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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
1
Kurt Vonnegut
Eternity Road
Eternity Road
2
Farnham's Freehold
Farnham's Freehold
3
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
4
Margaret Atwood
Rot & Ruin (Jonathan Maberry)
Rot & Ruin
5
Jonathan Maberry
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
6
P.D. James
The Wild Shore
The Wild Shore
7
Wastelands
Wastelands
8
Life as We Knew It Series (Susan Pfeffer)
Life as We Knew It Series
9
Susan Pfeffer
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
10
Russell Hoban
The Death of Grass (John Christopher)
The Death of Grass
11
John Christopher
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
12
Peter Heller
The Girl With All the Gifts (M.R. Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
13
M.R. Carey
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
14
Suzanne Collins
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
15
Margaret Atwood
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
16
Hugh Howey
Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah
17
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
18
Jose Saramago
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
19
Margaret Atwood
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
20
Mary Shelley
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
21
Emily St John Mandel
Swan Song (Robert R. McCammon)
Swan Song
22
Robert R. McCammon
The Drowned World (JG Ballard)
The Drowned World
23
JG Ballard
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
24
Margaret Atwood
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
25
John Wyndham
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
26
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
27
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
One Second After
One Second After
28
The Passage (Passage #1) (Justin Cronin)
The Passage (Passage #1)
29
Justin Cronin
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
30
David Brin
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
31
Nevil Shute
Earth Abides (George R. Stewart)
Earth Abides
32
George R. Stewart
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
33
Richard Matheson
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
34
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
35
Max Brooks
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
36
Cormac McCarthy
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
37
Stephen King
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