Written in 1950 this is an early science fiction look at the after effects of a nuclear war A typical day in a Westchester suburb of New York for a family of four is shattered by a nuclear attack on New York City....
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Written in 1950 this is an early science fiction look at the after effects of a nuclear war A typical day in a Westchester suburb of New York for a family of four is shattered by a nuclear attack on New York City....
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What would happen if the world were ending A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space.But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen cha What would happen if the world were ending A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb In a feverish race against the in...
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Title | : | The Long Tomorrow |
Author | : | Leigh Brackett |
ISBN | : | 0441061354 |
Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 223 |
Two generations after destruction rained down upon America s cities, the population is scattered into small towns Cities are forbidden by law, as is scientific research.Rumors abound of a secret place known as Bartorstown , where science is untrammelled by interference or hatred A youth named Len Colter, developing an unhealthy thirst for knowledge exacerbated by the di Two generations after destruction rained down upon America s cities, the population is scattered into small towns Cities are fo...
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Title | : | After the Fall - Tales of the Apocalypse |
Author | : | Robert Holtom |
ISBN | : | |
Format | : | ebook |
Number of Pages | : | 206 |
A desolate landscape, wracked with upheaval, the uncanny nature of a place once so familiar A revelation of what was formerly undisclosed, the harbingers of apocalypse are edging ever closerThe wasteland of abandoned memories, the end of the world or a chance for a new beginning Be it a personal apocalypse, or one of great cataclysm, the stories that arise from the ru A desolate landscape, wracked with upheaval, the uncanny nature of a place once so familiar A revelation of what was formerly undisclosed, ...
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Title | : | The Memoirs of a Survivor |
Author | : | Doris Lessing |
ISBN | : | 0006493254 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 192 |
In a beleaguered city where rats and roving gangs terrorize the streets, where government has broken down and meaningless violence holds sway, a woman middle aged and middle class is brought a twelve year old girl and told that it is her responsibility to raise the child This book, which the author has called an attempt at autobiography, is that woman s journal In a beleaguered city where rats and roving gangs terrorize the streets, where government has broken down and meaningless violence holds sway, a w...
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Title | : | The Darwin Elevator (Dire Earth Cycle, #1) |
Author | : | Jason M. Hough |
ISBN | : | |
Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Number of Pages | : | 511 |
Jason M Hough s pulse pounding debut combines the drama, swagger, and vivid characters of Joss Whedon s Firefly with the talent of sci fi author John Scalzi.In the mid 23rd century, Darwin, Australia, stands as the last human city on Earth The world has succumbed to an alien plague, with most of the population transformed into mindless, savage creatures The planet s ref Jason M Hough s pulse pounding debut combines the drama, swagger, and vivid characters of Joss Whedon s Firefly with the ta...
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Title | : | Down to a Sunless Sea |
Author | : | David Graham |
ISBN | : | 1416567666 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 352 |
The United States economy is ruined Hunger and violence are everywhere The people are desperate Thousands crowd Kennedy Airport to escape to Europe.Captain Jonah Scott fills his plane, the Delta Tango, with six hundred passengers bound for London But while these lucky people are in the air, the ultimate horror engulfs the world Nuclear holocaust.Now these six hundred The United States economy is ruined Hunger and violence are everywhere The people are desperate Thousands crowd Kennedy Airport to...
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Title | : | Surviving Passion (The Shattered World, #1) |
Author | : | Maia Underwood |
ISBN | : | |
Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Number of Pages | : | 185 |
It s a strange time when the safest place in the world is in the arms of the person who frightens you the most After the violent death of her father, it is Selena who becomes the ghost Every day is a lone struggle for survival in the wilderness, than a decade after the fall of modern civilization No longer subject to law, order, or the social norms of its domesti It s a strange time when the safest place in the world is in the arms of the person who frightens you the most After the violent death of her f...
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Title | : | Dark Recollections (Adrian's Undead Diary #1) |
Author | : | Chris Philbrook |
ISBN | : | 149356871X |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 266 |
For the first time, the internet phenomenon is now in print Beheading a zombie isn t easy in a world where you re afraid of the living than the dead.Adrian Ring s simple life is thrown into chaos when the world is ripped apart by a plague of undead and legions of desperate survivors Retreating to Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy, Adrian attempts to rescue friends and For the first time, the internet phenomenon is now in print Beheading a zombie isn t easy in a world where you re afraid of the living than...
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Title | : | Directive 51 |
Author | : | John Barnes |
ISBN | : | 044101822X |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | : | 483 |
Heather O Grainne is the Assistant Secretary in the Office of Future Threat Assessment, investigating rumors surrounding something called Daybreak The group is diverse and radical, and its members have only one thing in common their hatred for the Big System and their desire to take it down Now, seemingly random events simultaneously occurring around the world are in Heather O Grainne is the Assistant Secretary in the Office of Future Threat Assessment, investigating rumors surrounding something called Da...
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Title | : | Refugees (The Remaining, #3) |
Author | : | D.J. Molles |
ISBN | : | |
Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Number of Pages | : | 375 |
He has fought the fight, and run the race.But the enemies never stop coming, and the race has no finish line.It has been three months since Captain Lee Harden found the survivors at Camp Ryder With winter looming, Lee is on the verge of establishing Camp Ryder as a hub of safety and stability in the region But not everyone agrees with Lee s mission or his methods Growin He has fought the fight, and run the race.But the enemies never stop coming, and the race has no finish line.It has been three ...
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Title | : | Aftermath (The Remaining, #2) |
Author | : | D.J. Molles |
ISBN | : | |
Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Number of Pages | : | 296 |
Nothing has gone according to plan.To Captain Lee Harden, Project Hometown feels like a distant dream and the completion of his mission seems unattainable.Wounded and weaponless, he has stumbled upon a group of survivors that seems willing to help But a tragedy in the group causes a deep rift to come to light and forces him into action In the chaos of the world outside, Nothing has gone according to plan.To Captain Lee Harden, Project Hometown feels like a distant dream and the completion of his mission s...
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Title | : | The Flu |
Author | : | Jacqueline Druga |
ISBN | : | 1618680129 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 320 |
Throughout history there have been several thousand different strains of influenza Each year hundreds are active Chances are, this year, you will catch one of those strains You will cough, sneeze, and your body will ache Without a second thought, you ll take a double dose of green liquid, go to bed, and swear you ll feel better in the morning Not this time.In 1918 for Throughout history there have been several thousand different strains of influenza Each year hundreds are active Chances are, thi...
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Title | : | Queen City Jazz (Nanotech, #1) |
Author | : | Kathleen Ann Goonan |
ISBN | : | 0765307510 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 400 |
In Verity s world, nanotech plagues decimated the population after an initial renaissance of utopian nanotech cities Growing up on an isolated farm, she finds her happy life changing course when Blaze, the only young man in the community and Verity s best friend, is shot With Blaze s body wrapped in a nanotech cocoon, Verity sets off on a quest to the Enlivened City of C In Verity s world, nanotech plagues decimated the population after an initial renaissance of utopian nanotech cities Growing u...
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