Books like 'Submerged'
Readers who enjoyed Submerged by S.C. Butler, Joshua Palmatier, Seanan McGuire, Michael Robertson, Esther M. Friesner, F. Brett Cox, Wendy Nikel, Marsheila Rockwell, Jeffrey J. Mariotte, Jody Lynn Nye, Bill Kte'pi, Jenna Rhodes, Susan Jett, James Van Pelt, J.C. Koch, Misty Massey, A. Merc Rustad, David Farland, Sara M. Harvey & Nicky Drayden also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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The Stable Girl: Bred by a Stallion by Amber Foy
6 ratingsThe warning was to stay away--far away--from the Emperor's Stables during the hours of darkness.I didn't listen. But then my curiosity always got me into so much trouble.This night would be no different.. -
![End of an Age by Mark Tufo]()
End of an Age by Mark Tufo
10 ratingsThe Lycan King Xavier is making his final march on the embattled humans to bring on the end of one age and usher in the dawning of a new more fierce one. Where he will dominate over his subjects with an iron claw... -
![The Barnabus Project by Eric Fan, Terry Fan]()
The Barnabus Project by Eric Fan, Terry Fan
14 ratingsIn a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan...Categorized as:
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![Wolf Games: Severed Fates by Caroline Peckham]()
Wolf Games: Severed Fates by Caroline Peckham
6 ratingsThe finale to Season 2 of The Vampire GamesOne fate torn in two. When Cass is moved from the African institute, she soon realises her captor isn't the only one trying to keep her prisoner...Categorized as:
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![Hunter Trials by Caroline Peckham]()
Hunter Trials by Caroline Peckham
6 ratingsWhen Mercy Helsing is convicted and sent to an Immortal prison deep in the Arctic Circle, she doesn't expect to survive longer than a day.Thrown into the depths of the icy fortress, she's forced to fight for her life again and again in terrifying trials. But Dødstårn is nothing like she expected, and she soon finds unlikely friends amongst the fierce convicts... -
![Paper Children by James Fahy]()
Paper Children by James Fahy
6 ratingsMy name is Phoebe Harkness. When I’m not trying to cure the disease that killed the world, I’m roped into an unwilling role as ambassador between the humans of New Oxford, and the Genetic Others, all those things that go bump and grind in the night. I don’t get paid enough.It’s been six months since the Duke of Sanctum, the infuriating vampire named Allesandro, upped and disappeared... -
![What Lies Within Masks & Shadows by Nicolle May]()
What Lies Within Masks & Shadows by Nicolle May
6 ratingsThrone of Glass meets The Witcher and Once Upon a Time in this heart-wrenching, high fantasy romance packed with trauma healing, epic magic, and high-stakes rebellion."What could be worse than death?"They made her kneel. So, she would see them burn...Alora—a Marked One—is bound to a fate of suffering... -
![The Return (Demon Fallout) by Mark Tufo]()
The Return (Demon Fallout) by Mark Tufo
8 ratingsZombies are a nightmare of the past, the Lycan wars are over. Mike feels that he can finally settle down after 200 years of war until he hears an impossible message from beyond. Tommy, his adopted son, is in trouble and there is nothing in Heaven or Hell that will stop Mike from helping him... -
![We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the Third Season by K.C. Wayland]()
We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the Third Season by K.C. Wayland
10 ratingsA small riot in LA has spread past its containment. Three reserve soldiers are called to their deserted duty station. Believed to be the last remaining armed servicemen in the area, Michael, Angel, and Saul witness the true cause of the riot; people are starting to change and attack each other... -
![This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede]()
This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
7 ratingsThree weddings. Three funerals. Alessa’s gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner’s magic, not kill every suitor she touches.Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion... -
![Rise of the Werewolf by Mark Tufo]()
Rise of the Werewolf by Mark Tufo
