Edge Of Valor by Kyla Stone

 

Edge Of Valor by Kyla Stone-386 pages

Edge Of Collapse Series #7 (Final)

The final battle for Fall Creek looms......and not everyone will make it out alive.
With enemies closing in on every side, the survivors of Fall Creek find themselves facing impossible odds.

Do they flee for their lives? Or do they defend their town and risk losing it all? Some things are worth fighting for, dying for.  Liam has trained them all very well, but will it be good enough?

I was happy with the finale, sad at some who were lost.  She wrapped it all up very nicely.  I highly recommend this series.

Edge Of Survival by Kyla Stone

 

Edge Of Survival by Kyla Stone-396 pages

Edge Of Collapse Series #6

Three months after an EMP attack destroys the U.S. power grid, starvation, disease, and the brutal cold have killed millions. With the end of winter finally in sight, the town balances on the edge of collapse.

They have suffered and sacrificed. But to forge a future worth living, they will have to face the darkness within themselves. Who will survive?  Who will prove themselves a hero?  Who will be shamed?

LOVE this series.  Unbelievable what these people go up against.  Hopefully we will all have a Liam in our life if the world ever comes to this!

Edge Of Defiance by Kyla Stone

 

Edge Of Defiance by Kyla Stone-378 pages

Edge Of Collapse Series #5

Weeks after an EMP attack devastates the United States, the country is falling apart. Hannah, Liam, and the others have survived the brutal cold and violent adversaries, but the threat has never been greater.

Enemies from within have taken control of the town--including what little remains of the food. On the verge of starvation, and with Michigan still locked in a brutal winter, the townspeople are faced with a desperate choice.

LOVE this series...

Edge Of Anarchy by Kyla Stone

 

Edge Of Anarchy by Kyla Stone-340 pages

Edge Of Collapse Series #4

Three weeks after the nation's power grid goes down, chaos reigns. Food supplies have dried up. Fuel is running low. And the bleak, brutal winter is relentless.

Fall Creek has forged a shaky peace, but the cost for safety proves higher than some are willing to pay. The town is a powder keg waiting to explode.

For Hannah, home is finally within reach. But it won't be anything like she expected.  Will her son Milo even remember her?

When the country goes dark, ordinary people find themselves facing the end of the world as they know it. With society collapsing before their eyes, they'll have to risk everything to protect their home and the people they love.

Edge Of Darkness by Kyla Stone

 

Edge Of Darkness by Kyla Stone-347 pages

Edge Of Collapse Series #3

Liam and Hannah continue their dangerous journey home. Ghost who is Hannah's dog and ultimate protector is always by her side.  But they're hunted by a deadly adversary who won't ever give up. Back home, Noah fights to protect both his son and the town of Juniper Springs, though someone is sabotaging his efforts.

Love the character development.  Excellent series.

Edge of Madness by Kyla Stone

 

 

Edge of Madness by Kyla Stone-311 pages

Edge of Collapse Series #2

On the five-year anniversary of his wife Hannah's disappearance, small-town deputy Noah  takes his young son Milo to a local ski resort for some much needed father-son time. In a blink, the power grid goes out. So do the resort's brand new generators. Noah and Milo find themselves trapped on a chairlift thirty feet above the ground.
 
Help is not on the way. Night is coming, and with it the killing cold. Getting down before hypothermia sets in is only the beginning. When an impending blizzard cuts off the town from the rest of civilization, it'll take everything Noah has to keep his family and friends alive. The only things more dangerous than mother nature's wrath are the desperate people willing to do anything to survive.

Continuing to LOVE this series...highly recommended!

 

Edge Of Collapse by Kyla Stone

 

Edge Of Collapse by Kyla Stone-314 pages

Edge of Collapse Series #1

In the dead of winter, an EMP attack destroys the U.S. power grid. No electricity. No cars or phones. The country is plunged into instant chaos.

But for Hannah, it's the best day of her life. For the last five years, she's been the captive of a sadistic psychopath--until the EMP releases the lock of her prison. Battered but not broken, she emerges from her underground cell into a hostile winter wilderness with nothing but her determination to survive.

Reclusive ex-soldier Liam is headed nowhere fast. He believed he was prepared for any disaster, until the EMP took everything he'd ever cared about in a matter of seconds.  By a twist of fate Liam finds Hannah near death in the forest. Two hundred frozen, perilous miles stand between them and their destination in rural Michigan. But the killing cold isn't the only threat, for Hannah's captor isn't about to let her go...

Edge of your seat suspense...LOVED it.

Chaos Rising by Kyla Stone

 

Chaos Rising by Kyla Stone-110 pages

Prequel to the Edge of Collapse Series

Reclusive former soldier Liam doesn't want to be anywhere near bustling downtown Chicago the day before Christmas. But his twin brother and his pregnant sister-in-law need him, so he makes the trip.

But mere minutes after leaving O'Hare, their car crashes, along with hundreds of other vehicles. When Liam's phone stops working, he begins to suspect something more sinister than a local power outage. But before he can react, the first plane falls from the sky.

I LOVED this series.  Really gets you thinking about what you would have to do to survive if everything electronic no longer worked. 

Point of Impact by Kyla Stone

 

Point of Impact by Kyla Stone-219 pages

Nuclear Dawn Series-Book 1. 

 In a matter of seconds, thirteen American cities are devastated by nuclear bombs. Entire cities are hot zones. Millions flee the destruction as the lethal fallout descends.

 

Surviving the blast is only the beginning...
Dakota Sloane, a tough-as-nails former foster kid, has spent her life running from the past. Logan Garcia, a man haunted by secrets, has only one to drink himself into oblivion.
 
They're two strangers in a bar, until the news reports nuclear bombs in New York City and D.C. Fearing Miami may be next, Dakota's first thought is to grab her little sister and get the heck out of Dodge.
 
Then everything explodes. As buildings collapse and fires rage, utter chaos erupts. Trapped in the burning city, Logan and Dakota have less than ten minutes to seek shelter before the fallout descends.
 
But Dakota's sister is still out there. To rescue her, Dakota will need Logan's help, but can she trust him? And how far is she willing to go to save the only family she has left?
 
An apocalyptic survival thriller that explores what could happen if terrorists successfully executed a coordinated nuclear attack the US, told from the perspectives of regular people determined to survive. Made up of complex characters and excellent writing.  I enjoyed this series very much.


 

 

 

 

The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

 

The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey - 448 pages

This is an excellent dystopian post apocalyptic story set in England shedding light on modern society the best manner of science fiction.  The interpersonal relationships feel very real in a very unreal situation and the horror creeps up on you in the best possible way.  It does involve a deadly virus that devastates the world so if your headspace isn't there right now, put it on your To Read list for better times.   

I discovered its also been adapted by the author into a feature film that came out in 2016 so I'm off to find that too.  

Bones of Faerie Trilogy by Janni Lee Simner

 

1) Bones of Faerie - 256 pages

2) Faerie Winter - 307 pages

3) Faerie After - 297 pages

15 year old Liza lives in a post-apocalyptic St. Louis area devastated by the aftermath of a war between humanity and faerie.  Magic slipped over into the human world as a consequence so now even the trees move with malicious intent and the world of faerie is believed to have been destroyed.  When Liza discovers that the magic has creeped into her as well giving her visions of the past and the future then she flees her isolated town and is set upon a path to find out the true nature of the world.  I very much enjoyed the world building and characters in this series.  The Arch even plays an integral role in Liza's quest!