World War Z

An Oral History of the Zombie War

Hardcover, 342 pages

English language

Published Sept. 12, 2006 by Crown.

ISBN:
9780307346605
OCLC Number:
65340967
ASIN:
0307346609

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5 stars (1 review)

An account of the decade-long conflict between humankind and hordes of the predatory undead is told from the perspective of dozens of survivors who describe in their own words the epic human battle for survival.

Ranging from the now infamous village of New Dachang in the United Federation of China, where the epidemiological trail began with the twelve-year-old Patient Zero, to the unnamed northern forests where untold numbers sought a terrible and temporary refuge in the cold, to the United States of Southern Africa, where the Redeker Plan provided hope for humanity at an unspeakable price, to the west-of-the-Rockies redoubt where the North American tide finally started to turn, this invaluable chronicle reflects the full scope and duration of the Zombie War.

34 editions

Wow. Nothing like the movie and an intensely gripping read.

5 stars

This book tells the fictional story of the Zombie War in what looks like first hand accounts with interview questions, footnotes and information about the setting. Despite this unique structure it was a real page turner that I could barely put down once I started reading. It paints a very smart picture of the choices, desparation and outcomes such a scenario would produce. And: It has nothing to do with the movie. In fact, I was surprised how different the book was.

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Science Fiction
  • Zombies
  • Post Apocalyptic
  • War