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Books like Zombie Novels: 9 series to read next
Zombie Novels is zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in contemporary, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Zombie Novels is 2 books, 2011–2012.
“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
- The Enemy (Charlie Higson)
- Zom-B
- The Andromeda Strain
- Bird Box
- Father John
- World War Z
- Red Hill
- Jerusalem's Lot
- Dead World (Joe McKinney)
seriesCharlie Higson7 books2009
About coming of age, set in british isles.
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- Zom-BSeries
seriesDarren Shan12 books2012
About race and racism.
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- The Andromeda StrainSeries
seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969
Science fiction, about plague and pandemic.
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- Bird BoxSeries
seriesJosh Malerman2 books2014
Post-apocalyptic and horror, tense and dark in tone, about survival and parenthood, set in north america.
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- Father JohnSeries
seriesKarl El-Koura2 books2012
Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, tense and dark in tone, about survival and parenthood, set in contemporary and our world.
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- World War ZSeries
seriesMax Brooks3 books2006
About war and plague and pandemic.
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- Red HillSeries
seriesJamie McGuire2 books2013
Post-apocalyptic and zombie horror, tense in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
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- Jerusalem's LotSeries
seriesStephen King3 books1975
Eerie in tone, about vampires and grief and loss, set in small town.
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seriesJoe McKinney7 books2006
Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, tense and dark in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and north america.
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Read next in Zombie Novels
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 Zombie Novels?
- The Enemy (Charlie Higson) — the closest match to Zombie Novels on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Zombie Novels?
- Allison Hewitt Is Trapped. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Zombie Novels.
- How big is Zombie Novels?
- Zombie Novels is 2 books, 2011–2012.