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Get Lost in these Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic Reads
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items Take yourself to a deserted world or one immensely changed from our own in post-apocalyptic settings. These books take place after the world has been destroyed in some way. A great theme for Sci-Fi lovers.
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Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Books
Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Books
Earth Abides by George R. Stewart is a classic for this genre. A great exploration of what follows in the end of the world. This follows a civilization hit by disease that comes back with a new culture and simpler tools.
George R. Stewart: Earth Abides (Paperback)
A Canticle for Leibowitz has an interesting plot and setting for a post-apocalyptic book. Set in a Catholic monastery in the desert of the southwestern United States after a devastating nuclear war, the book spans thousands of years as civilization r...
A Canticle for Leibowitz, (Paperback) - Walmart.com
This book will have you reading from cover to cover. It covers a 15 year old girl named Lauren that lives in a chaotic society full of anarchy. She must fight for survival and the story is a must read
The Parable of the Sower (Parable, 1)
Be warned as this book has somewhat of an ambiguous ending but is still great. It contains as much loveliness as it does devastation.
The Dog Stars|Paperback
Alas, Babylon was released at the height of the Cold War making it one of the first of its theme. It is about how a nuclear holocaust ravaged a city in Florida and how it changes the society.
Alas, Babylon (Perennial Classics)
If you like more of a YA vibe then try out Z for Zachariah. The story follows a teen girl that is struggling in a post-apocalyptic world and meets another survivor.
Z for Zachariah (Young Adult Post-Apocalypse)
Imagine the world in which solar radiation and global warming has melted the ice caps. It is 2145 and Triassic-era jungles have overrun London. Go on a thrilling adventure in The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
The Drowned World|Paperback
Try a less serious post-apocalyptic read The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway. A very funny and action filled look at the apocalypse.
The Gone-Away World|Paperback
Tool of War is the third book in the Ship Breaker series by Paolo Bacigalupi. Set in a dark future, a page-turning thriller, exploring how public information is distorted for monetary gain, and how those who exploit it must be stopped.
Tool of War (Ship Breaker)
The premise of this book is sooo interesting. Another classic, The Day of the Triffids is about a civilization that was blinded by a meteor and are now being killed by deadly plant monsters called Triffids. Only a few people with sight are left so th...
The Day of the Triffids|Paperback
The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel and def a must read. It is about the story of a father and son who have to fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. A story of hope and survival and will have you reading until the ...
The Road (Oprah's Book Club)
In a nightmarish, post-nuclear catastrophe world, an ancient evil roams a devastated America, gathering the forces of human greed and madness, searching for a child named Swan who possesses the gift of life. A great read if you are into more horror t...
Swan Song|Paperback
Five Years After by William R. Forstchen is the 4th novel in the John Matherson Novel series. Five Years After is set in a near future where John Matherson must contend with new threats to the fragile civilization that he helped rebuild
Five Years After: A John Matherson Novel
The Stand by Stephen King is a dark fantasy set in a post-apocalyptic world where a deadly virus spreads uncontrollably as evil presses in.
The Stand|Paperback