12-04-2007, 04:12 PM | #1 |
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Good post-apocalyptic novels in ebook format?
Hi Guys,
I was wondering if anyone had a line on some good post-apocalyptic novels (i.e. post WW III, plague, meteor strike, etc.) that can be had in eBook format? I've really liked Stephen King's "The Stand," and I enjoyed "Lucifer's Hammer" (Larry Niven) as well. I've also read Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" and it was okay, too. Thanks for any suggestions! Regards, John Francis |
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You can try "After London": http://www.feedbooks.com/discover/view_book/1986
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"The Star" from HG Wells: http://www.feedbooks.com/discover/view_book/607 Quote:
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12-04-2007, 05:40 PM | #3 |
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I was going to recommend A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller, Jr. and Deus Irae by Phillip K. Dick and Roger Zelazny, but they don't appear to be available electronically. Ah, what the heck. They're classics, grab them from the library!
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12-04-2007, 05:45 PM | #4 |
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Try browsing "post-apocalyptic" tag results at Amazon.
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I'm not sure if they are available as ebooks but here'sa few:
I Am Legend by Richard Mathieson Earth Abides by George Stewart City by Clifford Simak A Boy and His Dog by Harlan Ellison The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Rebirth by John Wyndham Death of Grass by John Christopher Dhalgren by Samuel Delaney The Night Lands by William Hope Hodgeson (available here on Mobileread) |
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And you're in luck, it's in the Baen Free Library. The rest of the series will cost some money, though. |
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Actually it takes place millions of years in the future so it may not be strictly post-apocalyptic. For me it was a chore to get through some passages but ultimately it was worth the effort. I'm currently working on the Darkness and Dawn trilogy by George Allan England, which takes place after the fall of civilization. I'll post it later this week. |
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12-05-2007, 01:14 PM | #10 |
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For some other variants on post-apocalyptic fiction, try:
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12-05-2007, 03:10 PM | #11 |
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Asimov edited a collection of short fiction called (appropriately enough) Catastrophes, which started with stories about the destruction of the universe and gradually wound down to the mere destruction of human civilization. I don't know of any electronic copies, but if you can find it in used paper, it's worth picking up.
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and if you want fast action and a simple plot, you can try... James Axler's Outlanders or Deathlands series. There are a ton of books in each series and they read really quick. I usually pick up one of them when I want a quick read with some crazy action.
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My favorite & the first book I read when I was young that started me really reading is Starman's Son, 2250 AD (©1952) by Andre Norton.
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12-08-2007, 03:43 PM | #14 |
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I really enjoyed Parable of the Sower and the trilogy Lilith's Brood (its original title was Xenogenesis), both by Octavia E. Butler, but I can't find digital versions.
Parable of the Sower takes place in the immediate future, in a California whose economy is devastated by global warming (water is so expensive that being dirty becomes fashionable). Lilith's Brood takes place after a nuclear war; a mysterious race of aliens help the few survivors to rebuild their lives... but according to those aliens' rules. |
12-08-2007, 03:56 PM | #15 |
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The finest example of a post-apocalyptic novel I ever read was John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath".
From an SF pov, John Wyndham and John Christopher both wrote recommendable post-apocalyptic books. |
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