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From the multi-award-winning author Christopher Artinian come the first three books in the post-apocalyptic zombie series people are calling, "gripping", "fast-paced and full of action", "very realistic", "captivating", "inventive", and "emotional". Includes: Rise of the RAMs, Realm of the Raiders, and Reap of the Righteous.

Together again, but for how long? A promise kept, another one made, and the ghost of guilt threatens madness. For Wren, her dream has come true. For Robyn, the fate of a friend will determine her future. Now, everything rests on one decision. Two sisters, a new nightmare. Gangs, armies, the undead hordes - they must face them all to find peace, but at what cost?

They were the hottest band in town. Then, one night turned their world upside down. Now the clock is ticking. Trapped on an island. Hunted like animals. Love and friendship are the only things keeping them alive, but for how much longer? Horror awaits them at every turn. Death lingers in the shadows, and for these six friends, this will be the longest day of their lives. Will they survive? Will they want to? Some things can’t be forgotten. Some things can’t be undone. Whatever happens to them, one thing’s for sure; today will be relentless.

They escaped the cities. They lived through the storm. But there are more dark clouds forming on the horizon for Wren and Robyn. The undead have made escape impossible. Ruthless gangs patrol the highways, and danger lurks in the shadows. A new friend and a new settlement and things are looking up, though all is not what it seems.

The cool kid in school; always looking for fun, never worrying about exams. In the new world, every day is a test, and if she fails, there are no second chances. With her sister, she faced the unthinkable. Alone, she must do the impossible. One thing is for sure. She’ll find Wren…or die trying.

Since escaping the zombie-infested cities, there has been no respite for Robyn and Wren. Now, though, the sisters finally have a chance to start afresh. But the world has other plans. They thought they’d reached a safe community. What they’d found was a powder keg with a lit fuse. Their hardest lessons are only just being taught. With love comes sacrifice. With sacrifice comes pain. With pain comes sadness. With sadness comes anger.

Two sisters, one nightmare. The last thing they wanted to do was spend time with each other. Now, their very survival depends on it. Forced from their home and thrown into an apocalyptic horror neither could have imagined, they didn’t think things could get any worse. They were wrong. As they navigate the city to escape to safety, terror lurks for them on every corner. The reanimating virus has taken away everything they loved, but today, they’re going to start fighting back.

They thought their biggest battle had been fought - but the war had not even begun. Months after the defeat of a vicious army that threatened their very existence, a new enemy has come to town. For Mike and his family, it’s a race against time. With death lurking around every corner, their only hope is to enter a zombie infested city to find the one thing that might save them. They have fought for all they have, but is this one battle too many?

An overwhelming enemy force. A surprise attack. Now, a darkness has fallen over the land, the likes of which has never been seen before. Most have fled. Only a handful remain. For some, this is the longest night they have ever lived. For others, there will be no dawn. Can Safe Haven survive? Or is this the end of everything?

The residents of Safe Haven had fought the living, the dead, and the worst winter in decades. They had earned their time of peace. They had earned their dream of happiness. But now...now, it’s all gone to hell. For Mike, Emma, Lucy, and Wren, their most treacherous journey has just begun. They’ll enter a place darker than night itself and confront an enemy more sinister than any they have ever encountered.

A virus has swept across the planet turning people into flesh-craving zombies. The UK and Ireland were the last to fall, but now the virus has won. Cities are infested with the undead. To stay is to die. Having fled Leeds, Mike Fletcher and his family thought they had found a safe haven in the island village of Candleton. But their peace was fleeting, and others want what they have. Now, they find themselves in a fresh fight for their lives, battling armies of vicious raiders and fast, relentless zombies.

Sal had woken up with no recollection of the night before a few times, but never like this - in a forest...alone...confused...scared. She scoured her surroundings, desperate for some clue as to how she’d ended up here. Fragments of conversations and snapshots of memories were all she could scramble together. But suddenly, none of it mattered.

The planet has succumbed to a monstrous virus. Those who die from the infection return as savage zombies hell-bent on spreading the virus to the rest of the human population. The UK and Ireland are the last hold-outs, but when the infrastructure supporting their self-imposed quarantine collapses, it's everyone for themselves. Mike Fletcher and his sister Emma live in Leeds. With the city's streets overrun by the dead, their only option is to flee. They take their younger siblings and set off to find their last remaining relative in the far north-west of Scotland.

Civilization has crumbled in a matter of months. Now, fast-moving zombies and merciless raiders wreak havoc over the post-apocalyptic wasteland. Nowhere is safe. Death and terror lurk in shadow and daylight. The weak will fall, and only the strongest will survive. Mike Fletcher and his family have battled through this dystopian wilderness to try and find sanctuary in the northwest region of Scotland.

Robyn and Wren have fought the zombie hordes. They have battled ruthless thugs and lowlifes. Together, they have done the impossible. But now they are faced with a new horror neither could have imagined. Stretched to the very limits of their physical and mental endurance, the clock is ticking. They thought they knew what terror was. They were wrong. They thought they knew what pain was. They were wrong. This is a foe like no other. This is a fight like no other. This is a fear like no other. This is the end of everything.

Two sisters, one nightmare. The last thing they wanted to do was spend time with each other. Now their very survival depends on it. Forced from their home and thrown into an apocalyptic horror neither could have imagined, they didn’t think things could get any worse. They were wrong. As they navigate the city to escape to safety, terror lurks for them on every corner. The reanimating virus has taken away everything they loved, but today, they’re going to start fighting back. Living or dead, everyone is a threat. The rules have changed and for these two, time is running out.

Before the worst day of their lives, wild horses could not pull them together. Now, nothing can tear them apart...or so they thought. A chance meeting, a bad decision, a stormy night - the fuse is lit to their most explosive 24 hours yet. When the dead roam the streets, when enemies prowl in the shadows, and when strangers are not all they seem, the only people Wren and Robyn can rely on are each other.

For sisters Robyn and Wren, nothing will ever be the same. The cities are burning; the world is in chaos. The dead are rising...and they're hungry. Safety? Security? These words are meaningless now. They fight, they hide, they run. No rest. No respite. All they can cling to is hope. Hope they can find others. Hope they can learn the skills needed to survive. Hope they can stay together. Their situation seems desperate, and the only thing they can depend on is each other. But is that enough? 

That’s what 27 writers want you to consider, here in this collection of the strange and terrible, the shocking and amazing, the frightening and awe-inspiring. Assembled here for easy perusal are some of the finest tales of ghosts, zombies, witches, cryptozoological freaks, monsters, and aliens of the past year.