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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.
Day By Day Armageddon Bourne, J.L. 2009 Zombie apocalypse as reported by an US Naval Aviator in his daily journal.
Day By Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile Bourne, J.L. 2010 Sequel to Day By Day Armageddon. Zombie apocalypse as reported by an US Naval Aviator in his daily journal.
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 Higson, Charlie 2010 A young adult novel. Adults over fourteen turn to zombies, and young survivors battle against them.
The Dead-Tossed Waves Ryan, Carrie 2010 Teen book. Sequel to The Forest of Hands and Teeth.
Deadcore: 4 Hardcore Zombie Novellas Erdelac, Edward M., Keaton, David James, Chandler, Randy, & Cheetham, Ben 2010 Stories are: "Dead Juju" (Chandler); "Zee Bee & Bee (a.k.a. Propeller Hats for the Dead)" (Keaton); "Night of the Jikininki" (Erdelac); "Zombie Safari" (Cheetham).
Death Troopers Schreiber, Joe 2009 A 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.
History is Dead: A Zombie Anthology Paffenroth, Kim (editor) 2007 Twenty short stories by twenty different authors with zombies in alternate histories.
Illuminatus! Shea, Robert and Wilson, Robert Anton 1976 In the third volume, Leviathan, the book opens with the world's greatest-ever rock festival on the shores of Lake Totenkopf in Bavaria. Unknown to all except the heroes and the villains, Lake Totenkopf plays host to an entire division of the Waffen SS whose dead bodies were interred on an underwater plateau in the lake supported by a "biomystical field" to maintain bodily integrity. At the climax of the festival, they will return to life as zombies, surface, and slaughter all 250,000 hippies at the festival to boost their power.
Kiss of Life Waters, Daniel 2009 Teen book. Sequel to Generation Dead.
The Living Dead 2 Adams, John Joseph 2010 A collection of 44 short stories about zombies includes contributions by Max Brooks, Robert Kirkman, and David Wellington.
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.
Necromancer Harper, Scott 2009 Sequel to Predators or Prey?. Monster hunter Wendy Markland fights zombies in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.
On Stranger Tides Tim Powers 1988 Puppeteer John Chandagnac, who was sailing to Jamaica, has no choice but to join the buccaneers who have taken him prisoner. Blackbeard is assembling an empire of ruthless navy of pirates, living and undead, to voyage to the fabled Fountain of Youth. John, now known as Jack Shandy, must use magic, swordsmanship, and even his puppeteer skills to free himself from Blackbeard's deadly supernatural domination.
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 mashup in which The Beatles (except Ringo Starr, depicted as a ninja) 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]
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls Hockensmith, Steve 2010 Prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
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 Dawn Outbreak Thomas, Michael G. & Thomas, Nick S. 2010 The first book in the Zombie Dawn Trilogy.
Zombie Dawn Exodus Thomas, Michael G. & Thomas, Nick S. 2010 The second book in the Zombie Dawn Trilogy.
Zombie Dawn Apocalypse Thomas, Michael G. & Thomas, Nick S. 2011 The third book in the Zombie Dawn Trilogy.
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

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

Comic books

Name Author Year
28 Days Later: The Aftermath Niles, Steve 2007
Deadworld Reed, Gary 1992
Escape of the Living Dead Russo, John A. 2005
Highschool of the Dead Daisuke Sato and Shouji Sato 2006
The Last Christmas Posehn, Brian 2006
Marvel Zombies Mark Millar and Robert Kirkman 2005
Marvel Zombies 2 Kirkman, Robert 2007
Marvel Zombies 3 Van Lente, Fred 2008
Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness Layman, John 2007
Remains Niles, Steve 2004
Victorian Undead Edginton, Ian 2010
The Walking Dead Kirkman, Robert 2003
Xombie: Reanimated (Volume 1) Farr, James 2008
The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks Brooks, Max 2009

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. 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  3. ^ a b "The Morningstar Saga". Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  4. ^ Grossman, Lev (2009-04-02). "Pride and Prejudice, Now With Zombies!". Time. 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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