I’m looking for recommendations for plague/apocalyptic books. I’ve read The Stand, Year One and The Passage.
I’m looking for recommendations for plague/apocalyptic books. I’ve read The Stand, Year One and The Passage.
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Evacuating London by Frank Tayell is a good start to a zombie series. I’ve enjoyed the ones I’ve read though I haven’t finished the series. The first book is free on kindle.
Thanks I’ll check it out!
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Thanks! ?
Great book
One of my absolute favourite dystopian books! ?
The last hours – Minette Walters ?
Thanks Marianne ?
Welcome. I believe this is the first in a trilogy too ?
World war Z is totally diff from the movie and so is I am Legend. Another good book is The girl with all the gifts.
Also can’t forget, The Postman.
Great, thanks!
It was real good. And I don’t like zombies
The Plague by Albert Camus.
Thanks ?
I was about to recommend the same. Great book.
I enjoyed Station Eleven.
Gone Series By Michael Grant
Not sure if this is what you are looking for Triggers by Robert J Sawyer
Oryx and Crake trilogy by Margeret Atwood if you don’t mind a bit of weird and Bird Box by Josh Malerman is a horror/thriller type book. Both are fantastic.
I loved Oryx and Crake, but it’s definitely an odd one.
Metro Series by Dimtri Glukhovsky. It’s based in the Metro (obviously) of Moscow, Russia. It’s really weird in some ways and pretty slow in others, plus translation is a little off but it’s my favorite post-apocalyptic series. It involves politics, survival, supernatural, etc. Also favorite post-apocalyptic video game series if you are interested.
Ashes trilogy by Ilsa Nick
Rot and Ruin by Johnathan Mabarry
The Rot & Ruin series is amazing!
There’s talk of another book!!
@Tami I can’t wait!!!
Me too!! There’s also talk of a tv series or movie.
Idk if they truly count but they have zombies in them: the “gone with the respiration” books are nice. I love the romance.
Swan Song by Robert Mccammon. Great book
World War Z
book is much better than the movie
Year one Nora Roberts
A couple other books are Swan Song by Robert Mccammon, Nod by Adrian Barnes, Roadside Picnic by Arkaday and Boris Strugatsky.
Seventh Day by Tara Brown
The following Terry Brooks books are set in a post apocalyptic world. The previous books set in the Word and the Void trilogy setup the storylines in these series and help explain the background to them.
GENESIS OF SHANNARA
Armageddon’s Children
The Elves of Cintra
The Gypsy Morph
LEGENDS OF SHANNARA
Bearers of the Black Staff
The Measure of the Magic
These are great: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beginning-End-Apocalypse-Book-ebook/dp/B0089LQJ3E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1518601435&sr=8-2&keywords=apocalypse+z
And Psychology of The Walking Dead: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0751FL3S3/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I3PRCWIMJE3WXB&colid=3GHZSUYZ8L9HT&psc=0
Thanks for the recommendation – I often find myself wondering just what all the relentless horror and insecurity would do to people’s psychology when I watch that show.
The Road – Cormac McCabe
I think you mean Cormac McCarthy
Lol yes I do. I have a friend called Cormac McCabe.
The Runner and The Long Walk by Stephen King (aka the books that show how the new wave of YA should have been written)
Ohh I read a the Long Walk years ago, and really enjoyed it! Could be time for a re-read ?
The Long Walk is one of my favourite books of all time! Probably more of a dystopia than an apocalyptic book though.
Haven’t read The Runner? Do you mean Running Man?
The Road
One of the best books I have ever read, and they made a great job of the film too, Viggo Mortensen so well cast.
The Emberverse Series. The first book is Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling
Also: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Allison-Hewitt-Trapped-Madeleine-Roux/dp/0755379136/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518601939&sr=1-1&keywords=is+trapped is brilliant, with a lot of dark humour and twists in the plot
And… Sadie Walker is Stranded!
the left behind series
Adam Sternbergh- Shovel Ready and Near Enemy
The Road
I enjoyed Douglas Coupland’s Girlfriend in a Coma. I never see anyone else recommending it though.
Ooh i read that one not so long ago! Loved it ?
