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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 89%
Quarantined in a mall with a lethal virus, four teens battle panic, disease, and each other.
by Dayna Lorentz 2012
3.53
7k+ ratings
This Book Is Full of Spiders
by David Wong • 2012
A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.
4.26
35k+
This Book Is Full of Spiders Summary
This Book Is Full of Spiders 89%
A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.
by David Wong 2012
4.26
35k+ ratings
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 89%
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
by Joshua Gayou 2017
4.18
3k+ 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 88%
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 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
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 88%
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
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 88%
A tapeworm wearing a human face fights to survive the war between the species she straddles.
by Mira Grant 2015
3.84
6k+ ratings
One Second After
by William R. Forstchen • 2009
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
3.98
77k+
One Second After Summary
One Second After 88%
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
by William R. Forstchen 2009
3.98
77k+ 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 88%
An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.
by Jeyn Roberts 2011
3.92
9k+ ratings
Life As We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer • 2006
An asteroid strikes the moon, plunging the world into volcanic winter, and one family must survive.
3.89
134k+
Life As We Knew It Summary
Life As We Knew It 88%
An asteroid strikes the moon, plunging the world into volcanic winter, and one family must survive.
by Susan Beth Pfeffer 2006
3.89
134k+ ratings
Monument 14
by Emmy Laybourne • 2012
Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.
3.90
25k+
Monument 14 Summary
Monument 14 88%
Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.
by Emmy Laybourne 2012
3.90
25k+ 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 88%
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
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
Commune
by Joshua Gayou • 2018
A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.
4.32
1k+
Commune Summary
Commune 88%
A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.
by Joshua Gayou 2018
4.32
1k+ ratings
Star Wars
by Joe Schreiber • 2010
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
3.46
9k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 88%
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
by Joe Schreiber 2010
3.46
9k+ ratings
Swarm
by Jennifer D. Lyle • 2023
Killer butterflies attack, an anxious teen barricades her home against winged predators and infected
3.65
2k+
Swarm Summary
Swarm 88%
Killer butterflies attack, an anxious teen barricades her home against winged predators and infected
by Jennifer D. Lyle 2023
3.65
2k+ ratings
Severance
by Ling Ma • 2018
The fever traps victims in habit loops. Candace Chen, office worker, was already there.
3.88
134k+
Severance Summary
Severance 88%
The fever traps victims in habit loops. Candace Chen, office worker, was already there.
by Ling Ma 2018
3.88
134k+ 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 Enemy
by Charlie Higson • 2009
All adults are monsters now. London's kids fight toward Buckingham Palace, the last rumored refuge.
4.10
26k+
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy 87%
All adults are monsters now. London's kids fight toward Buckingham Palace, the last rumored refuge.
by Charlie Higson 2009
4.10
26k+ 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
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
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power • 2019
A quarantined school mutates its girls. When a friend vanishes, a survivor digs for answers.
3.45
101k+
Wilder Girls Summary
Wilder Girls 87%
A quarantined school mutates its girls. When a friend vanishes, a survivor digs for answers.
by Rory Power 2019
3.45
101k+ 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
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman • 2014
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
4.05
213k+
Bird Box Summary
Bird Box 87%
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
by Josh Malerman 2014
4.05
213k+ ratings
Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents
by James G. Mushen • 2012
The preparedness guide that remembers the toddler, the aging parent, and the family dog.
3.42
109
Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents Summary
Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents 87%
The preparedness guide that remembers the toddler, the aging parent, and the family dog.
by James G. Mushen 2012
3.42
109 ratings
Emergency
by Neil Strauss • 2009
A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.
3.81
6k+
Emergency Summary
Emergency 87%
A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.
by Neil Strauss 2009
3.81
6k+ 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
Novas
by Lou Vane • 2022
After the virus, a cult captures Jess to repopulate the world with only its chosen few.
4.31
2k+
Novas Summary
Novas 87%
After the virus, a cult captures Jess to repopulate the world with only its chosen few.
by Lou Vane 2022
4.31
2k+ ratings
The Walking Dead, Vol. 1
by Robert Kirkman • 2004
A sheriff wakes from a coma to a world overrun by the dead, his family missing.
4.27
244k+
The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 Summary
The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 87%
A sheriff wakes from a coma to a world overrun by the dead, his family missing.
by Robert Kirkman 2004
4.27
244k+ ratings
Just in Case
by Kathy Harrison • 2008
A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.