14 ratingsThe world of man was brought to its knees with the zombie apocalypse. A hundred and fifty years have passed since man has clawed and climbed his way from the brink of extinction. Civilization has rebooted, man has begun to rebuild, to create communities and society.It is on this fragile new shaky ground that a threat worse than the scourge of the dead has sprung... -
![Crescent Moon by James Fahy]()
Crescent Moon by James Fahy
6 ratingsWhat do you do when your world is turned upside down?When you discover your father had a direct hand in the genocide of much of the world’s human population?Phoebe Harkness’ life has changed forever. Thirty years after a cataclysmic world war that eviscerated one third of the human population, a new sub-species of vampire-like drones has set its teeth to the survivors of humanity... -
![Wolf Games by Caroline Peckham]()
Wolf Games by Caroline Peckham
6 ratingsAfter the trials of the V Games have come to an end, peace has fallen over The Sanctuary for Immortal beings. But for Jameson and Cass, their troubles are only just beginning. On the verge of their happily ever after, their world is torn apart, forcing the two lovers on separate paths. And with both of their hearts broken in the process, they have to find a way to live on without one another... -
![The Torn World by Melanie Karsak]()
The Torn World by Melanie Karsak
6 ratingsThis is the way the world ends... With the undead walking, vampires hunting, and kitsune closing in, everything seems lost. Layla and the others will need help if there is any hope of survival. But how can you endure in the dying world? Join Layla, Cricket, Amelia, and the other survivors for the final chapter of The Harvesting Series in The Torn World... -
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![This time it's Personnel by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
This time it's Personnel by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
10 ratingsThe Venislarn. Vastly intelligent aliens from another dimension or dribbling insane gods from a distant realm? It’s impossible to tell. What’s certain is that they’re here and they’re going to destroy our world... -
![The Last Aerie by Brian Lumley]()
The Last Aerie by Brian Lumley
16 ratingsNestor and Nathan Kiklu are the twin sons of Harry Keogh, the Necroscope... -
![Siege and Sacrifice by Charlie N. Holmberg]()
Siege and Sacrifice by Charlie N. Holmberg
18 ratingsSandis has finally freed herself from her master and his plans to use her as a vessel for the ancient beast Kolosos. But her master has found a new, impossible vessel: Sandis’s brother, Anon—a brother she long thought dead.Kolosos is ancient, massive, and seemingly unbeatable. Fortunately, Sandis has her own monster—an ethereal fire horse that she can summon at will... -
![Witch Wood by Melanie Karsak]()
Witch Wood by Melanie Karsak
6 ratingsHarm none, and be ready for zombies.Amelia’s practice of Wicca marks her as a curiosity both at home and at school. Knowing how to see auras, heal, and cast spells comes naturally to her. Only Madame Knightly, the ancient matriarch and owner of Witch Wood Estate, doesn’t seem to mind... -
![Pathfinder Campaign Setting: The Inner Sea World Guide by James Jacobs, Keith Baker]()
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: The Inner Sea World Guide by James Jacobs, Keith Baker
6 ratingsThe Best of All Possible WorldsDiscover the world of Golarion, the official campaign setting for the smash-hit Pathfinder Roleplaying Game! A time of lost prophecies grips the world, bringing with it an unending maelstrom, a tear in the fabric of reality, a surge of diabolism, and the endless threat of war... -
![The Change by T.W. Piperbrook]()
The Change by T.W. Piperbrook
6 ratingsSurvival is just the beginning...Having escaped the hospital, Tom must face a new enemy: himself. New questions arise as he travels through the white wasteland... -
![Sacrificed to the Monster by Ava Mona]()
Sacrificed to the Monster by Ava Mona
6 ratingsWhen Grace sees her name flashing on the TV screen, she knows this is the last day of her life. She’s being drafted as this year’s sacrifice to the monster that lurks beneath her world. It will keep her people safe, prevent her sisters from being the one chosen instead, even if it means she’ll be eaten whole once she’s lowered into the ground... -
![Death's Awakening by Sarra Cannon]()
Death's Awakening by Sarra Cannon
