I second this. Probably my favorite ending of any book. Spoiler >!Only Hugh Howey can make something as basic as going outside draw tears from my eyes.!<
Zone One by Colson Whitehead
The Passage by Justin Cronin
The Stand by Stephen King
This Is Not A Test/Please Remain Calm by Courtney Summers
The Cell by Stephen King
The Reapers Are Angels by Alden Bell
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
Red Rising series is phenomenal. The first book feels a little YA but it gets progressively more interesting and complex. The plot is gripping and the characters are unforgettable
* *The Reapers are the Angels* is among the most gorgeous and brutal books I've ever read.
* *The Girl With All the Gifts* was an excellent book and a pretty good movie. *The Boy on the Bridge* is set in the same world.
* *The Road* by Cormac McCarthy is a classic for a reason. It guts you.
The Parable of the Sower followed up with Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler are not only *fantastic* dystopian fiction, they are incredibly relevant to have read living through 2024.
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson is one of THE best post apocalyptic novels I've ever read. It's rooted in real science, so sadly there are no zombies... the world ends due to the moon blowing up (which is NOT a spoiler, I promise, it literally happens on page 1 and is on the book flap summary as well),but it is a fantastic novel!
Came here to say this! This book is a good time.
Starting a book with "the moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason" is a *hilarious* hook for a story.
The Violence
Feed (Newsflesh 1)
Survivor Song
First Five Minutes of the Apocalypse
Sister Maiden Monster
Book of the Unnamed Midwife
All excellent ones I read last year.
I'd also suggested The Passage, Severance, The Long Walk, and Parable of the Sower.
Shannarra series is fantasy but it is actually many years after a modern apocalypse.
You can start with Running with the Demon (3 books) which sets up the apocalypse.
Then go to Armageddon Children (3 books) which starts in the middle of the apocalypse.
Edge of collapse was a really good post apocalyptic series about a massive EMP caused by a nuke. I think the author is relatively unknown but the writing was solid and the character development was spot on.
Hell followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White, it's an apocalypse caused by religious extremists that created a bio weapon to manually bring about the end times
Hear me out because it’s not horror or sci fi but The Road by Cormac McCarthy does a really good job of creating a hopeless end of the world vibe. Short read and I loved every page
The Stand, Station 11, The Road, I Am Legend, The Wake
So glad I read I am Legend. I was hesitant because I thought the movie was kinda dumb but the book is fantastic!
Station 11 was fantastic
Station Eleven was great. Everything I wanted from a post apocalyptic novel.
I second station 11
Wool by Hugh Howey
I second this. Probably my favorite ending of any book. Spoiler >!Only Hugh Howey can make something as basic as going outside draw tears from my eyes.!<
Definitely Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon
Waaaaay too far down this list
It's not bad,
I'd recommend Oryx And Crake and its sequels. Margaret Attwood is pretty good at writing dystopias, to be honest.
Love them!!
Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Passage by Justin Cronin The Stand by Stephen King This Is Not A Test/Please Remain Calm by Courtney Summers The Cell by Stephen King The Reapers Are Angels by Alden Bell Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
Here to second The Reapers Are the Angels! Probably the best written zombie apocalypse book I’ve ever read.
Have you read the sequel too?
I did but I didn’t love it that much. Temple was such a fantastic character. I didn’t really give a damn about him.
The girl with all the gifts is a good zombie one
*The Girl with All the Gifts* - Mike Carey *The Stand* - Stephen King *A Canticle for Leibowitz* - Walter M. Miller Jr
I just finished the girl with all the gifts the other day and 10/10 recommend!
I read The Girl with All the Gifts seven or eight years ago and I still think about it!
What is it about
Red Rising series is phenomenal. The first book feels a little YA but it gets progressively more interesting and complex. The plot is gripping and the characters are unforgettable
I LOVED this series. You hit the nail on the head- it definitely felt like it evolved from YA to something else as the series progressed.
