Good zombie novels?
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Hi!
I've been really into zombie novels recently, but a lot of the books I've tried have been written like bad fan-fiction!
Can anyone please recommend any well-written zombie/post-apocalypse novels that take more than five minutes to read?! Much appreciated, thanks!
I've been really into zombie novels recently, but a lot of the books I've tried have been written like bad fan-fiction!
Can anyone please recommend any well-written zombie/post-apocalypse novels that take more than five minutes to read?! Much appreciated, thanks!
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Worked for me.
Also, Max Brooks' World War Z is meant to be very good - not got around to reading it myself yet but I've heard very good things about it.
There's a list of zombie apocalypse books here that you might find useful too
The Taking by Dean Koontz is excellent and although it isn't Zombies, it is end of the world type stuff.
Zombie Britannica by Thomas Emson
Two books you can't go wrong with.
The infection by Craig Dilouie was excellent also
also big fan of end of the world /apocalypse etc themes if anyone has any recommendations
Its not so much the zombies in the book, its the social commentaries that are so very relevant (terrorists, sars people smuggling, reality tv etc) and its a story (without sounding cheesy) of hope. I'd highly recommend you read the Zombie Survival Guide - Complete Protection from the Undead first by the same author. If you are a zombie fan its the ultimate handbook on how to deal with the situation when the dead rise.
yeah i couldnt get into it at all, i read about 1/4 of it and put it down. But then, Im not really into period drama at all anyway. Shame really!
Also 'Warm bodies' by Isaac Marion, its a bit of a twist on your average zombie novel, but its ace
A lot of people don't like it because it's written in letters, newspaper cuttings, emails etc. by all different characters but the storyline does eventually come together and I loved it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bad-Flu-ebook/dp/B005HYNRPO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314130255&sr=8-1
A fantastic English take on the zombie apocalypse.
It's the po-faced, serious tone which makes it funny.
"Troll Hunter" is a movie which uses the same technique. Both have totally ludicrous subjects but by the end you almost believe in them.
I agree, i thought warm bodies was amazing!! Didn't think i'd like it but, after i started reading i couldn't stop. You should try this book, its great!!:)