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Post Apocalyptic Book Summaries

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
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017 288 pages
4.25
9k+ ratings
The Slynx
by Tatyana Tolstaya • 2007
In frozen, mutated Russia, a scribe copies a tyrant's decrees as a forest beast steals minds.
3.81
5k+
The Slynx Summary
The Slynx
In frozen, mutated Russia, a scribe copies a tyrant's decrees as a forest beast steals minds.
by Tatyana Tolstaya 2007 299 pages
3.81
5k+ ratings
Pestilence
by Laura Thalassa • 2018
Trying to kill Pestilence made her his captive. Now hatred feels like something else entirely.
3.86
100k+
Pestilence Summary
Pestilence
Trying to kill Pestilence made her his captive. Now hatred feels like something else entirely.
by Laura Thalassa 2018 416 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
On Such a Full Sea
by Chang-rae Lee • 2014
When her boyfriend vanishes, a diver abandons her walled settlement for the dangerous open counties.
3.49
11k+
On Such a Full Sea Summary
On Such a Full Sea
When her boyfriend vanishes, a diver abandons her walled settlement for the dangerous open counties.
by Chang-rae Lee 2014 407 pages
3.49
11k+ ratings
Specials
by Scott Westerfeld • 2006
Now a surgically enhanced enforcer, Tally hunts rebels into the wild, where her first love waits.
3.75
200k+
Specials Summary
Specials
Now a surgically enhanced enforcer, Tally hunts rebels into the wild, where her first love waits.
by Scott Westerfeld 2006 384 pages
3.75
200k+ ratings
Magic Slays
by Ilona Andrews • 2011
A magic-killing device, a fanatical cult, and Kate Daniels caught between her Pack and annihilation.
4.39
80k+
Magic Slays Summary
Magic Slays
A magic-killing device, a fanatical cult, and Kate Daniels caught between her Pack and annihilation.
by Ilona Andrews 2011 308 pages
4.39
80k+ 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
87k+
The Forest of Hands and Teeth Summary
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Surrounded by the undead, a girl clings to her mother's dream of an ocean beyond the forest.
by Carrie Ryan 2009 336 pages
3.60
87k+ ratings
Automatic Noodle
by Annalee Newitz • 2025
Four bots open a noodle shop in post-war San Francisco. The city wants them shut down.
3.69
27k+
Automatic Noodle Summary
Automatic Noodle
Four bots open a noodle shop in post-war San Francisco. The city wants them shut down.
by Annalee Newitz 2025 163 pages
3.69
27k+ ratings
Novas
by Lou Vane • 2022
After the virus, a cult captures Jess to repopulate the world with only its chosen few.
4.31
1k+
Novas Summary
Novas
After the virus, a cult captures Jess to repopulate the world with only its chosen few.
by Lou Vane 2022 278 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest • 1974
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
3.95
11k+
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974 239 pages
3.95
11k+ ratings
Fable for the End of the World
by Ava Reid • 2025
A teenage taxidermist, chosen as prey for a televised hunt, discovers her killer is as trapped.
3.66
14k+
Fable for the End of the World Summary
Fable for the End of the World
A teenage taxidermist, chosen as prey for a televised hunt, discovers her killer is as trapped.
by Ava Reid 2025 384 pages
3.66
14k+ ratings
Us Deadly Few
by Alexis Patton • 2024
A former prisoner and the captain she hates cross a dead world, their survival chained together.
4.17
14k+
Us Deadly Few Summary
Us Deadly Few
A former prisoner and the captain she hates cross a dead world, their survival chained together.
by Alexis Patton 2024 353 pages
4.17
14k+ 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
7k+
The End of the World As We Know It Summary
The End of the World As We Know It
A flu kills billions; survivors dream of a compassionate elder or a wicked charmer.
by Christopher Golden 2025 800 pages
3.84
7k+ ratings
I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson • 1954
The last man alive barricades his home nightly against the neighbors who want his blood.
4.05
100k+
I Am Legend Summary
I Am Legend
The last man alive barricades his home nightly against the neighbors who want his blood.
by Richard Matheson 1954 101 pages
4.05
100k+ ratings
The Citadel of the Autarch
by Gene Wolfe • 1983
A torturer with a healing relic must consume a ruler's mind to inherit a dying world.
4.26
11k+
The Citadel of the Autarch Summary
The Citadel of the Autarch
A torturer with a healing relic must consume a ruler's mind to inherit a dying world.
by Gene Wolfe 1983 330 pages
4.26
11k+ ratings
April's Fools
by Ivy Asher • 2019
A pandemic sends three damaged Rangers to retrieve a sheriff's wild daughter. She'd rather stay.
3.87
4k+
April's Fools Summary
April's Fools
A pandemic sends three damaged Rangers to retrieve a sheriff's wild daughter. She'd rather stay.
by Ivy Asher 2019 294 pages
3.87
4k+ ratings
Left Behind
by Jerry B. Jenkins • 1999
After millions vanish, four teenagers face apocalyptic plagues and a dictator who hunts believers.
