Amazon.co.uk: Apocalyptic Fiction (Part 2 of 3)

Apocalyptic Fiction (Part 2 of 3)
A Listmania! list by Dr. Andrew Phillips (Leicestershire, UK)

1. The Purple Cloud by M. P. Shiel

The list author says:
	"First published in 1930 and it shows it. Probably quite original at the time, but not great."

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2. Dark December (Coronet Books) by Alfred Coppel

The list author says:
	"Quite a decent story, but I can't believe that nuclear war wouldn't be a lot worse."

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3. The bridge by D. Keith Mano

The list author says:
	"A very unusual twist on the apocalypse where mankind voluntarily commits suicide as a species."

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4. Aftermath by LeVar Burton

The list author says:
	"The guy who plays Geordi LaForge in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' can act better than he can write about meteor strikes."

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5. Shudderchild by Warren C. Norwood

The list author says:
	"A pretty average story set in the US after a devastating earthquake changes life as we know it."

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6. The Drought by J. G. Ballard

The list author says:
	"A never-ending drought causes a severe water shortage to the point where everyone has to relocate to the coast to survive."

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7. Scent of New-mown Hay by John Blackburn

The list author says:
	"A biological experiment goes wrong and produces a plant-based disease that only affects women."

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8. The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham

The list author says:
	"Mysterious creatures from the deep sea threaten mankind."

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9. Total War (Survivalist) by Jerry Ahern

The list author says:
	"First in a series of 29 books about a weapons and survival expert in the US after a nuclear war. Very gung-ho and a bit silly but lots of action."

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10. Sun Grows Cold by Howard Berk

The list author says:
	"A man in a psychiatric hospital trys to find out how the world outside the city walls was destroyed."

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11. Twilight World (Sphere science fiction) by Poul Anderson

The list author says:
	"Genetic mutations become common after after an all-out nuclear war."

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12. Some Will Not Die by Algis Budrys

The list author says:
	"An expedition sets out to find the man who reunited America after a devastating plague."

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13. Z. for Zachariah (New Windmills) by Robert C. O'Brien

The list author says:
	"Intended to be a children's book about a girl who survives a nuclear war alone in a sheltered valley. Suitable for adults too."

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14. Children Of The Dust (Definitions) by Louise Lawrence

The list author says:
	"Another children's book that adults can enjoy, if that's the right word for a story about a nuclear war. Set in the UK."

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15. Ende: A Diary of the Third World War by Anton-Andreas Guha

The list author says:
	"Diary of a German man during a nuclear war. A bit tedious at points, but an interesting perspective from someone in the middle of the NATO and Warsaw Pact forces."

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16. Damnation Alley (Gollancz S.F.) by Roger Zelazny

The list author says:
	"Terrible film, average book for a great writer. Very cliched story of a criminal travelling across the US to deliver a vital drug following a nuclear war."

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17. The Folk of the Fringe by Orson Scott Card

The list author says:
	"Four linked short stories about a group of people in Utah after a limited nuclear exchange reduces America to a kind of 'wild west'."

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