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World Undone by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Even the best plans come undone.With their supplies reclaimed and food enough for the future, the group at Barry’s cabin can do more than just scrape by. Between fruitful gardens, great friends, and sturdy fences—not to mention karaoke—life in the zompoc is better than ever.Nothing is perfect, however... -
World Without by Sarah Lyons Fleming
In a world without, hunger may be as deadly as zombiesWith their Safe Zone overrun by the undead, taking refuge in the mountains seems like the safest bet for Rose, Tom, and the other survivors. There’s one catch, however—between last spring’s human exodus and a neighboring group’s stockpiles, there’s no food left to scavenge... -
Peripeteia by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Book two of The City Series is here! Months into the apocalypse, the zombies show no signs of dying, but it’s clear everyone in Sunset Park will die without enough food to outlast the undead. Add in the less-than-sociable new neighbors only blocks away, and the hunt for sustenance has come to feel more like a race than a ramble...Categorized as:
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Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 33 ratings*2018 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL CATEGORY*In a future of near-instantaneous global travel, of abundant provision for the needs of all, a future in which no one living can remember an actual war…a long era of stability threatens to come to an abrupt end... -
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The Last Stars in the Sky by Kate Hewitt
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom a million-copy bestselling author, comes an unforgettable and heartbreaking story about one woman’s determination to keep her family together when their world falls apart...“Mom, why are you so mad at Dad?”“I’m not,” I say, which isn’t exactly true. Putting on a brave face for my two young daughters—pretending everything is fine in my marriage—has been hard... -
Pancakes by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAnother short story based on The Administration series. Warrick's and Toreth's relationship goes to the next level but it frightens Toreth off... -
Implode by E.K. Hunter
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRileyI didn’t need friends, but I found a family.I didn’t need a man, but I fell head over heels for the devil.All I needed was to keep my little sister safe, but all I ended up doing was putting her in harm's way. Kai made a promise to bring her home to me, and I knew that once he did, I had to get her far, far away from Hollows Bay...Categorized as:
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Hunted by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe promised to protect her.But what happens when the hunter becomes the prey?Welcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO.From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again...Categorized as:
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The Eve by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA plan was laid out as the Evolution crushed mankind, a plan that was right under Eden’s nose all along. And Eve is the key to everything. New Eden—mankind—they have a small chance at fixing their dismembered planet. But it will be a reckless sprint against time and the coming Bane to retrieve the final piece to the plot. New Eden’s worst fears have become reality... -
The Will to Battle by Ada Palmer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe long years of near-utopia have come to an abrupt end.Peace and order are now figments of the past. Corruption, deception, and insurgency hum within the once steadfast leadership of the Hives, nations without fixed location... -
Shattered by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO.From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic new series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again.In the prequel to the series, The Last Day, Chase said good-bye to Hope and left Shadow Ridge for an overnight prisoner transport to San Angelo. . .the day before the grid went down...Categorized as:
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The Passengers by John Marrs
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsEight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide. When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-drive cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course...Categorized as:
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Survival by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Shadow Ridge, where Longmire meets Jericho.A dead body. A missing suspect. A town fighting for survival. In today’s world, law enforcement agencies across the country rely on forensic tools, DNA testing, and crime labs...Categorized as:
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Deception by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s been over a year since Sam McQuaid has been back home to Shadow Ridge, and this time, he’s returning with a bounty on his head.Welcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO.From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic new series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again...Categorized as:
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Head Over Feet by Ever-so-reylo
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Sequel TrilogyRelationships: Kylo Ren/Rey, Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren, Rey/Ben Solo--------------------------------------------------“Is it working, for you?” Maybe it comes out a little needy, but Rey tells herself that it’s only because of how low she has to pitch her voice to talk to him... -
Blaze Erupting by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author, Rebecca Zanetti, comes a new Scorpius Syndrome/A Brigade Novella… Hugh Johnson is nobody’s hero, and the idea of being in the limelight makes him want to growl. He takes care of his brothers, does his job, and enjoys a mellow evening hanging with his hound dog and watching the sports channel...Categorized as:
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Scorch Road by Toby Neal, Emily Kimelman
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA new romantic action adventure for fans of romance thriller suspense and family romance series! One of six Italian brothers and a sister, JT Luciano is a widowed environmental biologist with a touch of the Sight who is preparing for an apocalyptic event he knows is coming... -
