This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of knife, sword, and axe violence and stabbing.
- See also Murder and attempted murder
- For battle scenes, see War & military violence and Genocide
- Other weapon-related violence, such as the use of bows and arrows or maces, will also be collated here
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
#:
- 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Aa:
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
- Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan
- The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith
- Allegiant by Veronica Roth
- The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
- And I Darken by Kiersten White
- Angel Mage by Garth Nix
- Angelfall by Susan Ee
- Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
- As I Descended by Robin Talley
- The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas
Bb:
- The Battle for Skandia by John Flanagan
- The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
- Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
- Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria
- Beyond the Black Door by AdriAnne Strickland
- The Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken
- Blameless by Gail Carriger
- Bleed by Joel Abernathy
- Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews
- Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith
- Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
- Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie
- Born, Madly by Trisha Wolfe
- The Boy Who Lost Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente
- Breathe by Sarah Crossan
- Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf
- The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan
Cc:
- The Candle & the Flame by Nafiza Azad
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
- A Christmas Hex by Jordan L. Hawk
- Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
- City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
- City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
- City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
- City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
- Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
- The Conductors by Nicole Glover
- Contagion by Erin Bowman
- Covet by Tracy Wolff
- Crave by Tracy Wolff
- The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
- The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- Crush by Tracy Wolff
- A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
- A Curse so Dark & Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Dd:
- Dark Age by Pierce Brown
- Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera
- The Death Cure by James Dashner
- Death Sets Sail by Robin Stevens
- The Desolations of Devil’s Acre by Ransom Riggs
- Devil’s Lair by Sarah Barrie
- Diego & the Rangers of the Vastlantic by Armand Baltazar
- Different Seasons by Stephen King
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
- Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
- The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
- A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann
- Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
- Dustborn by Erin Bowman
Ee:
- Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
- The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold
- Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza
- The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud
- Equilibrium by Joel Abernathy
- Essence by Hayley Gabrielle
- Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
- Extasia by Claire Legrand
Ff:
- Fairest by Marissa Meyer
- Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Final Girls by Riley Sager
- Finale by Stephanie Garber
- Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf
- Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh
- The Forever Man by Eoin Colfer
- The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron
- The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
Gg:
- Gallant by V.E. Schwab
- The Girl King by Mimi Yu
- The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
- Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore
- A Great & Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
- Green Rider by Kristen Britain
Hh:
- Halt’s Peril by John Flanagan
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
- A Heart so Fierce & Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
- Heartless by Marissa Meyer
- Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
- Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
- The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
- The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud
- Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
- House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
- House of Secrets by Chris Columbus & Ned Vizzini
- Hunting Adeline by H.D. Charlton
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Ii:
- I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman
- The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
- Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi
- The Impossible Contract by K.A. Doore
- Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo
- Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor
Jj:
- Jackdaw Summer by David Almond
Kk:
- The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker
- Killing Stalking by Koogi
- The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
- The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan
- The King’s Men by Nora Sakavic
- The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Ll:
- The Last by Katherine Applegate
- The Last Girl by Goldy Moldavsky
- The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
- The Last to Let Go by Amber Smith
- The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- Lisey’s Story by Stephen King
- Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
- Lock In by John Scalzi
- The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
Mm:
- A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs
- The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Misery by Stephen King
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
- A Mutiny in Time by James Dashner
- My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Nn:
- Nailbiter, Vol. 1: There Will Be Blood by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson
- Nailbiter, Vol. 2: Bloody Hands by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson
- Native Son by Richard Wright
- The Night Country by Melissa Albert
- Nightblood by Elly Blake
- Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
Oo:
- Oakleaf Bearers by John Flanagan
- Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
- Of Silver & Shadow by Jennifer Gruenke
- The Only by Katherine Applegate
- Onyx and Ivory by Mindee Arnett
- Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Pp:
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
- Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
- The Pearl by John Steinbeck
- People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins
- Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
- Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
- The Perfect Assassin by K.A. Doore
- The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton
- Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
- The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
- The Princess Knight by G.A. Aiken
- The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
Qq:
- Queens of Fennbirn by Kendare Blake
Rr:
- The Raven King by Nora Sakavic
- Raven Summer by David Almond
- Rebel by Marie Lu
- The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer
- The Revenant by Michael Punke
- Reverb by Anna Zabo
- Ringer by Lauren Oliver
- A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong
- The Risk by S.T. Abby
- Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
- The Rose Society by Marie Lu
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
- The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
Ss:
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
- The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
- The Serpent’s Curse by Tony Abbott
- The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
- Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells
- The Shrunken Head by Lauren Oliver & H.C. Chester
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
- Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Skyhunter by Marie Lu
- Smoke and Summons by Charlie N. Holmberg
- The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
- Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser
- Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige
- Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Storm Siren by Mary Weber
- The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
- Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
Tt:
- Two Dark Reigns by Kendare BlakeTales From the Hinterland by Melissa Albert
- The Tangled Lands by Paolo Bacigalupi & Tobias S. Bucknell
- These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker & Kelly Zekas
- This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria
- The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
- To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- The Traitor’s Kiss by Erin Beaty
- The Traitor’s Ruin by Erin Beaty
- Tales From the Hinterland by Melissa Albert
- The Tangled Lands by Paolo Bacigalupi & Tobias S. Bucknell
- These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker & Kelly Zekas
- This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria
- This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron
- This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
- Threshold by Jason L. Hawk
- The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
- To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- The Toll by Neal Shusterman
- The Traitor’s Kiss by Erin Beaty
- The Traitor’s Ruin by Erin Beaty
- Twilight of the Elves by Zack Loran Clark & Nick Eliopulous
- Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake
Uu:
- Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
- Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
- Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd
- Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Vv:
- Vagrant Queen, Vol. 1 by Magdalene Visaggio & Jason Smith
- The Vanished by Nic Stone
- Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Vial of Tears by Cristin Bishara
- A Vow So Bold & Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
- Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Ww:
- Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
- Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong
- The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
- The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
- The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
- When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll
- When Jeff Comes Home by Catherine Atkins
- White Stag by Kara Barbieri
- The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige
- Wilder Girls by Rory Power
- Winter by Marissa Meyer
- Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
- Wires & Nerve, Vol. 1 by Marissa Meyer & Stephen Gilpin
- The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
- The Woods, Vol. 1: The Arrow by James Tynion IV
- The Woods, Vol. 2: The Swarm by James Tynion IV
- Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
- The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
Xx:
- None.
Yy:
- The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
Zz:
- None.