Book Recommendation Help?

Mot Wakorb · 07-15-2011, 10:17 PM

Looking for some "post-apocalypse" books that're decent - suggestions?

pomeroy · 07-15-2011, 10:33 PM

The Road.

The Postman.

Scaryfaced · 07-15-2011, 10:56 PM

Good News by Edward Abbey

Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut is kinda post-apoc, minus the catastrophic event.

Vandabo · 07-16-2011, 12:29 AM

Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi is kind of post-apoc, being as it takes place after oil runs out and the world order collapses and reforms.

Ghostbear · 07-16-2011, 01:18 AM

Daybreak-2250 A.D. (Star Man’s Son) by Andre Norton

Chris_D · 07-16-2011, 04:39 AM

I should be able to give you a ton of recommendations but I've read so many in the genre (thanks to its proliferation as cheap ebooks) that I really can't remember any specific titles. Kindle really needs a way to quickly give books a 5 star rating as you read them.

Kelegacy · 07-16-2011, 05:17 AM

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. A great novel.

Pomeroy's suggestions are great as well.

boratika · 07-16-2011, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelegacy

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. A great novel.

I'm going to have to massively second this one.

CappinCanuck · 07-16-2011, 07:18 AM

Pulled off NY Times (best imo bolded):

The Road
The Stand
Y: The Last Man
A Canticle for Leibowitz
The Drowned World
The Passage
World War Z
The World Without Us
The Day of the Triffids
The Last Man

Also another recommendation for Earth Abides.

AntonThaGreat · 07-16-2011, 08:20 AM

Monster Island

Samitchdoo · 07-16-2011, 02:27 PM

Feed by Mira Grant. I believe the second book in the series just released last month as well.

muddi900 · 07-17-2011, 01:36 AM

Are you partial to Comics?

The Walking Dead, Wasteland and Y:The Last Man come to mind.

VerseD · 07-17-2011, 01:47 AM

I second A Canticle for Leibowitz -- this is one of the classics of science fiction, and a very good novel besides.

Chris_D · 07-17-2011, 01:54 AM

Finally trawled through my Kindle library. All these are at least middling good IMO but I would suggest that you check the descriptions and user reviews over at Amazon.

Breakdown
Hanna, Katherine Amt
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VXNTDC

SUMMER OF THE APOCALYPSE
James Van Pelt
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004I1L1MI

Walking Shadows - A Novel of the End of the World
Williams, Erik
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NIFVSQ

Run
Crouch, Blake
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PGNF0W

A Land of Ash
McAfee, David, Arenson, Daniel, Fitch V, John, Dalglish, David, Duperre, Robert, Crane, Michael
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004AYD6MG

Luminous and Ominous
Mullette-Gillman, Noah K.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004D4ZOYG

Darkened
Smith, Bryan
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NIFHD0

Lights Out
Crawford, David
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GHNGKE

The Jakarta Pandemic
Konkoly, Steven
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047DX080

2184
Parish, Martin
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GEAPYW

Year of the Dead (Sustainable Earth)
Lee, Jack J.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004A1596A

TORMENT - A Novel of Dark Horror
Bishop, Jeremy
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004AYCTH4

Shifting
B. V. Larson
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003RWS550

The American Book of the Dead
Henry Baum
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VBWDVU

Immortality
Kevin Bohacz
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ZKRDGY

One
Williams, Conrad
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0031RS9NO

Spectre-7 · 07-18-2011, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris_D

Luminous and Ominous
Mullette-Gillman, Noah K.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004D4ZOYG

Hey, I kinda know that guy... but I haven't gotten around to reading any of his work yet. You liked that one?

Squidbot · 07-18-2011, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelegacy

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. A great novel.

This, and

Quote:

Originally Posted by CappinCanuck

A Canticle for Leibowitz.

This.

Some other really good suggestions here too.

Chris_D · 07-18-2011, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spectre-7

Luminous and Ominous
Mullette-Gillman, Noah K.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004D4ZOYG

Hey, I kinda know that guy... but I haven't gotten around to reading any of his work yet. You liked that one?

Yeah, in particular the setting and how it plays out is quite entertaining. Definitely one of those "oh shit, humankind is finished" settings. The characters are kind of dumbasses, at least at first, but I think it's a deliberate choice by the author.

