Best end of the world books?

[Gunslinger08]

Going to the library soon. Need a list. I also like thrillers/mysteries, so those recommendations are welcome as well.

 

[Atheus]

Stephen King's 'The Stand' is about the end of the world... I remember quite enjoying it, but it was a long time ago I read it.

 

[Shadowknight]

On the Beach
Lucifer's Hammer
If you're open to comic books/Graphic Novels, check out "The Walking Dead" by Robert Kirkman. Libraries DO carry graphic novels, so they might have it.
It did nothing for me, personally, but some people liked "World War Z: An Oral Tale of the Zombie War" This is really a war book by a guy who takes way way WAY too much time trying to figure out how zombies would work in real life. Well, it's not actually the end of the world, but things get pretty hosed up by the end of the war.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: Atheus
Stephen King's 'The Stand' is about the end of the world... I remember quite enjoying it, but it was a long time ago I read it.

I'll second this.

It's more about a virus that wipes out most of the world though, but a very good (but long) read.

 

[Looney]

The Stand sucks. Idiotic ending.

The Road is good... it actually got onto Oprah's Bookclub list (and made me ball like a baby at the endt.

Alas, Babylon.

Lucifer's Hammer.

On the Beach.

Children of Men... both the book and movie.

Another movie is Threads.

 

[dud]

I second Pat Frank's "Alas Babylon".

 

[Icepick]

Swan Song is a good end-of-the-world book with nuclear war as the catalyst. As others have mentioned, Lucifer's Hammer is a great one with a comet as the destructive force.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Icepick
Swan Song is a good end-of-the-world book with nuclear war as the catalyst. As others have mentioned, Lucifer's Hammer is a great one with a comet as the destructive force.

Ooooh, forgot about Swan Song! Good one!

 

[Looney]

Also, if you enjoy a 'fun' read (almost comic book like), 'I am Legend' is good.

 

[Albatross]

the bible

 

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: Looney

Originally posted by: Icepick
Swan Song is a good end-of-the-world book with nuclear war as the catalyst. As others have mentioned, Lucifer's Hammer is a great one with a comet as the destructive force.

Ooooh, forgot about Swan Song! Good one!

Its by Robert R. McCammon btw. Its kind of like The Stand only without King's blah blah blah blah.

Dark Advent by Brian Hodges
Mister Touch by Malcolm Bosse
Think all the other decent ones I've read have been mentioned already.

Got some end by zombie ones if you like those
The Rising and City of the Dead by Brian Keene
Autumn Series by David Moody First book is free
Two of the better of those type I have read.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
Got some end by zombie ones if you like those
The Rising and City of the Dead by Brian Keene
Autumn Series by David Moody First book is free
Two of the better of those type I have read.

Never heard of those. But 'I Am Legend' is a zombie one. Very good read. Read the reviews on Amazon for an idea of what it's like. It's not a serious read, just a very fun read.

 

[thedarkwolf]

Isn't 'I am Legend' end by Vampire? Been awhile but I guess vampires are dead so kind of zombies .

 

[ch33zw1z]

The Book of Revelation, last ditch effort to scare you into religion...works well, very scary.

 

[Braznor]

Originally posted by: ch33zw1z
The Book of Revelation, last ditch effort to scare you into religion...works well, very scary.

Oh yeah,

That sh!t scared me when I was young and I wasn't even Christian!!! :Q

 

[Duddy]

Originally posted by: albatross
the bible

QFT

 

[Braznor]

OP, I have written an end of the world story by myself. People have told me that it was quite a good one. I can email it to you if you like!

 

[EarthwormJim]

Footfall is a pretty good one written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

You might want to use this to track these down.

 

[Severian]

"The Book of the New Sun", by Gene Wolfe, although the apocalypse doesn't happen until the fifth volume, "The Urth of the New Sun".

Wolfe is the best writer of fiction living today, bar none.

 

[The Sauce]

Originally posted by: albatross
the bible

He said good.

 

[PottedMeat]

Pat Frank's Alas, Babylon is excellent
George Stewart's Earth Abides is alright
(I forgot who)'s Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang is ok too.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Originally posted by: Snatchface

Originally posted by: albatross
the bible

He said good.

Have you ever read Revelations? One of the coolest things I have read. Makes you wonder what kind of guy this God really is. (Atheist by the way)

World War Z is a very fun read

 

[WingZero94]

Revelations

 

[WingZero94]

A preview:

Revelation 1 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)

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Revelation 1
Prologue
1The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2who testifies to everything he saw?that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

Full Book here:

http://www.biblegateway.com/pa...on%201%20;&version=31;