Pandemic (trope)

The "pandemic trope" is when a significant portion of the plot deals with a rapidly spreading disease.

For a list of books on BTW with this trope, click here.

Notable Examples

• The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
• The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
• The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
• World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks