Novels

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:53 am

The Gaijin wrote:I read Z for Zacariah in the 4th grade--definitely a good read.

That the one about the girl living in the valley? If so I read that in about 4th grade too. It's not to bad.

I recommend Dr Bloodmoney - Or how we got along after the bomb, by Philip K Dick.

Special thanks to Spazmo for getting me into his stuff.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:41 pm

Just about everything Dick ever wrote is post-apoc--and it's good.

Also, you definitely want to read George R. Stewart's Earth Abides. It's a lot like The Stand, but it doesn't suck.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:58 pm

I don't read sci-fi or fantasy.

the guardian · Post by **the guardian** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:10 pm

What do you read then?

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:19 pm

Fantasy, I can understand--it's an overinflated genre and most of it is crap. But no sci-fi? That's just fucking stupid. Authors like Philip K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov or Frank Herbert are not only some of the best sci-fi authors ever, they're some of the best authors altogether. Fantasy is generally superficial and formulaic garbage, but there's some real literary art in science fiction.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:55 pm

I read *old school* sci-fi, such as Clarke, Asimov, etc. but I still don't think it's all that great. What do I read then? Lots of stuff. Mostly I read modern stuff, by Douglas Coupland, Johnathan Franzen, and the like, plus lots of pulpy crime novels.

Bridgeburner · Post by **Bridgeburner** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:58 pm

i liked I Am Legend by Matheson, A Canticle for Leibowitz by Miller and Alas, Babylon by Frank. Probably loads more but I can't remember now. Dr. Bloodmoney by Dick is definitly awesome.

for more technical reads check this site:
http://www.survivingtheapocalypse.com/t ... bookstore/

Rev · Post by **Rev** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 2:16 am

Franz_Schubert wrote:
Rev wrote:oh and the shannara series is a good read its post nuke.
No dude, first of all it sucks, secondly, it's not even post-nuke.

The Death Gate Cycle, on the other hand, could be considered post apocalyptic, though not in the ordinary sense. Anyone else read it? (I cannot possibly recommend it more)

thats your opinion, but it is 2 post-nuke. If you remember the part where the druid Allanon is talking about the great wars you would know its post-nucular world.

requiem_for_a_starfury · Tue Oct 21, 2003 2:39 am

I won't get into a debate about whether the Shannara series is any good or not, it's been a long time since I read the original 6 books and they're not my cup of tea anymore but they are post apocalyptic. There was a great war which reshaped the continents, and one of the best bits in the first book (IIRC) is when they meet a creature in the forest thats left over technology from the old world. If there had been more incidents like that in the books then perhaps I would pick up some of the new additions to the series.

If you're a younger reader or don't mind reading children's books then some oldies (but goodies) by John Christopher worth checking out are

Empty World

The Tripods Trilogy

The Prince in Waiting Trilogy

Don't be fooled by the cover of the last one if you can find it, the book is set in a post apocalyptic Britain and not a fantasy setting.

And of course John Christopher wrote Death of Grass the basis for the film No Blade of Grass.

Ernesto · Post by **Ernesto** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:28 am

I'm appalled that no one has mentioned John Wyndam's The Chryalids. That had some good post-apoc, with all the mutations. Reminds me of Shady Sands and Vault City really.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 8:55 pm

Yeah I read that one in school, and I thought it was okay, though I don't remember a hell of a lot about it.

Slave_Master · Post by **Slave_Master** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 9:00 pm

Mr. Green wrote:I'm appalled that no one has mentioned John Wyndam's The Chryalids. That had some good post-apoc, with all the mutations. Reminds me of Shady Sands and Vault City really.

Never heard of it. LINK PLZ, LIBERACI

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 10:08 pm

What about the triffids? It's 28 days later...but with PLANTS!

The chrysalids is good but I dunno? You have pissed all over it now

POST 4444!! Make a wish.

Ernesto · Post by **Ernesto** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 10:10 pm

I haven't read Day Of The Triffids, yet.

Don't trip on your bling-bling.

Phias · Post by **Phias** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 2:58 am

I read some of Earth Abides, but I just could not get into it. There really haven't been many Post-Apoc books that were that good, really.

requiem_for_a_starfury · Thu Oct 23, 2003 3:54 pm

If anyone likes a mix of fantasy in a post apoc setting and other wierd combinations they should check out Michael Moorcock's books.

And one I've just remembered is Eric Van Lustbader's Sunset Warrior, the rest of the series gets too mystical but the first book is the most post apocalyptic. Sunset Warrior starts off with the character in a psuedo vault and has in my opinion a fairly good view of life for generations of people who have grown up isolated in a vault after the apocalypse.

Negadas · Post by **Negadas** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 3:28 pm

I am legend is a good book. Not really post nuclear but still a really good story.

Whats not good about being the last real man on earth and being hunted by the world population, who are now vampires.

Forty-six & Two · Post by **Forty-six & Two** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 3:44 pm

FÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¼hrer - By Allan prior.

MorGan · Post by **MorGan** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:33 am

Go find yer self something by Terry Pretchett.... I lub Terry Prachett..

Slave_Master · Post by **Slave_Master** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 3:40 pm

And then you misspell his name twice in the same sentence. TOTALY KEWL 2 DA MAX!!!!!!!

and I only read whatever science fiction I can steal