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Commune
by Joshua Gayou • 2017
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
4.18
3k+
Commune Summary
Commune 90%
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
by Joshua Gayou 2017
4.18
3k+ ratings
The Kill Order
by James Dashner • 2012
A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.
3.71
263k+
The Kill Order Summary
The Kill Order 89%
A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.
by James Dashner 2012
3.71
263k+ ratings
Dark Inside
by Jeyn Roberts • 2011
An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.
3.92
9k+
Dark Inside Summary
Dark Inside 89%
An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.
by Jeyn Roberts 2011
3.92
9k+ ratings
The Hot Zone
by Richard Preston • 1994
Ebola turns organs to liquid, kills nine in ten. In 1989, it surfaced in suburban Virginia.
4.16
122k+
The Hot Zone Summary
The Hot Zone 88%
Ebola turns organs to liquid, kills nine in ten. In 1989, it surfaced in suburban Virginia.
by Richard Preston 1994
4.16
122k+ ratings
The Memory of Animals
by Claire Fuller • 2023
A marine biologist enters a vaccine trial and wakes to a world that has already ended.
3.57
6k+
The Memory of Animals Summary
The Memory of Animals 88%
A marine biologist enters a vaccine trial and wakes to a world that has already ended.
by Claire Fuller 2023
3.57
6k+ ratings
Cell
by Stephen King • 2006
A signal drives cell phone users insane; one father crosses the burning world to save his son.
3.65
238k+
Cell Summary
Cell 88%
A signal drives cell phone users insane; one father crosses the burning world to save his son.
by Stephen King 2006
3.65
238k+ ratings
Crisis Averted
by Caitlin Rivers • 2024
Public health saves millions; why do we starve it until a crisis hits?
4.16
247
Crisis Averted Summary
Crisis Averted 88%
Public health saves millions; why do we starve it until a crisis hits?
by Caitlin Rivers 2024
4.16
247 ratings
World War C
by Sanjay Gupta • 2021
We simulated this exact pandemic. It went exactly as predicted. Why wasn't anyone ready?
4.04
904
World War C Summary
World War C 88%
We simulated this exact pandemic. It went exactly as predicted. Why wasn't anyone ready?
by Sanjay Gupta 2021
4.04
904 ratings
Deadliest Enemy
by Michael T. Osterholm • 2017
Microbes evolve in 20 minutes; humans take 25 years. That gap is our deadliest vulnerability.
4.33
3k+
Deadliest Enemy Summary
Deadliest Enemy 88%
Microbes evolve in 20 minutes; humans take 25 years. That gap is our deadliest vulnerability.
by Michael T. Osterholm 2017
4.33
3k+ ratings
The Premonition
by Michael Lewis • 2021
A handful of outsiders saw COVID-19 coming and built the warning system the CDC refused to.
4.32
43k+
The Premonition Summary
The Premonition 88%
A handful of outsiders saw COVID-19 coming and built the warning system the CDC refused to.
by Michael Lewis 2021
4.32
43k+ ratings
The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin • 2016
The first viral returns to crush humanity's last city, and one immortal girl must end him.
4.22
62k+
The City of Mirrors Summary
The City of Mirrors 88%
The first viral returns to crush humanity's last city, and one immortal girl must end him.
by Justin Cronin 2016
4.22
62k+ ratings
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
by Meg Elison • 2014
After a plague kills most women, a midwife hides as a man to walk the ruins of America.
4.14
28k+
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife Summary
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife 88%
After a plague kills most women, a midwife hides as a man to walk the ruins of America.
by Meg Elison 2014
4.14
28k+ ratings
Chimera
by Mira Grant • 2015
A tapeworm wearing a human face fights to survive the war between the species she straddles.
3.84
6k+
Chimera Summary
Chimera 87%
A tapeworm wearing a human face fights to survive the war between the species she straddles.
by Mira Grant 2015
3.84
6k+ ratings
Malorie
by Josh Malerman • 2020
A survivor list names her parents. Malorie boards a blind train through a world where looking kills.
3.79
28k+
Malorie Summary
Malorie 87%
A survivor list names her parents. Malorie boards a blind train through a world where looking kills.
by Josh Malerman 2020
3.79
28k+ ratings
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
by Bill Gates • 2022
Most of COVID's suffering was avoidable. The blueprint to ensure nothing like it happens again.
3.76
2k+
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic Summary
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic 87%
Most of COVID's suffering was avoidable. The blueprint to ensure nothing like it happens again.
by Bill Gates 2022
3.76
2k+ ratings
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis • 1992
A historian stranded in a medieval village faces the Black Death with no way home.
4.03
65k+
Doomsday Book Summary
Doomsday Book 87%
A historian stranded in a medieval village faces the Black Death with no way home.
by Connie Willis 1992
4.03
65k+ ratings
Partials
by Dan Wells • 2012
To save the last newborns from extinction, a medic kidnaps a genetically engineered enemy soldier.
3.93
60k+
Partials Summary
Partials 87%
To save the last newborns from extinction, a medic kidnaps a genetically engineered enemy soldier.
by Dan Wells 2012
3.93
60k+ ratings
Booster Shots
by Adam Ratner • 2025
Measles erases immune memory. It also erases societal memory, and that amnesia is more dangerous.
