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Apocalyptic Books Where the Apocalypse Is Never Explained

My favourite genre of apocalypse novel is one where the nature of what ends civilization as we know it is never quite explained. Maybe it's hinted at, or maybe you know WHAT happened but not HOW or WHY it happened. And that's usually because that's not the point. An unknowable catastrophe, one that can't be predicted or understood, is far more frightening than something as simple as asteroids or zombies.
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
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Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
Samuel R. Delany
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Ice
Ice
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Dayworld (Philip Jose Farmer)
Dayworld
Philip Jose Farmer
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Wraeththu
Wraeththu
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Darkness and Dawn (George Allan England)
Darkness and Dawn
George Allan England
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The Wall (Marlen Haushofer)
The Wall
Marlen Haushofer
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False Dawn (Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)
False Dawn
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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Engine Summer (John Crowley)
Engine Summer
John Crowley
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In the Country of Last Things
In the Country of Last Things
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Tea From an Empty Cup (Pat Cadigan)
Tea From an Empty Cup
Pat Cadigan
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Vanishing Point (Michaela Roessner)
Vanishing Point
Michaela Roessner
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Night Work (Thomas Glavinic)
Night Work
Thomas Glavinic
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The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
Joanna Russ
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We Stand on Guard (Brian K Vaughan)
We Stand on Guard
Brian K Vaughan
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Amatka (Karin Tidbeck)
Amatka
Karin Tidbeck
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Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
Jeff Vandermeer
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The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
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