9 Top science fiction books like Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1) by Eileen Merriman

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Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

By: Eileen Merriman

3.78

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Set in the near future, this first book in a fast-paced trilogy will hook you in from the first pag…

"The world is white and bright and terrifying. My head is an over-ripe watermelon, ready to burst. My eyes are stinging, and my skin burns. My limbs are heavy, as though someone has poured molten lead into my veins. I can't turn my head, can't speak, can't see beyond this white-white-white. I'm dead, just like all the other kids this epidemic has taken away. Hell is a bright light searing your retinae. Heaven is a myth. I close my eyes. Wait for the reckoning."

-Eileen Merriman, Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

"The world is white and bright and terrifying. My head is an over-ripe watermelon, ready to burst. My eyes are stinging, and my skin burns. My limbs are heavy, as though someone has poured molten lead into my veins. I can't turn my head, can't speak, can't see beyond this white-white-white. I'm dead, just like all the other kids this epidemic has taken away. Hell is a bright light searing your retinae. Heaven is a myth. I close my eyes. Wait for the reckoning."

-Eileen Merriman, Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

If you liked the science fiction plot in Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1) by Eileen Merriman , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Fear (Gone, #5)

By: Michael Grant

3.41

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It's been one year since all the adults disappeared. Gone. Despite the hunger and the lies, even de… read more

Similar categories in Michael Grant's Fear (Gone, #5) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #2) by Shannon Messenger

2. Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #2)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.20

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Sophie Foster thought she was safe. Settled into her home at Havenfield, surrounded by friends, and… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #2) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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3. This Shattered World (Starbound, #2)

By: Amie Kaufman , Meagan Spooner

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The second installment in the epic Starboundtrilogy introduces a new pair of star-crossed lovers on… read more

Similar categories in Amie Kaufman's This Shattered World (Starbound, #2) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Crown's Game (The Crown's Game, #1) by Evelyn Skye

4. The Crown's Game (The Crown's Game, #1)

By: Evelyn Skye

4.42

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls an… read more

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  • romance
  • fantasy
  • young adult

5. Specials (Uglies, #3)

By: Scott Westerfeld

4.00

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

"Special Circumstances": The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellen… read more

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6. These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1)

By: Amie Kaufman , Meagan Spooner

4.20

Format: 172 pages, Hardcover

Luxury spaceliner Icarus suddenly plummets from hyperspace into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux an… read more

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7. Light (Gone, #6)

By: Michael Grant

3.95

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

It's been over a year since all the adults disappeared. Gone. In the time since every person over t… read more

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8. The Dos and Donuts of Love

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage… read more

Similar categories in Adiba Jaigirdar's The Dos and Donuts of Love book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Food is a big part of my culture, especially sweet foods. When you're Bangladeshi, you're taught that any good news or celebration has to be accompanied with some sweet food. Every time you visit som…"

-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Dos and Donuts of Love

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9. Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.34

Format: 848 pages, ebook

Sophie Foster doesn’t know what—or whom—to believe. And in a game with this many players, the worst… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"So,"

-Shannon Messenger, Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

"What?"

-Shannon Messenger, Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

"You okay?"

-Shannon Messenger, Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

"Wanna bet?"

-Shannon Messenger, Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

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10. A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel (The Doomsday Books, #2)

By: K.J. Charles

4.25

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Major Rufus d'Aumesty has unexpectedly become the Earl of Oxney, master of a remote Norman manor on… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Charles's A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel (The Doomsday Books, #2) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
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11. The Night Hunt

By: Alexandra Christo

3.62

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From Alexandra Christo, the author of To Kill a Kingdom, comes The Night Hunt, a dark fantasy roman… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Christo's The Night Hunt book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"In the darkest nights, hope shines the brightest"

-Alexandra Christo, The Night Hunt

"Home is not a place, but the people who make you feel safe."

