Compiled by intrepid journalist Neve Pride, this archive of recordings spans the months after dragons emerged on earth, chronicling the communities that sprang up amid the destruction, the scientists, military leaders, and experts searching for a defense, and those steadfastly seeking the missing. Neve and her young daughter Bex travel among the wreckage speaking to those left behind and surviving, against all odds. Neve records everything for history, and in the hopes of locating a clue as to where the dragons came from and how one might stop them.

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

Annie has always had high hopes for her future. But the reality of her life just isn’t measuring up. She loves her fiancé, Greg–doesn’t she? She’s going to get her degree and open her own business–won’t she? Then, a strange old woman shows up outside her house, and she seems to know a lot about Annie. An awful lot. Annie could tell the old woman to get lost. Yet there’s something about her Annie just can’t shake. And what she learns could change her life forever–but is it the life she envisioned?

For some it’s an opportunity. For others it’s a moment to question their faith: In God, in science, in everything. Still others try to keep the world running in the face of absurdity and uncertainty. And then there are the billions looking to the sky and wondering how a thing that was always just there is now... something absolutely impossible.

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive - and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. But Mark isn't ready to give up yet.

Escaping San Antonio after a terrorist attack is not enough; survivors are forced to face the undead! After a horrendous death, the infected rise up to devour the living. The nightmare of late night television becomes reality across the Lone Star state within a week.Liz Jameson's every attempt, to find her children, is fruitless until a single clue of their survival is found. All the while, with her protectors, two Viet Nam Vets that did their best to locate the soldiers that rescued Liz's daughters eventually could only ensure her safe arrival to her father, William Edmonds, at his Pine ...

Steve Benson and Harry Walters were ready to race away from the burning compound with the rescued captives until suddenly, Harry saw movement at the side of one building. Harry slammed the truck into park and ran back to eliminate any escaping terrorists, only to find more survivors. He led the young girls to the overcrowded truck, where one of the older women drove a second truck to escape the flaming infected stumbling from the failing gates. The escape is just the beginning of a harrowing journey.Camp Verde was the picture of efficiency and organization for the survivors gathered by ...

Liz Jameson with the two Vietnam vets, Harry Walters, and John Tillman have failed in their search of Texas back roads for her children. Amid the mayhem of the human casualties, small pockets of humanity attempt to help with the quest, but in the end, Liz and the two vets are forced to give up the search and make their way to Pine Spring Canyon without her daughters. Matt Monroe and his cohorts struggle to supply the camp of survivors where they were they harbored a collection of women and children lost in the apocalypse. On a supply run, they rescue a foul-mouthed, gun-toting, woman truck ...

DEAD TEXAS ROADS is the 2nd book in the Torn Apart series and resumes the journey of several Texans face off against the living and the dead on the back roads of the state! Liz Jameson with the two Vietnam vets, Harry Walters and John Tilman continue searching the back roads of Texas for Liz's children. Amid the mayhem of the human casualties of the viral agent, there are small pockets of humanity that are still willing to help with the quest. Matt Monroe and his cohorts struggle to supply the Kerrville camp where they harbor women and children lost in the apocalypse. On a supply run, they ...

Annie Hamilton woke up to the blare of sirens and a neighbor pounding on her front door. She quickly realized the world had been reduced to chaos overnight. Millions of Americans had mysteriously died, and the survivors, mostly children, were left to fend for themselves. Annie brought the living to a local church and convinced them to flee the dangerous city as thugs and gangs took over the streets. With an HPD officer among the group of forty or so adults protecting eight-plus children, they gathered a variety of vehicles and supplies. What caused the mysterious deaths? Were the whispers ...