Since I've been reading zombie-themed books lately, I came across this: a zombie book reading challenge! Perfect!
Book Chick City's Zombie Book Challenge.
Need ideas? She has a Goodreads Zombie Books Shelf. (And there are tons more zombie-themed books out there!)
After finishing writing my own zombie-themed book, I did some reading. Interesting to see the various takes on the zombie theme (in no particular order):
Last year's reads:
1 Handling the Undead - John Ajvide Lindqvist. More about how the people "handle" the zombies.
2 The First Days: As the World Dies - Rhiannon Frater. First pubbed on the internet and picked up a big publisher. Focuses on two main women as they face the Z apocalypse.
3 Fighting to Survive: As the World Dies, Book 2 - Rhiannon Frater. The continuation.
4 Zombie, Ohio, Scott Kenemore - a man who becomes a zombie and retains his wits.
5 Zombies Don't Cry: A Living Dead Love Story - Rusty Fischer. A high school girl finds love after un-death.
Now reading or started:
6 The Dead - Charlie Higson, focuses on kids escaping zombies of teen to adult age.
7 Hollowland, Amanda Hocking - a girl searching for her lost brother and facing a Z-changed world.
On the List Next:
8 My Life as a White Trash Zombie, Diana Rowland. The title and cover pic alone are attention-grabbers.
9 Zombie Eyes, Bloodscreams 3 - Robert W. Walker - the prolific (40+ novels) Mr. Walker's psychic detective discovers an "unholy" pit and battles primeval horror.
10 The Undead: Zombie Anthology, DL Snell, Editor - anthology of Z stories.
11 Feed, Mira Grant - Just found this - 2014 and 20 years after the Rising, reporters Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives-the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will out, even if it kills them.
