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It's the End of the World as We Know It (Dystopian/Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalypse List)

This list is a compilation of popular and literary works, some personal favorites, and some gems and oddities in this genre. It mixes YA with comics and classics. Only one book of a series is represented.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
2
The 5th Wave (Rick Yancey)
The 5th Wave
3
Rick Yancey
The Age of Miracles (Karen Thompson Walker)
The Age of Miracles
4
Karen Thompson Walker
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
5
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
6
Jeff Vandermeer
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
7
José Saramago
Blood Red Road
Blood Red Road
8
Brain Jack (Brian Falkner)
Brain Jack
9
Brian Falkner
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
10
Aldous Huxley
But We Are Not of Earth (Jean Karl)
But We Are Not of Earth
11
Jean Karl
California (Edan Lepucki)
California
12
Edan Lepucki
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
13
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
14
Kurt Vonnegut
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
15
Arthur C. Clarke
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
16
P.D. James
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
17
John Wyndham
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember
18
Jeanne Duprau
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
19
Anthony Burgess
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
20
John Wyndham
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
21
Dies the Fire
Dies the Fire
22
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
23
Veronica Roth
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
24
Philip K. Dick
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
25
Peter Heller
The Drowned World, J. G. Ballard (1962)
The Drowned World, J. G. Ballard (1962)
26
Earth Abides
Earth Abides
27
Emergence
Emergence
28
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
29
Orson Scott Card
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
30
Ray Bradbury
Far North (Marcel Theroux)
Far North
31
Marcel Theroux
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
32
M.T. Anderson
The Flame Alphabet
The Flame Alphabet
33
The Forest of Hands and Teeth (Carrie Ryan)
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
34
Carrie Ryan
A Gift Upon the Shore (M K Wren)
A Gift Upon the Shore
35
M K Wren
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
36
M R Carey
Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma
37
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
38
Lois Lowry
Gone (Michael Grant)
Gone
39
Michael Grant
Grasshopper Jungle (Andrew Smith)
Grasshopper Jungle
40
Andrew Smith
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