Recommendations based on Monster Islandby David Wellington

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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. I Am Legend and Other Stories

    by Richard Matheson
    A collection of sci-fi horror stories exploring themes of isolation, fear and the unknown.

    Robert Neville appears to be the sole survivor of a pandemic that has killed most of the human population and turned the remainder into " vampires " that largely conform to their stereotypes in ... (Wikipedia)

  3. The Terror

    by Dan Simmons
    A gripping survival story set during the doomed Arctic expedition of the HMS Terror.

    The story begins, in medias res, in the winter of 1847, when HMS, Terror, and HMS, Erebus, have been trapped in ice, 28 miles north-northwest of King William Island , for more than a year. The ... (Wikipedia)

  4. One Door Away from Heaven

    by Dean Koontz
    A young girl's fight for survival against a powerful and dangerous force.

    A shapechanging alien has come to Earth with others of his kind to save us from ourselves. After witnessing the slaughter of his entire family by evil aliens bent on stopping him, he takes off on a ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Made to Suffer

    by Robert Kirkman
    The Walking Dead survivors face new challenges and dangers as they struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies.

    The world we knew is gone. The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival and responsibility. An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, ... (Goodreads)

  6. The Forest of Hands and Teeth

    by Carrie Ryan
    In a post-apocalyptic world, Mary seeks to escape her village surrounded by the Forest of Hands and Teeth, where the undead roam.

    In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds ... (Barnes & Noble)

  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. The Illuminatus! Trilogy

    by Robert Shea
    An epic adventure spanning multiple continents, uncovering a mysterious worldwide conspiracy.

    It was a deadly mistake. Joseph Malik, editor of a radical magazine, had snooped into rumors about an ancient secret society that was still alive and kicking. Now his offices have been bombed, he's ... (Goodreads)

  9. The Great and Secret Show

    by Clive Barker
    A battle between two men with supernatural powers for control of a dream sea that can grant unlimited power.

    In 1969, while working in a dead letter office in Nebraska , disgruntled postal clerk Randolph Jaffe discovers hints to a mysterious society known as The Shoal, which ostensibly practises a form of ... (Wikipedia)

  10. The Stand: Captain Trips

    by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
    Mankind's battle against a pandemic virus that threatens to wipe out the entire population.

    Exclusive hardcover edition, collects The Stand: Captain Trips series of comics (#1-5) into one Hardcover volume. It all begins here: the epic apocalyptic battle between good and evil. On a secret ... (Goodreads)

  11. Tarzan of the Apes

    by Edgar Rice Burroughs
    A wild adventure as a boy is raised by apes in the jungles of Africa.

    John and Alice (Rutherford) Clayton, Viscount and Lady Greystoke from England , are marooned in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa in 1888. Some time later, their son John Clayton II , ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Strange Highways

    by Dean Koontz
    A thriller about a man's mysterious journey to uncover a sinister plot.

    Back by popular demand is the hardcover edition of this classic collection of novels, novellas, and short stories, now specially priced. This is Koontz's spellbinding collection of takes ... (Goodreads)

  13. Cell

    by Stephen King
    A group of strangers fight against a virus that turns people into aggressive monsters.

    Clayton Riddell, a struggling artist from Maine , has just landed a graphic novel deal in Boston when "The Pulse", a signal sent out over the global cell phone network, suddenly turns every cell ... (Wikipedia)

  14. Darkly Dreaming Dexter

    by Jeff Lindsay
    An introspective serial killer navigates the dark side of morality, guided by his own code of justice.

    The novel's protagonist , Dexter Morgan , works for the Miami-Dade Police Department as a forensic blood spatter analyst . In his spare time, Dexter is a serial killer who kills murderers, rapists, ... (Wikipedia)

  15. Jaws

    by Peter Benchley
    A small beach town is terrorized by a great white shark, leading to a thrilling battle of man versus nature.