Palm Meridian by Grace Flahive
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA rollicking, big-hearted story of long-lost love, friendship, and a life well-lived, set at a Florida retirement resort for queer women, on the last day of resident Hannah Cardin’s life—for readers of Less and The Wedding People... -
Hidden Flames by Kennedy Layne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere were a few things that got Owen Quade through his multiple combat tours. One was the dream of riding a custom motorcycle on a winding mountain road. The former Marine had finally managed to complete that goal, and along the way he’d gained his own bike shop and the mechanic to go with it. She was a rare beauty, and he wasn’t talking about his bike either...Categorized as:
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Local Heavens by K.M. Fajardo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA corporate hacker. An elusive billionaire. A society trying to survive the American Nightmare. New York City, 2075. Filipino American Nick Carraway has just moved to the heart of the fractured New Americas, where he’s struck by the city’s contradictions—shining corporate towers casting bleak shadows over the slums of a crumbling middle class... -
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Crowded, Vol. 2: Glitter Dystopia by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEleven minutes into the future, Charlie Ellison is the subject of a million dollar crowdfunded REAPR campaign on her head. Low-rated DFEND bodyguard Vita is keeping her safe for 30 days from a desperate population looking to get rich quick with a gun and a dream... -
State of Pursuit by Summer Lane
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsABSOLUTELY HEART-STOPPING!" - Leti Del Mar, author of Land of the Unaltered "[Summer Lane] IS QUITE A TALENTED WRITER WITH AN AMAZING GIFT FOR NARRATION." - Janice White, Editor & Author of Clarity: A Text on Writing Cassidy Hart is alone. Her Commander and the love of her life, Chris Young, has gone missing in action... -
Burning Bridges by Nadège Richards
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"It's do or die..." The year is 2065. In a world that has been divided amongst the Hunter race and the Warrior, prisoners who have fallen prey to King Cyrus' decrees are forced into the arena to fight until death. Winner is granted mercy and privilege to see another sunrise. Death unto the weak... -
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The Romance Bet by Jae
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReporter Abby James prides herself on never having read a romance novel. She thinks they’re formulaic, shallow, easy-to-write drivel—until romance author Tamara Brennan challenges her to write one... -
Breathe by K.R. Alexander
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe end is near … in more ways than one.I have to believe we can do this. I keep telling myself we’ll make it, no matter floods or mountains, volcano or virus. If only I could be sure I’m not lying…This is the dramatic final novella in the contemporary Reverse Harem trilogy Love Versus World... -
Crowded, Vol. 3: Cutting-Edge Desolation by Christopher Sebela, Triona Farrell
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFired and ditched by Charlie, Vita sets off in hot pursuit of her former client and some answers. But Charlie’s not alone. She’s hired a brand new bodyguard, Circe, unaware she’s a killer who has been stalking Charlie since her crowdfunded assassination campaign began... -
Crowded, Vol. 1 by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTen minutes in the future, the world runs on an economy of job shares and apps, while crowdfunding has evolved into Reapr: a platform for assassination that's trickled down from politicians, celebrities and CEOs to everyday life and all its petty resentments. A world where anyone with enough backers and the money they contribute can kill anyone else... -
Dead Heat by Katarina Vance
There are far worse things out there than the zombiesSean has been alone since his unit was destroyed in the first weeks of the zombie outbreak, and he'd planned to stay that way. But when Dani's group of survivors shows up on his doorstep asking for shelter the loneliness finally hits home.Dani's group has been everything since zombies killed her parents and overran the refugee camp... -
Dark Waltz by A.M. Hargrove
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAttention: This is an ADULT Book! Dark Waltz--A sizzling legend of loss, lust and love. It’s the year 2030 and the human population has been annihilated by a virulent form of small pox. Liasare Davidson is desperately searching for her brother, who has been missing for three months... -
OffSet: A Dystopian Climate Fiction by Anna Trompetas
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Anna Trompetas’s debut novel is beautifully written, funny, poignant, and terrifying all at once." "Gripping, insightful, couldn’t put it down... A thrilling exploration of what society is frighteningly close to becoming" A stunning dystopian science fiction novel, exploring a future London reeling from the impacts of climate change.You pay people to serve you food... -
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsMycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is required, as is the custom of the 25th century, to wander the world being as useful as he can to all he meets. Carlyle Foster is a sensayer—a spiritual counselor in a world that has outlawed the public practice of religion, but which also knows that the inner lives of humans cannot be wished away...Categorized as:
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Bloody Sunrise by Gwendolyn Harper
Caitlin Meadows thought the worst part of her business trip would be the airport hassles and her overly chatty seatmate. However, when her plane is shot down, and she finds herself in the middle of a zombie virus outbreak, she realizes she was never prepared for terrors like these. Lost, alone, and afraid, Caitlin can only focus on one thing-- survival... -
So Many Ways to Sleep Badly by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Sycamore kicks mainstream literature in the teeth... -
Storm by K.R. Alexander
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWe have mountains to climb—literally. Worse than that, we’re running out of time.Our group splinters as understanding new dangers sends us to fresh flight. I already owe these three men my life. Can we save each other one more time?If we do escape the valley, there's still the pandemic. Even outrunning a volcano might not mean outrunning death...Categorized as:
