Books like The Rising

A breathless wilderness chase where hunted teens must finally stop running and embrace their monstrous gifts to fight back. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Rising.

tense
desperate
atmospheric
triumphant

01
The Calling
Kelley Armstrong
A breathless wilderness survival thriller where supernatural teens must rely on their awakening powers and each other to outrun a relentless threat.
Shares:
- tense
- atmospheric
- urgent
- earnest
02
The Awakening
Kelley Armstrong
A breathless, supernatural road trip where survival means trusting the very monsters you were taught to fear.
Shares:
- tense
- urgent
- determined
- found family
03
Chosen at Nightfall
C. C. Hunter
A high-stakes supernatural showdown where embracing one's ultimate power is the only path to survival.
Shares:
- tense
- triumphant
- urgent
- earnest
04
Rise of the Huntress (The Last Apprentice #7)
Joseph Delaney
A desperate, rain-lashed flight from overwhelming darkness that forces a young apprentice to step out of his mentor's shadow.
Shares:
- atmospheric
- earnest
- suspenseful
05
The Creeping Shadow
Jonathan Stroud
A fog-drenched, witty descent into supernatural peril where the only thing sharper than the ghosts' claws is the banter.
Shares:
- tense
- urgent
- earnest
- found family
06
As dead as it gets
Katie Alender
A chilling supernatural thriller where high school halls become the battleground for intertwined, ghostly fates.
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- tense
- urgent
- suspenseful
07
Small spaces
Katherine Arden
A crisp, dread-soaked autumn nightmare that wraps a poignant story of grief inside a genuinely terrifying fight for survival.
Shares:
- earnest
- suspenseful
08
Taken at Dusk
C. C. Hunter
A thrilling blend of supernatural summer camp mystery, intense teenage angst, and forbidden romance.
Shares:
- atmospheric
- earnest
- suspenseful
- found family
09
Flesh & bone
Jonathan Maberry
A breathless, blood-pumping trek through a ruined world where holding onto your humanity is the hardest survival skill of all.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- suspenseful
- found family
10
The Empty Grave
Jonathan Stroud
A thrilling, fog-drenched finale where dry British wit meets genuine supernatural terror and the fierce loyalty of found family.
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- tense
- urgent
- suspenseful
- found family
11
Hawksong: The Kiesha'ra
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
A tense, atmospheric fantasy romance where duty forces two sworn enemies into an intimate, high-stakes alliance.
Shares:
- tense
- atmospheric
- earnest
12
Hunger
Michael Grant · 2009
A claustrophobic, adrenaline-fueled descent into starvation and supernatural terror where the monsters are both outside and within.
Shares:
- desperate
- urgent

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