Books like Phoenix Island by John Dixon
When sixteen‑year‑old boxing champion Jake is sent to an isolated boot‑camp, he learns the facility is a secret training ground for mercenaries, turning "throwaway" children into scientifically enhanced killers. Facing betrayal, he risks everything to protect his friends and stop a madman who plans global destruction.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Science Fiction/Military Science Fiction
Authors: John Dixon
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 (0 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for Phoenix Island by John Dixon are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to Phoenix Island (18 similar books)
William Golding’s 1954 classic follows a group of British boys stranded on an uninhabited island, whose attempts to self-govern unravel into a stark exploration of leadership, morality, and the human capacity for both cooperation and violence.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Treasure Island is Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure about a boy’s coming‑of‑age journey on a ship, featuring the iconic Long John Silver and shaping modern notions of pirates, treasure maps and tropical island tales.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Once follows Felix, a young Jewish orphan newly escaped from a Polish orphanage, as he navigates the dangers of Nazi‑occupied Poland to rescue his parents and survive the Holocaust.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a grim, war‑torn future America, orphan siblings Mahlia and Mouse flee the Drowned Cities, only to confront threats that test their bond and survival in a society unraveling under endless civil conflict.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In 1940s Poland, ten‑year‑old Felix and his friend Zelda escape a cattle car bound for Nazi death camps and struggle to survive on their own before finding shelter with Genia, a farm‑hand wary of Germans.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In 1665 Jamaica, Captain Charles Hunter courts danger to hijack a Spanish galleon laden with gold, sparking a perilous clash between ruthless pirates and imperial forces amid the island’s wild, lawless streets.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Follow the Petrakis family through four generations in the Greek village of Plaka as they confront the lingering legacy of Spinalonga, the former leper colony, and uncover the secrets that shaped their lives.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Eighteen‑year‑old orphan Kalinda, a ward of the Sisterhood in the Tarachand Empire, is thrust from her secluded temple life into a perilous desert journey and a deadly court tournament, where her only hope of survival lies in an arcane, forbidden power buried within her.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a future where Earth is barely livable, seventeen‑year‑old Tora Reynolds hides while guarding her father's powerful weapons, fearing they could ignite disaster if seized by the wrong hands.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a post‑virus world, eighteen‑year‑old Eve discovers her school’s sinister plan and must flee, forging fragile alliances amid a perilous quest for survival.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Thirteen‑year‑old dirt‑bike racer Phoenix Collins must uncover a family secret after a home robbery, traveling from China to Texas on a quest that blends adventure, mystery, and the bonds of grandparenthood.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a post‑apocalyptic world, orphaned teen boys team up with imprisoned twin girls, forging a bond of survival and hope as they confront the dangers and injustices of the new republic.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A young orphan girl, Rhine, embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the truth behind a mysterious virus and escape her dystopian future.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A 13‑year‑old tetherboy named Chess leads a salvage crew in a futuristic world where cities cling to mountain peaks above a deadly Fog and airship pirates rule the skies. They must thwart Lord Kodoc’s plans to save their beloved Mrs. E.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a near‑future world plagued by hunger, Devin secures a spot in a sanctuary for abandoned children promising endless food and a new family—but the home harbors a dark, life‑altering secret.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In post‑bombed London, a ruthless captain hunts children immune to a deadly virus, hoping their blood will cure the plague. 16‑year‑old Gwen Darling must rescue her sister and joins an underground gang of Lost Boys to fight back.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Fourteen‑year‑old Frances survives a terrible massacre, assuming her best friend Libby’s identity and wealth while secretly plotting revenge against the powerful Wells family. Now eighteen, she plans to destroy them—and her first love, Grey—once and for all.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Lost City by Clive CusslerIsland of Secrets by Kat Falls
The Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Lost in the Pacific by Clive Cussler
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!