8 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. I never dreamed the world would end this way... Sixteen-year-old Parrish Sorrows is nothing special. She lives in the shadow of her prodigy sister, ignored by her parents and shunned as an outsider at her private school.But today, everything changes.Today, on the other side of the country, a portal to another world opens... -
![Shatter Me. Le novelle vol. 2 by Tahereh Mafi]()
Shatter Me. Le novelle vol. 2 by Tahereh Mafi
8 ratingsLe esplosive rivelazioni di Defy Me hanno lasciato i lettori sconvolti e alla disperata ricerca di risposte. Grazie alla novella Reveal Me, avranno l’opportunità di tornare nell’universo di Shatter Me e di scoprire attraverso la voce di Kenji cos’è accaduto tra lui e Nazeera prima dell’incredibile finale di Imagine Me... -
![Devoured by Monsters by Katie May, Ann Denton]()
Devoured by Monsters by Katie May, Ann Denton
10 ratingsMonsters rule the world. And now, they rule me.After an attempt on my life, I find myself saved by an unlikely ally. Injured, confused, and faced with emotions I don’t know how to deal with, I hunker down in a monster’s safe house.But I refuse to stay hidden.With threats coming at us from all angles, I must learn to put my trust in the very monsters I swore to hate.The Grotesque. The Creeper... -
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![Zom-B Family by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Family by Darren Shan
12 ratingsAfter being betrayed and captured by the most heinous survivors of the human race, B Smith lands back in the clutches of a fiend B had hoped to never see again, someone who is intent on making B suffer in the most tortuous ways. Discovering the fate of loved ones from B's past adds to the agony and calls into question just how much B is willing to sacrifice in the name of justice... -
![Fractured Shadows by K.A. Knight, Kendra Moreno]()
Fractured Shadows by K.A. Knight, Kendra Moreno
12 ratingsOur lands are fractured.Split into three since before my birth…. but they were not always this way.Once we prospered, magic filling our lands before it was locked away with them.The monsters.Now we suffer, we starve even as our king grows stronger.Richer.And then one day my sister is called upon, to make the ultimate sacrifice.Unable to lose the one person I love, I take her place willingly... -
![Night of the Wolf Moon by Kimberly Loth, Nina Walker]()
Night of the Wolf Moon by Kimberly Loth, Nina Walker
12 ratingsI’m not supposed to be sacrificed to the wolves, that fate belongs to my sister. As the eldest daughter, she’ll join our village’s claimed girls when she turns eighteen. Together, they will go to the wolf shifter city, never to return. But a terrible tragedy strikes our family, requiring me to go in her stead... -
![Necroscope IV: Deadspeak by Brian Lumley]()
Necroscope IV: Deadspeak by Brian Lumley
18 ratingsBrian Lumley's Necroscope novels are one of the horror genre's most towering achievements. They chronicle the adventures of Necroscope, Harry Keogh, his successor, Jake Cutter, and the psychically gifted agents of E-Branch, Britain's super-secret spy organization, and their battles against the malevolent, shape-shifting Wamphyri and their spawn... -
![Deadspawn by Brian Lumley]()
Deadspawn by Brian Lumley
18 ratingsThere's a maniacal murderer on the loose, brutally slaughtering young women with a ferocity that rivals that of vampires Harry Koegh has spent his life combatting. The Necroscope's been asked to solve the crimes...asked by the dead spirits of the madman's victims. Harry cannot turn down a request from the dead...even if it costs him his soul... -
![Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Race Guide by Jason Bulmahn, Stephen Radney-MacFarland]()
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Race Guide by Jason Bulmahn, Stephen Radney-MacFarland
6 ratingsGet the most out of your heritage with the Pathfinder RPG Advanced Race Guide! Embrace your inner monster by playing one of 30 iconic races from mythology and gaming history, or build an entirely new race of your own. If classic races are more your style, go beyond the stereotypes for elves, dwarves, and the other core races with new options and equipment to help you stand out from the crowd... -
![The Raven by Jonathan Janz]()
The Raven by Jonathan Janz
