Comments on: 5 Must-Read Zombie Books

By: 7 Tips For Running an All-Zombie Campaign — Dungeon's Master

7 Tips For Running an All-Zombie Campaign — Dungeon's Master — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:31:37 +0000

[...] 5 Must-Read Zombie Books [...]

By: Baxter

Baxter — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:11:18 +0000

So, I was looking for a good zombie books I haven’t read yet, and I stumbled on this page, and I’ve read (and liked) three of the five books on the list that I’ve already read and were good, so I picked up a copy of The Rising.
I’ve seen the comments and (with all due respect) I don’t understand the appeal. It’s corny and I can’t tell if it’s supposed to be a comedy or if it’s just really really awful dialogue (it’s like a cross between Power Rangers and Hercules The Legendary Journeys).

By: Left4Dead

Left4Dead — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:51:26 +0000

You all forgot:

Day by day by j.l bourne
Beyond exhile by j.l bourne
Rot and ruin by jonathan maberry

By: Pithyoneliner

Pithyoneliner — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:35:49 +0000

I think overall there are two kinds of Zombie book, ‘the epic’ such as ‘World War Z’ or ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ which cover the global scale of the pandemic. And the other type which is the ‘lone band of survivors get picked off one by one’. I’d recommend ‘Day by Day Armageddon’ (by JL Bourne) as a good example of the latter.

Although with ‘the walking dead’ Zombies finally have a TV show (and excellent it is too) so I can see where ‘by_the_sword’s coming from, but I don’t agree that Zombies will become the new Vampires, Zombies are just way cooler:

1) No teenage girl wants a zombie boyfriend (Twilight has a lot to answer for…)
2) Zombies don’t putz around, any zombie scenario involves them wiping out the human race not living peacefully amongst us drinking synthetic blood. Zombies do not negotiate, compromise or retreat, they just eat your head.
3) Extreme killability. Think about the average body count of any Zombie movie, and compare to any vampire movie… Zombies individually are pretty crap and you can easily make the die (I’m talking about good old fashioned ‘lurchers’ here, not Dawn of the Dead remake ‘sprinters’). So the zombie genre gets to have fun with killing 100s with a lawnmower (Braindead) before the human race finally succumbs…

I think we will see an increase in zombie books, movies and shows, but I hope there will NEVER be a Twilight with Zombies

By: floppinfish

floppinfish — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:34:36 +0000

I have read WWZ, its a great book. But there are other great zombie books too. Like Brains a zombie memoir. Thats a good book. Also Patient Zero. Thats a awesome book and I cant believe it hardly gets mentioned. Both day by day armageddon books are great. The rising and city of the dead by brian keene are on my list of favs. Both plague of the dead books are good reads. Its a shame the author died. I believe he was 26. rip. I hear they are still going to finish his 3rd book by going from his notes he left behind.

By: Torsin

Torsin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:26:00 +0000

Heya, thought I’d weigh in as Zombies are my passion also!
(Find me anything zombie related, good or bad, and I’ll give it a try!)

Firstly, I definitely agree with WWZ, Zombie Survival Guide (own both) and Monster Nation as excellent books. I understand the sentiment about WWZ being human focused, but I like that it focuses on quite a lot of small stories in the overarching apocalypse, whilst also maintaining the realism feel Brookes was after.

I have a couple of reading suggestions as well, firstly Day By Day Armageddon. Similar to WWZ, but a personal account and very well done, keeps you engrossed. I was disappointed with the ending (it basically just stops) but there is supposedly a sequel. If there is, that’ll probably improve it’s enjoyability! Still a good book though.
The other I would suggest is getting the Mammoth Book of Zombie Comics.
I got given it as a present for my last birthday (Zombie presents = win) and it’s pretty damn good. It’s got 18 comics, some long, some very short. About half are meh/average, about a third are good, the rest are very good and one is absolute GOLD! The longest comic in it is by far the most superior, incredibly beautiful artwork, great characters and development, fully engrossing and just overall very well put together.
I’d recommend the whole book just for that comic! (That comic is called “Dead Eyes Open” by Matthew Shepard (story) and Roy Boney Jr (artist))

Well that’s my input, definitely enjoy reading all the articles on here (I’m a lurker!)

By: Ameron

Ameron — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:44:02 +0000

@Sniderman
I’ll confess, part of my motivation for writing this article is to get some good recommendations. I’ve added The Living Dead anthology to the wish list. Thank you.

The reason I have two books from Max Brooks on the list is because I haven’t read a lot of other zombie fiction I’d recommend. Besides, I felt they both earned a place on my short-list.

@Sandman
You’re not the first one to recommend the Zombie Survival Guide (or World War Z) as an audio book. From what I’ve heard it lets you experience the stories in a whole new way.

@Anythinghorror
It was the human take that appealed to me so much when I read this. Knowing that these were all stories told after the fact didn’t bother me, but I can see how it could ruin any suspense.

@by_the_sword
I’d be ok with that.

@Mike Greene
Thanks for the recommendation. I’ve added The Final Infection to my wish list.

@Spam
I think Anythinghorror said it better than I ever could.

@inkpenavenger
I got Death Troopers for Christmas but I haven’t read it yet. I’m looking forward to it.

By: inkpenavenger

inkpenavenger — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:28:48 +0000

Here’s one that’s good for fun:
DEATH TROOPERS
It’s Star Wars zombie novel.

By: Anythinghorror

Anythinghorror — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:06:10 +0000

Oh wow Spam .... you must have been PISSED before you found out there was a sequel to it!!! You read the entire book and get no payoff. I really liked City of the Dead too. .-= Anythinghorror´s last blog ..Blog Update: New Features =-.

By: Spam

Spam — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:23:16 +0000

I really enjoyed The Rising…great book, terrible ending….until I found there was a sequel…I’m looking forward to reading it!