Summer of the Apocalypse by James Van Pelt
A gift upon the shore by M K Wren
Alas Babylon by Pat Frank
Life as we knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Girl With All The Gifts by M R Carey
Silo (series) by Hugh Howie
‘The girl with all the gifts’
The Road
Check out Johnathon Bradbury
Promise me Series, By Paige Weaver.
It’s about the US attacked in the war.
It’s scared the crap out me.
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Life as we knew it (Susan Beth Pfeffer) is a YA novel about life after an asteroid hits the moon and moves it closer to earth. Book one of The Survivor series.
I honestly hated these. They just dragged and dragged and dragged.
@Kurio I like the first one. The others were just okay.
I just wish they went a bit faster. I felt I could skip a huge section and still know what’s going on
Dance of the red masque and it’s had a second book, but I can’t think of the name. Really good
There’s also the 5th wave
I did not think this series was up to scratch. The first one was ok, but the second and third were very disappointing.
So far I agree with you. I liked the first. Forced myself through the 2nd, haven’t started the 3rd yet.
The road. Earth Abides. On the beach.
Road?
@Sue yes
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I can’t tell you how many times I have read Earth Abides. Always one of my favorites.
@Randi mine too. Such a good read, very understated and believable. It is a hidden gem.
Nevil Shute! Great author.
The Road – Cormac McCarthy
Following
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Alas Babylon by Pat Frank. Older book but one of my favorites
Angelfall
I’m currently reading Pandemic by A.G. Riddle and I really like it!
Hunger Games series and Maze Runner series (YA, but good). Sand by Hugh Howey (also write the excellent Wool trilogy). The Passage trilogy by Justin Cronin. The Strain trilogy by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan. After America by John Birmingham. Lots of my other recommendations are already mentioned.
Best book ever
Fireman by Joe Hill is amazing. He is Steven Kings son!
Oh the blurb sounds good! Thanks ?
It was really really good!
Fever – Deon Meyer
The passage trilogy
How was Year One?
It started off great, but I felt the characters were stiff and a bit boring. Maybe if it had been written in the first person for each character it would have been better. He dialogue was stiff too ?
Thanks! Sounds like I’ve not missed much. I was looking forward to it but other books have been keeping my attention.
I have to disagree! I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Year One, especially since Nora Roberts has not given this sort of book a try before. I will definitely be reading the next book in the series. My suggestion is to give it a go.
@Sue Thanks! I know I will at some point. Nora Roberts is one of my guilty pleasures.
Blueprints of the Afterlife by Ryan Boudinot
Darkest minds by Alexandra bracken
Ashfall, Girl With all the gifts
I really enjoyed The Rift
Ohh this one sounds good!! Thanks ?
Swan Song is fabulous! ???
By Robert McCammon, right?
This book haunted me for days.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27245997-the-last-one
This one sounds interesting too! Thanks ?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34020019-the-salt-line
Sounds great, thanks!
Do Androids dream electrical sheep
The Birthmarked series is really good. Just read Gender Game. It’s good. Pathological by Junking Wang and Jeremy Tang is awesome and smart.
Germ
Penryn and the End of Days series (3 books) by Susan Ee. Hands down one of my favorite books. Angels vs. humans. Super sarcastic, bits of humor and romance without being over-the-top. Fun read, even when it’s talking about people dying and apocalyptic beasts. 😉
Downloaded this on my kindle. I loved it
The Postman, David Brin. Random Acts of Senseless Violence.
The Girl with All the Gifts
Yes!! I love this book!
The Twelve and then City of Mirrors.
Also Dark Tower
I read The Twelve too, but decided not to read City of Mirrors. Is it worth the read?
Wow, so many great suggestions.
I’m overwhelmed with the response!
One Second After. Amazing!
Realistic and haunting
Ohh this one sounds great!
The Fifth Wave.
The Plague by Camus
Dance of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
Planet urth
The Resort by Bentley Little! It isn’t really about a disease or anything but it’s dystopian in that way and it’s so so good
Outbreak by Robin Cook is outstanding
I love Robin Cook books!!
The Andromeda Strain and Prey, both by Michael Crichton, are really good.
