Quest: Kaboom

Explosions not only deliver thrilling visual effects in movies, but they can also detonate the plots of our favorite books, leaving them forever changed. We see explosions in stories time and time again. Does the book you’re reading right now contain explosives? If it does, you’re allowed through this security check. Handle these books with care and you’ll earn unique perspectives on how the universe can sometimes react violently. Or perhaps valuable lessons on how people can cause it to react like that for many different reasons.

Add books you've read that feature an explosion of some kind.

5 occurrences

Carl's Doomsday Scenario

by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl #2

LitRPGApocalypticComedic Fiction

364 PagesJanuary 2021

Read by 17 people

5 occurrences

Dungeon Crawler Carl

by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl #1

LitRPGApocalypticComedic Fiction

446 PagesOctober 2020

Read by 24 people

3 occurrences

The Butcher's Masquerade

by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl #5

LitRPGApocalypticComedic Fiction

732 PagesFebruary 2022

Read by 11 people

3 occurrences

The Gate of the Feral Gods

by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl #4

LitRPGApocalypticComedic Fiction

18h 3m June 2021

Read by 14 people

3 occurrences

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl #3

LitRPGApocalypticComedic Fiction

534 PagesApril 2021

Read by 13 people

3 occurrences

The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl #6

LitRPGApocalypticComedic Fiction

694 PagesJuly 2023

Read by 9 people

2 occurrences

Mockingjay

by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games #3

ApocalypticDystopiaAdventure

398 PagesAugust 2010

Read by 66 people

2 occurrences

Angels & Demons

by Dan Brown

Robert Langdon #1

AdventureHistorical FictionSuspense

636 PagesMay 2000

Read by 29 people

2 occurrences

Catching Fire

by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games #2

ApocalypticDystopiaAdventure

391 PagesSeptember 2009

Read by 71 people

2 occurrences

11/22/63

by Stephen King

Historical FictionScience FictionFantasy

1120 PagesNovember 2011

Read by 17 people

2 occurrences

Where the Shadows Beckon

by Gillian Grant

The Blood of Eith #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

388 PagesDecember 2021

Read by 6 people

2 occurrences

Six of Crows

by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventureRomantic Fantasy

496 PagesSeptember 2015

Read by 42 people

2 occurrences

Gideon the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb #1

Science FictionFantasyHorror

492 PagesSeptember 2019

Read by 28 people

2 occurrences

Ready Player One

by Ernest Cline

Ready Player One #1

DystopiaAdventureCyberpunk

384 PagesAugust 2011

Read by 41 people

2 occurrences

Armada

by Ernest Cline

Science FictionAdventureFantasy

528 PagesJuly 2015

Read by 8 people

2 occurrences

The Lord of the Rings

by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings #1-3

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1147 PagesOctober 1955

Read by 23 people

2 occurrences

Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

The Enderverse #6

DystopiaAdventureMilitary Sci-Fi

380 PagesJanuary 1985

Read by 33 people

2 occurrences

The Two Towers

by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

November 1954

Read by 41 people

2 occurrences

This Inevitable Ruin

by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl #7

FantasyScience FictionLitRPG

881 PagesNovember 2024

Read by 6 people

2 occurrences

Crooked Kingdom

by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventureRomantic Fantasy

546 PagesSeptember 2016

Read by 33 people

1 occurrence

Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story, New and Expanded Edition

by Burkard von Müllenheim-Rechberg

BiographyMilitary Fiction

496 Pages1980

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1

by Tatsuki Fujimoto

チェンソーマン [Chainsaw Man] #1

ParanormalFantasy

192 PagesMarch 2019

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Bombshell

by Sarah MacLean

Hell's Belles #1

Historical RomanceHistorical Fiction

400 PagesAugust 2021

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Hound of Greyvor

by W J Long III

The Silver Sights Saga #2

Space OperaParanormalSoft Sci-Fi

811 PagesSeptember 2024

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

Science FictionAdventureFantasy

448 PagesMay 2021

Read by 39 people

1 occurrence

Shroud

by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Science Fiction

560 PagesFebruary 2025

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

American Kill Switch

by John Birmingham

End of Days #3

ApocalypticDramaDystopia

March 2021

100

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Maze of Bones

by Rick Riordan

The 39 Clues #1

MysteryAdventureFantasy

224 PagesSeptember 2008

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Automatic Noodle

by Annalee Newitz

Cozy MysteryScience Fiction

160 PagesAugust 2025

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Caliban's War

by James S.A. Corey

The Expanse (Chronological) #2

Space OperaAdventureFantasy

595 PagesJune 2012

Read by 17 people

1 occurrence

Bombs Away

by Harry Turtledove

The Hot War #1

ApocalypticAlternate HistoryHistorical Fiction

449 PagesJuly 2015

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Ava's Demon: Book 3

by Michelle Fus

Ava's Demon #3

Science FictionFantasy

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

A Light Most Hateful

by Hailey Piper

HorrorThriller

272 PagesOctober 2023

100

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Alloy of Law

by Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn: Wax & Wayne #1

High/Epic FantasySteampunk

392 PagesNovember 2011

Read by 34 people

1 occurrence

La mano en la pared

by Maureen Johnson

Truly Devious #3

MysteryHistorical FictionContemporary Fiction

384 PagesJanuary 2020

Read by 7 people

1 occurrence

House of Open Wounds

by Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Tyrant Philosophers #2

Dark FantasyHigh/Epic FantasyScience Fiction

608 PagesDecember 2023

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 3

by Gainax, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

Neon Genesis Evangelion #3

Science FictionHorror

164 PagesNovember 1996

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Past Is Red

by Catherynne M. Valente

Science Fiction

176 PagesJuly 2021

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

One False Note

by Gordon Korman

The 39 Clues #2

MysteryAdventureFantasy

December 2008

100

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Priest of Lies

by Peter McLean

War for the Rose Throne #2

High/Epic FantasyUrban FantasyDark Fantasy

400 PagesJuly 2019

Read by 6 people

1 occurrence

Spin

by Robert Charles Wilson

Spin #1

Alternate HistoryDystopiaApocalyptic

368 PagesApril 2005

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

Washington Black

by Esi Edugyan

Historical FictionAdventureLiterary Fiction

417 PagesAugust 2016

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Chickenhawk

by Robert Mason

Military FictionMemoir & Autobiography

402 PagesJune 1983

100

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 8 - Madre

by Gainax, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

Neon Genesis Evangelion #8

DramaScience Fiction

200 PagesDecember 2002

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Lost Metal

by Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn: Wax & Wayne #4

High/Epic FantasySteampunkAdventure

464 PagesNovember 2022

Read by 19 people

1 occurrence

Angels of Vengeance

by John Birmingham

The Disappearance #3

ApocalypticAlternate HistoryPost-Apocalyptic

530 PagesApril 2012

100

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Emperor's Code

by David Pittu, Gordon Korman

The 39 Clues #8

MysteryAdventureFantasy

190 PagesApril 2010

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Iron Gold

by Pierce Brown

Red Rising Saga #4

DystopiaFantasySpace Opera

624 PagesJanuary 2018

Read by 8 people

1 occurrence

Neon Genesis Evangelion #12: Padre e hijo

by Gainax, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

Neon Genesis Evangelion #12

Science FictionHorror

192 PagesMarch 2010

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Redemption Ark

by Alastair Reynolds

Revelation Space #2

Alternate HistorySpace OperaFantasy

January 2002

Read by 3 people