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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Girl with All the Gifts<\/a><\/em> is a zombie novel like no other. It tells the story of Melanie, a young girl with hopes and dreams of a future outside the walls of her special school, where she and her classmates are strapped to wheelchairs and escorted to class at gunpoint. <\/p>\n\n\n\nOccasionally her classmates disappear, but that\u2019s just part of life. Instead, Melanie enjoys school, reads stories, and tells all her hopes and dreams to her favourite teacher – until their lives change. Then, Melanie must finally come to terms with who she is, and her place in a changing world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This novel will make you question your ethics, what defines your humanity, and highlight what a real possibility the end of the world is. It\u2019s mature zombie fiction that raises questions about just what it means to be human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhile not strictly a zombie book (the primary antagonists of this story are called vampires throughout), I Am Legend<\/em> <\/a>bears more resemblance to genre depictions of zombies than not.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI Am Legend<\/em> is a book about a lone survivor of a viral outbreak that has turned the world into what the book calls \u2018vampires\u2019. Dr Robert Neville barricades himself in his shelter at night for protection, but during the day, he stalks and hunts the undead monsters that also call the city home. But sometimes, the monsters aren\u2019t all that they appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMatheson\u2019s book is a wholly original take on the vampire genre, and was hugely influential in creating the zombie genre. Zombie great George A. Romero cites I Am Legend<\/em> as the inspiration for his Night of the Living Dead<\/em>, and its influence can be clearly seen in other zombie staples like 28 Days Later<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s a philosophical book about what it means to retain your humanity in the face of overwhelming odds. It packs an emotional punch and will stay in your mind long after you\u2019ve turned the final page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Feed by Mira Grant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFeed<\/em> <\/a>is the first book in Mira Grant\u2019s Newsflesh<\/em> series. It\u2019s got all the chaos that you love in zombie fiction, but adds an interesting political and technological element. It\u2019s set in a world in which zombies are present, but isn\u2019t actually about them – at least not just <\/em>them.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeed <\/em>follows the story of Georgia Mason, a journalist who runs an online news blog. She, her brother Shaun, and their friend Buffy follow and report on the campaign trail of a Republican senator and presidential hopeful, only to discover a conspiracy that involves the very zombies that have become such a part of their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\nZombies are the backdrop to a mature, nuanced story about political ideology and the responsibility of the media. They serve the story, rather than the other way around, and Grant\u2019s world-building is some of the best the genre has ever produced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Feed <\/em>is full of twists and turns, and will keep you guessing every step of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWarm Bodies by Isaac Marion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nSweet and beautiful are not words that you would usually associate with a zombie book, and that\u2019s exactly how I would describe Warm Bodies<\/a>.<\/em> It\u2019s a tale of romance and rediscovering not just one\u2019s humanity, but the very things that make someone a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWarm Bodies<\/em> follow the story of R, a newly dead zombie, who has no memories of his life before death, and no sense of identity \u2014 until he meets Julie, who brings light and life into his world. At first, she\u2019s his captive, and then his guest, but can their relationship overcome the very obvious differences between them?<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe premise and narrative arc of Warm Bodies<\/em> is relatively simple. But it\u2019s told in such a cheerful and heartfelt way that it\u2019s just a joy to read. It\u2019s a zombie love story about what it really means to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIf you want a book that\u2019s empowering, thrilling, and an absolute page-turner, then The Forest of Hands and Teeth<\/a><\/em> is the book for you. It\u2019s the first book of a YA dystopian thriller, and it sits firmly within that genre and the tropes that come with it. But the world-building and characterisation are excellent, making this more than just the sum of its parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMary lives in a village, cut off from the outside by a fence that protects them. Beyond the fence lies The Forest of Hands and Teeth, a place she\u2019s been protected from her whole life. But when the fence is breached, Mary must choose between her past in the village and a future beyond it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dystopian fiction is one of the most popular YA genres, but adding zombies into the mix makes for a thrilling, refreshing take on both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Passage by Justin Cronin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLike Matheson\u2019s I Am Legend, <\/em>the titular first book in Justin Cronin\u2019s The Passage<\/em> series is technically about vampires, but shares many similarities with books of the zombie genre. What really sets it apart, however, is that where most zombie novels begin in the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse, The Passage<\/a><\/em> shows the decline into chaos as a secret government experiment brings about the