World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War

World War Z

We survived the end of the world, but survival came at a terrible cost. The living dead swept across the globe like wildfire, and though humanity ultimately prevailed, the scars—both physical and emotional—run deep. World War Z captures the raw, unfiltered voices of those who witnessed the horror firsthand, weaving a harrowing tapestry of fear, bravery, and unimaginable loss.

The Zombie War nearly brought about the extinction of our species. Max Brooks, driven by the need to preserve the truth before it faded into myth, traveled to the farthest corners of a shattered world—from abandoned mega-cities and crumbling strongholds to the most remote wildernesses—to collect the testimonies of those who faced the unimaginable. Their stories, recorded in vivid, haunting detail, reveal not only the monstrousness of the undead but the indomitable will of the human spirit in its darkest hours. World War Z stands as the definitive record of the plague years—a chilling reminder of the fragility of civilization and the fierce tenacity of hope.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING BRAD PITT

“Chilling, relentless, and impossible to put down.”—The New York Times Book Review

“A horror epic unlike any other. Vivid, gut-wrenching, and terrifyingly plausible.”—Los Angeles Times

“Frightening and fascinating. A new classic of apocalyptic fiction.”—USA Today

“A brilliantly conceived and intensely realistic saga. This isn’t just a zombie novel—it’s a study of survival, politics, and human nature.”—Time Magazine

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

“Will spook you for real.”—The New York Times Book Review
 
“Possesses more creativity and zip than entire crates of other new fiction titles. Think Mad Max meets The Hot Zone. . . . It’s Apocalypse Now, pandemic-style. Creepy but fascinating.”—USA Today
 
“Will grab you as tightly as a dead man’s fist. A.”—Entertainment Weekly, EW Pick 
 
“Probably the most topical and literate scare since Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds radio broadcast . . . This is action-packed social-political satire with a global view.”—Dallas Morning News