6 ratingsFearing that mankind is heading toward nuclear extinction, a group of geneticists unleash a plot to save the world. They've discovered that mythological creatures such as werewolves, vampires, witches, and satyrs were once real, and that these monstrous genetic strands are still present in human DNA... -
![Purging Fires by Brandon Hale]()
Purging Fires by Brandon Hale
6 ratingsSometimes, the only way to get rid of an infestation is to light a fire. A purging fire. There are those who believe the rise of the vampire is nature’s own purging fire, set to rid the world of the infestation known as humanity.The Day Soldiers disagree.Since the Battle of New York a year ago, life has not been easy for the Day Soldiers. They have taken a beating... -
![Archie Wilson & The Beasts of Loch Ness (Volume 1) by Mark A. Cooper]()
Archie Wilson & The Beasts of Loch Ness (Volume 1) by Mark A. Cooper
6 ratingsTragedy strikes forcing 10 year-old Archie Wilson to live with a father he doesn’t know in Scotland. Overnight his simple life is shattered and he is thrust into a perilous new world. Archie stumbles upon a secret underground cavern that hides creatures who, for over a thousand years have lived in secret... -
![The Beautiful Dead by Daryl Banner]()
The Beautiful Dead by Daryl Banner
6 ratingsShe’s dead. In fact, the whole world’s dead. Every single person, apparently. Unburied and reimagined into a beautiful living-dead woman called Winter, she is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in a quaint, peaceful city with no hunger, no sickness and no bills to pay. Her Second Life is perfect in every way possible... -
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![Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 3 by Jason Bulmahn, F. Wesley Schneider]()
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 3 by Jason Bulmahn, F. Wesley Schneider
6 ratingsTest your courage against the most infamous foes of myth and legend! Bestiary 3 presents hundreds of monsters for use in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game... -
![Drowning in Him by Viola Masters]()
Drowning in Him by Viola Masters
6 ratingsConnecting to the sea is one thing; taking a sea monster police chief as a lover is quite another.Mara doesn’t know why she’s on the ferry to Monster Island, but she knows that a job is waiting. She goes through orientation, meets the local police chief, and is taken to her assignment and residence. She’s going to be a waitress... -
![Executioner's Grace by Susan Trombley]()
Executioner's Grace by Susan Trombley
6 ratingsGenetic engineer Dr. Hannah Chrysander is no longer considered a prisoner of the umbrose, but her upgraded status requires cooperation on her part. Assisting the human-umbrose couples in creating hybrid offspring leaves her deeply conflicted, not to mention burdened with fear that something will go wrong, and that her head will be the next one on the chopping block... -
![The Claiming by Adrienne Wilder]()
The Claiming by Adrienne Wilder
6 ratingsThe Claiming: Book Six in the Bound Gods Series. This is NOT a stand alone book. What begins as a day of celebration, the Claiming of two Doxies to a single god, transforms into a spiraling path of cataclysmic change. Hearts will break. Friendships will shatter... -
![Midway by Melanie Karsak]()
Midway by Melanie Karsak
8 ratingsStep right up, ladies and gentlemen, for the beginning of the end. Carnie. Ride jockey. Roustabout. White trash. Tilt girl. Gypsy. Cricket has been called a lot of things, but she never thought survivor of the zombie apocalypse would be one of them. One day she’s barking on the midway, and the next day, the world is eating itself alive... -
![Within the Darkness by L. Rose]()
Within the Darkness by L. Rose
8 ratingsBefore I was born, the world changed.When monsters stepped into the light to rule, most humans were forced into servitude.My family was one of many.But I hold a secret inside me.One I don’t dare share.Until I meet my new vampire master—who wears cold and angry like a second skin—and his shifter friends. While he can’t compel me, I long to share every part of me with them.Only fear holds me back... -
![Zom-B Fugitive by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Fugitive by Darren Shan
10 ratingsAfter learning the dark secrets hidden in Mr. Dowling’s twisted mind, B is on the run. She escapes the clown’s clutches and weaves her way through London’s abandoned Underground, only to find that Mr. Dowling has laid siege to the Angels’ base in County Hall. And when B learns of the history between Mr...Categorized as:
