Genocide

This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for massacres, genocides, and acts of mass murder. You can click on each title for more context.

See also Murder and War themes & military violence

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• The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Aa:

• The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith
• Alexander Altmann A10567 by Suzy Zail
• Artifical Condition by Martha Wells
• The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness

Bb:

• Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
• Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert
• The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
• The Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken
• Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
• The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne

Cc:

• The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad
• Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
• Children of the Whales, Vol. 4 by Abi Umeda
• Children of the Whales, Vol. 14 by Abi Umeda
• Children of the Whales, Vol. 15 by Abi Umeda
• Children of the Whales, Vol. 16 by Abi Umeda
• Christmas Eve on Haunted Hill by Bryan Smith
• The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare

Dd:

• Dead Space by Kali Wallace
• Dreamfall by Amy Plum
• Dune by Frank Herbert

Ee:

• None.

Ff:

• The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
• The First by Katherine Applegate

Gg:

• The Galaxy, and the Gound Within by Becky Chambers
• The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
• The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
• The Golden Tower by Holly Black & Cassanda Clare
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

Hh:

• A Horse Called Hero by Sam Angus
• Human by Diego Agrimbau

Ii:

• If They Come for Us by Fatimah Asghar
• The Impossible Contract by K.A. Doore
• The Iron Trial by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
• The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

Jj:

• None.

Kk:

• The Killing Moon by N.K Jemisin
• Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron
• The Kingdoms of Ruin, Vol. 1 by yoruhashi
• The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Ll:

• Lady of Shadows by Breanna Teintze
• The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter
• The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Let It Shine by Alyssa Cole
• The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Mm:

• Morning Star by Pierce Brown

Nn:

• Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

Oo:

• On the Horizon by Lois Lowry
• One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews

Pp:

• The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

Qq:

• None.

Rr:

• The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee
• The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson

Ss:

• Scythe by Neal Shusterman
• Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill
• The Serpent’s Curse by Tony Abbott
• Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
• Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

Tt:

• A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
• A Touch of Stone and Snow by Milla Vane
• The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkein

Uu:

• None.

Vv:

• The Vela by Various

Ww:

• When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
• Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
• The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

Xx:

• None.

Yy:

• None.

Zz:

• None.