fall of civilization as we know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Girl with All the Gifts<\/a><\/em> is a zombie novel like no other. It tells the story of Melanie, a young girl with hopes and dreams of a future outside the walls of her special school, where she and her classmates are strapped to wheelchairs and escorted to class at gunpoint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Occasionally her classmates disappear, but that\u2019s just part of life. Instead, Melanie enjoys school, reads stories, and tells all her hopes and dreams to her favourite teacher – until their lives change. Then, Melanie must finally come to terms with who she is, and her place in a changing world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This novel will make you question your ethics, what defines your humanity, and highlight what a real possibility the end of the world is. It\u2019s mature zombie fiction that raises questions about just what it means to be human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While not strictly a zombie book (the primary antagonists of this story are called vampires throughout), I Am Legend<\/em> <\/a>bears more resemblance to genre depictions of zombies than not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I Am Legend<\/em> is a book about a lone survivor of a viral outbreak that has turned the world into what the book calls \u2018vampires\u2019. Dr Robert Neville barricades himself in his shelter at night for protection, but during the day, he stalks and hunts the undead monsters that also call the city home. But sometimes, the monsters aren\u2019t all that they appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Matheson\u2019s book is a wholly original take on the vampire genre, and was hugely influential in creating the zombie genre. Zombie great George A. Romero cites I Am Legend<\/em> as the inspiration for his Night of the Living Dead<\/em>, and its influence can be clearly seen in other zombie staples like 28 Days Later<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a philosophical book about what it means to retain your humanity in the face of overwhelming odds. It packs an emotional punch and will stay in your mind long after you\u2019ve turned the final page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feed<\/em> <\/a>is the first book in Mira Grant\u2019s Newsflesh<\/em> series. It\u2019s got all the chaos that you love in zombie fiction, but adds an interesting political and technological element. It\u2019s set in a world in which zombies are present, but isn\u2019t actually about them – at least not just <\/em>them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feed <\/em>follows the story of Georgia Mason, a journalist who runs an online news blog. She, her brother Shaun, and their friend Buffy follow and report on the campaign trail of a Republican senator and presidential hopeful, only to discover a conspiracy that involves the very zombies that have become such a part of their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zombies are the backdrop to a mature, nuanced story about political ideology and the responsibility of the media. They serve the story, rather than the other way around, and Grant\u2019s world-building is some of the best the genre has ever produced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Feed <\/em>is full of twists and turns, and will keep you guessing every step of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sweet and beautiful are not words that you would usually associate with a zombie book, and that\u2019s exactly how I would describe Warm Bodies<\/a>.<\/em> It\u2019s a tale of romance and rediscovering not just one\u2019s humanity, but the very things that make someone a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Warm Bodies<\/em> follow the story of R, a newly dead zombie, who has no memories of his life before death, and no sense of identity \u2014 until he meets Julie, who brings light and life into his world. At first, she\u2019s his captive, and then his guest, but can their relationship overcome the very obvious differences between them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The premise and narrative arc of Warm Bodies<\/em> is relatively simple. But it\u2019s told in such a cheerful and heartfelt way that it\u2019s just a joy to read. It\u2019s a zombie love story about what it really means to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want a book that\u2019s empowering, thrilling, and an absolute page-turner, then The Forest of Hands and Teeth<\/a><\/em> is the book for you. It\u2019s the first book of a YA dystopian thriller, and it sits firmly within that genre and the tropes that come with it. But the world-building and characterisation are excellent, making this more than just the sum of its parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mary lives in a village, cut off from the outside by a fence that protects them. Beyond the fence lies The Forest of Hands and Teeth, a place she\u2019s been protected from her whole life. But when the fence is breached, Mary must choose between her past in the village and a future beyond it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dystopian fiction is one of the most popular YA genres, but adding zombies into the mix makes for a thrilling, refreshing take on both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like Matheson\u2019s I Am Legend, <\/em>the titular first book in Justin Cronin\u2019s The Passage<\/em> series is technically about vampires, but shares many similarities with books of the zombie genre. What really sets it apart, however, is that where most zombie novels begin in the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse, The Passage<\/a><\/em> shows the decline into chaos as a secret government experiment brings about the fall of civilization as we know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI Am Legend by Richard Matheson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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