Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction (1242 books)

A list for the best after the fall.

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1	The Stand by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 827,953 ratings score: 79,490, and 803 people 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	The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,024,017 ratings score: 66,735, and 678 people 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	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 9,777,797 ratings score: 58,984, and 601 people 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	1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,371,157 ratings score: 48,249, and 493 people 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	World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 563,631 ratings score: 43,056, and 440 people 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	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.97 avg rating — 2,790,266 ratings score: 34,835, and 360 people 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	The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 2,384,962 ratings score: 33,205, and 344 people 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	Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 4,100,312 ratings score: 29,324, and 303 people 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 Passage (The Passage, #1) by Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 222,205 ratings score: 26,491, and 273 people 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	I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,983 ratings score: 25,594, and 264 people 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	Swan Song by Robert McCammon 4.30 avg rating — 75,400 ratings score: 23,971, and 245 people 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	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,777,668 ratings score: 22,792, and 238 people 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
13	Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins 4.12 avg rating — 3,672,067 ratings score: 22,712, and 237 people 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
14	The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 658,992 ratings score: 20,862, and 218 people 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
15	Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 285,566 ratings score: 20,361, and 213 people 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
16	Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank 4.09 avg rating — 48,343 ratings score: 17,376, and 180 people 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
17	Earth Abides by George R. Stewart 3.94 avg rating — 33,788 ratings score: 16,701, and 173 people 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
18	Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 4,343,060 ratings score: 16,552, and 173 people 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
19	A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) by Walter M. Miller Jr. 3.99 avg rating — 118,497 ratings score: 16,443, and 172 people 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
20	Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45,286 ratings score: 16,328, and 170 people 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
21	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick 4.09 avg rating — 507,222 ratings score: 14,614, and 155 people 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
22	On the Beach by Nevil Shute 3.98 avg rating — 49,155 ratings score: 14,219, and 151 people 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
23	Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 271,684 ratings score: 13,933, and 146 people 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
24	The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 4.01 avg rating — 116,732 ratings score: 13,519, and 144 people 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
25	The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 3.89 avg rating — 560,731 ratings score: 12,657, and 138 people 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
26	One Second After (After, #1) by William R. Forstchen 3.98 avg rating — 75,008 ratings score: 12,440, and 129 people 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
27	The Postman by David Brin (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 37,294 ratings score: 12,362, and 132 people 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
28	The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 3.83 avg rating — 346,999 ratings score: 11,773, and 128 people 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
29	Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 605,114 ratings score: 11,730, and 122 people 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
30	The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.86 avg rating — 1,045,800 ratings score: 11,409, and 119 people 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
31	The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,664,416 ratings score: 10,929, and 117 people 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
32	Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.15 avg rating — 434,027 ratings score: 9,795, and 106 people 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
33	Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) by Susan Beth Pfeffer 3.89 avg rating — 133,085 ratings score: 9,538, and 101 people 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
34	Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 705,825 ratings score: 9,396, and 101 people 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
35	The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) by Jeanne DuPrau 3.90 avg rating — 297,690 ratings score: 8,581, and 92 people 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
36	The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 132,344 ratings score: 7,963, and 86 people 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
37	Blindness by José Saramago 4.18 avg rating — 333,564 ratings score: 7,939, and 85 people 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
38	The Walking Dead: Compendium One by Robert Kirkman 4.45 avg rating — 71,946 ratings score: 7,910, and 84 people 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
39	The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Pseudonym) 4.02 avg rating — 262,894 ratings score: 7,673, and 83 people 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
40	I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 4.05 avg rating — 151,334 ratings score: 7,336, and 81 people 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
41	V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 323,590 ratings score: 6,840, and 75 people 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
42	The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 245,274 ratings score: 6,777, and 73 people 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
43	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 840,229 ratings score: 6,718, and 73 people 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
44	The Children of Men by P.D. James 3.67 avg rating — 51,962 ratings score: 6,602, and 73 people 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
45	Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett 4.25 avg rating — 819,578 ratings score: 6,339, and 69 people 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
46	Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 118,793 ratings score: 6,323, and 68 people 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
47	Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) by Octavia E. Butler 4.20 avg rating — 255,234 ratings score: 6,239, and 67 people 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
48	The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1) by Carrie Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 87,280 ratings score: 6,065, and 65 people 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
49	Unwind (Unwind, #1) by Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 247,720 ratings score: 5,843, and 62 people 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
50	Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) by William Gibson 3.89 avg rating — 360,815 ratings score: 5,692, and 64 people 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
51	Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 1,613,353 ratings score: 5,671, and 63 people 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
52	Dies the Fire (Emberverse, #1) by S.M. Stirling 3.92 avg rating — 17,750 ratings score: 5,605, and 60 people 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
