Big Books of 2026

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The Stand by Stephen KingThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Plague by Albert CamusThe Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Books for a Pandemic
698 books — 577 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Apocalypse by Epidemic
260 books — 297 voters

Gone by Michael GrantLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAshfall by Mike Mullin
Apocalypse Challenge
110 books — 187 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksCell by Stephen KingRequiem for Humanity by Joseph SweetThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Zombie fiction of the New Millenia
142 books — 90 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingAirborne by DiAnn MillsWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonFeed by Mira Grant
Pandemic Medical Thrillers
351 books — 75 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineMoon 514 by Drew BrineyThe Silence Dividend by Izzy BondBefore The Silence by Izzy BondAll That We Reflect by Izzy Bond
YA Standalones in Science Fiction, Dystopian or Post-Apocalyptic
69 books — 53 voters

Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneMad Love by Lynessa LayneThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb Tsipursky
Books To Read In Times of Corona
222 books — 43 voters
The Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonSpillover by David QuammenThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul Ola
Pathogens and Disease
108 books — 37 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonDoomsday Book by Connie WillisThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Best Popular Pandemic Books on Goodreads
96 books — 32 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonThe Jungle by Upton SinclairSlow Death by Rubber Duck by Rick SmithDid You Just Eat That? by Paul DawsonIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Books for Environmental Health Specialists
105 books — 8 voters

A Shot to Save the World by Gregory ZuckermanThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettOwning the Sun by Alexander ZaitchikAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
Plagues, Pandemics and Epidemics
31 books — 7 voters
The Last Twilight by Marjorie M. LiuFever Zone by Cindy DeesPayback by J. Robert KennedyPlague by H.W. "Buzz" BernardFreedom to Kill by Paul Lindsay
Fiction: Ebola & Marburg Virus
35 books — 2 voters

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