Books like The Stand by Stephen King
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What it is about
- Biological warfare
Where it happens
- Boulder
- Las Vegas
Kind of book
- Novel
Ages
- Adult
About this book
Its Library of Congress subjects: Biological warfare. It is set in Boulder and listed for an audience of adults.
Where this comes from: Library of Congress · Wikidata
Books like this one
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Why: Both are post-apocalyptic and science fiction books.
What both books share
- post-apocalyptic
The Stand: "post-apocalyptic" (OL subject); "Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic" (OL subject); "post-apocalyptic fiction" (WD genre)
World War Z: "Post Apocalyptic" (OL subject); "post-apocalyptic fiction" (WD genre) - science fiction
The Stand: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
World War Z: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
- post-apocalyptic
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Why: Both are post-apocalyptic and science fiction books.
What both books share
- post-apocalyptic
The Stand: "post-apocalyptic" (OL subject); "Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic" (OL subject); "post-apocalyptic fiction" (WD genre)
The Road: "post-apocalyptic fiction" (OL subject); "post-apocalyptic fiction" (WD genre) - science fiction
The Stand: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
The Road: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
- post-apocalyptic
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Why: Both are horror books.
What both books share
- horror
The Stand: "gothic & horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (OL subject); "horror tales" (OL subject); "Horror" (OL subject)
House of Leaves: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror tales" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
- horror
What they share, at a glance
The Stand next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Science fiction | Post-apocalyptic | Horror |
|---|---|---|---|
| World War Z | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Road | shared | shared | not shared |
| House of Leaves | not shared | not shared | shared |
| Dune | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Jurassic Park | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Snow Crash | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Martian | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Time Traveler's Wife | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Project Hail Mary | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Hyperion | shared | not shared | not shared |
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