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50 Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Books for Adults

No games that leave you hungry, no mazes to be run, no cities made of ember, and no scorching trials. Fifty works of fiction written for adults that are set during or after cataclysmic events that drastically alter life as we know it.
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The Stand
The Stand
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Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
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Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
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Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
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World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z (Max Brooks)
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
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I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
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The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman (David Brin)
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The Children of Men
The Children of Men
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Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
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War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
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The Last Man
The Last Man
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Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
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The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
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The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
18
Player One: What Is to Become of Us (Douglas Coupland)
Player One: What Is to Become of Us (Douglas Coupland)
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Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
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Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (1949)
Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (1949)
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The Scarlet Plague
The Scarlet Plague
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Emergence (David Palmer)
Emergence (David Palmer)
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Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
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The Long Loud Silence (Wilson Tucker)
The Long Loud Silence (Wilson Tucker)
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A Boy and His Dog (Harlan Ellison)
A Boy and His Dog (Harlan Ellison)
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On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
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The Drowned World
The Drowned World
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A World Made by Hand
A World Made by Hand
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A Gift Upon the Shore (M K Wren)
A Gift Upon the Shore (M K Wren)
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Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
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The Gate to the Women's Country
The Gate to the Women's Country
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A Friend of the Earth
A Friend of the Earth
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The Passage
The Passage
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The Death of Grass (John Christopher)
The Death of Grass (John Christopher)
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The Year of the Flood
The Year of the Flood
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Ape and Essence (Aldous Huxley)
Ape and Essence (Aldous Huxley)
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The Last Ship (William Brinkley)
The Last Ship (William Brinkley)
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The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
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One Second After
One Second After
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