12 books like Thinking Dead

What to read after Thinking Dead — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

I'm a Fire Breather! Shannon Knudsen · 2014 · 24p · ≈ 48m · Moderate Meet Alice. She's a dragon! She breathes fire as she flies overhead. She likes her humans crispy! But don't worry. Alice isn't real. She's one of the monsters you meet in stories. She just wants to tell you about dragons. Find out where dragons store their treasure. Learn about dragons' special powers. And meet different kinds of dragons from around the world. You'll have a sizzling good time… Shares: Folklore & Mythology, Social Science

Zombies Az Dan Oliver · 2011 Shares: Folklore & Mythology, Social Science, Zombies

I'm a Midnight Snacker! Lisa Bullard · 2014 · 24p · ≈ 48m · Moderate Meet Drake. He's a vampire! He sneaks around at night. He likes to drink blood! But don't scream. Drake's not real. He's one of the monsters you meet in stories. He just wants to tell you about vampires. Find out what turns people into vampires. Meet the different kinds of vampires around the world. And learn how to stop these creepy creatures. You'll have a chilling time with this monster buddy! Shares: Folklore & Mythology, Social Science

Herakles Emma Stafford · 2008 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "There is more material available on Herakles than any other Greek god or hero. His story has many more episodes than those of other heroes, concerning his life and death as well as his battles with myriad monsters and other opponents. In literature, he appears in our earliest Greek epic and lyric poetry, is reinvented for the tragic and comic stage, and later finds his way into such unlikely… Shares: Folklore & Mythology, Social Science

The hero with a thousand faces Joseph Campbell · 1949 · ★ 4.0 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Originally written by Campbell in the '40s-- in his pre-Bill Moyers days -- and famous as George Lucas' inspiration for "Star Wars," this book will likewise inspire any writer or reader in its well considered assertion that while all stories have already been told, this is not a bad thing, since the retelling is still necessary. And while our own life's journey must always be ended alone, the… Shares: Folklore & Mythology, Social Science

The Transatlantic Zombie Sarah J. Lauro · 2015 · 284p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Our most modern monster and perhaps our most American, the zombie that is so prevalent in popular culture today has its roots in African soul capture mythologies. The Transatlantic Zombie provides a more complete history of the zombie than has ever been told, explaining how the myth’s migration to the New World was facilitated by the transatlantic slave trade, and reveals the real-world import of… Shares: Social Science, Zombies

Creation myths of primitive America in relation to the religious history and mental development of mankind Jeremiah Curtin · 1898 · 530p · ≈ 17h · Challenging The remarkably accurate original translations of Native American myths from one of 19th-century America's foremost linguists. Shares: Folklore & Mythology, Social Science

Finding Arthur Adam Ardrey · 2013 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "The legend of King Arthur has been told and retold for centuries. As the king who united a nation, his is the story of England itself. But what if Arthur wasn't English at all? As writer and activist Adam Ardrey discovered, the reason historians have had little success identifying the historical Arthur may be incredibly simple: He wasn't an Englishman at all. He was from Scotland. Finding Arthur… Shares: Folklore & Mythology, Social Science

Bone song John Meaney · 2007 · ★ 3.8 · 365p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Hailed as "the first important new SF writer of the 21st century," John Meaney delivers a darkly luminous new thriller that blends futuristic noir with gothic fantasy. Here, in a city of the dead where desire is very much alive and murder a pleasure for connoisseurs, an honest cop must face his own darkest impulses just to have a prayer.There have been four victims already. Famed for their beauty… Shares: Death, Zombies

Generation Dead Daniel Waters · 2008 · ★ 4.3 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Phoebe Kendall is just your typical Goth girl with a crush.  He’s strong and silent…and dead.   All over the country, a strange phenomenon is occurring.  Some teenagers who die aren't staying dead.  But when they come back to life, they are no longer the same. Feared and misunderstood, they are doing their best to blend into a society that doesn’t want… Shares: Death, Zombies

Generation Dead Daniel Waters · 2009 · ★ 4.3 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Phoebe Kendall is just your typical Goth girl with a crush.  He’s strong and silent…and dead.   All over the country, a strange phenomenon is occurring.  Some teenagers who die aren't staying dead.  But when they come back to life, they are no longer the same. Feared and misunderstood, they are doing their best to blend into a society that doesn’t want… Shares: Death, Zombies

Night of the living dead George A. Romero · 2012 · 94p · ≈ 3h · Moderate A group of strangers become stuck in a house together as zombies rise in search of living human flesh. Shares: Death, Zombies

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