Apocalyptic Thrillers Fiction

Chris Olson is a autoworker in Detroit, commuting every day from his home 80 miles away. When the lights go out one afternoon and the city descends into panic and chaos, he only has one choice: try to make it home by any means possible.

Nobody knew where it came from. Nobody knew why it came. When an eight-foot-tall man made of stone appears in the middle of a busy city center one July afternoon, two-bit (and antisocial) reporter Andy Pointer assumes it's just a publicity stunt. Indeed, so does everyone else...until the Stone Man begins to walk, heading silently through the wall of the nearest building, flattening it, and killing several people inside as a result.

Dr. Lauren Hale, a new hospital resident, is nearly killed by a raving mad emergency room patient, in a senseless, unprovoked attack. Officer David Olson, veteran cop and former Marine, returns from a father-son camping trip to discover that his ex-wife has vanished under bizarre circumstances, and his police department is on the verge of collapse. Jack and Emma Harper, a young, upwardly mobile couple, find their hip city neighborhood rapidly descending into madness.

In the walled city of Edin, Spike's carefree childhood has always had an end date. His protection from the wasteland of death on the outside is about to change on his 18th birthday. But while only half of the cadets survive their mandatory time on national service, Spike's goal goes far beyond making it out alive. He's betting everything on being chosen as the top candidate, rising to the role of Protector, and securing a spot beside his beautiful best friend.…

Danny Walker's survival retreat has been devastated by violence since the detonation of the EMP. A megalomaniacal warlord has stepped in to fill the vacuum of authority left by the utter collapse of society. Regent Schlusser's designs on absolute power have already brought him to Danny's doorstep once, leaving a trail of blood and heartbreak in his wake. Another conflict with the malicious dictator will spell certain death for the remaining members of the compound.

It’s an ordinary Monday. Until everything changes forever. At 2:44 PM, a mysterious crack appears in the sky. Anyone unfortunate enough to look up is immediately struck blind. What’s worse, their mind is wiped clean, replaced with a vicious urge to kill anyone within reach. Mark is at work when it happens. Fighting not to fall asleep, the boring department meeting suddenly turns into a bloodbath when people are drawn to the windows to look up at the sky.

Our end is coming. It’s closer than you think. And it’s real. The final outbreak starts with animals and moves swiftly to humans, turning the infected violent. Cities fall as the outbreak spreads as far as the winds blow, leading to society’s end. A lucky few may survive, but for how long in a world ravaged by an always present disease? Or is all hope lost?

The Lost Light complete series omnibus is now available, with 50+ hours of nail-biting suspense and high-octane action in an epic fight for survival at the end of the world.

With enemies closing in on every side, the survivors of Fall Creek find themselves facing impossible odds. Do they flee for their lives? Or, do they defend their town and risk losing it all? Some things are worth fighting for, even dying for. This may be their last stand. When the country goes dark, ordinary people find themselves facing the end of the world as they know it.

As the United States unravels, the town of Fall Creek, Michigan struggles to survive. Hannah and Liam have endured the brutal winter and ruthless adversaries, but the threat has never been greater. Enemies from within have wrested control of the town — including what little remains of the food. Isolated, overpowered, and on the verge of starvation, the townspeople are faced with a desperate choice.

Tom was already prepared for society's collapse when the nonstop solar storms arrived. He just hadn't planned on the loneliness. When a woman and a little boy show up, they bring with them much more than Tom had bargained for. He'll not only have to battle for his life; he'll need to fight for a reason to live, as he recalls the painful memories and the songs linked to them in Hell's Requiem.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Last by Hanna Jameson, read by Anthony Starke. BREAKING: Nuclear weapon detonates over Washington BREAKING: London hit, thousands feared dead. BREAKING: Munich and Scotland hit. World leaders call for calm. Jon Keller was on a trip to Switzerland...

In the aftermath of a devastating flu pandemic, hope returns for the survivors of the Millennial Virus. Under the watchful protection of the Allies, Hurst Castle resumes its centuries-old role as an outpost guarding the western entrance to the Solent. The Isle of Wight is designated a quarantine zone, free of the virus. An unrelenting tide of refugees places impossible pressures on already stretched resources.

Undead Assimilation continues the story of a short-fused detective and a mysterious vampire. This genre-bending tale grabs you from the first and drags you along through a strange, violent, and hilarious post-apocalyptic landscape. Super zombies, deadly werewolves, and mad scientists all make an appearance, stacking up the odds against the intrepid heroes, Kurt Weller and Diirek.

Cyber-security analyst Kate McCarthy knows something ominous is about to happen in the US banking system. She has a place to go if things get hectic, but it’s far from the perfect retreat. When a new breed of computer virus takes down America’s financial network, chaos and violence erupt. Access to cash disappears and credit cards become worthless. Desperate consumers are left with no means to purchase food, fuel, and basic necessities. Society melts down instantly and the threat of starvation brings out the absolute worst humanity has to offer.

Ronald Ash and his small Texas town experience the effects firsthand when an enormous dam breaks and wipes away everything in its path, including Ron's wife. Nan Thompson is already at her lowest point in life when the wave destroys all that she owns. As suffocating ash falls and temperatures plummet, strangers must band together quickly if they hope to survive another day. But as supplies dwindle, something more threatening looms ahead. The lawless have taken over, and they want what the survivors have.

They survived the end of the world. What they didn’t survive was time. Eleven months after vanishing into the heart of Z-Land, Echo Team emerges from the shadows of a lost America, changed, scarred, and carrying secrets that should not exist. The infection has evolved. The dead are faster. Smarter. Some now take to the skies. And something far worse waits in the ruins.

Kurt Weller is a broken man. His days consist of mental and physical torture at the hands of Anders Revak. With nowhere to run and no one coming to his rescue, he must find a way to escape the madman’s clutches on his own. Meanwhile, Fred and a small group of vampires are fighting a guerilla war against Revak’s roaming army of vampires and humans. But theirs is a losing battle.

This is the way the world ends. On a warm summer night in New York City, the apocalypse begins. Within days, the deadly Medusa virus is sweeping the globe like a wildfire, pushing humanity to the brink of extinction. As civilization crumbles around him, survivor Adam Fisher will discover a flicker of hope that will send him on a quest through a ruined American landscape.

They took his mother. Now he’s coming for their empire. Las Vegas is a city divided. Inside the Strip, a chosen few live in luxury, protected by a private army. Outside, people struggle to survive amid the roaming zombie hordes as supplies run out and gangs become increasingly violent. Cooper Kane, assuming his mother has been murdered by the Wrayth twins, wanders these treacherous outskirts, searching for any weapon, any advantage, any chance at payback. But Candice is alive. Held captive. Tortured. And running out of time.