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Books like World War Z: 9 series to read next

World War Z is zombie horror and horror, about war, set in our world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

World War Z is 3 books, 2006–2010.

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The Andromeda Strain
The Triffids
Jerusalem's Lot
Monster Island
The Enemy (Charlie Higson)
Zom-B
Red Hill
Sister, Maiden, Monster
Rats

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 TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

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 →

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 →

Monster IslandSeries

seriesDavid Wellington3 books2006

Zombie horror and horror, dark and tense in tone, about survival and plague and pandemic, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with Monster Island →

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 →

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 →

Red HillSeries

seriesJamie McGuire2 books2013

Set in north america.

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

Start with Red Hill →

Sister, Maiden, MonsterSeries

seriesLucy A. Snyder3 books2012

Zombie horror and horror, dark and tense in tone, about survival and plague and pandemic, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with Magdala Amygdala →

RatsSeries

seriesJames Herbert4 books1974

Set in british isles and big city.

“The Rats, James Herbert's 1974 debut novel, imagines a plague of giant mutant rats overrunning London, told through a rotating cast of victims and survivors in the tradition of British disaster horror.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Rats →

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 World War Z?: The Andromeda Strain — the closest match to World War Z on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with World War Z?: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for World War Z.
How big is World War Z?: World War Z is 3 books, 2006–2010.

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