Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unleashed | 2021 | Scott Medbury | Buy |
| 2 | Alpha Pack | 2021 | Scott Medbury | Buy |
| 3 | Foxhole | 2023 | Scott Medbury | Buy |
| 4 | Pack Hunt | 2023 | Scott Medbury | Buy |
The Rabid States series by Scott Medbury takes a different approach to the post-apocalyptic genre. Instead of a virus targeting humans, a mutated strain of rabies — dubbed “Rabies 2.0” — tears through America’s dog population. With over ninety million domestic dogs and millions more feral animals, the infected creatures mutate into oversized, cunning predators far more dangerous than any normal animal.
Captain Crowley leads a military team into towns that have been overrun by the packs, tasked with rescuing trapped civilians. What they find is worse than expected: these creatures hunt in coordinated groups, learn from their encounters with humans, and are more ruthless than any enemy Crowley has faced. The series builds from initial containment efforts into a full-scale survival scenario as the infection spreads beyond control.
The four books move at a fast pace, with Medbury applying the same survival-under-pressure formula that drives his other work to a premise that trades viral apocalypse for animal horror.