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ⓘ About Mark Tufo
Mark Tufo is a renowned American writer of horror, young adult, science fiction, post-apocalyptic, and zombie fiction novels. He is best known as the creator and writer of the Zombie Fallout book series, featuring the lead character Mike Talbot. The other popular novel series penned by author Tufo include the Indian Hill series, Lycan Fallout series, The Book of Riley series, and A Shrouded World series. Tufo was born and brought up in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States. He studied at the UMASS Amherst college and earned a bachelor’s degree in arts. Following this graduation, Tufo joined the United States Marine Corp. During his career in the Marine Corp, Tufo was stationed at Twenty Nine Palms, California; Kaneohe Bay, Hawaiian Islands; and Parris Island, South Carolina.
All Book Series by Mark Tufo
Geraint Wyn: Zombie Killer
Book 5 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Gary Slaymaker
Year of the Zombie
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2018 Anthology · David Moody
The Depths Unleashed, Book 2
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Mark Tufo?
Mark Tufo is a renowned American writer of horror, young adult, science fiction, post-apocalyptic, and zombie fiction novels. He is best known as the creator and writer of the Zombie Fallout book series, featuring the lead character Mike Talbot. The other popular novel series penned by author Tufo include the Indian Hill series, Lycan Fallout series, The Book of Riley series, and A Shrouded World series.
Which Mark Tufo series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Indian Hill series, the earliest of Mark Tufo's multi-book series: it opens with Encounters (2009) and runs to 7 books across 2009–2018, ending with Defeat's Victory (2018). Mark Tufo's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Mark Tufo written?
Mark Tufo has 108 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2009 and 2026. 95 of them belong to 16 named series — the largest being the Zombie Fallout series with 27 books — and 13 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Mark Tufo's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Mark Tufo's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Indian Hill (2009–2018, 7 books), Indian Hill YA (2009, 1 book) and Zombie Fallout (2010–2025, 27 books), plus 13 more.
How are Mark Tufo's books organised into series?
This guide splits Mark Tufo's 108 books into 16 named series and 13 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Zombie Fallout (27 books, 2010–2025); Year of the Zombie (13 books, 2015–2018); Shrouded World (8 books, 2014–2020); Indian Hill (7 books, 2009–2018); Lycan Fallout (7 books, 2013–2023), plus 11 further series.