53	The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 4.16 avg rating — 283,719 ratings score: 5,493, and 61 people 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
54	Feed (Newsflesh, #1) by Mira Grant 3.85 avg rating — 61,347 ratings score: 5,394, and 58 people 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
55	The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 3.95 avg rating — 71,390 ratings score: 5,230, and 55 people 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
56	Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 296,443 ratings score: 5,228, and 59 people 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
57	The Running Man by Richard Bachman 3.89 avg rating — 160,828 ratings score: 5,138, and 57 people 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
58	The Chrysalids by John Wyndham 3.93 avg rating — 61,671 ratings score: 4,803, and 53 people 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
59	Pretties (Uglies, #2) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 279,014 ratings score: 4,543, and 50 people 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
60	Robopocalypse (Robopocalypse, #1) by Daniel H. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 41,162 ratings score: 4,385, and 47 people 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
61	Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien 3.68 avg rating — 17,700 ratings score: 4,083, and 44 people 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
62	Delirium (Delirium, #1) by Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 478,261 ratings score: 3,942, and 43 people 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
63	Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 3.87 avg rating — 88,075 ratings score: 3,812, and 42 people 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
64	Into the Forest by Jean Hegland (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 17,404 ratings score: 3,794, and 41 people 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
65	The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1) by M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 243,760 ratings score: 3,769, and 42 people 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
66	A Different Alchemy (The Great De-evolution) by Chris Dietzel (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 380 ratings score: 3,652, and 37 people 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
67	Wool (Wool, #1) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 108,033 ratings score: 3,608, and 39 people 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
68	Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 4.01 avg rating — 266,053 ratings score: 3,604, and 40 people 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
69	Under the Dome by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 321,975 ratings score: 3,482, and 39 people 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
70	Logan's Run by William F. Nolan 3.64 avg rating — 12,835 ratings score: 3,377, and 39 people 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
71	The Twelve (The Passage, #2) by Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 105,849 ratings score: 3,307, and 36 people 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
72	Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban 4.02 avg rating — 8,650 ratings score: 3,270, and 35 people 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
73	Specials (Uglies, #3) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 203,473 ratings score: 3,246, and 36 people 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
74	Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse (Wastelands #1) by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.76 avg rating — 10,633 ratings score: 3,215, and 36 people 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
75	Day by Day Armageddon (Day by Day Armageddon, #1) by J.L. Bourne (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 18,513 ratings score: 2,935, and 32 people 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
76	The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman 4.27 avg rating — 241,690 ratings score: 2,920, and 33 people 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
77	Rot & Ruin (Rot & Ruin, #1) by Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 36,839 ratings score: 2,887, and 32 people 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
78	The Dead and the Gone (Last Survivors, #2) by Susan Beth Pfeffer 3.85 avg rating — 42,309 ratings score: 2,803, and 31 people 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
79	Hell Divers (Hell Divers, #1) by Nicholas Sansbury Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 16,952 ratings score: 2,677, and 27 people 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
80	Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe 4.04 avg rating — 22,323 ratings score: 2,630, and 29 people 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
81	The Death of Grass by John Christopher 3.88 avg rating — 10,926 ratings score: 2,550, and 29 people 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
82	Cell by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 235,992 ratings score: 2,512, and 29 people 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
83	The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 77,941 ratings score: 2,431, and 28 people 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
84	Armageddon's Children (Genesis of Shannara, #1) by Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 17,486 ratings score: 2,349, and 26 people 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
85	Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny 3.56 avg rating — 5,693 ratings score: 2,285, and 26 people 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
86	Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse by Victor Gischler 3.75 avg rating — 2,197 ratings score: 2,274, and 24 people 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
87	The Rising (The Rising #1) by Brian Keene (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 10,937 ratings score: 2,193, and 25 people 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
88	Eternity Road: Eternity Road HC by Jack McDevitt 3.79 avg rating — 4,928 ratings score: 2,171, and 25 people 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
89	The Dead-Tossed Waves (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #2) by Carrie Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 32,017 ratings score: 2,114, and 25 people 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
90	Metro 2033 (Metro, #1) by Dmitry Glukhovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 74,501 ratings score: 2,103, and 22 people 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
91	Dome: Rebellion (Dome, #1) by Johnathon Nicolaou (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 257 ratings score: 2,079, and 21 people 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
92	Emergence by David R. Palmer 4.12 avg rating — 2,072 ratings score: 1,989, and 22 people 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
93	The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, #2) by James Dashner (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 636,840 ratings score: 1,986, and 24 people 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
94	The Reapers are the Angels (Reapers, #1) by Alden Bell 3.89 avg rating — 12,521 ratings score: 1,952, and 22 people 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
95	The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness 3.98 avg rating — 203,575 ratings score: 1,834, and 20 people 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
96	The Beast of Cretacea by Todd Strasser (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 619 ratings score: 1,800, and 18 people 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
97	Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) by Orson Scott Card 4.11 avg rating — 269,766 ratings score: 1,786, and 21 people 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
98	When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs 4.29 avg rating — 4,086 ratings score: 1,779, and 20 people 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
99	Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1) by Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 44,884 ratings score: 1,749, and 21 people 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
100	Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) by Susan Ee (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 198,267 ratings score: 1,748, and 19 people 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

