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...

IAm, the book with the female-led society could be the sequels to Plague 99 by Jean Ure - Come Lucky April and Watchers at the Shrine. I haven't read then, but I think one of the societies in the post-plague world is female-led.

Swansong is supposed to be good (think it's a plaguey one with lots of viewpoints ala Stephen King) but I haven't got around to it yet.

Me, me, me.

Okay. Here goes.

The, 'Gone' series by Michael Grant is YA but has groups of teenagers organising themselves and making efforts not just to stay alive but to retain a sense of community and order etc.

Frank Worsley's bok about Shackleton's men being stranded on Elephant Island, on the 'Endurance' expedition to the Antarctic. Non-fiction.

Apsley Cherry Garrard - The Worst Journey in the World - a survivor of Scott's Terra Nova expedition, and of a really horrible journey to find penguin eggs! This is so much better than I've reduced it to here. :)

Assume everybody has read, "Touching the Void"?

There's a good one about the man who had to cut his hand off too - I can never remember his time or the title, but will be Google-able.

And agree with the recs for, "The Passage" - does anybody know when the 3rd is due out?

Oh, oh - Has anybody mentioned, "Lord of the Flies" yet?

Ooh, isn't that last one 'something hours'? 72 hours or something like that? Fucking cracking, anyway.

The Dead and the Gone (YA series) is good from that point of view.

remus. Next month for the third instalment of The Passage.

Wasn't it you who sent me a pre release copy of The Twelve years ago?

OOOOOOOOOOOOH.

It was, yes. A lovely MNer sent it to me and I passed it on. I feel horrible that I have forgotten her name.

ellie I think you are right thank you! It sounds like it was come lucky April.

For post apocalyptic (post nuclear to be precise) a really good read is Aftermath by Roger Williams.
Really chilling.

Ah, I always loved you for that Remus. I passed it onto someone.

It was mentioned up thread but I've just read The girl with all the gifts and was gripped.

Not read it yet but colony z - the island is free on kindle at the moment.

Oh domain what a great book. Do love James Herbert the shrine is a good one.

I also love J A Konrath/Jack Kilborn - but Blake Crouch books are brill, some are PA. I'd highly recommend the Wayward Pines Series I think you'd like that, it's about a perfect town, won't say too much as I might spoil it but it's good. I think it's just been picked up by Fox, so will be looking out for that!!

Hmm - there is a reason why colony z- the island is free on kindle…. I gave up after the first chapter. Impossible to read.

On the other hand, I read Surviving the Evacuation - Book 1 last night and rather enjoyed it. One man's attempt to survive in London after an outbreak. I've downloaded book 2.

I think I've ordered that one through the library atticus

I'm a bit excited now!!!

(Did you read a whole book in one night?I'm impressed!)

I read most of it last night and then the final bit when I was waiting for the DCs to arrive back on the school bus. I thought it was a bit rushed at the end but not bad and liked the fact it was set in the UK.