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Dark Days of the Purge (Dark Days of the After, #5)


Ryan Schow - 2020
    The war won’t unfold the way you think.Hardened warriors like Logan, Skylar and Riker have endured the worst, and now they’re putting it all on the line to take the country back. But they can’t do it alone. They’ll need help.In a David vs. Goliath battle, who will finally control America?What our patriots are attempting next will test their grit, their fortitude and their desire to triumph over the invading hordes. Not everyone will survive, however, for far-reaching conflicts such as these are ugly and cruel, and they always extract their pound of flesh.The Dark Days of the After series comes to an end in this hard-hitting, but deeply poignant final chapter advanced readers are now calling “Ryan Schow’s finest book by far!”

Stand Your Ground: A Post Apocalyptic/Dystopian Survival Fiction Series (American Strong Series)


Chris Pike - 2018
    Air Force One is down, infrastructure has failed, and enemies of the United States are after the President. Ella Strong and a group of survivors are thrust into a chaotic world of compromised infrastructure and unforeseen complications. They will have to fight traitorous villains, even those who have sworn their allegiance to protect the President. They will have to stand their ground to survive. But do they?

Impact


Bruno Miller - 2019
    But while picking up his son at the Indianapolis airport, the country is thrust into nuclear warfare with the detonation of multiple EMPs. With fires burning out of control and the loss of the electrical grid, the entire country is thrown into chaos. Vince and his son, Cy, are forced to fight for their lives and escape the city as the world they once knew crumbles around them. As they try to return to their hometown of Cloverdale, Indiana, or what’s left of it, they struggle to accept their new environment. Forced to come to terms with the harsh reality of the nuclear attack, they press on through what is quickly becoming a post apocalyptic wasteland. Challenged with the absence of utilities and emergency services, they must save who and what they can before it’s too late.

Archie's Heart: A War Story


P.A. Glaspy - 2018
     In a world of stolen liberty, a soldier’s valor becomes a symbol for the fight for freedom. Archie’s Heart is a collaboration of related short stories by four post-apocalyptic authors – L.L. Akers, Boyd Craven III, P.A. Glaspy, and L. Douglas Hogan. All proceeds from the sale of this work will be donated to the Disabled American Veterans Association, to further their cause in supporting our American Veterans. We can never do enough for the brave men and women who have put their lives on the line to preserve our freedom.

The World After, Book 2


Ryan Casey - 2017
    In the months since, the group have been getting by, slowly adapting to the ways of survival in the new world.But just when Scott's group are beginning to find their feet, they are attacked by a rival group, who kidnap several of Scott's friends. And this rival group are not playing around. They have their own morbid ideas of how the new world should be, and they aren't going to quit until their image becomes reality...With his friends abducted and facing foes in every direction, Scott is forced on a dangerous journey of rescue. But in a world without power and order, Scott soon realises that this journey may cost him his most treasured possession... his life.The World After: Book Two is the second book in a new post apocalyptic trilogy by Ryan Casey, author of Dead Days and Infection Z. It is sure to delight fans of the author's trademark complex characters, rapid pacing, and unexpected twists and turns.

Solar Storm: Homeward Bound


Vincent Keith - 2017
    He'd spent years learning to live in a minimalist and sustainable way. He'd changed careers, and he had a plan. A plan just in case the worst happened. Unfortunately for Jack, he was far from home when disaster struck, when the end of the world as we know it came. Now he is on foot, with winter coming. Jack and his two dogs will need to trek over 750 miles to get home. How do you cope when almost everything you depend upon is lost? When everything you've come to rely on stops working. There was no way to predict a Solar Storm. There was no way to predict its enormous magnitude or the damage that it would do. What do you do when you can't call for help? When transportation stops and the lights go out? How hungry do you have to be to steal, to kill? What will people do when there is no law? Who can you trust? Jack would most likely run out of food before he got home, even if nothing went wrong. But something had already gone wrong, and it was just the beginning. He had choices to make and no information. Every decision was a trade-off. Would he survive if he chose wrong? Jack was about to find out.

