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  1. Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed.

  2. Apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgment, climate change, resource depletion or some other general disaster.

  3. Apocalyptic literature is a genre of prophetical writing that developed in post-Exilic Jewish culture and was popular among millennialist early Christians. Apocalypse ( Ancient Greek : ἀποκάλυψις , romanized : apokálupsis ) is a Greek word meaning " revelation ", "an unveiling or unfolding of things not previously known and which ...

  4. Sep 29, 2021 · What Is Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction? Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Sep 29, 2021 • 3 min read. What will life be like at the end of the world? Will the United States of America be a dystopian failed state, ruled by zombies reeling from nuclear war? Will we be ill from a mass pandemic, parched by climate change, ruled by ...

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  6. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set after the apocalypse, and typically follows the day-to-day lives of the survivors of the end of the world. Set anywhere from a few days to a few thousand years after the apocalypse, this genre focuses on the breakdown of society, and the problems that follow: from scarce food and water to a complete lack of ...

  7. The rise of apocalyptic novels. 10 January 2021. By Hephzibah Anderson,Features correspondent. In our times of uncertainty, the latest fiction about climate disaster is unsettling – but also ...

  8. The Sacrifice (Higson novel) Safehold. The Scourge of God (novel) The Search for WondLa. Second Ending. The Shadow Speaker. Ship of Fools (Russo novel) Sixth Column. Snowfall Trilogy.