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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Subverted, Mr. Burke is taken aback at B's knowledge of sex RealityEnsues as B. points out that most Teenagers before the Apocalypse were likely curious and had access to the internet.

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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Subverted, Mr. Burke is taken aback at B's knowledge of realistic sex RealityEnsues as B. points out that most Teenagers before the Apocalypse were likely curious and had access to the internet.
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* ActionGirl: [[spoiler:B.]] Certainly falls into this trope even before the Apocalypse.
* ACupAngst: [[spoiler:B's]] referred to as "Bumps" by Vinyl.

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* %%* ActionGirl: [[spoiler:B.]] Certainly falls into this trope even before the Apocalypse.
* %%* ACupAngst: [[spoiler:B's]] referred to as "Bumps" by Vinyl.



* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:B. at the end of the first book.]]
* BelligerentSexualTension: Between Rage and B.

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* %%* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:B. at the end of the first book.]]
* %%* BelligerentSexualTension: Between Rage and B.



* BigotryException: Vinyl acts as this for B.
* ReformedBully: B. Smith after the first book despite always being A JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* ChildSoldiers: All of the angels fit into this category.

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* %%* BigotryException: Vinyl acts as this for B.
* %%* ReformedBully: B. Smith after the first book despite always being A JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* %%* ChildSoldiers: All of the angels fit into this category.



* CoolTeacher: Mr. Burke.
* CreepyChild: The Zombie Babies.

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* %%* CoolTeacher: Mr. Burke.
* %%* CreepyChild: The Zombie Babies.



* EvilCounterpart: What Rage is to B.

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* %%* EvilCounterpart: What Rage is to B.
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''Zom-B'' is an ongoing Teenage Horror series by Irish author Creator/DarrenShan. Set in London the series follows the story of the teenage main character "B. Smith" and their struggle through the Zombie Apocalypse. For a children's book the series tackles a number of adult themes including Racism, Death and Human Experimentation.

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''Zom-B'' is an ongoing Teenage Horror series by Irish author Creator/DarrenShan. Set in London the series follows the story of the teenage main character "B. Smith" and their struggle through the Zombie Apocalypse. For a children's book the series tackles a number of adult themes including Racism, Death racism, death and Human Experimentation.
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* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: Master Zhang is one of the only asians in the series (he's Chinese) and is a master of multiple martial arts despite only being in his early twenties at best.

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* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: Master Zhang is one of the only asians Asians in the series (he's Chinese) and is a master of multiple martial arts despite only being in his early twenties at best.



* ReformedBully: B. Smith after the first book despite alway being A JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

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* ReformedBully: B. Smith after the first book despite alway always being A JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The Zombies of Zom-B are undead who eat brains but they also grow incredibly sharp teeth and bones out of their fingers(ideal for cracking heads), moss also grows over they're injuries to plug damage.

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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The Zombies of Zom-B are undead who eat brains but they also grow incredibly sharp teeth and bones out of their fingers(ideal for cracking heads), moss also grows over they're their injuries to plug damage.
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''Zom-B'' is an ongoing Teenage Horror series by Irish author Creator/DarrenShan. Set in London the series follows the story of the teenage main character "B. Smith" and there struggle through the Zombie Apocalypse. For a children's book the series tackles a number of adult themes including Racism, Death and Human Experimentation.

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''Zom-B'' is an ongoing Teenage Horror series by Irish author Creator/DarrenShan. Set in London the series follows the story of the teenage main character "B. Smith" and there their struggle through the Zombie Apocalypse. For a children's book the series tackles a number of adult themes including Racism, Death and Human Experimentation.
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* TheAgeless: Pretty much all the revitalizeds, Dr. Oystien himself has been around since WW2. and doesn't look any older than he did when he died.

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* TheAgeless: Pretty much all the revitalizeds, Dr. Oystien himself has been around since WW2.[=WW2=]. and doesn't look any older than he did when he died.
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Zom-B is an ongoing Teenage Horror series by Irish author Creator/DarrenShan. Set in London the series follows the story of the teenage main character "B. Smith" and there struggle through the Zombie Apocalypse. For a children's book the series tackles a number of adult themes including Racism, Death and Human Experimentation.

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Zom-B ''Zom-B'' is an ongoing Teenage Horror series by Irish author Creator/DarrenShan. Set in London the series follows the story of the teenage main character "B. Smith" and there struggle through the Zombie Apocalypse. For a children's book the series tackles a number of adult themes including Racism, Death and Human Experimentation.



* SamusIsAGirl: we are lead to believe that [[spoiler:the main character Becky “B.” Smith]] is male until the last chapter of the first book, this is dropped after the first book.

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* SamusIsAGirl: we are lead to believe that [[spoiler:the main character Becky “B.” "B." Smith]] is male until the last chapter of the first book, this is dropped after the first book.
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Zom-B is an ongoing Teenage Horror series by Irish author Creator/DarrenShan. Set in London the series follows the story of the teenage main character "B. Smith" and there struggle through the Zombie Apocalypse. For a children's book the series tackles a number of adult themes including Racism, Death and Human Experimentation.

