Títulos em Ficção sobre Desastres

Em meio a uma onda de calor devastadora e a uma greve de ônibus que paralisa a cidade, três amigos se reencontram em Porto Alegre. No final dos anos 1990, eles haviam incendiado a internet com o Orangotango, um fanzine digital que se tornou cultuado em todo o Brasil. Agora, quase duas décadas depois, a morte do quarto integrante do grupo vai reaproximar Aurora, cientista e pesquisadora vivendo uma pequena guerra acadêmica, Antero, artista de vanguarda convertido em publicitário, e Emiliano, jornalista que tem uma difícil tarefa pela frente.

When an EMP attack wipes out the grid, Audrey Perry’s quiet life shatters. Desperate to save her injured nephew, she ventures into a city spiraling into chaos, only to bring danger back home. As violence erupts and neighbors turn ruthless, Audrey must defend her family and their farm at all costs. In a world without power, survival means making impossible choices and sacrifices.

The forest was supposed to be a refuge. But when the Wellspring cult discovers their hidden cabin—and brings armed allies with them—Hazel, Caleb, and their found family are forced to make a devastating choice: abandon their sanctuary or be destroyed. On the run once again, hunted through a toxic wilderness, the group is exhausted, fractured, and running out of water. Their only lead is a trail of cult "waystations" that might hold the key to survival... or a trap waiting to snap shut.

Gregor Samsa, a seemingly average salesman and cloth merchant, awakes one morning to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. Trapped inside his new grotesque form, Gregor struggles to hold down his job and maintain his place in the family who become increasingly wary of him, frightful of his new body. Soon Gregor is unable to communicate at all, and becomes fearful he will forget his human side altogether.

Шахрияр, недавний аспирант и отец девятилетней Анны, должен по истечении срока визы покинуть США и вернуться в Бангладеш. В последние недели, проведенные вместе, отец рассказывает дочери историю своей страны, переплетая ее семейными преданиями. Перед глазами девочки оживают картины: трагедия рыбацкой деревушки на берегу Бенгальского залива, сметенной с лица земли ураганом ужасающей силы… судьба японского летчика, чей самолет был сбит в тех местах во время Второй мировой… и отчаяние семейной пары из Калькутты, которой пришлось, бросив все, бежать в Восточный Пакистан после раздела Индии.

When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-driving cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course. The passengers are: a TV star, a pregnant young woman, a disabled war hero, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an undocumented immigrant, a husband and wife - and parents of two - who are travelling in separate vehicles and a suicidal man. Now the public have to judge who should survive but are the passengers all that they first seem?

Dr. Duke Mercer and the battered scientists of CalVO brace themselves, their ranks now bolstered by his daughter, Sloan, fresh from the cataclysmic collapse of Hawaii. As four active Hawaiian volcanoes rage, the Pacific Rim shudders, building to a terrifying crescendo with the awakening of the colossal Axial Seamount and an apocalyptic chain reaction across the Ring of Fire.

Weeks after escaping the toxic collapse of civilization, Hazel and her found family are holding on by grit and ingenuity. Bash’s remote cabin offers a fragile refuge—and the last clean water they can find. But even deep in the Oregon wilderness, safety is an illusion.

Nobody goes to sleep thinking it's their last day of normalcy. But what if it was? When the power goes out on Christmas Day, everyone thinks it's temporary. A storm, a car accident, human error. When it shows no signs of returning and society as they know it starts collapsing all around them, six strangers embark on a quest for survival. For Naveed, Tim, Luz, Jquan, Minh, and Shanice, the world may have stopped, but their lives have only just begun.

In an instant, the world changed. A catastrophic solar storm wipes out power, plunging the country into chaos. No phones. No help. No second chances. Now, survival is the only law. Lance races across a ruined America to reach his injured father. Sophie seizes her one shot at escape after years of captivity. They find each other. But survival comes at a cost. From isolated farms to lawless towns, corporate conspiracies and violent gangs tighten their grip. Trust is rare. Alliances crumble. Threats skyrocket—from the smallest act of betrayal to the deadliest showdown.

Rushing back from the NRU, Megan, Wyatt and their party arrive to find anything but a warm welcome. Their home has been compromised by rogue soldier Neil Spraggat and a small army of men who are using the lodge as a base for a deadly operation. To make matters worse, during the takeover of the lodge Megan’s daughter Caitlin and Wyatt’s mother Rosie were forced to take shelter in the root cellar to avoid capture.

Este livro, publicado originalmente em 2009, é o testemunho de uma tragédia de proporções impensadas: hospedado em um resort de luxo no Sri Lanka com sua então esposa e seus respectivos filhos, Emmanuel Carrère vê os efeitos devastadores do tsunami que varre a região no final de 2004. Mas este não é um livro sobre a devastação e a ruína. Pelo contrário, pois as pessoas deste relato, pessoas de carne e osso, com suas pequenas e grandes lutas, recusam-se a permanecer no abismo.

A breathtaking debut novel about survival, hope, and second chances in an Asian American community in Massachusetts, when a false missile throws the residents' lives into chaos. On an otherwise unremarkable morning, the residents of a small town in Massachusetts all receive the same alert...

Megan Wolford knows surviving this new post-EMP world means facing ever-changing threats. It has been months since Wyatt’s brother Jack was killed, and his newborn son shows signs of an illness no one at the lodge can cure.

For Hazel Northrup, it’s the day she escapes the only world she’s ever known—a fanatical water-worshipping cult deep in the Oregon wilderness. With her little brother in tow, she flees into a dying world, vowing to keep him safe from both the toxic wasteland and the ruthless men hunting them. Miles away, a remote research team discovers something far worse than silence: water that kills. Stranded and grieving, scientist Emily, survivalist Bash, and their last remaining colleague make a desperate bid to escape the forest—only to collide with Hazel and Caleb.

When a devastating EMP strike wipes out the world’s power grids, society plunges into chaos and lawlessness. Sally Long must navigate a world without electricity, communication, or safety as violence and desperation spread. With danger lurking around every corner and the loss of her best friend haunting her, survival becomes her only goal.

When an EMP hits, Mark must lead his wife from a lawless city to find their missing daughter. With no power or communication, danger is everywhere. Their only hope: Mark’s estranged brother and his secret off-grid homestead.

When a solar event plunges the world into darkness, Diana Vance faces a deadly journey through a frozen wasteland. Armed with her late father’s survival skills, she battles the elements and humanity's worst instincts to find her friends. As the cold grows harsher and trust becomes dangerous, survival demands everything she has.

Megan Wolford has finally found herself a family she and her young daughter can rely on in these terrifying times. Their group is small, but they trust each other with their lives—and Wyatt is showing her day by day how to love again. With a long winter looming, they’ll have to hunker down in the lodge in order to survive, but there are deadlier threats to their safety than harsh conditions.

In the post-apocalyptic aftermath, Megan Wolford is settling in with her makeshift family at the safe haven of their lodge. Despite her growing feelings for Wyatt Morris, the leader of the group, she still feels most secure on her own. But when she becomes separated from her beloved daughter Caitlin in a storm, Megan is in danger of losing the one thing keeping her fighting to stay alive. Injured and desperate, she must fight every instinct within her to rely on the others for help when they find evidence that Caitlin has been kidnapped.