There are three distinct groupings when postapocalyptic books are. Written by a prepper, for preppers, this book and the rest in the series will certainly grab ahold of you and leave you wanting more. Chemical warfare has caused mutations in the human species, producing a new terrifying group of mutants called urthmen. The maze runner is a fastpaced, thrilling postapocalyptic science fiction book that was published in 2009. Originally published in 1978, the master of horror released a longer. These zombie novels are a part of this list because of their story lines and how they are truly fitting of the post apocalyptic. This is a list of apocalyptic and post apocalyptic fiction works as portrayed in literature, film, television, and, comics apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity. The best thriller books of all time readers digest. Fast forward to the post apocalyptic future, over 200 years from the present. In the post apocalyptic world of the four lands, the sword of shannara wields ultimate power.
Easily the best apocalyptic or postapocalyptic book i have ever read. Jul 23, 2010 its not exactly post apocalyptic, more like the events leading up to a totally unexpected second coming. Well its the thought that living in a apocalyptic world is a reality considering the world that we live in now. If youre looking for something quick, adventurous, and memorable, riyria revelations is a great sixbook series in a charmingly traditional fantasy setting. Petersheims novels into one ebook for a great value. Search keywords advanced view show all novels only series only trilogies only.
An apocalyptic litrpg series red mage book 1 xander boyce. Though it may not be the most unpredictable series, its a great romp to return to time and time again. We know youve probably feasted on the entire mad max series, but there are other postapocalyptic movies that deserve to be seen. Set in a dangerous near future world, the book of m. Nov 17, 2019 check out our picks for the best postapocalyptic movies. Oct 19, 2018 if thats any comfort to you, well, then. Top 10 books about the apocalypse books the guardian. A chronological list of the best post apocalyptic books published since the. If youre feeling overwhelmed by the number of great fantasy books on hand. List of apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction wikipedia. Top rated lists for post apocalyptic 89 items kamandi tv series of dc animated new universe 52 items comic book genres. Following a horrible war, the few inhabitants left on earth are plagued by disease and imminent death. There are three distinct groupings when postapocalyptic books are popular note that this excludes all zombie and young adult books.
But when a stranger called dean arrives in town hope returns and. What dystopian and postapocalyptic books say about us. In the ideals of brave new world, this the giver series is excellent to read with your son, or on your own to get a feel for the dystopian future we could all be heading towards. Postapocalyptic book list home books ebooks moviestv comics games suggest a title. The atlantis plague is actually book two of a series, but its popularity and. Mar 30, 2019 of course, postapocalyptic movies also have some of the best action scenes and reflections of the human condition in comparison to other film genres. I wrote my book black wave as an exploration of an actual.
A film adaption, city of ember 2008, stars bill murray and saoirse ronan. Now usually i feel like the first book in a series is the best and then they go downhill a little from there. Popular post apocalyptic books showing 150 of 18,523 the road hardcover by. So what is it about the post apocalyptic era that makes it so popular. This concept relates to comics with a post apocalyptic setting which is usually depicted as a large desert wasteland with very few standing buildings or landmarks. Check out the 25 best post apocalyptic books of all time including. List of apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction post. Cormac mccarthy shelved 1916 times as post apocalyptic. I know there are many others, but these are the books i have read and can vouch for. Not even during the cold war were science fiction books about the apocalypse and life afterward so popular. Discover the best post apocalyptic novels you have to read before robots. The story kicks off with the unexpected return of robert mcclane. A postapocalyptic shootemup by vlambeer, where humanity mutated into horrible.
Online shopping from a great selection at kindle store store. Some of these are classic tales you will surely know, but others are excellent works of science fiction that may have been. In the novel, the prophecies of daniel, revelation, and jesus all come true. On the beach on the beach doesnt only qualify as one of the best post apocalyptic novels, it qualifies as one of the most depressing. Lucifers hammer has all you could want from a post apocalyptic book a massive, worlddestroying comet dubbed, you guessed it, lucifers hammer, tsunamis, plagues, famine, cannibals and scavengers. A man and his son walk alone towards the coast, and this is the moving story of their journey. I did expect the mix of post apocalyptic and video games. This book blurs the lines between fiction and nonfiction. For years, ive been wondering why dystopian and postapocalyptic books are so popular, especially with teens. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden.
Ambers bookclubpost apocalyptic books crazy little. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Great lists of postapocalyptic, plague, and pandemic fiction goodreads list of the most popular post apocalyptic books this is a list of the most popular books for this subgenre on goodreads right now totaling 23,519 titles. They promote your book with great results that bring a huge amount of book sales. Nevil shute probably the earliest 1957 postapocalyptic science fiction novel to truly achieve mass distribution. Each year, as penance for past rebellion against the capital, citizens of the 12 districts of panem must choose two children to fight to the death in the televised hunger games. Click through to check out the books that to our minds make up the best of the best in end of the world lit. Aug 10, 2019 what dystopian and post apocalyptic books say about us.
Without spoiling, i dont believe that i will read the next book in the series but that is just my own personal preference. Of course, a story can be terrifying without necessarily being great art. Diving into the gritty, wartorn and desolate section of the. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Sep 26, 2019 i might as well just say any book by hugh howley because he is one of the bestknown postapocalyptic authors out there. The great oceans of the world are about to deliver.
Prime members enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. The bleak, minimalist style seems appropriate to the setting of nuclear winter. Aaron stanford, amanda schull, noah bean, barbara sukowa. Discover the best postapocalyptic science fiction in best sellers. Ive included some of the genres most revered stories, alongside some seriously underrated novels. Aug 29, 2014 were in a post apocalyptic golden age. The broken empire series from mark lawrence was compelling as well, though a bit cliche in places. Dec 29, 2019 there may seem to be nothing to distinguish this book from the hordes of other post apocalyptic novels, but the reader should bear in mind that this book was one of the first of its kind and. Mar 28, 20 the world is in the grip of a large catastrophe. Very best postapocalyptic fiction 267 books goodreads. The best scifi books of all time penguin random house.
