On July 23, 2018 By newsroom Topic: Best Books
I heard a kid say the other day, 'books fill your brain, zombies eat your brain'. With this spirit in mind, here are the 500 best books about zombies.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
Zombie Fallout (Zombie Fallout
A Plague Upon Your Family (Zombie Fallout #2) by Mark Tufo
The End (Zombie Fallout)
Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy)
The End Has Come and Gone (Zombie Fallout)
Till Death Do Us Part (Zombie Fallout)
Alive In A Dead World (Zombie Fallout)
Rot & Ruin (Rot & Ruin)
For the Fallen (Zombie Fallout #7) by Mark Tufo
Warm Bodies (Warm Bodies)
Day by Day Armageddon (Day by Day Armageddon)
The Walking Dead
Deadline (Newsflesh Trilogy)
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks
The Apocalypse of Enoch: Rapture by Shane Moore
The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth
The Apocalypse of Enoch: Scourge (Volume 2) by Shane Moore
The Passage (The Passage)
The First Days (As the World Dies)
Cell by Stephen King
The Book of Riley 1 (The Book of Riley #1) by Mark Tufo
Blackout (Newsflesh Trilogy
Day By Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile (Day by Day Armageddon)
Hollowland (The Hollows)
The Walking Dead
The Remaining (The Remaining)
Patient Zero (Joe Ledger)
The Reapers are the Angels (Reapers)
The Book Of Riley 2 (The Book of Riley #2) by Mark Tufo
Plague of the Dead (Morningstar Strain #1) by Z.A. Recht
The Rising (The Rising #1) by Brian Keene
Siege (As The World Dies)
Enclave (Razorland)
My Life as a White Trash Zombie (White Trash Zombie)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Rise of the Governor (The Walking Dead #1) by Robert Kirkman
Fighting to Survive (As The World Dies)
Dr. Hugh Mann (Zombie Fallout)
No Easy Hope (Surviving the Dead)/a>
Dead City (Dead World)
Wanted: Dead or Undead (The Zombie West Series)
Apocalypse of the Dead (Dead World
Ashes (Ashes Trilogy)
Married with Zombies (Living with the Dead)
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (Apocalypse Z
Autumn (Autumn
Dead of Night (Dead of Night)
Dust & Decay (Rot & Ruin)
Thunder and Ashes (Morningstar Strain #2) by Z.A. Recht
Dead: The Ugly Beginning (Dead)
Flesh Eaters (Dead World)
The Undead: The First Seven Days (The Undead #1–7 ) by R.R. Haywood
Soldier On (Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
In Harm’s Way (Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse)
Refugees (The Remaining)
The Dead-Tossed Waves (The Forest of Hands and Teeth)
Chaos (A New World)
Monster Island (Monster Island)
Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament by S.G. Browne
Trudge (Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse)
Survivor Roundup (The Zombie West Series)
Dead Sea by Brian Keene
Into the Darkness (The Legend of Shadow and Light #1) by Fox Lee
A Pound of Flesh (Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
Raising Stony Mayhall by Daryl Gregory
The Book of Riley 3 (The Book of Riley #3) by Mark Tufo
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
Taken (A New World)
Zomblog by T.W. Brown
Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles
Sanctuary (A New World
Dead Hunger: The Flex Sheridan Chronicle by Eric A. Shelman
Aftermath (The Remaining
28 Days Later by Alex Garland
The City (Autumn
