Recommendations based on The Postmortalby Drew Magary

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  1. 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)

  2. The Hike

    by Drew Magary
    A man embarks on a surreal journey through a mysterious forest, encountering strange creatures.

    “,The Hike, just works. It’s like early, good Chuck Palahniuk. . . . Magary underhands a twist in at the end that hits you like a sharp jab at the bell. . . . It’s just that good.” —NPR.org,“A ... (Barnes & Noble)

  3. The Art of Fielding

    by Chad Harbach
    A college baseball team's success and failures are intertwined with the lives of five individuals.

    Henry Skrimshander begins the novel as a 17-year-old playing on a Legion baseball team in Lankton, South Dakota. Although physically short and not muscular, Henry has an unusual gift for fielding, ... (Wikipedia)

  4. Young Zaphod Plays It Safe

    by Douglas Adams
    Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-president of the galaxy, embarks on a dangerous mission to steal a spaceship prototype.

    The story is a prequel to the events in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and has the young Zaphod Beeblebrox working as a salvage ship operator. He guides some bureaucrats to a crashed spaceship ... (Wikipedia)

  5. A Good Marriage

    by Stephen King
    A wife discovers her husband's dark secret, leading to a moral dilemma and a chilling confrontation.

    Darcy Anderson has been married to Bob, an accountant from Portland, Maine , for 27 years. They have a happy yet humdrum relationship, running a mail-order business selling and appraising rare coins ... (Wikipedia)

  6. 11/22/63

    by Stephen King
    A time-traveler attempts to prevent the assassination of JFK.

    Jake Epping is a recently divorced high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine , earning extra money teaching a GED class. Epping gives an assignment to his adult students, asking them to ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Gil's All Fright Diner

    by A. Lee Martinez
    A diner in the middle of nowhere, plagued by supernatural creatures and a mysterious cowboy.

    In the backwoods southern town of Rockwood, a vampire and a werewolf in a run-down old truck come across Gil's All Night Diner, a 24-hour restaurant in the middle of nowhere. Nearly out of gas, they ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Seveneves

    by Neal Stephenson
    Humanity's struggle for survival after an apocalyptic event threatens to extinguish life on Earth.

    In the near future, an unknown agent causes the Moon to shatter. As the pieces begin to collide with one another, astronomer and science popularizer "Doc" Dubois Harris calculates that Moon fragments ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Anthem

    by Ayn Rand
    An individual's quest for freedom amidst a dystopian society determined to control thought and behavior.

    Equality 7-2521, a 21-year-old man writing by candlelight in a tunnel under the earth, tells the story of his life up to that point. He exclusively uses plural pronouns ("we", "our", "they") to refer ... (Wikipedia)

  10. When She Woke

    by Hillary Jordan
    In a dystopian future, a woman's skin is genetically altered to reflect her crime. She navigates a world of religious extremism and political turmoil.

    In an unspecified future 26 year old Hannah Payne awakes in a prison cell having been chromed (i.e. having her skin altered) red for murder. Hannah lives in Texas after a great outbreak of a sexually ... (Wikipedia)

  11. The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones

    by George R.R. Martin
    A comprehensive exploration of the world and characters of the popular fantasy novel and television series.

    If the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martin’s masterwork—the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time—warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with The ... (Goodreads)

  12. King of Thorns

    by Mark Lawrence
    A dark fantasy story of a teenage prince's quest for revenge and power.

    The second book in the Broken Empire series, Lawrence takes his young anti-hero one step closer to his grand ambition. To reach greatness you must step on bodies, and many brothers lie trodden in my ... (Goodreads)

  13. Sleeping Beauties

    by Stephen King
    A female-only virus putting women to sleep, creating a chaotic and divided society.

    In the impoverished town of Dooling, part of the fictional Tri-Counties region of Appalachia , a bizarre murder occurs when two men running a meth lab out of their mobile home are beaten to death by ... (Wikipedia)

  14. 1Q84

    by Haruki Murakami
    A surreal journey of two people entangled in a mysterious dual-world conspiracy.

    The events of 1Q84 take place in Tokyo during a fictionalized year of 1984, with the first volume set between April and June, the second between July and September, and the third between October and ... (Wikipedia)

  15. Night Film

    by Marisha Pessl
    A journalist's quest to uncover the truth behind a reclusive film director's dark legacy.

    Ashley Cordova, the daughter of legendary reclusive director Stanislas Cordova, commits suicide. With the belief that Stanislas Cordova was heavily involved in her death, disgraced investigative ... (Wikipedia)

  16. The Prague Cemetery

    by Umberto Eco
    A thrilling, historical mystery, unravelling the secrets of a 19th century conspiracy.

