[Zsinj16]

I was wondering, what are some good Post-Apocolyptic sci-fi and fantasy authors out there?
The only ones I've heard of are David Gemmel in his "Sipstrassi Saga" of novels, and that one guy who wrote "The Planet of the Apes". And also Weis and Hickman with "The Death Gate Cycle" and Terry Brooks with "The Shannara Series".

[AuntiePam]

Here's a link --
http://www.bookbrowser.com/TitleTopic/Apocalypse.html

It's starting to look like I'm following you around this board. I'm not a stalker, really.

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Go to www.google.com (http://www.google.com) and type in post apocalypse novels -- there are tons of good sites.

My favorites are Walter Miller's A Canticle for Liebowitz, Stephen King's The Stand, Lucifer's Hammer by (I forgot), and all that John Christopher and John Wyndham stuff.

Oh, and Malevil, by somebody else I forgot.

[Vitriol]

Nevil Shute's "On The Beach" is fantastic, certainly worth a read (plus he's considered a 'proper' author, so you can score points with parents/teachers :-)

David Brin's "Postman" is also very good, though it was one of the first things he wrote and so it's not quite as polished as some of his later stuff.

IMPORTANT NOTE - Yes, Kevin Costner's film of the same name was indeed based on the book. However, only about 20 seconds of the original made it to film; everything else is different. If you hated the film, try the book anyway.

[Corwwyn]

I actually liked the film. But then I also liked Waterworld. /shrug.

However, yes even if you hated the film, the book is ok. David Brin is an able writer.

[vortexreader]

Have you read Earth Abides by George R Stewart? This is the blurb from the copy I have:

A mysterious plague has destroyed the vast majority of the human race. Isherwood Williams returns from a wilderness field trip to discover that civilization has vanished during his absence. Eventually, in San Francisco, he encounters a female survivor who becomes his wife. Around them and their children a small community develops, but rebuilding civilization is beyond their resources, and gradually they return to a simpler way of life.

It's a fairly old novel (1949) but is very well respected. I haven't actually read it myself yet but I have suggested it as the first title for the Reading Group.

[Vitriol]

Niven wrote one too; World Out Of Time, I think. It was fairly good, but wasn't particually outstanding or anything.

[AuntiePam]

Earth Abides is definitely well-respected -- it's on just about everyone's list of favorite P/A books.

I read it years ago, as a teenager, and thought it was the bee's knees, but when I picked it up again about ten years back, I put it aside after just a few pages muttering "Geez, what happened?"

Be interesting to see what the group thinks.

[Eventine]

In the young adult section:
Z for Zachariah
Not sure who wrote it. a story about a single girl surviving in a valley after an apocalypse until a stranger in a suit turns up...

[Sammie]

Yeah, 'Z for Zachariah' was good - although it scared the **** out of me. (It was several years ago!). The only post-nuclear apocalypse-type book i think i've read was called 'The last Children' - or something like that. Can't think of an author.

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[Rob B]

Let's see:

The Stand by Stephen King. A superflu wipes out 99.9% of the population, good people flock to Mother Abigail the evil folks flock to Randal Flagg.

Swan Song by Robert R. McCammom. World devastaed by Nuclear detonations. Good and evil. Much better than the simple description I give it here, some say it is better than King's Stand. I beg to Differ. Still a "Really Good Book"

Moonfall by Jack McDevitt. Though this deals with how the world gets to be devastated. A Meteor crashes into the moon, the moon then crashes to earth. McDevitt also wrote Eternity Road which I haven't read but is 1000 years in the future.

I am Legend by Richard Matheson. Though this can rightly be considered a Vampire tale, the events do occur after a holocaust.



There are more, but those are the ones off the top of my head for now.