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Cell
by Stephen King
When cell phones turn users feral, a father fights through the carnage to find his son.
3.65
238k+
Cell Summary
Cell 90%
When cell phones turn users feral, a father fights through the carnage to find his son.
by Stephen King 2006
3.65
238k+ ratings
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King • 1982
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
3.91
669k+
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger 92%
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
by Stephen King 1982
3.91
669k+ ratings
Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland • 2018
Jane McKeene protects white women from zombies. The real threat is the men who run America.
4.13
36k+
Dread Nation Summary
Dread Nation 91%
Jane McKeene protects white women from zombies. The real threat is the men who run America.
by Justina Ireland 2018
4.13
36k+ 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 90%
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
Guns of the Dawn
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2015
A gentlewoman conscripted into a swamp war discovers her king may have started it.
4.17
5k+
Guns of the Dawn Summary
Guns of the Dawn 90%
A gentlewoman conscripted into a swamp war discovers her king may have started it.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015
4.17
5k+ ratings
The Scar
by China Miéville • 2002
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
4.19
35k+
The Scar Summary
The Scar 90%
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
by China Miéville 2002
4.19
35k+ 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
Blaze of Glory
by Michael Pryor • 2006
A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.
3.79
1k+
Blaze of Glory Summary
Blaze of Glory 89%
A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.
by Michael Pryor 2006
3.79
1k+ ratings
The Verity
by M.J. Lawrie • 2023
She refuses the Lord's demand and is exiled to a suicide squad in the undead wastes.
4.35
971
The Verity Summary
The Verity 89%
She refuses the Lord's demand and is exiled to a suicide squad in the undead wastes.
by M.J. Lawrie 2023
4.35
971 ratings
The Bride Wore Constant White
by Shelley Adina • 2018
Two sisters hunt a killer in the steampunk West when their mail-order bride friend is murdered.
4.09
351
The Bride Wore Constant White Summary
The Bride Wore Constant White 91%
Two sisters hunt a killer in the steampunk West when their mail-order bride friend is murdered.
by Shelley Adina 2018
4.09
351 ratings
Geist
by Philippa Ballantine • 2010
A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.
3.64
4k+
Geist Summary
Geist 91%
A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.
by Philippa Ballantine 2010
3.64
4k+ ratings
Abandon
by Blake Crouch
Armed hijackers seize a ghost town expedition, hunting cursed gold that erased a town.
3.62
32k+
Abandon Summary
Abandon 90%
Armed hijackers seize a ghost town expedition, hunting cursed gold that erased a town.
by Blake Crouch 2009
3.62
32k+ ratings
Parasite
by Mira Grant • 2013
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
3.68
19k+
Parasite Summary
Parasite 89%
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
by Mira Grant 2013
3.68
19k+ ratings
Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff • 2012
Hunting a griffin for her shogun, a girl finds the animal saving her life instead.
3.79
19k+
Stormdancer Summary
Stormdancer 89%
Hunting a griffin for her shogun, a girl finds the animal saving her life instead.
by Jay Kristoff 2012
3.79
19k+ ratings
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 89%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ 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 89%
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
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 89%
Survivors of the zombie apocalypse recount how humanity fell and how it clawed its way back.
by Max Brooks 2006
4.02
572k+ ratings
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy • 1985
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
4.15
227k+
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 89%
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
by Cormac McCarthy 1985
4.15
227k+ ratings
Angel Down
by Daniel Kraus
A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.
4.06
16k+
Angel Down Summary
Angel Down 89%
A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.
by Daniel Kraus 2025
4.06
16k+ ratings
Senlin Ascends
by Josiah Bancroft • 2013
When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.
4.11
34k+
Senlin Ascends Summary
Senlin Ascends 90%
When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.
by Josiah Bancroft 2013
4.11
34k+ ratings
Cold as Hell
by Rhett C. Bruno • 2022
A resurrected gunslinger hunts three outlaws whose hellish ice freezes the frontier dead.
3.99
2k+
Cold as Hell Summary
Cold as Hell 90%
A resurrected gunslinger hunts three outlaws whose hellish ice freezes the frontier dead.
by Rhett C. Bruno 2022
3.99
2k+ ratings
The Alloy of Law
by Brandon Sanderson • 2011
A gunslinging lord must hunt a phantom gang that stole his fiancée from a wedding dinner.
4.19
294k+
The Alloy of Law Summary
The Alloy of Law 89%
A gunslinging lord must hunt a phantom gang that stole his fiancée from a wedding dinner.
by Brandon Sanderson 2011
4.19
294k+ 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 89%
She survived the apocalypse. Now she's stuck sharing a room with her high school bully.
by Jeneva Rose 2025
3.81
43k+ 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 89%
A detective must stop a zombie plague while a traitor sabotages his team from within.
by Jonathan Maberry 2009
4.00
31k+ 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 89%
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
Abraham Lincoln
by Seth Grahame-Smith • 2010
After his mother's murder, Abraham Lincoln learns what killed her and picks up an axe.
3.72
139k+
Abraham Lincoln Summary
Abraham Lincoln 89%
After his mother's murder, Abraham Lincoln learns what killed her and picks up an axe.
by Seth Grahame-Smith 2010
3.72
139k+ ratings
Front Lines
by Michael Grant • 2016
1942: women are drafted into combat. Three soldiers face the brutality of the North African front.