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message 1: by Osvaldo (new)

Apr 18, 2009 06:00AM

Here is a list for the best of 'after the fall'. I wondered whether to call this apocalyptic or post-apoc. My interest lies more in what happens after it all goes wrong. Though the narration of how it all ends in 'Alas Babylon' had me riveted.

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message 2: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Jul 02, 2010 06:12PM

Lucifer's Hammer and The Postman are listed in separate editions that need to be consolidated... They'd be higher on the list if all their votes were together.

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message 3: by Neospooky (new)

Dec 03, 2010 08:22PM

There's a lot of things on the list that aren't post-apocalyptic and are simply dystopian. But it did point me in the right direction to add to my "to-read" list!

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message 4: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Dec 04, 2010 08:31AM

That seems to happen on a lot of lists. Epic fantasy or Urban fantasy lists end up with almost anything that "might" be considered fantasy and so on. I don't think everyone reads the requirements that closely... Oh well.

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message 5: by Tina (new)

Mar 20, 2012 06:19AM

A good many of these aren't post-apocalyptic or even dystopian! Many of these are just set in the future! Snow Crash is not post-apocalyptic. Neuromancer is not post-apocalyptic. Never Let Me Go is the furthest thing from post-apocalyptic. WTF.

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message 6: by [deleted user] (new)

Jul 01, 2012 06:56AM

Neospooky wrote: "There's a lot of things on the list that aren't post-apocalyptic and are simply dystopian. But it did point me in the right direction to add to my "to-read" list!"

There are some books that belong on neither post-apocalyptic or Dystopian lists. Utopia by Lincoln Child is a good example.

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message 7: by Malia (new)

Aug 16, 2012 06:03PM

What part about the fall of the united states gonverment, crash of all major mainstream religions, and people living in u-store-it franchises makes Snow Crash and non post apocalyptic book? It's cover should be by the word in the dictionary as an example. And news flash all post-apocalyptic books are set in the future.

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message 8: by Sérgio (last edited Oct 28, 2012 07:15AM) (new)

Oct 28, 2012 07:13AM

Wow! I don't even consider myself that well-read but I can see that this list needs serious cleaning up.

Here are the books that I've read that I'm pretty sure don't fit the list, but since I'm not the list creator I won't erase anything if there isn't some consensus over it.

