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It was just a random mutation - one of a billion that happen in viruses every day. But this one was different. It exploded out of Somalia and spread across the oceans before anybody thought to look up from their cell phones to see what was going on. The infected breathed the virus into the air around them, spreading it through the cities faster than anyone thought possible. Hospitals were overwhelmed. Police lines crumbled. Quarantine sites disintegrated. Cities started to collapse.

Families First Band 8 Neuanfänge „Neuanfänge" ist das achte Buch in der Families First-Saga. Dies wird der letzte Teil der Families First-Reihe sein. Während die Amerikaner aus der Asche ihrer zerschmetterten Nation auferstehen, kann eine Gruppe mutiger Menschen den kommenden Sturm überleben? Colorado. Lance dachte, sie hätten endlich einen Neuanfang gefunden. Beim Wiederaufbau mit Familie und Freunden, nur mit ihrem Verstand und Mut bewaffnet, spürt er, dass sie an einem gefährlichen Scheideweg stehen, während sich Langeweile breit macht, aber Feinde weiterhin lauern.

No one believed him. Everyone laughed. But when an EMP cripples the nation, Jackson Kent is one of the few prepared to survive. He must now rescue the family who rejected him from the violence of the city streets and bring them to his mountain homestead.

When an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) strikes Rose of the Sea, the pleasure cruise becomes a drifting nightmare. Powerless and desperate, the 1,100 passengers and crew must face their new reality: No one is coming to save them.

Infection. Invasion. Chaos. More than a decade ago, a weaponized virus ravaged America, somehow leaving children and young adults unscathed. Hundreds of millions died, but for those left, surviving the attack was only the beginning… In the aftermath of the daring rescue of the children from the slavers, the Manchester enclave, led by Isaac and Luke, begin preparing for war. They can’t allow their powerful enemy to gain a foothold in New York State, but they know, even with the strength of Concord backing them, they will not have the manpower and resources to do it alone.

After making a grievous mistake that ended in death, Henryk Mandrusiak feels increasingly ostracized within his own community, and after the passing on of his parents and the departure of his best friend, Reid, there is little left to tie him to the place he calls home. Henryk does something he never expected: He sets out into the harsh wilds alone, in search of far-flung family. He finds his uncle’s village, but making a life for himself in this unfriendly new place—rougher and more impoverished than the campus where he grew up—isn’t easy.

The apocalypse was five years ago. Little has changed. There isn't any law, but there used to be. Back then, Lucas Shaw had been a Texas lawman. Now he's just trying to survive. In a kill-or-be-killed wasteland, death is always around. Will today be his last? When a young woman enters his life, he must make an impossible decision: help her in a battle against an adversary who'll stop at nothing or keep himself alive. Which will he choose?

When a devastating electromagnetic pulse is detonated over the USA, it leads to a total loss of power and a complete and catastrophic breakdown of everyday society. As the country descends into chaos and anarchy, one man makes an epic decision in order to save his loved ones and find a place of safety.

Rinni and her brother have raised by their grandmother ever since the violent death of their parents at the hands of the Shadows, creatures who lurk beyond the walls and kill anyone who attempts to leave. But the biggest threat lies within their own village. Everyone and everything is dying, slowly and without hope of salvation. When a series of disturbing events leads her to question the intentions of their leaders, Rinni discovers just how far some will go to cover up the truth. The history of their beginnings is starting to unravel, the threads hopelessly bound up with the fate of those who left the village long ago.

Kyle was the first to detect the incoming threat. As a leading astronomer in the study of Near-Earth Objects, his obsession with a rare asteroid containing three orbiting moons provided the only warning. But it wouldn’t be enough to protect his daughter, let alone the rest of the world. Dallas has committed her life to unraveling the mysteries of deep time and humanity's ancient past. Confronted with its imminent extinction, she’s forced to rely on the relationships made in the present and draws upon her unique skillset to seek unexpected answers.

Die postapokalyptische Welt verändert sich in diesem letzten Band der Families First Serie. Lance, Joy und ihre angeschlagene Gruppe von Überlebenden haben sich auf der Saddle Ranch niedergelassen und verteidigen das Tal mit ihrem Blut. Lance und seine Frau Joy sind es gewohnt, Anführer zu sein, und finden sich in dieser nächsten Welt ohne Aufgabe wieder. Können sie einen Weg finden, in diesem komplizierten neuen Zuhause wieder zu führen?

