79thPA | 08 Nov 2022 7:44 a.m. PST |
I am in the processing of mounting up my collection of 700-ish 15mm zombie and post-apoc figures and I was wondering what good books are out there. I don't recall reading any zombie books. As far as post-apoc goes, I have read "One Second After" and "One Year After", and I enjoyed them both. I have also read "Founders" and "Liberators" by Rowles. They are okay, but a little preachy and sometimes hokey. Is "Dawn of the Dead" by Romero worth the read? What books do you recommend? |
thosmoss | 08 Nov 2022 7:49 a.m. PST |
I enjoyed Stephen King's "Cell". Solid reasons to how-and-why, and interesting look at what-comes-next. Not my favorite of his books, didn't lure me back into being the fanboy I was decades ago, but still a decent read. |
DColtman | 08 Nov 2022 8:51 a.m. PST |
I thought World War Z was a good read. |
Mserafin | 08 Nov 2022 9:08 a.m. PST |
I also recommend World War Z. Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide is also worth a read. |
bekosh | 08 Nov 2022 9:18 a.m. PST |
I enjoyed the Dead series by TW Brown. You can find them on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. |
jdpintex | 08 Nov 2022 10:13 a.m. PST |
John Ringo has a whole series dealing with Zombies/Post-Apoc and several folks have added to that universe. Thomas A Watson has several series related to zombies and/or post-apoc. Some are better than others. John L Campbell has a nice series on zombies. DJ Molles has a good series on zombies Jonathon Mayberry has several books that include zombies. A. American has a long series of post-apoc books (they have a pretty strong conservative/right wing slant if that matters to you). JL Bourne has some good zombie books. |
Grizzly71 | 08 Nov 2022 10:19 a.m. PST |
I enjoyed the Hell Divers series by Nicholas Sansbury Smith. Also CyberStorm by Matthew Mather. |
robert piepenbrink | 08 Nov 2022 11:02 a.m. PST |
There was an old paperback series called The Survivalist. Should be cheap and worth mining for scenarios. |
Bob Hume | 08 Nov 2022 11:05 a.m. PST |
The William Johnstone, Ashes series in pretty good for a militaristic apocalypse type. It does get very repetitive after a while though. |
Bob Hume | 08 Nov 2022 11:15 a.m. PST |
Also, Johnstone has very conservative slant. |
cloudcaptain | 08 Nov 2022 12:27 p.m. PST |
Another vote for Helldivers. The audiobooks are great too. |
pzivh43 | 08 Nov 2022 1:22 p.m. PST |
Craig Dilouie has some good books. I liked These Dead Lands books by Stephen Knight and Scott Wolf. Also, the Retreat series by Stephen Knight, Craig Dilouie and Joe McKinney is very good. |
Shagnasty | 08 Nov 2022 1:47 p.m. PST |
"The Earth Abides" by Stewart (?) is an early and quite moving book about a devastating plague and the survivors efforts to maintain civilization. |
0ldYeller | 08 Nov 2022 2:05 p.m. PST |
Another vote for World War Z. Great book – nothing like the movie. |
robert piepenbrink | 08 Nov 2022 2:54 p.m. PST |
Lucifer's Hammer by Niven & Pournelle--though the cannibal hordes aren't technically zombies. |
Fred Mills | 08 Nov 2022 4:03 p.m. PST |
Colson Whitehead's "Zone One." Urban warfare, chainguns on the walls, citizen soldiers in block by block, room by room clearances. Beautifully written too. |
Extrabio1947 | 08 Nov 2022 5:23 p.m. PST |
If you like audiobooks, get that version of World War Z. It's fully dramatized with a full cast of narrators, including folks like Alan Alda, Rob Reiner, Mark Hammil, etc. |
Grattan54 | 08 Nov 2022 8:27 p.m. PST |
The Risen series is real good. |
bridget midget the return | 09 Nov 2022 9:29 a.m. PST |
The Arisen series by Michael Stephen Fuschs and Glynn James are well worth a read. Book 1 is Fortress Britain and they are set a year or so after the fall. Then there are a couple of pre-quals for the main series, and now a subseries about the MARSOC marines that feature in the main series. Normally you can get the first one cheap on Kindle. Frank Tayell's Surviving The Evacuation series is also good |
Grizzly71 | 09 Nov 2022 10:18 p.m. PST |
Also check out the "We're Alive" podcast. Great listening while your working on zombies! werealive.com/listen |
79thPA | 14 Nov 2022 11:04 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the suggestions. |