18 books like Horizon

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Aftertime Sophie Littlefield · 2011 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Awakening in a bleak landscape as scarred as her body, Cass Dollar vaguely recalls surviving something terrible. Having no idea how many weeks have passed, she slowly realizes the horrifying truth: Ruthie has vanished. And with her, nearly all of civilization. Where once-lush hills carried cars and commerce, the roads today see only cannibalistic Beaters--people turned hungry for human flesh by… Shares: Human experimentation in medicine, Zombies

I Am Legend Richard Matheson · 1954 · ★ 4.3 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares: Human experimentation in medicine, Zombies

Rebirth Sophie Littlefield · 2011 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Civilization has fallen, leaving California an unforgiving, decimated place. But Cass Dollar beat terrible odds to get her missing daughter back. Yet with the first winter, Ruthie retreats into silence. Flesh-eating Beaters still dominate the land. And Smoke, Cass's lover and strength, departs on a quest for vengeance that can end only in disaster.Now the leader of the survivalist community where… Shares: Human experimentation in medicine, Zombies

The twelve Justin Cronin · 2012 · ★ 4.4 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Moderate The great viral plague had left a small group of survivors clinging to life amidst a world transformed into a nightmare. Led by the mysterious, charismatic Amy, they go on the attack, leading an insurrection against the virals--the first offensives of the Second Viral War--infiltrating a dozen hives, each presided over by one of the original Twelve. Their secret weapon: Alicia, transformed at the… Shares: Human experimentation in medicine, Survival skills, Survival

Mountain Man Keith C Blackmore · 2012 · 399p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Boomstick.Samurai bat.Motorcycle leather.And the will to live amongst the unliving.Augustus Berry lives a day-to-day existence comprised of waking up, getting drunk, and preparing for the inevitable day when "they" will come up the side of his mountain and penetrate his fortress. Living on the outskirts of a city and scavenging for whatever supplies remain since the demise of civilization, Gus… Shares: Survival, Zombies

The reapers are the angels Alden Bell · 2010 · ★ 4.2 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Zombies have infested a fallen America. A young girl named Temple is on the run. Haunted by her past and pursued by a killer, Temple is surrounded by death and danger, hoping to be set free. For twenty-five years, civilization has survived in meager enclaves, guarded against a plague of the dead. Temple wanders this blighted landscape, keeping to herself and keeping her demons inside her heart.… Shares: Survival skills, Survival, Zombies

Can You Survive a Zombie Apocalypse? Anthony Wacholtz · 2015 · ★ 3.8 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Moderate A wailing moan. A stumbling walk. A horrid stench. You never thought it could happen, but zombies walk the streets with an unending hunger for flesh. With a single bite or scratch, you'll become one of the undead monsters. When YOU CHOOSE what to do next, will you be able to survive the zombie hordes? Shares: Survival skills, Survival, Zombies

Undead Kirsty McKay · 2011 · ★ 3.9 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Out of sight, out of their minds: It's a school-trip splatter fest and completely not cool when the other kids in her class go all braindead on new girl Bobby.The day of the ski trip, when the bus comes to a stop at a roadside restaurant, everyone gets off and heads in for lunch. Everyone, that is, except Bobby, the new girl, who stays behind with rebel-without-a-clue Smitty. Then hours pass.… Shares: Survival, Zombies

The City of Mirrors Justin Cronin · 2015 · ★ 4.2 · 624p · ≈ 20h · Moderate "In The Passage and The Twelve, Justin Cronin brilliantly imagined the fall of civilization and humanity desperate fight to survive. Now all is quiet on the horizon--but does silence promise the nightmare end or the second coming of unspeakable darkness? At last, this bestselling epic races to its breathtaking finale"-- Shares: Survival skills, Survival

Walking Dead Robert Kirkman · 2006 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Rick Grimes, Sheriff of a small town in Kentucky awakes in a hospital. Comatose after being shot while on duty, Rick finds the world abandoned of all things living and is faced with walking undead, who attack him on sight. He returns home to find his family, son Carl and wife Lori, gone. He meets his new neighbor, who points him towards Atlanta. After retrieving supplies from the abandoned Police… Shares: Survival, Zombies

The Infinite Sea Richard Yancey · 2014 · ★ 3.6 · 328p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Cassie Sullivan, one of Earth's few remaining human survivors, attempts to put a stop to the Others' plan to destroy the remaining humans. Shares: Survival skills, Survival

The Zombie Survival Guide Max Brooks · 2003 · ★ 3.9 · 315p · ≈ 10h · Moderate 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 need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any… Shares: Survival skills, Survival, Zombies

The 5th wave (The 5th Wave #1) Richard Yancey · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last… Shares: Survival skills, Survival

The Martian Andy Weir · 2011 · ★ 4.4 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The Martian is a 2011 science fiction novel written by Andy Weir. It was his debut novel under his own name. It was originally self-published in 2011; Crown Publishing purchased the rights and re-released it in 2014. The story follows an American astronaut, Mark Watney, as he becomes stranded alone on Mars in 2035 and must improvise in order to survive. Shares: Survival skills, Survival

Death of a saint Lily Herne · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Secrets. Everyone has them. But what if your secret is something so unthinkable that you can't even admit it to yourself? Exiled from the city enclave for crimes against the Resurrectionist State, teen rebels Lele, Ginger, Ash and Saint -- aka the Mall Rats -- are hiding out in the Deadlands, a once-prosperous area now swarming with the living dead. With the sinister Guardians breathing down… Shares: Survival, Zombies

The Scorch Trials James Dashner · 2010 · ★ 3.9 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn’t done yet. Phase Two has just begun. The Scorch. The Gladers have two weeks to cross through the Scorch—the most burned-out section of the world. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them. There are others now. Their survival depends on the Gladers’… Shares: Survival skills, Survival

The wolves of winter Tyrell Johnson · 2018 · ★ 3.8 · 338p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "A captivating tale of humanity pushed beyond its breaking point, The Wolves of Winter follows a heroic young woman who crosses all boundaries to save the ones she loves."--Cover. Shares: Survival skills, Survival

Aftermath David Moody · 2010 "It's been almost one hundred days since a killer disease wiped out 99% of the population. Three months since the dead reanimated. Survivors are few and far between now, and those who remain stick together to give themselves the best possible chance of continuing to stay alive. They are the last of the living. A band of refugees has taken shelter in a medieval castle - a fortress that has stood… Shares: Survival, Zombies

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