Will anyone else admit to liking survivalist fiction?

[ThatBloodyWoman]

I doubt it.

But any good recommendations would be appreciated, if I'm not in a minority of one...

Oh I wonder if anyone on this thread can help me. I remember reading a book as a teen where there had been a disaster but long long ago and communities living now were isolated and primitive. I remember they didn't know what the roads and pavements were for, eg why is this bit raised up? The community it centered on was female driven, they feared men. One day a girl out on horseback meets a man travelling from another community where I think they had retained a bit more knowledge of how society used to be and men and women lived as equals.

Anyway that is all I can remember and it drives me mad that I can't remember.

Oh I don't know.I'll rattle my brain cells though...

I have a post apocalyptic book on my shelf which I haven't read yet.
It has a person on the front on a horse, and its called 'a gift upon the shore' by m k wren.
just might be worth checking out?

Has anyone read The Survivors Series by Susan Beth Pffifer ?

I can't remember if I actually read one or whether they were on my 'list'.

Any good?

I don't think it is that one from the Wikipedia synopsis. Thanks though

Justin Cronin's 'The Passage' and 'The Twelve' are good reads. There's supposed to be a third book to make a trilogy, but no sign of it yet.

What a shame!

I think the third Cronin book is released next month.

The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Steven King) is kind of survivalist, in that the competitors in The Long Walk have to survive or die.

Thanks VivaLeBeaver. I'll look forward to that.

It seems there's so little out there in the particular sub-genre I like.
Perhaps I'll have to write a novel myself.
But then I'd know the ending
You can't win...

Dead bastards and Alisin Hewitt is trapped are both good.

Woohoo a zombie book I've not read Innocent
I'll definitely be seeking dead bastards out.

Madeleine roux also wrote sadie walker is stranded -I recommend!

An old one but still excellent is Domain by James Herbert.

The Passage by Justin Crinan is absorbing - I can't tell you what it's about really as it would be a spoiler

The NewsFlesh zombie trilogy by Mira Grant is also really good.

I love an apocalyptic story

Sorry that's Cronin

Oops sorry I see you've read the Mira Grant trilogy

I like these type of books,but nothing where zombies are involved.

No sorry's here, me dear.

I actually have The Passage but not read it.
I really must since its had such a good review on this thread.

Would Cloud Atlas count? I fucking love that book and actually just typing the title has given me a chill down my back.

It's not all survivalist though - he skips around a bit. Agree with whoever mentioned Oryx and Crake.

Have you read Outpost? Ticks a lot of your boxes - survivalist and kind of zombie. I found the writing style annoying though.

Not sure, cruik but it looks interesting!

Yes, fruit -I enjoyed it to a point.