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RatsSeries
series4 books1974
completed
Set in 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.”
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The Enemy (Charlie Higson)Series
series7 books2009
Post-apocalyptic, about coming of age, set in 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.”
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The FogNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1975
About madness, set in our world.
The SurvivorNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1976
Ghost stories.
Zom-BSeries
series12 books2012
Post-apocalyptic, 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.”
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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, about plague and pandemic, set in our world.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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