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100 Books About the End of the World (And Beyond!)

Whether or not an apocalypse will ever occur is a matter of both debate and imagination. Even in the 19th century, writers had their own ideas on the topic. Now, at the dawn of the 21st century, media rakes in countless millions of dollars with stories about zombies, bombs, and technological breakdowns. But none of these things is new. Below you will find 100 Books About the End of the World (and Beyond!). I have read and recommend each one. I own at least one copy of every title and probably an additional hundred titles that didn't make it on to the list. I've probably omitted a few, either by error or ignorance, but this is a good place to start. How well read are you when it comes to the (fictional) apocalypse? You're about to find out...
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The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
1
Stephen King
Swan Song (Robert McCammon)
Swan Song
2
Robert McCammon
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
3
George R Stewart
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
4
Alas, Babylon, Pat Frank (1959)
Alas, Babylon, Pat Frank (1959)
5
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
6
Philip K. Dick
The Rising (Brian Keene)
The Rising
7
Brian Keene
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
8
John Wyndham
Z Is for Zachariah
Z Is for Zachariah
9
When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows
10
Into the Forest
Into the Forest
11
A Gift Upon the Shore (MK Wren)
A Gift Upon the Shore
12
MK Wren
Midnight Mass (F. Paul Wilson)
Midnight Mass
13
F. Paul Wilson
Plague of the Dead (Z.A. Recht)
Plague of the Dead
14
Z.A. Recht
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
15
John Brunner
The Scarlet Plague (Jack London)
The Scarlet Plague
16
Jack London
After London; Or, Wild England
After London; Or, Wild England
17
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
18
Justin Cronin
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
19
Cormac McCarthy
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
20
David Brin
On the Beach
On the Beach
21
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
22
Octavia Butler
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
23
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The White Plague
The White Plague
24
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
25
Margaret Atwood
Dies the Fire: A Novel of Change (S.M. Stirling)
Dies the Fire: A Novel of Change
26
S.M. Stirling
The Folk of the Fringe (Orson Scott Card)
The Folk of the Fringe
27
Orson Scott Card
The Forest of Hands and Teeth Book #1 by Carrie Ryan
The Forest of Hands and Teeth Book #1 by Carrie Ryan
28
Farnham's Freehold
Farnham's Freehold
29
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
30
Hugh Howey
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
31
Arthur C. Clarke
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
32
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
33
M R Carey
Emergence (David Palmer)
Emergence
34
David Palmer
Riddley (Russell Hoban)
Riddley
35
Russell Hoban
One Second After
One Second After
36
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
37
Suzanne Collins
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
38
Max Brooks
The Slynx (Tatyana Tolstaya)
The Slynx
39
Tatyana Tolstaya
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
40
José Saramago
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