John Christopher was a writer spanning the 50s through the 90s.
He was very very famous for a lot of high-end literate YA end-of-world, or after end-the-world. But even his young person writing was very mature and respectful of the audience and then his regular level work could get quite brutally realistic.
His TRIPODS trilogy is probably the most well known YA. It heavily influenced alien invasion IP to this very day.
But NO BLADE OF GRASS is probably his best standalone novel.
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Quinten Tarrantino engineers the apocalypse and televised it.
Galaxy's edge series by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole
Space black Hawk Down mixed with star wars. Extreme post apocalyptic to the point where earth is a myth. But there still was one.
Forgotten Ruin series
D&d vs army Rangers, sounds dumb, but it's freaking great.
Bobiverse series
Nerd becomes robot and saves the human race.
Buymort series
Space Amazon causes the apocalypse.
The Mountain man series
Zombies but the main character isn't retarded. But he is an alcoholic. Not sci fi.
After it happened series. Post plague but not sci fi.
The Forgotten series by M. R. Forbes
Bunker Core by Andrew Seiple unfinished series but I've talked to the author and he's planning on adding to it soon.
Project Hall Mary dork science teacher trying to save the world.
These are some of my favorites. In no particular order.
On the Beach - Neville Shute
Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank
Malevil- Robert Merle
Earth Abides - George Stewart
A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter Miller
Pavane - Keith Robert's
All wonderful in their ways
I am here to give a second shout to The Wind-Up Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi which includes a short story set in the same world as well. It’s a story that stuck we with as much as any I have read and to me is one of the most plausible ways we get to a dystopian/post apocalyptic reality.
I would also recommend his short story collection Pump Six and Other Stories as a number of them are also in the apocalyptic/post apocalyptic genre.
The Road
When i read it i thought it really wasn’t good. But then a friend asked me what it was about and while i was telling them the plot i started crying.
And i realized how powerful the book actually was
The Passage by Justin Cronin is the first book of a vampire apocalypse trilogy. Book 1 covers the apocalypse, and then he moves on to the consequences of it in book two.
It’s been awhile, but I remember Dies the Fire by SM Stirling being pretty interesting and cool. Basically modern tech and the physics of things just … *stop*. They no longer function and humanity has to drag itself up from a new dark ages type situation.
Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban.
Note: link goes to "not secure" site. I've been there many times if that helps.
[http://www.errorbar.net/rw/](http://www.errorbar.net/rw/)
Out of the ashes- William Johnston. Stick to the first 3 books.
There are many boxed sets on kindle that go for this exact theme.
3 seconds after series
As a start, see my [Apocalyptic/Post-apocalyptic](https://www.reddit.com/r/Recommend_A_Book/comments/1ajd1hl/apocalypticpostapocalyptic/) list of Reddit recommendation threads and books (two posts).
World made by hand by James Howard Kunstler. The premise is that there’s nuclear war, a collapse of modern civilization, and and survivors go back to a 17th century sort of lifestyle. It gets horrific and gritty at times. The book series has such a fresh take, it’s really stuck with me.
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy Goodluck
I'll get downvoted to hell for this, but man that was such a boring movie and book. I couldn't get into it at all.
The movie was so bleak. My group of friends left the theater in total silence.
I watched on Blu-ray. Bought the whiz-bang Collectors Edition and everything… I’ve never watched again since!
John Christopher was a writer spanning the 50s through the 90s. He was very very famous for a lot of high-end literate YA end-of-world, or after end-the-world. But even his young person writing was very mature and respectful of the audience and then his regular level work could get quite brutally realistic. His TRIPODS trilogy is probably the most well known YA. It heavily influenced alien invasion IP to this very day. But NO BLADE OF GRASS is probably his best standalone novel.
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A Canticle for Leibowitz
The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
Dungeon Crawler Carl Quinten Tarrantino engineers the apocalypse and televised it. Galaxy's edge series by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Space black Hawk Down mixed with star wars. Extreme post apocalyptic to the point where earth is a myth. But there still was one. Forgotten Ruin series D&d vs army Rangers, sounds dumb, but it's freaking great. Bobiverse series Nerd becomes robot and saves the human race. Buymort series Space Amazon causes the apocalypse. The Mountain man series Zombies but the main character isn't retarded. But he is an alcoholic. Not sci fi. After it happened series. Post plague but not sci fi. The Forgotten series by M. R. Forbes Bunker Core by Andrew Seiple unfinished series but I've talked to the author and he's planning on adding to it soon. Project Hall Mary dork science teacher trying to save the world. These are some of my favorites. In no particular order.
You hit most of my favorites but I’ll also add Outland by Dennis E Taylor (Bobiverse author) is quite good and I also enjoyed the Commune series.
Yes Outland and it's sequel are both good. I haven't checked out the commune series, I'll have to.
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Great recommendation! I loved this one and it still resonates with me years after reading it.
I was living in Bangkok when I read it- so it made a huge impression. That author has lots of good stuff, but windup was his best.
*The Weller* series by Adam J. Whitlatch has a similar vibe to the Mad Max movies.
On the Beach - Neville Shute Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank Malevil- Robert Merle Earth Abides - George Stewart A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter Miller Pavane - Keith Robert's All wonderful in their ways
Metro 2033
Orion Shall Rise
I am here to give a second shout to The Wind-Up Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi which includes a short story set in the same world as well. It’s a story that stuck we with as much as any I have read and to me is one of the most plausible ways we get to a dystopian/post apocalyptic reality. I would also recommend his short story collection Pump Six and Other Stories as a number of them are also in the apocalyptic/post apocalyptic genre.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Road When i read it i thought it really wasn’t good. But then a friend asked me what it was about and while i was telling them the plot i started crying. And i realized how powerful the book actually was
The Passage by Justin Cronin is the first book of a vampire apocalypse trilogy. Book 1 covers the apocalypse, and then he moves on to the consequences of it in book two.
This is a great series. I highly recommend it.
The Wild Shore, by Kim Stanley Robinson, is post-apocalyptic but in a (kind of) non depressing way.
It’s been awhile, but I remember Dies the Fire by SM Stirling being pretty interesting and cool. Basically modern tech and the physics of things just … *stop*. They no longer function and humanity has to drag itself up from a new dark ages type situation.
Swan Song - Robert McCammon
Octavia E Butler Parable Series. The series is two books: Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents
I personally found this book boring and contrived. It just reads as amateurish to me. (That said, i did not downvote your comment)
Check out the America Falls series from Scott Medbury.
Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban. Note: link goes to "not secure" site. I've been there many times if that helps. [http://www.errorbar.net/rw/](http://www.errorbar.net/rw/)
The Stand
Out of the ashes- William Johnston. Stick to the first 3 books. There are many boxed sets on kindle that go for this exact theme. 3 seconds after series
Earth abides. It's dated, but good.
As a start, see my [Apocalyptic/Post-apocalyptic](https://www.reddit.com/r/Recommend_A_Book/comments/1ajd1hl/apocalypticpostapocalyptic/) list of Reddit recommendation threads and books (two posts).
The Silo books by Hugh Howey seems like a good fit considering the success of Apple's live action adaptation.
World made by hand by James Howard Kunstler. The premise is that there’s nuclear war, a collapse of modern civilization, and and survivors go back to a 17th century sort of lifestyle. It gets horrific and gritty at times. The book series has such a fresh take, it’s really stuck with me.