Títulos em Ficção sobre Desastres

Em meio a uma onda de calor devastadora e a uma greve de ônibus que paralisa a cidade, três amigos se reencontram em Porto Alegre. No final dos anos 1990, eles haviam incendiado a internet com o Orangotango, um fanzine digital que se tornou cultuado em todo o Brasil. Agora, quase duas décadas depois, a morte do quarto integrante do grupo vai reaproximar Aurora, cientista e pesquisadora vivendo uma pequena guerra acadêmica, Antero, artista de vanguarda convertido em publicitário, e Emiliano, jornalista que tem uma difícil tarefa pela frente.

2033 год. Весь мир лежит в руинах. Человечество почти полностью уничтожено. Москва превратилась в город-призрак, отравленный радиацией и населённый чудовищами. Немногие выжившие люди прячутся в московском метро - самом большом противоатомном бомбоубежище на земле. Его станции превратились в города-государства, а в туннелях царит тьма и обитает ужас. Артему, жителю ВДНХ, предстоит пройти через все метро, чтобы спасти от страшной опасности свою станцию, а может быть, и всё человечество. Культовый сетевой роман Дмитрия Глуховского уже известен ста тысячам интернет-пользователей. Выхода этой книги ждали все.

After a global outbreak that threatens to decimate the planet, Australian scientists select a group of highly skilled young people to establish a sustainable island community built on the modern values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Lonely and homesick, Cam Mackintosh overcomes his anxiety and finds belonging, passion, and friendship in his new life before his dreams are suddenly ripped from his grasp. Sent hurtling on a journey of discovery, he finds friendship and acceptance when he encounters other communities like his own, but he is forced to make a decision.

Dill is a loyal service dog, who rarely leaves his companion’s side. His companion is a grouchy, kvetching, red-headed chain-smoker in her 60s who doesn’t take care of herself as well as she should. They drive up to Banff from Seattle to Sharon’s mountain chalet so she can read her books in peace. After preparing for a big winter storm, Dill and Sharon settle down by the fire to relax. But when an avalanche buries them both and Sharon’s unresponsive, Dill has to transform from service dog to rescue dog.

When local couple Andrew and Sophie take their daughter and her friend to the beach on a stormy day, they are momentarily distracted leading both children to get washed out to sea. Andrew dives in, but comes back ashore with only one child – his own daughter, Maria. Joe, the son of his best friend and local police officer, Chris, has drowned. But it was just a tragic accident…wasn’t it? As Sergeant Mike Adams and DS Sue Willmott investigate what really happened in the water that afternoon, the ripple effects of the tragedy start to tear the community apart.

The Narrows are the most shark infested waters of the Caribbean, a three kilometer wide strait steeped in folklore that exists between the islands of St Kitts and Nevis, upon which ships full of people risk passage every day. In 1970 the Christena ferry disaster claims the lives of over 233 passengers, and a young man named Marcus is part of the daring rescue operation, battling abnormally aggressive sharks and stormy seas to rescue victims.

Leyenda Island, a tropical paradise off the coast of Mexico, offers tourists a haven of sailing, sunbathing, and snorkeling. Yet beneath the surface of this idyllic retreat, a savage predator lurks. When a potent new drug is dumped into one of its inlets, a rogue tiger shark develops a ravenous craving for the toxic substance. Its hunger becomes insatiable, and when it can’t get its fix, it sets its black eyes on the island’s inhabitants, unleashing a reign of terror that threatens to shatter the tranquility of Leyenda Island forever.

Treinta años después de Demasiado amor, vuelve Beatriz para contar una historia desgarradora sobre el mundo que se nos ha caído encima. En sus andanzas por cuatro continentes, Beatriz conocerá el vértigo de la violencia en algunas de sus formas más descarnadas, y se entregará de lleno a un mundo que recompensa los actos más vacíos y egoístas y castiga la inocencia y la solidaridad. Sara Sefchovich presenta una novela vertiginosa sobre la búsqueda de sentido en medio de las circunstancias más oscuras.

