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Books like The Zombie Bible: 9 series to read next

The Zombie Bible is zombie horror and horror. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Zombie Bible is 5 books, 2012–2016.

“Yerusalem City is dying, and the king's fear of invasion renders him blind to the starvation and plague ravaging his people.”
from the catalogue description of Death Has Come Up Into Our Windows

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World War Z
The Living Dead
Jerusalem's Lot
The Labyrinth
The Enemy (Charlie Higson)
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Father John
Sister, Maiden, Monster
The Andromeda Strain

World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

Post-apocalyptic, about war, set in contemporary.

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

The Living DeadSeries

seriesJohn Russo, George A. Romero, Christopher Andrews, Daniel Kraus, Jimmy Edmonds, Jonathan Maberry, Killian H. Gore, Sean Abley & Susanna Sparrow13 books1974

Set in contemporary.

Start with Night of the Living Dead →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires, set in contemporary and 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 LabyrinthUniverse

universe48 books2001

Set in contemporary.

“Here the walls between apocalypses are thin, and the same old hungers press against all of them.”
from the catalogue description

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The Enemy (Charlie Higson)Series

seriesCharlie Higson7 books2009

Post-apocalyptic, set in british isles and contemporary.

“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 →

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 →

Father JohnSeries

seriesKarl El-Koura2 books2012

Post-apocalyptic, about parenthood, set in contemporary.

“Terrifying videos were uploaded to the internet in shocking numbers from across the globe.”
from the catalogue description of Father John vs the Zombies

Start with Father John vs the Zombies →

Sister, Maiden, MonsterSeries

seriesLucy A. Snyder3 books2012

Set in contemporary.

Start with Magdala Amygdala →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Science fiction, set in contemporary.

“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 →

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 Zombie Bible?: World War Z — the closest match to The Zombie Bible on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Zombie Bible?: Death Has Come Up Into Our Windows. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Zombie Bible.
How big is The Zombie Bible?: The Zombie Bible is 5 books, 2012–2016.

Books like The Zombie Bible: 9 series to read next

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