31 Books like The Kill Order

Cell

by Stephen King

When cell phones turn users feral, a father fights through the carnage to find his son.

3.65

238k+

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 📱 Techno-Horror 👨‍👦 Father-Son Quest 🤝 Found Family 🧠 Hive Mind

Cell 93%

When cell phones turn users feral, a father fights through the carnage to find his son.

by Stephen King 2006

3.65

238k+ ratings

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 📱 Techno-Horror 👨‍👦 Father-Son Quest 🤝 Found Family 🧠 Hive Mind

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+

🧟 Infected Apocalypse 👁️ Ancient Evil Unleashed 🗣️ Multiple Perspectives 🤝 Found Family 😰 Paranoid Atmosphere

Dark Inside 95%

An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.

by Jeyn Roberts 2011

3.92

9k+ ratings

🧟 Infected Apocalypse 👁️ Ancient Evil Unleashed 🗣️ Multiple Perspectives 🤝 Found Family 😰 Paranoid Atmosphere

Commune

by Joshua Gayou • 2017

After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.

4.18

3k+

🦠 Plague Apocalypse 🌍 Grounded Apocalypse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Leader 🏘️ Community Building

Commune 94%

After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.

by Joshua Gayou 2017

4.18

3k+ ratings

🦠 Plague Apocalypse 🌍 Grounded Apocalypse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Leader 🏘️ Community Building

Partials

by Dan Wells • 2012

To save the last newborns from extinction, a medic kidnaps a genetically engineered enemy soldier.

3.93

60k+

🦠 Virus Apocalypse 🤰 Dystopian Pregnancy 🤖 Engineered Beings 🔗 Captive To Ally 🧬 Hybrid Identity

Partials 93%

To save the last newborns from extinction, a medic kidnaps a genetically engineered enemy soldier.

by Dan Wells 2012

3.93

60k+ ratings

🦠 Virus Apocalypse 🤰 Dystopian Pregnancy 🤖 Engineered Beings 🔗 Captive To Ally 🧬 Hybrid Identity

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+

🌀 Disaster Survival 👦 Kids Without Adults 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Rival Leaders 🔒 Trapped Together

Monument 14 93%

Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.

by Emmy Laybourne 2012

3.90

25k+ ratings

🌀 Disaster Survival 👦 Kids Without Adults 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Rival Leaders 🔒 Trapped Together

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+

🧛 Vampire Apocalypse 🏘️ Walled Colony 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 👧 Chosen Child 🧠 Hive Mind Creatures

The Passage 93%

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

🧛 Vampire Apocalypse 🏘️ Walled Colony 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 👧 Chosen Child 🧠 Hive Mind Creatures

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+

🖥️ Grid-Down Survival 💔 Broken Family Bonds 👥 Ragtag Survivors 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🩸 Bleak Survival

As Our World Ends 93%

A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.

by Jack Hunt 2020

4.18

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Grid-Down Survival 💔 Broken Family Bonds 👥 Ragtag Survivors 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🩸 Bleak Survival

Fortune Falls

by Lou Vane • 2021

When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.

4.14

3k+

🏚️ Post Apocalyptic Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 👑 Reluctant Leader 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Fortune Falls 93%

When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.

by Lou Vane 2021

4.14

3k+ ratings

🏚️ Post Apocalyptic Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 👑 Reluctant Leader 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Swarm

by Jennifer D. Lyle • 2023

Killer butterflies attack, an anxious teen barricades her home against winged predators and infected

3.65

2k+

🦋 Creature Horror 🦠 Outbreak Horror 😰 Anxious Protagonist 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Hero

Swarm 92%

Killer butterflies attack, an anxious teen barricades her home against winged predators and infected

by Jennifer D. Lyle 2023

3.65

2k+ ratings

🦋 Creature Horror 🦠 Outbreak Horror 😰 Anxious Protagonist 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Hero

The Girl with All the Gifts

by M.R. Carey • 2014

Melanie is a genius child caged by soldiers. She loves her teacher. She is not human.

