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Books like The Zombie Wars: 9 series to read next

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

The Zombie Wars is 3 books, from 2015.

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Black Tide Rising (John Ringo)
Night
World War Z
The 5th Wave
Gone
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
The Change / The Event
As the World Dies Universe
One Second After / John Matherson

Black Tide Rising (John Ringo)Series

seriesJohn Ringo, Mike Massa, Gary Poole, Jody Lynn Nye, Brian Trent, Christopher L. Smith, Jason Cordova, Michael Z. Williamson, Robert E. Hampson, Sarah A. Hoyt, Brendan DuBois, Charles E. Gannon, Dave Freer, Griffin Barber, Jamie Ibson, John Birmingham, Kacey Ezell, Lydia Sherrer, Brent Roeder, David Klecha, Eric Flint, Eric S. Brown, John Scalzi, Kevin J. Anderson, Mel Todd, Michael Gants, Rebecca Moesta, Robert Buettner, Stephanie Osborn & Travis S. Taylor63 books2013

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction.

“John Ringo's original quartet spawned an extended shared-world series co-written with several collaborators, following other survivor groups through the same collapse.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Under a Graveyard Sky →

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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World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

About plague and pandemic.

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

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion, about aliens.

“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 →

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 →

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 Change / The EventSeries

seriesS. M. Stirling, A. M. Dellamonica, Diana L. Paxson, Emily Mah, Harry Turtledove, Jane Lindskold, Jody Lynn Nye, John Barnes, John Birmingham, John J. Miller, Kier Salmon, Lauren C. Teffeau, M. T. Reiten, Terry England, Victor Milán & Walter Jon Williams41 books1998

Adventurous in tone.

“Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth →

As the World Dies UniverseSeries

seriesRhiannon Frater19 books2008

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

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One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

Set in small town.

Start with One Second After →

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 Wars?: Black Tide Rising (John Ringo) — the closest match to The Zombie Wars on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Zombie Wars?: Call to Arms. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Zombie Wars.
How big is The Zombie Wars?: The Zombie Wars is 3 books, from 2015.

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