Surviving the Fall
8 books
Here are 8 books from the Surviving the Fall series by Mike Kraus and William H. Weber, listed in series order where known and publication order otherwise.
Books in order
The Gathering Storm
Mike Kraus
As tensions rise across a dangerous frontier, humanity is drawn toward a conflict that threatens to reshape the future of civilization. Soldiers, leaders, and ordinary people must confront impossible choices as alliances are tested and the cost of survival comes into sharp focus. Blending military action with high-stakes science fiction, the novel explores loyalty, sacrifice, courage, and the consequences of war. Fast-paced and cinematic, it sets the stage for a larger struggle while keeping the human stakes at its center.
The Shattered Earth
Mike Kraus
When Earth is torn apart by forces beyond humanity’s control, the survivors are left to navigate a fractured world where familiar borders, societies, and certainties have vanished. As they struggle to endure in the aftermath, they must confront dangerous new realities and the difficult choices required to rebuild civilization. Blending post-apocalyptic survival with high-stakes science fiction, the novel explores resilience, sacrifice, and what it means to remain human when the world itself has been shattered.
Death of Innocence
Mike Kraus
When the world they know begins to fracture, ordinary people are forced to confront violence, loss, and the desperate struggle to survive. As familiar rules disappear and every choice carries a price, courage is tested against fear, loyalty, and the darker instincts of human nature. Blending fast-paced action with a stark exploration of survival and moral compromise, this gripping thriller follows the devastating moment when innocence gives way to experience.
The Burning Fields
Mike Kraus
Against a landscape scarred by conflict, survival depends on courage, resourcefulness, and the uneasy alliances forged under pressure. As the characters confront danger from both the world around them and the forces driving the violence, they must decide what—and whom—they are willing to sacrifice to endure. Blending action, suspense, and emotional intensity, the novel explores loyalty, resilience, and the human cost of war. The result is a gripping tale of survival amid a world in flames.
The Long Road
Mike Kraus
When civilization collapses, survival becomes more than a matter of finding food and shelter—it becomes a test of trust, courage, and endurance. As a small group of survivors undertakes a perilous journey through a dangerous, transformed landscape, they must confront scarcity, violence, and the uncertainty of what lies ahead. Blending fast-paced action with the human drama of a world struggling to rebuild, the novel explores resilience, loyalty, and the difficult choices people make when the old rules no longer apply. It is a gripping post-apocalyptic survival thriller and the beginning of a compelling journey into an uncertain new world.
The Darkest Night
Mike Kraus
When an unimaginable crisis plunges the world into darkness, ordinary people are forced to confront extraordinary dangers and make impossible choices. As fear, uncertainty, and violence spread, survival depends not only on ingenuity and resilience but also on the fragile bonds between those who refuse to give up. Blending suspenseful pacing with high-stakes action, this gripping thriller explores courage, sacrifice, and the lengths people will go to protect one another. It is a tense, atmospheric story of endurance in the face of humanity’s darkest hours.
The Edge of the Knife
Mike Kraus
Set against a backdrop of war, uncertainty, and shifting loyalties, this gripping military science-fiction novel follows characters forced to make impossible choices as the stakes rise beyond their control. Survival depends not only on courage and firepower, but also on trust, strategy, and the willingness to confront the cost of victory. Blending fast-paced action with moral complexity, the story explores duty, sacrifice, leadership, and the fragile boundary between triumph and disaster. It is an absorbing entry for readers who enjoy tense, character-driven space opera and high-stakes military adventure.
Long Road to Survival
William H. Weber
After terrorists unleash black-market nuclear weapons from America’s ports, the nation descends into chaos as radiation spreads across the devastated landscape. Paul Edwards and his father-in-law, Buck, race to reach an extraordinary government bunker that may offer protection from the catastrophe—but survival inside may prove just as perilous as the dangers outside. As civilization’s rules disappear, they must navigate fear, scarcity, and shifting loyalties in a tense post-apocalyptic thriller about endurance, family, and the fragile nature of trust.