The series currently includes 12 main titles with illustrations by Warren Pleece, these include;
* ''Zom-B'' (2012)
* ''Zom-B Undergroun''d (2013)
* ''Zom-B City'' (2013)
* ''Zom-B Angels'' (2013)
* ''Zom-B Baby'' (2013)
* ''Zom-B Gladiator'' (2014)
* ''Zom-B Mission'' (2014)
* ''Zom-B Clans'' (2014)
* ''Zom-B Family'' (2014)
* ''Zom-B Bride'' (2015)
* ''Zom-B Fugitive'' (2015)
* ''Zom-B Goddess'' (2016)

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!!''Zom-B'' provides examples of:

* AbusiveDad: B's Dad Todd Smith Falls into this category being both a racist and Domestic abuser(see Domestic Abuse below)
* ActionGirl: [[spoiler:B.]] Certainly falls into this trope even before the Apocalypse.
* ACupAngst: [[spoiler:B's]] referred to as "Bumps" by Vinyl.
* TheAgeless: Pretty much all the revitalizeds, Dr. Oystien himself has been around since WW2. and doesn't look any older than he did when he died.
* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: Master Zhang is one of the only asians in the series (he's Chinese) and is a master of multiple martial arts despite only being in his early twenties at best.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:B. at the end of the first book.]]
* BelligerentSexualTension: Between Rage and B.
* BewareTheLiving: B's runs into a large amount of trouble from the living [[spoiler: while the dead will leave her in peace once they realise she's not alive]]
* BrainFood: What Zombies eat, revitalized also need to eat them or they risk going savage.
* BrokenPedestal: Mr Burke to B. after he works with base in the second book [[spoiler: It becomes a RebuiltPedestal when she finds out he was only doing it to act as TheMole]]
* BigotryException: Vinyl acts as this for B.
* ReformedBully: B. Smith after the first book despite alway being A JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* ChildSoldiers: All of the angels fit into this category.
* CharacterDevelopment: While B. starts out as a NobleBigot as the story goes on it becomes TroubledSympatheticBigot and tries to keep an open mind and not judge people. B. also picks up an unexpected appreciation for history and culture.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[spoiler: Rage]] can't seem to go a book without betraying one group or another.
* Cloudcuckoolander: Timothy Jackson the artist B. meets in the second book spends most of the apocalypse painting Zombies
* CoolTeacher: Mr. Burke.
* CreepyChild: The Zombie Babies.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Subverted, Mr. Burke is taken aback at B's knowledge of sex RealityEnsues as B. points out that most Teenagers before the Apocalypse were likely curious and had access to the internet.
* DarkMessiah: Mr.Dowling, literally if Dr. Oystein is correct.
* DomesticAbuse: B's racist dad Todd Smith frequently hits both his wife and B.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: The setting of the second book Zom-B underground
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While Todd Smith is a bully and AJerkWithAHeartOfJerk he does generally love B. and his wife.
* EvilCounterpart: What Rage is to B.
* FalseFriend: Rage is a frequent abuser of this trope [[spoiler: First he betrays the Zom Heads then as soon as he joins B's new group he immediately starts manipulating her new friends as well, with predictable results]]
* GoodIsNotNice: B. is rude, racist and moody but does care a great deal for others and tries to help.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: In the second book B. runs into a crazy {{Cult}} leader and ends up trapped with their leader with a bunch of zombies trying to break in [[spoiler: even though B. is a revitalized she risks being killed in the feeding frenzy, to avoid this she hast to MercyKill her]]
* ImMelting: The result of anyone who takes the vaccine after a few years, unless they are infected and become a revitalized
* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: In the second book the military take this approach to try and force B into compliance.
* HiddenDepths: B. becomes a great lover of culture and art in the later books despite having a tough exterior.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: B. Smith, racist, bully and violent but also heroic and dependable.
* TheLadette: [[spoiler: B. Smith]] she's a rude, likes to fight and hangs around with a male gang. She also falls into RealWomenDontWearDresses as she prefers wearing T-Shirts and Jeans.
* ManipulativeBastard: Rage usually figures out who is in charge and sucks up to them. He also tends to make himself de facto leader of various teenage groups.
* MonsterClown: The Evil zombie Mr. Dowling.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: Tylers]] death as a result of B's actions and the reason B. TookALevelInKindness became TheAtoner.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler: Timothy Jackson the artist]] goes out of his way to help the Zombie baby, his reward is being eaten alive after removing a bolt from it head.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: [[spoiler: The main character Becky Smith]] is only ever referred to as B. with rare exceptions.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The Zombies of Zom-B are undead who eat brains but they also grow incredibly sharp teeth and bones out of their fingers(ideal for cracking heads), moss also grows over they're injuries to plug damage.
* SamusIsAGirl: we are lead to believe that [[spoiler:the main character Becky “B.” Smith]] is male until the last chapter of the first book, this is dropped after the first book.
* SupportingLeader: Dr.Oystein never really seems to leave his lab but acts as both the mentor and mission control for the angels.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Rage seems to believe this though this may just be one of his JerkJustifications.
* TroubledSympatheticBigot: B. was raised by a racist father recived confermation from an racist PoliticallyMotivatedTeacher, despite B's efforts to keep an open mind and having friends from different races, years of indoctrination don't just disappear overnight and B. still holds some racist notions despite knowing it's wrong.
* UndeadChild: The Zombie Babies.
* ZombieApocalypse: The setting of the book series.
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