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This is a list of zombie related novels that are notable themselves or by notable authors.

Zombies
In media



Novels and anthologies

Name Author Year Description
Breathers: A Zombie's Lament Browne, S. G. 2009 A dark, comedic take on zombies told from the point of view of a recently reanimated corpse.
Cell King, Stephen 2006 Anyone talking on a cell phone after a particular event becomes an aggressive, bloodthirsty zombie.[1]
City of the Dead Keene, Brian 2005 This is the official follow up to The Rising. Demons possess the bodies of the dead, including animals. One man attempts to reach his son.
The Dead Rogers, Mark E. 1989 When God turns His back on the world and the Rapture takes the righteous to Heaven, those left behind face sadistic, flesh-hungry demons clothed in the bodies of the deceased.
Dead Sea Keene, Brian 2007 A zombie apocalypse starts with undead rats emerging from Baltimore's sewers.
The Dead-Tossed Waves Ryan, Carrie 2010 Teen book. Sequel to The Forest of Hands and Teeth.
Death Troopers Schreiber, Joe 2009 An non-canon story in the Star Wars universe about Han Solo encountering a derelict ship filled with zombie Imperial Stormtroopers.
Eve of the Dead Tucker, Nathan 2007 When the dead begin to rise, a small group of survivors seek refuge in a local Walmart.
The Enemy Higson, Charlie 2009 A young adult novel. Surviving youngsters battle adults who have become zombies.
Feed Grant, Mira 2010 News reporters blogging in a world that survives a zombie apocalypse.
Forest of Hands and Teeth Ryan, Carrie 2009 Teen book. In a village generations after the zombie apocalypse a 16-year-old struggles with her town's religious rules until the village walls are breached and she is forced to flee into the woods.[2]
Generation Dead Waters, Daniel 2008 Teen book. In the present day, U.S. teens are randomly rising from the dead, and the country is in turmoil over the question of zombie civil rights.
Handling the Undead Lindqvist, John Ajvide 2005 During a massive heatwave the unexplained resurrection of thousands of recently deceased people begins in Stockholm, Sweden. David, whose wife has recently died, has gone to the morgue to identify remains of his lost love only to find that she has begun to move. It's terrifying to David, but gives him a strange kind of hope.
Kiss of Life Waters, Daniel 2009 Teen book. Sequel to Generation Dead.
LZR-1143: Infection (A Zombie Novel) James, Bryan 2010 A former action movie star, convicted of a murder he doesn't remember, and sentenced to a lifetime's incarceration in a mental ward, wakes to a world overrun by the living dead. In a landscape strewn with post-apocalyptic nightmares, he races to find the cure to the greatest plague the world has ever known.
Monster Island Wellington, David 2006 In New York City, the dead walk the streets. From the other side of the planet, a small but heavily armed group of schoolgirls-turned-soldiers comes in search of desperately needed medicine, with a former UN weapons inspector as their local guide.
Monster Nation Wellington, David 2006 A prequel to Monster Island where a sentient zombie tries to cure herself.
Monster Planet Wellington, David 2007 Sentient zombies are intent on taking over the world killing the living with a nuclear weapon.
Patient Zero: A Joe Ledger Novel Maberry, Jonathan 2009 A radical Middle Eastern terrorist group plans to release a deadly bio-weapon on the American people.
Paul Is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion Goldsher, Alan 2010 An alternate history mash-up in which The Beatles (except Ringo Starr) are zombies.
Plague of the Dead: The Morningstar Strain Recht, Z. A. 2006 Victims infected with the Morningstar virus are subject to delirium, fever, violent behavior, and have a 100% mortality rate. People who die while infected with Morningstar return from death to walk the earth.[3]
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Grahame-Smith, Seth 2009 Mashup combining Jane Austen's classic 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice with elements of modern zombie fiction.[4]
Resident Evil: Zero Hour Perry, S.D. 2004 Adaption of Resident Evil 0.
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy Perry, S.D. 1998 Adaptation of Resident Evil.
Resident Evil: Caliban Cove Perry, S.D. 1998
Resident Evil: City of the Dead Perry, S.D. 1999 Adaptation of Resident Evil 2.
Resident Evil: Underworld Perry, S.D. 1999
Resident Evil: Nemesis Perry, S.D. 2000 Adaptation of Resident Evil 3.
Resident Evil: Code Veronica Perry, S.D. 2001 Adaptation of Resident Evil Code: Veronica.
The Rising Keene, Brian 2004 Demons possess the bodies of the dead, including animals. One man attempts to reach his son.
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror Moore, Christopher 2004
Thunder and Ashes: The Morningstar Strain, Book 2 Recht, Z. A. 2008 Three months have passed since the Morningstar Virus first appeared. Sequel to Plague of the Dead.[3]
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War Brooks, Max 2007 An oral history told by many survivors of the start, during, and aftermath of the zombie apocalypse.[5][6]
Zombie Survival Guide, The Brooks, Max 2003 An earnest discussion of various survival techniques in a world threatened by zombies.
Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection Roff, Don 2009 A man writes in his bird watching journal about trying to survive in a zombie apocalypse.

Nonfiction

  • Michael G. Thomas and Nick S. Thomas (2009) Zompoc: How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
  • Michael G. Thomas and Nick S. Thomas (2010) Zompoc: Weapons and Tactics for the Zombie Apocalypse
  • Forget, Thomas (2006) Introducing Zombies (Famous Movie Monsters)
  • Dendle, Peter (2000) The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia
  • Greene, Richard and K. Silem Mohammad (2006) The Undead and Philosophy: Chicken Soup for the Soulless
  • Paffenroth, Kim (2006) Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth
  • Russell, Jamie (2005) Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema
  • Slater, Jay (2006) Eaten Alive!: Italian Cannibal and Zombie Movies

Comic books

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cell Review from Pickerington Public Library". Publishers Weekly. 2006-01-02. Retrieved 2008-08-28. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "Zombies Rise in Teen Lit". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  3. ^ a b "The Morningstar Saga". Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  4. ^ "Pride and Prejudice, Now With Zombies!". Time. 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  5. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Max Brooks on World War Z". Eat My Brains!. October 20, 2006. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
  6. ^ Currie, Ron (September 5, 2008). "The End of the World as We Know it". Untitled Books. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
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