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100 Books About the End of the World (And Beyond!) - Page 2

Whether or not an apocalypse will ever occur is a matter of both debate and imagination. Even in the 19th century, writers had their own ideas on the topic. Now, at the dawn of the 21st century, media rakes in countless millions of dollars with stories about zombies, bombs, and technological breakdowns. But none of these things is new. Below you will find 100 Books About the End of the World (and Beyond!). I have read and recommend each one. I own at least one copy of every title and probably an additional hundred titles that didn't make it on to the list. I've probably omitted a few, either by error or ignorance, but this is a good place to start. How well read are you when it comes to the (fictional) apocalypse? You're about to find out...
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The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
41
P.D. James
The Rift (Walter J. Williams)
The Rift
42
Walter J. Williams
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
43
Malevil
Malevil
44
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
45
Feed (Mira Grant)
Feed
46
Mira Grant
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
47
J.G. Ballard
Warday (Whitley Streiber)
Warday
48
Whitley Streiber
A World Made by Hand
A World Made by Hand
49
The Leftovers (Tom Perrotta)
The Leftovers
50
Tom Perrotta
The Long Loud Silence (Wilson Tucker)
The Long Loud Silence
51
Wilson Tucker
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
52
Colson Whitehead
The Strain (Guillermo Del Toro / Chuck Hogan)
The Strain
53
Guillermo Del Toro / Chuck Hogan
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
54
John Wyndham
Survivors (Terry Nation)
Survivors
55
Terry Nation
THE GENOCIDES Thomas M. Disch
THE GENOCIDES Thomas M. Disch
56
Planet of the Apes (Pierre Boulle)
Planet of the Apes
57
Pierre Boulle
Jam (Yahtzee Croshaw)
Jam
58
Yahtzee Croshaw
Far North (Marcel Theroux)
Far North
59
Marcel Theroux
Blood Crazy (Simon Clark)
Blood Crazy
60
Simon Clark
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
61
Mary Shelley
Damnation Alley (Roger Zelazny)
Damnation Alley
62
Roger Zelazny
Life as We Knew It (Susan Beth Pfeffer)
Life as We Knew It
63
Susan Beth Pfeffer
Ex-Heroes (Peter Clines)
Ex-Heroes
64
Peter Clines
Old Man and the Wasteland (Nick Cole)
Old Man and the Wasteland
65
Nick Cole
The Infection (Craig Dilouie)
The Infection
66
Craig Dilouie
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
67
Richard Matheson
Rot and Ruin (Benny Imura #1) (Jonathan Maberry)
Rot and Ruin (Benny Imura #1)
68
Jonathan Maberry
Autumn
Autumn
69
Flood
Flood
70
Cell (Stephen King)
Cell
71
Stephen King
Greybeard, Brian W. Aldiss (1964)
Greybeard, Brian W. Aldiss (1964)
72
Ashfall (Mike Mullin)
Ashfall
73
Mike Mullin
Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne
Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne
74
Genesis (Bernard Beckett)
Genesis
75
Bernard Beckett
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
76
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
77
Lois Lowry
Hater (David Moody)
Hater
78
David Moody
Gone Away World
Gone Away World
79
Eternity Road
Eternity Road
80
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