Recommendations based on Contagiousby Scott Sigler

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  1. Infected

    by Scott Sigler
    A mysterious virus turns people into violent monsters. A group of survivors must fight for their lives and find a cure before it's too late.

    The book follows several characters as they deal with an alien invasion on the microscopic level. The narration is primarily through the perspectives of Perry Dawsey, an ex-football player with an ... (Wikipedia)

  2. Watchers

    by Dean Koontz
    A story of terror and suspense as a genetically engineered creature wreaks havoc in a small town.

    Travis Cornell, a former Delta Force operative, feels that his life has become pointless, and is exploring a canyon near his home when he encounters two genetically engineered creatures that have ... (Wikipedia)

  3. The Mist

    by Stephen King
    A group of survivors confront terror and terrorizing creatures in a thick mist.

    The morning after a severe thunderstorm , an unnaturally thick mist gradually envelopes the small town of Bridgton, Maine. Artist David Drayton, along with his son Billy and neighbor Brent Norton ... (Wikipedia)

  4. 'Salem's Lot

    by Stephen King
    A small town is terrorized by a vampire, forcing its citizens to fight for survival.

    Ben Mears, a writer who spent part of his childhood in Jerusalem's Lot , Maine , has returned after 25 years. He quickly becomes friends with high-school teacher Matt Burke and strikes up a ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Bones of the Hills

    by Conn Iggulden
    Epic tale of war and friendship set against the backdrop of ancient Mongolian civilization.

    Genghis Khan, risen from outcast to ruler has united battling tribes, but faces troubles. Emissaries are tortured and killed. Trade route efforts are violently rebuffed. The Mongolian army is ... (Goodreads)

  6. Under the Dome

    by Stephen King
    Small town experiences a sudden and mysterious isolation, leading to chaos and terror.

    At 11:44 a.m. on October 21, 2017, the small Maine town of Chester's Mill is abruptly and gruesomely separated from the outside world by an invisible, semipermeable barrier of unknown origin. The ... (Wikipedia)

  7. The Running Man

    by Richard Bachman
    A man's journey fighting for his life in a deadly game, facing impossible odds.

    In 2025, the world's economy is in shambles and America has become a totalitarian dystopia. 28-year-old Ben Richards, an impoverished resident of the fictional Co-Op City, is unable to find work, ... (Wikipedia)

  8. The Ruins

    by Scott Smith
    A group of tourists stranded in a remote Mexican jungle, struggling to survive.

    Four American tourists — Eric, his girlfriend Stacy, her best friend and former roommate Amy, and Amy's boyfriend Jeff, a medical student — are vacationing in Mexico. They befriend a German tourist ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Swan Song

    by Robert R. McCammon
    After a nuclear war, a group of survivors journey across a devastated America, facing danger and hopelessness.

    The novel begins with nuclear war breaking out between the submarine fleets of the U.S. and the Soviet Union . The President , wracked with guilt over his role in the carnage, prepares to input a ... (Wikipedia)

  10. The Forever War

    by Joe Haldeman
    A soldier's story of the horror of war and its consequences in the far future.

    The monumental Hugo and Nebula award winning SF classic— Featuring a new introduction by John Scalzi,The Earth's leaders have drawn a line in the interstellar sand—despite the fact that the fierce ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. The Wolf's Hour

    by Robert R. McCammon
    A werewolf spy, Michael Gallatin, is sent on a mission to Nazi Germany during World War II.

    Michael Gallatin, a werewolf, is a British emigrant that is a top spy for Britain during World War II. In 1942, he overtakes Rommel in North Africa and foils the Nazis plan to control the Suez Canal. ... (Wikipedia)

  12. The Abstinence Teacher

    by Tom Perrotta
    A health teacher's abstinence-only curriculum clashes with her own desires and a liberal soccer coach. A story of moral conflict and self-discovery.

    Stonewood Heights is the perfect place to raise kids. It's got the proverbial good schools, solid values and a healthy real estate market. It's the kind of place where parents are involved in their ... (Goodreads)

  13. Twilight Eyes

    by Dean Koontz
    A young man's struggle to keep his supernatural gifts hidden while protecting the innocents around him.

    The book begins with Slim sneaking up on, and killing, a "goblin or beast" on the fair grounds of a local carnival. Goblins are monsters which can shape shift between human and bestial forms, ... (Wikipedia)

  14. The Passage

    by Justin Cronin
    A post-apocalyptic tale of survival, as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

    The novel is broken into 11 parts of varying lengths. The story itself is broken into two sections: the first and shorter section covers the origins of the virus and its outbreak, while the second is ... (Wikipedia)

  15. The Night Eternal

    by Guillermo del Toro
    Humanity's struggle to survive after vampires take over the world.

