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100 Books About the End of the World (And Beyond!) - Page 2

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 Children of Men
The Children of Men
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The Rift (Walter J. Williams)
The Rift
Walter J. Williams
43
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
44
Malevil
Malevil
45
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
46
Feed
Feed
47
The Drowned World
The Drowned World
48
Warday (Whitley Streiber)
Warday
Whitley Streiber
49
A World Made by Hand
A World Made by Hand
50
The Leftovers (Tom Perrotta)
The Leftovers
Tom Perrotta
51
The Long Loud Silence (Wilson Tucker)
The Long Loud Silence
Wilson Tucker
52
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
Colson Whitehead
53
The Strain
The Strain
54
The Chrysalids
The Chrysalids
55
Survivors (Terry Nation)
Survivors
Terry Nation
56
THE GENOCIDES Thomas M. Disch
THE GENOCIDES Thomas M. Disch
57
Planet of the Apes (Pierre Boulle)
Planet of the Apes
Pierre Boulle
58
Jam (Yahtzee Croshaw)
Jam
Yahtzee Croshaw
59
Far North (Marcel Theroux)
Far North
Marcel Theroux
60
Blood Crazy (Simon Clark)
Blood Crazy
Simon Clark
61
The Last Man
The Last Man
62
Damnation Alley (Roger Zelazny)
Damnation Alley
Roger Zelazny
63
Life as We Knew It (Susan Beth Pfeffer)
Life as We Knew It
Susan Beth Pfeffer
64
Ex-Heroes (Peter Clines)
Ex-Heroes
Peter Clines
65
Old Man and the Wasteland (Nick Cole)
Old Man and the Wasteland
Nick Cole
66
The Infection (Craig Dilouie)
The Infection
Craig Dilouie
67
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
68
Rot and Ruin (Benny Imura #1) (Jonathan Maberry)
Rot and Ruin (Benny Imura #1)
Jonathan Maberry
69
Autumn
Autumn
70
Flood
Flood
71
Cell (Stephen King)
Cell
Stephen King
72
Greybeard, Brian W. Aldiss (1964)
Greybeard, Brian W. Aldiss (1964)
73
Ashfall (Mike Mullin)
Ashfall
Mike Mullin
74
Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne
Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne
75
Genesis (Bernard Beckett)
Genesis
Bernard Beckett
76
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
77
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
78
Hater (David Moody)
Hater
David Moody
79
Gone Away World
Gone Away World
80
Eternity Road
Eternity Road
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