4.33
577
Booster Shots Summary
Booster Shots 87%
Measles erases immune memory. It also erases societal memory, and that amnesia is more dangerous.
by Adam Ratner 2025
4.33
577 ratings
Pathogenesis
by Jonathan Kennedy • 2023
Microbes, not men, wrote history. Eight plagues that toppled empires and built the modern world.
3.94
12k+
Pathogenesis Summary
Pathogenesis 87%
Microbes, not men, wrote history. Eight plagues that toppled empires and built the modern world.
by Jonathan Kennedy 2023
3.94
12k+ ratings
Dreadnought
by Cherie Priest • 2010
Trapped on a Union war train, a nurse discovers its cargo of corpses is rising hungry.
3.87
8k+
Dreadnought Summary
Dreadnought 87%
Trapped on a Union war train, a nurse discovers its cargo of corpses is rising hungry.
by Cherie Priest 2010
3.87
8k+ ratings
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel • 2014
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
4.07
623k+
Station Eleven Summary
Station Eleven 87%
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
by Emily St. John Mandel 2014
4.07
623k+ ratings
The End of the World As We Know It
by Christopher Golden • 2025
A flu kills billions; survivors dream of a compassionate elder or a wicked charmer.
3.84
8k+
The End of the World As We Know It Summary
The End of the World As We Know It 87%
A flu kills billions; survivors dream of a compassionate elder or a wicked charmer.
by Christopher Golden 2025
3.84
8k+ ratings
COVID-19
by Michael Mosley • 2020
Why this virus spreads before symptoms, and the science-backed ways to strengthen your defenses.
3.91
224
COVID-19 Summary
COVID-19 87%
Why this virus spreads before symptoms, and the science-backed ways to strengthen your defenses.
by Michael Mosley 2020
3.91
224 ratings
Patient Zero
by Lydia Kang • 2021
The hunt for patient zero almost always finds a scapegoat, not a cause.
4.13
3k+
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero 87%
The hunt for patient zero almost always finds a scapegoat, not a cause.
by Lydia Kang 2021
4.13
3k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Plagues
by Donald G. Mcneil Jr. • 2024
Pandemics are human-made disasters. COVID proved it, and 25 years of reporting shows exactly how.
4.11
343
The Wisdom of Plagues Summary
The Wisdom of Plagues 87%
Pandemics are human-made disasters. COVID proved it, and 25 years of reporting shows exactly how.
by Donald G. Mcneil Jr. 2024
4.11
343 ratings
No Safety in Numbers
by Dayna Lorentz • 2012
Quarantined in a mall with a lethal virus, four teens battle panic, disease, and each other.
3.53
7k+
No Safety in Numbers Summary
No Safety in Numbers 87%
Quarantined in a mall with a lethal virus, four teens battle panic, disease, and each other.
by Dayna Lorentz 2012
3.53
7k+ ratings
A Planet of Viruses
by Carl Zimmer • 2011
Viruses aren't just enemies. They built our DNA, rule the oceans, and may have sparked life.
4.06
5k+
A Planet of Viruses Summary
A Planet of Viruses 87%
Viruses aren't just enemies. They built our DNA, rule the oceans, and may have sparked life.
by Carl Zimmer 2011
4.06
5k+ ratings
As Our World Ends
by Jack Hunt • 2020
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
4.18
1k+
As Our World Ends Summary
As Our World Ends 87%
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
by Jack Hunt 2020
4.18
1k+ ratings
Darwin's Radio
by Greg Bear • 1999
A dormant virus stirs in our genome, turning pregnancy into the engine of human evolution.
3.73
17k+
Darwin's Radio Summary
Darwin's Radio 87%
A dormant virus stirs in our genome, turning pregnancy into the engine of human evolution.
by Greg Bear 1999
3.73
17k+ ratings
Symbiont
by Mira Grant • 2014
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
3.71
8k+
Symbiont Summary
Symbiont 87%
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
by Mira Grant 2014
3.71
8k+ ratings
A Short Walk Through a Wide World
by Douglas Westerbeke • 2024
Her illness worsens when she rests, so she chases a cure across continents and secret libraries.
3.52
22k+
A Short Walk Through a Wide World Summary
A Short Walk Through a Wide World 87%
Her illness worsens when she rests, so she chases a cure across continents and secret libraries.
by Douglas Westerbeke 2024
3.52
22k+ ratings
The Passage
by Justin Cronin • 2010
A government experiment unleashes a vampiric plague, and a child may be the world's only hope.
4.05
224k+
The Passage Summary
The Passage 87%
A government experiment unleashes a vampiric plague, and a child may be the world's only hope.
by Justin Cronin 2010
4.05
224k+ ratings
No One’s Coming
by Kevin Hazzard • 2026
Two doctors catch Ebola in Liberia. Every government refuses. One crew of outlaw pilots flies in.
