Dead World Series by Joe McKinney

3.88 · 66 ratings
  • Dead City (Dead World #1)
    #1

    Dead City (Dead World #1)

    Joe McKinney

    · 18 ratings · published 2006

    After the Gulf Coast is battered by three tremendous hurricanes, a deadly virus breaks out, turning the infected into mindless, blood-thirsty zombies. Within hours, the plague has spread throughout most of Texas and shows no signs of slowing down.San Antonio police officer Eddie Hudson finds himself in the middle of the outbreak, along with a few other survivors... more

  • Apocalypse of the Dead (Dead World #2)
    #2

    Apocalypse of the Dead (Dead World #2)

    Joe McKinney

    · 18 ratings · published 2010

    Two hellish years. That's how long it's been since the hurricanes flooded the Gulf Coast, & the dead rose up from the ruins. The cities were quarantined; the infected, contained. Any unlucky survivors were left to fend for themselves. One boatload of refugees manages to make it out alive - but one passenger carries the virus.

  • Flesh Eaters (Dead World #3)
    #3

    Flesh Eaters (Dead World #3)

    Joe McKinney

    · 14 ratings · published 2011

    Battered by three devastating hurricanes in a row, the Texas coast is flattened. But for the people of Houston--and soon all of America--the most terrifying events are just beginning. . . They Rise. . . Out of the flooded streets of Houston, they emerge from plague-ridden waters. Dead. Rotting. Hungry. And as human survivors scramble to their rooftops for safety, the zombie hordes circle like sharks. The ultimate killing machines. They Feed. . more

  • The Crossing (Dead World #3.5)
    #3.5

    The Crossing (Dead World #3.5)

    Joe McKinney

    · 2 ratings · published 2011

    A massive wall has been constructed to separate Free America, where life is as normal as it ever was, from the regions of Texas and the Gulf Coast populated by millions of the flesh-eating dead and the hopeless survivors they hunt-the so-called Forgotten. With so much desperate hunger, the equilibrium afforded by the wall can not hold, and there are rumors of a secret passage from the Quarantine Zone into Free America... more

  • Mutated (Dead World #4)
    #4

    Mutated (Dead World #4)

    Joe McKinney

    · 12 ratings · published 2012

    They Outnumber The Living. . .25 to 1. Those are the odds of being struck down--and resurrected--by the savage plague that's sweeping the country, forcing survivors to band together against the dead. They're Growing Stronger. . .Even among the living, there is dissention. A new leader known as the Red Man has risen up and taken charge--and he's nearly as dangerous as the hungry dead. Some, like Bob Richardson and his friends, strike out on their own... more

  • Dead World Resurrection (Dead World #4.5)
    #4.5

    Dead World Resurrection (Dead World #4.5)

    Joe McKinney

    · 2 ratings · published 2014

    A decade ago, if you'd walked into a bookstore looking for a zombie novel, you would have found only two: Brian Keene's The Rising and Joe McKinney's Dead City. Long recognized as one of the driving voices that launched the world's fascination with the living dead, Joe McKinney's Dead World novels have emerged as seminal works in the Horror genre.Now, collected for the first time in Dead World Resurrection, are all of Joe McKinney's zombie short stories... more

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