    The story is set in Amity, a fictional seaside resort town on Long Island , New York. One night, a massive great white shark kills a young tourist named Chrissie Watkins while she skinny dips in the ... (Wikipedia)

  16. 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)

  17. Ghost Story

    by Peter Straub
    Four elderly men gather to confront a supernatural entity that has haunted them since their youth.

    In life, not every sin goes unpunished. GHOST STORY For four aging men in the terror-stricken town of Milburn, New York, an act inadvertently carried out in their youth has come back to haunt them. ... (Goodreads)

  18. Firestarter

    by Stephen King
    A young girl with pyrokinetic powers is pursued by a mysterious government agency.

    Andy and Charlene "Charlie" McGee are a father/daughter pair on the run from a government agency known as The Shop. During his college years, Andy had participated in a Shop experiment dealing with ... (Wikipedia)

  19. Rosemary's Baby

    by Ira Levin
    A woman's descent into darkness as she is unknowingly forced to carry a child of the Devil.

    The book centers on Rosemary Woodhouse, a young married woman who has just moved into the Bramford, a historic Gothic Revival-style New York City apartment building, with her husband, Guy, a ... (Wikipedia)

  20. Night Shift

    by Stephen King
    Collection of horror stories exploring the darker side of human nature.

    "You will encounter all manner of night creatures", warns the author of this book. "None of them are real. The thing under my bed isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep ... (Goodreads)

  21. White Girl Problems

    by Babe Walker
    A satirical memoir of a wealthy, privileged young woman's trivial and self-absorbed problems.

    Babe Walker, center of the universe, is a painstakingly manicured white girl with an expensive smoothie habit, a proclivity for Louboutins, a mysterious mother she's never met, and approximately 50 ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. Choke

    by Chuck Palahniuk
    A darkly humorous story of a man's journey to self-awareness through disruption and chaos.

    Choke follows Victor Mancini and his friend Denny through a few months of their lives with frequent flashbacks to the days when Victor was a child. , Victor had grown up moving from one foster home ... (Wikipedia)

  23. The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    by Douglas Adams
    An eccentric space adventure filled with comedic misadventures and cosmic revelations.

    At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five novels from Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker series. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a ... (Goodreads)

  24. Darkness

    by John Saul
    A family moves into a new home, but soon discovers dark secrets and evil forces lurking within its walls.

    Villejeune, Florida. A secluded little town at the edge of a vast, eerie swamp. Far from prying eyes. Far from the laws of civilization. Here folks live by their own rules – dark rites of altars and ... (Goodreads)

  25. The Face of Fear

    by Brian Coffey
    A psychopath terrorizes a woman and her son, forcing them to confront their deepest fears.

    Graham Harris was once one of the world's foremost mountain climbers, until a fall five years earlier left him with a lame leg, a fear of heights...and a frightening psychic ability in which he can ... (Wikipedia)

  26. 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)

  27. The House of Thunder

    by Leigh Nichols
    After a car accident, a woman wakes up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. Strange occurrences and a sinister conspiracy follow.

    Susan Thorton awakens in a hospital, after a near-fatal car crash, to see four men lurking outside her door–men who exactly resemble those who killed her boyfriend years before. Can these be the same ... (Goodreads)

  28. Dune Messiah

    by Frank Herbert
    Epic tale of a galactic ruler's struggle to protect his empire from destruction.

    Twelve years after the events described in, Dune, (1965), Paul "Muad'Dib" Atreides rules as Emperor. By accepting the role of messiah to the Fremen , Paul had unleashed a jihad which conquered most ... (Wikipedia)

  29. The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

    by Max Brooks
    A comprehensive guide to surviving a zombie apocalypse, from preparation to combat.

    The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you ... (Goodreads)

  30. Audrey Rose

    by Frank De Felitta
    A man becomes convinced that his daughter is the reincarnation of a girl who died in a tragic accident.

    Suppose a stranger told you your daughter was his daughter in another life? Suppose you began to believe him? Suppose it was true? ... (Goodreads)