Books like…

Books Like The Stand

by Stephen King · about this book

Loved The Stand by Stephen King? If its plague, sprawling epic and post-apocalyptic hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Parable of the Sower, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and The Butcher's Masquerade. 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 The Stand: Plague · Sprawling Epic · Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Dark

1. 

   Parable of the Sower

   Octavia E. Butler

   Loss of a Home · Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Bleak · Intense

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   World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

   Max Brooks

   Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Horror · Dystopian · Bleak

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   The Butcher's Masquerade

   Matt Dinniman

   Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful · Dystopian · Morally Gray Character · Character-Driven

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4. 

   Between Two Fires

   Christopher Buehlman

   Plague · Supernatural Horror · Bleak · Horror · Intense

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5. 

   The Obelisk Gate

   N.K. Jemisin

   Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Bleak · Character-Driven · Intense

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6. 

   Wool Omnibus

   Hugh Howey

   Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful · Dystopian · Bleak

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7. 

   Imaginary Friend

   Stephen Chbosky

   Supernatural Horror · Horror · Intense · Religion & Spirituality · Sprawling Epic

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8. 

   Threshing Day

   Rebecca Yarros

   Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful · Ensemble Cast · Epic Fantasy · Plot-Driven

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9. 

   Sea of Rust

   C. Robert Cargill

   Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Dystopian · Bleak · Plot-Driven

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10. 

    The Road

    Cormac McCarthy

    Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Bleak · Dystopian · Horror

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11. 

    The Water Knife

    Paolo Bacigalupi

    Bleak · Dystopian · Intense · Survival Story · Multiple POV

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    Don Winslow

    Bleak · Intense · Sprawling Epic · Plot-Driven · Multiple POV

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13. 

    Kingdom of Ash

    Sarah J. Maas

    Sprawling Epic · Intense · Ensemble Cast · Epic Fantasy · Multiple POV

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14. 

    Jurassic Park

    Michael Crichton

    Survival Story · Intense · Tense and Suspenseful · Ensemble Cast · Plot-Driven

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15. 

    The Gathering Storm

    Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

    Sprawling Epic · Ensemble Cast · Intense · Epic Fantasy · Multiple POV

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16. 

    A Dance with Dragons

    George R.R. Martin

    Sprawling Epic · Bleak · Character-Driven · Epic Fantasy · Multiple POV

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17. 

    A Book of Bones

    John Connolly

    Supernatural Horror · Horror · Sprawling Epic · Dark · Multiple POV

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18. 

    Before the Devil Breaks You

    Libba Bray

    Supernatural Horror · Ensemble Cast · Horror · Sprawling Epic · Multiple POV

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19. 

    The Throne of the Five Winds

    S.C. Emmett

    Epic Fantasy · Character-Driven · Multiple POV · Sprawling Epic · Morally Gray Character

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20. 

    Rhythm of War

    Brandon Sanderson

    Sprawling Epic · Ensemble Cast · Epic Fantasy · Multiple POV · Character-Driven

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