4.45
820
No One’s Coming Summary
No One’s Coming 87%
Two doctors catch Ebola in Liberia. Every government refuses. One crew of outlaw pilots flies in.
by Kevin Hazzard 2026
4.45
820 ratings
Trespassing Across America
by Ken Ilgunas • 2016
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
3.82
2k+
Trespassing Across America Summary
Trespassing Across America 87%
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
by Ken Ilgunas 2016
3.82
2k+ ratings
Foreign Bodies
by Simon Schama • 2023
How smallpox, cholera, and plague shaped the modern world, and why we keep repeating the mistakes.
3.58
580
Foreign Bodies Summary
Foreign Bodies 87%
How smallpox, cholera, and plague shaped the modern world, and why we keep repeating the mistakes.
by Simon Schama 2023
3.58
580 ratings
Plagues and Peoples
by William H. McNeill • 1976
Athens and Rome fell to a force their strategists ignored: disease, not decadence.
3.87
5k+
Plagues and Peoples Summary
Plagues and Peoples 87%
Athens and Rome fell to a force their strategists ignored: disease, not decadence.
by William H. McNeill 1976
3.87
5k+ ratings
Fever 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson • 2000
1793 Philadelphia: a teen must survive the fever and rebuild her family's coffeehouse.
3.93
134k+
Fever 1793 Summary
Fever 1793 87%
1793 Philadelphia: a teen must survive the fever and rebuild her family's coffeehouse.
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2000
3.93
134k+ ratings
The Death Cure
by James Dashner • 2011
Thomas escapes the laboratory and finds the rebels who saved him plan to destroy the cure.
3.78
506k+
The Death Cure Summary
The Death Cure 87%
Thomas escapes the laboratory and finds the rebels who saved him plan to destroy the cure.
by James Dashner 2011
3.78
506k+ ratings
Blindness
by José Saramago • 1995
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
4.18
344k+
Blindness Summary
Blindness 87%
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
by José Saramago 1995
4.18
344k+ ratings
Uncontrolled Spread
by Scott Gottlieb • 2021
Every part of America's pandemic defense was designed for a different war.
4.06
1k+
Uncontrolled Spread Summary
Uncontrolled Spread 87%
Every part of America's pandemic defense was designed for a different war.
by Scott Gottlieb 2021
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Rules of Contagion
by Adam Kucharski • 2020
Why tweets go viral and banks collapse: the hidden math that governs what spreads.
3.86
2k+
The Rules of Contagion Summary
The Rules of Contagion 87%
Why tweets go viral and banks collapse: the hidden math that governs what spreads.
by Adam Kucharski 2020
3.86
2k+ ratings
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King • 1991
A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.
4.25
250k+
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands 87%
A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.
by Stephen King 1991
4.25
250k+ ratings
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy • 2006
A dying father pushes his son through an ashen wasteland, hunted by cannibals, driven by love.
4.00
1.1M+
The Road Summary
The Road 87%
A dying father pushes his son through an ashen wasteland, hunted by cannibals, driven by love.
by Cormac McCarthy 2006
4.00
1.1M+ ratings
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them
by Mark Jerome Walters • 2003
Epidemics do not strike randomly. They follow the roads we built and the forests we cut.
3.71
178
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them Summary
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them 87%
Epidemics do not strike randomly. They follow the roads we built and the forests we cut.
by Mark Jerome Walters 2003
3.71
178 ratings
Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19
by Kari Nixon • 2021
Quarantine backfires without consent. History's real defenses: distancing and community.
3.85
169
Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19 Summary
Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19 87%
Quarantine backfires without consent. History's real defenses: distancing and community.
by Kari Nixon 2021
3.85
169 ratings
Apocalypse Z
by Manel Loureiro • 2012
Alone with his cat in a barricaded house, a widower blogs the zombie apocalypse engulfing Spain.
3.89
16k+
Apocalypse Z Summary
Apocalypse Z 87%
Alone with his cat in a barricaded house, a widower blogs the zombie apocalypse engulfing Spain.
by Manel Loureiro 2012
3.89
16k+ ratings
The Twelve
by Justin Cronin • 2012
When an experiment creates twelve immortal predators, one girl's blood becomes the only weapon left.
4.03
107k+
The Twelve Summary
The Twelve 87%
When an experiment creates twelve immortal predators, one girl's blood becomes the only weapon left.
by Justin Cronin 2012
4.03
107k+ ratings
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith • 2017
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
4.25
9k+
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts 87%
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017
4.25
9k+ ratings
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
by Carrie Ryan • 2009
Surrounded by the undead, a girl clings to her mother's dream of an ocean beyond the forest.
3.60
88k+
The Forest of Hands and Teeth Summary
The Forest of Hands and Teeth 87%
Surrounded by the undead, a girl clings to her mother's dream of an ocean beyond the forest.
by Carrie Ryan 2009
3.60
88k+ ratings
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro • 2009
A dead plane at JFK, a CDC doctor, and a vampire plague that surfaces at sundown.
3.80
91k+
The Strain Summary
The Strain 87%
A dead plane at JFK, a CDC doctor, and a vampire plague that surfaces at sundown.
by Guillermo del Toro 2009
3.80
91k+ ratings
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