Reading Guide

Books in Order

New to JC Mitchell? Here's every zombie apocalypse series in the suggested reading order, so you never start mid-story. Available titles link straight to Amazon.

A British Zombie Apocalypse Series.

The Zombie Fall of Britain

No One Dies Once by JC Mitchell - The Zombie Fall of Britain Book One
Book One

No One Dies Once

The first nine days; the rule is discovered.

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The Roads Are Dead by JC Mitchell - British zombie apocalypse novel
Book Two

The Roads Are Dead

The journey west, collapsing routes, abandoned towns and the search for family.

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No Safe Place by JC Mitchell - The Zombie Fall of Britain Book Three
Book Three

No Safe Place

The idea of sanctuary begins to fail.

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Dead Winter by JC Mitchell - zombie apocalypse survival thriller
Book Four

Dead Winter

Cold slows the dead, but survival becomes harder in other ways.

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When the Dead Freeze – Book Five of The Zombie Fall of Britain by JC Mitchell (zombie apocalypse)
Book Five

When the Dead Freeze

Communities start believing winter may have saved them.

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The Thaw – Book Six of The Zombie Fall of Britain by JC Mitchell (zombie apocalypse)
Book Six

The Thaw

Spring arrives and thousands of frozen dead begin moving again.

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No Safe County – Book Seven of The Zombie Fall of Britain by JC Mitchell (zombie apocalypse)
Book Seven

No Safe County

Britain is breaking into defended local territories.

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The Dead Border – Book Eight of The Zombie Fall of Britain by JC Mitchell (zombie apocalypse)
Book Eight

The Dead Border

Settlements establish borders, checkpoints and exclusion zones.

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Britain Divided – Book Nine of The Zombie Fall of Britain by JC Mitchell (zombie apocalypse)
Book Nine

Britain Divided

Survivor communities become rival states in everything but name.

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The Living War – Book Ten of The Zombie Fall of Britain by JC Mitchell (zombie apocalypse)
Book Ten

The Living War

Humans become at least as dangerous as the dead.

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The Siege – Book Eleven of The Zombie Fall of Britain by JC Mitchell (zombie apocalypse)
Book Eleven

The Siege

One major settlement is surrounded by both the dead and a hostile human force.

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The Last Counties – Book Twelve of The Zombie Fall of Britain by JC Mitchell (zombie apocalypse)
Book Twelve

The Last Counties

The remaining organised territories struggle to hold together.

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Children of the Fall – Book Thirteen of The Zombie Fall of Britain by JC Mitchell (zombie apocalypse)
Book Thirteen

Children of the Fall

A generation is growing up that barely remembers the old Britain.

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Born After – Book Fourteen of The Zombie Fall of Britain by JC Mitchell (zombie apocalypse)
Book Fourteen

Born After

Children born after the outbreak see the dead as normal rather than monstrous.

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The Dead Never Left – Book Fifteen of The Zombie Fall of Britain by JC Mitchell (zombie apocalypse)
Book Fifteen

The Dead Never Left

Years later, humanity has adapted, but the underlying problem has never disappeared.

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Collection

The Zombie Fall of Britain Collection: Books 1–3

Three complete British zombie apocalypse novels collected in one volume.

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A character-driven British post-apocalyptic series about one ordinary family trying to stay together as an outbreak destroys the systems around them.

The Fordsham Chronicles

Outbreak – Book One of The Fordsham Chronicles by JC Mitchell (post-apocalyptic zombie)
Book One

Outbreak

The first days of collapse. When a virulent illness spreads across the UK, the Ashcroft family makes a choice that will define their survival: they leave.

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Sandstone – Book Two of The Fordsham Chronicles by JC Mitchell (post-apocalyptic zombie)
Book Two

Sandstone

They found sanctuary in Harker Quarry, but keeping it may be harder than surviving the road. As food runs low and new arrivals bring conflict, the price of survival rises.

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The Reckoning – Book Three of The Fordsham Chronicles by JC Mitchell (post-apocalyptic zombie)
Book Three

The Reckoning

Inside Conwy's walls, the greatest threat may not be the infected outside. Charlotte must expose what Simon Harker has done before fear turns sanctuary into something darker.

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The Fordsham Chronicles: Outbreak, Sandstone & The Reckoning — post-apocalyptic zombie collection by JC Mitchell
Collection

The Fordsham Chronicles: Outbreak, Sandstone & The Reckoning

The first three Fordsham Chronicles novels collected in one volume.

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A British zombie survival thriller series set on Anglesey — where the only chance of survival is to close the bridges to the mainland and let the sea hold the line.

The Anglesey Dead

Close the Bridges – Book One of The Anglesey Dead by JC Mitchell (British zombie survival thriller)
Book One

Close the Bridges

As the zombie outbreak tears through North Wales, Anglesey has one chance to survive: shut the two bridges to the mainland. But every minute of delay means more desperate survivors — and more infected — heading for the island.

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The Dead Ashore – Book Two of The Anglesey Dead by JC Mitchell (British zombie survival thriller)
Book Two

The Dead Ashore

The bridges are closed, and Anglesey believes the sea will keep the dead away. Then bodies begin washing up on the beaches — and some of them start moving.

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No Safe Water – Book Three of The Anglesey Dead by JC Mitchell (British zombie survival thriller)
Book Three

No Safe Water

Boats are now the island's greatest threat. As survivors arrive from beyond Anglesey, the people left behind must decide who to trust before the coastline becomes impossible to defend.

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The Island Divides – Book Four of The Anglesey Dead by JC Mitchell (British zombie survival thriller)
Book Four

The Island Divides

Food, fuel and control begin tearing Anglesey's communities apart. While the living fight over who should rule the island, the dead continue gathering beyond their defences.

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The Last Crossing – Book Five of The Anglesey Dead by JC Mitchell (British zombie survival thriller)
Book Five

The Last Crossing

Signs of survivors appear across the Menai Strait, forcing Anglesey to consider reopening the route it once fought to seal. One crossing could save lives — or bring the dead back onto the island.

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An American zombie apocalypse survival series — where the interstates are dead, the borders are failing and every crossing carries a risk.

The Zombie Fall of the USA

The Interstates Are Dead by JC Mitchell - The Zombie Fall of the USA Book One - American zombie apocalypse
Book One

The Interstates Are Dead

The outbreak reaches the United States and the interstates — the arteries that once held a continent together — become corridors of death. As cities fall and the roads clog with the abandoned and the infected, survivors learn that the fastest way out is no longer a road at all.

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No Safe Crossing by JC Mitchell - The Zombie Fall of the USA Book Two - American zombie apocalypse
Book Two

No Safe Crossing

The Thousand Islands Bridge is unusable and the St. Lawrence has become both route and barrier. People are crossing by boat, screening points are under pressure, and Rockport and Mallorytown Landing are becoming increasingly important. But the characters are discovering that every crossing — literal or otherwise — carries a risk.

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The Border Is Gone by JC Mitchell - The Zombie Fall of the USA Book Three - American zombie apocalypse
Book Three

The Border Is Gone

By Book Three the distinction between the American and Canadian sides is breaking down as formal control becomes patchy and survivor movement across the St. Lawrence increases. The border may still exist on maps, but practically it is becoming impossible to enforce.

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The Zombie Fall of the USA Books 1-3 The First Trilogy collection by JC Mitchell - American zombie apocalypse
Collection

The Zombie Fall of the USA: Books 1–3 — The First Trilogy

The first three Zombie Fall of the USA novels collected in one volume — The Interstates Are Dead, No Safe Crossing and The Border Is Gone.

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