Newsflesh books in order

The Newsflesh series by Seanan McGuire (writing as Mira Grant) reimagines zombie fiction through the lens of journalism and blogging in a post-Rising America across five novels.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Feed 2010 Seanan McGuire Buy
2 Deadline 2011 Seanan McGuire Buy
3 Blackout 2012 Seanan McGuire Buy
4 San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats 2012 Seanan McGuire Buy
5 Feedback 2016 Seanan McGuire Buy

The Newsflesh series, published under the Mira Grant pen name, earned Seanan McGuire a Hugo nomination with Feed (2010). Set 25 years after the zombie Rising, the world has adapted — zombie outbreaks are contained but constant, and bloggers have replaced traditional media as trusted news sources. Georgia and Shaun Mason are blogging siblings covering a presidential campaign when they uncover a conspiracy that threatens everything.

Deadline and Blackout completed the original trilogy, while Feedback (2016) retold the events from a different group of bloggers’ perspective. The series is less about zombie horror than about how societies respond to existential threats — specifically, how fear of infection reshapes politics, media, and personal freedom.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Newsflesh series?

There are five books in the Newsflesh series, published between 2010 and 2016.

What is the first book in the Newsflesh series?

The first book in the Newsflesh series is Feed, published in 2010.

What is the Newsflesh series about?

The Newsflesh trilogy — Feed (2010), Deadline (2011), and Blackout (2012) — follows bloggers Georgia and Shaun Mason covering a presidential campaign in a world where zombie outbreaks are a managed fact of life. Feedback (2016) is a parallel novel telling the same events from different characters’ perspectives. The series examines media, truth, and government in a world shaped by fear.

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