Far North by Macel Theroux

After seeing an airplane, Makepeace Hatfield, the sole survivor in a post-apocalyptic Siberian settlement village, sets out looking for other people in this suspenseful, gritty story. Reviewers have compared this novel to Cormac McCarthy’s award-winner The Road.

Jill

The Thirteenth Hour by Richard Doetsch

Nick Quinn’s wife has just been brutally murdered, but Nick still has a chance to save her (and hundreds of other innocent victims) – by traveling back in time in one hour increments. Image a book with the action of The Bourne Identity combined with the love story of The Time Traveler’s Wife.

Dedra

In the Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

It is year 25 and a deadly virus has wiped out most of humanity. Toby has survived on her garden rooftop using the many skills she’s learned as a member of God’s Gardenders. Ren, a former God’s Gardener’s member now working in an upscale sex club, has survived in the club’s isolation room. Alternate chapters reveal how they both came to be members of the eco-conscious cult and how they bond to fight for survival. Atwood’s post-apocalyptic vision is inventive and insightful.

Laura

Relentless by Dean Koontz

When his latest book gets a bad review, Cubby Greenwich tries not to take it too personally. But when Sherman Waxx, the nation’s premier literary critic makes threats against Cubby, his wife Penny and genius son Milo, they load up the SUV with dog Lassie and Milo’s invention and try to become invisible.

Gail

World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler

In this fast-paced post-apocalyptic novel we meet a wide array of characters who are finding ways to survive by their wits and skills.

Laura

Kop by Warren Hammond

Denver resident, Warren Hammond has created a hard-core noir suspense novel, complete with a deeply flawed, complex protagonist, and he’s plunked it firmly into the year 2787. Readers who enjoy both Dashiell Hammett and Blade Runner will relate to Kop. And now you can follow up this thrilling debut novel with the sequel, Ex-kop.

Laura