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Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When a solar storm knocks out the power across the globe, Aubrey Wheeler, in Aurora, Illinois, becomes the fierce protector of her suburban neighborhood, while across the country, her brother, a Silicon Valley CEO, hunkers down in his gilded desert bunker, leading to a long-overdue reckoning between siblings"--
3) Death's end
Author
Series
Three-body trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Physical Desc
604 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of dark forest deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. With human science advancing daily and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations will soon be able to co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But the peace has...
Author
Series
Wanderers volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 782 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world's last hope. In the tradition of The Stand and Station Eleven comes a gripping saga that weaves an epic tapestry of humanity into an astonishing tale of survival. Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
352 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A mysterious force captures Earth and gives humanity thirty days to move to Antarctica, where they will be allowed to exist and survive in the planet's most extreme environment.
Author
Series
Wanderers volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The sequel to the national bestseller Wanderers, the instant classic that "takes science, politics, horror, and science fiction and blends them into an outstanding story about the human spirit in times of turmoil, claiming a spot on the list of must-read apocalyptic novels" (NPR) Five years ago, ordinary Americans fell under the grip of a strange new malady that caused them to sleepwalk across the country to a destination only they knew. And they...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Raised in isolation on a small island off the coast of a post-apocalyptic Ireland, Orpen's life has revolved around training to fight a threat she's never seen. More and more she feels the call of the mainland, and the prospect of finding other survivors. But that is where danger lies, too, in the form of the flesh-eating menace known as the skrake.
Author
Series
Novels of the Change volume 15
Publisher
Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"S. M. Stirling presents the stunning and epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Change series. Many years ago, when advanced technology failed and humanity found itself in a turbulent, postapocalyptic world, extraordinary men and women birthed a new society from the ashes. In this new world of emperors and kings, new leaders emerged, making the world their own. Two generations after the Change, Crown Princess Orlaith struggles to preserve...
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Stay and die, or run and survive. Twins Virginia and Tommy Matthews have been on their own since they were orphaned at the age of five, surviving a merciless foster care system by relying on each other. Twelve years later, the world begins to collapse around them as a deadly contagion steadily wipes out entire populations and a devastating world war rages on. When Tommy is drafted for the war, the twins are faced with a choice: accept their fate...
10) Black tide
Author
Publisher
Nightfire
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"It was just another day at the beach. Then the world ended. Mike and Beth were strangers before the night of the meteor shower. Chance made them neighbors, a bottle of champagne brought them together, and a shared need for human connection sparked something more. Following their drunken and desperate one-night stand, the two discover the astronomical event has left widespread destruction in its wake. But the cosmic lightshow was only part of something...
11) Borne
Author
Publisher
MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
323 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"'Am I a person?' Borne asks Rachel, in extremis. 'Yes, you are a person,' Rachel tells him. 'But like a person, you can be a weapon, too.' In a ruined, nameless city of the future, Rachel makes her living as a scavenger. She finds a creature she names Borne entangled in the fur of Mord, a gigantic despotic bear that once prowled the corridors of a biotech firm, the Company, until he was experimented on, grew large, learned to fly, and broke free....
12) One year after
Author
Series
John Matherson volume 2
Publisher
Forge
Language
English
Description
"Months before publication, William R. Forstchen's One Second After was cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read. Hundreds of thousands of people have read the tale. One Year After is the thrilling follow-up to that smash hit. The story picks up a year after One Second After ends, two years since the detonation of nuclear weapons above the United States brought America to its knees. After suffering starvation, war, and countless...
Author
Publisher
World Editions
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this dystopian novel about total collapse by internationally renowned author Amin Maalouf, a complete blackout hits a small island with only two solitary inhabitants, who suddenly have to depend on each other."--