Black Tide Rising

John Ringo

When a devastating bioweapon unleashes a zombie pandemic and civilization collapses, the Smith family turns to military training, practical discipline, and sheer determination to survive. With communities on land overwhelmed, they set out across a deadly, lawless sea to rescue survivors stranded aboard ships and confront the spreading catastrophe. Blending high-seas adventure, military action, and survivalist ingenuity, the novel explores family loyalty, leadership, preparedness, and the moral choices that emerge when society’s rules disappear.

John Ringo

As a worldwide biological plague transforms the living into relentless predators, the remnants of humanity struggle to survive in a world cloaked in darkness. A ragtag fleet of yachts carries the Smith family and other survivors across dangerous waters, where dwindling supplies, treacherous seas, and the ever-present threat of infection test their endurance. Blending military realism, maritime adventure, and post-apocalyptic horror, the story explores leadership, family, sacrifice, and the fragile bonds holding civilization together. Tense and action-driven, it expands the series’ vision of a society fighting to preserve hope amid catastrophe.

John Ringo

As civilization buckles under the spread of a devastating plague, the Wolf Squadron crosses the Atlantic to reclaim Guantanamo Bay and establish a foothold for humanity’s survival. Led by the formidable Michael Harmon, the group then ventures through the Caribbean, confronting hostile survivors, desperate communities, and relentless infected threats while searching for vital medical supplies. Along the way, military strategy gives way to difficult choices about leadership, loyalty, and the price of rebuilding society. Combining fast-paced action with practical survival detail, the novel explores resilience, sacrifice, and the fragile hope of creating a future amid global catastrophe.

John Ringo

As the zombie plague continues to ravage civilization, humanity’s scattered survivors struggle to preserve what remains of the world—and reclaim it from the dead. Hardened families, sailors, soldiers, and civilians must confront relentless hordes, dwindling resources, and the difficult choices required to rebuild a functioning society. Blending military action, survival strategy, family loyalty, and practical ingenuity, the novel follows a determined resistance as it takes the fight back to the infected. Fast-paced and grounded in detailed tactical realism, it explores how courage, cooperation, and adaptability might carry humanity through its darkest hour.

John Ringo, Mike Massa

As the survivors of the zombie-plague-ravaged world press onward toward safety, Tom Smith and his increasingly capable team face treacherous waterways, hostile forces, and the constant threat of collapse from within and without. Their journey becomes a brutal test of leadership, ingenuity, and endurance as they confront enemies who are as calculating as they are ruthless. Amid tactical battles, shifting alliances, and heartbreaking sacrifices, the survivors must preserve not only their lives but also the principles that make survival worth pursuing. Fast-paced and military-minded, the novel blends apocalyptic action with thoughtful examinations of loyalty, command, resilience, and humanity under extreme pressure.