Have you ever read Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard? Centuries after the Earth is invaded and conquered by aliens, a young human man (one of the few humans left, all living in small tribes without even knowledge of technology, let alone access to it), gets curious about the world outside his valley. Of course, his girlfriend is captured by the aliens and he has to save her…..have fun!!
The Arcana Chronicles!!!! DEFINITELY!❤️
I do have the first book on my bookcase – I need to stop procrastinating and just read it already lol
@Josie Of course, you should be warned that after you finish the 5th, you’ll be waiting for a year for the final book!?❤️❤️
Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari
Plague Land by Alex Scarrow❤️
Just read that one and i was like omg a new favorite I’m waiting for the sequel now!
I loved it so much! Definitely one of my favourite books xx
Journal of the Plague Years Daniel Defoe I think
Yes, Daniel Defoe…..I loved it!!
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Handmaid’s Tale
The show is good to
The show is amazing! I binged the season. Lol
The Girl With All The Gifts
Great read!
The Postman by David Brin
The Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Mira Grant’s NEWSFEED trilogy and associated books.
One second after is a MUST READ
I liked this one!
Agreed!
the Divergent series, maybe?
The McClane Apocalypse by Kate Morris
I LOVE THIS SERIES
Omg. Finally another person who likes it, I always mention it and people are like What? I just finished the newest one. I want more!!!!
Yes! Same here!!! I feel like I look on her author page once a week looking for anything about the next book!
In the after by demitria lunetta and it’s sequel in the end
Contaminated and mercy mode by Em garner
Qualify series by Vera Nazarian got the first one free on kindle and i fell in love with the series
You might enjoy ‘Station Eleven’, about a plague that grips the world in the later part of this century.
I devoured this book.
The Girl with All the Gifts
Great read!
Margaret Atwood’s Maddaddam trilogy, starting with Oryx and Crake
Definitely One Second After
I’m here for the suggestions and to suggest Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion.
Swan song
Life after god
google it, there are pretty good lists, I’ve done that and read most of them now. ‘Fever’ by Deon Meyer is pretty good.
Hugh Howey’s Silo series. I think it would fall in this category. It’s on the lighter side compared to the other suggestions.
yes yes yes, I love this series
Swan song
White horse by Alex Adams
The Girl with All the Gifts
Great read.
Have you read the sequel, The Boy on the Bridge?
No I haven’t.
It’s on sale as an ebook today for only $2.99
Don’t have e-books…thanks tho.?
The 5th Wave series aren’t too bad
Following!
One Second After, by William R. Forstchen…I loved this book, reading it twice & loaning it to my doctor who also enjoyed it…hope you can find it and like it too.
The Road
The Survivalist if you enjoy a bit of pulp.
I wish my sci-fi novels were out, it’s dealing with the end of the world. Soon, very soon.
Are u on wattpad?
nope
The girl with all the gifts.
Ray Bradburry wrote several good ones.
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller . Alas, Babylon, On the Beach
how about the 197-1918 flu outbreak
The Road
An excellent non-fiction book is “The Coming Plague”
Sorry ..Josie Shinkfield– I am not spam..I was just agreeing/ liking that book..I have read it and it is a good ,interedtng book.
* interesting
Earth Abides, On the Beach, Sea of Rust (SF)
This one and there are three more after this
Rot and Ruin series
The Loners, The Saints (YA series) They all Looked Up; Schools Out (British)
“The Road,” by Cormac McCarthy
Swan Song. I can’t remember the author.
Plaque Town series by Dana Fredsti
Another vote for One Second After!
Following
The Forest of Hands and Teeth trilogy
Souds spooky..is it?
Sounds
The 100
Seanan McGuire’s New Flesh triology. A different take
The 100 series is good
The Girl with All the Gifts
I am Legend
This is a classic…and was made into a movie.
Yes. I like both the book and the movie, but I found them quite different, specially the ending (even though the movie as two different endings). The book ending is amazing.
The Girl With All the Gifts!
what about the bubonic plague – there are tons of books out on that and its not NON-fiction
Following. All that I have read on have on my list have been mentioned already.
The 5th Wave
Ashfall
All the Little Children….WAY different!!!
Station Eleven
War Day
Anything by Bobby Adair is awesome.