This is Not a Test (This is Not a Test #1) by Courtney Summers
The Infection by Craig DiLouie
Voyage of the Dead (Sovereign Spirit Saga)
White Flag of The Dead (White Flag of the Dead)
The Walking Dead
The Decayed Ones (The Rise of Peter Troy #1) by Joseph DiBartolo
Apocalypse by Rashad Freeman
The Dark and Hollow Places (The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Return (A New World
Tooth and Nail by Craig DiLouie
Hater (Hater)
Zone One by Colson Whitehead
The Walking Dead
Dead Hunger V: The Road To California by Eric A. Shelman
As the World Dies: Untold Tales Volume 1 by Rhiannon Frater
City of the Dead (The Rising #2) by Brian Keene
The Apocalypse of Enoch by Shane Moore
Dead Tide (Dead Tide #1) by Stephen A. North
Conspiracy (A New World
100 Days in Deadland (Deadland Saga
Cryonic by Travis Bradberry
Rise Again (Rise Again #1) by Ben Tripp
Flu (Flu
Dead Hunger II: The Gem Cardoza Chronicle by Eric A. Shelman
Dearly
The Living Dead (The Living Dead
Escaping the Dead (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
The Last Day in the Life of Jillian (The Last Days)
I Zombie I (I Zombie
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
The Book of Riley 4 (The Book of Riley #4) by Mark Tufo
Dead Hunger VI: The Gathering Storm by Eric A. Shelman
Fractured (The Remaining)
This Shattered Land (Surviving the Dead)
Dead Hunger III: The Chatsworth Chronicles by Eric A. Shelman
Flotilla of the Dead (Sovereign Spirit Saga
Takedown (A New World)
Tales of the Forgotten (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Mountain Man (Mountain Man)
The Walking Dead
The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks
Odium (The Dead Saga)
Timothy (Timothy #1) by Mark Tufo
Night of the Living Trekkies by Kevin David Anderson
We Got Zombies On The Lawn Again
The Walking Dead: Book Two (The Walking Dead: Hardcover editions)
The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
Dawn of the Dreadfuls (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies)
Hollowmen (The Hollows)
Domain of the Dead (Domain of the Dead #1) by Iain McKinnon
The Gathering Dead (The Gathering Dead)
Deadlocked (Deadlocked)
Taking on the Dead (The Famished Trilogy)
The Walking Dead
Sundered (The Nevermore Trilogy)
Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century)
Induction (Time of Death)
Shattered Hourglass (Day by Day Armageddon)
Them Or Us (Hater
Z-Boat by Suzanne Robb
Purification (Autumn)
Walking In The Shadow Of Death (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Reckoning (A New World
Bunnypocalypse: Dead Reckoning (Bunnypocalypse
Dissension (A New World
The Walking Dead
Allegiance (Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
Allison Hewitt Is Trapped (Zombie
Exodus (Arisen)
Dead Nations’ Army Book One: Code Flesh by Alan Dale
Genesis (Arisen #3.5) by Michael Stephen Fuchs
Warrior Within (Surviving the Dead)
Mogadishu of the Dead (Arisen)
The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology by Christopher Golden
Awakening (A New World)
Remains of the Dead (Domain of the Dead #2) by Iain McKinnon
Maximum Violence (Arisen)
Blood Borne (Cathedral Chronicles)
Find Me (Life After the Outbreak
The Black Road (The Rise of Peter Troy #2) by Joseph DiBartolo
Odium II (The Dead Saga)
Three Parts Dead (Arisen
Dead Hunger IV: Evolution by Eric A. Shelman
