12-14-2010, 08:32 AM | #1 |
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Wanted - Earth Based Sci Fi or Post Apocalyptic
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I love earth based SciFi and Post Apocalyptic books and will be ready to start a new one soon. Any ideas? Generally realistic(ish) style ones eg:- George R Stewart - Earth Abides John Christopher - The Death of Grass John Whyndham Scott Sigler - EarthCore James Rollins - Subterranean Or even Dean Koontz at a push but not the likes of Harry Turtledove or Piers Anthony all of which are way to weird. thanks folks! jeff |
12-14-2010, 08:46 AM | #2 |
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Check out Peter Watts' Rifter Series. It's free on feedbooks.com See if that interests you.
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12-14-2010, 09:08 AM | #3 |
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Try the Postman by David Brin, Days of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson, also, this list might help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...lyptic_fiction Feel free to ask me, I have read probably 3/4 of the list. Love Post-Apocalyptic and Alternate world type fiction
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12-14-2010, 09:18 AM | #4 |
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I LOVED Earth Abides. I'll be checking out a couple of the others you mentioned.
My suggestions: Suicide Collectors by David Oppegaard (weak ending, but the rest of the book made up for it) World War Z by Max Brooks (zombie eotwawki fiction) Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman (light, easy read) Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood EDIT: I haven't read this one, but I've heard great things and it's on my TBR list The World Ends in Hickory Hollow by Ardath Mayhar Last edited by queentess; 12-14-2010 at 09:35 AM. |
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Someone just asked about this type of book in this thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69983 |
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12-14-2010, 10:54 AM | #6 |
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Earth Abides is the standard for PA. Check out
Where late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm and Z is for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien |
12-14-2010, 01:11 PM | #7 |
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How about Swan Song by Robert McCammon, I enjoyed it very much.
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12-14-2010, 01:13 PM | #8 |
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Don't forget The Road, by McCarthy. Not exactly SF but definitely post apocalyptic.
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One I really enjoyed as a kid was The Pelbar Cycle by Paul O. Williams. 7 books in the series (and I am sad to learn that he passed away last year)
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Orson Scott Card has a nice new "real earth, near future" sci series called "Empire".
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How about Pat Frank's Alas, Babylon? I have to admit I've never read it myself (and probably should), but it seems to fit the requirements.
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12-14-2010, 05:27 PM | #13 |
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Just trying to come up with something that's not already mentioned, but I really enjoyed "Eternity Road" by Jack McDevitt.
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I would suggest you also consider books by William Gibson. They are generally near future cyperpunk.
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