Books like The Stand
12 books with a reading profile close to The Stand by Stephen King. Escapist; a moderate read.
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The dark tower
by Stephen King
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
Roland Deschain, a lone knight from a fallen order of gunslingers, wanders a decaying world that has moved on.
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Wizard and Glass
by Stephen King
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
After escaping the sentient train Blaine the Mono, Roland Deschain and his tet-mates halt their trek toward the Dark Tower to camp near a thin spot between realities.
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Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows
by Joe Hill
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
In this third volume, Sam Lesser’s death leaves the Locke family struggling to manage the escalating supernatural threats within Keyhouse.
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Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction
by Mike Mignola
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
In 1944, a group of Nazi occultists led by Grigori Rasputin attempts a ritual to summon the Ogdru Jahad, the Seven Gods of Chaos, to turn the tide of World War II.
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Inheritance
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, lead the Varden’s final military campaign against the immortal King Galbatorix.
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The Well of Ascension
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Following the collapse of the Final Empire, Vin and Elend Venture struggle to govern Luthadel while three hostile armies besiege the city.
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Rhythm of War
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
After the discovery of the Everstorm, the human coalition enters a stalemate against the Fused, ancient spirits inhabiting the bodies of the Parshmen.
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A Memory of Light
by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Rand al’Thor leads the forces of the Light to the Bore at Shayol Ghul to face the Dark One in a final confrontation known as Tarmon Gai’don.
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Vampires of El Norte
by Isabel Cañas
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
Set against the backdrop of the Mexican-American War in the 1840s, the story follows Nena, a curandera and daughter of a ranchero, and Néstor, a vaquero driven by guilt after a childhood tragedy.
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The Shadow Rising
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
In the fourth installment of the Wheel of Time, Rand al’Thor travels to the Aiel Waste to prove his identity as the Car’a’carn by entering the ancient city of Rhuidean.
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