With Max Brooks's bestselling World War Z now on the big screen (and starring Brad Pitt, no less), zombies are once again on everyone's mind. If you haven't already read World War Z, now's the time; Brooks's imagining of a world overrun by a zombie virus is incredibly detailed and hard to put down. Told as a series of interviews with those familiar with the zombie war--from witnesses of the first outbreaks in China to Russian soldiers attempting to fight the undead--the novel translates incredibly well to audio, with an all-star cast reading (see our review below).
If reading or listening to World War Z (or seeing it in theaters) has you convinced the zombie apocalypse is upon us, you can prepare. In The Zombie Survival Guide, Brooks offers readers "complete protection from the living dead," discussing everything from zombie psychology, motivators and behavior to the best ways to prepare your home for a long siege.
Want to take a more active approach to dealing with zombies? Joseph McCullough's Zombies: A Hunter's Guide, a slim, illustrated book, gives readers a guide to enemy strengths and motivations, key tactics for recognition and elimination, and an overview of weaponry and battle plans best used in fighting zombies. With historical background on zombie presence in past military conflicts, from the Thirty Years War to World War II, Zombies: A Hunter's Guide is the go-to guide for those wishing to go on the attack in the case of another zombie rising. --Kerry McHugh, blogger at Entomology of a Bookworm