Its well researched, and forstchen has a singular talent of creating the emotional reality and process as the community learns to live without electricity. Radio 1938, 1943 eco oxychloride x an episode of arch obolers popular 1930s and 1940s radio horror and mystery anthology serial lights out. Beginning with the hunger games, this three book series follows katniss everdeen, a reluctant hero in a post apocalyptic future. Post apocalyptic book list home books ebooks moviestv comics games suggest a title. One more series full of post apocalyptic society making the choices for the people. With four books on this list, hugh howey is the current king of the postapocalypse. The smell a post apocalyptic thriller rot series book 1 book 1 of 6. Lois lowrys fourpart series are all great books for men with. On the beach on the beach doesnt only qualify as one of the best postapocalyptic novels, it qualifies as one of the most depressing. One man searches for meaning in the wasteland after the death of his wife, finding it in unexpected places. A post apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. A postapocalyptic shootemup by vlambeer, where humanity mutated into horrible monsters.
A ya book series with a female protagonist and zombies. The second book of the wool series is based in 2007 at the center for. The game of truths and lies and conspiracies continues in the second installment of this series of books like the maze runner. These books are classics, bestsellers, famous, unknown, underrated, overrated, perfect for you, or just terrible for you. Jeanne dupraus childrens novel the city of ember 2003 was the first of four books in a postapocalyptic series for young adults.
Pages in category british postapocalyptic novels the following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. In postapocalyptic united states, june is a military prodigy determined to discover who killed her brother. It centers not on sheer enjoyment though youll find that too, but on the books that expand mind and soul. The green priest is the first novel of the rainmaker writings, an original postapocalyptic series set hundreds of years. A list of books set in or mostly in the uk or great britain. However as i continue to read i found myself less and less enthused about finishing the book or continuing the book. The protagonist thomas wakes up in an elevator which takes him to the glade. The first book in the hunger games trilogy follows the immense challenges that katniss everdeen faces in the post apocalyptic version of america called panem. These zombie novels are a part of this list because of their story lines and how they are truly fitting of the post apocalyptic novel genre. Mustread postapocalyptic books oryx and crake margaret atwood. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. An extremely bleak look into a post collapse world, mccarthy does a great job of setting the pace and. But june and day are about to find out that maybe theyve both been played. The top 21 postapocalyptic science fiction books wool.
This story is definitely in my list of top litrpgs. To help you choose between a massive selection of post apocalyptic books, ive scoured the web, my own bookshelves, and even something called a library, in order to bring you a selection of the 50 best post apocalyptic books ever written. Ive rounded up 20 of the best postapocalyptic books of 2019, with a. The mcclane apocalypse book six is the sixth instalment of the mcclane apocalypse series of books. Set in the great lakes region of america, a group of nomadic creatives picks up the pieces after the fall of civilization due to pandemic flu. December 28, 2015 in featured articles fear the future. The 10 best postapocalyptic books to read before the world ends.
One second after is a great look at post apocalyptic america with a heart and soul that ive rarely experienced in the scifi genre. Denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Pulitzer prizewinning novel the road is practically required reading as far as the best postapocalyptic books go. More recently, stephen kings post apocalyptic the stand is an undisputed classic. The book is an interesting premise on how the world becomes a litrpg. I should note that the system aspect is new in the book, it didnt happen when the.
This next one has three books but it also has a lot of sex, the story is good if you can get past that or enjoy that sort of thing. Am i dead a postapocalyptic survival thriller audiobook. The center of the novel is the most identifiably dystopian narrative, set in a postapocalyptic hawaii at an unspecified point in the future. If your goal is to be so terrified of a book that you put it in the freezer and book a hotel room for a few days, here are twentyfive books that might not necessarily be the. Since im still new and cant post links, the book is something coming by j. Follows the journey of a time traveler from the post apocalyptic future who appears in present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will nearly destroy the human race. They are matched with who they will wed and this causes some questioning for the main character. Its a great but not revolutionary thriller that might have you covering your eyes. Heres a chart of the top post apocalyptic science fiction books, and when. This next one is post apocalyptic but the world ended a long time ago, it has 2 books. It is by far the best and most intriguing of them all and kate morris proves, yet again, that she indeed one of the best authors when it comes to postapocalyptic novels.
Thats a great book overall, with the ending especially standing out in my mind. As the world and cyberworld come crashing down, bending. The level of suspense in his books is great, as well as the imagination which goes into his endoftheworld scenarios. Set in a dangerous near future world, the book of m tells the captivating story of a group of ordinary people caught in an extraordinary catastrophe of forgetting who risk everything to save the ones they love. A post apocalyptic emp survival thriller survival rules series book 1.
This is a list of the best post apocalyptic books out on the market. In each of these books, authors detail the factors that led to civilizations downfall, and then explore the brave, bleak new world left in its wake. The outcast 2014 christian retailings best award finalist. Written in 1977, pournelle and nivens novel is one of the oldest post apocalyptic tales to have truly stood the test of time and in the eyes of many, its one of the genres archetypal stories. Dark world is an anthology of post apocalyptic fiction, written by authors erica stevens, kristen middleton, and chrissy peebles. Sep 01, 2015 throw these post apocalyptic titles in your go bag. Meet characters who have survived the apocalypse and are living through the aftermath with incredible strength and determination. A while ago, we came up with a list of the best fantasy novels of all time. You probably thought you could never find another young adult tale containing a journey like the one tris and four went through, but the marketing departments at the big six are far too clever to let you suffer.