Books like The Stand
Loved The Stand by Mike Perkins? Here are 8 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About The Stand →8 books
- 1Swan Song
Swan Song
Robert R. McCammonA post-apocalyptic horror novel in which a nuclear war leaves survivors facing mutants and a fight between good and evil.
- 2Station Eleven
Station Eleven
Emily St. John MandelA literary novel that follows survivors after a flu pandemic has wiped out most of the population.
- 3The Passage
The Passage
Justin CroninA large-scale apocalyptic novel in which a viral outbreak turns most of the population into monsters.
- 4World War Z
World War Z
Max BrooksA zombie-war novel told as a set of interviews, showing how a global outbreak plays out across many countries.
- 5The Road
The Road
Cormac McCarthyA spare post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son travelling through a dead landscape.
Books like it → - 6Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake
Margaret AtwoodA speculative novel set after a plague has ended most human life, told by one of the few survivors.
- 7The Last Man
The Last Man
Mary ShelleyAn early novel of a plague that wipes out humanity, told by the last survivor.
- 8Y: The Last Man - Deluxe Edition, Book 1
Y: The Last Man - Deluxe Edition, Book 1
Brian K. VaughanA graphic novel series in which a plague kills every mammal with a Y chromosome except one young man and his monkey.
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