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Books like The Zombie Theories: 9 series to read next

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

The Zombie Theories is 3 books, 2015–2016.

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World War Z
The Andromeda Strain
The Enemy (Charlie Higson)
Night
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
The Living Dead
The Resurgam Trilogy
Day by Day Armageddon
As the World Dies Universe

World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

Post-apocalyptic, about war.

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

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Science fiction, tense in tone, about survival and plague and pandemic, 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 →

The Enemy (Charlie Higson)Series

seriesCharlie Higson7 books2009

Post-apocalyptic, 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 →

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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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

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 →

The Living DeadSeries

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

Zombie horror and horror, set in contemporary.

Start with Night of the Living Dead →

The Resurgam TrilogySeries

seriesJoan Frances Turner3 books2010

Post-apocalyptic, about undead, set in north america and near future.

Start with Dust →

Day by Day ArmageddonSeries

seriesJ. L. Bourne6 books2004

Post-apocalyptic.

“An ongoing journal depicting one man's personal struggle for survival, dealing with the trials of an undead world unfolding around him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Day by Day Armageddon →

As the World Dies UniverseSeries

seriesRhiannon Frater19 books2008

Post-apocalyptic, set in north america.

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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 The Zombie Theories?: World War Z — the closest match to The Zombie Theories on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Zombie Theories?: Chaos Theory. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Zombie Theories.
How big is The Zombie Theories?: The Zombie Theories is 3 books, 2015–2016.

Books like The Zombie Theories: 9 series to read next

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