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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Horror, about vampires and grief and loss, set in small town.
“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.”
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Start with 'Salem's Lot →
Dead World (Joe McKinney)Series
series7 books2006
completed
Horror.
“In the wake of five cataclysmic hurricanes, a deadly virus breaks out in Texas, returning the dead to life with an insatiable hunger for human flesh.”
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Start with Dead City →
The Living DeadSeries
series13 books1974
Horror.
Start with Night of the Living Dead →
As the World Dies UniverseSeries
series19 books2008
Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in contemporary and north america.
Start with The First Days →
The Resurgam TrilogySeries
series3 books2010
Set in near future.
Start with Dust →
The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
Science fiction.
“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Andromeda Strain →