Books like The Taking

The Taking by Dean Koontz reads as dark, immersive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Day of the Triffids

John Wyndham

Both explore survival & science

87% genome match

Midnight

Dean Koontz

Both explore science & survival

81% genome match

Shift

Hugh Howey

Both explore science & survival

80% genome match

The Langoliers

Stephen King · 1991

Both explore survival

66% genome match

Battle Royale

Koushun Takami

Both explore survival & violence

76% genome match

Congo

Michael Crichton · 1980

Both explore science & survival

77% genome match

The Terminal Experiment

Robert J. Sawyer

Both explore science & faith

73% genome match

House

Ted Dekker · 2006

Both explore survival & faith

71% genome match

Into the Drowning Deep

Mira Grant · 2017

Both explore survival

69% genome match

Angels & Demons

Dan Brown · 2000

Both explore science

65% genome match

The strain

Guillermo del Toro · 2009

Both explore survival

69% genome match

The Long Walk

Richard Bachman · 1999

Both explore survival & violence

65% genome match