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The Midnight Library: A Novel

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Suicide is a difficult subject to tackle, but Matt Haig does it brilliantly and sensitively in this book. His language is simple but efficient. The text seeps beneath the skin, and tugs at every emotion. I cried lots. – Amazon Review

The Midnight Library: A Novel 

 

The New York Times bestselling WORLDWIDE phenomenon

Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction | A Good Morning America Book Club Pick | Independent (London) Ten Best Books of the Year

“A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits.”—The Washington Post

The dazzling reader-favorite about the choices that go into a life well lived, from the acclaimed author of How To Stop Time and The Comfort Book.

Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?

In The Midnight Library, Matt Haig’s enchanting blockbuster novel, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place.

 

 

About the Author

Matt Haig is the number one bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive, Notes on a Nervous Planet and six highly acclaimed novels for adults, including How to Stop Time, The Humans and The Radleys. His latest novel is The Midnight Library and the audiobook edition is read by Carey Mulligan. Haig also writes award-winning books for children, including A Boy Called Christmas, which is being made into a feature film with an all-star cast. He has sold more than a million books in the UK and his work has been translated into over forty languages.

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Invasion: Zombie Apocalypse

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I enjoyed this book right from the start. A lot like many Zombie books however,he had his own way of expressing situations and felt pity and empathy for these poor souls.It wasn’t justn shot em up and get it over with it was speculative and thoughtful. At every turn he could forget about the people he was helping but he wouldn’t just leave them alone to there situations. I truly enjoyed this book and it proves even Zombie hunters have a heart.
Hope you enjoy it also. – Amazon Review

Invasion: Zombie Apocalypse
(THEM Post-Apocalyptic Series Book 1)

 

The action-packed first novel in M.D. Massey’s THEM Zombie Apocalypse Series!
When a surprise nuclear attack forces Aidan from hiding, he finds the world to be a much different and more deadly place. Now he’ll traverse a post-apocalyptic landscape populated by violent redneck looters, rogue military factions, and an army of hungry undead…

Invasion: Zombie Apocalypse

THEM Post-Apocalyptic Series, Book One

After two combat tours in the Middle East, Aidan Sullivan just wants to be left alone on his family’s ranch in the Texas Hill Country.

But when the bombs fall and the dead walk, Aidan risks life and limb to rescue his aging parents from the zombie horde. To save them, he’ll traverse half the state of Texas while fighting rogue military units, violent redneck looters, and thousands of walking dead.

The question is, can he make it there in time? Only one thing’s for sure—this Ranger will complete the mission, or he’ll die trying!

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Invasion: Zombie Apocalypse is a fresh take on the end of the world as we know it, military zombie apocalypse, SHTF fiction at its gory best. Get your copy today and discover the twisted, dystopian, post-apocalyptic world of Scratch Sullivan and THEM.

 

 

About the Author

M.D. Massey describes himself as the prototypical INTJ. He’s been a combat medic, an emergency room technician, a fitness trainer, a truck driver, a martial arts instructor, a cook, a business consultant, a web designer, and a security professional.

If there’s one thing readers say about his novels, it’s that Massey makes the fantastic seem real. His eclectic background provides him with a rich tapestry of experiences to draw on when crafting fiction, as evidenced by the believable worlds and relatable characters he creates.

M.D. Massey lives in Austin, Texas with his family and a huge American Bulldog that keeps him company while he writes. When he’s not in his office or at the local coffee shop writing, you can find him in his garage pummeling inanimate objects, or knife fighting with his friends. If you’d like to find out more about his work and get a FREE book, visit his website at MDMassey.com.

Extinction Horizon

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The #1 bestselling and #1 top-rated science fiction adventure that readers around the world are hailing as one of the best thrillers of the year! A semi-finalist in the 2015 Goodreads choice awards for best horror novel. 

Extinction Horizon (The Extinction Cycle Book 1)
Extinction Horizon (The Extinction Cycle Book 1)

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Winter World

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Editors’ pick: Riddle excels in mixing speculative technology with crises that resonate today, and the oft-mentioned comparisons to Michael Crichton are well-earned.”—Adrian Liang, Amazon Editor

Winter World
(The Long Winter Trilogy Book 1)

 

A new ice age…
and a shocking discovery…
will change humanity forever.

