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Must-read authors for fans of The Last of Us, a thread:

Any novel by @courtney_s, because like The Last of Us, her stories will hurt you and she simply will not apologize for it.

Try THIS IS NOT A TEST. There are zombies. You WILL cry. Your tears will make her stronger. https://bookshop.org/books/this-is-not-a-test/9780312656744

This Is Not a Test

It's the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won't stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a...

https://bookshop.org/books/this-is-not-a-test/9780312656744

Want revenge against those who wronged you? Are you filled with justified rage?

Try SCAVENGE THE STARS by @EachStarAWorld ( https://bookshop.org/books/scavenge-the-stars/9781368051415).

Scavenge the Stars

When Amaya rescues a mysterious stranger from drowning, she fears her rash actions have earned her a longer sentence on the debtor ship where she's been held captive for years. Instead, the man she...

https://bookshop.org/books/scavenge-the-stars/9781368051415

There's a plague! But also, maybe a little bit of hope, as a treat? Try CONTAGION by @erin_bowman. https://bookshop.org/books/contagion-9780062574169/9780062574169

Also I hear A BEGINNING AT THE END by @mikechenwriter is good but I'm biased. https://bookshop.org/books/a-beginning-at-the-end-original/9780778309345

Contagion

Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult MysteryPerfect for fans of Madeleine Roux, Jonathan Maberry, and horror films like 28 Days Later and Resident Evil, this pulse-pounding, hair-raising, utterly...

https://bookshop.org/books/contagion-9780062574169/9780062574169

Enjoying trying to cling to some shred of hope when everything is probably just going to end anyway?

Pick up I HOPE YOU GET THIS MESSAGE by @farahnazrishi. https://bookshop.org/books/i-hope-you-get-this-message/9780062741455?aid=267

I Hope You Get This Message

In this high concept YA novel debut that's We All Looked Up meets The Sun Is Also a Star, three teens must face down the mistakes of their past after they learn that life on Earth might end in less...

https://bookshop.org/books/i-hope-you-get-this-message/9780062741455?aid=267

Do you love complex families both found and otherwise, while learning how to protect yourself as the world is crumbling around you?

Try NOT A DROP TO DRINK by @MindyMcGinnis. https://bookshop.org/books/not-a-drop-to-drink-9780062198501/9780062198518

Not a Drop to Drink

Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story where water is worth more than gold. New York Times bestselling author Michael...

https://bookshop.org/books/not-a-drop-to-drink-9780062198501/9780062198518

Delight in trying to survive in the wilderness with the elements against you? Maybe THE DISTANCE BETWEEN LOST AND FOUND by @Kathryn_Holmes is for you. https://bookshop.org/books/the-distance-between-lost-and-found/9780062317278

Also preorder ROAD OUT OF WINTER by @AlisonStine. I'm biased, but it's great. https://bookshop.org/books/road-out-of-winter-original/9780778309925

The Distance Between Lost and Found

Blending elements of Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak and Gary Paulsen's Hatchet, this gripping story from Kathryn Holmes was deemed "a page turner" by author Richard Peck and "an intense story of...

https://bookshop.org/books/the-distance-between-lost-and-found/9780062317278

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