4.22
1k+
Left Behind Summary
Left Behind
After millions vanish, four teenagers face apocalyptic plagues and a dictator who hunts believers.
by Jerry B. Jenkins 1999 912 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Tilt
by Emma Pattee • 2025
Pregnant and trapped in a collapsed IKEA, Annie must cross a ruined city to reach home.
3.55
43k+
Tilt Summary
Tilt
Pregnant and trapped in a collapsed IKEA, Annie must cross a ruined city to reach home.
by Emma Pattee 2025 229 pages
3.55
43k+ ratings
War
by Laura Thalassa • 2019
War incarnate takes a Jerusalem survivor as his bride. Her defiance is his one unwinnable war.
4.03
70k+
War Summary
War
War incarnate takes a Jerusalem survivor as his bride. Her defiance is his one unwinnable war.
by Laura Thalassa 2019 544 pages
4.03
70k+ ratings
World After
by Susan Ee • 2013
Angels turned her sister into a monster. Now Penryn fights to protect her from everyone.
4.14
100k+
World After Summary
World After
Angels turned her sister into a monster. Now Penryn fights to protect her from everyone.
by Susan Ee 2013 320 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Born for Lace
by Nicci Harris • 2025
Fleeing with an infant, a bred woman falls to a violent gene-spliced warrior who demands everything.
3.99
3k+
Born for Lace Summary
Born for Lace
Fleeing with an infant, a bred woman falls to a violent gene-spliced warrior who demands everything.
by Nicci Harris 2025
3.99
3k+ ratings
Kingdom of Tomorrow
by Gena Showalter • 2025
A brutal academy, a lethal prince, a disease without a cure: Arden must survive all three.
3.98
5k+
Kingdom of Tomorrow Summary
Kingdom of Tomorrow
A brutal academy, a lethal prince, a disease without a cure: Arden must survive all three.
by Gena Showalter 2025 360 pages
3.98
5k+ ratings
End of Days
by Susan Ee • 2015
Angels won. Now a girl, her wingless archangel, and her monstrous sister are humanity's last hope.
4.05
74k+
End of Days Summary
End of Days
Angels won. Now a girl, her wingless archangel, and her monstrous sister are humanity's last hope.
by Susan Ee 2015 345 pages
4.05
74k+ ratings
Moth
by Lily Mayne • 2022
A soldier and a half-monster forced to cross the wasteland discover the real danger is each other.
4.60
13k+
Moth Summary
Moth
A soldier and a half-monster forced to cross the wasteland discover the real danger is each other.
by Lily Mayne 2022 451 pages
4.60
13k+ 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
An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.
by Jeyn Roberts 2011 368 pages
3.92
9k+ 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
A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.
by Joshua Gayou 2018 1164 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Good Intentions
by Brenda K. Davies • 2016
Taken by the state, Lucifer's heir learns the demon lord holding her is her fated mate.
4.17
8k+
Good Intentions Summary
Good Intentions
Taken by the state, Lucifer's heir learns the demon lord holding her is her fated mate.
by Brenda K. Davies 2016 422 pages
4.17
8k+ ratings
Torchfire
by Moira Buffini • 2025
A hunted telepath forges a forbidden bond with a captive who could bring down the regime.
4.38
500+
Torchfire Summary
Torchfire
A hunted telepath forges a forbidden bond with a captive who could bring down the regime.
by Moira Buffini 2025 448 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
The Time Ships
by Stephen Baxter • 1995
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
3.95
6k+
The Time Ships Summary
The Time Ships
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
by Stephen Baxter 1995 520 pages
3.95
6k+ ratings
The Promised Prince
by Kortney Keisel • 2021
A farmer's daughter falls for a pondside stranger: the prince engaged to her stepsister.
4.21
2k+
The Promised Prince Summary
The Promised Prince
A farmer's daughter falls for a pondside stranger: the prince engaged to her stepsister.
by Kortney Keisel 2021 476 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
Lawless
by Crystal Ash • 2019
A nurse in a collapsed America is captured by four bikers who refuse to let her go.
4.16
9k+
Lawless Summary
Lawless
A nurse in a collapsed America is captured by four bikers who refuse to let her go.
by Crystal Ash 2019 244 pages
4.16
9k+ ratings
Through the Ever Night
by Veronica Rossi • 2013
His people want her dead. She returns for him, chasing a myth to save a child.
4.13
73k+
Through the Ever Night Summary
Through the Ever Night
His people want her dead. She returns for him, chasing a myth to save a child.
by Veronica Rossi 2013 341 pages
4.13
73k+ 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
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
by James Maxwell 2020 445 pages
4.06
11k+ ratings
Warm Bodies
by Isaac Marion • 2010
A zombie saves a girl from his own kind and discovers a hunger stronger than flesh.
