If you found The Scarlet Plague's depiction of a world emptied by disease compelling, you'll be drawn into Earth Abides, where Isherwood Williams navigates the ruins of society after a mysterious pandemic. Like Jack London's vision, Stewart's novel explores the slow fade of knowledge and culture, and the quiet perseverance of human survival across decades.

If the somber, harrowing tone of The Scarlet Plague resonated with you, The Road will grip you with its stark journey across a devastated landscape. McCarthy immerses you in the desperate bond between a father and son as they traverse dangers both human and environmental, mirroring the grim reality and emotional weight found in London's work.

If you appreciated the reflective, philosophical questions raised in The Scarlet Plague—about memory, culture, and what we value—Station Eleven offers a beautifully written meditation on art, survival, and the connections that persist even after a pandemic has shattered the world. The characters’ search for meaning will echo the themes you enjoyed.

If the moral questions and the breakdown of social order in The Scarlet Plague intrigued you, The Children of Men delves deeply into a world facing extinction. As Theo Faron becomes entangled in the fate of humanity’s possible last hope, you’ll find the same haunting examination of what it means to survive and what we owe one another.

If you liked the direct, chronological storytelling of The Scarlet Plague, Alas, Babylon offers a gripping, clear-eyed look at life after nuclear disaster. You’ll follow Randy Bragg and his neighbors from the moment disaster strikes through their resourceful efforts to build a new life, much like Jack London’s survivors.