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Books like The Walking Plague Trilogy: 9 series to read next

The Walking Plague Trilogy is zombie horror, set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Walking Plague Trilogy is 3 books, 2012–2014.

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World War Z
Jerusalem's Lot
Zom-B
The Andromeda Strain
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Zombie Novels
The Triffids
As the World Dies Universe
The Enemy (Charlie Higson)

World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

About war and plague and pandemic.

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

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires and grief and loss, set in small town and north america.

“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 →

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 →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Science fiction, 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 →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Science fiction and alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

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 →

The TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

Science fiction, set in british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Day of the Triffids →

As the World Dies UniverseSeries

seriesRhiannon Frater19 books2008

Set in north america.

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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 →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

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 The Walking Plague Trilogy?: World War Z — the closest match to The Walking Plague Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Walking Plague Trilogy?: Zombie Patrol. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Walking Plague Trilogy.
How big is The Walking Plague Trilogy?: The Walking Plague Trilogy is 3 books, 2012–2014.

Books like The Walking Plague Trilogy: 9 series to read next

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