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The Best Post-Apocalyptic Books

Here's a selection of 37 top post-apocalyptic books to check out if you find these kinds of tales intriguing. Have you read many of these books already?
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Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
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Eternity Road
Eternity Road
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Farnham's Freehold
Farnham's Freehold
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Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
Margaret Atwood
5
Rot & Ruin (Jonathan Maberry)
Rot & Ruin
Jonathan Maberry
6
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
P.D. James
7
The Wild Shore
The Wild Shore
8
Wastelands
Wastelands
9
Life as We Knew It Series (Susan Pfeffer)
Life as We Knew It Series
Susan Pfeffer
10
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
Russell Hoban
11
The Death of Grass (John Christopher)
The Death of Grass
John Christopher
12
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
Peter Heller
13
The Girl With All the Gifts (M.R. Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
M.R. Carey
14
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
15
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
Margaret Atwood
16
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
Hugh Howey
17
Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah
18
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
Jose Saramago
19
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
20
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
Mary Shelley
21
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
Emily St John Mandel
22
Swan Song (Robert R. McCammon)
Swan Song
Robert R. McCammon
23
The Drowned World (JG Ballard)
The Drowned World
JG Ballard
24
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood
25
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham
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Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
27
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
28
One Second After
One Second After
29
The Passage (Passage #1) (Justin Cronin)
The Passage (Passage #1)
Justin Cronin
30
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
David Brin
31
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
Nevil Shute
32
Earth Abides (George R. Stewart)
Earth Abides
George R. Stewart
33
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
34
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
35
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
Max Brooks
36
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
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The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
Stephen King
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