Books About Surviving The Apocalypse Novels & Stories

“It’s a long story, Jake.” “I’ve got time.” "Why didn't you ask her?" Wes asks with a another sigh. "She seemed tired." Wes breathes out, and then reluctantly, he begins. “When the bullets were flying, when we were under attack, Kate came crawling to me,” he starts, and I can hear the strain in his voice, like he’s pulling up something painful. “I was hit bad, Jake. She had this book. A book full of cures for the poison the bullets were laced with. She saved me. She healed me. And when she was done, she gave me the book and left. She went back to her father, but died there. In her arms.”

​The air felt thick and smelled like sulfur and hot iron—the exact signs that came before the sky broke in her past life. ​She found the entrance to an underground warehouse hidden behind a concrete wall. It took thirty minutes of hard, painful work to force the rusted lock open with a crowbar. Her hands were covered in blisters, but she didn't stop. With a loud screech, the metal door gave way. ​Vivian turned on her flashlight. The beam hit rows of heavy crates sealed in thick plastic. She sliced one open with her knife. ​Inside were tons of survival food, water filters, solar radios, and boxes of ammo. A real bunker. Deep underground, completely safe from floods.

I dump my bag on the floor and read through the shelf while pulling books out and mumble as I go. ‘Even a book can be dangerous in the wrong hands.’ ‘Ignite.’ ‘Hell is empty and all the devils are here.’ ‘You’ll make bad choices. Sometimes you’ll choose the best of bad ones.’ ‘Tuesday is Fucked.’ ‘Everything’s a game. And now it’s your turn.’ I have a stack of about 10 books before I abruptly stop. "Next isle." I say and we walk up and down the library isles. I climb and jump to get books off of shelves and Aidan has to catch me a couple of times when I fell.

Whether I had to go for help or wait it out, it'd be safer. I still got in the car with them because I had questions. Last time, after I died, my consciousness just... drifted. I saw Lana show up with the rescue team to collect my body. She looked wrecked—but I heard her whisper to Felix, "Thank God." Right up until I faded out, I never understood why. This time, I would. "Alright, everyone—let's crank it!" Felix shouted, and harsh DJ music exploded through the car. Vincent and Donelia got excited instantly.

Only 45 people were left, with Omari taking up 25 spots, which meant that unless the remaining 20 people's stats miraculously shot up, midnight would be their collective elimination. "We cannot let Omari's people get those emergency supply crates." Steve's gaze landed on me. "Melanie, how does a broke person turn things around in a death trap like this?" The key to surviving as a broke person had never been brute force. It was about finding loopholes, exploiting trickery, navigating chaos, and seizing opportunities. "First Emergency Supply Crate spawned: Terminal T3, Level B2, Employee Break Room!" Sure enough, footsteps echoed in the distance as Omari's team marched toward T3 in full force.

You didn't starve to death. I could not take it anymore. "Mom, do you know how I've been surviving this semester? On handouts from my roommate and digging through trash for leftover food! And today, if my advisor hadn't been kind enough to buy me a meal, I probably would've collapsed and ended up in the hospital!" I thought hearing about what I had been through might change her mind. Instead, she let out a scornful laugh. "So what, you're trying to brag to me about your good luck? How you ran into a nice roommate and a nice advisor?

Lennon didn’t like the idea of hiding, because it will one day fail, if not on the first day, it’s better to be prepared than sorry, they can still hide but they have to train, not just Noah but them too. If they want to stay alive in this world next year, they have to at least know some martial arts, know how to use weapons and vehicles, that’s the bare minimum, he wasn’t even considering the resources they will need, the place they are going to stay at, the informations they will need, there are a lot of things to consider for this apocalypse, so they will have to stay up all night to discuss it. ‘Damn you Nova.’

Kenneth and Peter slowly entered the grocery store. They did their best to keep quiet and not to attract any attention. The entrance was full of husks but most of them were dormant which allowed the duo to walk past them without any problems. The grocery store was abandoned but they were both surprised when they reach the areas where food was stored. Peter’s eyes widen as he sees the grocery store’s state. Instead of being empty which would have been the norm in any apocalypse situation, most of the shop’s contents were still there. Many of them were already spoiled but most of the preserved food was still fine.

By existing so fully that void couldn't win even if it killed us. "How long can we do this?" I asked. "How long can we sustain living while dying? How long before we break? Before adaptation becomes numbness? Before survival becomes just waiting to die?" "I don't know," Dr. Chen admitted. Honesty I appreciated. Honesty I needed. "I've never seen this. Never treated this. Never encountered slow apocalypse with unknown timeline. But I know humans are resilient. Know we survive impossible. Know we find meaning in horror. Find joy in darkness. Find life in death. We do. Somehow. Always somehow."

“Okay, we have only 17 hours now to order as much things as possible food, clothing, water and other stuff, I will take care of food, and will use all the money I have in my possession to order it, Dani here are our clothes measurements, you handle the clothing and shoes and also the things like showers supplies and towels, make sure to make some clothes a few size bigger, you said that winter was especially bad in the apocalypse so you make sure to order thick clothing, do the same for all corresponding seasons.” “Noah, you handle the tools we need to survive in the apocalypse, such as generators, water, a lot of water, get as many of those as you can. Also, please buy guns and weapons too.