Zom-B Books in Order
Part ofDarren Shan Books in OrderThis page lists the Zom-B books by Darren Shan in order, with quick summaries, series background, and where to start this fast, gory zombie story.
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Zom-B books in publication order
13 books
Zom-B
by Darren Shan
2012
B Smith is already living inside fear and hatred when zombies tear through the world outside. As society falls apart, B has to face the ugliness at home as well as the dead in the street.
Zom-B Angels
by Darren Shan
2013
B is taken in by Dr. Oystein and his sentient zombie Angels, who claim to be fighting for something better. Joining them offers hope, but it also drags B into a darker, larger war.
Zom-B Baby
by Darren Shan
2013
Following strange clues and stranger dreams, B edges closer to the hidden forces behind the apocalypse. The trail leads toward eerie children, unsettling truths, and fresh danger from every side.
Zom-B City
by Darren Shan
2013
Alone in the ruins of London, B stumbles through hunger, pain, and fragments of memory. The city is packed with the dead, but it is the scraps of humanity that may be harder to face.
Zom-B Underground
by Darren Shan
2013
B wakes in a military complex months after the outbreak with patchy memories and no real safety. Scientists, soldiers, and captive zombies all seem to want something, and trust is in short supply.
Zom-B Circus
by Darren Shan
2014
In this short companion story, teacher Cat Ward gets caught in a nightmare trip to the circus as the apocalypse spreads. It is a quick, grim detour through the wider Zom-B world.
Zom-B Clans
by Darren Shan
2014
A rescue mission collides with racist extremists who are just as vicious as the undead. B must weigh loyalty, friendship, and the cost of saving people who may never change.
Zom-B Family
by Darren Shan
2014
As B digs deeper into the plague and the people shaping it, questions of family become personal and dangerous. Blood ties, chosen loyalties, and old wounds all come back into play.
Zom-B Gladiator
by Darren Shan
2014
Captured by ruthless humans, B is forced into savage fights staged for entertainment and power. Escape means surviving both the arena and the people who believe zombies exist only to be used.
Zom-B Mission
by Darren Shan
2014
B leads a group of vulnerable humans out through zombie-infested suburbs on a desperate mission. The dead are dangerous enough, but frightened survivors can be worse.
Zom-B Bride
by Darren Shan
2015
Reunited with the murderous clown Mr. Dowling, B is horrified when he wants a partnership instead of a fight. Using him might help save the world, but the price could be monstrous.
Zom-B Fugitive
by Darren Shan
2015
Everything B thought was solid starts breaking apart after a run of brutal revelations. On the move and low on trust, B has to decide what future is still worth fighting for.
Zom-B Goddess
by Darren Shan
2015
Escaping one trap only lands B in another as the truth behind the zombie virus comes into view. The series ends with betrayals, hard choices, and a final stand that demands real sacrifice.
Zom-B books in chronological order

Zom-B
by Darren Shan
2012Zom-B, Book 1
Zom-B Underground
by Darren Shan
2013Zom-B, Book 2
Zom-B City
by Darren Shan
2013Zom-B, Book 3
Zom-B Angels
by Darren Shan
2013Zom-B, Book 4
Zom-B Baby
by Darren Shan
2013Zom-B, Book 5
Zom-B Gladiator
by Darren Shan
2014Zom-B, Book 6
Zom-B Mission
by Darren Shan
2014Zom-B, Book 7
Zom-B Clans
by Darren Shan
2014Zom-B, Book 8
Zom-B Circus
by Darren Shan
2014Zom-B, Book 9
Zom-B Family
by Darren Shan
2014Zom-B, Book 10
Zom-B Bride
by Darren Shan
2015Zom-B, Book 11
Zom-B Fugitive
by Darren Shan
2015Zom-B, Book 12
Zom-B Goddess
by Darren Shan
2015Zom-B, Book 13
Series background & context
Zom-B starts like a zombie series, but it is really interested in the ugliness people bring with them before the dead even rise. B Smith grows up around racism, anger, and fear, and the first book makes that social rot part of the horror.
Then the apocalypse hits.
What follows is one of Shan's strangest long runs. B does not stay an ordinary survivor for long, and the series ends up being told from the perspective of a thinking zombie trying to work out what kind of person, or creature, to be. That shift gives the books their identity. B can move through ruined London and beyond as both outsider and participant, close enough to the monsters to understand them and still human enough to hate what the world has become.
As the story builds, B gets caught between Dr. Oystein's Angels, Mr. Dowling's savage schemes, human extremists, and the deeper mystery behind the outbreak. Strange babies, an eerie Owl Man, and a chain of revelations keep widening the scope. The books are short, fast, and built on cliffhangers, so they almost read like a television serial in novel form.
Tone-wise, this is gory even by Shan standards, but there is a sharper social edge here too. The series keeps circling questions of prejudice, group identity, cruelty, and whether people can change after doing terrible things. B is prickly, funny, guilty, and hard to pin down, which is exactly why the books work.
If you want a zombie story with more bite than just survival scenes and body counts, Zom-B is the one. It moves quickly, but there is plenty going on under the blood.
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