3.95

246k+

🍄 Fungal Apocalypse 🧠 Sentient Infected 📚 Teacher Protector 🖤 Sympathetic Monster ⚖️ Unethical Science

The Girl with All the Gifts 92%

Melanie is a genius child caged by soldiers. She loves her teacher. She is not human.

by M.R. Carey 2014

3.95

246k+ ratings

🍄 Fungal Apocalypse 🧠 Sentient Infected 📚 Teacher Protector 🖤 Sympathetic Monster ⚖️ Unethical Science

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+

🦠 Viral Outbreak 🛍️ Trapped In A Mall 🤝 Unlikely Allies 👥 Multiple Pov 🫂 Found Family

No Safety in Numbers 92%

Quarantined in a mall with a lethal virus, four teens battle panic, disease, and each other.

by Dayna Lorentz 2012

3.53

7k+ ratings

🦠 Viral Outbreak 🛍️ Trapped In A Mall 🤝 Unlikely Allies 👥 Multiple Pov 🫂 Found Family

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+

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse ⛪ Religious Dystopia 💔 Forbidden Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏘️ Isolated Village

The Forest of Hands and Teeth 92%

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

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse ⛪ Religious Dystopia 💔 Forbidden Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏘️ Isolated Village

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+

🖋️ Literary Dystopia 🦠 Pandemic Survival 🏠 Found Family 💔 Survivor's Guilt 👑 Reluctant Leader

The Memory of Animals 92%

A marine biologist enters a vaccine trial and wakes to a world that has already ended.

by Claire Fuller 2023

3.57

6k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Dystopia 🦠 Pandemic Survival 🏠 Found Family 💔 Survivor's Guilt 👑 Reluctant Leader

Bird Box

by Josh Malerman • 2014

One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.

4.05

213k+

👽 Cosmic Horror 🙈 Sensory Deprivation 🖤 Maternal Sacrifice 🏠 Safe House Siege 🛶 River Journey

Bird Box 92%

One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.

by Josh Malerman 2014

4.05

213k+ ratings

👽 Cosmic Horror 🙈 Sensory Deprivation 🖤 Maternal Sacrifice 🏠 Safe House Siege 🛶 River Journey

Novas

by Lou Vane • 2022

After the virus, a cult captures Jess to repopulate the world with only its chosen few.

4.31

2k+

🦠 Post Viral World 🏚️ Bunker Survival ⛓️ Cult Compound 🔓 Captivity And Escape 🥀 Survivor's Guilt

Novas 92%

After the virus, a cult captures Jess to repopulate the world with only its chosen few.

by Lou Vane 2022

4.31

2k+ ratings

🦠 Post Viral World 🏚️ Bunker Survival ⛓️ Cult Compound 🔓 Captivity And Escape 🥀 Survivor's Guilt

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+

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 👦 Children Vs Adults 🫂 Found Family 🎖️ Reluctant Leader 🏙️ Post-Apocalyptic London

The Enemy 94%

All adults are monsters now. London's kids fight toward Buckingham Palace, the last rumored refuge.

by Charlie Higson 2009

4.10

26k+ ratings

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 👦 Children Vs Adults 🫂 Found Family 🎖️ Reluctant Leader 🏙️ Post-Apocalyptic London

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+

💻 Tech Collapse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Makeshift Militia 👤 Reluctant Leader 🧠 Strategic Planning

The Rule of Three 93%

A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.

by Eric Walters 2014

4.00

8k+ ratings

💻 Tech Collapse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Makeshift Militia 👤 Reluctant Leader 🧠 Strategic Planning

Pines

by Blake Crouch

A Secret Service agent wakes nameless in a perfect town where escape means death.

3.92

189k+

🕵️ Paranoid Thriller 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic Ark 🏘️ Sinister Small Town 🧠 Amnesiac Protagonist 👁️ Surveillance State

Pines 92%

A Secret Service agent wakes nameless in a perfect town where escape means death.

by Blake Crouch 2012

3.92

189k+ ratings

🕵️ Paranoid Thriller 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic Ark 🏘️ Sinister Small Town 🧠 Amnesiac Protagonist 👁️ Surveillance State

Ghosts

by Nicholas Sansbury Smith • 2017

Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.

4.25

9k+

🪂 Drop Team Survival 🏜️ Wasteland Survival ✈️ Airship Society 👹 Creature Feature 👑 Authoritarian Leader

Ghosts 92%

Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.

by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017

4.25

9k+ ratings

🪂 Drop Team Survival 🏜️ Wasteland Survival ✈️ Airship Society 👹 Creature Feature 👑 Authoritarian Leader

Starters

by Lissa Price • 2012

A teen rents out her body. The woman inside it has a gun and a senator's address.

3.88

46k+

🏦 Dystopian Body Rental 🧠 Consciousness Sharing 🎯 Political Assassination 💔 Body Snatched Romance 👧 Sibling Protection

Starters 92%

A teen rents out her body. The woman inside it has a gun and a senator's address.

by Lissa Price 2012

3.88

46k+ ratings

🏦 Dystopian Body Rental 🧠 Consciousness Sharing 🎯 Political Assassination 💔 Body Snatched Romance 👧 Sibling Protection

Oryx and Crake

by Margaret Atwood • 2003

A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.