Only The Dead Live Forever (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Tim2 (Timothy #2) by Mark Tufo
Infection (LZR-1143 #1) by Bryan James
Anti-Sentient by Linda J. Butler
Emeline and the Mutants by Rachel Tsoumbakos
In The Devil’s Own Words by Elizabeth Wixley
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Zombies by Matt Mogk
The Night of the Living Dead by John Russo
Odium Origins. A Dead Saga novella. Part One by Claire C. Riley
Dying Days by Armand Rosamilia
Apocalyptic Empire: The Hatchery Compound by Chris Blake
Fortress Britain (Arisen)
Ex-Heroes (Ex-Heroes)
The Walking Dead
Deadlocked 3 (Deadlocked)
The Enemy (The Enemy)
The Passenger (Surviving the Dead
The Twelve (The Passage)
The Walking Dead
A New World: Untold Stories by John O’Brien
Aftertime (Aftertime
Countdown (Newsflesh Trilogy
Deadlocked (Deadlocked)
Dead Shambles by Chris Raven
Taking it Back (White Flag of the Dead)
Red Hill (Red Hill
The Unwashed Dead (Zombie Armageddon #1) by Ian Woodhead
Cementerio de animales by Stephen King
Alice in Deadland (Alice in Deadland)
Aftermath (Autumn
Left with the Dead (The Gathering Dead
Infected (Infected)
Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna
Fire & Ash by Jonathan Maberry
Dreadfully Ever After (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Flip This Zombie (Living with the Dead
Love & the Zombie Apocalypse (Zombie Apocalypse
The Undead Day Two by R.R. Haywood
Dark Recollections (Adrian’s Undead Diary #1) by Chris Philbrook
Demise of the Living (Domain of the Dead #3) by Iain McKinnon
Zombie Road: Convoy of Carnage by David A. Simpson
Parasite (Parasitology
Last Stand of the Dead (White Flag of the Dead
The Complex (The Reanimates)
Area 187: Almost Hell by Eric R. Lowther
The Road to Woodbury (The Walking Dead #2) by Robert Kirkman
Disintegration (Autumn
Days with the Undead: Book One by Julianne Snow
Quarantined by Joe McKinney
Dying to Live (Dying to Live)
Wither (The Chemical Garden)
Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection: Field Notes by Dr. Robert Twombly by Don Roff
Voyage of the Dead Introductory First Look by David P. Forsyth
The Apocalypse (The Undead World #1) by Peter Meredith
San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats (Newsflesh Trilogy
Undead Tales by Armand Rosamilia
The Human Condition (Autumn)
Dead Surge (White Flag of the Dead)
Mortal (Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse)
Monster Nation (Monster Island)
Fever by Wayne Simmons
Euphoria-Z by Luke Ahearn
900 Miles (900 Miles #1) by S. Johnathan Davis
Death & the Zombie Apocalypse (Zombie Apocalypse
The Hungry (The Hungry #1) by Steven W. Booth
Thicker Than Blood (Thicker Than Blood
Zompoc Survivor: Exodus by Ben Reeder
Marvel Zombies by Robert Kirkman
America the Dead (White Flag of the Dead)
Until the End of the World (Until the End of the World #1) by Sarah Lyons Fleming
History is Dead: A Zombie Anthology by Kim Paffenroth
Ravage by Iain Rob Wright
The Becoming (The Becoming)
Infected (Slow Burn
Contamination Boxed Set (Contamination #0–3) by T.W. Piperbrook
From the Ashes (Survivors of the Dead
United States of the Dead (White Flag of the Dead
Ground Zero (The Becoming)
Outpost (Razorland)
The Apocalypse — Undead Winter by T.M. Williams
Dead New World by Ryan Hill
Endings (Parables From The Apocalypse #1) by Norman Christof
