Rotting Earth: Fall of Nations

by John Kimberly

Rotting Earth tells the story of how different nations around the world faced the first day of the zombie apocalypse.

If you loved World War Z, The Last of Us, or 28 Days Later, this is your next zombie story.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A terrifying and hauntingly realistic look at the end of civilization.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “One of the most gripping apocalyptic novels in years.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A haunting, cinematic masterpiece. This needs to be adapted into a movie.”

A brutal, unflinching account of global collapse, Rotting Earth takes you deep into the chaos, where soldiers fought hopeless battles, world leaders made impossible choices, and ordinary people faced horrors beyond imagination. The dead did not rest. And there was no one left to stop them.

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Genres: Zombies, Fiction

431 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 30, 2025

Reviews

[Caterina Ioana · Rating 1 out of 5]

AI illustrations, possibly written by AI as well. Go support some actual creators.

[Gemma Arnold · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ow dear :(
Never have i read a book with no dialogue or main characters or a story line really .
At first this book was straight into it with the fall of NYC however what i didn’t realise that every other chapter would be the same thing just a different city .
Very very repetitive………….
Not my thing im afraid.
Still on the hunt for a zombie book .

[Joel Cook · Rating 2 out of 5]

very repetitive for the majority of the book, finally got interesting in the end of the book but it seems like its written by bad AI

[Raisa Khan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’ll admit the concept was interesting but the actual execution of the book was batshit insane. It clearly been written by Ai and it felt very repetitive especially the chapters about the fall of Korea (South & North) and the fall of New York & California.

Wouldn’t recommend this book.

[☽ Mél · Rating 1 out of 5]

J’ai connu ce livre via le compte tiktok de l’auteur.
Le concept avait l’air chouette.
Mais en commençant à lire, je me fais la remarque : combien de fois on peut décrire des morsures avec "wet, crunching noise"?
Bref, passé la partie 1, je vais voir les avis, qui me confirment que c’est "juste" de l’IA.
On est vraiment en enfer.

[Kaye Garcia · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a fake. This “book” is such an insult to both real writers and genuine readers. Don’t waste your time reading this AI generated “book”. Even the 5-star reviewers are fakes. From bots and from newly created private accounts.

[bill bob · Rating 2 out of 5]

Repetitive asf and the ai use is crazy but it was a cool concept ig

[Markakaraci Alakakaci · Rating 2 out of 5]

Repetetive af, Also Ai art un dažos brīžos likas ka Ai teksts, diezgan meh un shitty overall, bet bija brīži kad bija Cool

[Marieclaire Freeman · Rating 1 out of 5]

So much potential… until the same thing happened in every chapter

[Gabriel Felix · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven’t been this hooked on a horror book in years. It’s raw, fast-paced, and brutal. It doesn’t waste time. From the first page, you’re already inside the fall.

[Caitlyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Worst book I’ve ever read! It’s clearly written with AI and extremely repetitive with little to no description of characters/plot ideas and, honestly, a lack of proper world building. It had the potential to be an interesting and unique novel, but the AI writing completely missed the mark.

[Natalie Hunter · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5.

[Beau Branch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read. Not typically my type of zombie apocalypse book but can respect the concept. Got pretty repetitive pretty quickly but that’s kind of the idea. No main characters so more of a documentary style of book.

[Cotarca Bogdan · Rating 2 out of 5]

The idea was excellent, that's why I even bought this book in the first place, seeing how different countries would fall to the zombie apocalypse. But the exection was straight up shit, ai generated shit. It couldn't be more obvious that the whole book was written by ai. It is so repetitive that I almost skipped 5 chapters, it repeats the same 4 fucking phrases for everything. It literally used the same word 10 times in 3 pages. And don't even get me started on the explanation of how the infected got inside a country, like you can have the most fortified and well protected country where not even world war z zombies can enter but without any explantion the book will just say ,,but the infected were already inside". This is a prime example of why some people shouldn't write books. And man I was hoping for a good book.

[Kieran Stott · Rating 1 out of 5]

I only read the sample but there's no story or substance here which is a shame because there are characters present but we never spend any real amount of time with them and going by the sample it's all very generic zombie shenanigans. It's incredibly repetitive. Take a shot every time you see a sentence that starts with the word then. You'll be catatonic before chapter 2.

It's also definitely A.I generated. And while I have no issue with that personally, it's the lazy man's approach to writing.

[Nantokane · Rating 1 out of 5]

There is nothing that irks me more than ai drivel generated by the push of a button getting boosted by bots and paid liars that waste everyone's time for the lowdown price of $2.50 a review. John Kimberly is dressing up in writer cosplay, and I have no idea how he can face himself in the mirror like that. The ai generated pictures insult the eye, I can't believe this was the best he could get that thieving-software to spit out.
Such a shame, such a waste of time and resources.

[Samantha Rhodes · Rating 5 out of 5]

The atmosphere is chilling, the pacing relentless, it doesn’t let you breathe. Some of the low-star reviews are just noise from people who clearly didn’t get it. Ignore them, this one is worth your time.

[Eric Matthews · Rating 5 out of 5]

The writing pulls you in and doesn’t let go. A must-read for zombie enthusiasts.

[Cheryl Donovan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how it drops you straight into the outbreak with no warning. The pacing is ruthless. You don’t have time to adjust. That’s what makes it feel so intense.

[Peter Vakos · Rating 5 out of 5]

This should be studied for how to do multi-perspective horror. The author shows how different governments and people react to the zombie apocalypse, and it’s terrifying how believable it all feels.

[Jared Fonseca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I appreciated how the story didn’t try to be dramatic just for drama’s sake. It was clinical, terrifying, and global. The writing makes you feel like you’re everywhere at once.

[Thomas Zeke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is not your typical zombie story. It’s more like a global case study of collapse. I kept thinking, this could actually happen. That’s what makes it unforgettable.

[Alice Monroe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every chapter is like a punch to the gut. The silence between the chaos made it even worse. This story doesn’t offer hope, but it offers something more powerful: truth.

[Hugo Martens · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn’t name a single character from the book, and that’s what makes it brilliant. The world itself is the main character. And it is absolutely horrifying.

[Cody Blackwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book feels like a military report crossed with a documentary, written like a thriller. No fluff. Just scenes of humanity unraveling from every corner of the map.

[Suleiman Omar · Rating 5 out of 5]

The scariest thing about this book is how realistic the political responses feel. Some deny it, others try to control it. Most fail. It’s a mirror held up to our world.

[Mia Clayton · Rating 5 out of 5]

If this ever becomes a show, I’ll be the first in line to watch it. The scale of this story deserves to be seen on screen. It’s terrifying and beautiful at the same time.

[Beatriz Ramos · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the closest thing I’ve read to global horror. It’s not one country or one person. It’s a planet in free fall.

[Rachel Donnelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolutely fast-paced ride from start to finish. I couldn’t put it down.

[Melissa Kane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every page makes you flinch with its raw intensity. A must-read for zombie fans.