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Books like Sweet Tooth

A brutal, blood-stained road trip through the apocalypse, carried by the fragile innocence of a boy with antlers. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Sweet Tooth.

  • desolate
  • haunting
  • dread-soaked
  • tender
  1. 01

    Ascender Volume 1

    Jeff Lemire

    A brisk, genre-bending adventure where the remnants of a sci-fi past collide with a dark, magical present.

    Feels:
    • lonely
    • perilous
    • atmospheric
  2. 02

    Mouse Guard Fall 1152

    David Petersen · 2007

    An epic, autumnal fantasy where tiny, cloaked heroes face a vast and dangerous world with unwavering courage.

    Shares:
    • earnest
  3. 03

    Bone

    Jeff Smith · 1995

    A masterful bait-and-switch that lures you in with slapstick comedy before sweeping you away on a breathtaking fantasy epic.

    Shares:
    • earnest
    • found family
  4. 04

    Descender, Vol. 5

    Jeff Lemire

    A breathtaking, watercolor-washed space opera that plunges headlong into the devastating consequences of a galaxy-wide prejudice.

    Shares:
    • dread-soaked
    • melancholic
    • earnest
  5. 05

    Y The Last Man, Vol. 1

    Brian K. Vaughan

    A darkly funny, relentlessly paced road trip through the chaotic ruins of a suddenly transformed world.

    Shares:
    • desolate
  6. 06

    The Walking Dead, Vol. 1

    Robert Kirkman

    A relentless, black-and-white descent into a collapsed world where the living are far more dangerous than the dead.

    Shares:
    • dread-soaked
    • gritty
    • bleak
    • found family
  7. 07

    Ice Cream Man, Vol. 1

    W. Maxwell Prince

    A darkly whimsical anthology of existential horror where sweet treats mask bitter, life-altering fates.

    Shares:
    • dread-soaked
    • melancholic
  8. 08

    Fables, Vol. 8

    Bill Willingham

    A gritty, mythic espionage mission wrapped around a deeply satisfying, long-awaited romantic reunion.

    Shares:
    • gritty
  9. 09

    Death

    Neil Gaiman

    A gentle, bittersweet stroll through the margins of a city that reminds you to find magic in the simple act of breathing.

    Shares:
    • earnest
  10. 10

    The stand

    Stephen King

    A sprawling, dread-soaked epic that captures the terrifying collapse of civilization and the desperate, mythic battle for whatever is left.

    Shares:
    • desolate
    • dread-soaked
    • gritty
    • earnest
  11. 11

    Dust & decay

    Jonathan Maberry

    A relentless, blood-pumping trek through a ruined world that tests the boundaries of humanity and brotherhood.

    Shares:
    • desolate
    • dread-soaked
    • tender
    • gritty
  12. 12

    Through the Woods

    Emily Carroll

    A beautifully illustrated descent into the darkest, most unsettling corners of folklore where the monsters always win.

    Shares:
    • dread-soaked

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