From the Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author with over FOUR MILLION COPIES sold worldwide comes an epic novel with an unforgettable twist.

* Longlisted for the Wilbur Smith Award for best published novel. *

In the near future, a new ice age has begun.

Humanity stands on the brink of extinction.

Desperate for answers, scientists send probes into the solar system to take readings. Near Mars, they identify a mysterious object moving toward the Sun. Is it the cause of the ice age? Or could it be humanity’s only hope of survival?

With time running out, NASA launches a mission to make contact. But the object isn’t what anyone thought. In the dark of space, alone, the team makes a discovery that will change the course of human history—and possibly end it.

Filled with real science and fascinating details, Winter World is that unique blend of fact and fiction that could completely change how you see our planet—and humanity’s future. For those intrepid souls starting this bestselling trilogy, be warned: you may well be up late into the night turning the pages.

Praise for A.G. Riddle

“…reads like a superior collaboration between Dan Brown and Michael Crichton.”
—The Guardian on Pandemic

“I finished the book fast because I just couldn’t wait…”
—WIRED GeekDad on Departure

“This is apocalyptic sci-fi at its best.”
—Daily Mail on The Solar War

An Extended Look at Winter World

Each month, Earth grows colder.

Snow falls in summer. Glaciers trample cities across North America, Europe, and Asia. The new ice age shows no signs of stopping.

Chaos erupts.

Around the world, people abandon their homes and flock to regions where they can survive. Nations prepare to go to war for the world’s last habitable zones.

Scientists search the cause of the new ice age. They send probes into the solar system to collect readings. Near Mars, a probe finds a mysterious object, drifting toward the Sun. Is it responsible for the new ice age? Or is it merely an observer? Or neither? Could it be a relic from a long-extinct civilization? One thing is certain: investigating the object is humanity’s best hope of survival.

As the ice age claims more lives and the world slides into anarchy, an international consortium launches a mission into space to make contact. But the first contact mission doesn’t go as planned. What the crew discovers out there is beyond anyone’s imagination.

Two members of the first contact mission may hold the keys to humanity’s salvation.

Dr. Emma Matthews is the commander aboard the International Space Station. For months, she has watched the world below freeze and civilization unravel. The headlines tell only half of the story. The messages from her sister tell the rest, of a world witnessing mass migrations, fighting for survival, struggling to provide a future for their children. When a catastrophe strikes the ISS, Emma faces her own fight for survival.

Dr. James Sinclair is one of the greatest scientists alive. A mind before his time. Years ago, he invented something with the potential to change the world—an invention that would upset the balance of power in the world forever. Fearing that change, his enemies sent him to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. But with humanity’s future at stake, NASA asks him to join the first contact mission. His expertise is vital to the mission’s success—and to saving Emma. With the clock ticking down to humanity’s final days on Earth, James makes a decision that will change his life forever and may determine the fate of the entire human race.

Available in Kindle eBook, Audible audiobook, print, and Kindle Unlimited.

 

 

About the Author

A.G. Riddle is the author of nine novels that have sold a combined four million copies worldwide. Several have been optioned for film.

For more, please visit: AGRiddle.com/bio

Yellowstone Survival: A Disaster Thriller

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As I mentioned in my review of the 1st book in the series of 4, they are all great reads – the author is great at depicting the scenes of destructions, along with the humanity (and inhumanity) of the people and his characters are outstanding, and very human. All his books are very readable and so very hard to put down!!! – Amazon Reviewer

Yellowstone Survival: A Disaster Thriller
(The Yellowstone Series Book 4) 

 

Our world has ended five times.
It’s been fried, and then frozen.
Gassed with poison; smothered with ash; and bombarded from space.
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.

The Yellowstone Series, a natural disaster thriller from international bestselling author, Bobby Akart, takes the reader on a thrill ride as a cataclysmic event of extinction level proportions ticks away like a time bomb, awaiting its moment. Millions of people visit the Yellowstone National Park every year blissfully unaware they are on top of the greatest killer man has ever known – the Yellowstone Supervolcano.

