Books like Quarantine by John Vornholt

After a catastrophic pandemic, former actress Kirsten Raymonde joins a traveling troupe that performs Shakespeare for scattered communities, only to confront a ruthless prophet in a desperate quest for survival.

Candace Chen lives a routine office life in Manhattan until a mysterious plague, Shen Fever, sweeps the city. Alone and uninfected, she documents the silent streets as NY Ghost, then confronts a desperate survivor group offering a new society at the Facility.

When the universe is suddenly sealed off, a private investigator seeks a mentally disabled woman who may hold humanity’s key to escape.

A techno‑thriller in report form, The Andromeda Strain follows an expert team in New Mexico as they confront a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism that threatens humanity.

Jim Crace re‑imagines the biblical forty‑day wilderness trial of Christ, set in Judea twenty‑two centuries ago, with a lone, barefoot wanderer and five others confronting temptation and survival.

In a high‑school quarantined by a deadly adult‑only virus, siblings David and Will navigate gang warfare and the desperate quest for survival, blending teenage drama with a suspenseful science‑fiction threat.

When terraformers on the planet Paradise fall behind schedule, Commander William T. Riker leaves the USS Enterprise to aid the mission, only to discover that the planet’s greatest danger is not natural.

Captain Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise™ must confront an ancient prophecy that warns of a rogue comet’s imminent destruction of the Thanetian civilization, as well as an unexpected discovery that changes everything they thought they knew.

In the Star Trek: TNG universe, Captain Picard delivers famine relief to the planet Thiopa, only to confront a ruthless dictatorship that fears the aid might be misused.

Lieutenant Commander Data and Lieutenant Geordi La Forge are stranded on a deserted alien ship. Their arrival disrupts a fragile peace between a planet below and the station's guardians above, forcing them to restore trust before war erupts.

Journey to a hostile, uncharted planet where a primitive Kreel race wields unknown super‑weapons; Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew mediate a Klingon conflict and seek a peaceful resolution.

Join Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Captain Mackenzie Calhoun as they confront a deadly biological threat threatening the 24th-century galaxy.

When the enigmatic insectoid Jarada open diplomatic talks with the Federation, Captain Picard and the Enterprise face a sudden betrayal. He must decipher their motives to save the away team and his ship.

In this thrilling TNG adventure, Captain Jean‑Luc Picard faces a decades‑old vendetta that threatens interplanetary peace. Lt. Cmdr. Jack Crusher and Vulcan officer Tuvok must expose the terror architect before the sector succumbs to war.

When the USS Enterprise answers a distress call, it finds a damaged alien ship, the Freedom, and its crew—captain Jared and the Vemlans—who are seeking rescue. The arrival of a Vemlan fleet claiming the crew are escaped slaves forces Captain Picard to confront the Prime Directive and the safety of both the crew and the alien race.

When renowned scientist Lynn Costa is murdered aboard the USS Enterprise, Captain Picard delegates the investigation to Lt. Worf and Counselor Troi, who uncover a deadly conspiracy of deceit and vengeance.

After the original Enterprise defeats the Furies, Captain Picard and the crew of the next‑generation Starship Enterprise confront a new wave of these alien invaders and their mind‑altering powers.

Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew face twin crises: a lethal disease on the new Federation world Buran and a political plot on Iomides, forcing the crew to divide their efforts to save both worlds.

In this TNG episode, the crystal world Gemworld threatens the Enterprise as its substrate multiplies uncontrollably. Captain Picard and crew must persuade the planet’s six alien races to dismantle force fields and avert planetary collapse.

When a deadly virus spreads across Archaria III, the Enterprise-D crew must race against time to discover its origins and find a cure while confronting mob violence and the persistent threat to crew health.

In her acclaimed novel Mosaic, Jeri Taylor, co-creator and former executive producer of the Star Trek: Voyager television series, explored the previously unrevealed past of Captain Kathryn Janeway, filling in the missing chapters of Janeway's life with a compelling story of bravery, sacrifice, and personal triumph. Now Pathways traces the winding roads that have led Janeway's fellow officers and closest friends to what may be the greatest crisis of their long journey home. A deadly encounter with hostile aliens has left Captain Janeway's crew separated from the USS Voyager and slowly starving to death in a disease-ridden alien prison camp. To keep up their determination as they plot their escape, the crew shares with each other the unlikely paths that brought them all to the USS Voyager and the Delta Quadrant. These are the stories of the command crew of the USS Voyager: of a fair-haired youth who seemed destined for greatness—or disgrace; of a troubled, half-Human woman who didn't seem at home anywhere in the galaxy; of a traveler and treasure-hunter who found the greatest prize of all; of a naive young man who lost his love in pursuit of his dreams; of a Vulcan who formed a surprising bond with a Human woman of unusual courage and passion; of a child-woman whose boundless curiosity led to a strange new world of marvels and dangers; and of the man who is perhaps closest of all to Kathryn Janeway, the man whose unspoken love and dedication may hold the key to their survival… They began as individuals, following very different pathways, but together, under the leadership of one remarkable woman, they have become one of the finest teams in the known universe, the crew of the USS Voyager.

When the Enterprise surveys the lost colony of Rampart, its crew are thrust into a civil war where imagination is outlawed, forcing Captain Picard to confront a rebellion that could change his destiny.

Captain Kirk confronts a Romulan Bird-of‑Prey and enigmatic forces in the treacherous Badlands.