I am an avid reader (I actually listen to a lot of audio books and never read) of apocalypse/zombie books. I just finished one and thought I'd post a list of my favorites so far. Mostly just trying to keep my self occupied with something other than TV. If you have any suggestions of ones you think I should read ... errr ... listen to, please let me know. For further self entertainment, i will be adding a brain rating. 5 brains is best.


The Infection - 3.5 brains

Cemetery Dance - 4 brains

Day by Day Armageddon -4.5 brains

Beyond Exile: Day by Day Armageddon - 4.5 brains

place holder for third book in Day by Day series - guessing it will be a 4.5 brains when it comes out. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crossfingers.gif" alt="" />

One Second After - 4 brains

Pride Prejudice and Zombies - 3 brains

The Postman - 3.5 brains

The Zombie Survival Guide - 3 brains

World War Z: an oral History of the Zombie Wars - 7 brains (yeah i cheated but this book, especially the audiobook. It's like listening to a reporter's voice recorder of interviews)

The Stand - 5 brains

the Road - 4 brains

Swan Song - 4 brains

I am Legend - 4 brains

Blindness - 5 brains

Patriot - 4.5 brains

Survivor - 4.5 brains

Patriot is a pretty good survival type novel
Shattered a d the other two, I will look up in a bit are very good

Not sure how I forgot Patriot and remembered it's sequel Survivor. Added to list, thanks.

Deep winter and shattered is the second in the trilogy
The short story the bug out is thought provoking and can be found online. Makes you think.

You have almost everything I have liked in this category already on your list along with several more to add to my "to read" list. One I thought was good, but not great was Z for Zachariah. You might also want to check out Feed by Mira Grant. I have not read it yet, but it was nominated for the Hugo award for best novel 2011.

One I would recommend NOT reading/listening to was The Rising by Brian Keene. I have seen it on some other's lists, but I thought it was frustratingly pointless.

I did listen to The Rising ... well, I listened to the first hour or so then turned it off. It will not go on my list.

Jj, I know you like to listen to the stories more than read, and since deep winter is not avail in audio I will set up a 900 number for you and for a 1.99 a minute will read it to you. It's 526 pages but since your a Jyd brother and all we can arrange payment plans <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> lol
Hope you did good hunting!

Great list of books, I especially enjoyed the Day by Day Armageddon books and World War Z.

I heard "The Road" is good, its on my short list of what to read next.

I only saw "The Road" and it is depressing! I hear the book is worse. It really made me think more intensly about survival than I had ever before but, watch it on a sunny day and when your in a good mood...



I love World War Z




MM

The Road is good, but extremely depressing, its a good read all the way through book. Cormac Macarthy writes some pretty amazing stuff.
J

I thought that "One Second After" painted a pretty good picture of how things could become after an EMP attack or other major problem.

a good list of have read and will read soon here.