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World War ZSeries
series3 books2006
About war.
Start with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War →
The TriffidsSeries
series3 books1951
Science fiction.
“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
Start with The Day of the Triffids →
CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Science fiction and dystopia, set in north america.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
Science fiction.
“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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Start with The Andromeda Strain →
The Enemy (Charlie Higson)Series
series7 books2009
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Enemy →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Rats →