Year of the Zombie books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Year of the Zombie series?"

"There are thirteen books in the Year of the Zombie series, published between 2015 and 2018."

Q: "What is the first book in the Year of the Zombie series?"

"The first book in the Year of the Zombie series is Killchain, published in 2015."

Q: "Is Year of the Zombie a single story or separate novellas?"

"Year of the Zombie is a series of separate novellas, each telling its own self-contained zombie horror story. The books were published across 2015 and 2016 and feature different characters, settings, and approaches to the zombie subgenre. The final 2018 entry, also titled Year of the Zombie, collects or concludes the series. You can read individual entries independently, though reading them in order gives a fuller picture of the project."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Killchain	2015	Matt Shaw	Buy
2	The Plague Winter	2016	Matt Shaw	Buy
3	The Yacht	2016	Matt Shaw	Buy
4	Z-Hunt	2016	Matt Shaw	Buy
5	Geraint Wyn: Zombie Killer	2016	Matt Shaw	Buy
6	Little Monster	2016	Matt Shaw	Buy
7	Ride the Serpentine	2016	Matt Shaw	Buy
8	Scratch	2016	Matt Shaw	Buy
9	1975	2016	Matt Shaw	N/A
10	Nock	2016	Matt Shaw	Buy
11	One of Them	2016	Matt Shaw	Buy
12	Last Christmas	2016	Matt Shaw	Buy
13	Year of the Zombie	2018	Matt Shaw	Buy

Year of the Zombie was an ambitious publishing project: thirteen zombie horror novellas released across 2015 and 2016, each one a standalone story set in a world overrun by the undead. The series brought together Matt Shaw and other writers in the extreme and dark horror community, with each novella taking a different angle on what a zombie apocalypse actually looks like for the people living through it. Killchain (2015) opened the project, and the 2016 entries came in rapid succession through the year.

The individual titles reflect the variety of approaches the contributors brought to the project. The Plague Winter deals with the practical horror of a zombie apocalypse in cold conditions. The Yacht isolates its characters at sea. Z-Hunt takes the premise in a more action-oriented direction. Geraint Wyn: Zombie Killer leans into genre heroics, while Little Monster focuses on a younger perspective. Ride the Serpentine and Nock both have strong survival-thriller elements. Last Christmas deploys the zombie apocalypse against a seasonal backdrop for maximum tonal contrast.

The 2018 entry, Year of the Zombie, serves as a capstone to the series, drawing together the threads of the earlier novellas into a concluding volume. Readers who enjoy zombie horror in the extreme fiction tradition will find the series a rewarding project, though the availability of individual entries varies. Killchain is the recommended starting point for the reading order above.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Year of the Zombie series?

There are thirteen books in the Year of the Zombie series, published between 2015 and 2018.

What is the first book in the Year of the Zombie series?

The first book in the Year of the Zombie series is Killchain, published in 2015.

Is Year of the Zombie a single story or separate novellas?

Year of the Zombie is a series of separate novellas, each telling its own self-contained zombie horror story. The books were published across 2015 and 2016 and feature different characters, settings, and approaches to the zombie subgenre. The final 2018 entry, also titled Year of the Zombie, collects or concludes the series. You can read individual entries independently, though reading them in order gives a fuller picture of the project.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order