Dead
Alive Inside by L.V. Dunn
Save Me (Life After the Outbreak
Midnight (Adrian’s Undead Diary #3) by Chris Philbrook
Music City Macabre (The Low Lying Lands Saga
Survivors (Morningstar Strain #3) by Z.A. Recht
Survival Instinct: A Zombie Novel by Kristal Stittle
Arcadium (Arcadium
Aftermath (Invasion of the Dead)
The Zombie Chronicles (Apocalypse Infection Unleashed)
Evolution (LZR-1143
Blood
Broken World (Broken World)
Dead Living by Glenn Bullion
The Rising Horde: Volume Two (The Gathering Dead
The Return Man by V.M. Zito
The Official Zombie Handbook- The Ministry of Zombies by Sean T. Page
As The World Dies Untold Tales Volume 3 by Rhiannon Frater
Strange Angels (Strange Angels)
Callis Rose by Mark Tufo
The Fallen by Jack Ziebell
Dog Blood (Hater
dEaDINBURGH: Vantage (Din Eidyn Corpus #1) by Mark Wilson
Season of the Dead by Lucia Adams
Flesh & Bone (Rot & Ruin
Zee Bee & Bee by David James Keaton
Bound (The Nevermore Trilogy)
Revenge & the Zombie Apocalypse (Zombie Apocalypse
Among the Fallen: Genesis by Scott Beadle
Rain (Undead Rain #1) by Shaun Harbinger
Alone No More (Adrian’s Undead Diary #2) by Chris Philbrook
Dauntless (The Nevermore Trilogy)
Starers by Nathan Robinson
Ex-Patriots (Ex-Heroes)
All the Stars in the Sky (Until the End of the World)
Zombies and Shit by Carlton Mellick III
After Life Lessons: Book One (After Life Lessons #1) by Laila Blake
Deadlocked 4 (Deadlocked)
Highway To Hell by Armand Rosamilia
The Undead Day Three by R.R. Haywood
Zombie Zoology by Tim Curran
Undead of Winter by Armand Rosamilia
Cordyceps by Ian Duncan
Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? by Max Brallier
Plague Town (Ashley Parker
Controlling the Dead (The Famished Trilogy)
The Fear (The Enemy #3) by Charlie Higson
The Fall of the Governor: Part Two (The Walking Dead #4) by Robert Kirkman
Diaries of the Damned: Leon by Alex Laybourne
The Fall (Blue Plague
Doll Parts by Wayne Simmons
Survival (Blue Plague
Tankbread (Tankbread
Shakespeare Undead (Shakespeare Undead
Pariah by Bob Fingerman
The Living Dead 2 (The Living Dead)
Six Days with the Dead (Lanherne Chronicles
Dead Again (The Zombie Diaries #1) by George Magnum
Jango’s Anthem by Cedric Nye
Darlene Bobich: Zombie Killer by Armand Rosamilia
Dying Days 2 by Armand Rosamilia
Day of the Living Pizza (A Smarts & Dewdrop Mystery
Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Origins (Zombie Games)
Outbreak (The Zombie Chronicles)
Deluge of the Dead (Sovereign Spirit Saga)
Resident Evil: Genesis (Resident Evil)
Zombie Tales: Primrose Court Apt. 502 by Robert DeCoteau
Who is Audrey Wickersham? by Sara Shrieves
Khost by Vincent Hobbes
Dead Inside by Gareth Wood
Holiday of the Dead by John Russo
The Failed Coward (Adrian’s Undead Diary #4) by Chris Philbrook
Wrath (Adrian’s Undead Diary #5) by Chris Philbrook
Domino Falls (Devil’s Wake)
Devil’s Wake (Devil’s Wake)
Grace Lost (Grace
Extinction Horizon (The Extinction Cycle)
Aftermath (Deadlocked)
Running Wild (Zombie Games
Don of the Living Dead by Robert DeCoteau
Life Among the Dead by Daniel Cotton
Crossroads (Contamination #2) by T.W. Piperbrook
Double Dead (Tomes of The Dead)
The Undead Day One by R.R. Haywood
St. Matthews (Contamination
Dead Drunk: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse. One Beer at a Time by Richard Johnson