-Alexandra Christo, The Night Hunt

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12. The Expert System's Brother (Expert System, #1)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.93

Format: 167 pages, Paperback

After an unfortunate accident, Handry is forced to wander a world he doesn't understand, searching … read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Expert System's Brother (Expert System, #1) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • science fiction
  • dystopia
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1) by Amie Kaufman

13. The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

By: Amie Kaufman

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

When Selly's father leaves her high and dry in the port of Kirkpool, she has no intention of riding… read more

Similar categories in Amie Kaufman's The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Better not start apologizing now my prince," she says. "you'll run out of time to cover it all."

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

"First flowers, now you don't like pastries?" he asks, studying my frown. "What's next, kittens?"

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

"There." I lean across to tuck it behind his ear. "Everything useless around here is beautifully decorated. I wouldn't want you to feel left out."

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

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14. Ghost Station

By: S.A. Barnes

3.57

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space horror novel from S.… read more

Similar categories in S.A. Barnes's Ghost Station book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2) by Chloe Gong

15. Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2)

By: Chloe Gong

4.35

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

Winter is drawing thick in 1932 Shanghai, as is the ever-nearing threat of a Japanese invasion. … read more

Similar categories in Chloe Gong's Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"You are nobody."

-Chloe Gong, Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2)

"I would have found you anywhere."

-Chloe Gong, Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2)

"Biǎojiě," Juliette Cai said, grinning. "Don't you recognize me anymore?"

-Chloe Gong, Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2)

"Your life is mine as mine is yours- do you understand me? You are not allowed to die."

-Chloe Gong, Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2)

Cover of Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8) by Shannon Messenger

16. Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.46

Format: 797 pages, Kindle Edition

Sophie Foster wants answers. But after a lifetime of lies, sometimes the truth is the most dangerou… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"You changed Iggy’s color?"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

"And keep in mind,' Oralie added, finally turning her azure eyes toward Sophie, ' true trust does not require absolute transparency. There is incredible power in accepting that there are some things y…"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

"I tried to warn you." "I know," Keefe told him. "And I tried to listen." "I know," Tam said quietly. "And ... here we are." "I'm pretty sure that was inevitable," Keefe agreed. "So I want you to know…"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

"The fact that they're shaped like tiny elves!" Keefe said, clapping his hands before he pointed to the label. "Hang on-THEY CALL THEM 'ELF WITCHES'?" "They do, Keefe. They do. And that's not even the…"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

Cover of Unlocked (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8.5) by Shannon Messenger

17. Unlocked (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8.5)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.25

Format: 764 pages, Kindle Edition

Book 8.5 in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series delivers … read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Unlocked (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8.5) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Love, Keefe"

-Shannon Messenger, Unlocked (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8.5)

Cover of Lakesedge (World at the Lake's Edge, #1) by Lyndall Clipstone

18. Lakesedge (World at the Lake's Edge, #1)

By: Lyndall Clipstone

3.46

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A gothic fantasy about monsters and magic, set on the banks of a cursed lake. There are monsters in… read more

Similar categories in Lyndall Clipstone's Lakesedge (World at the Lake's Edge, #1) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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19. The Impossible Story of Hannah Kemp

By: Leonie Agnew

3.30

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

The unpublished manuscript was the winner of the 2022 Tessa Duder a powerful exploration of guilt,… read more

Similar categories in Leonie Agnew's The Impossible Story of Hannah Kemp book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • young adult
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20. The Pōrangi Boy

By: Shilo Kino

4.14

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Niko lives in Pohe Bay, a small, rural town with a sacred hot spring – and a taniwh… read more

Similar categories in Shilo Kino's The Pōrangi Boy book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of The Expert System’s Champion (Expert System, #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

21. The Expert System’s Champion (Expert System, #2)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.01

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s been ten years since Handry was wrenched away from his family and friends, forced to wander a … read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Expert System’s Champion (Expert System, #2) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Blade Breaker (Realm Breaker, #2) by Victoria Aveyard

22. Blade Breaker (Realm Breaker, #2)

By: Victoria Aveyard

3.97

Format: 578 pages, Hardcover

The fate of the world rests on a blade's edge. Fighting beside her band of unlikely companions, … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Aveyard's Blade Breaker (Realm Breaker, #2) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"I'd rather cut a man's throat than hold his hand."