    Two years have passed since the vampires, led by the Master, used atomic weapons to create a nuclear winter , which blocked the sun and allowed the vampires to move freely, except for a few hours a ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Patient Zero

    by Jonathan Maberry
    A virus outbreak unleashes a global pandemic, forcing a desperate search for a cure.

    The story follows Joe Ledger, a Baltimore detective, who is recruited into the Department of Military Sciences, a specialized entity of the US Government which answers only to the President, to ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Extreme Measures

    by Vince Flynn
    CIA operative is sent on a mission to stop a terrorist threat.

    The latest pulse-pounding thriller by #1 "New York Times" bestselling phenomenon Vince Flynn explodes onto the scene with a deadly and charismatic hero fans will cheer for all the way to the last ... (Goodreads)

  18. Alas, Babylon

    by Pat Frank
    A small town struggles to survive the aftermath of a nuclear war.

    The story is set in a fictional 1959, following two years of escalating tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union for dominance in the Middle East and in the Mediterranean Sea . The ... (Wikipedia)

  19. Sin City, Vol. 4: That Yellow Bastard

    by Frank Miller
    Dark, gritty crime thriller set in a corrupt city, focused on a cop's pursuit of a brutal murderer.

    In a Sin City short story, "The Babe Wore Red," Frank Miller deviated from his stark black-and-white artwork by adding tiny bits of color throughout the story. The girl's dress was red, her lips were ... (Goodreads)

  20. Utopia

    by Lincoln Child
    A group of strangers embark on a mysterious journey, uncovering secrets of a strange and unknown world.

    Fasten your seat belts–the white-knuckle thrills at Utopia, the world’s most fantastic theme park, escalate to nightmare proportions in this intricately imagined techno-thriller by New York Times ... (Goodreads)

  21. Ancillary Justice

    by Ann Leckie
    A sci-fi epic of revenge and redemption, exploring the far reaches of the galaxy.

    On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren - a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking ... (Goodreads)

  22. Wayward

    by Blake Crouch
    A man's desperate mission to rescue his family from a parallel dimension.

    Welcome to Wayward Pines, population 461. Nestled amidst picture-perfect mountains, the idyllic town is a modern-day Eden...except for the electrified fence and razor wire, snipers scoping everything ... (Goodreads)

  23. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

    by Max Brooks
    A collection of interviews recounting tales of the zombie apocalypse.

    It has been nearly twenty years since the start of the apocalyptic worldwide pandemic known as the Zombie War, and about ten years since the war has ended in humanity's victory. The framing device ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The Talismans of Shannara

    by Terry Brooks
    A quest to recover four magical artifacts, to save the Four Lands from an ancient evil.

    The Elves and Paranor are both now back in the Four Lands , and the former Walker Boh has inherited Allanon 's powers. Moreover, the Sword of Shannara has been found. Knowing all these, Rimmer Dall ... (Wikipedia)

  25. Genghis: Birth of an Empire

    by Conn Iggulden
    Epic tale of a determined man's rise to power, uniting many nomadic tribes into a powerful Mongol nation.

    He was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Temujin's young life was shaped by a series of brutal acts: the betrayal of his father by a ... (Goodreads)

  26. The High Lord

    by Trudi Canavan
    A young girl's quest to save her kingdom, mastering powerful magic in the process.

    A year has passed since Sonea had challenged Regin to a public duel and had beaten Regin by one bout. Since that victory, she has finally won the respect she deserves, not only as a novice with ... (Wikipedia)

  27. The Warded Man

    by Peter V. Brett
    Adventure of three unlikely heroes, who must battle monsters to save their world.

    As darkness falls after sunset, the corelings rise—demons who possess supernatural powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity. For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, ... (Goodreads)

  28. The Strain

    by Guillermo del Toro
    A mysterious virus spreads in New York City, turning people into bloodthirsty vampires. A team of unlikely heroes fights to save humanity.

    A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews ... (Goodreads)

  29. Old Man's War

    by John Scalzi
    Elderly citizens enlist in an interstellar war to save humanity, discovering new strength and purpose.

    Old Man's War is about a soldier named John Perry and his exploits in the Colonial Defense Forces (CDF). The first-person narrative follows Perry's military career from CDF recruit to the rank of ... (Wikipedia)

  30. The Hard Goodbye

    by Frank Miller
    A brutal and gritty noir tale of revenge, as a man seeks to avenge the death of his one true love.

    Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found, here, The first volume of the crime-comic megahit that introduced the now-infamous character Marv and spawned a blockbuster film returns in a newly ... (Goodreads)