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Max Brooks Books in Order

Max Brooks has written 16 books, published between 2003 and 2024. The first book is The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead (2003) and the newest is Tiger Chair (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
2003–2024
Pages on record
1,588 in 8 of 16 books
Reading time
26–40 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,588 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Max Brooks, author

Max Brooks, born May 22, 1972, is an American writer and actor, and the son of actors Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft. Zombie stories run through much of Brooks' writing. Brooks was a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point. The catalogue holds 16 Brooks books from 2003 to 2024, beginning with The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead (2003) and followed by World War Z (2006). The Harlem Hellfighters (2014) and Tiger Chair (2024) are also listed. Subjects include zombies, war, survival skills, humor and comics.

How many Max Brooks books are there?

Max Brooks has 16 books, released between 2003 and 2024. They include 2 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Max Brooks Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Max Brooks books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of World War Z by Max Brooks (2006)
  2. Cover of The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks (2009)
  3. Cover of G.I. Joe: Hearts & Minds by Max Brooks (2010)
  4. Cover of Closure, Limited and Other Zombie Stories by Max Brooks (2011)
  5. Cover of The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks (2014)
  6. Cover of Shadow Walk by Max Brooks (2015)
  7. Cover of Devolution by Max Brooks (2020)
  1. 1
    The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living DeadZombie Survival Guide #12003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  2. 2
    World War Z2006 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006342
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  3. 3
    Zombie Survival Notes Mini Journal2008 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008128
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  4. 4
    The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    G.I. Joe: Hearts & Minds2010 · 140 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010140
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  6. 6
    Closure, Limited and Other Zombie Stories2011 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Zombie Survival Guide Journal2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  8. 8
    The Extinction Parade, Volume 1Extinction Parade #12014 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Harlem Hellfighters2014 · 257 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014257
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Extinction Parade, Volume 2Extinction Parade #22015 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Shadow Walk2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  12. 12
    The IslandMinecraft #12017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Devolution2020 · 289 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020289
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The MountainMinecraft #82021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The VillageMinecraft #182023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  16. 16
    Tiger Chair2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Max Brooks books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Minecraft in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Island
  2. 8. The Mountain
  3. 18. The Village

Extinction Parade in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Extinction Parade, Volume 1
  2. 2. The Extinction Parade, Volume 2

Zombie Survival Guide in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

Standalone books

10 books

10 Max Brooks titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Max Brooks books in order?

You only need to read Max Brooks books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Max Brooks

Start with The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Max Brooks book?

Tiger Chair (2024) is the newest Max Brooks book released so far.

Is there a new Max Brooks book coming?

No next Max Brooks book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Max Brooks

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Max Brooks. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel2021Shortlistedfor Devolution

Max Brooks at a glance

Still publishing
Max Brooks published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Max Brooks books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,588 pages across the 8 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 152 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Max Brooks books, 8 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the Max Brooks books are about

9 of the 16 Max Brooks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 3 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.