Books › The Last Star › Books like it
If you loved
Books like The Last Star
A bleak, adrenaline-fueled sprint to the finish line that asks what pieces of our humanity we are willing to burn to survive. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Last Star.
- apocalyptic
- tense
- dread-soaked
- desperate
- 01
The Infinite Sea
Rick Yancey
A relentless, freezing plunge into the psychological wreckage of a world on the brink of total annihilation.
- 02
The 5th wave (The 5th Wave #1)
Richard Yancey
A relentless, paranoia-fueled fight for survival where trusting the wrong person is just as deadly as the apocalypse itself.
- 03
The last human
Zack Jordan
A wildly inventive, fast-paced space opera that balances witty banter and a ragtag found family with mind-bending existential questions.
- 04
Skyward
Brandon Sanderson
An adrenaline-fueled underdog story that trades the gravity of space for the sheer thrill of defying the odds.
- 05
Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
A meticulously engineered, high-stakes thought experiment about the end of the world and the grueling, orbital mechanics of human survival.
- 06
Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky
A sweeping, deep-time evolutionary epic that will make you root for the most unlikely of sentient species.
- 07
These Broken Stars
Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
A sweeping, star-crossed romance forged in the eerie isolation of a haunted, uncharted planet.
- 08
A Forest of Stars
Kevin J. Anderson
A sprawling, cinematic space opera where humanity is just one small, desperate player in a war of elemental cosmic forces.
- 09
The Midnight Star
Marie Lu
A dark, propulsive adventure where the ultimate victory gives way to a desperate struggle against spiraling inner darkness and perilous new threats.
- 10
Victories Greater Than Death
Charlie Jane Anders
A thrilling, friendship-fueled space opera about stepping into a massive legacy and realizing the universe is far more dangerous and wondrous than expected.
- 11
Watch the skies
James Patterson and Ned Rust
A cinematic, high-octane thrill ride where alien-hunting action meets the eerie paranoia of screen-obsessed modern life.
- 12
The revenge of seven
Pittacus Lore
A relentless, superpowered fight for survival fueled by grief and the burning need for vengeance.
