Looking for a real fast paced, excellent book on post apocolypse survival or zombies

MTHall720 · Jul 18, 2012

I am very excited to have this many to look forward to reading !

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svbk556 · Jul 18, 2012

MTHall720 said:
Didn't know there were books available on this. Is Omega Man the book the classic movie with Charleton Heston was based on?

MT - I goofed and feel like an idiot. Omega Man (the Charlton Heston movie) was based on "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Sorry for the misinformation.

Scott

MTHall720 · Jul 21, 2012

Piso Mojado said:
Same book, new title:

Also a movie:

These are great reads!!

kimberfan · Jul 21, 2012

for survival books, Lights Out is my favorite atm

MTHall720 · Jul 21, 2012

svbk556 said:
MT - I goofed and feel like an idiot. Omega Man (the Charlton Heston movie) was based on "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Sorry for the misinformation.

Scott

No problem Thanks for the update. I really enjoyed I am Legend

willydigger · Jul 21, 2012

The best zombie fiction is World War Z. Funny, because one of the worst is Zombie Survival Guide by the same author, Max Brooks (son of Mel).

Close second, Morningstar Strain Trilogy. I was surprised at just how good it is. ZA Recht died during book three and a ghost writer finished the novel.

Sticking with zombie apocalypse, another good one is Rise Again (Ben Tripp), different, but good.

The Road is okay, better than the movie, but damn.

Stay away from Brian Keene. Terrible interpretation of zombies.

Murdamook · Jul 21, 2012

willydigger said:
The best zombie fiction is World War Z. Funny, because one of the worst is Zombie Survival Guide by the same author, Max Brooks (son of Mel).

Close second, Morningstar Strain Trilogy. I was surprised at just how good it is. ZA Recht died during book three and a ghost writer finished the novel.

Sticking with zombie apocalypse, another good one is Rise Again (Ben Tripp), different, but good.

The Road is okay, better than the movie, but damn.

Stay away from Brian Keene. Terrible interpretation of zombies.

Stay away from any book reviews by willydigger. Good and Bad are ultimate and factual statements. There are qualities that can be defined scientifically that make a book good or bad. You may not have like "The Zombie Survival Guide", but that doesn't mean it is a factually bad book. Likewise, you may have liked "World War Z", but it certainly isn't the greatest piece of zombie fiction ever created. Matheson is a far better writer than Brooks and "I Am Legend" is a far better-factually and scientifically speaking, of course-book than "World War Z".

Chinpo · Jul 24, 2012

Try:
Craig DiLouie's The Infection and Tooth and Nail.
David Moody's Hate series and Autumn series.
Day By Day Armageddon and the sequel Beyond Exile by JL Bourne.

John_B · Jul 24, 2012

That one really scared me. Got me thinking.

Piso Mojado · Jul 25, 2012

Another oldie but goodie.

A.W.U.K. · Jul 27, 2012

On the Beach by Neville Shute is a good post-apocalypse read, though not fast-paced or zombie-ridden.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(novel)

The Death of Grass/ No Blade of Grass is another goodie, a bit more bloody.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Grass

MEJ · Jul 27, 2012

crom said:
The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I read it in an afternoon, awesome book like all of Mccarthy's work.

I saw the movie of the road (dont know if it is anything like the book) and it made feel terrible. Never want to see it again.

The canticle for leibowitz is one of the strangest books i have ever read but it is interesting.

Gaspumps · Jul 27, 2012

Piso Mojado said:
Same book, new title:

Also a movie:

Thanks for jogging my memory. I have been racking my brain trying to remember "Alas Babylon".:thumbup:

Piso Mojado · Jul 27, 2012

MEJ said:
The canticle for leibowitz is one of the strangest books i have ever read but it is interesting.

Season 4 finale of Babylon 5, "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars," included an homage to A Canticle for Leibowitz. In 3262 AD, two monks examine a hand-illuminated codex of their mythologized version of Babylon 5.

Wunderbar · Jul 28, 2012

Alvaro Candanedo said:
Zombie Survival Guide (Max Brooks). You could start there. Or World War Zombie (same author).

My 2 recommendations also. Can't wait for the movie which is coming out in 9 months.

River-8 · Jul 28, 2012

+1 for One Second After...

Bigfatts · Jul 28, 2012

Patriots, by James Wesley Rawles. Great book that deals with a socioeconomic collapse of the US. I learned a lot reading it.

Chris Pierce · Jul 28, 2012

Insipid Moniker said:
Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny is a good post-apocalyptic read.

Great book! I love Zelazny. It's a real shame that he died before he finished the Amber chronicles.

Another good book about the end times is Earth Abides. It's go no zombies, but it's a good realistic book. Keep in mind, it was written pre-WWII

wouldestous · Jul 28, 2012

i was going to recommend world war z by max brooks but i think someone beat me to it.
lol

MTHall720 · Jul 28, 2012

I'm having a great time with all this. So far I got Zombie Survival guide, and a couple others. I don't specialize in just Zombies. Love good, fast paced. post apocalypse type stuff. What appeals to me is people surviving against all odds, good people working together to help each other.