I know...it's an acquired taste. Not everyone likes the shambling walking dead. It can be gruesome, sad, and frightening however; it's also wildly entertaining as well, if you're into or looking to get into the genre. A lot of the times, it's not just about the walking dead, it's about the population of people left behind in the stories that make the most entertaining subjects.

Warning: Most of these books depict graphic situations, behavior, and content. If you're not sure you'll like the book, you can always sample a copy online with an e-reader to see if you'll like the book. If so, you can then order a physical copy of the book from any of your favorite bookstores.

Here are a list of Zombie related books that you may enjoy, I know I did:

Author: Rhiannon Frater
^on Facebook and Twitter.

A trilogy tale of 2 women out running, out smarting, and just trying to survive in a Zombie Apocalyptic world.

As The World Dies: The First Days,
As The World Dies: Fighting to Survive
As The World Dies: The Siege

By the same author (Rhiannon Frater)
YA novel: The Living Dead Boy and the Zombie Hunters (NEW as of August 11, 2010)

Author: TW Brown
^ on Facebook and Twitter as "May December Publications".

A tale of a man who keeps a journal of the days surrounding the outbreak of zombies and his fight to survive the onslaught of the invasion.

Zomblog
Zomblog 2 (out later this year)

Author: TW Brown

The zombie virus comes crashing into a mans home in the middle of the night and threatens his very existence. His story of how the world as we know it, falls apart.

Dead: The Ugly Beginning
Dead: (sequel coming next year)

Author: Joe McKinney
Dead City

A cop is on the job when the Zombie virus breaks out. This is the story of his mad dash to get home from the center of disaster to his wife and new baby.

Author: Bryce Beattie

Oasis
(sequel to Oasis out later)

When the color of your skin makes terrified survivors believe you caused the zombie virus outbreak...where do you go? Where can you turn? Who can you trust, even though you are innocent of false misconceptions and fear?

Author: Brian Keene
www.briankeene.com - also is on Twitter

Dead Sea:
When there is no more land to go that is safe, where can you go next to find safety from the mass hordes of Zombies plaguing the land? What lurks beneath the murky darkness of the sea once as we know it starts to die out?

The Rising:
Something odd is happening. As people die, they are coming back as...something else. Jim is trapped. At the end of his rope, hiding out from the zombie attack, he's lost his newly pregnant wife, his ex-wife, and his son from his first marriage. He has no contact with the outside world. Until, his son calls on his low battery cell-phone begging for help. Follow Jim on his journey across states to save his young son from the Zombie possession invasion.

City of the Dead:
The sequel to The Rising. Has Jim made it in time to save his son? Or has everything been for nothing? Will he have the reunion he so desperately has been seeking? With the dead all around, where will his group of survivors go now? What can they do against the rising tide of the dead and unwashed?

Author: Timothy W. Long
The Zombie-Wilson Diaries

A man is stranded on an island after a plane crash only to find that the drop dead beautiful woman passenger on the plane with him made it to the island as well. But...she's not herself anymore. She has eaten something that has made her hunger for human flesh. Follow the non-traditional humorous zombie story chapter by chapter depicted with stick figure drawings and humorous chapter titles as he explains how he has a zombie for a girl friend.

Other notable Zombie stories that have been fun reads:

Mad Swine: The Beginning - Steven Pajak
The Lifeless - Lorne Dixon
After Life - Jaron Lee Knuth
World War Z: An Oral History - Max Brooks

If you know some more Zombie stories worth mentioning-- reply and let me (and everyone else know). Include a synopsis or review :) There are plenty of the stories out there - hopefully some of my list can get you started if you're interested in getting into the genre :)

Good luck and Happy Reading.