This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of war and related topics. This includes themes of rebellion, revolution and mutiny, political coups, battle scenes, and regicide.
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- See also Chemical gassing for biological warfare
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Aa:
- Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody
- An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley
- Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz
- The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith
- The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
- Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield
- All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
- Angel Mage by Garth Nix
- Angelfall by Susan Ee
- Arab, Australian, Other edited by Randa Abdel-Fattah & Sara Saleh
- The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
- Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
- At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen
- Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
- Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
Bb:
- The Battle for Skandia by John Flanagan
- Battle Grounds by Jim Butcher
- The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
- The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard
- Becoming by Michelle Obama
- Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray
- Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
- The Betrothed by Keira Cass
- Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
- Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
- The Black Coast by Mike Brooks
- The Black Key by Amy Ewing
- The Black Mage by Daniel Barnes & DJ Kirkland
- The Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken
- The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
- Blood Heir by Amélie Wen Zhao
- The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
- The Book of Last Letters by Kerry Barrett
- The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
- The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
- The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die by David Nyoul Vincent with Carol Nader
- Brazen by Pénélope Bagieu
- Bright We Burn by Kiersten White
- Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf
- The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
- The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan
Cc:
- The Candle & the Flame by Nafiza Azad
- Cape by Kate Hannigan & Patrick Spaziante
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas
- Champion by Marie Lu
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
- Children of the Whales, Vol. 4 by Abi Umeda
- Children of the Whales, Vol. 5 by Abi Umeda
- Children of the Whales, Vol. 10 by Abi Umeda
- Children of the Whales, Vol. 11 by Abi Umeda
- Children of the Whales, Vol. 12 by Abi Umeda
- Children of the Whales, Vol. 13 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
- Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
- 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 Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson
- City of Secrets by Victoria Ying
- Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
- Collateral by Ellen Hopkins
- The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
- Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
- A Court of Frost & Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
- A Court of Wings & Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
- Cress by Marissa Meyer
- The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- A Curse so Dark & Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Dd:
- Dark Age by Pierce Brown
- Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
- Daughter of Sparta by Claire Andrews
- Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
- Dead Space by Kali Wallace
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon
- The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
- Diego & the Rangers of the Vastlantic by Armand Baltazar
- A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
- Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
- Dreamfall by Amy Plum
- Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor
- The Dying Game by Åsa Avdic
Ee:
- The Elite by Kiera Cass
- Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
- Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik
- The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
- Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Carson
- The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein
- The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee
- The Evertree by Marie Lu
- An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole
Ff:
- The Fates Divide by Veronica Roth
- Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse
- The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
- Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf
- Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh
- Finding Serendipity by Angelica Banks
- Firestarter by Stephen King
- Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh
- From Blood & Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Gg:
- A Game for Swallows by Zeina Abirached
- A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa
- The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
- Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
- The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
- The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
- The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
- The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente
- The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente
- The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- The Glass Town Game by Catherynne M. Valente
- Godblind by Anna Stephens
- The Golden Tower by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
- Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
- The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
- The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
Hh:
- Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
- Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
- Heart of Thorns by Bree Barton
- A Heart so Fierce & Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
- Heartless by Marissa Meyer
- Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
- The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
- Himmler’s Cook by Franz-Olivier Giesbert
- His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
- Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
- Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
- A Hope Divided by Alyssa Cole
- A Horse Called Hero by Sam Angus
- How to Build a Heart by Maria Padian
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Huntress by Kate Quinn
Ii:
- I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
- The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
- Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White
- In An Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
- In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
- The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo
- Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
Jj:
- None.