    The main character is Simone Simonini, a man whom Eco claims he has tried to make into the most cynical and disagreeable character in all the history of literature , (and is the only fictional ... (Wikipedia)

  17. 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)

  18. The Rule of Four

    by Ian Caldwell
    An academic quest to decode a centuries-old mystery, uncovering secrets of the past.

    The book is set on the Princeton campus during Easter weekend in 1999. The story involves four Princeton seniors, both friends and roommates, getting ready for graduation: Tom, Paul, Charlie and Gil. ... (Wikipedia)

  19. Xenocide

    by Orson Scott Card
    A space-opera style adventure of survival, where a group of humans battle against an extraterrestrial force to save their planet.

    On Lusitania, Ender finds a world where humans and pequeninos and the Hive Queen could all live together. However, Lusitania also harbors the descolada, a virus that kills all humans it infects, but ... (Wikipedia)

  20. Red Storm Rising

    by Tom Clancy
    An all-out war between NATO and the Soviet Union, as seen through the eyes of the soldiers.

    Militants from Azerbaijan destroy an oil production refinery in Nizhnevartovsk , threatening to cripple the Soviet Union's economy due to oil shortages. After much deliberation, the Soviet Politburo ... (Wikipedia)

  21. His Majesty's Dragon

    by Naomi Novik
    A Napoleonic-era naval captain and a dragon join forces to battle their enemies.

    Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors ride mighty fighting dragons, bred for size or speed. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes ... (Goodreads)

  22. The Alloy of Law

    by Brandon Sanderson
    A new era of law and order in a magical, steampunk world.

    The Alloy of Law is set in an analog to the early 20th century, on Scadrial , approximately 300 years after the conclusion of the original trilogy. , It also introduces the concept of Twinborn , ... (Wikipedia)

  23. The Doll

    by Bolesław Prus
    A young girl's life is changed when she receives a doll as a gift, leading her to question societal expectations and her own identity.

    Wokulski begins his career as a waiter at Hopfer's, a Warsaw restaurant . The scion of an impoverished Polish noble family dreams of a life in science . After taking part in the failed 1863 Uprising ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The Mummy

    by Anne Rice
    A young woman's quest to uncover the secrets of an ancient Egyptian tomb, risking her life to save her loved ones.

    Henry murders his uncle Lawrence with a poison found in the mummy's tomb. When Henry tries to poison Julie in the same manner, Ramses comes to life and attempts to kill Henry, but succeeds only in ... (Wikipedia)

  25. Sputnik Sweetheart

    by Haruki Murakami
    A surreal exploration of love and longing, as two people struggle to come to terms with their feelings.

    Sumire is an aspiring writer who survives on a family stipend and the creative input of her only friend, the novel's male narrator and protagonist, known in the text only as 'K'. K is an elementary ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Small Admissions

    by Amy Poeppel
    A humorous and heartwarming novel about a woman's journey through the competitive world of New York City private school admissions.

    People’s Book of the Week “Perfect for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld's, Prep,.”—,Booklist, Top 6 Books You Need to Read—,BuzzFeed, Best Books to Give Every Book Lover on Your List—,Town & Country, In ... (Barnes & Noble)

  27. The Fixer

    by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
    Teenage girl Tess Kendrick is recruited by the FBI to solve a high-profile murder case at an elite school.

    This thriller YA is Scandal meets Veronica Mars. Sixteen-year-old Tess Kendrick has spent her entire life on her grandfather's ranch. But when her estranged sister Ivy uproots her to D.C., Tess is ... (Goodreads)

  28. Children of Dune

    by Frank Herbert
    Epic saga of a royal family's struggle for power and the fate of their desert planet.

    Nine years after Emperor Paul Muad'Dib walked into the desert, blind, the ecological transformation of Dune has reached the point where some Fremen are living without stillsuits in the less arid ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Noggin

    by John Corey Whaley
    After dying of cancer, Travis Coates' head is cryogenically frozen and then attached to a new body five years later.

    2014 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST Travis Coates has a good head…on someone else’s shoulders. A touching, hilarious “tour de force of imagination and empathy” ( Booklist , starred review) from John ... (Barnes & Noble)

  30. Ender's Shadow

    by Orson Scott Card
    A boy competes in a battle school to save humanity from a deadly alien race.

    Welcome to Battleschool. Growing up is never easy. But try living on the mean streets as a child begging for food and fighting like a dog with ruthless gangs of starving kids who wouldn't hesitate to ... (Goodreads)