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Something always goes sideways, but this is bigger than expected. Maybe it's not an entirely bad thing, though, as mana-infected animals spreading over the world would definitely make everyone more open to the idea of the apocalypse. The question is what was Silas supposed to do about it, though. He still couldn't tell anyone who wasn't inducted about the system. It was time to get creative. If that wasn't enough, though, he still had the wild hunt hanging over his head. Seven days to go, and then he'd be thrown into whatever twisted event the system had cooked up for him.

Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there's an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can't have the planet, they're sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be an entire colony of humans, well, a free workforce is a decent runner-up prize. But there's something wrong with Murderbot; it isn't running within normal operational parameters.

Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, they’re sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be an entire colony of humans, well, a free workforce is a decent runner-up prize. But there’s something wrong with Murderbot; it isn’t running within normal operational parameters.

Book 4 of The Survivalist Series They survived the collapse, but can they survive the aftermath? Morgan Carter has weathered the weeks after the collapse of the nation’s power grid, reuniting with his family and ensuring their safety, but his struggle isn't over yet. Carter must focus on...

Lieutenant Danny Jabo is a young officer onboard the USS Alabama, a Trident submarine. When a madman tries to stop the ship's vital mission, it's up to Danny and the rest of the heroic crew to stop him.

Darius should be dead after a bomb hits his vehicle in Afghanistan. Instead, he finds himself in another realm fighting against a tyrannical Demon queen. When Darius returns home, he thinks he’s seen the last of Demons, until mysterious rifts tear the sky, collapsing the realms and flooding Earth with magical beings. Three hundred years later, the war between races is over, but the war against Demons rages.

Society has collapsed. The lights are out, and they're not coming back on. Foods and tools that were once commonplace are now scarcities to be fought over. The population is rapidly dying from countless causes. Meg and the others are still alive, but just barely. It seems like every effort they make boomerangs back. There are enemies around every corner. With limited options, Meg and the others allow two new members to join up with them.

If a place named Zion isn't the right location for humanity's last stand, where is? Legendary final battles are not on Captain Bleys's to-do list, but then, neither was being a hero.... Yet here he is, girl and all.

The Empire is dead! And Captain Josiah Bleys, smuggler and charmer though he may be, is likely to soon follow unless he is willing to at least pretend to be something he loathes: a hero. His "pal" Chief Ragnar Kane, one of the Emperor's finest warriors, likewise harbors no aspirations toward gallantry, just increasing his kill count. Fate, however, has other plans.

Император мертв, настали смутные времена. Хаос за Стеной растет, и никто не знает, кто тот избранный, что спасет страну от гибели. Совет Шести решает отправить за Стену всех магов огня. А это значит, что скоро и я могу встретиться с королевой хаоса. Родерик обещает, что будет рядом, но и у него есть слабое место – я.

Welche Grenzen würden Sie überschreiten, um zu überleben? Drei Monate nachdem ein EMP-Angriff das Stromnetz der USA zerstört hat, sind bereits Millionen Menschen an Hunger und Krankheiten gestorben. Als das Ende des Winters endlich in Sicht ist, steht die kleine Stadt Fall Creek in Michigan am Rande des Untergangs. Ihre Einwohner haben gelitten und Opfer gebracht. Aber um sich eine lebenswerte Zukunft zu sichern, müssen sie sich der Dunkelheit in sich selbst stellen. Jeder muss für sich entscheiden, ob er sich seine Menschlichkeit bewahren oder um jeden Preis überleben will.

Kann ein Mann in einer Welt ohne Strom seinen Sohn beschützen? Am fünften Jahrestag des Verschwindens seiner Frau Hannah fährt der Kleinstadtpolizist Noah Sheridan mit seinem Sohn Milo in ein nah gelegenes Skigebiet, um endlich wieder einmal Zeit mit ihm zu verbringen. Doch plötzlich fällt das Stromnetz aus. Handys und Autos funktionieren nicht mehr. Was als Urlaubsspaß beginnt, wird bald zu einem tödlichen Kampf ums Überleben. Und als ein drohender Schneesturm die Stadt vom Rest der Zivilisation abschneidet, muss Noah über sich hinauswachsen, um seine Familie und Freunde am Leben zu erhalten.

Mitten im Winter zerstört ein EMP-Angriff das Stromnetz der USA. Kein Strom. Keine Autos oder Telefone. Das Land stürzt sofort ins Chaos. Doch für Hannah Sheridan ist es der schönste Tag ihres Lebens. In den letzten fünf Jahren war sie die Gefangene eines sadistischen Psychopathen – bis der EMP das Schloss ihres Gefängnisses öffnet. Angeschlagen, aber nicht gebrochen, verlässt sie ihre unterirdische Zelle und steht einer lebensbedrohlichen Winterwildnis mit nichts als ihrem Überlebenswillen gegenüber. Liam Coleman, ein ehemaliger Soldat und Eremit, ist auf dem besten Weg ins Nirgendwo.

America is in the thrall of a full-scale socioeconomic breakdown. The stock market plummets, hyperinflation destroys the value of the dollar, and the population, unprepared for hardship, panics. Practically overnight, the high technology infrastructure and chains of supply collapse and wholesale rioting and looting grip every city. Law enforcement, transportation, electricity, fuel, and medical supplies are all in the past now, as the country staggers beneath its own weight.

It’s the near future, and thanks to a perfect storm of reckless banking practices, hyperinflation, a stock market gone mad, and the negligence of our elected officials, the entire social, political, and economic infrastructure of America has collapsed. Chaos reigns in the streets, medical treatment is no longer available, and a silent coup has placed a dangerous group of men at the helm of a false government. America’s fate is in the hands of those few individuals who have the survival skills, the faith, and the forethought to return this country to the state its founding fathers intended.

With most electronics, communications, and transportation destroyed in a matter of seconds, the nation quickly collapses into anarchy. For John and the other residents of Willow Creek Drive, the breakdown of social order throws them back to the 1800s. As the community tries to come together, a powerful outside force appears that threatens their survival. Will John's years of military and prepping experience be enough to keep them safe?

No electricity. No running water. No food. No end in sight. If life as you knew it changed in an instant, would you be prepared? In A. American’s first novel, Going Home, readers were introduced to Morgan Carter, the resourceful, tough-as-nails survivalist who embarks on a treacherous 250-mile...

Surviving the attack proved to be more than they could have imagined… Months after a super-EMP attack devastated the United States, the country is now unrecognizable. Major cities are run by gangs, survivors are dying of starvation and the government is falling victim to lawlessness. Those...