Z Children: Awakening (Z Children
Extreme Undead Collection by Armand Rosamilia
Drop Dead Gorgeous by Wayne Simmons
Uprising (Deadlocked
Never Slow Dance With a Zombie by E. Van Lowe
Escape (Contamination #4) by T.W. Piperbrook
Wasteland (Contamination #3) by T.W. Piperbrook
The Onset (Contamination #1) by T.W. Piperbrook
Dead Endz (Zombie Games)
Perspectives (LZR-1143
Dead Cells by Adam Millard
Legacies (Deadlocked)
Zombie
The Fallen (The Enemy #5) by Charlie Higson
Mutated (Dead World)
Sons of Reagan (Deadlocked)
Apocalipsis Z: Los días oscuros (Apocalipsis Z)
GAMELAND Omnibus (S. W. Tanpepper’s GAMELAND Season One Episodes 1–8) by Saul Tanpepper
Dawn of the Dead by George A. Romero
Patient Zero (Affliction Z #1) by L.T. Ryan
The Road to Hell is Paved With Zombies (Zombie Fighter Jango
Response (Six Feet from Hell
Generation Dead (Generation Dead
Unity (Six Feet From Hell
Zombie Crusade (Zombie Crusade)
GNASH by Brian Parker
Dead: Revelations (Dead)
Dead: Fortunes & Failures (Dead)
Dead: Winter (Dead)
Survival (Contamination #5) by T.W. Piperbrook
In The Beginning… (Severed
First Light (The Zombie Prophecies
The Z Contingency by W.I. Eganson
The Dust: The zombie apocalypse in Ireland by Jonathan Lynch
Diaries of the Damned: Robert by Alex Laybourne
Phase One: Identify (Territory of the Dead)
Darlings of Decay by Tamara Rose Blodgett
Zombie Apocalypse Diaries: Outbreak by J. Scott Edwards
Lockdown (AM13 Outbreak #1) by Samie Sands
Myths and Legends (Severed)
Diaries of the Damned: Jessica by Alex Laybourne
Sleep With One Eye Open by Beau Johnston
Arrived by Kathy Dinisi
Scattered (The Nevermore Trilogy
The Umbrella Conspiracy (Resident Evil
The Zombie Rule Book: A Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide by Tony Newton
Beneath Blood and Bone (Thicker Than Blood)
Wormwood by Michael James McFarland
As The World Dies: Untold Tales Volume 2 by Rhiannon Frater
One Man’s Island by Thomas Wolfenden
Through the Zombie Glass (White Rabbit Chronicles
Hell Bound (A world Apart #2) by Kathy Dinisi
The Queen of Zombie Hearts (White Rabbit Chronicles)
Hell Bound( A Vacation From Hell #1) by Kathy Dinisi
Undead Drive-Thru by Rebecca Besser
The Zen of Zombie: Better Living Through the Undead by Scott Kenemore
Lie Zombie Lie (I Zombie)
Down the Road: The Fall of Austin by Bowie V. Ibarra
Zombie Radio by Jack Wallen
The Highway (The Reanimates #2) by J. Rudolph
Tomes of the Dead: Tide of Souls by Simon Bestwick
Caliban Cove (Resident Evil
Deadland’s Harvest (Deadland Saga)
Undead (Undead)
Die Zombie Die (I Zombie
My Zombie My (I Zombie)
The Ghoul Archipelago by Stephen Kozeniewski
Dead Things by Matt Darst
After the End by Bonnie Dee
Titanic with ZOMBIES by Richard Brown
The Dead Live On (The Last Days
Contagious (The Contagium #1) by Emily Goodwin
A Father’s Quest (What Zombies Fear)
Dead: Siege & Survival (Dead)
Living with the Dead (The Famished Trilogy)
The Dead War Series: Book 1 by George L. Cook III
Blood on the Sand (Z Plan #1) by Mikhail Lerma
Zombies Don’t Cry (Living Dead Love Story)
Odium III (The Dead Saga)
So Long
The Dead War Zombie Collection by George L. Cook III
Trust (The Remaining)
The Dead (The Enemy #2) by Charlie Higson
White Trash Zombie Apocalypse (White Trash Zombie
Dust (Dust
The Dead Files: Vol. 1 by Shell Pitts
The Wild Country (Living with the Dead #4) by Joshua Guess
