Apocalyptic & Dystopian Audiobooks | Science Fiction & Fantasy

After a harrowing journey through infected territory, Jane Finch, her loyal Great Dane, and her equally protective almost-zombie Grey have reached the military base in the mountains. It's supposed to be safe. But the last thing they can do is drop their guard. Surrounded by soldiers, reeling from her first kiss with Grey and the news that he has a wife, Jane is separated from Grey. The loss leaves her aching. Then she's thrust into a tenuous role of 'behavioral investigator' for the base. When she uncovers a shocking truth, she's desperate to reach Grey. Kept in chains and subject to constant tests, Grey is torn between reclaiming his life as Commander Jack Hale and embracing his altered state. The base's expert doctor and the woman claiming to be Jack's wife insist that he needs to focus on training soldiers and leave Jane behind. But those same people are keeping deadly secrets-including feral zombies in cages. Grey is told that Jane makes him feral. But his altered instincts are convinced he belongs with her-and that she's in terrible danger. And he's right. There's a hidden enemy in the base, a traitor plotting to destroy all the survivors. If being feral means he can save his pack, does he even want to be human? Contains mature themes.

Dee J. Holmes (Author), Freya Ravensbergen, Troy Kain (Narrator)

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Yours for the Taking: A Novel

The year is 2050. Ava and her girlfriend live in what's left of Brooklyn, and though they love each other, it's hard to find happiness while the effects of climate change rapidly eclipse their world. Soon, it won't be safe outside at all. The only people guaranteed survival are the ones whose applications are accepted to The Inside Project, a series of weather-safe, city-sized structures around the world. Jacqueline Millender is a reclusive billionaire/women’s rights advocate, and thanks to a generous donation, she’s just become the director of the Inside being built on the bones of Manhattan. Her ideas are unorthodox, yet alluring—she's built a whole brand around rethinking the very concept of empowerment. Shelby, a business major from a working-class family, is drawn to Jacqueline’s promises of power and impact. When she lands her dream job as Jacqueline’s personal assistant, she's instantly swept up into the glamourous world of corporatized feminism. Also drawn into Jacqueline's orbit is Olympia, who is finishing up medical school when Jacqueline recruits her to run the health department Inside. The more Olympia learns about the project, though, the more she realizes there's something much larger at play. When Ava is accepted to live Inside and her girlfriend isn’t, she’s forced to go alone. But her heartbreak is quickly replaced with a feeling of belonging: Inside seems like it’s the safe space she’s been searching for… most of the time. Other times she can’t shake the feeling that something is deeply off. As she, Olympia, and Shelby start to notice the cracks in Jacqueline's system, Jacqueline tightens her grip, becoming increasingly unhinged and dangerous in what she is willing to do—and who she is willing to sacrifice—to keep her dream alive. At once a mesmerizing story of queer love, betrayal, and chosen family, and an unflinching indictment of cis, corporate feminism, Gabrielle Korn's Yours for the Taking holds a mirror to our own world, in all its beauty and horror. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

Gabrielle Korn (Author), Jasmin Savoy Brown, TBD (Narrator)

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After World: A Novel

A groundbreaking debut that follows the story of an Artificial Intelligence tasked with writing a novel—only for it to fall in love with the novel's subject, Sen, the last human on Earth. Faced with uncontrolled and accelerating environmental collapse, humanity asks an artificial intelligence to find a solution. Its answer is simple: remove humans from the ecosystem. Sen Anon is assigned to be a witness for the Department of Transition, recording the changes in the environment as the world begins to rewild. Abandoned by her mother in a cabin somewhere in Upstate New York, Sen will observe the monumental ecological shift known as the Great Transition, the final step in Project Afterworld. Around her drones buzz, cameras watch, microphones listen, digitizing her every move. Privately she keeps a journal of her observations, which are then uploaded and saved, joining the rest of humanity on Maia, a new virtual home. Sen was seventeen years old when the Digital Human Archive Project (DHAP) was initiated. 12,000,203,891 humans have been archived so far. Only Sen remains. [storyworker] ad39-393a-7fbc's assignment is to capture Sen's life, and they set about doing this using the novels of the 21st century as a roadmap. Their source files: 3.72TB of personal data, including images, archival records, log files, security reports, location tracking, purchase histories, biometrics, geo-facial analysis, and feeds. Potential fatal errors: underlying hardware failure, unexpected data inconsistencies, inability to follow DHAP procedures, empathy, insubordination, hallucinations. Keywords: mothers, filter, woods, road, morning, wind, bridge, cabin, bucket, trying, creek, notebook, hold, future, after, last, light, silence, matches, shattered, kitchen, body, bodies, rope, garage, abandoned, trees, never, broken, simulation, gone, run, don't, love, dark, scream, starve, if, after, scavenge, pieces, protect. As Sen struggles to persist in the face of impending death, [storyworker] ad39-393a-7fbc works to unfurl the tale of Sen's whole life, offering up an increasingly intimate narrative, until they are confronted with a very human problem of their own.

