49 Best Post Apocalyptic Books
Goal: Find the best Post Apocalyptic books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best post apocalyptic books" and study the top 7+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
49 Best Post Apocalyptic Books
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The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
Also recommended by:
Jocko Willink, Oprah Winfrey, Aubrey Marcus, Charlize Theron, Joel McHale, Sam Hinkie, Lex Fridman, Ryan Holiday
Swan Song
by Robert R. McCammon
Oryx and Crake
A Novel
by Margaret Atwood
The Passage
The Passage, Book 1
by Justin Cronin
A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Blindness
by Jose Saramago
One Second After
by William R. Forstchen
World War Z
An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks
Station Eleven
A Novel
by Emily St. John Mandel
Also recommended by:
Kathryn Minshew, Tyler Cowen, George R. R. Martin, Tim Urban
Eternity Road
by Jack McDevitt
The Children of Men
by P. D. James
The Day of the Triffids
Triffids, Book 1
by John Wyndham
The Postman
by David Brin
The Slynx
by Tatyana Tolstaya
Metro 2033
by Dmitry Glukhovsky
Riddley Walker
by Russell Hoban
The Drowned World
A Novel
by J. G. Ballard
The Girl With All the Gifts
by M. R. Carey
The Last Man
by Mary Shelley
The Long Tomorrow
by Leigh Brackett
The Zombie Survival Guide
Complete Protection from the Living Dead
by Max Brooks
Things We Didn't See Coming
by Steven Amsterdam
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
A Novel
by C. A. Fletcher
Bird Box
A Novel
by Josh Malerman
California
A Novel
by Edan Lepucki
Cell
by Stephen King
Children of the Dust
by Louise Lawrence
Damnation Alley
by Roger Zelazny
Down to a Sunless Sea
by David Graham
Into the Forest
by Jean Hegland
Life as We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulle
The Book of M
A Novel
by Peng Shepherd
The Death of Grass
by John Christopher
The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner
The Wild Shore
Three Californias, Book 1
by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Year of the Flood
MaddAddam Trilogy, Book 2
by Margaret Atwood
Sources
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The 10 Best Post-Apocalyptic Books to Read Before the World Ends | Reedsy Discovery
reedsy.com
- 2
15 Best Post-Apocalyptic Books: The Ultimate List (2022)
nerdmuch.com
- 3
23 Best Modern Post-apocalyptic Books - The Best Sci Fi Books
best-sci-fi-books.com
- 4
Best post apocalyptic books
pennbookcenter.com
- 5
49 Of The Best Post Apocalyptic Books: Your Must Read Novels
primalsurvivor.net
- 6
The 50 Greatest Apocalypse Novels ‹ Literary Hub
lithub.com
- 7
The 128 Best Post Apocalyptic Books | Ash Tales
ashtales.com
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