Post Apocalyptic survival...

**sic's mom** · January 7th, 2012, 08:07 PM

I recently read the "Zombie Fallout" series by Mark Tufo. Not the greatest writing in the world, but I really enjoyed them. Lots of grossness (is that a word?), action and humor. I got the first on my Nook for like 99 cents. There are four in the series so far and I went through them in about a week. Not great lit, but lots of fun.

**Intrepidus** · January 13th, 2012, 12:42 AM

I would recommend One Second After by William R. Forstchen.

New York Times best selling author William R. Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real...a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages...A war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP). A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies.

Months before publication, One Second After has already been cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read, a book already being discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a truly realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. It is a weapon that the Wall Street Journal warns could shatter America. In the tradition of On the Beach, Fail Safe and Testament, this book, set in a typical American town, is a dire warning of what might be our future...and our end.

via Amazon...

This is a really good book that I believe is under rated.

**JangoLee** · July 13th, 2012, 05:39 PM

Swan Song is a great book. The Reapers Are the Angels was a really good book. Raising Stony Mayhall was weird enough to keep me reading. Haters was a trip, kind of neo-Matheson. Vampire Earth series, by E.E. Knight is, in my opinion, way under-rated and is a series that I read through once a year, sometimes more.

**owlcroft** · July 14th, 2012, 12:14 AM

Possibly the premier work of this sort is William Hope Hodgson's eerie tale The Night Land.

**Mithfânion** · July 14th, 2012, 09:15 AM

I just came upon an interesting new book about this, fiction as well, called The Dog Stars, by Peter Heller. Read a bit of it sofar, it has an interesting easygoing style. Comes out next month.

**Snikt5** · July 15th, 2012, 10:55 AM

I echo the praise lavished upon the Stand, reapers are the angels and the passage. But please, I implore you read Swan Song. Fantastic book

**Zillarian** · July 15th, 2012, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Intrepidus

I would recommend One Second After by William R. Forstchen.

This is a really good book that I believe is under rated.

I wholeheartedly agree. This is one of the most underated PA books out there and is my current favorite book on this subject. It brought up some amazing ideas on post-PA survival, and being diabetic, some painful realities.

**questforfit** · July 19th, 2012, 11:06 AM

Thank you for starting this thread! Was just in my local bookstore yesterday, asking the clerk if she had any suggestions in this "sub-genre" - she was utterly confused and unhelpful. Awesome that I should find this site today and then this thread is on page 1 of the forum

Any other suggestions incoming? Writing down suggestions and will download some after work, thanks all!

**Chrysippus** · July 19th, 2012, 08:53 PM

Maybe this is just me, but I really enjoyed David Brin's The Postman. To be fair, I read it back in middle school, and I avoided the subsequent film like the plague, but I read that book twice and it was a pretty cool concept.

**chokipokilo** · July 21st, 2012, 06:35 AM

I'm kind of surprised no one has mentioned "A Canticle for Lebowitz" by Walter Miller Jr. I think it could rightly be called a classic in this genre.

The relatively new "Wool" series is getting a lot of attention since it was released as an omnibus. I thought it was good, if not quite as good as all the five star reviews on Amazon might have you believe.

These are Sci Fi though, not fantasy if that's what you're after.

**Chuffalump** · July 21st, 2012, 06:56 AM

Old style.... The Death of Grass, The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes.

**rx8** · July 22nd, 2012, 10:49 AM

Just finished "Patriots" by James Rawles (a true "prepper"). Book is not that well written as a novel, no character building but has an intriguing plot and alot of interesting info that makes you think about what would I do. The book definitely breaks the "show don't tell" rule.

I just bought "Cannibal Reign" by Thomas Koloniar and ordered "The Wool - Omnibus" by Hugh Howey.

Always been a fan of this genre (and zombies). There seems to be alot of books written now about it.

**JangoLee** · July 22nd, 2012, 05:23 PM

Lucifer's Hammer, by Niven and Pournelle (I think) I can not believe that I did not mention it before.

An odd one, that you may enjoy (I loved it) is called Wolf and Iron by Gordon R. Dickson.

**kansasbarbarian** · July 23rd, 2012, 05:04 PM

The Fall of New York was a fun read. I think it was by Miles Donis.

**Steve Brickman** · July 26th, 2012, 12:28 AM

Has anyone else read and enjoyed "The Amtrak Wars" - post apocolyptic story - various groups of people surviving seperately - and fighting each other - little bit of magic vs technology..highly recommend!