18 books like Zone One

What to read after Zone One — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Xombies Walter Greatshell · 2004 · ★ 3.5 · 326p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Henry Cadmus grew up on Catalina Island, a scenic vacationland off the Southern California coast. But Henry's experiences were far from idyllic. Today, even though Henry has seen firsthand the horrors of war, the ghastly images that haunt his dreams is one he associates with his childhood… and the island: a snarling pig-man holding a cleaver; a jackal-headed woman on a high balcony, dripping… Shares: Virus diseases, Epidemics, Zombies

Resident Evil Keith R. A. DeCandido · 2004 · 282p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The Complete Saga of the 18th Race Series in One Omnibus EditionWe are not alone!In exploring and colonizing the galaxy, humanity discovers evidence of eighteen sentient species. Seventeen of them had not developed interstellar travel. Those were destroyed by the species that did reach the stars. That space-faring eighteenth annihilated the human colony on the Semi-Autonomous World Troy.A Marine… Shares: Virus diseases, Zombies

Autumn David Moody · 2010 · ★ 3.7 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate THE WORLD IS DEAD!Two months ago, billions of people were killed by a deadly germ. Days later, they rose up again in massive numbers. Since then, cities worldwide have become rat-infested, germ-filled hellholes, ruled by the living dead.WELCOME TO LONDONA group of survivors are trapped in the rotting heart of the capital, hopelessly outnumbered. They've heard rumours of a safe haven to the north… Shares: Epidemics, Zombies

Dead city Joe McKinney · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In the wake of five cataclysmic hurricanes, a deadly virus breaks out in Texas, returning the dead to life with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Shares: Viruses, Zombies

Feed Seanan McGuire · 2010 · ★ 4.5 · 595p · ≈ 19h · Moderate From New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire, a haunting urban fantasy short story in the Carniepunk anthology—for fans of all things circus, supernatural, and mysterious…It’s been seventeen years since the last time Ada’s carnival passed through her father’s hometown in Alabama—and no one is expecting the reception she gets. Shares: Virus diseases, Zombies

The twelve Justin Cronin · 2012 · ★ 4.4 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Moderate The great viral plague had left a small group of survivors clinging to life amidst a world transformed into a nightmare. Led by the mysterious, charismatic Amy, they go on the attack, leading an insurrection against the virals--the first offensives of the Second Viral War--infiltrating a dozen hives, each presided over by one of the original Twelve. Their secret weapon: Alicia, transformed at the… Shares: Virus diseases, Viruses, Survival

Autumn David Moody · 2005 · ★ 3.7 · 290p · ≈ 9h · Moderate THE WORLD IS DEAD!Two months ago, billions of people were killed by a deadly germ. Days later, they rose up again in massive numbers. Since then, cities worldwide have become rat-infested, germ-filled hellholes, ruled by the living dead.WELCOME TO LONDONA group of survivors are trapped in the rotting heart of the capital, hopelessly outnumbered. They've heard rumours of a safe haven to the north… Shares: Epidemics, Survival, Zombies

Living with the fall Hannah Thompson · 2015 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "Flo's dreams of becoming a zombie hunter were shattered by the death of his father a few years back. Left with no choice but to stay where his family needs him, Flo searches out danger to keep his skills sharp. When his luck finally runs out and he is infected by the zombie virus, Flo is slowly drawn into a world he never expected to experience."--Page 4 of cover. Shares: Epidemics, Zombies

The boy on the bridge Mike Carey · 2017 · ★ 4.0 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived."--Dust jacket. Shares: Viruses, Survival, Zombies

Brains Robin Becker · 2010 · ★ 3.5 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate College-professor-cum-zombie Jack Barnes is a different breed of undead—he can think. In fact, he can even write. And the story he has to tell is a truly disturbing—yet strangely heartwarming—one.Convinced he'll bring about a peaceful coexistence between zombies and humans if he can demonstrate his unique condition to Howard Stein, the man responsible for the zombie virus, Barnes sets off on a… Shares: Viruses, Zombies

Monster Island David Wellington · 2006 · ★ 3.6 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate It's one month after a global disaster. Manhattan has become Monster Island after a plague has turned all its denizens into shambling, rotting animated corpses, except for a couple who have kept their intelligence and also acquired psychic powers. When an expedition from Africa arrives, composed of teenage girl-soldiers and a former U.N. weapons inspector, the zombie masters mobilize their forces… Shares: New york, Zombies

Purification David Moody · 2011 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A bastard hybrid of War of the Worlds and Night of the Living Dead, the Autumn series chronicles the struggle survivors are forced to contend with in a world torn apart by a deadly disease. 99% of the population of the planet has been killed in less than 24 hours. Animated by "phase two" of some unknown contagion, the dead begin to rise. At first slow, blind, dumb and lumbering, the bodies soon… Shares: Epidemics, Survival, Zombies

Mountain Man Keith C Blackmore · 2012 · 399p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Boomstick.Samurai bat.Motorcycle leather.And the will to live amongst the unliving.Augustus Berry lives a day-to-day existence comprised of waking up, getting drunk, and preparing for the inevitable day when "they" will come up the side of his mountain and penetrate his fortress. Living on the outskirts of a city and scavenging for whatever supplies remain since the demise of civilization, Gus… Shares: Survival, Zombies

Feedback Seanan McGuire · 2016 · ★ 4.5 · 484p · ≈ 16h · Moderate "FEEDBACK is a full-length Newsflesh novel which overlaps the events of Feed and covers the Presidential campaign from the perspective of reporters covering the Democrats side of the story. There are two sides to every story ... The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we unleashed something horrifying and unstoppable. The infection spread leaving those… Shares: Virus diseases, Zombies

Down the Road Bowie Ibarra · 2005 · 175p · ≈ 5h · Moderate From his small apartment in Austin, Texas, George Zaragosa watches in awe as surreal reports of a bizarre plague flood the national news. Until today, his life as a local theater teacher was stable and ordinary, if overshadowed by the unsolved murder of his beautiful fiancée. Now, hearing how those who died from an unstoppable virus are coming back to life in growing numbers, George knows what he… Shares: Virus diseases, Zombies

I Am Legend Richard Matheson · 1954 · ★ 4.3 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares: Epidemics, Zombies

Undead Kirsty McKay · 2011 · ★ 3.9 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Out of sight, out of their minds: It's a school-trip splatter fest and completely not cool when the other kids in her class go all braindead on new girl Bobby.The day of the ski trip, when the bus comes to a stop at a roadside restaurant, everyone gets off and heads in for lunch. Everyone, that is, except Bobby, the new girl, who stays behind with rebel-without-a-clue Smitty. Then hours pass.… Shares: Survival, Zombies

The Girl with All the Gifts Mike Carey · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius." Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh. Melanie loves school. She loves learning about… Shares: Viruses, Survival, Zombies

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