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Books like Live Fast

Readers who finished Live Fast by Darden Hext and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic and Science Fiction.

Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Fiction

Top related books to Live Fast

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of Live Fast.

On the Beach — Nevil Shute

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Fortune Falls — Lou Vane

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War — Max Brooks

World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

The Boy with the Chainsaw Heart — Carlton Mellick III

The Boy with the Chainsaw Heart

Carlton Mellick III

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Safari — Keith C. Blackmore

Keith C. Blackmore

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Fighting to Survive (As the World Dies, Book Two) As the World Dies, Book Two — Rhiannon Frater

Fighting to Survive (As the World Dies, Book Two) As the World Dies, Book Two

Rhiannon Frater

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

The Illusionists — Aden Simpson

The Illusionists

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Tales From the Loop — Simon Stålenhag

Tales From the Loop

Simon Stålenhag

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Severance A Novel — Ling Ma

Severance A Novel

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Destiny of Light Final Book in Quirk of Destiny Trilogy — Catherine Greenall

Destiny of Light Final Book in Quirk of Destiny Trilogy

Catherine Greenall

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Project 17 — MARTYN J. PASS

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

The Queen of Traitors (The Fallen World Book 2) — Laura Thalassa

The Queen of Traitors (The Fallen World Book 2)

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Constellation — Deborah Adams

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Dominion — J. Kowallis

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Clay’s Ark — Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Terminal Peace — Jim C. Hines

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Into the Drowning Deep — Mira Grant

Into the Drowning Deep

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

House of Earth and Blood — Sarah J. Maas

House of Earth and Blood

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

The Official Skibidi Toilet Survival Guide — Scholastic

The Official Skibidi Toilet Survival Guide

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

The Ferryman A Novel — Justin Cronin

The Ferryman A Novel

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Soul Harvest The World Takes Sides — Tim LaHaye

Soul Harvest The World Takes Sides

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

Shelter The Aftermath Book One — Dave Hutchinson

Shelter The Aftermath Book One

Dave Hutchinson

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

The Infected Jim’s First Day — Joseph Zuko

The Infected Jim’s First Day

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

A Song for a New Day — Sarah Pinsker

A Song for a New Day

Themes: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic • Science Fiction

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction — the same threads that run through Live Fast by Darden Hext. Among the authors featured: Nevil Shute, Lou Vane, Max Brooks, Carlton Mellick III, and others.

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