Books Like The Twelve

Loved The Twelve by Justin Cronin? If its series, post-apocalyptic and multiple pov hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, Carl's Doomsday Scenario and Jurassic Park. 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 Twelve: Series · Post-Apocalyptic · Multiple POV · Ensemble Cast · Vampires

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Max Brooks

Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Horror · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast

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Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Matt Dinniman

Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Violent · Ensemble Cast

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Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton

Survival Story · Intense · Ensemble Cast · Tense and Suspenseful · Science Fiction

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Wool Omnibus
Hugh Howey

Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller · Science Fiction

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The 100
Kass Morgan

Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Multiple POV · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast

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Patient Zero
Jonathan Maberry

Horror · Intense · Science Fiction · Violent · Series

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Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler

Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Intense · Science Fiction · Violent

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The Exiled Fleet
J.S. Dewes

Redemption Arc · Survival Story · Intense · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven

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Sea of Rust
C. Robert Cargill

Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Plot-Driven · Science Fiction · Violent

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The Obelisk Gate
N.K. Jemisin

Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Intense · Series

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The Border
Don Winslow

Tense and Suspenseful · Intense · Sprawling Epic · Violent · Multiple POV

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Iron Gold
Pierce Brown

Intense · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV · Violent · Science Fiction

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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins

Survival Story · Science Fiction · Intense · Violent · Plot-Driven

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Between Two Fires
Christopher Buehlman

Plague · Redemption Arc · Intense · Horror · Violent

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Empire of the Dawn
Jay Kristoff

Vampires · Intense · Horror · Sprawling Epic · Series

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The Perfect Run II
Maxime J. Durand

Post-Apocalyptic · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Series · Ensemble Cast

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Savage Son: A Thriller
Jack Carr

Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful · Intense · Series · Violent

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The Water Knife
Paolo Bacigalupi

Survival Story · Intense · Science Fiction · Violent · Multiple POV

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The Last Murder at the End of the World
Stuart Turton

Post-Apocalyptic · Tense and Suspenseful · Science Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Plot-Driven

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River of Bones
Taylor Anderson

Ensemble Cast · Science Fiction · Sprawling Epic · Multiple POV · Series

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