Best Zombie Books in the UK

Deadbreak is one of the most recently-published books on our list. The novel came out in 2018 and since then, it has become widely popular among the audience. The author Jorge Sanchez refers to a widely used zombie novel plot: the man and his dog wander around a deserted city invaded by zombies. It can be traced in many popular novels (including I am Legend that was made into a movie). Yet, the writer manages to bring a lot of new ideas to make the book unique and interesting to read.

The protagonist of this book is Jeremiah Reid. Each day for him is a survival mission and he doesn’t know if he will be able to see a new dawn. But he hasn’t lived like this for all his life. It all started three years ago when the dead rose from their graves. Those who managed to survive called this day a Deadbreak. It was also the day when he lost his daughter. Now, he tries to find her no matter what it takes.

Each day, Jeremiah and his dog Joe travel around the city that is full of the walking dead. But unfortunately, they are not the only threat. On his way, Jeremiah also runs into bandits who also attempt to kill him. But even though Jeremiah is low on supplies and ammo, he doesn’t intend to stop until he finds his girl. As the story progresses, Jeremiah's desire to live doesn't fade and he faces all the difficulties with his head held high and slightly dark humour, which makes the character more charming and loveable.

If you are looking for an already completed series about zombie invasion, look no further. The JT Sawyer’s series about Carlie Simmons will be the best fit. The series includes 5 stories about a secret agent Carlie who faces living dead and her journey to survival.

The name of the first book (which is the same as the name of the whole series) is Until Morning Comes and it describes the start of Carlie’s adventure. She is a secret service agent and we find her in the devastated city that was invaded by zombies. There is no one left there except for Carlie and her trusted men who try to rescue the president's daughter from the University of Arizona. And even though the people in Carlie’s team are elite professionals, they appear to be not ready for what was waiting for them there. They arrive in Tucson with a carefully crafted rescue plan but it won’t be easy to turn into life.

The main characters have only one night to get out of the deserted city, and the time is their enemy since it runs out way too quickly. What also makes things worse is that there are packs of flesh-eating zombie mutants who follow in their footsteps and won’t stop before anything in their lust to feed. Now, Carlie faces a hard choice between her moral code and duties of an agent. The readers will be able to really feel her struggles and almost re-live the same experience, thanks to the author’s marvellous writing job. So, if you want to know if Carlie and her team will be able to survive until the next morning comes, start reading this series.

Tony Urban is yet another author who has a series of books about the zombie apocalypse. It is called The Life of The Dead (the first book is called Hell on Earth). Each book is available for purchase separately, but we recommend starting with this one since the events in the books are connected and they all have the same main characters.

Wim, Ramey, Mead, Bundy, Jorge, Emory, Juli, Grady, Mitch, Mina, Solomon, and Aben are twelve complete strangers. They all have completely different and at first sight, even incompatible personalities. One of them was a millionaire, the other one a farmer, and the third one a prisoner. But now, nothing matters since the world as we know it has come to an end. After the zombie apocalypse, all these people have to unite in order to survive. None of them has any survival skills and some barely manage to save their own humanity. But when the dead start eating those few stayed alive, they will try to save their lives at any cost.

Even though the author tries to tell the story of each character, he pays special attention to Wim. He is a 30-year-old farmer who has to sacrifice his life on a quiet farm when the zombies strike. The writer describes his internal struggles and his worries with vivid details, which makes him the most relatable character in the story.

Keith Taylor has a massive writing experience as he tried his hand in various genres under a few different pen names. And even though his other books were pretty popular as well, his true calling is a post-apocalyptic fiction. You can see it for yourself while reading his trilogy Last Men Standing. It includes three books: Hunger, Cordyceps, and Vaccine, all of them collected in one volume for your convenience.

The main character of this series is Tom Freeman, an American citizen who faced the consequences of zombie invasion outside his homeland. He decides to run back home in the US, where there is still no infection and where he can return to the normal life, away from all this horror. But the truth may not be as promising as Tom wants since the horrific virus is following in his footsteps and the terrifying smell of the decomposed walking corpses invades his nightmares. As the disease progresses, millions of people are slaughtered, and there is barely a chance for salvation. All Tom can do now is to find enough food, supplies and armour, lock himself inside and stay in.

But unfortunately, this doesn’t help. Along with the whole world, the USA has fallen. What makes things even worse is that there are people who try to use the catastrophe opportunistically rather than unite and protect what is left of humanity. And when it looks like there is no light at the end of the tunnel, a glimpse of hope in the form of the vaccine appears on the horizon. But it is only the end of the third book where the reader will be able to find out if the human race will survive or not.

If you are a hardcore fan of zombie films and fiction, then the name of Max Brooks probably is not new to you. His name blew up in the mid-2000s when his best-seller World War Z came out. The book quickly became a classic of the genre. But before he wrote this horror story about the zombie plague, he has actually published a humorous take on the zombie apocalypse in his book with tips called The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead.

The book is divided into 6 parts. The author provides a detailed look at a fictional virus called Solanum that makes the dead people rise up from their graves. He then describes the virus outbreak, the ways it can spread (through bites, scratches, and so on) and how it affects the human body. The writer also states that there are not so many options when it comes to treating the virus (those include amputation of the infected limb and suicide). The reader also gets a detailed overview of the abilities of the living dead, their behaviour, and instincts. Besides, you'll come across a zombie classification and learn the difference between movie zombies, voodoo zombies, and his own living dead.

However, since it is a zombie survival guide book, Brooks gives the info on how to find a reliable safe refuge, efficient fighting techniques, and weapons. The author provides a fictional take on zombie encounters throughout history. The last few pages of the paperback and hardcover books are left blank for your personal notes.