Epidemic Books

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Fever 1793 Fever 1793 (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.93 — 133,713 ratings — published 2000
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Year of Wonders Year of Wonders (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.01 — 175,994 ratings — published 2001
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Blindness Blindness (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.18 — 341,138 ratings — published 1995
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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 30 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.16 — 121,916 ratings — published 1994
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The Ghost Map The Ghost Map (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.89 — 56,486 ratings — published 2006
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.02 — 317,207 ratings — published 1947
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Station Eleven Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.07 — 618,238 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 — 272,277 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 — 42,722 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 — 89,498 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 — 568,987 ratings — published 2006
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The Stand The Stand (Audiobook)
by (shelved 10 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.35 — 838,911 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 — 65,009 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 3.92 — 8,172 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 — 20,561 ratings — published 2012
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Feed (Newsflesh, #1) Feed (Newsflesh, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.85 — 61,599 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 — 18,197 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 — 3,519 ratings — published 1999
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Sea of Tranquility Sea of Tranquility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.05 — 299,230 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 — 40,621 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 — 4,738 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 — 8,064 ratings — published 2012
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The Painted Veil The Painted Veil (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.98 — 51,965 ratings — published 1925
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The Dreamers The Dreamers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.63 — 43,328 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 — 41,784 ratings — published 2018
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The Program (The Program, #1) The Program (The Program, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.04 — 61,326 ratings — published 2013
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Company of Liars Company of Liars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.87 — 16,748 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 — 6,742 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 — 136,562 ratings — published 1954
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Year One (Chronicles of The One, #1) Year One (Chronicles of The One, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.06 — 96,355 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 7,747 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 — 13,442 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 — 133,344 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 — 288,476 ratings — published 2003
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Rebellion 1776 Rebellion 1776 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,811 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 — 11,485 ratings — published 2023
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Wilder Girls Wilder Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.45 — 100,519 ratings — published 2019
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Severance Severance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.88 — 132,309 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 — 1,805 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 — 4,056 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 — 245,742 ratings — published 2014
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Nemesis Nemesis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.86 — 18,275 ratings — published 2010
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The Troop The Troop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 3.83 — 127,890 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 — 5,277 ratings — published 2013
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Deadline (Newsflesh, #2) Deadline (Newsflesh, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.10 — 27,494 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 — 60,030 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 — 16,597 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 — 90,453 ratings — published 2009
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as epidemic)
avg rating 4.35 — 209,642 ratings — published 2025
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“HIV prevalence is an abstraction. the time-lag between infection with HIV and illness with AIDS is so long - eight to ten years - that a new epidemic consists mostly of symptom-less HIV infection rather than visible sickness and death from AIDS”
Alex de Waal, AIDS and Power: Why There Is No Political Crisis – Yet

“A chimpanzee is capable of feeling ad, but only a human being can feel bad about feeling bad.”
Jonathan Rottenberg, The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic

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