Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Unflip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

What we're reading

Find your new favourite book or recommend one on our Book forum.

Unflip

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Original poster

Post apocalyptic books - recommendations?

160 replies

Resilienceisimportant · 28/12/2024 22:22

Hello everyone. I have read the usual and really like this genre or very though provoking books. Last I read was Children of Time. I liked the concept but the spiders weren’t for me 😂.

Would anyone have any recommendations? Thank you!

OP posts:

notnorman · 28/12/2024 23:49

Station 11 was brilliant

BlueFairyBugsBooks · 28/12/2024 23:42

The Truth Sister trilogy by Phil Gilvin

countdowntonap · 28/12/2024 23:42

MaddAddam Trilogy by Margaret Atwood

countdowntonap · 28/12/2024 23:41

Generation A by Douglas Coupland

Original poster

Resilienceisimportant · 28/12/2024 23:39

WagnersFourthSymphony · 28/12/2024 23:23

Another old one, dated politics but very readable, written at the height of nuclear anxiety: Nevil Shute's On the Beach.

I’ve also read How high we go in the dark (good concept, liked it and happy to have read but not sure of the ending), The Wall (liked the concept but not an overly satisfying ending) and Leave the world behind which I found disappointing.

OP posts:

unsync · 28/12/2024 23:26

MarmotMorning · 28/12/2024 22:43

The Passage series by Justin Cronin is excellent.

Yes, I agree. This was going to be my recommendation too.

SundayGirl86 · 28/12/2024 23:25

A couple more recent ones for you - perhaps not as literary as some suggestions, but both are great reads: Bird Box by Josh Malerman (much better than the film) and The Drift by CJ Tudor.

stripeystripedstripes · 28/12/2024 23:23

Last One at the Party
The Quiet at the End of the World

WagnersFourthSymphony · 28/12/2024 23:23

Another old one, dated politics but very readable, written at the height of nuclear anxiety: Nevil Shute's On the Beach.

Original poster

Resilienceisimportant · 28/12/2024 23:22

MrsBobtonTrent · 28/12/2024 23:19

I loved the sort-of-sequels to Station Eleven as well (though not so post apocalyptic).

Children of Men (PD James)
John Christopher (Death of grass, The Guardians, Tripods, Pendulum).
Survivors (Terry Deary - much better than the tv series, but the sequels go a bit weird).
Stars Reach (John Michael Greer)
World built by hand (4 books by James Howard Kunstler).

Also seconding previous votes for The Passage trilogy and Silo.

I’ve read Children of Men and really enjoyed (kinda crap movie though) but so many other brilliant recommendations thank you!

OP posts:

MrsBobtonTrent · 28/12/2024 23:21

Oh and Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler.

Original poster

Resilienceisimportant · 28/12/2024 23:20

YoureMyWifeNowDave · 28/12/2024 23:17

Swan Song by Robert McCammon is one of my favourite reads, also The Stand by Stephen King

Ooo I’ll take a look at that thank you for the recommendation!

OP posts:

MrsBobtonTrent · 28/12/2024 23:19

I loved the sort-of-sequels to Station Eleven as well (though not so post apocalyptic).

Also seconding previous votes for The Passage trilogy and Silo.

Original poster

Resilienceisimportant · 28/12/2024 23:19

Onand · 28/12/2024 23:01

The Stand - Stephen King

Totally agree but I’ve read it. I really appreciate the recommendation though thank you.

OP posts:

WagnersFourthSymphony · 28/12/2024 23:19

Another vote for The Road.
Also - another old book - Riddley Walker.
Robert Harris's The Second Sleep is interesting too.

Original poster

Resilienceisimportant · 28/12/2024 23:18

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 28/12/2024 23:07

The Road.

Bleak and beautiful.

Just finished this over Christmas! Absolutely my kind of book. Thank you for the recommendation.

OP posts:

YoureMyWifeNowDave · 28/12/2024 23:17

Swan Song by Robert McCammon is one of my favourite reads, also The Stand by Stephen King

Original poster

Resilienceisimportant · 28/12/2024 23:17

Needhelp101 · 28/12/2024 23:12

Most of John Wyndham's books but especially The Day of the Triffids. I so wish that a new film adaptation could be made.

Edited

Totally agree. Thank you - maybe as they have done a war of the world semi recently?

OP posts:

Original poster

Resilienceisimportant · 28/12/2024 23:16

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 28/12/2024 23:10

The Chrysalids, John Wyndham.

Thank you! I have read this but right up my alley. I appreciate your recommendation.

OP posts:

Original poster

Resilienceisimportant · 28/12/2024 23:15

qwerty222 · 28/12/2024 23:00

The age of miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

I read this and loved it. But thank you so much for the reminder as I had forgotten the title and would maybe want to reread.

OP posts:

Needhelp101 · 28/12/2024 23:12

Most of John Wyndham's books but especially The Day of the Triffids. I so wish that a new film adaptation could be made.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 28/12/2024 23:10

The Chrysalids, John Wyndham.

Original poster

Resilienceisimportant · 28/12/2024 23:10

Greekcatmug · 28/12/2024 22:58

I liked the Silo trilogy by Hugh Howey. Couldn't put it down.

Cool. I’ll take a look thank you!

OP posts:

NerdyBird · 28/12/2024 23:08

End of the world running club and End of the world survivors club

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 28/12/2024 23:07

The Road.

Bleak and beautiful.

Unflip

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Swipe left for the next trending thread