Designated Infected by Ricky Cooper
Within (LZR-1143)
900 Minutes (900 Miles #2) by S. Johnathan Davis
Plague World (Ashley Parker)
Dead: Confrontation (Dead)
Tomahawks & Zombies by Joe Beausoleil
The Sacrifice (The Enemy #4) by Charlie Higson
Dead Fire (Slow Burn)
The Killing Floor (The Infection #2) by Craig DiLouie
The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten by Harrison Geillor
Just Another Day at the Office (The Walking Dead #1.5) by Jay Bonansinga
The Variant Effect by G. Wells Taylor
Fed (Newsflesh Trilogy)
Horde (Razorland)
Redemption (LZR-1143)
Rock And Roll Reform School Zombies by Bryan Smith
Walking with Zombies (Zombie Armageddon #2) by Ian Woodhead
Dead: Reborn (Dead)
Get Off My Lawn by Perry Kivolowitz
Escape (Six Feet from Hell)
Chemical Flowers by Ian Woodhead
Crisis (Six Feet From Hell)
Salvation (Six Feet from Hell)
The Reaper Virus (The Reaper Virus)
CLIFTON FALLS by L.A. Taylor
Turning by Melinda Chapman
GAMELAND: Deep Into The Game (S. W. Tanpepper’s GAMELAND)
Zombie Attack!!! by Robert Bevan
Days of Love and Blood by R.S. Carter
Mostly Dead (Barely Alive)
Forget the Alamo by R.J. Spears
Dead Last by Marc Quaranta
Requiem for Humanity (Last Days)
The Turn by Emil Tiedemann
Zombie War: An account of the zombie apocalypse that swept across America by Nicholas Ryan
A is for Andy by Sebastian Bendix
Undead Rising: Decide Your Destiny by M.E. Kinkade
Grans & Ammo by Mark Farley
Lucid Umbra People by Amelia E. S.
Under a Graveyard Sky (Black Tide Rising)
Seven Days Dead by Christopher Johnson
Necrópolis (Los caminantes)
Braineater Jones by Stephen Kozeniewski
Rise of the Horde by Devan Sagliani
Burn the Dead (Burn the Dead #1) by Steven Jenkins
Revealed (Parables From The Apocalypse #2) by Norman Christof
Nano Z by Brad Knight
Malaysia Outbreak (Zombie Fever #2) by B.M. Hodges
Plagued: The Midamerica Zombie Half-Breed Experiment (Book #1) by Better Hero Army
Think Zombie by Jason Ernest
Vaccination (Vaccination Trilogy
Reapers Rise (Better Stay Dead Arc One
John’s Shout (Better Stay Dead
Jenny Undead (The Thirteen)
The Last Day by Joseph Sweet
That Risen Snow: Snow White & Zombies (Scary Tales #1) by Rob E. Boley
That’s Not Your Mommy Anymore: A Zombie Tale by Matt Mogk
Hades Nebula (Los caminantes
End of the Line by Lara Frater
Panic by K.R. Griffiths
Angel (The Last Days
I Dream of Zombies by Vickie Johnstone
The Apocalypse Survivors (The Undead World #2) by Peter Meredith
Benton (Benton #1) by Jolie du Pre
Wormwood: A Collection of Short Stories by Poppy Z. Brite
Dead Rage: A Zombie Apocalypse by Nicholas Ryan
The New Days: The First Son by Robert DeCoteau
Beer Run of the Dead (Book 1) by D.F. Noble
Kate’s Calling (The Last Days)
Infection (Alaskan Undead Apocalypse #1) by Sean Schubert
Deviant Nightmares by Joseph Sweet
Insurgency by Kurt Schuett
Die Trying by Nicholas Ryan
Evacuation (Vaccination Trilogy
Hell Bound ( Till Death do us part #3) by Kathy Dinisi
Asylum by Mark Allan Gunnells
Waiting For Daybreak by Amanda McNeil
Dead Inside: Do Not Enter: Notes from the Zombie Apocalypse by Lost Zombies
The Reanimation of Edward Schuett (Z7#1) by D.J. Goodman
Jordan’s Brains: A Zombie Evolution by J. Cornell Michel
Ground Zero: A Zombie Apocalypse by Nicholas Ryan
A Zombie Apocalytpic Tale (The Trek to Elysium Chronicles #1) by Hugh Richard Williams