Zombie Books

[Canelek]

There seems to be a pretty good selection out there. I just started on Plague of the Dead, by Z.A. Recht. It is pretty good so far! It basically is your infection/outbreak/plague/zombie scenario, as expected. However, it has pretty good character development and a frenetic pace, so is definately a good read so far.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0978970705

There is a second novel called Thunder and Ashes that I picked up as well.

Also, I ordered a few other well-reviewed novels--Day by Day Armageddon, Infected, and its follup Contagious.

Happy zombie reading!

Oh, and if you have not read it yet, do pick up World War Z by Max Brooks, and do not forget his Zombie Survival Guide!

[Fairweather Pure]

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Apocolyptic- ... B000RA1DEK

I have read a lot of zombie fiction over the years. I like the traditional formula, but a lot of authors are trying to break the mold or put thier own spin on the whole zombie genre with mixed results. When the zombies can drive cars, shoot guns, and talk, I lose interest pretty quick.

I have read many of those listed above. However, I read them all in a short period of time and they kind of blend together so I don't know which to recommend. I know I didn't care for "The Rising" and all of those in that series. I read them anyway though.

"Autumn" has a decent buzz behind it. I believe it is going to be a movie as well. I have the audiobook on my iPhone but have yet to listen to it.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies will likely be my next read. The author is fast at work redoing other classic works with a zombie spin. The next one is going to be War of the Worlds, with zombies! Cool idea! It's geeting good reviews as well.

When you start with World War Z, everything is kind of downhill from there though.

[Canelek]

Just finished Plague of the Dead. Good stuff, although a bit short @ ~300 pages. Luckily, its sequel arrived the other day so I will start that over the weekend.

[Deward]

I have read just about everything out there that is even remotely zombie related. Autumn was an excellent book if I recall correctly. There are also one or two followups to it.

[Canelek]

Currently reading: "As The World Dies: A Zombie Trilogy" by Rhiannon Frater. I am on the second book. It is good stuff if you enjoy the genre!

Also, I just found out that Z.A. Recht has passed away. He was the author of The Morningstar Strain..Plague of the Dead, Thunder & Ashes. I was checking to see when the 3rd book would be released and found out about his death. Only 26.

[Tyek]

Currently reading: "As The World Dies: A Zombie Trilogy" by Rhiannon Frater. I am on the second book. It is good stuff if you enjoy the genre!

Also, I just found out that Z.A. Recht has passed away. He was the author of The Morningstar Strain..Plague of the Dead, Thunder & Ashes. I was checking to see when the 3rd book would be released and found out about his death. Only 26.

Maybe he's a zombie now.

[Canelek]

Nah, he would not go out like that. He'd likely get the zombies to give chase so his fellow survivors could gain a few extra minutes to siphon fuel and escape the small Texas town in their modified battering ram-shuttlebus. He would of course have one round left for himself.

I wonder if his newest book was near completion. Perhaps someone will take up the baton and finish what was a very gripping story.

[Canelek]

Found some more info here:

http://rhiannonfrater.blogspot.com/2009 ... recht.html

I'm glad that ZA's family has vowed to put out the last book. I hope it helps their healing as they put this tragedy behind them.

Although I am happy that they are going to get his last work published, it will be very sad to read knowing that will be it.

[rhyae]

Deadfall
by Shaun Jeffrey

[Boogahz]

Required reading for any up-and-coming zombie: So Now You're a Zombie: A Handbook for the Newly Undead

[Zygar_ Cthulhukin]