3.91
100k+
Warm Bodies Summary
Warm Bodies
A zombie saves a girl from his own kind and discovers a hunger stronger than flesh.
by Isaac Marion 2010 256 pages
3.91
100k+ ratings
The Queen of All that Dies
by Laura Thalassa • 2015
Her people's last hope: marrying the immortal king who destroyed everything she loved.
3.89
21k+
The Queen of All that Dies Summary
The Queen of All that Dies
Her people's last hope: marrying the immortal king who destroyed everything she loved.
by Laura Thalassa 2015 325 pages
3.89
21k+ ratings
The Rejected King
by Kortney Keisel • 2020
A working-class woman accidentally kisses a king, then lands the job of directing his bride hunt.
4.02
3k+
The Rejected King Summary
The Rejected King
A working-class woman accidentally kisses a king, then lands the job of directing his bride hunt.
by Kortney Keisel 2020 324 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
El Eternauta
by Héctor Germán Oesterheld • 1957
Lethal snow destroys Buenos Aires. Juan Salvo survives to face invaders who harvest humans for war.
4.35
9k+
El Eternauta Summary
El Eternauta
Lethal snow destroys Buenos Aires. Juan Salvo survives to face invaders who harvest humans for war.
by Héctor Germán Oesterheld 1957 368 pages
4.35
9k+ ratings
The Queen of All that Lives
by Laura Thalassa • 2016
Frozen for a century, a queen wakes to war and wants her immortal husband dead.
4.11
11k+
The Queen of All that Lives Summary
The Queen of All that Lives
Frozen for a century, a queen wakes to war and wants her immortal husband dead.
by Laura Thalassa 2016 456 pages
4.11
11k+ ratings
The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman • 2007
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
3.73
10k+
The Accidental Time Machine Summary
The Accidental Time Machine
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
by Joe Haldeman 2007 278 pages
3.73
10k+ ratings
Hell on Earth
by Brenda K. Davies • 2017
A demon and a human fighter face the apocalypse together, their hatred becoming forbidden love.
4.37
1k+
Hell on Earth Summary
Hell on Earth
A demon and a human fighter face the apocalypse together, their hatred becoming forbidden love.
by Brenda K. Davies 2017
4.37
1k+ 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
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
by Jack Hunt 2020 388 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Ensnared
by Bridget E. Baker • 2023
Bound to a dragon prince, a fighter's defiance is the one force he cannot command.
4.00
457
Ensnared Summary
Ensnared
Bound to a dragon prince, a fighter's defiance is the one force he cannot command.
by Bridget E. Baker 2023 354 pages
4.00
457 ratings
Carved
by Brenda K. Davies • 2016
A demon king's fated mate carries Lucifer's blood, and their only hope waits beyond Hell's gate.
4.28
5k+
Carved Summary
Carved
A demon king's fated mate carries Lucifer's blood, and their only hope waits beyond Hell's gate.
by Brenda K. Davies 2016
4.28
5k+ ratings
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
by Dennis E. Taylor • 2016
A dead engineer wakes as an AI and is hurled into space inside a self-replicating probe.
4.25
100k+
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) Summary
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
A dead engineer wakes as an AI and is hurled into space inside a self-replicating probe.
by Dennis E. Taylor 2016 383 pages
4.25
100k+ ratings
Symbiont
by Mira Grant • 2014
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
3.71
7k+
Symbiont Summary
Symbiont
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
by Mira Grant 2014 608 pages
3.71
7k+ ratings
A War of Ruin & Reckoning
by Lana Pecherczyk • 2023
She wakes in a fae war camp to find her lost love wearing a stranger's face.
4.38
2k+
A War of Ruin & Reckoning Summary
A War of Ruin & Reckoning
She wakes in a fae war camp to find her lost love wearing a stranger's face.
by Lana Pecherczyk 2023 446 pages
4.38
2k+ ratings
A World of Secrets
by James Maxwell • 2020
A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.
4.30
5k+
A World of Secrets Summary
A World of Secrets
A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.
by James Maxwell 2020 302 pages
4.30
5k+ ratings
A Search for Starlight
by James Maxwell • 2021
A mystic and her warrior lover enter alien territory to halt a war of extinction.
4.34
4k+
A Search for Starlight Summary
A Search for Starlight
A mystic and her warrior lover enter alien territory to halt a war of extinction.
by James Maxwell 2021 331 pages
4.34
4k+ ratings
The Queen of Traitors
by Laura Thalassa • 2016
A queen without a country marries the enemy king. His court will kill before accepting peace.
4.01
13k+
The Queen of Traitors Summary
The Queen of Traitors
A queen without a country marries the enemy king. His court will kill before accepting peace.
by Laura Thalassa 2016 348 pages
4.01
13k+ ratings
Day Death
by Rebecca Quinn • 2025
Forbidden desire at a kink club turns into a fight for survival when nuclear war begins.
4.18
1k+
Day Death Summary
Day Death
Forbidden desire at a kink club turns into a fight for survival when nuclear war begins.
by Rebecca Quinn 2025 178 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
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