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ZS-0002Book
Under review
The Zombie Survival GuideComplete Protection from the Living Dead
Max Brooks · 2003
Synopsis Factual description, spoiler free
A deadpan handbook that treats a zombie outbreak as a practical emergency, with advice on equipment, defensible places and travel, followed by invented case histories.
Why it is in the catalog
The entire book is framed around surviving zombies.
Zombie prominence Central: zombies drive the work
Creators and roles
- Max Brooks Author
Identity and bibliographic details
- Record ID
- ZS-0002
- Preferred title
- The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
- Original title
- Same as preferred
- Aliases
- None recorded
- Medium
- Book
- Record level
- Work (simulated survival guide)
- Release status
- Released
- First released
- 2003
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Publisher, studio or host
- Three Rivers Press (first edition, to be confirmed against a library record)
- Identifiers
- Not yet recorded
Editions and formats
Edition records carry the ISBN, so a reprint or bundle never adds to the work count.
| ID | Title | Format | ISBN | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZS-E-0001 | World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide | Audiobook download (two-title bundle) | 9780739343081 | Random House Audio |
Zombie profile
Zombie profile not yet recorded: traits are added only with an evidence locator after review.
Every trait will carry an evidence locator (chapter and edition, episode and timestamp, or game version and encounter). Unknown stays unknown: a blank here is never a "no".
Trait evidence (may contain spoilers)
No trait evidence has been reviewed for this record yet.
Connections
- Same author as World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie WarEditorial comparison
Both by Max Brooks.
Where to find it legitimately
- Penguin Random House listing (audio bundle) Region: United States · last checked 2026-10-10
Sources
- World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks, Penguin Random House. www.penguinrandomhouse.com
Locator: Product page: title, author, imprint, format, ISBN · accessed 2026-10-10
Provenance and maintenance
- Review status
- Under review: Has identity, rationale and a source; awaiting an editor's check.
- Added
- 2026-10-10 by Zombie Scholar editors
- Reviewer
- Not yet assigned
- Revision
- 1 (2026-10-10), first publication
- Merge history
- None
- Identity fields complete
- 83%
Unresolved questions
- Record the first print edition with ISBN from a library catalog.
- Decide how the profile handles a guide that describes its own fictional zombie biology.