Post-apocalyptic fiction

[Aleksei]

I have been taking some tantalizing steps into the world of post-apocalyptic fiction, with Iron and Wolf and The World Ends in Hickory Hollow. I really enjoyed them and would appreciate if anyone could recommend some similar books. Oh and I prefer books with one, or few, central characters.

 

[Jason_Taverner]

swan song Robert McGammon

 

[Jason_Taverner]

McCammon I should say sorry thinking about food

 

[Cricket - Best Sport]

Earth Abides - George Stewart
The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham

 

[steve12553]

Add The Chrysalids by John Wyndham also.

 

[Blue Tyson]

The Postman - David Brin

 

[Karsa Orlong]

Walter Miller Jr. - A Canticle for Leibowitz

 

[j d worthington]

Quite a few suggestions here:

http://www.chronicles-network.com/f...-books-wanted.html?highlight=post-apocalyptic

 

[Pyan]

Battlefield Earth - L. Ron Hubbard

I know, I know - but it's worth reading just so you can criticise it from personal experience, if you want to. Actually I quite enjoyed it, in an extremely non-demanding way. And you can't get much more post-apocalyptic than this.

 

[Foxbat]

Damnation Alley (Zelazney).

 

[Aleksei]

Thanks for all the suggestions.

 

[Brys]

I'd also mention Pat Frank's Alas, Babylon, which was pretty good, but I'd agree with A Canticle for Leibowitz, which is the best post-apocalyptic novel I've read.

 

[Alurny]

I'd also mention Pat Frank's Alas, Babylon, which was pretty good, but I'd agree with A Canticle for Leibowitz, which is the best post-apocalyptic novel I've read.

Thats good to hear as I brought it the other day for 95p in hardback from the charity shop. Got to love peoples christmas gift clearouts

 

[dsmith]

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

 

[dsmith]

also Armageddon's Children by Terry Brooks

 

[Spade]

This link may be of interest:

SciFan: Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Theme: After the Apocalypse - Post-holocaust - Apocalypse (novels, anthologies, short story collections, non fiction)

 

[j d worthington]

Ah, Spade, bless you... looks to be a very nice list indeed. Many thanks!

 

[Blue Tyson]

Actually read Armageddon's Children yesterday, not bad. Post-apocalyptic with the odd elf and demon, it seems.

Pretty groovy list!

 

[Alurny]

Actually read Armageddon's Children yesterday, not bad. Post-apocalyptic with the odd elf and demon, it seems.

Pretty groovy list!

Thats good to hear as I was worried Terry was going to bring out a series akin to the High Druid trilogy. Hopefully he is back on form.

 

[Carolyn Hill]

Several people have told me that I should read Davy by Edgar Pangborn, raving that it is equal in genius to Miller's Canticle for Leibowitz. Have any of you read it?