Series
Books like Zom-B: 9 series to read next
Zom-B is zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in contemporary, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Zom-B is 12 books, 2012–2016.
“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
- The Enemy (Charlie Higson)
- Rats
- Jerusalem's Lot
- World War Z
- Monster Island
- Forest of Hands and Teeth
- The Ashes Trilogy
- The Hunger Games
- The Living Dead (Albemont)
seriesCharlie Higson7 books2009
Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary.
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- RatsSeries
seriesJames Herbert4 books1974
Horror, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and british isles.
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- Jerusalem's LotSeries
seriesStephen King3 books1975
About vampires and grief and loss, set in small town and north america.
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- World War ZSeries
seriesMax Brooks3 books2006
About plague and pandemic.
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- Monster IslandSeries
seriesDavid Wellington3 books2006
About plague and pandemic.
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seriesCarrie Ryan9 books2009
Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, tense and dark in tone, about survival, set in near future.
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- The Ashes TrilogySeries
seriesIlsa J. Bick3 books2011
Science fiction, set in north america.
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- The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia and science fiction, set in far future and north america.
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seriesL. I. Albemont3 books2012
About plague and pandemic.
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Read next in Zom-B
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 Zom-B?
- The Enemy (Charlie Higson) — the closest match to Zom-B on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Zom-B?
- Zom-B. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Zom-B.
- How big is Zom-B?
- Zom-B is 12 books, 2012–2016.