Any good Zombie books out there? - Page 27

Traye · 01-28-2012, 11:16 AM

I've just got Zombie Fallout by Mark Tufo from the Kindle store. Looks like there are more in the series.
It's next on my reading list.

Dr. Drib · 01-28-2012, 11:24 AM

With Amazon now offering so many Indy freebies, and many of them zombie stories, those of us who love zombies find ourselves in

Zombie Heaven

and loving every minute of it!

Don

MrPLD · 01-28-2012, 11:43 AM

Sounds like a load of rot to me Dr.Drib

(as a side note, did I see that we have yet ANOTHER part of the ResidentEvil coming out on the big-screen?)

Stormchild · 01-28-2012, 01:10 PM

The Mark Tufo books are very entertaining, not the greatest literary works but they keep pulling you in. Highly recommended.

Traye · 01-28-2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Stormchild

The Mark Tufo books are very entertaining, not the greatest literary works but they keep pulling you in. Highly recommended.

I'm quite looking forward to reading the first and the others in the series.

MorganM · 01-30-2012, 08:31 PM

Recommend me zoooooombie books!

jgaiser · 01-30-2012, 09:45 PM

Not much of Zombie book reader, but I really enjoyed "World War Z" by Max Brooks.

arcadata · 01-30-2012, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jgaiser

Not much of Zombie book reader, but I really enjoyed "World War Z" by Max Brooks.

Second that! "World War Z" was really well written.

Really liked "The Passage” by Justin Cronin too, but these don't feature the usual zombies.

AndrewH · 01-30-2012, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by arcadata

Second that! "World War Z" was really well written.

Third that! Very interesting and entertaining.

melmac · 01-30-2012, 10:31 PM

I am currently listening to World War Z and enjoying it alot but liked The passage alot more. I have heard that Zone One is pretty good and Feed by Mira Grant too.
I assume you've already read through the existing thread about a dozen posts below your own https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31893

xg4bx · 01-30-2012, 11:57 PM

Tooth&Nail by Craig DiLouie

The Gathering Dead by Stephen Knight

Dead City, Apocalypse of the Dead and Flesh Eaters by Joe McKinney

Ex-Heroes by Peter Clines

Resurrection by Tim Curran (its 'The Stand' of zombie novels. seriously, its like 700 pages long. but good.)

tecweston · 01-31-2012, 12:01 AM

Another vote for World War Z here, but I bought the audiobook. I think I enjoyed it more than I would have in print, because they hired different actors (like Mark Hamill and Henry Rollins) to read each story, which ended up making it sound like a radio documentary about a zombie apocalypse.

The Passage is great, but it's a vampire novel, not zombies. They're mindless, zombie-esque vampires, but not zombies in the Romero sense.

But as long as we're including vampires, I might recommend the novella "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. There's a story (dunno if it's true or not) that Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" actually started as an adaptation of "I Am Legend" but they couldn't get the rights to the book. Most of the conventions of zombie movies owe a great deal to "I Am Legend," just as much if not more than Romero's movies.

MorganM · 01-31-2012, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by melmac

I am currently listening to World War Z and enjoying it alot but liked The passage alot more. I have heard that Zone One is pretty good and Feed by Mira Grant too.
I assume you've already read through the existing thread about a dozen posts below your own https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31893

Ha ha! Nope didn't see that! Will have a look through it.

caleb72 · 01-31-2012, 01:39 AM

Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist.

I haven't read it myself so I can't comment on quality but it may not come up in a casual search on zombie books so I thought I'd list it here.

Traye · 01-31-2012, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melmac

I am currently listening to World War Z and enjoying it alot but liked The passage alot more. I have heard that Zone One is pretty good and Feed by Mira Grant too.
I assume you've already read through the existing thread about a dozen posts below your own https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31893

I've been eyeing this up on the Kindle store.

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Originally Posted by xg4bx

Tooth&Nail by Craig DiLouie

Resurrection by Tim Curran (its 'The Stand' of zombie novels. seriously, its like 700 pages long. but good.)

I enjoyed The Infection by Craig Delouie and I'm going to look into Resurrection.

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Originally Posted by caleb72

Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist.

I haven't read it myself so I can't comment on quality but it may not come up in a casual search on zombie books so I thought I'd list it here.

I read this a while back. It was rather tame for a zombie story and I found it rather subtle and emotionally charged and quite sad in places. It was a bit of a refreshing change from the "usual" zombie tales.

01-30-2012, 08:31 PM	#396
MorganM Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1089963 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra H2o	Zooooooooombieeeeeeeeesss Recommend me zoooooombie books!

01-31-2012, 12:01 AM	#402
tecweston Comic book artist Posts: 553 Karma: 1760679 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Detroit Device: Nook Glowlight, iPad, iPhone	Another vote for World War Z here, but I bought the audiobook. I think I enjoyed it more than I would have in print, because they hired different actors (like Mark Hamill and Henry Rollins) to read each story, which ended up making it sound like a radio documentary about a zombie apocalypse. The Passage is great, but it's a vampire novel, not zombies. They're mindless, zombie-esque vampires, but not zombies in the Romero sense. But as long as we're including vampires, I might recommend the novella "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. There's a story (dunno if it's true or not) that Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" actually started as an adaptation of "I Am Legend" but they couldn't get the rights to the book. Most of the conventions of zombie movies owe a great deal to "I Am Legend," just as much if not more than Romero's movies. Last edited by tecweston; 01-31-2012 at 12:03 AM.

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01-28-2012, 11:16 AM	#391
Traye Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 18288 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle, Sony PRS505, Ipod touch, iPhone	I've just got Zombie Fallout by Mark Tufo from the Kindle store. Looks like there are more in the series. It's next on my reading list.

01-28-2012, 11:24 AM	#392
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,464 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	With Amazon now offering so many Indy freebies, and many of them zombie stories, those of us who love zombies find ourselves in Zombie Heaven and loving every minute of it! Don

01-28-2012, 11:43 AM	#393
MrPLD Author's pet-geek Posts: 933 Karma: 1040670 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Queensland, Australia Device: Kindle 3 Wifi, Onyx Boox M96	Sounds like a load of rot to me Dr.Drib (as a side note, did I see that we have yet ANOTHER part of the ResidentEvil coming out on the big-screen?)

01-28-2012, 01:10 PM	#394
Stormchild Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 878943 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cornwall UK Device: BeBook 1. BeBook Mini. BeBook Neo and Club. BeBook Live. BeeBook Pure.	The Mark Tufo books are very entertaining, not the greatest literary works but they keep pulling you in. Highly recommended.

01-30-2012, 09:45 PM	#397
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Not much of Zombie book reader, but I really enjoyed "World War Z" by Max Brooks.

01-30-2012, 10:31 PM	#400
melmac Wizard Posts: 1,399 Karma: 5573651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Perth AU Device: Sony PRS650, Sony T3, Kobo Forma	I am currently listening to World War Z and enjoying it alot but liked The passage alot more. I have heard that Zone One is pretty good and Feed by Mira Grant too. I assume you've already read through the existing thread about a dozen posts below your own https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31893

01-30-2012, 11:57 PM	#401
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	Tooth&Nail by Craig DiLouie The Gathering Dead by Stephen Knight Dead City, Apocalypse of the Dead and Flesh Eaters by Joe McKinney Ex-Heroes by Peter Clines Resurrection by Tim Curran (its 'The Stand' of zombie novels. seriously, its like 700 pages long. but good.)

01-31-2012, 01:39 AM	#404
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist. I haven't read it myself so I can't comment on quality but it may not come up in a casual search on zombie books so I thought I'd list it here.

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