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 * Author:** Mira Grant
 * Title:** Feed
 * Number of Pages:** 574
 * Geographical Setting:** United States
 * Time Period:** 2039
 * Series:** Newsflesh Trilogy
 * Plot Summary:** Shaun and Georgia Mason grew up after the zombie rising of 2014. The siblings cover the 2039 US presidential primary as journalists attached to one of the candidates. A number of zombie attacks affect their candidate, and the Masons try to discover just why that’s the case.
 * Subject Headings:** zombies, horror, politics, journalism, blogging, viruses, science fiction, conspiracies
 * Appeal:** fast-paced, detailed worldbuilding, dark, suspenseful
 * Similar Authors:** Amelia Beamer, John Farris, Madeline Roux


 * Author:** Adam Levin
 * Title:** The Instructions
 * Brief Summary:** A complex, highly detailed account of the fictional Gurionic War, from the perspective of middle school student and possible messiah Gurion ben’Judah Maccabee. Alternates between the story’s present – 2006 Chicago – and email exchanges, papers, and anecdotes from both past and future.