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The brilliant new collection of short stories from Man Booker Prize-winning author Julian Barnes. The stories in Julian Barnes’ long-awaited third collection are attuned to rhythms and currents: of the body, of love and sex, illness and death, connections and conversations. Each character is bent to a pulse, propelled on by success and loss, by new beginnings and endings.

When an EMP devastates the nation's power supply, it doesn't take long for society to spiral out of control. There's no government to guide people. There's no power and no order. Only chaos and panic. In the immediate aftermath of the devastation, five survivors-a self-sufficient survivalist, a university student, a plane crash survivor, a young girl, and an escaped prisoner-all face a dangerous, treacherous journey towards safety. But as the day goes on, tensions reach breaking point; our survivors soon realize this solar event is far more dangerous than they could ever have imagined.

When disaster strikes in the form of an EMP, Charlie's family flees to their homestead. They fortify their ranch and prepare to ride out the worst of the chaos. Unfortunately, the gang of scavengers who followed them from the city have other plans. How does an ordinary family protect themselves in the wake of violence and chaos?

A riveting new post-apocalyptic EMP box set that keeps you guessing until the end! EMP masterminds Alexandria Clarke, author of Black Out, and James Hunt, author of Static and Surviving the Collapse, come together in this super box set for the first time! In Blackout, after an EMP bomb detonates over the United States, frying the entire electrical grid, Georgie Fitz decides to take refuge at her estranged father’s cabin in the Rocky Mountains with her boyfriend and his family.

A&E doctor Kate North has been knocked out of her orbit by a personal tragedy. So when she's offered the chance to be an emergency replacement at the UN research station in Antarctica, she jumps at the chance. The previous doctor, Jean-Luc, died in a tragic accident while out on the ice. The move seems an ideal solution for Kate: no one knows about her past; no one is checking up on her. But as total darkness descends for the winter, she begins to suspect that Jean-Luc's death wasn't accidental at all. And the more questions she asks, the more dangerous it becomes for them all.

When an EMP devastated the nation's power supplies and left the country in ruins, Jack, Wayne, Susan, Emma and Logan all fought to seek shelter in a treacherous first day. But surviving the first day was just the beginning. Jack has found his way home. But when tragedy strikes, he is forced on a personal journey across the country to seek new shelter - and face up to the harrowing demons of his past. Wayne's search for Candice is going nowhere. But when a stunning discovery breathes new life into his journey, he is determined to make one final push through.

As massive solar flares bombard the Earth, an intense electromagnetic pulse brings down America’s long-neglected power grid. The electric age ends and anarchy descends as desperate citizens panic. Artie Drager, whose dream Bahamas vacation turns into every parent’s worst nightmare, finds himself stranded thousands of miles from his home and only daughter, Jessica. As the horrible aftermath unfolds, Jessica is frantic about her father lost somewhere at sea. But first she must save herself right at home.

Things have been difficult for Annie since her husband left; her teenage daughter, Isla, has become a ghost of her former self. Annie's terrified that Isla might hurt herself, and she'll lose her, too. So when Annie receives a video of herself crying at Isla's funeral, she's immediately sick to her stomach. Confused and horrified, Annie races upstairs to check on Isla, who is perfectly alive and well. The video has been faked. But who sent it and what do they want?

Seitdem Leyla denken kann, wollte sie nur eins: Tanzen. Doch nach einem Unfall muss sie das Moskauer Bolschoi-Theater verlassen. Altay ist Psychiater. Nachdem sich seine große Liebe umgebracht hat, lässt er keinen Mann mehr an sich heran. Leyla und Altay führen eine Scheinehe, um ihre Familien ruhigzustellen. Als die beiden in Berlin von vorne anfangen, tritt Jonoun in ihr Leben. Jonoun ist chaotisch, verfressen und unberechenbar. Und sie liebt Leyla. Aber das kann Altay nicht zulassen.

The New World Order is at hand. Civilization has crumbled since the EMP thrust humanity back into the Stone Age, and dangerous factions now scavenge for scarce resources in this terrifying new world. Austin Merryman wonders what the future holds for his teenage daughter, and if the madness surrounding them is even worth surviving. For now, the group is safe in his brother’s prepper house nestled in the Rockies. But the calm can’t last forever. With 16 people crammed together in the tiny mountain home, tensions are bound to erupt.

When an EMP shuts down power worldwide, food factory worker Melanie and her best friend Lizzy must embark on a dangerous journey to reunite with Melanie's husband and daughter. But to earn a spot for her family in a secure fortress for the future, she agrees to help her boss find his own son first. And it quickly becomes clear she may have made a deal with the devil himself. Meanwhile, her husband, Mark, vows to do whatever he can to protect their daughter, Shona. There’s no way to turn the power back on, and their hometown of Knoxville is quickly descending into chaos.

