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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 (Stephen King)
The Stand
1
Stephen King
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
2
Emily St John Mandel
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
3
Colson Whitehead
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
4
Cormac McCarthy
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
5
Margaret Atwood
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
6
Max Brooks
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
7
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
8
Richard Matheson
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
9
David Brin
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
10
P.D. James
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
11
Octavia E. Butler
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
12
Douglas Adams
War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
War of the Worlds
13
H.G. Wells
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
14
Mary Shelley
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
15
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
16
John Wyndham
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
17
John Brunner
Player One: What Is to Become of Us (Douglas Coupland)
Player One: What Is to Become of Us
18
Douglas Coupland
Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Always Coming Home
19
Ursula K. Le Guin
Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (1949)
Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (1949)
20
The Scarlet Plague (Jack London)
The Scarlet Plague
21
Jack London
Emergence (David Palmer)
Emergence
22
David Palmer
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
23
Jose Saramago
The Long Loud Silence (Wilson Tucker)
The Long Loud Silence
24
Wilson Tucker
A Boy and His Dog (Harlan Ellison)
A Boy and His Dog
25
Harlan Ellison
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
26
Nevil Shute
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
27
J.G. Ballard
A World Made by Hand
A World Made by Hand
28
A Gift Upon the Shore (M K Wren)
A Gift Upon the Shore
29
M K Wren
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
30
Margaret Atwood
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
31
Philip K. Dick
The Gate to the Women's Country
The Gate to the Women's Country
32
A Friend of the Earth
A Friend of the Earth
33
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
34
Justin Cronin
The Death of Grass (John Christopher)
The Death of Grass
35
John Christopher
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
36
Margaret Atwood
Ape and Essence (Aldous Huxley)
Ape and Essence
37
Aldous Huxley
The Last Ship (William Brinkley)
The Last Ship
38
William Brinkley
The Walking Dead (Robert Kirkman)
The Walking Dead
39
Robert Kirkman
One Second After
One Second After
40
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