Hello, I just finished Steven King‘s the stand, and I really enjoyed that book. I’m looking for another book about that length. Preferably a book about a monster, or an event that isn’t just about one area or group of people but instead about the world. Almost like a apocalyptic type style.
by BardWithASabre
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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse series) – you can read just the first book and it is an apocalyptic monster book.
Maybe try The Seep by Chana porter.
World War Z by Max Brooks or Swan Song by Robert McCammon
*The Kaiju Preservation Society* is new and a lot of fun. Much better plotting and writing that the title would give credit, and the kind of humor that isn’t smug or obnoxious.
*The Cosmology Of Monsters* by Shaun Hamill is a deceptive book. Makes you feel like you’re reading a monster driven horror book, but in fact it’s very much about a highly dysfunctional family who has used monsters and horror as a coping mechanism. While the book does eventually deliver in the monsters and horror department, I was completely surprised how the book effected me personally on the family drama side.
*Ring Shout* by P. Djèlí Clark is about three female demon slayers. A fun and fast ride. Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer vs the KKK. Won the Hugo for Best Novella of 2020.
*The Passage* is an excellent horror series that deals with life before and after a world altering cataclysm. Has some grounded characters and some interesting relationships. Jumps from pre-event to post-event and connects some cool dots by doing this.
*The Hollow Places* and *The Twisted Ones* by T. Kingfisher are unsettling and creepy books, but delivered in a casual and qwirky self aware YA style that keeps it from being downright scary.
*Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery* by Brom was my favorite new horror book of 2021. While not flawless, Brom has a gift for writing seemingly accurate “Puritan” atmosphere and plenty of characters that ride the line of flawed and misunderstood. What makes this book especially interesting is a “devil” that may or may not be as they seem, and is the true mystery of this tale.
*No Gods, No Monsters* by Cadwell Turnbull is bizarre and unique, about the paths crossed in stranger’s lives when “monsters” are shown to be a reality. Manages to skillfully blend creepy moments with allegorical political commentary, and features very well written characters.
*Hide* by Kiersten White is an interesting spin on the “game of death” genre. Feels like it’s going to be pretty typical, but bodies start dropping almost immediately and the author doesn’t pull punches or make it all some huge mystery.
*American Elsewhere* is about a woman who inherits a house that’s in a small town off the map. She discovers a little town with a sinister background, but in a much more interesting way than your typical Stephen King twist.