Brave New World
The War of the Worlds
The Trial
The Man in the High Castle
Roadside Picnic
Naked Lunch

What do you people think?

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message 9: by Mike (last edited Nov 26, 2012 07:50AM) (new)

Nov 26, 2012 07:50AM

Add Ender's Game to the list of books on here that are neither post-apocalyptic nor dystopian if these are to have any meaning as sub-genres.

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message 10: by Audrey (new)

Jun 23, 2013 09:17AM

How is Good Omens post- apocalyptic? It is a book ABOUT the apocalypse.

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message 11: by Shayan (new)

May 30, 2014 04:27AM

Hi everybody :) Does anyone know a book or an article on "post-apocalyptic fiction"? Part of my thesis is about post-apocalyptic fiction in general, but unfortunately I can't find an academic article or even a book about this genre.

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message 12: by Taylor (new)

Sep 01, 2014 05:42PM

Since when is WATERSHIP DOWN post apocalyptic or dystopian? It's a book set in the world of rabbits. Geez.

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message 13: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 02, 2014 01:51AM

Stephanie wrote: "Since when is WATERSHIP DOWN post apocalyptic or dystopian? It's a book set in the world of rabbits. Geez."
People are idiots. There's a list on here called "Best Horror that is NOT Stephen King" and I found and deleted 12 King novels.

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message 14: by Justin (new)

Sep 04, 2014 03:45PM

Watership Down is BOTH dystopian and apocalyptic. It deals with a dysfunctional society that collapses. Pretty simple to identify. I think your bias is in assuming that nothing pertaining to rabbits can be dark enough to fit these categories. Well, you're wrong. I'm not a huge fan, but read the book before you make such a sweeping, poorly thought out statement.

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message 15: by Kirsten (new)

Nov 20, 2014 02:00PM

People seriously seem to be confusing "dystopian" with "post-apocalyptic". Post-apocalyptic means that an APOCALYPSE has occurred (meaning some massive event that has destroyed much of life on earth) and the story takes place after the apocalypse. Dystopian means a story is taking place in a setting where the government is the opposite of a utopia (so, rather than being a perfect place, it is the opposite of perfect -- the government is intensely flawed). A dystopian society does not need to have taken place after an apocalypse. It's possible that a story can have both, but not all dystopian stories are post-apocalyptic. For instance, one could potentially write a story about the USSR and call it a dystopian society. There was no real apocalypse that caused the USSR to form.

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message 16: by Kirsten (new)

Nov 20, 2014 02:04PM

Shayan wrote: "Hi everybody :) Does anyone know a book or an article on "post-apocalyptic fiction"? Part of my thesis is about post-apocalyptic fiction in general, but unfortunately I can't find an academic artic..."

Shayan -- go to your library and schedule a meeting with a reference librarian. He or she can help you find the articles you need. I actually just went into the MLA Bibliography and searched for "post-apocalyptic" and found a number of interesting articles on the subject. They're not hard to find and a reference librarian should be of immense use to you.

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message 17: by Shayan (new)

Nov 21, 2014 06:10AM

Kristen, thank you very much. I found some great articles that were of great help to me. I'll heed your advice next tine if i decide to work on PhD. dissertation ;)

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message 18: by Harriet (new)

Jan 06, 2015 12:02PM

I would recommend changing the name of this list to Best Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic Fiction.

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message 19: by Shayan (new)

Jan 06, 2015 12:58PM

Donovan wrote: "I would recommend changing the name of this list to Best Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic Fiction."

Yep. That'd be better.

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message 20: by Loveliest Evaris (new)

Mar 03, 2015 12:43PM

Oryx and Crake is my jam!

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message 21: by Jack (new)

Jul 01, 2015 08:55PM

How the hell is The Lord of the Flies Post-Apocalyptic?

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message 22: by [deleted user] (new)

Jul 02, 2015 02:39AM

Jack wrote: "How the hell is The Lord of the Flies Post-Apocalyptic?"

It's been 15 years since I read it, but if memory serves, there is mention of a Nuclear War.

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message 23: by Julie (new)

Aug 11, 2015 02:11AM

read the comment Watership Down is not apocoliptic, it's about a bunch of Rabbits. Yes it is, about a bunch of rabbits who had to find a new home since their old one was destroyed!!