Long Haul Home Collection (A Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Thriller): Series Books 1-3


Dana Fraser - 2016
     Blind Spot Army veteran Cash Bishop chases little white lines around the South and Midwest, working as a long haul trucker to make ends meet until the homestead he is building with his mother and sister can support the family. When a security breach at Hoover Dam takes all the U.S. hydroelectric power stations offline the day after a category five hurricane hits the Gulf of Mexico, cutting off electricity to millions and threatening an already compromised fuel supply, Cash figures it's time to chase those white lines home to Tennessee. By the time he hits Chicago, the lights are out across the country, throwing America into a new dark age in which only the strong and the prepared will survive. Down Shift More than two days go by before solar scientist Hannah Carter realizes that the power and communication systems have gone out across America. Obtuse? No — her state-of-the-art research facility has all the power it needs and Hannah is elbows deep in a patent application. When she does wake up to the New America, her first thought is of her teenage brother, Ellis — stuck on his own in a boarding school with similarly troubled boys. To reach him, she’ll have to escape everything from riots to solitary killers on the road. First she has to escape her employer. The research company isn’t what she thought it was. And the men in the shadows know her name. Dead Head After weeks of traveling dangerous roads, Cash Bishop is almost home. But other forces are converging on Dover, each with their own plans for Cash and those he is sworn to protect. In a contest of who will live and who will die, sometimes it’s the lucky who win.

Home Bound


Joshua K. Thomas - 2019
    A sudden blackout has the county in chaos. While at his office 50 miles away from his home, his wife at work 30 miles away and his kids at school, Jake must fight through roving gangs and utter anarchy to reach his wife and kids. Using his survival techniques and skills that he learned from his father and his time as a Scoutmaster, he struggles to get back to his sanctuary. Will his disaster preparedness knowledge and forethought keep him safe from danger? Will the mental strain break him or his family? Can he survive his journey to get home?

Tammy and Ringo


N.C. Reed - 2015
    On her way out of town she befriends a young man whose only name is Ringo and who just might be a little bit more than he seems. The two of them will travel together as Tammy tries to make it to her father before things break down. Thrust together by events out of their control, the two will learn to depend on one another as they cover each other's weaknesses and search for a way home.

Kiamichi Refuge


C.A. Henry - 2016
    When events on the other side of the world threatened everything they cherished, Erin and her friends find themselves in a struggle to survive the ravages of a collapsing society. As America falls apart, this growing group bands together to help others and save themselves in their Kiamichi Refuge.

Divided: Silent Nation Book One


Joseph Coley - 2019
    His grandmother died, his ex-fiancee was trying to take his daughter away, the snow was coming down, and he was on his way back from Ohio. Then something happened. As he stops at a rest stop in northwest Ohio, the power goes out. Not just the lights, but the cars, phones, and everything else that made up everyday life. He has to get home, and he has no idea how to do it. Stuck in the snow amid a cataclysmic event that no one can precisely explain, he sets out to help not only himself, but those trapped with him. He has to find a way to travel the 300+ miles home, and he needs to do it fast. His family at home is saddled with problems of their own, and they have no way of knowing what has happened to him. As the world slowly spirals out of control, Ben must try to make it home...or die trying. From the bestselling author of the Six Feet From Hell and Refuge From the Dead series comes a realistic take on TEOTWAWKI - the end of the world as we know it. No zombies this time, just pure survival.

The Ranch: A Legacy of Darkness (The Legacy Series Book 3)


Sean Liscom - 2019
    He had worked the same job his entire adult life, he had never married and he had no children. He was used to doing things on his own. His comfortable life was shaken to the core the day he learned of his fathers death. It set in motion life altering events and the allure of a new life that was too great to walk away from. When an Electromagnetic Pulse brings the modern world to its knees, Jason's choice proves to be the right one. EXCERPT “You should see yourselves,” the rough male voice said. There was something eerily familiar about it. He chuckled a little. “You see, I told you girls, didn’t I? The looks on their faces would be purely magical, priceless even!” the man said. The two women stepped farther into the light. They were identical twins. I knew one as Kari, Braden knew the other as Isabella. When the man stepped into the light. My heart stopped. “OH….” Jill said quietly. “MY….” I whispered. “GOD….” Braden finished. “Is that any way to greet your father and your sisters?” Jack Sterling asked as the trio closed to a few feet from us. I felt my knees go weak; my head was spinning. I wasn’t even sure if I was still breathing. The fine line that separates reality from imagination was suddenly gone. What had only a few minutes before been a straight, defined path, had become shrouded in a mist of skepticism and fear. Just before I’d lost sight of that path, I could swear I’d seen a “Dangerous Curves” road sign. I also knew things were travelling far too fast to even attempt negotiating those twists and turns. There are times when reacting too slowly can save your life. For instance; you have a blowout on your car at 70 MPH on the freeway. Reacting slowly can keep you from doing the opposite and rolling your car. This wasn’t one of those times. This wreck was going to happen. Just like the blowout, I was experiencing the sudden onslaught of emotions. Panic.... Surprise.... Anger.... Most of all was fear. Pure, unadulterated fear. You know, the kind of fear that leaves you unable to speak or scream. The fear that leaves you unable to move, let alone run for your life. The fear that can cause time to stop along with your heart. A slight breeze picked up in the late summer night and it felt like a blast straight out of the arctic, in the dead of winter. I could feel the goosebumps on my arms and neck. Even though I was sweating profusely, my entire body was frozen. All I could do was stand there, mouth open, thoughts racing. My mind was beginning to explode with questions for the man before me, my father, Jack Sterling. Every thought stopped just short of exiting my mouth. The words prob-ably couldn’t get past the fact that my heart was jammed firmly in my throat. That’s probably the same reason I hadn’t taken a breath either. Was I dead? Was this the spirit of my father coming to take me into the light? That thought left as quickly as it had come only to be replaced by anoth-er, darker notion. Maybe he had come to take me to Hell.... I stood, unmoving, as he began to cover the last few steps between us. This was it. This is how it all ended. He stopped less than an arm’s length away. I could smell him now. The slightest hint of body odor with just a hint of diesel fuel. The only scent of him that I could remember was his cologne. He’d always been clean shaven, wearing a pressed blue or black suit and that damned cologne. He reached for me, and as much as I wanted to, I was unable to pull away. I wanted to run away screaming like a small child. I could feel my muscles tremble as his hand came ever closer.

