Post-Apocalyptica

[mgdavis]

Reading "Bury my heart at Kent State" right now and really enjoying it. I feel like it has been way too long since I read any new novels of the genre, and I'm going to have to knock back a few of them to satisfy my sweet tooth.

What are your favorites? Bonus points if I can get 'em for my Nook.

I might get kicked off with MHI: Vendetta, which is undoubtedly going to be worth buying a paper copy of. It's not quite the same genre, but the first one was a really fun read for me.

[mgdavis]

Is "On the Beach" good?

[Jamisjockey]

It's an old one, but Thor's Lucifer's Hammer.  Very neat read.


For some reason, its stuck in my head as Thor's hammer.   

[MillCreek]

A Canticle for Leibowitz

[lee n. field]

What genre?  Post-apocalyptic?

Earth Abides, by George R. Stewart.  Yes, there's a kindle version.  There's a few nits that could be picked, but it holds up pretty well after 60 years.

All the bad stuff happens offstage in the first chapter.  Then what?

[mgdavis]

Yes, post-apocalyptic.

[freakazoid]

"Alas, Babylon" was pretty good.

[mtnbkr]

Lucifer's Hammer
The Stand
Earth Abides
The Road

Chris

[41magsnub]

http://www.amazon.com/Day-Armageddon-J-L-Bourne/dp/1439176671/ref=pd_sim_b_3

http://www.amazon.com/Day-Armageddon-Beyond-Exile-Book/dp/143917752X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

[mgdavis]

"Alas, Babylon" was pretty good.

Sure was. I actually have a copy that I perma-borrowed from my Dad several years back.

I've read Lucifer's Hammer and The Road, taking note of the rest of the titles. Thanks guys.

[mgdavis]

Another one that I really enjoyed was "Lights Out", by Half-fast. An amateur effort, to be sure, but still an enjoyable and thought-provoking book.

I have also read "Patriots", which was less of a novel and more of a manual. Definitely interesting.

[Jamisjockey]

Lucifer's Hammer
The Stand
Earth Abides
The Road

Chris

The Stand is very good.  Very much written as a good v. evil deal, though.  However, one thing of note is how some of the players are totally off their rockers.  Not like how in alot of other books/movies, everyone is buff and kicks ass all the time. 

[AZRedhawk44]

Lucifer's Hammer is teh awesome.
The Road is good, but full of stupid at times, too.  At least to the prepper-oriented community.
I've read Lights Out by Halffast.  That was pretty good.  A bit gear-queer (which most amateur efforts tend to do).
The Stand isn't that great, IMO.  It's a fantastic book... but not from a study of the Apocalyptica genre.
Patriots (by Rawles) is very gear-queer, also.  Idyllic.  Over the top, IMO.
I really liked the Enemies Foreign and Domestic, Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista and Foreign Enemies series by Matthew Bracken.  I feel bad for Ranya and I'm glad she only had to make it through 2 out of the 3 books!
I also really like Unintended Consequences as a candidate for this genre.

[lee n. field]

I have also read "Patriots", which was less of a novel and more of a manual. Definitely interesting.

If you're into that, dig up Dean Ing's Pulling Through.  He novelized Cresson Kearny's expedient nuke shelter stuff.

[AJ Dual]

Is "On the Beach" good?

No. 

I get that it's fiction, but the whole premise of worldwide fallout killing everyone is so flawed it just makes it impossible for me to get past it.

Should have made it an asteroid or something else.

[MicroBalrog]

No. 

I get that it's fiction, but the whole premise of worldwide fallout killing everyone is so flawed it just makes it impossible for me to get past it.

Should have made it an asteroid or something else.

It's not even the specifics, it's the entire vibe of LET US ALL DIE SLOWLY that fails.

[RoadKingLarry]

The Postman. The book, not the movie. But, I did like the movie. That doesn't say much 'cause I like Waterworld also.

[tokugawa]

"Dies the Fire"- S.M.Stirling.   The premise is an "event" happens which shuts off our ability to use electricity and chemical energy-  good read , he has written a bunch of excellent sci fi.  There are some sequels which follow the event some years in the future.
 

[BMacklem]

If you really want to see what it would be like for a shtf scenario.... try
ONE SECOND AFTER   by WILLIAM R. FORSTCHEN.
Basic premise is that a couple (only a couple) of nukes go off high in the atmosphere above the US, and the resulting EMP wave knocks out most everything.
This was done as a "what if" excersize, and he really did some research into the possible outcomes of how it could happen, and what would be the likely results.
I listened to it (unabridged audiobook) and I was chilled to the bone thinking about it for a few weeks after.

[charby]

"Alas, Babylon" was pretty good.

That was a required read as a sophomore in High School, interestingly the Berlin Wall fell about six months after I finished reading the book.

[MechAg94]

The Postman. The book, not the movie. But, I did like the movie. That doesn't say much 'cause I like Waterworld also.

I have to say that the Postman was a pretty good read.  It had some crazy stuff, but some of it made more sense than the movie.

[Jim147]

I read a series in the 80's. It was called The Guardians by Richard Austin.

It wasn't great but it gave me something to do in the winter.

jim

[dm1333]

The Postman. The book, not the movie.

Make sure you get the original book (David Brinman, or something like that) and not the book based on the screen play.  Somebody else mentioned Earth Abides.  I started out liking the book but by the end was annoyed by the main character.  He seemed content to sit and do nothing.  I'd like to sit and do nothing all day but it seems that the main character of a book ought to have a little more amibition that I do!   Not to mention that I would drink up most of the gin in my neighborhood pretty darn quick!

[TechMan]

Make sure you get the original book (David Brinman, or something like that) and not the book based on the screen play.  Somebody else mentioned Earth Abides.  I started out liking the book but by the end was annoyed by the main character.  He seemed content to sit and do nothing.  I'd like to sit and do nothing all day but it seems that the main character of a book ought to have a little more amibition that I do!   Not to mention that I would drink up most of the gin in my neighborhood pretty darn quick!

You mean this one? http://www.amazon.com/Postman-Bantam-Classics-David-Brin/dp/0553278746/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1291669241&sr=1-1

[Scout26]

That was a required read as a sophomore in High School, interestingly the Berlin Wall fell about six months after I finished reading the book.

I also read it High School (but, it wasn't required), and 6 years later when I was stationed over there was when The Wall came down.   

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Heinlein's Farnham's Freehold ...