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I really liked the Autumn series, by David Moody. It is "classic" zombie. Nothing fancy, very down to earth. It feels very real. The first book is free online if you are interested.
http://www.djmoody.co.uk/Formats.htm
http://www.djmoody.co.uk/Formats.htm

If you think you might enjoy a graphic novel (comic book) I'd highly recommend Remains by Steve Niles (co-creator of 30 Days of Night an excellent Vampire GN series and soon to be released movie). He also has a pulp fiction prose series, the Cal McDonald Mysteries that will be re-released soon and involves all kinds of undead characters and also has Graphic Novel versions. There is also an ongoing Zombie comic series called The Walking Dead bu Robert Kirkman. It has been collected into 6 Trade Paperbacks so far.


As for lit, there's no question that WWZ and ZSG are tops. I adore I Am Legend for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that the story is more about how society reinvents itself and the fact that the antagonists are zombies is sort of secondary. Also, I love that the protagonist spends so much time trying to figure out what makes a zombie a zombie. It's just an all-around awesome read.

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13 Bullets by David Wellington.
Yes, both are mainly about vampires (not the goth-blacklipstick-faggy kind) but both have zombie-types in them. Rotting half-deads and the like. The vampires are completely animalistic-rip-out-your-throat-mutant-looking types.
Both great books. Highly recommended.

WWZ is amazing -- anyone listen to the audiobook? Fantastic! Henry Rollins is one of the voice actors!

The cast on the audiobook is great. Mark Hamill is on it, as well as Alan Alda and Rob Reiner.




Books mentioned in this topic
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (other topics)The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead (other topics)
My vote, until someone can convince me otherwise, is for The Complete Zombie Protection Guide and World War Z.
Any challengers?