Zombie Genre reading...suggestions welcome

**Fancilly** · Feb 11th, 2013, 11:05 AM

Here's a list of the series I've read. I love gore...the more graphic the better! I'm always looking for a new series to bite into.

Resident Evil. SD Perry
Autumn. David Moody
Benny Imura. Jonathan Maberry
The Becoming. Jessica Meigs
Undead World. A.P. Fuchs
Eden. Tony Moncihnski
Joe Ledger. Jonathan Maberry
Zombie Fallout. Mark Tufo
Plague of the Dead. Z. A. Recht
LZR-1144. Bryan James
Hater. David Moody
White Flag of the Dead. Joseph Talluto
Newsflesh. Mira Grant
Deadlocked. AR Wise
As the World Dies. Rhiannon Frater
Dead World. Joe McKinney
Zombie Dawn. Michael Thomas
Undead Nation. Brent Acuff
Zombie Chronicles. Mark Clodi
Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse. Shawn Chesser
A New World. John O'Brien
Infection. Craig DiLouie
Day by Day Armageddon. JL Bourne
Alaskan Undead Apocalypse. Sean Schubert
The Gathering. Stephen Knight
Flu. Wayne Simmons
Dead of Night. Jonathan Maberry
Rise Again. Ben Tripp
Bones. Mark Wheaton
Warm Bodies. Isaac Marion
Snareville. David Youngquist
Infection. Scott Sigler
Monster Island. David Wellington (couldn't get into it...too much foreign language that I didn't understand)

**turbo** · Feb 11th, 2013, 11:22 AM

Holy crap I need to read more!

Don't forget World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide!

**Robzombie** · Feb 11th, 2013, 11:24 AM

Wow, thanks for the list. I've looked around for z'd novels a few times and I have some of these but I find it hard to find more if you don't know the specific name. It seems in a lot of the recommended lists that many of the same few books are always mentioned (lol, see post above

). Thanks again.

Would you be so bold as to rank or mention your favourites?

**Osiris** · Feb 11th, 2013, 11:41 AM

Zombie fiction seems to be one that I have trouble getting into. I enjoyed the first Joe Ledger book, but when following books strayed so far--I felt--from what the first novel brought that I lost interest. Maberry is a good writer though, and Joe Ledger has potential to be a really great character. Just something about the subject matter maybe.

Bourne's Day by Day series started really strong as well, but falls apart in the third. He dropped what made the first book so good in favour of something more traditional, and he really didn't pull it off. I would have preferred to see him finish the series the way he'd started it instead of switching to a p.o.v. and style that he's obviously not comfortable with. At the same time it shows a willingness to take chances. He writes another book I'll pick it up.

I've read close to half of those authors, and none of them really stick out in my mind. It's hard to find someone who writers really well, that has an interesting take on the genre, and is willing to commit to more than one book. Apparently, The Reapers Are The Angels by Alden Bell (Exit Kingdom is already out) is being turned into a series. I thought he had a pretty refreshing look at the genre, and had a great handle on the style he was writing in.

Good list. I'm sure I'll pick up a couple of those titles.

**Fancilly** · Feb 11th, 2013, 02:53 PM

I ranked them below, #1 of course being my favorite (and coincidentally the first I read).

1. Autumn. David Moody
2. As the World Dies. Rhiannon Frater
3. White Flag of the Dead. Joseph Talluto
4. Newsflesh. Mira Grant
5. Zombie Fallout. Mark Tufo
6. Zombie Dawn. Michael Thomas
7. Undead Nation. Brent Acuff
8. Zombie Chronicles. Mark Clodi
9. LZR-1143. Bryan James
10. Alaskan Undead Apocalypse. Sean Schubert
11. Dead World. Joe McKinney
12. The Becoming. Jessica Meigs
13. Undead World. A.P. Fuchs
14. Plague of the Dead. Z. A. Recht
15. A New World. John O'Brien
16. Resident Evil. SD Perry
17. The Gathering. Stephen Knight
18. Day by Day Armageddon. JL Bourne
19. Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse. Shawn Chesser
20. Eden. Tony Moncihnski
21. Warm Bodies. Isaac Marion
22. Deadlocked. AR Wise
23. Infection. Craig DiLouie
24. Flu. Wayne Simmons
25. Infection. Scott Sigler
26. Dead of Night. Jonathan Maberry
27. Hater. David Moody
28. Benny Imura. Jonathan Maberry
29. Rise Again. Ben Tripp
30. Snareville. David Youngquist
31. Bones. Mark Wheaton
32. Joe Ledger. Jonathan Maberry
33. Monster Island. David Wellington

**DA Roberts** · Jul 29th, 2014, 12:24 PM

I'm hurt...LOL. My books aren't mentioned in your list. Have you heard of the Ragnarok Rising Saga? If not, I'd be glad to share the links.

**LiamKerrington** · Jul 29th, 2014, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by DA Roberts

I'm hurt...LOL. My books aren't mentioned in your list. Have you heard of the Ragnarok Rising Saga? If not, I'd be glad to share the links.

Well, just go ahead and sHare the links.

**Miharu** · Jul 29th, 2014, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by LiamKerrington

Well, just go ahead and scare the links.

^ I'd like to read this as well.

wattpad.com/MiharuSakurabi

There, you shall find a very particular zombie story, and if you're not a lurker, you'll leave me some nice comments. *glares* Also check out my Prince of Madness series, if you're interested!

**Fancilly** · Feb 11th, 2013, 02:59 PM

Did I miss any? I'm done with the podcast and in dire need!

**REZombie** · Feb 22nd, 2013, 12:12 AM

I have read several of those listed, but my favorites have been the Brian Keene books. 'The Rising' and its sequel 'City of the Dead' and then his other book 'Dead Sea'. They are REALLY good, and have a bit of a different twist to them. Kinda shocked no one has mentioned them yet.