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On a quiet beach in South Florida, Alice Burton and her two children have started the family vacation early - all that's left is for James to fly in from a conference in Colorado. When the small beach town they're staying in is consumed by fire, they're forced to seek help on foot - facing dangers both natural and manmade at every turn.

When a new drilling method enables access to a deep source of renewable energy, all expectations are that Ultilitron will champion a new era in electricity production. When the lights go out and the killing starts, the country's emotions quickly turn from elation to fear.

Half of the earth's population has been wiped out. Impossible to predict or stop, the Gamma Ray Burst tore through the Earth like a bullet, its radiation wave killing hundreds of millions, and the after effects ensuring the deaths of billions more.

This complete edition of Surviving the Fall features all 12 books in the series, each one full of action, suspense, and drama, as Rick and Dianne struggle to survive the end of days.

When the end of the world arrived, it came not with a bang, as most expected, but with more of a "pfft" instead. Humanity has been torn asunder and brought to the edge of total annihilation in less than an hour. For those who died, it was a quick death, so fast that their brains didn't have time to process the pain signals from their nerves. For those who survived, the true horror is about to begin as they struggle to not only stay alive, but come to grips with the shocking realization about what - and who - was responsible.

A nerve agent is deployed in cities across the country, and within hours tens of millions are dead—but the worst is yet to come. Caught in the middle of the attacks in Los Angeles, the vacationing O’Brian family barely survives by the skin of their teeth—but soon find themselves trapped in the midst of a city of the dead. The only way back to their family in Oregon is to go straight through the heart of the charnel house, a prospect that is easier said than done.

A devastating attack. A family separated. A desperate struggle to survive. Jackson Block is trapped far from his family and those he loves when a rogue state unleashes a devastating attack on the United States. To reunite with his loved ones he must fight through streets that have turned into a war zone as survivors and government agents alike threaten not only his existence, but that of the entire nation. Zero Hour is a near-future, what-if tale of the apocalypse told through a frighteningly realistic lens.

A nerve agent is deployed in cities across the country, and within hours tens of millions are dead—but the worst is yet to come. Caught in the middle of the attacks in Los Angeles, the vacationing O’Brian family barely survives by the skin of their teeth—but soon find themselves trapped in the midst of a city of the dead. The only way back to their family in Oregon is to go straight through the heart of the charnel house, a prospect that is easier said than done.

After narrowly surviving an escape from Los Angeles, Rick Waters heads east in an attempt to get home. When he reaches the outskirts of Las Vegas, though, he is faced with the sobering fact that the world is forever changed. Meanwhile, at home in Virginia, Dianne Waters and her three children work to prepare for the imminent arrival of winter while dealing with the fact that they may not be as alone as they think....

With a tenuous plan in place to try and take down Damocles, Rick, Jane, and Dr. Evans continue on their journey to Washington as they face greater dangers than they expected. Dianne, meanwhile, must deal with Jason's injury, as well as the gang that is searching for her and everyone else at the farm.

When a devastating attack cripples and destroys every Internet-connected device in the country, Rick Waters is stranded 1,000 miles from his wife, Dianne, and their children. To get back home, he'll have to draw on every survival instinct he has, as he's pulled into a web of lies and conspiracy that threaten not just his survival but that of the entire world.

Rick Waters has barely escaped a week inside a cell at the Nellis Air Force Base with his life intact. Back on the road he faces a daunting journey filled with dangers that have yet to be realized.

In Virginia, Dianne Waters and her children have prepared their home, gathered their supplies and are about to face an incoming storm the likes of which they have never seen. Even if they prevail, the cost may be far greater than any of them realized.

At the Waters' homestead, war has arrived as the skirmishes that have played out come to a head and an exhausted Dianne must lead the charge to protect her family and friends. Meanwhile, trapped in Washington with a hostile group closing in, Rick, Jane, and Dr. Evans will face a war on multiple fronts as they struggle to stop Damocles while under siege.

Stranded across the country away from his family, Rick must travel from California to Virginia to reunite with his wife and children, all while struggling to comprehend and deal with the horrors along the way. At home with her three children when she experiences the beginning of the end in a dramatic and deadly fashion, Dianne Waters has experience as a prepper and survivalist, but not even years of training and preparation have readied her for the darkness that comes with the end of the world.

After successfully repelling an attack by the group led by the "man in the red shirt", Dianne, Jacob, Josie, and Sarah have found themselves in the clutches of the attackers while Mark, Tina, and Jason barely managed to slip away. Now they must find a way to save their friends and family from a madman before it's too late. Meanwhile, in Washington, a battle between Rick's group and the MS-13 gang members turned brutally violent when they were saved by the Russian force sent in to secure a way to stop Damocles.

Trapped in a medical facility in Blacksburg while desperately searching for supplies for Jason, Dianne must find a way to get out before the men who have been following her manage to find and stop her. Meanwhile, in Washington, Rick and his companions slowly work their way through the city, all facing the threat of new foes and the arrival of strange allies.

Los Angeles has stymied the O'Brians' hopes of fleeing once again, and wrought more destruction than any of them could have imagined. And in Oregon, it is not people who threaten the Tills and their friends, but nature herself in book 3 of FOLIANT.

Across the country, a genetically engineered fungus has escaped its laboratory confines and now grows at an unstoppable, impossible pace, consuming everything in its path and releasing spores so deadly that even a single breath can kill. In the rugged Colorado Rockies, three generations—grandfather Charlie, father Steven and grandson Jack—are on their yearly camping trip when they receive a mysterious text message from home warning of the catastrophe.

Rick, Jane, and Dr. Evans have escaped from the Cheyenne Mountain Complex just before it is sealed. With Dr. Evans having found a clue that could lead to the termination of Damocles, they must decide whether to risk it all in an attempt to stop what is happening. Meanwhile, Dianne and Jason have rescued Tina from the clutches of the gang, but Jason has paid a terrible price. His survival will hinge on the group working together - or else.

Rick has been taken by the military a second time, but after being reunited with a friend, he discovers new information about Damocles that leads to a profound turning point in the fight against the weapon. Meanwhile, after Dianne and her children become reunited with some old friends, they must deal with a threat to their personal lives that may overwhelm their defenses.