Wilkz07 · 07-18-2011, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AntonB

Monster Island

yep this one is great. so is Monster Nation (2nd book, prequel) and Monster Planet

Abednigo · 07-18-2011, 11:30 AM

I 2nd (or 3rd? 4th) The Road. Brilliant book.

zarathstra · 07-19-2011, 08:24 PM

Do the Hunger Games count as Post-Apocalyptic? Also I second Earth Abides. AMAZING

07-16-2011, 04:39 AM	#6
Chris_D Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 6,345 Blog Entries: 67	I should be able to give you a ton of recommendations but I've read so many in the genre (thanks to its proliferation as cheap ebooks) that I really can't remember any specific titles. Kindle really needs a way to quickly give books a 5 star rating as you read them. __________________ The Pulse of the Japanese Gamer \| G+ \| Twitter \| YT \| XBL: Mr GT Chris \| PSN: Mr_GT_Chris \| My Backlog

07-16-2011, 05:17 AM	#7
Kelegacy The Pill Man Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Augusta, Maine Posts: 10,159	Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. A great novel. Pomeroy's suggestions are great as well. __________________ PSN: Kelegacy 360: Kelegacy Steam: Kelegacy

07-16-2011, 07:18 AM	#9
CappinCanuck Cappin flags since 1990. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3,046	Pulled off NY Times (best imo bolded): The Road The Stand Y: The Last Man A Canticle for Leibowitz The Drowned World The Passage World War Z The World Without Us The Day of the Triffids The Last Man Also another recommendation for Earth Abides. __________________ STEAM ID: Isleir \| GFWL TAG: ChaosClownX \| IMPULSE: CappinCanuck \| PSN: oO-ChaosClown-Oo Last edited by CappinCanuck; 07-16-2011 at 07:27 AM.

07-16-2011, 02:27 PM	#11
Samitchdoo Colonist Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 84	Feed by Mira Grant. I believe the second book in the series just released last month as well. __________________ Dennis of In Game Chat 360 Gamertag: Samitchdoo II

07-17-2011, 01:47 AM	#13
VerseD Et in Arcadio ego Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 大阪 Posts: 1,839 Blog Entries: 4	I second A Canticle for Leibowitz -- this is one of the classics of science fiction, and a very good novel besides. __________________ My Blog \| Goodreads \| Last.fm \| NaNoWriMo \| SteamID \| Xbox Live

07-15-2011, 10:56 PM	#3
Scaryfaced Silent, but Deadly Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,438	Good News by Edward Abbey Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut is kinda post-apoc, minus the catastrophic event.

07-17-2011, 01:54 AM	#14
Chris_D Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 6,345 Blog Entries: 67	Finally trawled through my Kindle library. All these are at least middling good IMO but I would suggest that you check the descriptions and user reviews over at Amazon. Breakdown Hanna, Katherine Amt http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VXNTDC SUMMER OF THE APOCALYPSE James Van Pelt https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004I1L1MI Walking Shadows - A Novel of the End of the World Williams, Erik https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NIFVSQ Run Crouch, Blake http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PGNF0W A Land of Ash McAfee, David, Arenson, Daniel, Fitch V, John, Dalglish, David, Duperre, Robert, Crane, Michael https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004AYD6MG Luminous and Ominous Mullette-Gillman, Noah K. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004D4ZOYG Darkened Smith, Bryan https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NIFHD0 Lights Out Crawford, David https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GHNGKE The Jakarta Pandemic Konkoly, Steven https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047DX080 2184 Parish, Martin https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GEAPYW Year of the Dead (Sustainable Earth) Lee, Jack J. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004A1596A TORMENT - A Novel of Dark Horror Bishop, Jeremy https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004AYCTH4 Shifting B. V. Larson https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003RWS550 The American Book of the Dead Henry Baum https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VBWDVU Immortality Kevin Bohacz https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ZKRDGY One Williams, Conrad https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0031RS9NO __________________ The Pulse of the Japanese Gamer \| G+ \| Twitter \| YT \| XBL: Mr GT Chris \| PSN: Mr_GT_Chris \| My Backlog

07-18-2011, 11:30 AM	#19
Abednigo Made a good point once Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 1,648	I 2nd (or 3rd? 4th) The Road. Brilliant book. __________________ Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ. PSN: jjmahoney Steam/iOS: jjmahoney3 Wii U: jjmahoney 3DS: 0275-7092-1302

07-19-2011, 08:24 PM	#20
zarathstra Hoary Host of Hoggoth Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Columbia, SC, USA Posts: 1,875	Do the Hunger Games count as Post-Apocalyptic? Also I second Earth Abides. AMAZING __________________ Comics, miniatures, RPG's, video games? Does anyone know how to live without food? Wii: 5005 7050 7436 5446 SSB:B: 1504-9932-5744 XBL: tszarathstra Steam: zarathstra

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