Post-Apocalypse, Dystopian, Zombies ...

I didn't like, 'I Am Legend' much. I thought it lacked depth, left too many avenues unexplored and that the ending was quite silly and contrived. Am often disappointed by endings though - I mean you, 'The Road.'

See i loved the ending of i am legend. Won't spoil it but i totally got 'it'. They totally missed the point in the film.

Luis - someone on Facebook just recommended Promise You Won't Tell by John Locke as a free kindle book.

I thought it was one of those true life books but they said it's one of a series about a Private Investigator.

I haven't read it or had a look at it yet but my friend said it was very good.

Any other free on kindle recommendations? Proper skint at mo

I read I am Legend - very odd ending! Enjoyed it though.

Reading Breakers at the moment, as recommended upthread. Its free on kindle.

Did anyone mention i am legend? Very good. Oh and brave new world is a classic.

The David Moody book. Was that the one where people just suddenly seemed to get The Rage and attack random other people who didn't have it? And old lady was thrown through a window? The leading character's family were split, two had The Rage and three didn't?

I read the first book, thought it was alright but not great and didn't like the end, wrote a review on a book forum to say so and got a very angry PM from someone, shouting all in capitals, about how I didn't understand the book and must take down my review immediately because there was a sequel coming which I was too stupid to read but ought to anyway because it might help me understand just how fantastic the first book was and how stupid I really am.

I still haven't read it.

Extinction Point by Paul Anthony Jones is good, and there is at least one sequel coming soon.

Death Has Come Up Into Our Windows: The Zombie Bible by Stant Litore is strange and might be an acquired taste. The description of it makes it sound terrible but it wasn't as bad as you might expect. And there are other stories in the series if you don't totally hate it.

I've just finished a book called 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad and that was quite good. It doesn't exactly fit with this theme but I still think you might like it, although it is an older teen/young adult book.

And I will second all the recommendations for The Stand and Day of the Triffids.

And have you read anything by Robert Shearman? One of his short stories, Granny's Grinning, fits the bill here very weirdly. He has a collection out called Remember Why You Fear Me and I do recommend it. I should also admit that I know him, but I'm recommending him because I really do think you might enjoy the book.

In my opinion, Shift is a better read than Wool, because Howey maintains the tension throughout the story, and there isn't a slow-moving middle section like Wool had.

I also found it fascinating to discover how they got from a world like the one we live in, to the world they ended up in.

I am just over half way through Wool and have just ordered 'Shift' the second in the trilogy on Amazon.

I love it and can't stop reading it. Just have to wait til October for Dust - the last one.

Haven't read this kind of fiction for years and it is great to get back into it.

I remember reading Children of the Dust as a teenager and reading part of it on the bus back from school and crying as it was so disturbing for me. It was a book that stayed with me for a long time.

Public Enemy Zero by Andrew Mayne is a good one.

I wasn't keen on 'Then' at all.
In fact I think I gave up on it.

I now have 'Wool' and 'Coldbrook' on order as a result of this thread so thanks!

I know Remus . I still think about it.

Ugh, yes - I hated, 'Then' too. :)

I really enjoyed reading Tim Lebbon's Coldbrook (zombies).

I also enjoyed reading Julie myerson's Then, but she gets bad press on mn

Thanks for these suggestions, marking place

Swan Song is bloody great, hints of The Stand if you are a Stephen King fan.

I agree with The Mammoth Book of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, I have it and it is great. Almost every story is one I would read again, but there are some really stand-out brilliant stories.

Any John Wyndham, old but fabulous. The Kraken Wakes and The Day of the Triffids are my absolute favourites.

Plague by Lisa C. Hinsley was very good - I enjoyed her others on Kindle as well although I can't remember the names of them. Plague had some really uncanny coincidences with my own life.

Stella I really want to know what your fave book is now!

Do a search on Facebook for the group 'zombie book of the month' , they always come up with new exciting reads

Yes,I remember Remus !!

I have to say that my enjoyment of a book is bound by the content more than the style - I'm not particularly sophisticated as far as great literary tomes go!!

Easily pleased by a bit of blood and guts 9 times out of 10 tbh .

I thought, 'Autumn' was bloody awful tbh - he writes like a teenager, who has never read a book in his life. Sorry, Squeak - I think we might have agreed to disagree about him before. He makes the 'Eragon' series (which are also bloody awful and were indeed written by a teenager) seem positively Shakespearean in comparison. Shockingly inept writing imho.

Sorry to go on but I thought it was THAT bad!