Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Vol. 1
Explore the best post-apocalyptic fiction books in Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Vol. 1. Discover gripping tales of survival, dystopian worlds, and epic adventures in this curated collection of must-read apocalyptic novels.
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Wastelands
by John Joseph Adams
With stories from George R.R. Martin (author of Game of Thrones), Gene Wolf, Carol Emshwiller, Stephen King, and more! "I can't help but give this …
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Twilight World
by Poul Anderson
Mutant births caused by the war's residual radiation convince the remaining normal humans that they must flee to another world in order to survive
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Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The first volume in the internationally acclaimed MaddAddam trilogy is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the …
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The Long Tomorrow
by Leigh Brackett
In the aftermath of a nuclear war, Americans have come to blame technology for the disaster. The population is scattered into small towns. Cities are …
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The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner
"In this nightmare society, air pollution is so bad that gas masks are commonplace. Infant mortality is up, and everyone seems to suffer from some …
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Plague Year
by Jeff Carlson
When the nanotechnology designed to fight cancer evolves into a machine plague, killing nearly five billion people, a group of survivors, struggling to stay alive, …
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The Folk of the Fringe
by Orson Scott Card
Only a few nuclear weapons fell in America-the weapons that destroyed our nation were biological and, ultimately, cultural. But in the chaos, the famine, the …
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Empty World
by John Christopher
When a deadly virus kills off most of the world's population, a teenaged boy tries to survive in a seemingly empty England.
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The Pesthouse
by Jim Crace
"In The Pesthouse Jim Crace imagines an America of the future where a man and a woman trek across a devastated and dangerous landscape, finding …
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Dr. Bloodmoney
by Philip K. Dick
Dr. Bloodmoney is a post-nuclear-holocaust masterpiece filled with a host of Dick's most memorable characters. Epic and alluring, this brilliant novel is a mesmerizing depiction …
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Wolf and Iron
by Gordon R. Dickson
After the collapse of civilization, a former scientist searches for a refuge to keep the spark of science alive.
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The Genocides
by Thomas M. Disch
This spectacular novel established Thomas M. Disch as a major new force in science fiction. First published in 1965, it was immediately labeled a masterpiece …
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Vic and Blood
by Harlan Ellison
The acclaimed series of short stories around the adventures of Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, by Harlan Ellison is brought together as one stunning …
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The Aftermath
by Samuel C. Florman
In 2010, a group of survivors, including those attending an engineering conference, make plans to rebuild society after a comet strike off the coast of …
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Dark Universe
by Daniel F. Galouye
The survivors live deep underground, as far from the Original World as possible. It¿s true that some of the hot springs that sustain life are …
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Queen City Jazz
by Kathleen Ann Goonan
Queen City Jazz "A dizzying novel that takes full advantage of the creative potential of nanotech." --The New York Times In Verity's world, nanotech plagues …
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Mississippi Blues
by Kathleen Ann Goonan
The continuing adventures of Verity, a teenage country girl, as she travels through an America transformed by nanotechnology. This trip is in a boat on …
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Crescent City Rhapsody
by Kathleen A. Goonan
When an electromagnetic pulse from space triggers a total communications blackout on Earth, astronomer Zeb Aberly tracks the signal to an intelligent alien race, but …
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Light Music
by Kathleen A. Goonan
Goonan's Nanotech Quartet concludes as Jason Peabody, one of the few on Earth who remember when radio, television, and the Internet connected the world, makes …
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Riddley Walker, Expanded Edition
by Russell Hoban
This acclaimed story is set in an England that has suffered a nuclear holocaust. Society has regressed to an Iron Age, semi-literate state represented by …
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Ape and Essence
by Aldous Huxley
In the year 2108, a rediscovery expedition from New Zealand arrives in a post-nuclear Los Angeles and tries to make sense of what is left …