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All-Time Great Post Apocalypse Novels

Just what it says… 45 great novels that take place after Armageddon, the Apocalypse, a global pandemic, you name it. They are all fun and food for thought.
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Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
1
A Boy and His Dog (Harlan Ellison)
A Boy and His Dog
2
Harlan Ellison
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
3
Miller
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
4
Kurt Vonnegut
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
5
P.D. James
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
6
John Wyndham
Damnation Alley (Roger Zelazny)
Damnation Alley
7
Roger Zelazny
The Dark Tower Series (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower Series
8
Stephen King
The Day of the Triffids (Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
9
Wyndham
Daybreak Zero (John Barnes)
Daybreak Zero
10
John Barnes
Directive 51 (John Barnes)
Directive 51
11
John Barnes
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
12
Veronica Roth
The Dying Earth (Jack Vance)
The Dying Earth
13
Jack Vance
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
14
George R Stewart
Eternity Road (Jack Mcdevitt)
Eternity Road
15
Jack Mcdevitt
Farnham's Freehold
Farnham's Freehold
16
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
17
N. K. Jemisin
A Gift Upon the Shore (M K Wren)
A Gift Upon the Shore
18
M K Wren
The Girl With All the Gifts (M.R. Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
19
M.R. Carey
Good Morning Midnight (Lily Brooks-Dalton)
Good Morning Midnight
20
Lily Brooks-Dalton
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
21
Margaret Atwood
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
22
Richard Matheson
The Last Ship (William Brinkley)
The Last Ship
23
William Brinkley
Life as We Knew It Series (Pfeffer)
Life as We Knew It Series
24
Pfeffer
The Long Tomorrow (Leigh Brackett)
The Long Tomorrow
25
Leigh Brackett
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
26
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Maze Runner Series (James Dashner)
Maze Runner Series
27
James Dashner
No Blade of Grass (John Christopher)
No Blade of Grass
28
John Christopher
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
29
Nevil Shute
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
30
Margaret Atwood
The Parable of the Sower (Butler)
The Parable of the Sower
31
Butler
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
32
Justin Cronin
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
33
David Brin
Ridley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Ridley Walker
34
Russell Hoban
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
35
Cormac McCarthy
Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman
36
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
37
Stephen King
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
38
Emily St John Mandel
Swan Song (Robert R. McCammon)
Swan Song
39
Robert R. McCammon
Things We Didn't See Coming (Steven Amsterdam)
Things We Didn't See Coming
40
Steven Amsterdam
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