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1) Meteor
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Troy has spent thousands of dollars building an underground bunker in preparation for what he believes will be a pending apocalypse. His family, and most of his friends, think him crazy. But when a massive meteor slams into Africa, sending soot and debris into the atmosphere and leaving the world in perpetual darkness, Troy's prepping is the only thing keeping his family alive. With food shortages, acid rain and a breakdown of civilization, will Troy's...
2) Play
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You will talk about 2016. You will talk about The Lighted City. You will be brave and truthful. You will get to the bottom of what happened.Paul (Paulina) Hayes loves her cousin Adrian. Inseparable from a young age, they play The Lighted City, an imaginary world where they pretend to live together and can escape a childhood that seems both too sad and too grown-up. But The Lighted City isn' t without danger.Years later, Paul is struggling...
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In Love Across Wars, a multicultural novel, two historic families connected through WWII find their destinies intertwine again in the aftermath of 9/11 as their scions are caught in the whirlwind of events from Philadelphia to Peshawar and Afghanistan.Christina Gartenley has been having a nightmarish vision signaling 9/11 since she was 10. Her brother David joins the Army after their father's horrifying ordeal at the Twin Towers on 9/11, but goes...
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Absolute Ruin, is a bloody and lovely and painful novel by Reza TaheriBashar that tells about revenge and love and Jealousy and grudge.that tells the scary story of usury and Betrayal in the great family.that are killed most of great family members little by little.This book is a special and truly different story.
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A novel from the 2023 Booker Prize winning author of Prophet Song
"Beyond the Sea is frightening but beautiful." --M John Harrison, The Guardian
The haunting story of two men stranded at sea pushing against their physical and mental limits to stay alive
Based partly on true events, Paul Lynch's haunting and sublime novel Beyond the Sea tells the story of two South American fishermen, Bolivar and Hector, who go to sea before a catastrophic storm....
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The final Flashback begins ... It's all led to this.All the characters and situations of the Flashback/Dinosaur Apocalypse come together in a final trilogy of tales that will close out and define the saga. Join Ank and Williams, the crew of Gargantua, the kids from Thunder Road, and so many others as they heed the call to adventure one last time and face the very architects of the Flashback!From For a Devil Has Fallen from the Sky:"The Lord is my...
7) Jesus to Jesus: The Tale of the End Times & Interfaith Harmony, Giving Christians & Jews a New Persp
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"Jesus To Jesus" is a religious fiction narrative that dives into the eternal story of Jesus as represented in Islamic tradition. From his miracle birth to his predicted return. This religious fiction book reveals a new perspective on Jesus' life across two millennia. As the novel goes on, readers get pulled into an engaging religious tale that ends in an epic showdown between Jesus and the Dajjal, exploring faith, prophecy, and conflict between good...
8) Unholy Helix
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Three daring female scientists design giant ants in a Florida bio lab to terrorize America's big agribusinesses, which have caused ecological catastrophes. They genetically modify African fire ants and Brazilian bullet ants many times larger and with a lethal sting. Then they travel across the heartland and disseminate these highly destructive super-organisms that cause chaos and fear in the southern states.Real science, real action, real anti-hero...
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Abbas is a young man struggling with self-doubt and anxiety. He lives in a small village in a valley, where everyone seems to know everyone else. The story takes you through the rhetoric, love and practical steps of action which helps him grow to help his town and fulfil his dream.In this poignant and heartfelt novel, the author takes young readers on a journey of self-discovery and growth. Through Abbas's experiences, readers will be inspired to...
10) Dead Tide Rising
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THE LIVING DEAD TERROR RISES AND ENGULFS THE WORLD!THE PROGRESSION OF THE VIRUS WAS TOO RAPID TO BE CONTAINED.There would be no cease-fire, or thought of peace talks. The President of the United States strategizes over his few last moves, recalling the troops still overseas, and cowers in his bunker, hoping for a miracle to save his country and his family.Meanwhile, the drama plays out for those who still survive... trapped on the Pinellas County...
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In the year 68 A.D., a young man, Divinius, a would-be prophet, meets the Roman general who murdered his father. Divinius wants revenge. Meanwhile, he is in love with a woman he feels he will never have. He also believes he has predicted the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, but no one believes him.
12) Difunto
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Al final: la muerte. ¿Pero por qué?Las circunstancias son misteriosas y nadie es capaz de arrojar luz sobre el misterio. Si es que alguien lo intenta hacerlo... o quiere...Tres relatos cortos especulativos en los que los lectores saben más que los implicados.
13) Collapse Years
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Extreme weather, natural disasters, and violence have turned much of the world into a wasteland. The fabric of society is fraying with rampant polarization, the crumbling of democratic institutions, and the rise of corporate-driven totalitarianism. Unchecked technologies are deepening existing rifts and opening up new arenas of exploitation. Yet life goes on. The stories in Collapse Years examine the struggle for survival and the meaning of being...
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Skies darken. Sirens wail. Buildings tremble with each distant boom. You grasp your loved ones close to you. Any second could be your last. Howls From the Wreckage will push you to the edge of imminent disaster-and drown you in the heartbreak of its fallout. HOWL Society Press presents its thrilling anthology of disaster horror, fittingly introduced by Nick Cutter, acclaimed author of The Troop and The Deep. "Don't Play in the Closet" by David Worn"(>executeRelease_)"...
15) The Strike
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In the near future, a fighter jet pilot assigned to protect the President's plane, shoots it down, blaming the President for the a world-wide nuclear war that has killed his parents and bride-to-be. The fighter pilot faces the end of the world alone in a jungle.
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First came the time-storm, which erased half the population. Then came the dinosaur apocalypse ...How did it all begin? That depends on where you were and who you ask. In some places it started with the weather-which quickly became unstable and began behaving in impossible ways. In still others it started with the lights in the sky, which shifted and pulsed and could not be explained. Elsewhere it started with the disappearances: one here, a few there,...
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Are you prepared for the next disaster? Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, wars, and wildfires can strike at any time, and it's important to be prepared. The Disaster Preparedness Survival Guide: 10 Tips on How to Plan and Prepare for Any Emergency will give you the essential knowledge and tools you need to protect yourself and your loved ones in the event of a disaster. In this book, you'll learn:How to create a disaster preparedness planHow...
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Many communities in the United States have been abandoned by the state. What happens when natural disasters add to their misery? This book looks at the broken relationship between the federal government and civil society in times of crises.
Mutual aid has gained renewed importance in providing relief when hurricanes, floods and pandemics hit, as cuts to state spending put significant strain on communities struggling to survive. Harking back to...
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Based on exclusive interviews, the inside story of how America's emergency response system failed and how it remains dangerously broken
When Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on the morning of August 29, 2005, federal and state officials were not prepared for the devastation it would bring-despite all the drills, exercises, and warnings. In this troubling exposé of what went wrong, Christopher Cooper and Robert Block of The Wall Street Journal show...
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Anarchists have been central in helping communities ravaged by disasters, stepping in when governments wash their hands of the victims. Looking at Hurricane Sandy, Covid-19, and the social movements that mobilised relief in their wake, Disaster Anarchy is an inspiring and alarming book about collective solidarity in an increasingly dangerous world.
As climate change and neoliberalism converge, mutual aid networks, grassroots direct action, occupations...
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