Isabel Allendes neuer Roman über ein Leben zwischen Bürgerkrieg, Flucht und Putsch in Chile. Fast ein ganzes Leben - das erzählt dieser Roman, den weiten Weg des Arztes Víctor Dalmau, und zwar vor einer üppigen zeitgeschichtlichen Kulisse, ausgehend vom Spanien der Bürgerkriegsjahre, Flucht über Frankreich und mit Pablo Nerudas Winnipeg nach Chile, die Pinochet-Jahre und die Zeit danach. Es geht um Geschichte als Menschheitsschicksal und als persönliche Tragödie, es geht um Vertreibung, Flucht, Exil und die Unmöglichkeit, an einem Ort dauerhaft anzukommen.

Greg Healy isn’t fooled - this hunting trip is designed to get Greg and his father to end their feud. Not even Greg’s teenage daughter or his father’s hunting buddies along for the ride will be enough of a buffer to heal the rift of long-standing resentments. They've barely been dropped off in the remote Canadian wilderness when they discover their new equipment is dead with no explanation. Now they’ll have to rely on each other and resort to Old West ingenuity to find their way home - before the hunter becomes the hunted.

Emily Rosen lives in a military camp at Grand Central Station, where women sell their bodies to soldiers for extra rations. When she discovers a dark secret - that America is rebuilding outside of New York City, and everything the city's refugees have been told is a lie - she escapes, the soldiers hot on her heels... But Christopher Mason, a convict who broke out of prison after the Pulse, finds Emily first.

Auftakt der Trilogie von drei Frauen über drei Generationen. Mathilde, eine junge Elsässerin, verliebt sich am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Amine Belhaj, einen marokkanischen Offizier im Dienst der französischen Armee. Die beiden heiraten und lassen sich auf einem abgelegenen Hof am Fuß des Atlas-Gebirges nieder. Voller Freiheitsdrang hatte sie den Aufbruch in ein neues, unbekanntes Leben gewagt und muss doch bald ernüchternde Erfahrungen machen.

The world has no shortage of moral ambiguity, especially in the emergency room. In Pulse, Dr. Jackson is an emergency room physician who seems to have the big house, beautiful wife, and an impeccable reputation as one of the most respected emergency physicians in Dallas. As the layers get peeled back, Dr. Jackson's life isn't so perfect after all. Filled with unique twists, complex medical cases, personal issues, and even a chess game, Pulse proves that there is always more to the story!

Anfang 1945 muss die zwölfjährige Luisa Norff mit ihrer Mutter und der älteren Schwester aus dem bombardierten Kiel aufs Land fliehen. Das Gut ihres Schwagers Vinzent, eines SS-Offiziers, wird ein unverhoffter Raum der Freiheit: Kein Unterricht mehr, und während alliierte Bomber ostwärts fliegen und immer mehr Flüchtlinge eintreffen, streift die Verträumte durch die Wälder und versucht das Leben diesseits der Brände zu verstehen: Was ist das für eine Beunruhigung, wenn sie den jungen Melker Walter sieht, wer sind die Gefangenen am Klostersee?

Jede der vier radikal unterschiedlichen Töchter von Marilyn und David treibt die Angst um, niemals so glücklich zu werden wie ihre Eltern. Während Wendy, früh verwitwet, sich mit Alkohol und jüngeren Männern tröstet, schlägt sich Liza mit einer ungewollten Schwangerschaft herum. Grace, das Nesthäkchen, gerät in einen Strudel aus Lügen, nur um die Anerkennung der Eltern zu bewahren. Und Violet, eigentlich erfolgreiche Anwältin, wird mit dem dunkelsten Kapitel ihrer Vergangenheit konfrontiert, als Jonah auftaucht - der Sohn, den sie vor 15 Jahren zur Adoption freigegeben hat.

Kris Kringle has awakened from his yearly slumber. What has passed by for him in the blink of an eye has been a year-long struggle for survival in the world of man as a plague tears through the masses turning everyday people into flesh-eating fiends. Santa has one night: one night to make a difference, one night to help man turn the tide against the undead. Will he succeed?

Das Lieblingsbuch des französischen Buchhandels - ausgezeichnet mit dem französischen Publikumspreis als "Bestes Buch des Jahres". Eine warmherzige Vater-Tochter-Geschichte über das Abschiednehmen und den Versuch einer späten Versöhnung. "Die Reusen einholen" - das wären die Worte ihres Vaters gewesen, denkt Anne, als sie im Krankenhaus von Poissy steht und mit ihrem Bruder die Habseligkeiten des Verstorbenen zusammenpackt.