Showing results for "Hearts" in Post-Apocalyptic

Three previously published novels that take place in a post-apocalyptic future, where civilization has had to adapt to survive, and some mutations have granted magical powers. A dystopian society has evolved, ruled by an elite class that is about to experience a shift in power.

In a post-apocalyptic future, 15-year-old Vic wanders the wasteland with Blood, his genetically-altered telepathic dog, in the Hugo Award-nominated and Nebula Award-winning novella, A Boy and His Dog - the basis of the cult classic film. An intergalactic conspiracy infects the minds of the most powerful politicians in the Republican Party - and only one jolly old elf can save them in “Santa Claus vs. S.P.I.D.E.R.” And in the Hugo Award-winning title story, disparate threads of violence, conflict, and conversation weave an intricate tapestry across worlds and times.

There’s a storm brewing, and it's going to be a bad one, but for the crew of the Sassafras it could be the least of their worries. Their old nemeses, Murphy and his Law, are wide awake and ready to serve up a heaping helping of trouble. So grab your kukri machetes and hold on tight as you enter the Zombie Heart of Darkness.

Part human and part robot, private investigator Bruna Husky has been hired to locate a stolen diamond. But as Bruna's leads start to drop dead, her case becomes about much more than a stolen gem - and much more dangerous. Traversing the galaxy, Bruna races against the clock to uncover a nuclear power conspiracy that threatens all sentient beings.

Kirill Klevanski presents book seven in the Dragon Heart series.

A world subjugated by tyranny. A society unraveled. A nation in shambles. A population decimated. A future boundlessly uncertain. A community of families on the verge of extinction. The Russell family is finally reunited and the citizens of Trout Run Valley are blessed with a period of repose, but the interlude does not last. Measures of aggression resume against them yet again, only this time, escalate to an unprecedented degree of ruthlessness, forcing the surviving victims to their breaking points.

Tuck and Emily grew up together in their neighboring California orange groves and nearly gave their hearts to each other, but life pulled them apart and set them on very different paths. Now, thirteen years later, stubborn, sunny Emily is a pop star and brooding Tuck is an ex-con in need of a job. When Emily hires him to be her bodyguard, they naturally butt heads, even as both try to ignore the heat rekindling between them. When a massive solar flare hits Earth, knocking out the electrical grid and all satellites, the world changes forever instantly.

Caught in the vortex of a nuclear attack, John and Samantha Worthington manage to take cover and survive the blast but emerge to find that their town has been virtually obliterated. In their search for survivors in nearby cities, they soon discover that these attacks have taken place on a grand scale. John's health begins to deteriorate as a result of exposure to radiation, but when they finally discover a secluded group of mysterious survivors, he is offered a revolutionary form of treatment by their physicians. The effect of this procedure will put their relationship to the ultimate test.

Archie's Heart is a war story - a collaboration novel by four post-apocalyptic authors: L.L. Akers, Boyd Craven III, P.A. Glaspy, and L. Douglas Hogan.

If you keep a monster as a pet, don’t lose your grip on the leash...Captured by Deep Dive and broken by the nefarious Desmond, Ryan has become a weapon. Headshot’s developers use him to destroy their competitors, and along the way the enthusiastic gamer almost loses himself in a web of lies, pain and forcible mental resets. Almost. Months have passed. With Sasha off the grid and Ryan a brainwashed recruit, the relaunch of Headshot may finally succeed in its ultimate goal - malicious, unprecedented access to the innermost thoughts of those that play it.

It's been a month since Josiah took what was left of our dying relationship and extinguished its embers. Making my home in Dormas, I'm finding my true self. I've settled into my job at the bakery, and when I'm not avoiding Jules, I'm stealing moments with Maverick, Cyler, Jacob, Huxley, Patrick, and Kemper. I don't fool myself into thinking that my desire for all of them is something I'm worthy of, but every time I gladly settle for friendship, they pull me closer, making me want them all the more. Even though life in Dormas brings its sweetness, danger always seems a heartbeat away.

A devastating injury takes Titan's arm and leg, but a chance encounter with a woman in the Wasteland sees them replaced with a bionic set. These are no simple metal limbs. His body speaks with him. The alien presence forces a bond that he struggles to accept. Changes him in ways he doesn't understand, making him fear he's losing sight of himself. Riella has been looking for acceptance her whole life. However, certain skills make her not only valuable but hunted. If she were to fall into the wrong hands, or decide to fight back, she might hold the key to bringing down the Emerald Queen.

A year ago, aliens wiped out over two-thirds of the world’s population. Talin and Nat have been alone ever since. And then Talin is almost murdered by aliens, kidnapped by the resistance, and offered a chance to fight. Now she has new enemies, and surprising new allies. While David, the kind, young soldier with dimples to die for, tries to win her heart, Makail, a leader of the resistance and the most irritable alien she has ever met, is determined to bring out the warrior in her. Talin will learn new things about herself, her heart, and powers within her. But will it be enough?

Cadence Sinclair was a 17-year-old girl from America's heartland who loved horseback riding, a comfortable pair of jeans, and hanging out with her friends. That was before the Scourge. It's been 11 months since a deadly virus wiped out billions. For the few who remain, life as they knew it is over. Nations fell, governments were rendered obsolete, and resources became scarce. The human race had to start over, facing even greater odds....

After surviving a hurricane, 17-year-old Nadifa Duale finds himself imprisoned and enslaved deep beneath an empty expanse of North American farm country - a place where men with ambitions of racial cleansing come to practice their nightmares unchecked on those declared missing. But when a mad scientist’s experiment to hold on to power goes terribly wrong, Nadifa and his fellow captives find themselves in a new kind of fight for survival, one where they might be thankful for the electric fence surrounding their prison. Because now, the dead do not stay dead.

The stainless steel people marched by the chain-link fence. Their electronic eyes looked up to the sun. Their sculpted jaws, strong and square. Behind them streamed a banner. A metal heart shines brightest. Young One watches the metal people proudly marching back to Tekna Magnus. They give meaning to her simple existence on an apple farm. If she could be just like the metal people, she too would bring joy and hope to others. But after jumping the protective chain-link fence, the world is not what she first believed. A virus has infected the world, slowly rotting the body.

Book Three of the Preppers Perspective series finds the survivors of a Nuclear EMP watching the world around them spin out of control. The grocery store shelves are empty with no resupply in sight. Societal breakdown and food riots are inevitable. The preppers have to now rely upon all their wisdom and supplies alone in order to survive possibly a few more days or meager months.

It wasn't supposed to be like this. Seven months ago, Vicki Morel was supposed to be happy, not in the midst of the apocalypse. Her and her fiance, Will, should have been married and about to celebrate the birth of their child. Instead, Will was the leader of a terrorist organization, and Vicki is now his prisoner. And if she doesn't do what he wants, he'll kill the man she really loves: Ambrose.

Ella, born a starving destitute in the Outskirts, is now living the dream the Protectorate has designed. Chosen as a child, removed from her family, and brought into the safety of the Community, Ella's life is laid out by the First Generation Creams that bought and paid for her.

On the wake of a horrific Defective attack, Ella Blakely is propelled forward again into a whole new world. Her Cream family seeks refuge in the Central Community under the protection of her arranged fiancé and future President of the Protectorate, Theo Reynolds. Ella doesn’t even have time to figure out what clicked on within her when she faced a Defective inside her war-torn Community, nor does she know if she can control it. Instead, she must stuff it deep down inside her and focus on more pressing matters.