Arkhangelsk Box Set: The Complete Arkhangelsk Trilogy


Mike Kraus - 2017
    In the days after the apocalypse, a handful of survivors travel to a distant shore in search of a strange radio transmission with the hopes of discovering others who survived the end of the world. The would-be rescuers quickly discover that something sinister still lurks in the shadows, threatening the survival of all. Final Dawn is a thrilling post-apocalyptic world that follows the journey of those who survived the end of days. Full of fast-paced, gripping action, this post-apocalyptic trilogy will keep you glued to the edge of your seat as you read about ordinary men and women pushed beyond their breaking point as they struggle to survive in a hostile and brutal world. This box set contains the following books: Final Dawn: Archangel Rising Final Dawn: Archangel Falling Final Dawn: Archangel Triumphant The Arkhangelsk Trilogy is the first follow-up series to the critically acclaimed original Final Dawn series (www.amzn.com/B01MRAE8VO). In the Arkhangelsk Trilogy you'll follow along with the survivors of the apocalypse as they desperately try to cope with the new world. Note that reading the original Final Dawn series is not necessary as this is a standalone series.

Shut In


Nathan Jones - 2019
     Ellie Feldman is on the way home from a business trip, looking forward to seeing her kids, when her plane is grounded on the tarmac in Hawaii. No one wants to tell her what's going on, until finally she learns of the virulent disease spreading over the globe. Now she has to find a way to get home to her family. Back at home her ex-husband, Nick Statton, thinks his problems revolve around financial hardships and helping their children as they continue to adjust to the recent divorce and going from parent to parent with shared custody. Then he discovers there's something far worse to worry about. As the nation descends into chaos around them, she must face the challenges of being out in a society falling apart, while he and their children face those of being shut in.

Flight of the Wild Geese: A Grid Down Journey of Redemption


Liam Morgan - 2021
    The complex fabric of modern society unravels in mere days as panic ensues. Riots, looting, and anarchy begin in the inner cities but soon spread to the suburbs. But even before disaster struck, Adam was a tormented man.As a former Green Beret, he had seen enough war and suffering for a lifetime. Living as a recluse in the woods of Maryland, he thinks he can ride out the coming famine by relying on his well-stocked liquor cabinet and food supply. Nevertheless, the onslaught of hundreds of thousands of starving refugees compels Adam to flee. His journey turns out to be cathartic, helping him to regain his warrior ethos. With each passing day, his strength and hardiness increase. As his metamorphous continues, Adam approaches the point of turning feral until he comes upon a lone Amish woman in the woods of Pennsylvania who needs his help, but perhaps he needs her help even more. Together, they face the worst of Mother Nature and even more threatening, the worst of human nature.”Through the onslaught of murderous reprobates, deprivation, fierce weather conditions, and Adam’s own personal demons, the two sojourners are challenged to evaluate their own faith and belief in providence.““Flight of the Wild Geese is a gripping disaster thriller which combines enough spiritual and intellectual reflection to rationally engage the reader, while taking the reader on an exhilarating journey. This was an enjoyable faith-based story of redemption.”