Environmental thrillers

A Listmania! list by Cassandra
 
Edge Of Darkness - The Complete Series [1985] [DVD]
1.  Edge Of Darkness - The Complete Series [1985] [DVD] DVD ~ Bob Peck
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  "Groundbreaking in so many ways.  And still utterly compelling.  This is in a league of its own - so much better than the recent Mel Gbson remake."
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Dead in the Water
2.  Dead in the Water by Brian Woolland
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  "Frighteningly plausible - but not in the least worthy.  No preaching here - just a v sharp read with great characters. Can't wait for it to be made into a film or TV series."
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The Monkey Wrench Gang (Penguin Modern Classics)
3.  The Monkey Wrench Gang (Penguin Modern Classics) by Edward Abbey
The list author says:
  "Some critics have called this the first environmental thriller.  A great read.  As funny as it is gripping."
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Animal Dreams
4.  Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
The list author says:
  "A very fine Barbara Kingsolver.  Not a conventional thriller, but environmental catastrophe lurking in the background"
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Solar
5.  Solar by Ian McEwan
The list author says:
  "Still not sure.  I expected it to be far better than it is.  For me the humour doesn't really work - but the novel is very provocatve and engaging."
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The Rapture
6.  The Rapture by Liz Jensen
The list author says:
  "Utterly compelling for the first three quarters of the novel.  Fascinating characters, great plotting.  The ending seemed way over the top though."
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The Island of Dr Moreau (Penguin Classics)
7.  The Island of Dr Moreau (Penguin Classics) by H.G. Wells
The list author says:
  "Only loosely a thriller - but the environmental concerns are v close to the surface.  H G Wells is a great story teller.  This stands up v well to the test of time."
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Ordinary Thunderstorms
8.  Ordinary Thunderstorms by William Boyd
The list author says:
  "Started out loving this - but a bit disappointing as it all becomes increasingly unbelievable."
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Cloud Atlas
9.  Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The list author says:
  "Certainly not a conventional thriller, and not overtly about environmentalism - but thrillingly written, and with a strong dystopian critique running through it."
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The Dispossessed
10.  The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
The list author says:
  "Cross genre classic.   Not a conventional thriller; and certainly not conventional sci-fi.  But a brilliant into to Ursula le Guin."
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Island
11.  Island by Aldous Huxley
The list author says:
  "A shame this is not better known.  Fascinating - a kind of optimistic antidote to Brave New World."
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The Day of the Triffids (Penguin Modern Classics)
12.  The Day of the Triffids (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Wyndham
The list author says:
  "Wyndham had to dress his environmentalist critique as Sci-Fi; but it still reads remarkably well."
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The Death of Grass (Penguin Modern Classics)
13.  The Death of Grass (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Christopher
The list author says:
  "Very fine 1950s Sci Fi - but the governmental lies and consipracies are bang up to date.  Good characterisation for the genre."
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The Drowned World (S.F. Masterworks)
14.  The Drowned World (S.F. Masterworks) by J.G. Ballard
The list author says:
  "Extraordinarily prescient 1960s novel about global warming."
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Zodiac
15.  Zodiac by Neal Stephenson
The list author says:
  "Early Neal Stephenson; and one the publishers actually dared call an 'Eco Thriller'"
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Roadside Picnic (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
16.  Roadside Picnic (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Boris Strugatsky
The list author says:
  "The novel on which Tarkovsky's masterpiece, STALKER, is based.   Intriguing metaphor."
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Blackwater
17.  Blackwater by Kerstin Ekman
The list author says:
  "Swedish thriller.  Slow moving at first, but worth sticking with."
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Big Ice
18.  Big Ice by Christopher Bonn Jonnes
The list author says:
  "More psychological than eco-thriller, but an interesting read."
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The Appeal
19.  The Appeal by John Grisham
The list author says:
  "Large scale corporate crime - creating massive pollution.Not up to Grisham's usual standards"
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Pyramid
20.  Pyramid by Tom Martin
The list author says:
  "Bewildering hokum"
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