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Books like As the World Dies: 9 series to read next

As the World Dies is zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in contemporary, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

As the World Dies is 5 books, 2008–2022.

“A lawyer, Katie, and a housewife, Jenni, are thrown together by circumstance and find themselves fleeing for their lives when a horde of zombies takes over the world.”
from the catalogue description of The First Days

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World War Z
Jerusalem's Lot
The Enemy (Charlie Higson)
As the World Dies Universe
The Andromeda Strain
Zom-B
Red Hill
Zombie Novels
Monster Island

World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

Start with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Eerie in tone, about vampires.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

The Enemy (Charlie Higson)Series

seriesCharlie Higson7 books2009

About coming of age, set in british isles and big city.

“The Enemy opens Charlie Higson's seven-book YA horror series, set in London after a mysterious sickness turns every adult into a voracious, flesh-hungry threat and leaves children to fend for themselves in a city gone feral.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Enemy →

As the World Dies UniverseSeries

seriesRhiannon Frater19 books2008

Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in contemporary and north america.

Reading order →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Science fiction.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Andromeda Strain →

Zom-BSeries

seriesDarren Shan12 books2012

About race and racism.

“B is forced on a mad dash through the serpentine corridors of high school, making allegiances with anyone with enough gall to fight off their pursuers.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Zom-B →

Red HillSeries

seriesJamie McGuire2 books2013

Post-apocalyptic and zombie horror, tense in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Nadie despierta pensando que ese día tendrá que enfrentarse al fin del mundo.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Red Hill →

Zombie NovelsSeries

seriesMadeleine Roux2 books2011

Set in big city.

“Allison Hewitt and five colleagues are trapped together at their bookstore when the zombie outbreak hits, and she records events on her blog.”
from the catalogue description of Allison Hewitt Is Trapped

Start with Allison Hewitt Is Trapped →

Monster IslandSeries

seriesDavid Wellington3 books2006

Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, tense and dark in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Monster Island →

Why these

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after As the World Dies?: World War Z — the closest match to As the World Dies on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with As the World Dies?: The First Days. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for As the World Dies.
How big is As the World Dies?: As the World Dies is 5 books, 2008–2022.

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