4.09
6k+
Front Lines Summary
Front Lines 89%
1942: women are drafted into combat. Three soldiers face the brutality of the North African front.
by Michael Grant 2016
4.09
6k+ 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 90%
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
Mortal Engines
by Philip Reeve • 2001
Cast from a predator city alongside the scarred girl whose assassination attempt got him exiled.
3.77
71k+
Mortal Engines Summary
Mortal Engines 90%
Cast from a predator city alongside the scarred girl whose assassination attempt got him exiled.
by Philip Reeve 2001
3.77
71k+ ratings
Wolf Worm
by T. Kingfisher
She came to draw insects. She found a man kept alive by what was eating him.
4.08
18k+
Wolf Worm Summary
Wolf Worm 89%
She came to draw insects. She found a man kept alive by what was eating him.
by T. Kingfisher 2026
4.08
18k+ ratings
The Solar War
by John French • 2019
The traitor fleet surrounds Earth, but a forbidden ritual threatens to unleash hell.
4.02
4k+
The Solar War Summary
The Solar War 89%
The traitor fleet surrounds Earth, but a forbidden ritual threatens to unleash hell.
by John French 2019
4.02
4k+ ratings
The Time Ships
by Stephen Baxter • 1995
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
3.95
7k+
The Time Ships Summary
The Time Ships 89%
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
by Stephen Baxter 1995
3.95
7k+ ratings
Before the Broken Star
by Emily R. King • 2019
Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.
3.92
6k+
Before the Broken Star Summary
Before the Broken Star 89%
Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.
by Emily R. King 2019
3.92
6k+ 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 89%
All adults are monsters now. London's kids fight toward Buckingham Palace, the last rumored refuge.
by Charlie Higson 2009
4.10
26k+ ratings
Bones
by K.L. Speer • 2024
In a post-apocalyptic hold, a healer forced to prolong torture fuels a rebellion and finds love.
4.09
8k+
Bones Summary
Bones 89%
In a post-apocalyptic hold, a healer forced to prolong torture fuels a rebellion and finds love.
by K.L. Speer 2024
4.09
8k+ ratings
Storm of Iron
by Graham McNeill • 2002
The Iron Warriors besiege an Imperial citadel for the gene-seed beneath it. One guardsman resists.
4.13
2k+
Storm of Iron Summary
Storm of Iron 89%
The Iron Warriors besiege an Imperial citadel for the gene-seed beneath it. One guardsman resists.
by Graham McNeill 2002
4.13
2k+ ratings
Between Two Fires
by Christopher Buehlman
A knight, a girl, and a priest cross plague-ravaged France toward Avignon, where a devil rules.
4.21
65k+
Between Two Fires Summary
Between Two Fires 88%
A knight, a girl, and a priest cross plague-ravaged France toward Avignon, where a devil rules.
by Christopher Buehlman 2012
4.21
65k+ ratings
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools
by G.P. Taylor • 2009
A teen agent boards a doomed steamship, hunted by assassins and haunted by the dead.
3.92
118
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools Summary
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools 90%
A teen agent boards a doomed steamship, hunted by assassins and haunted by the dead.
by G.P. Taylor 2009
3.92
118 ratings
The Haunted Mesa
by Louis L'Amour • 1987
A skeptic's search for a vanished friend leads through a desert kiva into a parallel world.
3.81
7k+
The Haunted Mesa Summary
The Haunted Mesa 90%
A skeptic's search for a vanished friend leads through a desert kiva into a parallel world.
by Louis L'Amour 1987
3.81
7k+ 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 89%
A flu kills billions; survivors dream of a compassionate elder or a wicked charmer.
by Christopher Golden 2025
3.84
8k+ 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
A Girl from Nowhere
by James Maxwell • 2020
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
4.06
11k+
A Girl from Nowhere Summary
A Girl from Nowhere 89%
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
by James Maxwell 2020
4.06
11k+ ratings
Ash
by Mary Gentle • 2000
Carthage survived to build war machines that whisper, and only a scarred mercenary can hear them.
4.10
1k+
Ash Summary
Ash 88%
Carthage survived to build war machines that whisper, and only a scarred mercenary can hear them.
by Mary Gentle 2000
4.10
1k+ 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 90%
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017
4.25
9k+ 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 90%
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
by Joshua Gayou 2017
4.18
3k+ ratings
Defiance of the Fall
by TheFirstDefier
Zac Atwood's sister is missing. Earth is now a leveling game, and he's bringing an axe.
4.33
17k+
Defiance of the Fall Summary
Defiance of the Fall 88%
Zac Atwood's sister is missing. Earth is now a leveling game, and he's bringing an axe.
by TheFirstDefier 2021
4.33
17k+ ratings
Ordinary Monsters
by J.M. Miro • 2022
Gifted orphans find safety in a Scottish manor built upon a door to the dead.
3.77
23k+
Ordinary Monsters Summary
Ordinary Monsters 88%
Gifted orphans find safety in a Scottish manor built upon a door to the dead.
by J.M. Miro 2022
3.77
23k+ ratings
Westworld
by Michael Crichton • 1974
A Wild West theme park's robot gunslinger breaks its programming and starts killing the guests.
3.73
2k+
Westworld Summary
Westworld 88%
A Wild West theme park's robot gunslinger breaks its programming and starts killing the guests.
by Michael Crichton 1974
3.73
2k+ 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 88%
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
by Jack Hunt 2020
4.18
1k+ ratings
From the Godless Abyss
by Abe Moss • 2022
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
4.54
224
From the Godless Abyss Summary
From the Godless Abyss 88%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 ratings
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