Recommendations based on Speaks the Nightbirdby Robert R. McCammon

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  1. 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)

  2. 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)

  3. They Thirst

    by Robert R. McCammon
    A small town is overrun by vampires, and a group of survivors must fight to save themselves and their loved ones.

    The prologue starts in Hungary as young Andy is waiting for his father to come home after a hunting trip. His father comes in late but is different. Andy comes to his father when told to and finds he ... (Wikipedia)

  4. Cabal

    by Clive Barker
    A supernatural battle between good and evil in a nightmarish alternate reality.

    Boone, a young man suffering from an unspecified mental disorder , is told by his trusted psychiatrist, Decker, that he is responsible for brutal serial murders in Calgary . Boone, however, has no ... (Wikipedia)

  5. 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)

  6. Different Seasons

    by Stephen King
    Four novellas exploring the power of morality, justice, and redemption.

    Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption–the most satisfying tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape since The Count of Monte Cristo. Apt Pupil--a golden California schoolboy and an old man ... (Goodreads)

  7. The Drawing of the Three

    by Stephen King
    A man's battle for survival and acceptance in a dangerous and strange world.

    The book begins less than seven hours after the end of, The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, after The Man in Black has described The Gunslinger's fate using tarot cards . , Roland wakes up on a beach, ... (Wikipedia)

  8. 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)

  9. Books of Blood, Volume One

    by Clive Barker
    A collection of horror stories exploring the depths of the darkest realms of human imagination.

    The Books of Blood combine the ordinary with the extraordinary while radiating the eroticism that has become Barker's signature. Weaving tales of the everyday world transformed into an unrecognizable ... (Goodreads)

  10. The Girl Next Door

    by Jack Ketchum
    A teenage girl is subjected to horrific abuse by her aunt and cousins, while her neighbors turn a blind eye.

    Suburbia. Shady, tree-lined streets, well-tended lawns and cozy homes. A nice, quiet place to grow up. Unless you are teenage Meg or her crippled sister, Susan. On a dead-end street, in the dark, ... (Goodreads)

  11. The Kill Room

    by Jeffery Deaver
    Lincoln Rhyme investigates a government assassin who may have killed an innocent man. Twists and turns abound in this thrilling crime novel.

    It was a "million-dollar bullet," a sniper shot delivered from over a mile away. Its victim was no ordinary mark: he was a United States citizen, targeted by the United States government, and ... (Goodreads)

  12. Heart-Shaped Box

    by Joe Hill
    A retired rock star's haunted purchase leads to a terrifying confrontation with death.

    Aging, self-absorbed rock star Judas Coyne has a thing for the macabre – his collection includes sketches from infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a trepanned skull from the 16th century, a used ... (Goodreads)

  13. Dark Road to Darjeeling

    by Deanna Raybourn
    Lady Julia Grey and her husband travel to India to investigate a suspicious death at a tea plantation. Secrets and danger lurk in the shadows.

    After eight idyllic months in the Mediterranean, Lady Julia Grey and her detective husband are ready to put their investigative talents to work once more. At the urging of Julia's eccentric family, ... (Goodreads)

  14. Hyperion

    by Dan Simmons
    Epic science-fiction story of a journey to the distant planet Hyperion.

    In the 29th century, the Hegemony of Man comprises hundreds of planets connected by farcaster portals. The Hegemony maintains an uneasy alliance with the TechnoCore , a civilisation of AIs . Modified ... (Wikipedia)

  15. 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)

  16. 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)

  17. 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)

  18. The Butcher of Anderson Station

    by James S.A. Corey
    A former soldier reflects on his role in a brutal massacre on a distant planet. A tale of regret, guilt, and the horrors of war.

    A new story set in the world of The Expanse. One day, Colonel Fred Johnson will be hailed as a hero to the system. One day, he will meet a desperate man in possession of a stolen spaceship and a ... (Goodreads)

  19. Sworn to Silence

    by Linda Castillo
    A detective investigates a series of unsolved murders in a small Amish community.

    Some secrets are too terrible to reveal . . .Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve . . . In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side ... (Goodreads)

  20. 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)

  21. The Fall of Hyperion

    by Dan Simmons
    Epic space opera, exploring the consequences of a universe-shattering event.

    The Hegemony is an interstellar governmental entity formed by many planets, most of which are connected by instantaneous farcaster portals. Some worlds, like Hyperion, have no farcaster portals and ... (Wikipedia)

  22. The Heretic's Daughter

    by Kathleen Kent
    A dramatic tale of one family's survival during the Salem Witch Trials.

    A courageous woman fights to survive the darkest days of the Salem Witch Trials in this "heart-wrenching story of family love and sacrifice" (,USA Today,). Salem, 1752. Sarah Carrier Chapman, weak ... (Barnes & Noble)

  23. Phantoms

    by Dean Koontz
    A small town is plagued by a mysterious force that leaves no survivors. A team of scientists and locals must uncover the truth before it's too late.

    Jenny and Lisa Paige, two sisters, return to Jenny's hometown of Snowfield, California, a small ski resort village nestled in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains where Jenny works as a doctor, and find no ... (Wikipedia)

  24. When Christ and His Saints Slept

    by Sharon Kay Penman
    Epic tale of medieval England, exploring the power struggles of the Plantagenet dynasty.

    A.D. 1135. As church bells tolled for the death of England's King Henry I, his barons faced the unwelcome prospect of being ruled by a woman: Henry's beautiful daughter Maude, Countess of Anjou. But ... (Goodreads)

  25. The Emperor's Blades

    by Brian Staveley
    Epic fantasy story of three siblings fighting to defend their kingdom from enemies both internal and external.

    The circle is closing. The stakes are high. And old truths will live again... The Emperor has been murdered, leaving the Annurian Empire in turmoil. Now his progeny must bury their grief and prepare ... (Goodreads)

  26. The Thief of Always

    by Clive Barker
    A young boy's fantastical journey through a mysterious house, learning life's secrets.

    Harvey Swick is a 11-year-old boy bored with school, teachers, homework, and his day-to-day life. In response to Harvey's frustrated plea for change, a man named Rictus visits Harvey and tells him ... (Wikipedia)

  27. An Instance of the Fingerpost

    by Iain Pears
    A murder mystery spanning four centuries and four perspectives, uncovering secrets of the past.

    An ingenious tour de force: an utterly compelling historical mystery with a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader guessing until the very last page. We are in England in the 1660s. Charles ... (Goodreads)

  28. Her Fearful Symmetry

    by Audrey Niffenegger
    Two sisters explore a haunted London estate, uncovering secrets of a mysterious past.

    Elspeth dies of leukemia. Her apartment, located beside Highgate cemetery in London, is left for the daughters of Edwina, her estranged twin sister. Elspeth's nieces, identical twins Julia and ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Conspirata

    by Robert Harris
    Historical political thriller set in ancient Rome, featuring a Senator's struggle to protect the Republic.

    Cicero returns to continue his struggle to grasp supreme power in the state of Rome. Amidst treachery, vengeance, violence, and treason, this brilliant lawyer, orator, and philosopher finally reaches ... (Goodreads)

  30. The Complete Clive Barker's The Great And Secret Show

    by Chris Ryall
    A supernatural battle between good and evil unfolds, with humanity caught in the middle.

    Collected here in one deluxe edition is the complete 12-part saga that comprises the comic book adaptation of master of horror Clive Barker's epic journey into the fantastic,, The Great and Secret ... (Goodreads)