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These books made the list because they are either incredibly popular or influential. You’ll want to have them under your belt to be versed on the genre.
These are some of the top names and best-selling books in the post-apocalyptic genre. They might not be classics (yet), but they are great reads and highly recommended.
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- The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Sale. The Road (Oprah's Book Club) Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road is practically required reading as far as the best post-apocalyptic books go.
- The Stand by Stephen King. Sale. The Stand. It seems only natural to include master of horror Stephen King on this list with his apocalyptic contribution The Stand.
- Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton. Sale. Hollow Kingdom. I don’t think it’s possible to rave about Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton enough – it’s that good.
- World War Z by Max Brooks. Sale. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. As the author, Max Brooks, is the son of comedian Mel Brooks, and used to write for SNL, you might expect World War Z to be a humorous, gimmicky book (similar to The Zombie Survival Guide); this would be a mistake.
Start quiz. 1. Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. Buy on Amazon. Add to library. The 1940s were an extremely popular time for dystopian and post-apocalyptic books, after World War II caused people to start thinking about widespread destruction and societal downfall.
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