Apocalyptic World

Hidden away from the world by his famous father, Quinn Kelly strives to find meaning in his life while struggling with a deformity that has kept him from leaving the only home he has ever known. On the eve of his departure a sudden and deadly virus sweeps across the nation, killing nearly all it touches. Within days Quinn is left to fend for himself in an empty world. But there is something still very much alive beyond the walls of his sanctuary.

Drowned Worlds looks at the future we might have if the oceans rise, good or bad. Here you'll find stories of action, adventure, romance, and, yes, warning and apocalypse. Stories inspired by Ballard's The Drowned World, Sterling's Islands in the Net, and Ryman's The Child Garden. Stories that allow that things may get worse, but remembers that such times also bring out the best in us all.

Her family dead, alone in a corpse-strewn metropolis, she has no choice but to survive. She needs food, shelter, a safe place to sleep. She discovers that an ordinary girl is capable of extraordinary things, and that she's more resilient than she imagined. Even so, she wishes more than anything that she could just find another survivor. Unfortunately for Scarlett, not everyone who survived the plague is looking for companionship. And she's about to find out just how difficult survival really is.

In some worlds, there are monsters behind every catastrophe. Tom lives in one of those worlds, and he is blessed, or cursed, to be able to see the monsters. He learns that the world is not supposed to be that way, and it is a symptom of the breakdown of reality.

From the streets of gentrified Chicago, to the tech-boom corridors of Silicon Valley, This Weightless World follows a revolving cast of characters after alien contact upends their lives.

The Handmaid's Tale meets Wilder Girls in this genre-defying novel about a girl who escapes a terrifying cult only to discover that the world Outside has succumbed to a viral apocalypse. Agnes loves her home of Red Creek - its quiet, sunny mornings, its dusty roads, and its God. There, she cares tirelessly for her younger siblings and follows the town's strict laws. What she doesn't know is that Red Creek is a cult, controlled by a madman who calls himself a prophet.

Many peaceful years have passed since the devastating battle of 2075. The new generation, conceived under a mystical blue moon, is about to awaken to the vicious attacks unveiled through their parents' tales. Once, living only in youngsters' nightmares, ferocious mutant beasts now stir in the shadows of Ukkiville -- even during the light of day. Blood-thirsty predators with glowing eyes, gnashing teeth, and razor-sharp claws prey on unsuspecting victims.

It was always a joke. The what ifs and the planning were just conversations to have fun with. Who would be the first to go? Where would people be safe? Who would survive the zombie apocalypse? No one is laughing anymore. Awakening to a nightmare, Dan Foster is forced to flee his suburban Chicago home. Together with his wife Abby and little girl Katie, they begin a dangerous trek across the wintery Midwest in hopes to reconnect with his brother in the heartland of Wisconsin.

Die Welt in der nahen Zukunft - oder das, was von ihr noch übrig geblieben ist: Ein lebensfeindlicher und gesetzloser Ort, an dem Endzeitcowboys zwischen Teermeeren und trockenen Wüsten einen knallharten Überlebenskampf führen. Angeführt vom jungen Ryan, dessen Pflegeeltern einem Mord durch Outlaws zum Opfer gefallen sind. Dabei hat Ryan in seinem blinden Hass auf die Mörder nur noch ein einziges Ziel vor Augen.

Life in suburban New Jersey with her mother is comfortable, not to mention boring, to an introverted 14-year-old. As if her friend’s surprise trip didn’t suck enough, her best summer ever falls to pieces when she’s sent across the country to stay with a father she hasn’t seen in six years.

In a world bound for an epic flood, only a chosen few are guaranteed safe passage into the new world once the waters recede. The Kostrovian royal court will be saved, of course, along with their guards. But the fate of the court's Royal Flyers, a lauded fleet of aerial silk performers, is less certain. Hell-bent on survival, Principal Flyer, Natasha Koskinen, will do anything to save the flyers, who are the only family she's ever known. Even if "anything" means molding herself into the type of girl who could be courted by Prince Nikolai.

After being tossed into an unknown dimension, the earth's inhabitants must strive to fend off a supernatural menace, each possessing an overwhelming power. With the world's mightiest struggling to adapt, Evan Cross and his allies must now embark on a quest against time. Through countless perils, they must strive to acquire the strength to venture across an alien land to save all from a world of calamities.

Tension grips the country as the nuclear talks with Iran start to go poorly. This is largely ignored by the populace, and the threat of war goes unheeded.

When everything crumbles down, it's do or die. Fighting from within enemy territory means you have the power to burn everything to the ground. It's the final fight. For Kade, there's trouble everywhere he turns. He's up against the proverbial wall. And traitors are back wreaking havoc and threatening those closest to Kade. Demands, each one worse than the last, force him to make hard choices that could have grave consequences. This time, it's do or die. But who can he trust? He's torn between two worlds, two lives. And which side most deserves his loyalty?

In the ruins of San Francisco, California, survivors of an epidemic that swept the nation have pooled inside the cities, restructuring life as we know it, pitting the rich Golden against the poor Dreg. After a particularly dangerous mission, which not only brought back Saya’s past but changed Kade’s future, Kade is at a crossroads.

The Oracle’s prophecy has been telling Ret for years that “one line has the rite", but Ret is gone, isn’t he? And ever since the collection of Mother Nature’s six, pure, original elements began, the world’s continents have been on an inevitable collision-course return to Waters Deep. Join Paige, Ana, Mr. Coy, and the rest of our heroes as they attempt to save the planet from utter destruction - all they have to do is use their relics, find some ancient pillars, and create physical Pangaeaic harmony before nuclear annihilation occurs. No problem, right?

Racial division, lab-made viruses, manufactured crises, media manipulation, and economic collapse are all tools the Illuminati have used to bring us to where we are. As America stands on the brink, the Illuminati look to push her over the edge and reign in the New World Order. Guided by some unknown force, former FBI agent Nathan Turner and his team of rebels try desperately to wake up a sleeping populace, brainwashed through deception and lies. Join Nathan and his fight against the New World Order.

Twenty years ago, a deadly virus swept the globe, ravaging the population. People died and came back as monsters, and through the tragedy that rocked the world, survivors were born. Megan James is the product of survivors. Her parents crossed hundreds of miles of dangerous countryside to reach Atlanta and the promise of a real future. Now, two decades later, Meg is facing a crisis of her own. Her father has vanished and is presumed dead, and her mom is teetering on the edge of insanity, but all Meg really wants is to return to the safe world she always thought she was living in.

Dan Foster's world is in chaos. His escape to his brother's farm wasn't enough to keep his family safe from the ravenous zombie hordes. Now on the road once again, he struggles with the guilt of his inaction that cost him dearly. As Dan tries to put the pieces of his life back together, he must confront a sadistic evil that has risen amongst the remnants of society. He will soon learn the monsters that walk in the open pale in comparison to those still lurking in the shadows.

The end of man was not signaled by marauding gangs or explosions but with silence. People simply grew older knowing a younger generation would not be there to replace them. The final two residents in the neighborhood of Camelot, an old man and his invalid brother, are trapped in their house by forests full of cats and dogs battling with the bears and wolves to eat anything they can find. As the man struggles to survive, he recounts all the ways society changed as the human population continued to shrink.