The Last Sanctuary: An Apocalyptic Survival Thriller

by Kyla Stone

Genres: Thrillers; Apocalyptic; Dystopian

Synopsis

At the end of the world, the only refuge is the one you fight for.
Isolated at her family's wildlife refuge in northern Georgia, Raven longs to escape. Instead, she spends her days shoveling manure for bears, wolves, and a tiger. That is, until her father contracts the Hydra virus—a mysterious, lethal disease spreading across the country like wildfire.

Desperate to help him, Raven journeys into town to get medicine, only to discover the outside world is swiftly collapsing into chaos. There are no more police, no more laws, and no hospitals. No one is coming to help.

The wildlife refuge she once resented now offers sanctuary: plenty of food, shelter, and the safety of electrified fences. Using the skills her father taught her, Raven knows how to survive.

But the threat is just beginning, for a dangerous gang tracks Raven back to the refuge, and they'll stop at nothing to take what she has.

Raven can run to save her life. Or she can stand her ground, risking everything to defend the animals—and her home.

*This novel is the expanded, significantly revised version of a novella originally titled No Safe Haven.*

Kyla Stone is the USA Today bestselling author of over 25 novels with more than two million copies sold worldwide in several languages. The Last Sanctuary is a companion novel to the Last Sanctuary series, which can be read with the series or as a stand-alone. Featuring a fierce, tough heroine readers won't soon forget, this haunting story of loneliness, loss, and courage after a catastrophic pandemic is an apocalyptic survival thriller perfect for fans of A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World, The Last of Us, and Hunger Games.

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Release date: October 31, 2025

Publisher: Paper Moon Press

Print pages: 366