-Victoria Aveyard, Blade Breaker (Realm Breaker, #2)

"Real power. Erida felt it flowing through her veins now, as if drawn from the throne beneath her and the crown on her brow. It was more seductive than anything and anyone the Queen had ever know. She…"

-Victoria Aveyard, Blade Breaker (Realm Breaker, #2)

"No, not love. They will never love us." She shook her head at the court, despairing of the Madrentines as any good daughter of Galland would. Her voice dropped, her eyes flicking over Taristan again.…"

-Victoria Aveyard, Blade Breaker (Realm Breaker, #2)

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23. The Girl from London

By: Olivia Spooner

4.04

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1940. Ruth, a young schoolteacher, volunteers as an escort helping to evacuate children fro… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Spooner's The Girl from London book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • fiction
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24. Fate Breaker (Realm Breaker, #3)

By: Victoria Aveyard

4.19

Format: 625 pages, Hardcover

A dark fate descends. A shattered alliance must rise. The Companions are torn apart and the real… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Aveyard's Fate Breaker (Realm Breaker, #3) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"As in Gidastern, something came over Andry Trelland. Before he knew it, her gloved hand was at his mouth, his lips brushing over her knuckles. She did not pull away, only staring, holding his gaze. F…"

-Victoria Aveyard, Fate Breaker (Realm Breaker, #3)

"All these months, Sigil was a wall behind her, someone to lean on, as close to a trustworthy friend as Sorasa had. After almost losing her in Gidastern, farewell felt like salt in a still-bleeding wo…"

-Victoria Aveyard, Fate Breaker (Realm Breaker, #3)

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25. Headland

By: John Byrnes

3.09

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

A coastal town is evacuated after record floods. Three young police officers are left behind. With … read more

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26. Beyond the End of the World (The Other Side of the Sky, #2)

By: Amie Kaufman

3.92

Format: 458 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson and Laini Taylor, this sequel to New York Times bestselling a… read more

Similar categories in Amie Kaufman's Beyond the End of the World (The Other Side of the Sky, #2) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"I always believed in you. Before I believed in any of the rest of it, I believed in you."

-Amie Kaufman, Beyond the End of the World (The Other Side of the Sky, #2)

"You must choose which stones to carry, for if you try to carry them all, you will be dragged down by their weight and drown in the depths. But you may find that as you swim, you grow stronger for the…"

-Amie Kaufman, Beyond the End of the World (The Other Side of the Sky, #2)

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27. The Curlew's Eye

By: Karen Manton

3.49

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A richly atmospheric Gothic mystery set around a ruined homestead in the NT's Top End. 'It struc… read more

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28. Sing Me to Sleep (Sing Me to Sleep #1)

By: Gabi Burton

3.86

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In this dark and seductive YA fantasy debut, a siren must choose between protecting her family and … read more

Similar categories in Gabi Burton's Sing Me to Sleep (Sing Me to Sleep #1) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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29. Flight of the Fantail

By: Steph Matuku

3.76

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

A busload of high school students crashes in bush in a remote part of Aotearoa New Zealand. Only a … read more

Similar categories in Steph Matuku's Flight of the Fantail book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • science fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1) by Eileen Merriman

30. Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

By: Eileen Merriman

3.78

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Set in the near future, this first book in a fast-paced trilogy will hook you in from the first pag… read more

Similar categories in Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • survival
  • teen
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • science fiction
  • illness
"The world is white and bright and terrifying. My head is an over-ripe watermelon, ready to burst. My eyes are stinging, and my skin burns. My limbs are heavy, as though someone has poured molten lead…"

-Eileen Merriman, Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

Cover of Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2) by Chloe Gong

31. Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2)

By: Chloe Gong

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the thrilling sequel to Immortal Longing… read more

Similar categories in Chloe Gong's Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2) book and Eileen Merriman's Violet Black (Black Spiral, #1)

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction

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Michael Grant

3.41

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Shannon Messenger

4.20

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This Shattered World (Starbound, #2)

Amie Kaufman , Meagan Spooner

3.83

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The Dos and Donuts of Love

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

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Gabrielle Zevin

3.67

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Kate De Goldi

4.10

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Soyoung Park

3.62

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Brian Young

4.23

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