Títulos em Ficção sobre Desastres

This book takes you along on a journey with a group of friends as they learn to navigate a harrowing post-apocalyptic landscape. Four couples must band together for survival when a mysterious event threatens to destroy America’s power grid while simultaneously challenging its waning morality. Learn from their failures and successes as they travel, on foot, from Arizona to East Texas in an attempt to outpace societal collapse and the rapid rise of the depravity of man.

In the aftermath of an EMP that plunges the world into darkness, Susan will do anything to protect her younger brother, Ronnie. Battling through plane wreckage and chaos, their only hope lies in reaching a remote family cabin, but danger lurks at every turn. When they join forces with a former soldier on his own desperate search, the stakes rise as ruthless militias and a mysterious “safe haven” threaten everything. As trust fades and a dark truth comes to light, Susan must fight not just to survive, but to lead.

An EMP attack cripples the grid in seconds, leaving Bethany and Krystal trapped in Baja and hunted by cartel thugs. Hundreds of miles away, her husband Lucas begins a desperate journey on foot while their son Reuben escapes a burning city with his bandmates. With no power, no communication, and danger at every turn, each of them must fight to survive and find their way back to each other.

Nach einer globalen Katastrophe hat Hig noch drei Dinge, für die es sich zu leben lohnt: Seinen Hund Jasper, seinen aggressiven, aber hilfsbereiten Nachbarn, und seine Cessna. Solange er nur Kurzstrecken fliegt und Treibstoff spart, kommt er über die Runden. Doch eines Tages empfängt er eine Nachricht von einem anderen Piloten. Gibt es irgendwo dort draußen noch ein anderes, ein besseres Leben? Diese Frage lässt Hig nicht mehr los. Schließlich folgt er der Stimme aus seinem Funkgerät und fliegt los, obwohl er genau weiß, dass er nicht genug Treibstoff hat, um wieder nach Hause zurückzukehren.

Zombie pirates, living toys, medical equipment, and mannequins. These are just a few of the things that can tear you apart. Enjoy these stories and try not to disparage the things you see just because you don't think they're conscious. You could insult a psychopathic thing that you never expected would murder your family tonight.

Jack Tate and his team face a daunting mission: stop a ship from unleashing hordes of deadly Vix on a small town. The odds are stacking against them with one of their members is missing and time running out, the Grave Diggers are pulled into the middle of a deadly war and both sides are keeping a secret.

When an EMP cripples the nation, Charlie is one of the few prepared to survive. What would you risk to save your family? Former United States Department of Defense contractor Charlie Owens resigned from his position with the government to live a life off-grid. After building a cabin on a small island in the Pacific Northwest, the detonation of an EMP sets into motion a series of events that will test Charlie and his family in ways he never imagined.

Burning Hollow, Tennessee has always been a town divided. For a century, the powerful Bickmore and Banks families fought for control, creating generational wounds that never healed. When an EMP attack plunges America into chaos, that bitter feud ignites in unfathomable ways.

Luke just wanted to get away. What better place than a personal, secluded cabin in the woods to clear his mind? Besides, the quarantines were still in place, and the world wasn’t getting any better. Social media was abuzz with tales of an impending disaster, wars brewing overseas, and more. Then it happened. One of those apocalypse predictions turns out to be true: a massive solar flare shatters the power grid worldwide. Pressing on, Luke makes it to his cabin and discovers a woman already there....

A life of salvaging tech and fighting horrors in deep space has given him nerves of steel. But now, he's up against the toughest job of his life. On a frozen, not-quite-dead planet, a desperate salvage operation has gone wrong. Max, hired to investigate, travels to the distant world, but his ship is downed by an abandoned defense system.

Kevin Richardson never wanted to be his older brother’s keeper. Overshadowed by a deathbed promise to his father years earlier, he and a teammate rescue his addict brother and begin planning their escape from the Seattle area. But after a dark fleeting moment of temptation, Kevin learns he is not so perfect himself and chooses to live by an honor code in the chaotic world—no matter the price.

Severance braces for a catastrophic impact as a colossal storm churns menacingly in the Atlantic. Eden, a seasoned storm investigator with a global reputation, feels a gnawing uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach. Her extensive experience with unprecedented weather events tells her this could be a monstrous hurricane poised to strike. She comes together with friends, past and present, to determine the significance of the cyclone's track. They watch and pray, knowing the conditions are ripe for disaster.

With the Earth in ruins from three catastrophic impacts, surviving the fallout was only the beginning. Unleashed from its celestial vector, the Prometheus Pathogen ravages those left behind, revealing how controlling life and death is a trait that will always be a driving force. As science advances, so does the threat of wielding that power. Caught in the fight to access a potential cure, Kyle risks everything he has left to secure a future for his daughter, but the most lethal obstacles are those he can’t see coming. When lines are blurred, the way out may not always be straightforward.

After inspiring a revolution, Campbell must lead his followers into the wasteland to fight for self-determination. If they lose, they risk subjugation at the hands of ruthless oligarchs who control the flow of water, the availability of food, and the safety of shelter. If they win, their future in their hands. But who is it Campbell and his followers are truly fighting? Is the real enemy from within?

Als Marissa mit sechs Jahren ihre Mutter verliert, beschließt ihr Vater, ein Meeresbiologe, die Forschungsarbeit seiner Frau fortzuführen. Vater und Tochter gehen nach Thailand. Dort trifft sie Arielle, und eine geradezu märchenhafte Freundschaft entsteht. Gemeinsam entdecken die Mädchen die zerbrechlichen Wunder der Riffe, Wälder und Strände. Doch dann kommt eine riesige Welle, der Arielle nicht entkommen kann. Jahre später ist Marissa zurück in New York, orientierungslos und verfolgt von der Erinnerung an ihre Freundin, erneut bedroht durch eine Naturkatastrophe.

An EMP attack cripples the grid in seconds, leaving Bethany and Krystal trapped in Baja and hunted by cartel thugs. Hundreds of miles away, her husband Lucas begins a desperate journey on foot while their son Reuben escapes a burning city with his bandmates. With no power, no communication, and danger at every turn, each of them must fight to survive and find their way back to each other.

A massive EMP plunges Los Angeles into chaos. Trapped in a penthouse, Cassy must use her military training to protect her sister and survive fires, looters, and a city collapsing into darkness.

Stranded in a work camp in Jackson, Missouri, Dan faces down a dangerous dictator as Abby roams the streets alone, sinking deeper and deeper into darkness. Becca makes a dramatic decision to help her son, but her choice may doom them all to a fate worse than death. Meanwhile, Ozzy and Cormac spread their influence and the consequences may fully turn the tide in their favor, leaving the Porters forever changed.

En usædvanlig tør sommer udtørrer Thornfield-reservoiret, og frem dukker resterne af Hobb's End, den lille Yorkshirelandsby, der blev oversvømmet 60 år tidligere. Det samme gør skelettet af en brutalt myrdet kvinde, og kriminalkommissær Alan Banks må nu finde frem til en morder, der har undgået straf i over et halvt århundrede. I en tør tid udkom første gang i 1999 (og på dansk i 2003) og er nummer 10 i serien om kriminalkommissær Alan Banks.

In the rugged Colorado Rockies, three generations—grandfather Charlie, father Steven and grandson Jack—are on their yearly camping trip when they receive a mysterious text message from home warning of a strange catastrophe. With communications down and half of the country standing between them and home, every mile becomes a battle for survival and a race to get home before the world is swallowed by the mysterious new threat.