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Lithub's 50 Greatest Apocalyptic Novels

"The end of the world is never really the end of the world—at least not in fiction. After all, someone must survive to tell the tale. And what tales they are. Humans have been pondering the end of existence for as long as we've been aware of it (probably, I mean, I wasn't there), and as a result we have a rich collection of apocalypse and post-apocalypse literature to read during our planet's senescence."
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The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
1
John Wyndham
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
2
Richard Matheson
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
3
Emily St John Mandel
The Long Loud Silence (Wilson Tucker)
The Long Loud Silence
4
Wilson Tucker
Severance (Ling Ma)
Severance
5
Ling Ma
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
6
David Mitchell
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
7
Nevil Shute
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
8
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Slynx (Tatyana Tolstaya)
The Slynx
9
Tatyana Tolstaya
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
10
Nnedi Okorafor
The Last (Hanna Jameson)
The Last
11
Hanna Jameson
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
12
Colson Whitehead
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
13
J.G. Ballard
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
14
Margaret Atwood
Leave the World Behind (Rumaan Alman)
Leave the World Behind
15
Rumaan Alman
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
16
Stephen King
Wittgenstein's Mistress (David Markson)
Wittgenstein's Mistress
17
David Markson
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
18
Cormac McCarthy
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
19
Octavia Butler
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
20
José Saramago
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
21
N. K. Jemisin
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
22
Mary Shelley
The Country of Ice Cream Star (Sandra Newman)
The Country of Ice Cream Star
23
Sandra Newman
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
24
Max Brooks
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
25
Russell Hoban
Nausicaa (Hayao Miyazaki)
Nausicaa
26
Hayao Miyazaki
California (Edan Lepucki)
California
27
Edan Lepucki
Moon of the Crusted Snow (Waubgeshig Rice)
Moon of the Crusted Snow
28
Waubgeshig Rice
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
29
Justin Cronin
America Pacifica (Anna North)
America Pacifica
30
Anna North
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
31
The End We Start From (Megan Hunter)
The End We Start From
32
Megan Hunter
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
33
Samuel R. Delany
Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Always Coming Home
34
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
35
David Brin
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
36
Peter Heller
The Book of Joan (Lidia Yuknavitch)
The Book of Joan
37
Lidia Yuknavitch
Afterland (Lauren Beukes)
Afterland
38
Lauren Beukes
Heroes and Villains (Angela Carter)
Heroes and Villains
39
Angela Carter
Earth Abides
Earth Abides
40
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