Monster Planet (novel)
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Monster Planet is a serial
novel
by David Wellington. It is the third and final novel in the author's Monster series of zombie apocalypse
horror
.
. Sarah, Dekalb's now 20-year-old daughter, fights alongside Ayaan and her squad of female Somali
warriors to defend their last remaining settlements from the encroaching undead forces. Meanwhile, a powerful lich
from Russia
who calls himself "The Tsarevich" leads his army west on an unknown expedition.
The first novel, Monster Island
, takes place in Manhattan
one month after New York City
has been completely overrun by zombies.
The second novel, Monster Nation
, tells the story of the origins of the epidemic and its rapid spread across the United States
.
Serial (literature)
In literature, a serial is a publishing format by which a single large work, most often a work of narrative fiction, is presented in contiguous installments—also known as numbers, parts, or fascicles—either issued as separate publications or appearing in sequential issues of a single periodical...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by David Wellington. It is the third and final novel in the author's Monster series of zombie apocalypse
Zombie apocalypse
A zombie apocalypse is a particular scenario of apocalyptic literature that customarily has a science fiction/horror rationale. In a zombie apocalypse, a widespread rise of zombies hostile to human life engages in a general assault on civilization....
horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
.
Plot introduction
Monster Planet takes place twelve years after the events in Monster IslandMonster Island (novel)
"Zombie Island" redirects here. For the Scooby Doo movie, see Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island.Monster Island is a novel of the zombie apocalypse horror sub-genre by David Wellington, published in serial online in August, 2004 and in print in April, 2006....
. Sarah, Dekalb's now 20-year-old daughter, fights alongside Ayaan and her squad of female Somali
Somali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
warriors to defend their last remaining settlements from the encroaching undead forces. Meanwhile, a powerful lich
Lich
In modern fantasy fiction, a lich is a type of undead creature. Often such a creature is the result of a transformation, as a powerful magician or king striving for eternal life uses spells or rituals to bind his intellect to his animated corpse and thereby achieve a form of immortality...
from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
who calls himself "The Tsarevich" leads his army west on an unknown expedition.
About the trilogy
Monster Planet is the third novel in David Wellington's Monster trilogy.The first novel, Monster Island
Monster Island (novel)
"Zombie Island" redirects here. For the Scooby Doo movie, see Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island.Monster Island is a novel of the zombie apocalypse horror sub-genre by David Wellington, published in serial online in August, 2004 and in print in April, 2006....
, takes place in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
one month after New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
has been completely overrun by zombies.
The second novel, Monster Nation
Monster Nation (novel)
Monster Nation is a serial novel by David Wellington. It concerns the opening days of a zombie apocalypse and the end of the world.The novel was originally serialized online. It is a prequel to Monster Island.-Plot:...
, tells the story of the origins of the epidemic and its rapid spread across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.