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Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA delightfully entertaining, deceptively poignant debut novel about a humanlike bot named Jared, whose emotional awakening leads him on an unforgettable quest for connection, belonging and possibly even true loveJared works as a dentist in small-town Michigan. His life is totally normal, except for one thing. He is a bot engineered with human DNA to look and act like a real person... -
The Last Wild Horses by Maja Lunde
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMikhail lives in Russia in 1881. When a skeleton of a rare wild horse is brought to him, the zoologist plans an expedition to Mongolia to find the fabled Przewalski horse, a journey that tests not only his physicality, but his heart.In 1992, Karin, alongside her troubled son Mathias and several Przewalski horses, travels to Mongolia to re-introduce the magnificent horses to their native land...Categorized as:
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Renegade by J.A. Souders
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSince the age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has been trained to be Daughter of the People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium. Selected from hundreds of children for her ideal genes, all her life she’s thought that everything was perfect; her world. Her people. The Law...Categorized as:
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How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsFor fans of Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven, a spellbinding and profoundly prescient debut that follows a cast of intricately linked characters over hundreds of years as humanity struggles to rebuild itself in the aftermath of a climate plague—a daring and deeply heartfelt work of mind-bending imagination from a singular new voice...Categorized as:
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Essential Beginnings by Kennedy Layne
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChange is coming… Maverick Beckett took his much needed annual vacation up to Washington State to relax with his old friends from his years in the Corps. He also had every intention of extinguishing the fires that arose between him and a certain local woman he couldn’t get out of his mind until the unthinkable happened...Categorized as:
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Be Here to Love Me at the End of the World by Sasha Fletcher
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"This emotionally resonant dystopian succeeds at turning the end of the world into a new beginning." - Publishers WeeklyA love story set in a bad dream about America, concerning permanent debt, secret police, making dinner, and unpaid invoices—right up until the end of the world. It’s Brooklyn. It’s winter. It’s so cold outside you could execute billionaires in the street about it... -
Twenty After Midnight by Daniel Galera
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA dark and masterful portrait of a generation in crisis, from one of the most exciting young voices in international literatureThe world had been theirs in the late 90s: they were the young provocateurs behind a countercultural scene, digital bohemians creating a new future... -
After Dark by Jayne Cowie
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 23 ratings'An original, if unsettling, debut' The Sun'So timely, so relevant and so remarkably written, it's going to live with me for some time to come' John Marrs, #1 bestselling author of The OneWELCOME TO A WORLD WHERE WOMEN HOLD THE POWER.They dominate workplaces, public spaces and government.They are no longer afraid to cross a dark car park, catch the last train, or walk home alone... -
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Moderation by Elaine Castillo
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA bold and inventive novel about real romance in the virtual workplace—bringing Castillo's trademark wit and sharp cultural criticism to an irresistible story about the possible future of love.Girlie Delmundo is the greatest content moderator in the world, and despite the setbacks of financial crises, climate catastrophe, and a global pandemic, she’s going places: she’s getting a promotion... -
Are You Happy Now by Hanna Jameson
Rated: 3.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAt a New York City wedding, on a sweltering summer night, four people are trying to be happy.Yun has everything he ever wanted, but somehow it's never enough.Emory is finally making her mark, but feels the shame more than the success.Andrew is trying to be honest, but has lied to himself his whole life.Fin can't resist falling in love, but can't help wrecking it all either... -
Alien Breed by Penelope Woods
Rated: 3.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe is Alien.He is Master.I am his. Forever.When I arrive on Planet Avalon, I have every reason to believe we will succeed our mission. Boy, was I wrong.Darkness surrounds the planet. At night, the savage alien takes me. From the beginning, this mission was a lie. I’m alone with the most brutal alien in the universe, but he promises to take me home on one condition.. -
Heat Virus by Yamila Abraham
Rated: 2.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHader and his straight best friend Ramses are getting ready for a camping adventure on planet Marvelly, but they almost cancel the trip after rumors of a virus that causes ‘undisclosed sexual symptoms.’ Ramses refuses to turn back. He’s getting over a heart-rending betrayal from his ex-girlfriend and needs some serious quality time with his best bro...Categorized as:
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The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNewlyweds Asha and Cyrus build an app that replaces religious rituals and soon find themselves running one of the most popular social media platforms in the world.Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. Cyrus inspires Asha to write a new algorithm... -
Femlandia by Christina Dalcher
Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA chilling look into an alternate near future where a woman and her daughter seek refuge in a women-only colony, only to find that the safe haven they were hoping for is the most dangerous place they could be.Miranda Reynolds always thought she would rather die than live in Femlandia...
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