The End of the World, but without zombies and such....

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson.

That might be bending the "no zombies or vampires" request. But it's definitely an interesting book. And I prefer the Charlton Heston version.

[Istvan diVega]

Originally Posted by davidfor

End of the world/Post Apocalypse is one of my favourite genres.

And mine.

The obvious book missing from your list is John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids. Or does a Triffid fall into the "zombie..." category? The Chrysalids is another from him.

Neither Triffids, nor Chrysalids are zombie-like in my book. I'd tentatively put them in the alien invasion category.

George Turner's The Sea and Summer (that's the title on my copy) was one of the last paper books I reread. It is an interesting tale split between some people in the future looking back how the fall happened.

Didn't know of that one. Duly picked up.

Hugh Howey's Wool is the latest one I have read. Remnants of humanity living in an underground silo. An excellent read. The rest of the series is in my TBR list.

I really ought to have listed Wool in the first post. Fabulous reads.

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller.

Earth Abides is excellent. Dog Stars I wasn't aware of, so that's another sale for Amazon. Thanks for mentioning it.

Originally Posted by DrNefario

After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall - Nancy Kress.

Sounds good, so it joined the swiftly growing pile. I grabbed her Crossfire while I was at it, as well as Engine Summer. Thanks a lot.

Originally Posted by AlbertaCowboy

I really enjoyed "Wolf of Shadows" by Whitley Streiber when I was a young'un. It's a YA book about nuclear winter.

I'll keep that in mind, although from the description it sounds a little too "New Agey" for my tastes. Appreciate the recommendation though.

Originally Posted by AlbertaCowboy

I've heard so much about "Wool" that this thread finally made me skip on over to the Kobo store. With the SEPT50 coupon, I got the "Wool Omnibus" (Books 1-5) for $3.14.
Maybe I'll start that one tonight!

That's an absolute steal and you're bound to enjoy it.

Originally Posted by steven522

Hothouse by Brian Aldiss - Originally serialized as 5 novelettes. It tells of a far distant future where Earth is tidally locked to the sun and plants and insects have become the more dominant species.

Sounds great. Picked it up.

Look for some works by Alexander Key

Those I'll need to look into a bit more before I bite.

The Logan's Run series by William F. Nolan

I'd entirely forgotten about those. I remember I really enjoyed them though.

Thanks for chiming in!

Originally Posted by Apache

Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle.

Footfall also by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

Loved both of those. Read them both twice.

Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

The Last Policeman by Ben Winters. It is not like the Sci-Fi suggestions above but I really enjoyed it. Would you still do your job if everything was ending in 6 months (due to an asteroid)? The sequel, Countdown City is out, too. The End of the World meets Noir.

Sounds good, picked up both books. Chucked in Bedbugs for good measure. The rest I've read, except The Not Yet. That sounds good too, but I'm loath to pick up more physical fiction books. I've made a note of it though, so hopefully a digital version will crop up at some point.

Thank you all, I appreciate the assistance. Don't let up!

[covingtoncat73]

Originally Posted by Istvan diVega

Sounds good, picked up both books. Chucked in Bedbugs for good measure. The rest I've read, except The Not Yet. That sounds good too, but I'm loath to pick up more physical fiction books. I've made a note of it though, so hopefully a digital version will crop up at some point.

Thank you all, I appreciate the assistance. Don't let up!

Oh, my mistake! I see on the Amazon page there is a Kindle version of The Not Yet! My mistake was because I had been looking for an audiobook of it and such wasn't available.

[Istvan diVega]

Correction noted and another book in the bag.

[covingtoncat73]

He, She, and It by Marge Piercy.

[HomeInMyShoes]

Maybe not quite the right theme, but Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl was a good read for me in the dystopian vein. More along the line of corporations running amuck with the environment. His short story collection Pump Six and Other Stories from which the short story that The Windup Girl is based on comes from was also a good read.

[elemenoP]

No one has mentioned The Road by Cormac McCarthy? I haven't even read it, and it was the first book I thought of. I see it has cannibals in it, but I think they are more of the "real" kind, than the "zombie" kind?

I don't know if you are open to or interested in YA at all, but I really liked "Life As We Knew It" by Susan Pfeffer. Apocalypse due to an asteroid hitting the moon and changing its orbit (seems like most fictional apocalypses are due to man's actions). Starvation ensues.

eP

[WillAdams]

Frank Herbert's _The White Plague_.

