Collapse Book Club - Fiction Short list (12 books)

Mainly for fiction works, as those are more difficult to find widespread agreement on.

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1	Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) by Octavia E. Butler 4.19 avg rating — 261,350 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Soft Apocalypse by Will McIntosh (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 2,771 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher 4.15 avg rating — 20,948 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier 3.67 avg rating — 12,768 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom, #1) by Kira Jane Buxton (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 28,661 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Friend of the Earth by T. Coraghessan Boyle (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 3,772 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	A Gift Upon the Shore by M.K. Wren 3.91 avg rating — 1,440 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse (Wastelands #1) by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.76 avg rating — 10,653 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Postman by David Brin (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 37,411 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Permafrost by Alastair Reynolds 3.86 avg rating — 6,398 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 2,876 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Zodiac by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 20,428 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars