Zombies done so well you’ll be looking for a shotgun

Looking for some light summer reading?  What could be better than the story of hardsuit divers fighting zombies at the bottom of the ocean.  Or perhaps the tale of the astronauts that were on the ISS when zombies attacked, and spent years up there waiting to return to earth.  Maybe the experiences of an American infantryman, from being overrun by the undead horde at Yonkers, to finally pushing east from the Rockies to retake the United States?  If any of those sound interesting, I’d recommend picking up a copy of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, by Max Brooks.

World War Z is one of my favorite reads, and I read a lot of books.  Max Brooks is the son of comedian Mel Brooks, and author of both The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead, and The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks.  The book is written as a collection of personal accounts from survivors, as collected by a UN investigator after the events of the Zombie War.  The various stories range from harrowing to heartbreaking, and Brooks does an excellent job of bringing characters to life.

If you don’t have time to read, you are in luck, as there is an excellent audiobook available as well.  Read by an all-star cast including Alan Alda, and Mark Hamill it is almost worth a listen even if you’ve read the book.

Concept image for World War Z movie

World War Z is also headed to the silver screen, courtesy of Paramount and Plan B Entertainment.  There is no information on the release of the film yet, but it is categorized as “in development” on IMDb.