Societal Collapse Books

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The Collapse of Complex Societies The Collapse of Complex Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,503 ratings — published 1988
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.94 — 74,794 ratings — published 2004
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.09 — 63,425 ratings — published 2012
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Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,607 ratings — published 2007
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,042,048 ratings — published 2006
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The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1) The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.95 — 245,556 ratings — published 2014
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World of Trouble (The Last Policeman, #3) World of Trouble (The Last Policeman, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.04 — 12,649 ratings — published 2014
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Countdown City (The Last Policeman, #2) Countdown City (The Last Policeman, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.85 — 16,009 ratings — published 2013
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The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1) The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.77 — 35,508 ratings — published 2012
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,736,971 ratings — published 2010
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,952,867 ratings — published 2008
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,174,890 ratings — published 2009
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.10 — 489,730 ratings — published 1995
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Bird Box (Bird Box, #1) Bird Box (Bird Box, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.05 — 211,114 ratings — published 2014
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Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1) Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.82 — 44,405 ratings — published 2018
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Don't Let the Forest In (Don't Let The Forest In, #1) Don't Let the Forest In (Don't Let The Forest In, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.06 — 46,371 ratings — published 2024
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The Death of Grass The Death of Grass (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.89 — 11,120 ratings — published 1956
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Sorrowland Sorrowland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.81 — 15,461 ratings — published 2021
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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.85 — 30,885 ratings — published 2023
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The Fisherman The Fisherman (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.84 — 45,724 ratings — published 2016
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Scarred For Life Volume Three: Pop Culture in the Shadow of the Bomb (Scarred for Life, #3) Scarred For Life Volume Three: Pop Culture in the Shadow of the Bomb (Scarred for Life, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.79 — 19 ratings — published
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Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.79 — 516 ratings — published 2018
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.21 — 187,233 ratings — published 2021
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Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3) Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.22 — 57,784 ratings — published 2013
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Grimdark Magazine, Issue 1, October 2014 Grimdark Magazine, Issue 1, October 2014 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.01 — 187 ratings — published 2014
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Verge Verge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.42 — 272 ratings — published
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God's War (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #1) God's War (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.68 — 5,449 ratings — published 2011
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Apocalypse Nyx (Bel Dame Apocrypha #1.5, 1.7) Apocalypse Nyx (Bel Dame Apocrypha #1.5, 1.7)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.83 — 599 ratings — published 2016
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The Body Project (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #1.3) The Body Project (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #1.3)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.94 — 137 ratings — published 2014
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.19 — 266,410 ratings — published 1993
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The Black Orb The Black Orb (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.09 — 528 ratings — published 2024
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Peak Human: What We Can Learn from History's Greatest Civilisations Peak Human: What We Can Learn from History's Greatest Civilisations (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.28 — 606 ratings — published 2025
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King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2) King of Thorns (Broken Empire, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.18 — 70,830 ratings — published 2012
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Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1) Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.83 — 123,799 ratings — published 2011
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Physics of the Apocalypse 1 (Physics of the Apocalypse #1) Physics of the Apocalypse 1 (Physics of the Apocalypse #1)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.17 — 521 ratings — published 2023
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Edge of Darkness (Edge of Collapse, #3) Edge of Darkness (Edge of Collapse, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.33 — 22,049 ratings — published 2020
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Everglades (Newsflesh Trilogy Short) Everglades (Newsflesh Trilogy Short)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.84 — 188 ratings — published
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Rise: A Newsflesh Collection Rise: A Newsflesh Collection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.40 — 2,273 ratings — published 2016
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Survivor (Battleforged #1) Survivor (Battleforged #1)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,670 ratings — published 2023
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American Kill Switch (End of Days, #3) American Kill Switch (End of Days, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,614 ratings — published 2021
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Fail State (End of Days, #2) Fail State (End of Days, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,053 ratings — published 2019
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Zero Day Code (End of Days, #1) Zero Day Code (End of Days, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,017 ratings — published 2019
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Snow Crash Snow Crash (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.01 — 298,471 ratings — published 1992
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Severance Severance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.88 — 132,038 ratings — published 2018
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Brown Girl in the Ring Brown Girl in the Ring (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.85 — 7,534 ratings — published 1998
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Nuclear War: A Scenario Nuclear War: A Scenario (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.37 — 47,292 ratings — published 2024
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Prophet Song Prophet Song (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.03 — 85,336 ratings — published 2023
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Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,451 ratings — published 2000
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The Comet The Comet (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 3.86 — 911 ratings — published 1920
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How Did We Get into This Mess?: Politics, Equality, Nature How Did We Get into This Mess?: Politics, Equality, Nature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as societal-collapse)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,360 ratings — published 2016
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“But it is not just Western youth who will be destroyed due to this madness; it is Western Civilisation that will crumble as a result.
What took millennia to build and shape will be broken apart in mere decades. Traditions and cultures that were passed down from
generation to generation and have evolved and existed for thousands of years will be forgotten and lost. The rich Western
heritage, history and Western way of life will all be washed away within a century of madness.”
Mark Collett, The Fall of Western Man

H.M. Forester
“Creating distrust, division, confusion, and chaos, leading to massive societal dysfunction and collapse, is not a bug in the MAGA plan due to incompetence in personnel picks and policy: it’s a very deliberate design feature, and it will have dire global consequences.

And for accelerationists, evangelicals, fundamentalists, and Christian nationalists, it’s all a part of the big plan for the End Times.”
H.M. Forester

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