I suppose this the right forum for this.

Anyhow, I recently read World War Z  and The Zombie Survial Guide by Max Brooks and loved them. I was wondering if anyone knew any good books that dealt with zombies or maybe even in viral outbreaks. Thanks in advance!

I too love zombies...

umm... you know what I mean.

There are many zombie books out there, but sadly few are any good.  Alot of the new zombie fiction has started out as internet blogs in a serial format.  One of my favorites is J. L. Bourne's Day By Day Armageddon (I'm Mr.Ploppy over at his forums).  David Wellington's Monster Island Trilogy is pretty good (If you don't mind a slightly supernatural twist to your zombie tale).  David Moody's Autumn series is very good (you can download his first Autumn book in several formats for free).  if you can't handle reading books on your computer screen; all of these blogs have been published into paperback format. 

also try...

The Rising by Brian Keene (Good, but too supernatural for my tastes)

Reign of the Dead by Len Barnhart (OK, if you can handle a few typos and bad editting)

Deathbringer by Bryan Smith (just OK.  Again too supernatural for me.)

The Dead Shall Inherit the Earth by Vince Churchill (I haven't read this one, but it's set in space in the future... cool idea eh?)

Cell by Stephen King (not zombies, but more like "28 days later" infected)

That's all I have time for right now, but that should get you started.

Awesome, thanks for the reply, MrPloppy. Day By Day Armageddon  and Monster Island Trilogy  both sound awesome, so I'll probably be picking those up soon.

I just posted a zombie books, it is called city of the dead kind of reminded me of dawn of the dead stuff

 I would highly recommend:

Skimming the Gumbo Nuclear, by M. F. Korn

Blood Crazy, by Simon Clark

Rising, and its sequel City of the Dead,  by Brian Keene

While I didn't enjoy Xombies, plenty of others have:

Xombies, by Walter Greatshell

I second the recommendation for the Rising -- it's a good book.

Thanks Gashlycrumb for recommending Blood Crazy.  I just ordered and can't wait to read it.

The Judas Strain by James Rollins. I don't like his style, but  lots of people loved this book. My review:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/discussionboard/discussion.html/ref=cm_rdp_st_rd/102-2492721-6868919?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0060763892&store=yourstore&cdThread=Tx3AD2RBFPUHQN3&reviewID=R2L3DW0LPAJ67Q&displayType=ReviewDetail#wasThisHelpful

"While I didn't enjoy Xombies, plenty of others have:

Xombies, by Walter Greatshell"

I'll second that.  I didn't care for it at all. 

***--"XOMBIES" SPOILER WARNING--***

The only part I liked was the cruise ship bit.  An original idea ruined by having the sole survivors of the ship being a Beatles cover band from Pakistan (or was it India?).  Come on! 

I think I read somewhere that someone is writing a Z-PAW (Zombie - Post Apocalyptic World) book set entirely on a cruise ship.

Mr. Ploppy:
"I'll second that.  I didn't care for it at all."

Oh, good...I'm glad I'm not the only one.  The submarine scenes were incredibly boring and Mr. Cowper's New England accent was irritating.  I read the first 100 or so pages and gave up. 

Diane, please let us know how you liked Blood Crazy.  I found it to be a very fun, fast-paced read with some very memorable scenes.  The cover is great too!

I also wasn't a fan of Xombies. It just didn't seem fast paced enough for me. Loved Brian Keene's books of course! I will post my list of Zombie books for you guys..

1. Aftermath of the Dead – Gregory Smith
2. Apocalypse End: Reign of the Dead – Len Barnhart
3. Autumn – David Moody
4. Autumn: Purification – David Moody
5. Autumn: The City – David Moody
6. Autumn: The Human Condition – David Moody
7. Book of the Dead – John Skipp
8. Book of the Dead 2: Still Dead – John Skipp
9. Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema – Jamie Russell
10. Cell – Stephen King
11. City of the Dead (sequel to The Rising) – Brian Keene
12. Cobble – Eric S. Brown, Susan Brydenbaugh
13. Dark Days  - Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith
14. Day By Day Armageddon – J. L. Bourne
15. Dead City Joe McKinney
16. Dead Sea – Brian Keene
17. Deadfellas – David Whitman
18. Deadlands – Scott A. Johnson
19. Deadly Errors – Allen Wyler
20. Death Bringer – Bryan Smith
21. Down the Road: A Zombie Horror Story – Bowie Ibarra
22. Electric Jesus Corpse – Carleton Mellick III
23. Every Sigh, The End: A Novel About Zombies – Jason S. Hornsby
24. Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero’s Visions of Hell on Earth – Kim Paffenroth
25. Jesus Freaks – Andre Duza
26. Legion of the Dead – Geoffrey Caine
27. Long Horn, Big Shaggy – Steve Vernon
28. Madmen’s Dreams – Eric S Brown, D. Richard Pearce
29. Midsummer – Matthew J. Costello
30. Mondo Zombie – various
31. Monster Island: A Zombie Novel (available to read free online)– David Wellington
32. Monster Nation: A Zombie Novel (available to read free online) – David Wellington
33. Monster Planet: A Zombie Novel (available to read free online) – David Wellington
34. One Rainy Night – Richard Laymon
35. Reign of the Dead – Len Barnhart
36. Remains – Steve Niles, Kieron Dwyer
37. Rise and Walk – Gregory Solis
38. Risen – J. Knight
39. Still Dead – John Skipp
40. The Book of All Flesh – James Lowder
41. The Book of Final Flesh ( All Flesh Must Be Eaten) – James Lowder
42. The Book of More Flesh – James Lowder
43. The Dead – Mark E. Rogers
44. The Dead Shall Inherit the Earth – Vince Churchill
45. The Mammoth Book of Zombies – Stephen Jones
46. The Rising – Brian Keene
47. The Steel Breakfast Era – Carlton Mellick III
48. The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror – Christopher Moore
49. The Ultimate Zombie – Byron Preiss
50. The Undead: Zombie Anthology – Brian Keene
51. The Walking Dead series – Robert Kirkman
52. The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead – Max Brooks
53. Twilight of the Dead – Travis Adkins
54. Wet Work – Philip Nutman
55. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War – Max Brooks
56. Xombies – Walter Greatshell
57. Zombie Jam – David J. Schow
58. Zombie Jamboree – Robert Merkin
59. Zombie! – Peter Tremayne
60. Zombies in my Hometown – Gary Wedlund

Have you read all of these, Stacy?  Which would you recommend?

Just picked up Brian Keene's "Dead Sea".  He's an automatic buy for me.

You may also Like, I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson. It's a vampire virus, but it feels like a zombie apocalpse with fangs. It was written in the 1950's so it is one of those stories that set the foundation that the new stories are built on.