4.00

290k+

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Mad Scientist 🫀 Engineered Humans 🛡️ Reluctant Guardian 🏢 Corporate Dystopia

Oryx and Crake 92%

A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.

by Margaret Atwood 2003

4.00

290k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Mad Scientist 🫀 Engineered Humans 🛡️ Reluctant Guardian 🏢 Corporate Dystopia

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+

🩸 Medical Body Horror 🦠 Parasitic Outbreak 🔍 Lost Identity 🏢 Corporate Cover-Up 🧬 Hybrid Consciousness

Parasite 92%

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

🩸 Medical Body Horror 🦠 Parasitic Outbreak 🔍 Lost Identity 🏢 Corporate Cover-Up 🧬 Hybrid Consciousness

Unwind

by Neal Shusterman • 2007

Three teens flee a world that harvests adolescents for parts, chasing a hidden sanctuary.

4.17

251k+

🫁 Dystopian Body Horror 🏃 Teens On The Run 👥 Found Family ⛪ Crisis Of Faith ✊ Body Autonomy

Unwind 92%

Three teens flee a world that harvests adolescents for parts, chasing a hidden sanctuary.

by Neal Shusterman 2007

4.17

251k+ ratings

🫁 Dystopian Body Horror 🏃 Teens On The Run 👥 Found Family ⛪ Crisis Of Faith ✊ Body Autonomy

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+

☄️ Asteroid Apocalypse 📔 Diary Format 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Survival Unit 🤫 Quiet Apocalypse ❄️ Claustrophobic Winter

Life As We Knew It 92%

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

☄️ Asteroid Apocalypse 📔 Diary Format 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Survival Unit 🤫 Quiet Apocalypse ❄️ Claustrophobic Winter

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+

🏕️ Survivalist Fiction ⚡ Grid Collapse 🫡 Reluctant Leader 🏘️ Community Under Siege 💉 Medical Scarcity

One Second After 92%

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

🏕️ Survivalist Fiction ⚡ Grid Collapse 🫡 Reluctant Leader 🏘️ Community Under Siege 💉 Medical Scarcity

The Marrow Thieves

by Cherie Dimaline • 2017

A dreamless world hunts an Indigenous boy whose found family keeps the last dreams alive.

3.94

45k+

🌌 Indigenous Futurism 🫂 Found Family 🏚️ Dystopian Survival 🪶 Cultural Reclamation 💔 Generational Trauma

The Marrow Thieves 92%

A dreamless world hunts an Indigenous boy whose found family keeps the last dreams alive.

by Cherie Dimaline 2017

3.94

45k+ ratings

🌌 Indigenous Futurism 🫂 Found Family 🏚️ Dystopian Survival 🪶 Cultural Reclamation 💔 Generational Trauma

LIFEL1K3

by Jay Kristoff • 2018

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

3.94

13k+

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories ⚡ Hidden Powers 🏚️ Dystopian Wasteland

LIFEL1K3 91%

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

by Jay Kristoff 2018

3.94

13k+ ratings

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories ⚡ Hidden Powers 🏚️ Dystopian Wasteland

BEYOND EXTINCTION

by John Keeble • 2018

A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.

3.83

138

🧬 Genetic Dystopia 🧬 Species Replacement 🧠 Genetic Memory 🚫 Dehumanization 🦠 Pandemic Apocalypse

BEYOND EXTINCTION 91%

A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.

by John Keeble 2018

3.83

138 ratings

🧬 Genetic Dystopia 🧬 Species Replacement 🧠 Genetic Memory 🚫 Dehumanization 🦠 Pandemic Apocalypse

In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster

by Paul Auster • 1987

Anna searches a nameless, crumbling city for her brother while hunger and forgetting consume all.

3.91

16k+

✉️ Epistolary Dystopia 🏚️ Collapsing City 🤝 Found Family 💀 Death Cults 🍂 Elegiac Dystopia

In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster Summary

In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster 91%

Anna searches a nameless, crumbling city for her brother while hunger and forgetting consume all.

by Paul Auster 1987

3.91

16k+ ratings

✉️ Epistolary Dystopia 🏚️ Collapsing City 🤝 Found Family 💀 Death Cults 🍂 Elegiac Dystopia

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+

🖋️ Literary Dystopia 🌫️ Quiet Apocalypse 🕸️ Interconnected Lives 🛤️ Post-Apocalyptic Journey 🫂 Found Family

Station Eleven 91%

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

🖋️ Literary Dystopia 🌫️ Quiet Apocalypse 🕸️ Interconnected Lives 🛤️ Post-Apocalyptic Journey 🫂 Found Family

The Darkest Minds

by Alexandra Bracken • 2012

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

4.15

208k+

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

The Darkest Minds 91%

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

by Alexandra Bracken 2012

4.15

208k+ ratings

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

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