Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enemy | 2009 | Charlie Higson | N/A |
| 2 | The Dead | 2010 | Charlie Higson | Buy |
| 3 | The Fear | 2011 | Charlie Higson | Buy |
| 4 | Geeks vs. Zombies | 2012 | Charlie Higson | Buy |
| 5 | The Sacrifice | 2012 | Charlie Higson | Buy |
| 6 | The Fallen | 2013 | Charlie Higson | Buy |
| 7 | The Hunted | 2014 | Charlie Higson | Buy |
| 8 | The Enemy | 2009 | Charlie Higson | Buy |
| 9 | The End | 2015 | Charlie Higson | Buy |
Everyone over fourteen is sick. A mysterious disease has swept through London, turning adults into shambling, flesh-eating creatures. The children who remain have split into groups, each claiming a London landmark as their base. Charlie Higson’s The Enemy (2009) drops readers into this world without much preamble and lets the violence speak for itself.
The series follows multiple groups of children across London as they try to organize, find food, and avoid being eaten. Higson rotates between storylines, which means no character is safe. Major characters die without warning, sometimes mid-chapter. The body count is high for a YA series, and Higson uses it to maintain genuine tension. You can’t assume anyone will make it to the next book.
Each book shifts perspective to a different group or location, gradually building a map of post-apocalyptic London. The series ran for seven main books plus supplementary material from 2009 to 2015. Higson planned the structure from the start, and the final volume ties the various storylines together.