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Sam J Fires is the penname of #1 bestselling author of thrilling post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction.

Sam lives in an urban jungle in the northeast of England with her two beautiful sons and an exceptionally noisy Bengal cat. Constantly dreaming about end-of-the-world scenarios and how she can plunge her characters into impossible situations, she can only hope they will somehow figure their way to safety. Sam’s characters are imperfect, brave, but able to endure the direst predicaments. A person who would hate to have to survive the elements, Sam wouldn’t last five minutes in one of her own stories.

Before picking up a pen, Sam worked as an attorney for many years - she still does - but her dream is to put the law behind her and work full ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 5,011 ratings · 690 reviews · 46 distinct works • Similar authors

	Grip of Fear (End of Days, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 1,106 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	End of Days : Books 1-7: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller 4.23 avg rating — 812 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grip of Darkness (End of Days, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 763 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grip of Deceit (After the End #1) 3.97 avg rating — 706 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grip of Terror (End of Days, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 655 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surviving Chaos (End of Days #0.5) 3.94 avg rating — 646 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grip of Death (End of Days #4) 4.11 avg rating — 603 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grip of Madness (End of Days #5) 4.11 avg rating — 558 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grip of Honor (End of Days #7) 4.19 avg rating — 536 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grip of Evil (End of Days #6) 4.18 avg rating — 524 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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End of Days (7 books)
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After the End (3 books)
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Ravaged World (7 books)
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Mayhem and Madness (4 books)
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Scavengers (3 books)
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Sam Fires liked Terry M's review of Fallout: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (EMP Collapse Book 1): "A good, well written storyline. Plenty of action, strong characters and an extremely testing time. I can't wait to see what comes next. I received a complimentary copy and I am leaving this review voluntarily."
Apr 05, 2026 11:59PM · see review
Sam Fires made a comment on Corinne Marshall’s review of Fallout: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (EMP Collapse Book 1) " Thank you so much, really appreciate this! "
Apr 05, 2026 11:59PM · see review
Sam Fires liked Corinne Marshall's review of Fallout: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (EMP Collapse Book 1): "Fallout starts out with a bang and continues to be fast paced and exciting in every chapter. Very strong storyline and great likeable characters. Love Rosa Morgan, Carter and Caeser the dog. Definitely recommend book 1 of this EMP Survival series."
Apr 05, 2026 11:59PM · see review
Sam Fires made a comment on Mx Phoebe’s review of Fallout: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (EMP Collapse Book 1) " Thank you for your fantastic review! Very happy your liked the story! "
Apr 02, 2026 12:55AM · see review
Sam Fires liked Mx Phoebe's review of Fallout: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (EMP Collapse Book 1): "Who needs EMP problems when life and the characters have created a mess already? Well Fallout wouldn’t be the thriller it is without it. There is action, tension, and times when you should not hesitate to duck or run. Fires has done it again and give" Read more of this review »
Apr 02, 2026 12:54AM · see review
Sam Fires made a comment on Laure’s review of Fallout: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (EMP Collapse Book 1) " Thank you very much for this great review! "
Mar 31, 2026 11:31PM · see review
Sam Fires made a comment on ❥ KAT ❥ Kitty Kats Crazy About Books’s review of Fallout: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (EMP Collapse Book 1) " Wow! What a brilliant review! Thank you so much. Delighted you enjoyed the story! Can't wait to see what you make of book 2! ...more "
Mar 31, 2026 11:29PM · see review
Sam Fires is now following Laure, Kay Mack, and Matt Egan
Mar 31, 2026 11:28PM

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“When the world goes to shit, people aren’t far behind.”
― Sam J Fires, Crimson Rage The Collection: Books 1-5

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“You don’t know what it’s like to take a life. You feel you can never be whole again, like there are segments of life that are cut off from you completely. All the things that you would enjoy, they’re tainted.”
― Sam J Fires, Crimson Rage The Collection: Books 1-5

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