Kk:
- The Kindred by Alechia Dow
- The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan
- King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
- King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard
- The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Ll:
- Lady Hotspur by Tessa Gratton
- Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
- A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi
- The Last Colony by John Scalzi
- The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
- Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
- The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth
- Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
- The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- Like the Willow Tree by Lois Lowry
- Lila and Hadley by Kody Keplinger
- Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
- The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
- The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Mm:
- Magic the Gathering #1 by Jed Mackay
- The Major’s Welcome Home by Tessa Bailey
- The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith
- Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
- Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
- Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews
- A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs
- Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
- The Mermaid, the Witch & the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
- The Midnight Star by Marie Lu
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
- Morning Star by Pierce Brown
- The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
Nn:
- Nation by Terry Pratchett
- Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
- Night by Elie Wiesel
- The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
- The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Oo:
- Oakleaf Bearers by John Flanagan
- Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
- The Odyssey by Homer
- Off Base by Annabeth Albert
- Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
- On Broken Wings by Chanel Cleeton
- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
- On the Horizon by Lois Lowry & Kenard Pak
- The One by Kiera Cass
- One Fell Sweep by Iona Andrews
- The Only by Katherine Applegate
- The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer
- Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
Pp:
- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
- The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor
- Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott
- Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
- The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron
- The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann
- Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
- The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts
- A Pho Love Story by Loan Le
- A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
- A Plague Upon Humanity by Daniel Barenblatt
- The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
- The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
- Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan & Niko Henrichon
- The Princess and the Pearl by E.D. Baker
- The Princess Knight by G.A. Aiken
- A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Qq:
- The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
- The Queens of Innis Lear by Tess Gratton
Rr:
- Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman
- Rebel by Marie Lu
- Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
- Red Tigress by Amélie Wen Zhao
- Renegade Love by Ann Aguirre
- The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Righeous by Renée Ahdieh
- The Rose Society by Marie Lu
- Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
- The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
Ss:
- Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 3 by Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 4 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 6 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 7 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
- The Savior by J.R. Ward
- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
- Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini
- The Selection by Kiera Cass
- A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland
- Semper Fi by Keira Andrews
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
- The Shadow War by Lindsay Smith
- Shadow’s Edge by Brent Weeks
- Sharing a House with the Never Ending-Man by Steve Alpert
- The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett
- Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
- The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
- The Silver Mask by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
- Simply Love by Mary Balogh
- Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
- Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
- Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
- Slightly Married by Mary Balogh
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
- Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser
- A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
- Songs of a War Boy by Deng Thiek Adut with Ben Mckelvey
- Sophia’s War by Avi
- Sovereign by April Daniels
- The Splinter King by Mike Brooks
- Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
- Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne
- Stormblood by Jeremy Szal
- Stormrise by Jillian Boehme
- Stowaway by John David Anderson
- Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
- Supernova by Marissa Meyer
- Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
- Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews
Tt:
- Temeraire by Naomi Novik
- Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn
- They Called Us the Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott & Harmony Becker
- Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby
- This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
- This is My Song by Richard Yaxley
- This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura
- This Vast Land by Stephen E. Ambrose
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
- Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
- Tight Quarters by Annabeth Albert
- The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
- To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
- A Touch of Stone & Snow by Milla Vane
- Transcription by Kate Atkinson
- Twinchantment by Elise Allen
- The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Uu:
- The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
- Undying by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
- Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Vv:
- V for Vendetta by Alan Moore & David Lloyd
- Vagrant Queen, Vol. 1 by Magdalene Visaggio & Jason Smith
- Viral Airwaves by Claudie Arseneault
- A Vow So Bold & Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
Ww:
- Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
- The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
- We Are All That’s Left by Carrie Arcos
- We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal
- We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
- We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
- We Rule the Night by Claire ELiza Bartlett
- The Whatnot by Stefan Bachmann
- When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
- White Bird by R.J. Palacio
- The Wicked King by Holly Black
- Wildfire by Ilona Andrews
- Winter by Marissa Meyer
- The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett
- Wires & Nerve, Vol. 2 by Marissa Meyer & Stephen Gilpin
- Within These Walls by Robyn Bavati
- Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Xx:
- None.
Yy:
- None.
Zz:
- Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
- The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman