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This 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.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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Zom-B books in publication order

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13 books

1

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.

2

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

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.

6

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.

7

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.

8

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.

9

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.

10

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.

11

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.

12

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.

13

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

  1. Book cover for "Zom-B"

    Zom-B

    by Darren Shan

    2012Zom-B, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Zom-B Underground"

    Zom-B Underground

    by Darren Shan

    2013Zom-B, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Zom-B City"

    Zom-B City

    by Darren Shan

    2013Zom-B, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Zom-B Angels"

    Zom-B Angels

    by Darren Shan

    2013Zom-B, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Zom-B Baby"

    Zom-B Baby

    by Darren Shan

    2013Zom-B, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Zom-B Gladiator"

    Zom-B Gladiator

    by Darren Shan

    2014Zom-B, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Zom-B Mission"

    Zom-B Mission

    by Darren Shan

    2014Zom-B, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Zom-B Clans"

    Zom-B Clans

    by Darren Shan

    2014Zom-B, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Zom-B Circus"

    Zom-B Circus

    by Darren Shan

    2014Zom-B, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Zom-B Family"

    Zom-B Family

    by Darren Shan

    2014Zom-B, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Zom-B Bride"

    Zom-B Bride

    by Darren Shan

    2015Zom-B, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Zom-B Fugitive"

    Zom-B Fugitive

    by Darren Shan

    2015Zom-B, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Zom-B Goddess"

    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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