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World War ZAn Oral History of the Zombie War
Max Brooks · 2006
Synopsis Factual description, spoiler free
Presented as interviews gathered after a worldwide war against the dead, the book moves between countries and voices to piece together how the outbreak spread, how governments and ordinary people answered it, and what recovery cost.
Why it is in the catalog
Zombies drive the whole narrative: the book is built around the outbreak and its aftermath.
Zombie prominence Central: zombies drive the work
Creators and roles
- Max Brooks Author
Identity and bibliographic details
- Record ID
- ZS-0001
- Preferred title
- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
- Original title
- Same as preferred
- Aliases
- WWZ
- Medium
- Book
- Record level
- Work (novel)
- Release status
- Released
- First released
- 2006
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Publisher, studio or host
- Crown Publishers (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
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Trait evidence (may contain spoilers)
No trait evidence has been reviewed for this record yet.
Connections
- Same author as The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living DeadEditorial comparison
Both by Max Brooks. Whether they share a continuity is an open question for review, not an assumption.
- Has film adaptation not yet cataloguedDocumented link
World War Z (2013 film) is not yet catalogued. A shared title is not a shared work: the film's zombie rules will get their own profile.
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.
- Add the zombie profile with chapter-level evidence locators.
- Create the 2013 film as its own work and link it as an adaptation.