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Books like Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: 9 series to read next

Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse is zombie horror and post-apocalyptic. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse is 13 books, 2012–2018.

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Night
As the World Dies Universe
World War Z
Gone
Jerusalem's Lot
The 5th Wave
The Andromeda Strain
The Hunger Games
The Enemy (Charlie Higson)

NightUniverse

universe134 books2006

Set in contemporary.

“Jonathan Maberry's Night is one dark country stitched from horror and hard science, where a weaponized pathogen and an old nightmare called Doctor Nine turn out to haunt the same map.”
from the catalogue description

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As the World Dies UniverseSeries

seriesRhiannon Frater19 books2008

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

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World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

About plague and pandemic.

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

GoneSeries

seriesMichael Grant9 books2008

“Michael Grant's Gone series begins when everyone aged fifteen and older vanishes without warning from a swath of the California coast, trapping the town of Perdido Beach inside an impenetrable barrier the survivors call the FAYZ.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Gone →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Eerie in tone, about vampires and grief and loss, set in small town.

“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 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion, about aliens, set in near future.

“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The 5th Wave →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

About plague and pandemic.

“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 →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in far future.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

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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 →

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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.

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What should I read after Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse?: Night — the closest match to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse?: Trudge: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse.
How big is Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse?: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse is 13 books, 2012–2018.

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