Apocalyptic Fiction (Part 3 of 3)

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The Death of Grass (Penguin Modern Classics)
1.  The Death of Grass (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Christopher
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  "A classic that has recently come back into print.  A great story about a worldwide famine told from the UK perspective."
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Big Death
2.  Big Death by Charles Eric Maine
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  "A worldwide plague kills half of the world's population, causing widespread chaos.  Published in the US as 'Survival Margin'."
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I Am Legend (S.F. Masterworks)
3.  I Am Legend (S.F. Masterworks) by Richard Matheson
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  "Probably my favourite book.  The book is relatively short but an excellent horror/sci-fi combination.  The story follows the only survivor of a vampire pandemic in Los Angeles."
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On the Beach
4.  On the Beach by Nevil Shute
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  "A classic following the crew of a US submarine after a nuclear war as they seek sanctuary in Australia."
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Blood Crazy
5.  Blood Crazy by Simon Clark
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  "All adults become homocidal maniacs overnight, leaving children to fight for their survival."
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Plague Year
6.  Plague Year by Jeff Carlson
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  "A nanotechnology-based plague kills everyone spending more than a couple of hours below an altitude of 10,000 feet."
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Plague War
7.  Plague War by Jeff Carlson
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  "Second book in the 'Plague Year' trilogy showing the aftermath of the nanotech plague on a larger scale."
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Last Ship
8.  Last Ship by Brinkley
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  "Similar to 'On The Beach' in that it features the crew of a US naval ship during and after a nuclear war, but the story is quite different."
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Darkness and Dawn (Dodo Press)
9.  Darkness and Dawn (Dodo Press) by George Allan England
The list author says:
  "Written in 1914 and shows it.  A man and woman wake up around 1000 years in the future and find a desolate New York."
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One
10.  One by Conrad Williams
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  "A catastrophic event burns the face of the Earth.  A deep sea diver survives and crosses the UK looking for his son."
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Warday and the Journey Onwards (Coronet Books)
11.  Warday and the Journey Onwards (Coronet Books) by Whitley Strieber
The list author says:
  "Two men travel across America following a nuclear war.  A fairly well known example of post-apocalpytic fiction."
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NUCLEAR PARANOIA (Pocket Essentials)
12.  NUCLEAR PARANOIA (Pocket Essentials) by Chas Newkey-Burden
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  "Not fictional, but it features a discussion of some fictional works and might be of general interest if you read the sort of thing that's on this list."
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By the Waters of Babylon (Tale Blazers: American Literature)
13.  By the Waters of Babylon (Tale Blazers: American Literature) by Stephen Vincent Benet
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  "A very short children's story about a journey to a forbidden land several generations after a nuclear war."
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Through Darkest America (Isaac Asimov Presents)
14.  Through Darkest America (Isaac Asimov Presents) by Neal, Jr. Barrett
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  "Similar to 'By The Waters Of Babylon' but adult-oriented, and much more interesting."
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Dawn's Uncertain Light
15.  Dawn's Uncertain Light by Neal Barrett
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  "Sequel to 'Through Darkest America' that is a direct continuation of the story."
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The Sheep Look Up
16.  The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner
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  "A story set in the near future where pollution has reached record levels, threatening the end of life on Earth."
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Long Voyage Back
17.  Long Voyage Back by Luke Rhinehart
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  "A group of survivors of a nuclear war try to escape the US in a yacht."
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The Road
18.  The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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  "A father and son travel through the US following a major disaster.  Not much action but quite poetic with some nice individual scenes."
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Blindness
19.  Blindness by Jose Saramago
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  "A plague of blindness strikes.  We follow the decent of society as the victims are quarantined in an old mental hospital."
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The Children of Men
20.  The Children of Men by Baroness P. D. James
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  "The story of the last few generations of people in the UK in a world where no children have been born for over 20 years."
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All Fools' Day
21.  All Fools' Day by Edmund Cooper
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  "Solar radiation gives the majority of the population suicidal urges.  Only mentally unbalanced people survive the drastic population reduction."
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Eleventh Plague
22.  Eleventh Plague by L.T. Peters
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  "A lethal plague springs up in multiple cities within the US and doctors fight to stop it."
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Patriots
23.  Patriots by Rawles James Wesley
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  "Fictional story written by a survivalist expert contains many tips about how to prepare for the collapse of society."
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After the Fire
24.  After the Fire by John Lockley
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  "First in a series of three books about the aftermath of a plague in the UK."
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Lucifer's Hammer
25.  Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven
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  "A comprehensive well written story of a comet striking the Earth."
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