“Vintage Akart … he scares the wits into you, and then shows you how to survive the greatest threats to our existence.”

Mankind had lived in the very shadows of the Earth’s volcanoes for centuries. Even with advanced technology issuing warnings of the potentially catastrophic impact of volcanic activity, we built homes and businesses nearby; boarded tour buses to visit them; and failed to plan for the volcanic winter that necessarily resulted for the eruption of the largest among the – the Yellowstone Supervolcano.

Following the eruption of Yellowstone, resources were scarce and the battle for survival began as man faced off against man for water, food, and medical attention. If Earth’s greatest killer didn’t take your life directly, it did so indirectly through starvation and dehydration.

“No one, and I mean NO ONE, does it better! Mr. Akart knows how to write a thriller that is too realistic for comfort.”

Those who remained fought amongst themselves to survive.

Know this. The eruption of the Yellowstone Supervolcano will be more than a spectacle to grab our attention. It will be the end of the world as we know it.

ABOUT THE YELLOWSTONE SERIES

Volcanoes are the Earth’s way of letting off steam. While most people look at volcanic eruptions as natural disasters, the fact of the matter is, without them, the Earth would explode. Deep beneath the surface of the planet, excess heat builds up, finding a way to vent. Like an overcrowded bus on a hot summer day, the overheated magma stews in its own madness, allowing pent-up frustrations to boil over, until it releases its fury – its HELLFIRE – upon the world above.

Yellowstone is the most potentially explosive, violent, deadly, active volcano on our planet and scientists agree, a catastrophic eruption is inevitable. Yellowstone is extraordinary in its potential and is quite simply, Earth’s greatest killer. You’ve been warned.

BOOKS IN THE YELLOWSTONE SERIES

Book One: Hellfire
Book Two: Inferno
Book Three: Fallout
Book Four: Survival

 

 

About the Author

Bobby Akart delivers up-all-night thrillers to readers in 245 countries and territories worldwide. He has sold over one million books in all formats, which includes over forty international bestsellers, in nearly fifty fiction and nonfiction genres.

He has been ranked on Amazon Charts as the #1 bestselling author in science fiction and thriller genres. He’s also been named an Amazon Kindle All Star. He has been ranked as high as #25 on Amazon Charts list of best selling authors and his novel, Yellowstone Hellfire, was ranked in the Top 25 most sold books on Amazon on multiple occasions.

Bobby is a retired attorney and now full-time author living in Georgia with his wife and two English Bulldogs. He has over sixty novels available on Amazon. For more information and social media contacts, visit www.BobbyAkart.com.

WORKS OF AUTHOR BOBBY AKART

Perfect Storm, a disaster thriller (Coming February 2022)

Texas Forever trilogy (Coming September 2021)

Black Gold
Black Days
Black Flags

Nuclear Winter Series

First Strike
Armageddon
Whiteout
Devil Storm
Desolation

New Madrid Earthquake, a disaster thriller

Odessa, a Gunner Fox trilogy

Reborn
Rising
Strikes

The Virus Hunters Trilogy

Virus Hunters 1
Virus Hunters 2
Virus Hunters 3

The Geostorm Series

The Shift
The Pulse
The Collapse
The Flood
The Tempest
The Pioneers

Asteroid, a Gunner Fox trilogy

Discovery
Diversion
Destruction

The Doomsday Series

Apocalypse
Haven
Anarchy
Minutemen
Civil War

The Yellowstone Series

Hellfire
Inferno
Fallout
Survival

The Lone Star Series:

Axis of Evil
Beyond Borders
Lines in the Sand
Texas Strong
Fifth Column
Suicide Six

The Pandemic Series:

Beginnings
The Innocents
Level 6
Quietus

The Blackout Series:

36 Hours
Zero Hour
Turning Point
Shiloh Ranch
Hornet’s Nest
Devil’s Homecoming

The Boston Brahmin Series:

The Loyal Nine
Cyber Attack
Martial Law
False Flag
The Mechanics
Choose Freedom
Patriot’s Farewell
Black Friday
Seeds of Liberty (Companion Guide)

The Prepping for Tomorrow series (non-fiction):

Cyber Warfare
EMP: Electromagnetic Pulse
Economic Collapse