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| From: | jja | 18-Oct 05:04 |
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1 of 11 | | | | 3690.1 | |
| I'm a complete sucker for post-apocalyptic and diaster fiction. But it's not a sub-genre recognised by most booksellers! So, as I've lately had very few "fixes", I thought I'd ask anyone out there if there's one they know that they'd like to recommend! I appreciate that you may well name one's I've already read, but any input would be hugely welcome!! Thanking all you sleuthes in advance! |
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| From: | pembe | 18-Oct 23:03 |
| to: | jja |
2 of 11 | | | | 3690.2 in reply to 3690.1 | |
| A handful of very obvious choices, by John Wyndham - The Kraken Wakes, The Day of the Triffids, The Chrysalids. |
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A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M Miller.
Edited 19/10/2009 05:13 ET by pollytesss |
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Louise Lawrence - Children of the Dust
Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien
The Road - Cormac McCarthy |
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This Is The Way The World Ends by James Morrow. First two thirds are superb, but it loses its way badly.
The Book of Dave by Will Self.
Barefoot in the Head & Hothouse, both by Brian Aldiss. |
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| | | | | 3690.7 in reply to 3690.6 | |
| You might have mentioned that although Hothouse is a masterpiece, Barefoot in the Head is unreadable .... |
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| From: | KMcA | 6-Nov 01:23 |
| to: | jja |
8 of 11 | | | | 3690.8 in reply to 3690.1 | |
<On the Beach> by Nevil Shute. Nuclear contamination advancing over the globe.
There's a series of children's books - I've only read one of the later ones - which happen in Britain after a sudden madness turns everyone (at least, all white people) against any kind of technology. The one I read was called <The Devil's Children</i>. Can't remember author. |
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| Peter Dickinson - the trilogy is called 'The Changes'. It's kind of a judgement call whether that counts though - it's only Britain (and any people or machines that try to enter it) that's affected.
Rocambole
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Ridley Walker - Russell Hoban
Greybeard - Brian Aldiss
Body of Glass - Marge Piercy
best wishes
kitty |
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