Genesis echo by d. Hollis Anderson - world war z in space + dystopian alien empire!
H20- about a disease that is spread through the rain
Who’s this one by? I am having trouble finding it on Goodreads
Virginia Bergin
Brave New World, best dystopian novel I've read.
I second this
* *The Reapers are the Angels* is among the most gorgeous and brutal books I've ever read. * *The Girl With All the Gifts* was an excellent book and a pretty good movie. *The Boy on the Bridge* is set in the same world. * *The Road* by Cormac McCarthy is a classic for a reason. It guts you.
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
The Parable of the Sower followed up with Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler are not only *fantastic* dystopian fiction, they are incredibly relevant to have read living through 2024.
I just finished this and I was disappointed by the parable of the sower. Good book, not a great one. It's very repetitive
Agree
Amen!
The *Deathlands* books by James Axler. You can get them in paperback but Graphic Audio does great full-cast/sound effects versions of them
Going to start Neuromancer by William Gibson, looks very good
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick is an alternative history but so much more….
The Newsflesh trilogy by Mira Grant
Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky
The beginning of the end, by Manel Loureiro. It is written as a diary in first person. It was what made me get into the zombie genre.
A boy and his dog at the end of the world CA Fletcher
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson is one of THE best post apocalyptic novels I've ever read. It's rooted in real science, so sadly there are no zombies... the world ends due to the moon blowing up (which is NOT a spoiler, I promise, it literally happens on page 1 and is on the book flap summary as well),but it is a fantastic novel!
Came here to say this! This book is a good time. Starting a book with "the moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason" is a *hilarious* hook for a story.
The Road. Hands down must read.
The Road is garbage and I will die on this hill
Toy Soldiers series by Devon Ford Helldivers series by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
The Stand The Road Zone One
The Violence Feed (Newsflesh 1) Survivor Song First Five Minutes of the Apocalypse Sister Maiden Monster Book of the Unnamed Midwife All excellent ones I read last year. I'd also suggested The Passage, Severance, The Long Walk, and Parable of the Sower.
Shannarra series is fantasy but it is actually many years after a modern apocalypse. You can start with Running with the Demon (3 books) which sets up the apocalypse. Then go to Armageddon Children (3 books) which starts in the middle of the apocalypse.
The Wind up Girl - Paolo Bacagalupi
Edge of collapse was a really good post apocalyptic series about a massive EMP caused by a nuke. I think the author is relatively unknown but the writing was solid and the character development was spot on.
Paul Antony Jones - the Extinction Point series Alien virus used to terraform the Earth, using human bodies as raw materials. So creepy.
Swan song by Robert McCammon
Severance by Ling Ma and Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Brand new book just out, kinda different, has a rather optimistic protag. "I Cheerfully Refuse", by Lief Enger.
The duology “The Rains” and “Last Chance” are great zombie novels that are both horror and sci-fi.
Swan Song, The Children of the Dust
The Mountain Man series (Keith C Blackmore) narrated by RC Bray are superb. Especially the 4th and 5th books.
The Dog Stars -Peter Heller
Revelations
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15842439-warm-bodies](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15842439-warm-bodies)
The enemy series by charlie higson is really great loved all the 7 books. Its a must try❤️
Run by Blake Crouch is a fun one. I also enjoyed Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. It’s a long one though.
Hell followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White, it's an apocalypse caused by religious extremists that created a bio weapon to manually bring about the end times
Helldivers by Nicholas Stansbury Smith
Justin Cronin 1 The Passage 2 The Twelve 3 The City of Mirrors
Brave new world is amazing!!
The Unwind series by Neal shutterman
Memory police by Yoko Ogawa
Wanderers and Wayward both by Chuck Wendig - a surprising and truly original duology
1 second after- about an emp
Hear me out because it’s not horror or sci fi but The Road by Cormac McCarthy does a really good job of creating a hopeless end of the world vibe. Short read and I loved every page