Steven Boyett's _Ariel_ and _Elegy Beach_ (I think they have everything but zombies and vampires though).

The Borderlands, Bordertown and other books which it inspired.

Stephen Vincent Benét's 1937 story ``By the Waters of Babylon''

Dean Ing's Single Combat and two other books make for a mildly amusing trilogy if one's interests run that direction.

Harlan Ellison's short story ``I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream''

H. Beam Piper's ``Genesis'' looks at this from a very different angle.

Ursule Le Guin's _Always Coming Home_ takes place a long while after an apocalypse

Vernor Vinge's ``Longshot'' (available in _True Names and Other Dangers_) looks at how humanity might face an apocalypse

Ben Bova's _Exiles Trilogy_ as well.

[mewmartigan]

David Brin - The Postman (yes, the Kevin Kostner movie...)

[Istvan diVega]

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Maybe not quite the right theme, but Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl was a good read for me in the dystopian vein.

Yup, I too enjoyed it a lot. Very original, which is always a good thing.

Originally Posted by elemenoP

No one has mentioned The Road by Cormac McCarthy? I haven't even read it, and it was the first book I thought of. I see it has cannibals in it, but I think they are more of the "real" kind, than the "zombie" kind?

The Road is certainly worth mentioning; I thought it was excellent. You're right that the "zombies" are of the real kind, i.e. cannibals.

I don't know if you are open to or interested in YA at all, but I really liked "Life As We Knew It" by Susan Pfeffer.

I am in no way averse to YA books, it just depends on whether it's noticeable or not that they're written for a younger audience. Often it isn't, in which case it's all good.

Originally Posted by WillAdams

Frank Herbert's _The White Plague_.

Excellent book.

Steven Boyett's _Ariel_ and _Elegy Beach_ (I think they have everything but zombies and vampires though).

Very Shadowrun-esque, or? Not that I've read anything Shadowrun, but I know the setting. Certainly sufficiently interesting to pick up, along with Mortality Bridge which I also happened upon.

The Borderlands, Bordertown and other books which it inspired.

Oh dear. I've had a look at those, a while back, and there's obviously a lot, a somewhat confusing lot, to chew on. I didn't have the inclination to dig very deep at the time, but this time I'll make an effort.

Stephen Vincent Benét's 1937 story ``By the Waters of Babylon''

I think this must have been one of the very first post-apocalyptic stories I read, a very long time ago. It made quite an impression then, so maybe I should re-buy and re-read it.

Dean Ing's Single Combat and two other books make for a mildly amusing trilogy if one's interests run that direction.

They sound interesting, but perhaps not right now.

The remainder I have read and agree they are quite recommendable.

Originally Posted by mewmartigan

David Brin - The Postman (yes, the Kevin Kostner movie...)

Thankfully it's a huge improvement on the movie, which I unfortunately saw first....

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by Istvan diVega

the movie, which I unfortunately saw first....

Ouch!

[covingtoncat73]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Ouch!

Quite. That brings to mind a book I am very, very glad I read before I saw the movie and which does have two (of its six) sections that are dystopia/post-apocalypse, Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.

I don't want to discourage anyone from seeing the movie but, if you do, please read the book at least once. Considering the challenging source material, they did a fairly good job, it just didn't do the book justice.

[fum]

The Nasa Trilogy by Stephen Baxter. At least Moonseed. I quite enjoyed that one.
And Flood, Ark, by the same one.

[elemenoP]

>Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell<

I'm 2/3 through this right now! I am enjoying it very much! And also appreciating the X-Ray feature on my Kindle, since there are so characters to keep track of.

eP

[WillAdams]

(re: Borderland/town)

Originally Posted by Istvan diVega

Very Shadowrun-esque, or? Not that I've read anything Shadowrun, but I know the setting. Certainly sufficiently interesting to pick up, along with Mortality Bridge which I also happened upon.

The first pre-dates Shadowrun, so it's the other way 'round, but yes. If you like that sort of urban fantasy, but non-apocalyptic, Megan Lindholm's _Cloven Hooves_ is moving and amazing.

_Mortality Bridge_ sounds interesting --- but I burned out on that sort of thing w/ Niven's _Inferno_

The Dean Ing novels are survivalist stuff --- juvenile in a pejorative sense, entertaining, but not decent --- same vein as Daniel de la Cruz's Texas trilogy.