Autumn

Autumn Series, Book 1

By: David Moody

Narrated by: Aubrey Parsons

The first book in David Moody's epic Autumn zombie series - available in audio for the first time. Contains bonus short stories not included in the original release.

In less than twenty-four hours a vicious viral epidemic destroys virtually all of the population. Billions are killed. There are no symptoms and no warnings; within moments of infection each victim suffers a violent and agonising death. Only a handful of survivors remain.

And then, animated by "phase two" of the contagion, the dead begin to rise.

At first slow, blind, dumb and lumbering, the bodies soon regain their most basic senses and abilities... sight, hearing, locomotion... As well as the instinct toward aggression and violence.

Held back only by the restraints of their rapidly decomposing flesh, the dead have only one single goal - to destroy the sole remaining attraction in the silent, lifeless world: those who have survived.

Without ever using the 'Z' word, Autumn offers a new perspective on the traditional zombie story. There's no flesh eating, no fast-moving corpses, no gore for gore's sake. Combining the atmosphere and tone of George Romero's classic living dead films with the attitude and awareness of 28 Days (and Years) later, this horrifying novel is filled with relentless cold, dark fear.

©2010 David Moody (P)2025 David Moody

Critic reviews

"The best survival horror since Richard Matheson's I am Legend" —Wayne Simmons, author of Flu and Plastic Jesus

"With Autumn, David Moody paints a picture of a marvellously bleak dystopian future where the world belongs to the hungry dead. It's the creepy start to a compelling series." Jonathan Maberry, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Patient Zero

"Autumn is genuinely creepy, an atmospheric study of what happens when the dead come back - and what we have to do just to survive." David Wellington, author of Monster Island

Excellent read

I've wanted to read Autumn for years but have never got the chance so I am so happy to see it as an audiobook now!!
Autumn is absolutely fantastic! It had me on the edge of my seat wondering what will happen next. Very strong, relatable characters. It is very easy to picture yourself right in the story with them. A different style of "zombie" compared to typical American styles. It was quite refreshing. I would definitely recommend to everyone. I look forward to the next book in the series!

I love all the Autumn Books

I have all the Autumn Series books but have no time to read anymore. listening to them is the next best thing. the narrator is great. I would love to see the rest of the original Autumn Series in Audiobook. I'm assuming they are coming since Autumn only just became available. the London Series of Autumn was great but I do prefer this series.

Moody Everyday People Survival

A methodically paced claustophobia thrilled. Autumn has go for broke annihilation from the start without a lot of teasing to it's premise. The story here is one of relatable (sometimes obnoxious) everyday people - It has characters sometimes making questionable decisions but in a resonant way that challengs us to look at adaptation and struggle to forego the modern life we are familiar with. Narrtor Audry Parsons is a legend who elevates anything he reads with a classy British style.

different approach to the zombie apocalypse

loved it, you won't regret this one. The voice and the story were amazing

Autumn, by David Moody

Does the world need more zombie novels? If the author is bringing something new and unexpected to the table, I say yes, and David Moody’s AUTUMN does just that.

When 99% of the world’s population suddenly drops dead of an unknown disease, a small handful of survivors gather in a community center before three of them, Michael, Carl, and Emma, decide to head out and try to build a life in what’s left of the world.

The three stumble upon an isolated farmhouse where, hopefully, they can live out the rest of their lives in peace, away from the dead, who have recently begun to get up and move about. You know what all those other zombie novels fail to mention, the thing that really makes Moody’s novel sing? The silence. And it’s when Michael and the others begin the process of living day to day, the noise of their activity begins to draw the dead closer and closer.

Moody’s got a brilliant idea with this novel, the first in a series I’m going to be diving more into very soon, and he’s definitely brought some new ideas to a very very tired old genre.

The audiobook, read by professional narrator Aubrey Parsons, was a moody, engaging listen, driven by Parsons’ warm voice and his ability to give each character their own personality.

Summer may be my favorite season, but Autumn is my new favorite zombie novel and I’m eager to see what happens next.