The World is Dead is a set of zombie stories on life after a zombie plague has destroyed the world. The most interesting thing about the book is that it gives the reader with different phases of existing in a world with zombies. Kim Paffenroth edited the book and divides the book into four parts: work, family, love, and life. The World is Dead includes a good variety of stories from extremely talented authors.

One thing to keep in mind regarding the book is that while there are some chilling stories, there are a few that are in fact very emotional such as ‘December Warming’ by William Bolden. The book gives a full satisfaction for fans of the zombie concept and not for those looking for zombie gore. The book, The World is Dead is one of the well-built zombie anthologies that have come into sight recently and can be definitely added to your library collection.