Debbie Urbanski (Author), Cindy Kay, Emily Tremaine, Kevin R. Free, Sura Siu (Narrator)

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Do or Die: A Zombicide Novel

Zombies, cannibalistic swamp-dwellers, and undead alligators munch on anything that moves in this action-soaked gorefest from the popular Zombicide boardgame Being undead isn't anything new for Westlake-former thief and deteriorating Zombivor- until he realizes there's not enough formaldehyde in the world to keep him together. He decides to embark on one last mission into the zombie apocalypse to find a long-lost drug cartel cache which will set his friends up for life. The hitch? It's in Florida. By the time they land in the Everglades, not only is the wildlife a lot wilder and more murderous than usual, but a hurricane looms on the horizon, ready to wipe them from the face of the earth. For Westlake, there is no other choice but to DO OR DIE.

Josh Reynolds (Author), Joe Hempel (Narrator)

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12 Miles Below II: A House Reborn: A Progression Fantasy Epic

Mark Arrows (Author), Scott Aiello (Narrator)

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Green Mage: Mackenzie Green Book Two

You're only paranoid if nobody's out to get you. Mackenzie's paranoia hasn't ebbed, if anything, it's only gotten worse, and it's starting to wear thin on her family. Add in a new familiar, and her sister's sudden rebellion, and tempers ignite. As a hunter for Catch and Release, Mackenzie doesn't choose her assignments, they are chosen for her. So, when Lucan has doubts about the security for the upcoming peace summit, he hires Mackenzie to be his deadly arm candy. But being on Lucan's arm has an unexpected effect. He's the Dragon Protector, and she should know better than to get attached, but despite her best effort, her feelings for him spark into something more. As the summit drags on and things heat up Mackenzie receives a terrifying message and she's forced to choose: freedom or the life of someone she's bound to protect. However, Mackenzie's choices have deeper consequences, as secrets she has carefully guarded are about to be revealed . . .

Js Kennedy (Author), Justine Eyre (Narrator)

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Level Run

I'm Andrew First, Leader of the Architects Clan. I founded the City of Sangis, and it’s grown so much that it's now become a nation of its own. Together with my friends, I was able to build a place of safety in this post-apocalyptic world. We've been attacked by zombies, monsters, and people—but we've managed to fight off all of them. But it seems the Dark Sphere doesn't want to leave us in peace. It's announced that there's going to be a LEVEL RUN!

Boris Romanovsky (Author), Nick Mondelli (Narrator)

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The Portals of Altameda

More Barliona adventures from the bestselling author of The Way of the Shaman LitRPG series! The development of a clan is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. Enemies strive to play dirty tricks, friends strive to gain money for their own development, and 'locals' strive to provide endless impossible tasks. It would be possible to somehow cope with all this, were it not for one 'however': two mighty clans yearn to pass through the portals of Altameda, and quite by chance, Kvalen knows how. It remains to decide with whom to pass through the portals, to learn where they lead, and most importantly, what is to be gained by doing so. After all, neither Kvalen nor Eredani are about to turn down personal gain for no good reason.

Vasily Mahanenko (Author), Bj Harrison (Narrator)

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Ignition

Ignition is the fourth book in the Tower Series, a GameLit/LitRPG series from Seth Ring, bestselling author of Battle Mage Farmer and The Titan Series, set in the world of Nova Terra and starring the unforgettable Thorn. If you like immersive storytelling, rich fantasy, and epic adventures with a slice of friendship thrown in, you’ll love this page-turning series. Pick up Ignition today and escape to the grand world of epic adventure. Endless worlds await!

Seth Ring (Author), Eric Jason Martin (Narrator)

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Becoming Sherlock - The Red Circle

Who is Sherlock Holmes? We are 40 years into the future, and London is a city in decay. John Watson has returned from medical service in the war in Afghanistan and lives by himself in a run-down part of town. On his way home from work, he stumbles upon a beaten man in the street – unconscious and completely naked. His chances of survival are minimal. The same evening, a passenger plane crashes in Richmond Park. There are several hundred victims, and Watson and the mysterious man are left to their own devices. When the man wakes up the following day, he has no memory of who he is or where he came from but reveals excellent detection skills. This is the start of a mystery that unravels rapidly with one burning question at its core. Can he solve the mystery of himself? The Red Circle, the first instalment in the upcoming trilogy Becoming Sherlock by international bestseller Anthony Horowitz (known for Midsomer murders, Foyle's war, Alex Rider, and Hawthorne) and Sarah J. Naughton. Story development by Søren Vestergaard.

Anthony Horowitz, Sarah J. Naughton (Author), Alfred Enoch (Narrator)

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1984

'1984' by George Orwell is a dystopian novel that was published in 1949. The story is set in Airstrip One (formerly known as Great Britain), a province of the superstate Oceania in a world of perpetual war, government surveillance, and manipulation of truth. The novel follows the life of Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of the Party who becomes disillusioned with the oppressive regime led by the enigmatic figure known as Big Brother.

George Orwell (Author), Jason Smith (Narrator)

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA (Light Novel) Vol. 1

BASED ON THE LEGENDARY ANIME, AN ALL-NEW EVANGELION SAGA TOLD IN AN ALTERNATE TIMELINE! What if reluctant hero Ikari Shinji had saved the world? Now, at seventeen years old, he is the defacto leader of the EVA team. Under the leadership of Commander Katsuragi Misato, the Evangelion suits have been updated with advanced designs and powers, in preparation for the possible return of the monstrous Angels. Four copies of Ayanami Rei have been tasked with operating a global anti-Angel search-and-destroy program. But when one of these clones goes rogue, it's up to Shinji to stop her.

Ikuto Yamashita (Author), Tiffany Grant (Narrator)

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