World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2006) Max Brooks (Author)
Max Brooks, son of Mel Brooks and author of The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead, presents this series of survivor accounts of the zombie war that came very close to destroying humankind. He traces it from Patient Zero in a remote village in China, through the Great Panic, to the end of the zombie crisis. Brooks juxtaposes inefficient and often self-serving public responses to the crises with heroic actions of ordinary survivors. The combination of first-person interviews, the documentary feel, the near-future setting, and the portrayal of human nature give an element of startling realism to the story.
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Bob Archer, Government Official, Breckenridge Scott, Scientist, Xolelwa Azania, Writer
GENRE :
Horror stories
SUB GENRE :
Reanimated Dead
SETTING(S) :
Langley, Virginia, Antarctica, Memphis, Tennessee, Atlantic States, East, Middle Atlantic, North America, South, Southeast, United States, Vostok Station
SUBJECT :
Disasters, Diseases, Horror, Plague, Supernatural, Survival, Wars
TIME PERIOD :
21st century AD
BEST SELLERS LIST
Los Angeles Times Book Review (Southern California): Hardcover Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 3
First Appearance: 10/1/2006
Last Appearance: 1/14/2007
Highest Position Achieved: 8
New York Times Bestseller List: Hardcover Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 3
First Appearance: 10/1/2006
Last Appearance: 10/15/2006
Highest Position Achieved: 10
Publishers Weekly Hardcover Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 4
First Appearance: 9/25/2006
Last Appearance: 10/16/2006
Highest Position Achieved: 9
Wall Street Journal Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 4
First Appearance: 9/22/2006
Last Appearance: 10/13/2006
Highest Position Achieved: 6
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300137183
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2010
SOURCE CITATION : "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War." 2010. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 2 Sep 2010 <http://books.wiseto.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>
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