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message 24: by Michael (new)

Aug 14, 2015 11:18PM

I feel The Enemy Series, by Charlie Higson, needs to be on this list. Anyone agree?

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message 25: by Miloslav (new)

Aug 28, 2015 11:46PM

How is Animal farm post-apocalyptic??

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message 26: by Crystal (new)

Mar 16, 2016 05:36AM

Malia wrote: "What part about the fall of the united states gonverment, crash of all major mainstream religions, and people living in u-store-it franchises makes Snow Crash and non post apocalyptic book? It's co..."

Yes all post-apocalyptic books take place in the future. That's not a newsflash. But NOT all books that take place in the future are post-apocalyptic.

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message 27: by Reader (new)

Apr 02, 2016 06:47AM

Which 20th century post apocalyptic novels are the most significant ones?

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message 28: by Andy (new)

Feb 16, 2017 01:29PM

under the dome is a really strange choice for this list. it is not apocalyptic either pre or post and is not really dystopian.

whilst it is only a personnel view it shouldn't really be included in any 'top' list of any fiction as it is one of the worst written stephen king novels.

sorry but i would have given his slot to the last tribe by brad manuel or the going home series by a.america

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message 29: by Andy (new)

Feb 16, 2017 01:30PM

Shayan wrote: "Kristen, thank you very much. I found some great articles that were of great help to me. I'll heed your advice next tine if i decide to work on PhD. dissertation ;)"

Andy wrote: "under the dome is a really strange choice for this list. it is not apocalyptic either pre or post and is not really dystopian.

whilst it is only a personnel view it shouldn't really be included in..."

Andy wrote: "under the dome is a really strange choice for this list. it is not apocalyptic either pre or post and is not really dystopian.

whilst it is only a personnel view it shouldn't really be included in..."

Jonathan wrote: "Jack wrote: "How the hell is The Lord of the Flies Post-Apocalyptic?"

It's been 15 years since I read it, but if memory serves, there is mention of a Nuclear War."

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message 30: by Andy (new)

Feb 16, 2017 02:09PM

my list goes like this. these are not in order of any preference.just my faves I have tried not to include ones from the list above :
The Aberrant series - Ruth silver
The southern reach series -Jeff Vandemeer
The Borrowed world series - Franklin Horten
The going Home series - A.American
The Last Tribe - Brad Manuel
The Hunger Games Series - Suzanne collins
The Chrysalids - John Wyndam
The New Agenda Series - Simone Pond
The Maze Runner series - James Dasher
The Death of Grass - John Christopher
Dies the fire - S.M.Sterling
Dust/wool etc -Hugh Lowery
The Fireman - Joe Hill
Swan Song - Robert Mccammon
Red Rising series - Pierce Brown
Hard Rain Falling Series - William allen
The park service series - Ryan winfield
The Journey home,Once upon an Apocalypse - Jeff Motes
The Last Survivors Series - Bobby adair & T.W Piperbrook
Lightening fall - bill Quick
The Postman - David Brinn
The Traveller series - Tom Abrahams
The wild shore - Kim stanley Robinson
The Inverted world - Christopher Priest
The liberty series - Regina Puckett
The Dead Lands - Benjamin Percy
Alas Babylon - Pat Frank
The last ship - william Brinkly
One second after/one year after - William forstchen

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message 31: by Andy (new)

Feb 16, 2017 02:15PM

Shayan wrote: "Kristen, thank you very much. I found some great articles that were of great help to me. I'll heed your advice next tine if i decide to work on PhD. dissertation ;)"

hi mate
I would be really interested in reading your dissertation/paper if its possible to email it to me,thanks loads
Andy

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message 32: by [deleted user] (new)

Jul 20, 2017 12:12PM

Andy wrote: "my list goes like this. these are not in order of any preference.just my faves I have tried not to include ones from the list above :
The Aberrant series - Ruth silver
The southern reach series -Je..."

Great list!

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message 33: by Daniel Grey (new)

Jun 14, 2018 01:09AM