in way over my head. We’ve settled in Sanctuary, a neighborhood on the edge of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Having endured gut-wrenching emotional trials and hordes of inhuman enemies, I’ve rapidly become the leader of a small, yet ever-growing, community of survivors. With supplies thinning, I reluctantly agree to return to town for the first time in weeks. My wife and I run into more than just a multitude of murderous monsters. We’re forced into a war between two well-armed human factions. One of the parties is hellbent on claiming Gatlinburg for ...

World War Three has been avoided for just over the last century, but the world was changed forever with The Rh Factor War in 2053. Global powers, including the United States of America, along with most of the world, were hit with newly manufactured and never-before-seen chemical weapon agents (CWAs). The devastating and surprise attacks reduced the United States’ population by 85%. Tragically, it was the same situation for most of the world, with a majority of the globe systematically and methodically attacked by these new CWAs. Logan Miller is a mechanic from Greeley, Colorado. He was on...

When a catastrophic EMP strike plunges the country into darkness, journeyman electrician Luke Harper and his wife Caitlyn find themselves trapped on a Missouri highway as civilization crumbles around them. As vehicles die and planes fall from the sky, Luke's prepper skills are put to the ultimate test. Fighting their way through the chaos, they forge an unlikely alliance with a haunted ex-soldier and a compassionate nurse. But their journey to Luke's hidden Ozark homestead becomes a desperate race for survival as society unravels hour by hour. When ruthless scavengers begin targeting ...

Rendered homeless by a devastating tragedy, Noah, Cassie, Ethan, and the rest of the ragtag band of survivors are on the move, searching for a new home. The struggles they've faced since the virus decimated the world have left them exhausted in mind, body, and soul. Can they survive the dangers on their journey to find a safe haven before strife tears their group apart?

How much will you sacrifice to survive in a world turned game? When friends and family fall to monsters and aliens everyday, will you choose safety over freedom? These are the questions the survivors in the Yukon must ask themselves. New alien masters arrive, offering safety from ever stronger monsters in return for their freedom and future potential. Thrust into a position of power and influence by dint of his Levels, John must choose—not just for himself but Whitehorse itself. The price, however, might be more than he is willing to pay.

It’s been a week without power. No phones. No computers. Nothing. Whatever shred of humanity is left in people is slowly dwindling away. Gangs are forming, people are starving, and the whole country is in a free-for-all. Accompanied by his neighbor, Nelson, Mike leaves Pittsburgh and heads to his family’s cabin in Ohio. For Mike, the only thing worse than not making it to the cabin is the fear of his family not being there when he does.

With a four-legged companion and no food in the pantry, Grant Walton faces an uphill battle. His wife is still missing; downtown is a smoldering crater; and radiation is killing more people every day. Torn between searching for his wife and gearing up for what's sure to come, Grant is forced to put more than his morals to the test. Leah Walton escaped a nuclear bomb that flattened her hospital and vaporized her friends. Now she's racing to find her husband miles away. She'll have to rely on the kindness of strangers to survive and hope none of them kill her in the process.

In the walled city of Edin, Spike's carefree childhood has always had an end date. His protection from the wasteland of death on the outside is about to change on his 18th birthday. But while only half of the cadets survive their mandatory time on national service, Spike's goal goes far beyond making it out alive. He's betting everything on being chosen as the top candidate, rising to the role of Protector, and securing a spot beside his beautiful best friend.…

As the magnetic field reverses, a well-intentioned president tries to avert the worst-case scenario - The Collapse of the power grid. But does his decision create mayhem nonetheless? In an attempt to avoid the collapse of society, does he cause it? Will the planet return to the dark ages? Will we destroy civilization ourselves before the Sun gets its chance? Follow the story of the Boone family, Indiana farmers and their children who battle Mother Nature, her animals, and their fellow man, in The Collapse.

One pulse… and civilization crumbles. A catastrophic EMP attack plunges the world into darkness, igniting a global nuclear war that wipes out 90% of humanity. With law and order collapsing, survivors must fight not only for food and shelter—but for their lives. Colonel Thomas Bradley, a brilliant electronic warfare expert, leads a desperate group of survivors deep into the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository. Inside the massive underground facility, they battle against dwindling resources, radioactive fallout, and relentless attacks from militant factions determined to take what ...

When an EMP wipes out the power grid, Stephanie’s world shatters, and survival is no longer a choice. It’s a necessity. A skilled welder who built her life on hard work, she spent years running from her prepper upbringing, determined to give her twin daughters a normal life. But as chaos erupts and danger closes in, the skills she rejected may be the only thing keeping them alive. Forced to confront her past, she must outwit ruthless survivors and tap into the instincts she swore she’d never use again.

Disaster strikes after an EMP disables the country’s power grid, disrupting communications, transportation, and essential utilities. Ben Riker, a prepper and Lieutenant with the Asheville fire department, has managed to secure a new home to rebuild what his family had lost. But before they can start a new life, Ben must retrieve his daughter before the enemy finds her.

Laurel was working in the ER, stabilizing a patient, when the unthinkable happened. An EMP hit. The power went out. And it never came back. In the devastating aftermath, she must turn South Minneha Hospital into a place of refuge, a beacon of hope for her fellow survivors. But a beacon attracts predators, too… Predators like Arlo Staaf, the brutal leader of a ruthless gang. Desperate to save his dying son, Arlo takes over the hospital and gives Laurel an impossible ultimatum: save his terminally ill boy, or watch everyone she cares for die.