Annie is nine months pregnant and shopping for a crib at IKEA when a massive earthquake hits Portland, Oregon. With no way to reach her husband, no phone or money, and a city left in chaos, there’s nothing to do but walk.

In a world besieged by the living dead, a courageous group embarks on a perilous journey from El Paso to New Orleans in pursuit of a mythical drug stash. The quest unfolds with a recovering addict, an enigmatic tracker with a haunted past, a charismatic thief, a media-savvy nerd, and a resilient doctor marked by tragedy - all united by one goal.

April brings new challenges to Logan and Abbi as they work tirelessly with a group of volunteers to restore and rebuild the damaged infrastructure and housing in Alaska after the Russian invasion ends. Meanwhile, many people from the northern portion of the Lower 48 are migrating up through Canada in search of a better life in Alaska, but are restricted to specific routes and stopped from settling anywhere.

Captain Kate Gallagher has a plane to land and a daughter to get home to. But first, she's got to contend with a confrontational co-pilot, blizzard conditions, and something far more treacherous-a plane contaminated with a lethal computer virus. When the controls refuse to respond to her commands, she has two choices: Turn the plane around or trust her instinct.

Then fabric of society had come unraveled. Neighbor fought neighbor despite the threats lurking just beyond the gates of their neighborhood. Despite the best efforts of Dean, Emmy, Grayson and the other members of the Friday Night Club, the self-appointed leaders of Malibu Country lost their focus. Behind the gates, a handful of vocal of residents, those running the neighborhood's homeowner's association, claimed the ultimate authority over their neighbors. The rule of law, as well as common decency, was cast aside. Tensions boiled over with devastating results.

When the work on The Pipeline began, Amy thought that her work was done. Little did she know that it was just the beginning. She knew plastic pollution was an issue, but she had no idea how bad the problem was until she was face to face with it. Now, she has a new foe. With her friend's lives on the line, Amy will have to take on her biggest challenge yet.

Theodore Lambert is disillusioned with the world. But who cares? Theodores wife, Amber, is convinced that the end of the world is coming in the form of a giant asteroid. Needing a holiday, Theodore and his family find themselves living in a mystical island lighthouse on the wild Atlantic coast of Ireland, far away from the lunacy of the modern world. But not far enough, apparently....

All the Water in the World is told in the voice of a girl gifted with a deep feeling for water. In the years after the glaciers melt, Nonie, her older sister and her parents and their researcher friends have stayed behind in an almost deserted New York City, creating a settlement on the roof of the American Museum of Natural History. The rule: Take from the exhibits only in dire need. They hunt and grow their food in Central Park as they work to save the collections of human history and science. When a superstorm breaches the city’s flood walls, Nonie and her family must escape north.

A devastating terror attack has been unleashed. Geologist Ruth Garber and her granddaughter Stella are working on an offshore drilling rig when the power goes out. Stranded miles from shore with a raging storm on the horizon, they struggle to survive as the truth slowly sinks in. No one is coming to rescue them. All they have is each other—and their will to survive.

Natasha and her friends from college have almost made it home to upper Maine. They have survived much in the desperate new world. They've encountered good people and bad, some desperate enough to kill for a scrap of food and others who willingly share what they have. They are only a few days ride from family but with a winter storm gathering strength and the snows getting deeper, they seek shelter in the last small town between them and home. Unknown to them, some of the men who have been chasing them since New York managed to get ahead of them and have been eagerly awaiting their arrival.

The Pipeline series follows activist Amy Bryant and a group of her friends as they battle against corporate greed and its effects on our planet. They will face many challenges along the way.

In the shadow of the CME strike's aftermath, the heart of Lance's struggle lies in preserving his family's legacy—the farm, both their sanctuary and last hope of surviving the chaos. But when a ruthless corporation pushes the boundaries on how far they're willing to go to seize control of the land, Lance and his family are faced with an impossible choice: surrender the land or fight back.