Books like…

Books Like Cell

by Stephen King · about this book

Loved Cell by Stephen King? If its horror, zombie apocalypse and violent hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, Jurassic Park and Patient Zero. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Cell: Horror · Zombie Apocalypse · Violent · Survival Story · Dark

1. 

   World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

   Max Brooks

   Zombie Apocalypse · Survival Story · Horror · Near Future · Bleak

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   Jurassic Park

   Michael Crichton

   Survival Story · Intense · Technology and Society · Kids in Danger · Tense and Suspenseful

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   Patient Zero

   Jonathan Maberry

   Zombie Apocalypse · Horror · Intense · Fast-Paced · Violent

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4. 

   Sea of Rust

   C. Robert Cargill

   Survival Story · Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland · Bleak · Near Future · Fast-Paced

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5. 

   The Butcher's Masquerade

   Matt Dinniman

   Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful · Violent · Fast-Paced · Plot-Driven

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6. 

   The Road

   Cormac McCarthy

   Survival Story · Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland · Kids in Danger · Quest Narrative · Male Lead

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7. 

   Parable of the Sower

   Octavia E. Butler

   Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland · Survival Story · Intense · Bleak · Near Future

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8. 

   The War of the Worlds

   H. G. Wells

   Survival Story · Bleak · Tense and Suspenseful · Technology and Society · Plot-Driven

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9. 

   Sunrise on the Reaping

   Suzanne Collins

   Survival Story · Kids in Danger · Fast-Paced · Intense · Violent

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10. 

    Between Two Fires

    Christopher Buehlman

    Horror · Intense · Bleak · Kids in Danger · Violent

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11. 

    The Loop

    Ben Oliver

    Technology and Society · Survival Story · Intense · Fast-Paced · Bleak

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12. 

    Savage Son: A Thriller

    Jack Carr

    Tense and Suspenseful · Survival Story · Violent · Intense · Fast-Paced

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13. 

    The Running Man

    Richard Bachman

    Near Future · Intense · Violent · Bleak · Fast-Paced

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14. 

    Lord of the Flies

    William Golding

    Survival Story · Intense · Bleak · Violent · Ensemble Cast

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15. 

    The Water Knife

    Paolo Bacigalupi

    Bleak · Survival Story · Intense · Near Future · Violent

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16. 

    The Summer I Died

    Ryan C. Thomas

    Survival Story · Horror · Violent · Bleak · Intense

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17. 

    NO EXIT

    Taylor Adams

    Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful · Plot-Driven · Intense · Fast-Paced

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18. 

    The Island of Dr. Moreau

    Herbert George Wells

    Survival Story · Horror · Technology and Society · Bleak · Male Lead

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19. 

    The Dark Forest

    Liu Cixin

    Near Future · Technology and Society · Bleak · Intense · Ensemble Cast

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20. 

    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

    Philip K. Dick

    Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland · Near Future · Technology and Society · Bleak · Male Lead

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