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Blackbirds

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Reads 4,272
Votes 695
Parts 29
Time 2h 10m

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After The Coda, which rendered the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity ascended beyond the clouds and left the desolation and hopelessness behind. 
    
Back on the now barren and dry surface, farms of 'Blackbirds' have assembled, killing each other to survive. Haulers fall from above the clouds to retrieve the strongest survivors and reunite them with the remnants of humanity.
    
Jesse leads a farm of Blackbirds, which consists of male survivors and a sole woman. With other farms on the hunt for lives, and conflicts within Jesse's own farm, will the Haulers come for them? And if they do... what lies in wait beyond the clouds? 
    
Highest ranking in Science Fiction: 
#316 - 01/07/2017
  
Awards:
Third Place - 'Science Fiction' - The Wing Awards 2017
Second Place - 'Sci-Fi' - The Blue Awards 2017
Magnetic Award - 'Science Fiction' - The Rarity Awards 2017
    
First published: 
08/01/2017All Rights Reserved

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Earth, After ✔️ by talia-v

Some fates are worse than death--survival is one of them. In the two hundred years since humanity left the Earth's surface to live in the sky, life on the ground faded to a myth, a tragic memory from which they severed themselves to survive. They floated above continents turned to sand and lands swallowed by the seas, watched storm after storm rage against their cities and their monuments until they broke apart the last vestiges of civilization in penance for generations of human greed. As a lightning harvester charged with flying her ship into these storms for energy, Raina has seen more of the planet than most. She has spent her entire life soaring above its craters and scars, studying the gaping wounds of human devastation, as she honed her skills and became the youngest captain in storm-chaser history. Her ship has flown for generations. Her skills are unparalleled. But none of that matters the day they go down. ~ Praise for Earth, After: "I'm so not ready for this ending. I will reread this for sure. It's honestly my favourite work on wattpad ever, and among my best reads in general, it's insane. I love your creativity!" "Sometimes tearing my eyes away from the page is torture. Gosh...!!!!" "This is literally a movie - the images are so clear!" "oh my god... it has been such a long adventure [...] Youve dried up your surviving characters until the very last drop before giving the end, and my, Im speechless. Out of this world." ~ Highest rank: #17 in Adventure 25/08/19 #21 in Science Fiction 16/11/19 #24 in Action 01/01/20 Trident Awards Winner Trident Awards Judges' Favourite Award The Aurora Awards 1st Place in Science Fiction Wattpad Chronicle monthly feature April 2020

When We Shed Civilization by RainerSalt

[Wattpad Editors' Choice] In a dystopian future, Beth is to marry a man she has just met. And Leo seeks revenge for his wife's murder. They start off as enemies. ---- Decades after humanity's downfall, the last remnants of civilization hide in gated communities. Gangs and fights rule the rest of the desiccated lands. Beth grew up behind the walls' safety and amid books by Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters. Now, it's time for her to marry, and her grandfather has decided on her future husband. The man lives in a community far away from hers. As she travels with him through the wild lands between their villages, their van gets ambushed by Leo's gang. A science fiction novel, somewhere between Mad Max, Pride and Prejudice, and Romeo and Juliet. ---- Cover art based on a photo by Cata on Unsplash Features on the Ambassadors' @BadassReads profile

Decaying Hearts by KaylaAHoughton

When Josh Reynolds stumbles upon a stranger, he is introduced to new hope. Welcomed in to a small compound safe from the Teeth and surrounded by people, he learns he is not alone. Being on the road for so long, he was convinced he was the last of the human race; the sole survivor. With this unlikely group, he must continue to fight against the new world. He will make new friends, enemies and face challenges he could never have imagined before. Who will survive? All will face great peril, but who will survive the turmoil? "This is an outstanding book and I'm so in love with it, I can't even. I hope you never give up writing, because you're seriously a true talent and the writing world would be lost without you" "This is a well written story. Good idea and excellently written. Deserves way more reads" "One of the best I've seen on here so far" Highest rank #71 Science Fiction

uninvited by ShawMcKnight

Is the end of the world near? The answer to that might be closer than we thought. One thing is for sure, the world as we knew it is gone. We thought we were alone in the universe. We were wrong. They came uninvited. I certainly didn't invite him into my life. His kind are lifeless with no emotions to speak of. He's incapable of offering any true feelings so why can't I look away from him? How is it that I know whenever he walks into a room? Should we take the lifeline they offer? Are they the enemy or can we trust them? They have the power to save us or destroy us. He has power to save me or destroy me. Winner of the Year in The Miracle Awards 2017 The Grand Winner of The Golden Star Awards 2018 1ST PLACE in TeenFiction 2017 Freedom Awards 1st PLACE in TeenFiction The Proximity Awards 1st Place in TeenFiction The Sanguine Awards 1st Place in TeenFiction The Rose Awards 1st Place Teen Fiction in The Lion Awards 1st Place in Science Fiction The Wolf Awards 1st Place in TeenFiction The Golden Awards Winner in TeenFiction WOW Awards NewComer Award in the Miracle Awards Master Planner Award in The Profound Awards 2nd Place in Romance The Glow Awards 2nd Place in TeenFiction Blue Rose Awards 2nd Place Gray Awards 2nd Place in TeenFiction The Rebellion Awards 2017 2nd Place in the Hidden Gem Awards in TeenFiction 2nd Place in Teen Fiction the Fallen Angel awards 2nd Place in Teen Fiction The Penguin Awards 3rd Place in Science Fiction Corona Awards 3rd Place in the Fallen Angel Awards in Science Fiction 3rd Place Unknown Books in the Blue Rose Awards 3rd Place in The Profound Awards 3rd Place in TeenFiction The Chaos Awards Best Summary The Melancholy Awards Winner of The Story that Kept you Hooked till the End

The Typhon Project by MelindaFriesen

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The Twenty Five Percent Rayanna by smcochran5

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Earth, After ✔️ cover

When We Shed Civilization cover

Decaying Hearts cover

uninvited cover

The Typhon Project cover

The Twenty Five Percent Rayanna cover

Futuristic cover

Going Nowhere cover

Ensemble [Book 1: SEKTOR V Trilogy] cover

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