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![Zom-B Bride by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Bride by Darren Shan
12 ratingsB Smith has been rescued from the den of torture she’d been trapped in—but her savior is none other than the murderous maniac clown Mr. Dowling. He’s desperate to woo B and have her become his bride. He disgusts her, but B knows an opportunity when she sees one...Categorized as:
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![Zom-B Mission by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Mission by Darren Shan
12 ratingsB Smith and the other Angels are relieved to finally receive their first mission - to safely escort a group of human survivors from the zombie-infested streets of London to New Kirkham, a barricaded safe haven in the country. But after battling through crowds of undead monsters, B discovers that the survivors of the town don't necessarily represent the best of humanity... -
![The Dark Winter by Flint Maxwell]()
The Dark Winter by Flint Maxwell
16 ratingsCan you survive the cold?After the initial series of summer blizzards, the snowfall has decreased, but the temperatures continue to drop, the icy wind still blows, and with each passing day, the darkness lasts longer and longer.It is in the darkness the monsters thrive... -
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![Zom-B Gladiator by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Gladiator by Darren Shan
14 ratingsBeyond a shadow of a doubt, B Smith has decided to live-- and to fight for good as long as possible. However, London is overridden with brain-eating undead and swarming with human mercenaries whose sense of right and wrong dissolved when society did. When they lay a trap, B is captured. And it'll take dozens of battles--and the fight of a lifetime-- to escape... -
![Zom-B Clans by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Clans by Darren Shan
12 ratingsB's first mission with the Angels --sentient, do-gooder zombies-- went horribly wrong when vicious members of the Ku Klux Klan attacked New Kirkham, a stronghold of precious human survivors. B is not about to let the racist thugs persecute innocent people, but while saving the town, one of B's oldest friends is kidnapped by the Klan...Categorized as:
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![Arena 13 by Joseph Delaney]()
Arena 13 by Joseph Delaney
12 ratingsThe first book in the exhilarating new fantasy sequence from Joseph Delaney, the multi-million-selling author of The Spook's Apprentice.Welcome to Arena 13. Here warriors fight. Death is never far away . . .Leif has one ambition: to become the best fighter in the notorious Arena 13. Here, punters place wagers on which fighter will draw first blood... -
![Shatter Me. Le novelle vol. 1 by Tahereh Mafi]()
Shatter Me. Le novelle vol. 1 by Tahereh Mafi
10 ratingsIn Destroy Me vengono narrate, dal punto di vista di Warner, le vicende che si verificano tra Shatter Me e Unravel Me. Nonostante Juliette gli abbia sparato per poter fuggire, Warner non riesce a smettere di pensarci e nulla gli impedirà di riportarla da lui. Ma con l’arrivo del comandante supremo della Restaurazione, è chiaro che quest’ultimo ha piani ben diversi per Juliette... -
![Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu]()
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
8 ratingsIn the twelve unforgettable tales of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, the strange is made familiar and the familiar strange, such that a girl growing wings on her legs feels like an ordinary rite of passage, while a bug-infested house becomes an impossible, Kafkaesque nightmare... -
![Voice of the Undead by Jason Henderson]()
Voice of the Undead by Jason Henderson
8 ratingsNow that Alex is in the know about the deadly vampires that live—and hunt—around his boarding school, everything is different. Putting his talents to use, Alex is training with the Polidorium to become a vampire hunter, just like his Van Helsing ancestors. Sure, he’s only fourteen, but c’mon: This runs in his blood.But Alex is wondering if he’ll live long enough to succeed...
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