Hi, what has been your favorite post-apocalyptic or dystopian book? I need something new to read. Thanks!
Hi, what has been your favorite post-apocalyptic or dystopian book? I need something new to read. Thanks!
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Handmaids Tale was the most well written. I really enjoyed Rot and Ruin. Can’t beat a guy with a sword and zombies.
Have you watched the new handmaids tale series? I’m too scared to yet haha too high of expectations
Never Let Me Go by Ishiguro was good too. Veru diff then I was expecting. Good creep factor. Slow building for sure.
Check out the Razorland Trilogy by Ann Aguirre
Probably the Shannara books… Terry Brooks… Or Dune… It’s a toss up.
I mean if we’re going post apocalyptic only… if you add dystopian to that, I may have to think a little harder 😉
The Bone Labyrinth
Following! Love this genre!
Angels are the Reapers – great book!
I am legend. So much better than the movie.
Stations 11
The Enemy Series by Charlie Higson. Great take on the end of the world thing.
Yes. Angels are the Reapers
Handmaid’s Tale is one of my all time favorites
Mine, too!!!
Have either of you watched the series? If so is it good?
I haven’t watched it yet. I hope it isn’t disappointing as so many movies/series are after the book.
The Girl with all the Gifts is pretty good.
The sequel is good too
Just recently came out right? Been meaning to pick up a copy.
http://best-sci-fi-books.com/21-best-post-apocalyptic-science-fiction-books/
Oh, i see the Wool series on there. I forgot about that one. I liked it too. It is drawn out sometimes but the story is good.
Rant by Palahnuik
The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker was a recent one that I loved
Loved this one!!
The girl with all the gifts .. I fell in love with the main character ??
Following. I adore The Handmaid’s Tale and I really enjoyed The Girl with All the Gifts too.
The Stand and the Zombie Planet trilogy 🙂
Swan Song by McCammon and King’s The Stand. I also couldn’t put down The Road . That book is not for the faint of heart.
I agree with the first two. Haven’t read the road but now I’m going to have to 🙂
The Long Walk by Stephen King
Handmaids tale and The Stand by Stephen King.
Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451.
Love Among the Hidden; it is book one of the Shadow Children series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
An author friend has a series that starts with Atkinsons Administration. Author John Paul Bernett. 6 books plus 3 prequels
1984, by Orwell.
Pure by Julianna Baggott
Blueprint of the Afterlife is a great book by a newer author
‘1984’ or if you like allegory ‘Animal Farm’ both by George Orwell.
The Passage
This trilogy is so good
The Road is a good read – emotional and compelling.
great book but not for the faint of heart
The Maze Runner
The girl with all the gifts, the Postman, and Alas Babylon
Glad you mentioned The Postman. Been years since I’ve read that one. Time to revisit it.
The Passage!
The Hunger Games trilogy!?
The Last Policeman trilogy by Ben H. Winters.
I’m reading the first one right now!
ANYTHING by Margaret Atwood!
I read Brave New World, 1984, Station Eleven … and currently reading The Handmaid’s Tale
Station Eleven is a thoughtful reflection piece on what it means to be civilized.
@Wendy it was a survival piece … just loved it
I really loved the park service by Ryan Winfield
The Handmaid’s Tale
Mister Touch by Malcolm Bosse
I just wrote one! 🙂
http://divinitybureau.com/
I also really enjoyed “Under the Never Sky” by Veronica Rossi. The setting was so beautiful and descriptive.
California by Edan Lepucki.
The Hunger Games
The Maze Runner series
Divergent series
The Girl with All the Gifts
Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon
Without a doubt..read sooo long ago
Love this book!!!
I love the work of D D Chant.
Ready Player One
Loved it!
Love!!!!!
The Giver
Arcana chronicles and shatter me!
In the Country of Last Things, by Paul Auster
The Stand
1984
Domain
The Survilaist
I am legend
Would Cell by Stephen king be considered post apocalyptic?
Oh forgot to add I am Legend … the most shocking book I’ve read … as it had seriously nothing to do with the movie … the short stories were great too!
“A Gift Upon the Shore” by M.K. Wren is one that I’ve always loved. Also the trilogy by Donald E. McQuinn that includes “Witch”, “Warrior”, and “Wanderer”. Don’t hear much about these books any more, but I really enjoyed them. How about the Margaret Atwood series, that starts with “Oryx and Crake”
The Angels Are The Reapers is unforgettable. I’ve yet to meet anyone who has read it, but it’s so great.
Mine are The Stand, The Road and I Am Legend…great thread so many more to take note of and check out ??
I agree so many that I am curious about now. I wonder sometimes at the fascination we have with this genre,
A far in the future read but I lived Arthur C Clark’s City in the Stars…an expanded version of Against the Fall of Night.
Oryx and Crake by Atwood.
Fahrenheit 451. Todays culture. Except for the fires.
The legend series by Marie lu. I love it! ???
One Second After by William R. Forstchen (hope you find it as it was copyrighted in 2009, I think I found mine at a Goodwill store, good luck)
I love this book! The setting is my home town, so I enjoyed knowing all of the specific places he mentioned. Well written. Have you read the second two?
H2o and then 2nd book is into the storm
Queen of the tearling
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller.
The handmaids tale by Margaret Atwood
“Station 11” and “The Handmaid’s Tale”!
The Road and The memory of water
The Road, Cormac McCarthy
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hunger Games is also pretty good)
I’m currently reading “The Gender Game” series atm. Its based around the only two cities left in the world and one is ruled by women and one by men… please Amazon it for a better explination.. but if you liked ‘The hunger games’ and ‘divergent’ I would recommend giving it a go ? xXx