Michael McBride

Michael McBride is a prolific American author, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is best known for his work in horror, science fiction, and thriller genres, having written popular series like Unit 51 and God’s End, as well as standalone books such as Subterrestrial and Burial Ground. His ability to create engaging stories across various genres has garnered him a dedicated readership.

McBride has spent his entire life in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, specifically in Westminster, Colorado. Interestingly, despite the region’s heavy snowfall, he expresses a dislike for snow. This has not stopped him from being a dedicated sports fan, particularly of the Colorado Avalanche. When he’s not writing, McBride works with medical radiation, a career that has not deterred him from having a large family – he is a proud father of five children, all of whom, miraculously, do not have any radiation-induced mutations.

McBride’s passion for storytelling is fueled by his early interests in science and history, sparked by his engineer father and teacher mother. After a career in medical imaging as an x-ray, CT, and MRI technologist, McBride has since achieved his lifelong dream of becoming a full-time author. He now resides in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire with his wife, children, and a few energetic Labrador Retrievers. Despite the change in location, he continues to write fiction that captivates readers, maintaining his reputation as a versatile and engaging author.
God's End Books
# Title Year
1 The Fall 2007
2 Blizzard of Souls 2007
3 Trail of Blood 2008
Necromancer Books
# Title Year
1 Necromancer: The Ultimate Sin 2011
2 Necromancer II: The Return 2014
Snowblind Books
# Title Year
1 Snowblind 2012
2 The Killing Grounds 2015
Species Books
# Title Year
1 Species 2004
2 Chronicles of the Apocalypse 2006
Unit 51 Books
# Title Year
1 Subhuman 2017
2 Forsaken 2018
3 Mutation 2020
Viral Apocalypse Books
# Title Year
1 Contagion 2022
2 Ruination: Book Two of the Viral Apocalypse Series 2023
3 Ruination 2023
4 Extinction 2024
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 The Legacy 2004
2 The Infected 2008
3 Remains 2009
4 Spectral Crossings 2009
5 Bloodletting 2009
6 Innocents Lost 2010
7 Burial Ground 2011
8 Predatory Instinct 2011
9 Vector Borne 2011
10 The Coyote 2012
11 The Event 2013
12 Fearful Symmetry 2014
13 Sunblind 2014
14 Condemned 2015
15 Subterrestrial 2015
16 Ancient Enemy 2021
17 Chimera 2021
18 Spores 2025
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Hunt Hunted Murder Murdered 2008
2 Immune 2010
3 Blindspot 2011
4 Natures Way 2011
5 Exact / Stray Dog 2011
6 Friendly Fire / Sunniside 2011
7 The Narrator 2014
8 The Narrator (With: Norman Prentiss) 2014
9 Infinity Twice Removed (With: William Rasmussen) 2014
10 Infinity Twice Removed 2014
11 Firebug 2015
12 wordsmith 2016
13 Unidentified 2018
14 Zero 2020
15 Extant 2021
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 The Last Wilderness 2013
Collections
# Title Year
1 Cemetery Dance Select 2016
Cemetery Dance Select Books
# Title Year
1 Cemetery Dance Select: Bev Vincent (By: Bev Vincent) 2015
2 Cemetery Dance Select: Lisa Morton (By: Lisa Morton) 2015
3 Cemetery Dance Select: Jeff Strand (By: Jeff Strand) 2015
4 Cemetery Dance Select: Kaaron Warren (By: Kaaron Warren) 2015
5 Cemetery Dance Select: Lisa Tuttle (By: Lisa Tuttle) 2015
6 Cemetery Dance Select: Terry Dowling (By: Terry Dowling) 2015
7 Cemetery Dance Select: Michael Marshall Smith (By: Michael Marshall Smith) 2015
8 Cemetery Dance Select: John R. Little (By: John R. Little) 2015
9 Cemetery Dance Select: Lee Thomas (By: Lee Thomas) 2015
10 Cemetery Dance Select: Peter Atkins (By: Peter Atkins) 2015
11 Cemetery Dance Select: Kealan Patrick Burke (By: Kealan Patrick Burke) 2015
12 Cemetery Dance Select: Ed Gorman (By: Ed Gorman) 2016
13 Cemetery Dance Select: Simon Clark (By: Simon Clark) 2016
14 Cemetery Dance Select: Michael McBride 2016
15 Cemetery Dance Select: Poppy Z. Brite (By: Poppy Brite) 2017
16 Cemetery Dance Select: Christopher Conlon (By: Christopher Conlon) 2017
17 Cemetery Dance Select: Gene O'Neill (By: Gene O'Neill) 2017
18 Cemetery Dance Select: Keith Minnion (By: Keith Minnion) 2017
19 Cemetery Dance Select: Tim Waggoner (By: Tim Waggoner) 2017
20 Cemetery Dance Select: Rick Hautala (By: Rick Hautala) 2020
Michael McBride Anthologies
# Title Year
1 High Seas Cthulhu 2007
2 The Mad and the Macabre 2010
3 Black Ink Horror 2012
4 The Library of the Dead 2015
5 SNAFU: Unnatural Selection 2016
6 Hellhole: An Anthology of Subterranean Terror 2018