Epidemic Books

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Fever 1793 Fever 1793 (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.93 — 135,262 ratings — published 2000
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Year of Wonders Year of Wonders (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.01 — 178,631 ratings — published 2001
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The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.16 — 124,256 ratings — published 1994
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Blindness Blindness (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.18 — 351,796 ratings — published 1995
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The Ghost Map The Ghost Map (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.89 — 57,272 ratings — published 2006
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.02 — 326,476 ratings — published 1947
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Station Eleven Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.06 — 637,258 ratings — published 2014
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The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.91 — 275,328 ratings — published 1969
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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.98 — 43,162 ratings — published 2004
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The Pull of the Stars The Pull of the Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.95 — 91,104 ratings — published 2020
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.02 — 576,635 ratings — published 2006
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The Stand The Stand (Audiobook)
by (shelved 10 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.35 — 854,597 ratings — published 1978
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Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.03 — 66,258 ratings — published 1992
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Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.91 — 8,276 ratings — published 2017
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Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.42 — 20,947 ratings — published 2012
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Feed (Newsflesh, #1) Feed (Newsflesh, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.85 — 62,019 ratings — published 2010
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The Demon in the Freezer The Demon in the Freezer (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.15 — 18,562 ratings — published 2002
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A Prayer for the Dying A Prayer for the Dying (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,624 ratings — published 1999
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Sea of Tranquility Sea of Tranquility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.05 — 309,771 ratings — published 2022
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The Fall (The Strain #2) The Fall (The Strain #2)
by (shelved 7 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.83 — 40,894 ratings — published 2010
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An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.83 — 4,790 ratings — published 2003
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The Way We Fall (Fallen World #1) The Way We Fall (Fallen World #1)
by (shelved 7 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.69 — 8,076 ratings — published 2012
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The Painted Veil The Painted Veil (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.98 — 53,062 ratings — published 1925
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The Dreamers The Dreamers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.63 — 43,902 ratings — published 2019
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As Bright as Heaven As Bright as Heaven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.12 — 42,710 ratings — published 2018
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Year One (Chronicles of The One, #1) Year One (Chronicles of The One, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.06 — 97,516 ratings — published 2017
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The Program (The Program, #1) The Program (The Program, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.04 — 61,991 ratings — published 2013
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Company of Liars Company of Liars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.87 — 17,097 ratings — published 2008
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The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,804 ratings — published 2006
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I Am Legend and Other Stories I Am Legend and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.00 — 137,574 ratings — published 1954
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The Last Town on Earth The Last Town on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.66 — 7,836 ratings — published 2006
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In the Shadow of Blackbirds In the Shadow of Blackbirds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.85 — 13,530 ratings — published 2013
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The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.07 — 135,020 ratings — published 2009
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Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.00 — 292,916 ratings — published 2003
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Rebellion 1776 Rebellion 1776 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,191 ratings — published 2025
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Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.94 — 12,580 ratings — published 2023
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Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.42 — 8,295 ratings — published 2019
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Wilder Girls Wilder Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.45 — 102,290 ratings — published 2019
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Severance Severance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.87 — 137,663 ratings — published 2018
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Influenza: The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History Influenza: The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,830 ratings — published 2018
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Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,086 ratings — published 2015
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The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1) The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.95 — 248,879 ratings — published 2014
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Nemesis Nemesis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.87 — 18,592 ratings — published 2010
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The Troop The Troop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.82 — 135,650 ratings — published 2014
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The Living (The Living, #1) The Living (The Living, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.75 — 5,294 ratings — published 2013
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Deadline (Newsflesh, #2) Deadline (Newsflesh, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.10 — 27,703 ratings — published 2011
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Partials (Partials Sequence, #1) Partials (Partials Sequence, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.93 — 60,306 ratings — published 2012
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Wickett's Remedy Wickett's Remedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.26 — 2,128 ratings — published 2005
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The Cobra Event The Cobra Event (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.02 — 16,789 ratings — published 1991
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The Strain (The Strain #1) The Strain (The Strain #1)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.80 — 91,045 ratings — published 2009
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Randy Shilts
“The bathhouses weren’t open because the owners didn’t understand they were spreading death. They understood that. The bathhouses were open because they were still making money.”
Randy Shilts, And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

“in the run-up to South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994, Nelson Mandela was reportedly advised not to make AIDS into a campaign issue for fear of offending culturally conservative constituencies. ‘I wanted to win,’ said Mandela, ‘and I did not talk about AIDS.”
Alex de Waal, AIDS and Power: Why There Is No Political Crisis – Yet

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