Newsflesh Short Stories/Novellas books in order

The Newsflesh Short Stories and Novellas expand the zombie-infested world with nine additional stories exploring different characters, locations, and time periods in the post-Rising world.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers 2017 Seanan McGuire N/A
2 Apocalypse Scenario #683: The Box 2011 Seanan McGuire Buy
3 Countdown 2011 Seanan McGuire Buy
4 Fed 2012 Seanan McGuire N/A
5 How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea 2013 Seanan McGuire Buy
6 The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell 2014 Seanan McGuire Buy
7 Please Do Not Taunt the Octopus 2015 Seanan McGuire Buy
8 All the Pretty Little Horses 2017 Seanan McGuire Buy
9 Coming to You Live 2018 Seanan McGuire Buy

The Newsflesh short fiction extends the world of the main trilogy into corners the novels couldn’t reach. Countdown (2011) traces the origins of the Rising itself, making it the most essential supplementary read. How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea (2013) examines how Australia dealt with the zombie threat, while The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell (2014) explores the impact on children and schools.

These nine stories and novellas deepen the Newsflesh world without being required reading, offering different perspectives on the same post-Rising reality that the novels portray through the Mason siblings’ eyes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Newsflesh Short Stories/Novellas series?

There are nine books in the Newsflesh Short Stories/Novellas series, published between 2011 and 2018.

What is the first book in the Newsflesh Short Stories/Novellas series?

The first book in the Newsflesh Short Stories/Novellas series is Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers, published in 2017.

Do you need to read the Newsflesh short stories?

The Newsflesh short stories and novellas are supplementary to the main trilogy. Countdown (2011) provides essential backstory about how the Rising began. Other stories like How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea (2013) explore how different countries handled the zombie outbreak. They enrich the series but aren’t required.

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