It tells the story of small Florida town, miraculously spared in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust. Drawn into conflict with another band of survivors known as the Ark, the tale’s protagonists struggle to preserve the knowledge of a forgotten world, and their humanity alongside it.įirst published in 1959, Alas, Babylon is one of the defining novels of the nuclear age. Taking place a generation after nuclear war, A Gift Upon the Shore follows the journey of two survivors, as they attempt to preserve the last artefacts of civilisation: books. In the centuries that followed, the planet’s few survivors have turned on the scientists and academics, leaving behind a world of superstition, fear, and a handful of strange technological relics. Tracking the seemingly never-ending conflict of science and religion, A Canticle for Leibowitz is a timeless classic of the post apocalyptic genre. Miller, Jr.Ī Canticle for Leibowitz takes place 600-years after an event known as ‘the Flame Deluge ‘, an apocalypse apparently caused by the arrogance and hubris of man’s scientific pursuits. No matter the type of apocalypse you’re looking for, this list contains the perfect story for you: whether it’s a vampiric plague devouring the earth, nuclear warfare scouring the earth’s surface, flesh-hungry corpses rising from the dead, or even the world’s plants deciding to take on humanity.ġ. I’ve included some of the genre’s most revered stories, alongside some seriously underrated novels that may have passed under your radar. To help you choose between a massive selection of post apocalyptic books, I’ve scoured the web, my own bookshelves, and even something called a library, in order to bring you a selection of the 50 best post apocalyptic books ever written.
Since the golden age of post apocalyptic fiction in the 1950’s, the literary landscape has grown darker and more bleak by the year and fans of all things post apocalyptic now have an incredible selection of plagues, explosions and invasions to choose from.
From nuclear armageddon to bio-engineered super plague, humanity has a timeless fascination with the end of the world.
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