3.85
494
Just in Case Summary
Just in Case 87%
A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.
by Kathy Harrison 2008
3.85
494 ratings
Fortune Falls
by Lou Vane • 2021
When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.
4.14
3k+
Fortune Falls Summary
Fortune Falls 87%
When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.
by Lou Vane 2021
4.14
3k+ ratings
The Rule of Three
by Eric Walters • 2014
A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.
4.00
8k+
The Rule of Three Summary
The Rule of Three 87%
A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.
by Eric Walters 2014
4.00
8k+ 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
03
by Mainak Dhar • 2016
An EMP kills Mumbai's grid. A VP must turn his apartment building into an army.
4.06
1k+
03 Summary
03 87%
An EMP kills Mumbai's grid. A VP must turn his apartment building into an army.
by Mainak Dhar 2016
4.06
1k+ ratings
Alone
by Megan E. Freeman • 2021
A twelve-year-old wakes to a deserted town, stranded with nothing but a neighbor's rottweiler.
4.13
22k+
Alone Summary
Alone 87%
A twelve-year-old wakes to a deserted town, stranded with nothing but a neighbor's rottweiler.
by Megan E. Freeman 2021
4.13
22k+ 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 87%
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
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch • 2016
The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.
3.98
115
How to Survive Off the Grid Summary
How to Survive Off the Grid 87%
The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.
by Tim MacWelch 2016
3.98
115 ratings
Dust
by Hugh Howey • 2013
Every exile poisons the world further; survivors must cross dead land to reach the only green.
4.23
141k+
Dust Summary
Dust 87%
Every exile poisons the world further; survivors must cross dead land to reach the only green.
by Hugh Howey 2013
4.23
141k+ ratings
Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry • 2009
A detective must stop a zombie plague while a traitor sabotages his team from within.
4.00
31k+
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero 87%
A detective must stop a zombie plague while a traitor sabotages his team from within.
by Jonathan Maberry 2009
4.00
31k+ 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
Hunger
by Michael Grant • 2009
Hunger, mutant worms, and a demagogue push a community of trapped children toward civil war.
4.02
92k+
Hunger Summary
Hunger 87%
Hunger, mutant worms, and a demagogue push a community of trapped children toward civil war.
by Michael Grant 2009
4.02
92k+ ratings
World War Z
by Max Brooks • 2006
Survivors of the zombie apocalypse recount how humanity fell and how it clawed its way back.
4.02
572k+
World War Z Summary
World War Z 87%
Survivors of the zombie apocalypse recount how humanity fell and how it clawed its way back.
by Max Brooks 2006
4.02
572k+ ratings
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
by C.A. Fletcher • 2019
When their dog is stolen, a young islander chases the stranger into an emptied Britain.
4.15
22k+
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World Summary
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World 87%
When their dog is stolen, a young islander chases the stranger into an emptied Britain.
by C.A. Fletcher 2019
4.15
22k+ ratings
Gone
by Michael Grant • 2008
After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.
3.87
211k+
Gone Summary
Gone 87%
After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.
by Michael Grant 2008
3.87
211k+ 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 87%
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
Gravity
by Tess Gerritsen • 2000
An alien organism devours the ISS crew from within. Earth condemns them all. One doctor refuses.
4.10
18k+
Gravity Summary
Gravity 87%
An alien organism devours the ISS crew from within. Earth condemns them all. One doctor refuses.
by Tess Gerritsen 2000
4.10
18k+ ratings
Dating After the End of the World
by Jeneva Rose • 2025
She survived the apocalypse. Now she's stuck sharing a room with her high school bully.
3.81
43k+
Dating After the End of the World Summary
Dating After the End of the World 87%
She survived the apocalypse. Now she's stuck sharing a room with her high school bully.
by Jeneva Rose 2025
3.81
43k+ ratings
Dry
by Neal Shusterman • 2018
A California suburb runs dry. Her parents gone, a teen must brave the panic to save her brother.
4.01
56k+
Dry Summary
Dry 87%
A California suburb runs dry. Her parents gone, a teen must brave the panic to save her brother.
by Neal Shusterman 2018
4.01
56k+ ratings
They All Died Screaming
by Kristopher Triana • 2020
A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.
3.58
3k+
They All Died Screaming Summary
They All Died Screaming 86%
A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.
by Kristopher Triana 2020
3.58
3k+ 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 86%
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
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