In a post-apocalyptic world, where the rules have changed, Lance and his family, along with other survivors of the next-world, continue their struggle. Each setback grievously felt, and the clashes with military forces and desperate outlaws, have drained them both physically and mentally. But for Lance, he is left wondering how it will all end, as every day seems harder than the last. Can they reach the safety he promised everyone in one piece?

What will become of our self-destructed planet? The answer shatters all expectations in this subversive speculation from the Hugo Award - winning author of the Broken Earth trilogy. An explorer returns to gather information from a climate-ravaged Earth that his ancestors, and others among the planet’s finest, fled centuries ago. The mission comes with a warning: A graveyard world awaits him. But so do those left behind - hopeless and unbeautiful wastes of humanity who should have died out ages ago.

And after darkness, comes first light. In the thrilling conclusion to the Enter Darkness series, Brad must race to save the lives of those closest to him, as well as find and reconcile the previous events with his father. It’s a new dawn, and a new tomorrow. Can Brad save those he loves most? Can he even save himself?

Germany, Munich, Neo Giesing 2081: Humanity has merged into Triple D, the Digital Direct Democracy. There are no more nation states, no more religions and no more currency systems. Poverty, hunger and war are a thing of the past. Individualism comes first. Only in the Triple D community can it be fully realized. Humanity has created its perfect utopia. The utopia is a lie. While the analogs live in poverty, the humanity of Triple D is sinking into lethargy. The 'Great Algo' defines art, culture, politics and truth in general.

Band 4 Harte Wege Nachdem sie der Raton-Pass-Miliz bei ihrer Verteidigung geholfen haben, wissen Lance und Joy, dass es Zeit ist, zu ihrem Ziel auf der Saddle Ranch weiterzuziehen. Die Verzögerung hat sie viel gekostet, aber er weiß, dass es etwas war, das sie tun mussten. In einer Welt, in der jeglicher Gemeinschaftssinn und jeder Gedanke an andere rasch verschwindet, hat diese eine Tat ausgereicht, um Lances Glauben daran wiederherzustellen, dass er sein Einfühlungsvermögen für seine Mitmenschen nicht verloren hat.

Die postapokalyptische Welt war noch nie gefährlicher. Während Lance, Joy und ihre zerzauste Gruppe von Überlebenden müde durch eine verwüstete amerikanische Nation ziehen und gegen Banden von Kriminellen kämpfen, die ihnen alles nehmen würden, was sie besitzen, entdecken sie, dass die größte Bedrohung noch vor ihnen liegt.

Raising kids is tough. Keeping them alive as the zombie apocalypse begins is tougher. But that's exactly what stay-at-home mom Karen needs to do: fight fiercely to keep her young daughters safe as her husband Jim battles his way across the city, so they can escape the carnage together. On the worst day of her life, Karen finds that she will do anything to protect her family, and that the line between life and death has teeth.

Familien Zuerst Band 1Könntest du eine Apokalypse überleben? Familien Zuerst ist eine kraftvolle Geschichte über eine gewöhnliche Familie, die in die Dunkelheit geworfen wird, als ein EMP den Strom im gesamten US-Festland ausschaltet und das Land binnen Sekunden in die 1800er Jahre zurückwirft. Diese Familie muss schnell eine Gruppe von Freunden und Nachbarn für eine 1.300 Kilometer lange Wanderung von Nordtexas bis in die Rocky Mountains von Colorado zusammenbringen. Die charakterorientierte Geschichte nimmt unerwartete Wendungen und lässt bis zum Ende nicht nach.

In a near-future America where an iron-fisted theocracy weaponizes faith, Calvin has spent decades burying his true self, meticulously conforming to a system that demands absolute obedience. But when a profound, devastating encounter shatters his carefully constructed world, this disgraced former minister finds his authentic calling through an unexpected act of rebellion. Cast out and facing ruthless persecution, Calvin witnesses an act of shocking state-sanctioned violence that shatters his apathy.