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Books like Timothy: 9 series to read next

Timothy is set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Timothy is 3 books, 2012–2016.

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World War Z
Jerusalem's Lot
The Andromeda Strain
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Zom-B
Night
Red Hill
As the World Dies Universe
Zombie Novels

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

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 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 →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Zom-B →

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

Reading order →

Red HillSeries

seriesJamie McGuire2 books2013

Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Nadie despierta pensando que ese día tendrá que enfrentarse al fin del mundo.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Red Hill →

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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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 →

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 Timothy?: World War Z — the closest match to Timothy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Timothy?: Timothy. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Timothy.
How big is Timothy?: Timothy is 3 books, 2012–2016.

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