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Carl has woken up from a stroke to find himself in a facility meant to take care of him. However, there is something sinister behind the otherwise helpful facade. Can Carl survive the nightly events the haunt him and drain him of his very essence? Or will he be trapped forever with the Shadow People?

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.

مثل إيكاروس" الرواية التي تنتزعك من الواقع لتذوب فيها وتتوحد معها...فمنذ الوهلة الأولى يجتذبك العنوان لتتساءل من هو إيكاروس؟؟ ثم تبدأ بالبحث وتعرف الكثير عن إيكاروس واقترابه بجناحين من الشمع من الشمس ثم ذوبان تلك الاجنحة وسقوطه وموته غريقًا وسط محيط ثائر..

1984 centers on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of persons and behaviors within society. Orwell modeled the totalitarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within politics and the ways in which they are manipulated. The story takes place in an imagined future, the year 1984 when much of the world has fallen victim to perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance, historical negationism, and propaganda.

1984 centers on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of persons and behaviors within society. Orwell modeled the totalitarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within politics and the ways in which they are manipulated. The story takes place in an imagined future, the year 1984 when much of the world has fallen victim to perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance, historical negationism, and propaganda.

The worldwide pandemic and lock-downs have become far worse than anyone could have possibly imagined. Mark and Lamai have been contacted by Uli, a wealthy old friend that is dying of cancer that owns a Tall Sailing Ship in Hamburg, Germany. Uli tells them he has an escape plan, and to watch the 2013 sci-fi movie Elysium, where most of the elites have residences, advanced technology, no sickness or disease, and even healing pods like in the movie. Uli believes it is not up in space, but most likely a small continent or group of islands in the South Pacific, or even beyond Antarctica.

Surviving the first days of the apocalypse, William is a wreck and hiding in an attic. The daily acid storms, floating elementals, and bizarre mutated animals are the least of his problems. The reality-warping apocalypse has rules and a system much like those in video games. To survive, he must learn how the new uncooperative system works, choose a class without any real knowledge of what it does and create a place safe from the spawning horrors.

Tessa had it all. In the utopian world of New Pangaea, she was destined for a life of privilege, power, and entitlement. Instead, success went to her head; she became unbearably haughty and arrogant and mistreated everyone around her. Despised by all, she had no loyal friends.

When Horatio Billings returned from a trip, and first met Penny, she was sitting behind his receptionist/paralegal’s desk in his office. He had absolutely no idea why she was there instead of his girlfriend who was also his current receptionist/paralegal.

Two teams of pipe-hitting special-operations Marines. A tribe knit tight as steel cable. One Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman, struggling to find his place and keep the others alive. And everything at the end of the world exploding spectacularly at all times...

Spannend, informativ und absolut furchterregend. Der Thriller zur Klimakrise von Bestseller-Autor Andreas Brandhorst. Es hätte alles so schön werden können. Durch die Förderung regenerativer Energiequellen und den Einsatz neuer Technologien zeichnet sich eine Lösung der Klimakrise bereits am Horizont ab. Doch dann macht die Meeresbiologin Laura Lombardi eine beunruhigende Entdeckung: Das Plankton in den Weltmeeren, das für einen großen Teil der globalen Sauerstoffproduktion verantwortlich ist, verliert die Fähigkeit zur Fotosynthese.

John Beck cannot rest. His longtime friend and compatriot is in trouble half a continent away in a decaying metropolis under authoritarian rule. He must leave the safety and comfort of his new rural life and repay old debts. He and those closest to him will either succeed or they will die trying.

Having survived a terrific plane crash, Lt. Erik von Mendelsohn is forced to endure the terrors of a primitive world. Now lost in the fastness of an African jungle, he has no idea where lay the lines of friendly forces he was trying to reach before flying off course after his compass malfunctioned.

The life of Marcus Johnson was simple and honorable. A United States Marine Lance Corporal with aspirations for the future. This is all changed when one simple mission turns into a slaughter.

Příběh odehrávající se v Anglii na konci 19. století barvitě líčí invazi Marťanů na Zemi a popisuje bezmocnost pozemšťanů, neschopných boje s vyspělou marťanskou technikou. Kruté bytosti z vesmíru v pravidelných intervalech ničí všechno živé a do myslí pozemšťanů se vkrádá beznaděj nad neutěšeným stavem. Jak to všechno dopadne? A mají Marťané nějakou slabinu? Existuje na Zemi něco, s čím při plánování invaze nepočítali?!? Byť tento vědeckofantastický román poprvé vyšel už v roce 1898, dodnes fascinuje čtenáře po celém světě svým realistickým popisem invaze mimozemšťanů z Marsu do Anglie.

The sixth novel in the EMP series, Jeb and Sophie have finally made peace with the return of "civilization" and are living the perfect life spent between the beach and the new farm with their children. But "civilization" once again crashes into their lives. Battle lines are being drawn and the family is forced to choose a side. Will they be forced to once again pack up and start over, or will they fight for their new home? What will be lost in the fight?

For Daniel, a zombie apocalypse couldn’t have happened at a worse time. If he’d been back at the farm, he might have stood a better chance than most. Instead, Daniel woke up in a distant hotel room armed with nothing but a hangover.

Estamos en el año 2975 de nuestra era y en la tierra conviven humanos y androides dotados de una tecnología increíblemente desarrollada. Han desaparecido los estados, las armas y en la sociedad imperan en el conocimiento y la fe. Se hacen viajes al espacio a la velocidad de la luz y como algo habitual se visitan planetas, estrellas, luceros y galaxias cercanas y se recogen minerales de lugares recónditos del espacio.

Jane Pearson is camping with her husband Leo and their five-year-old son Benjamin, deep in the California woods on an evening in late August. At the moment that she drifts to sleep outside the tent where Leo and Benjamin are preparing for bed, every single person with a Y chromosome vanishes from the world, disappearing from operating theatres mid-surgery, from behind the wheels of cars, from arguments and acts of love. Children, adults, even fetuses are gone in an instant. Leo and Benjamin are gone. No one knows why, how, or where.

Follow two young sisters on a harrowing journey through Las Vegas in a British double decker bus while giant, decaying, advertising signs walk among the hotels and casinos, and horrific gangs force the end of civilization.