Dystopian fiction.

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Arzosah
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Sounds good! I'm tempted to get Going Home myself, its only £1.48 on kindle. I get loads of the free kindle books, you don't even need an actual kindle, just the app :)
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Arzosah wrote:Sounds good! I'm tempted to get Going Home myself, its only £1.48 on kindle. I get loads of the free kindle books, you don't even need an actual kindle, just the app :)
I use the Kindle app on my iPad.. Seems a stupid move by Amazon if you ask me, that way nobody has to buy a Kindle :lol:

Really enjoyed Going Home, hope you guys do to!
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I found this list on another forum

Aftermath, Charles Sheffield (Very Good)
After Doomsday, Poul Anderson
Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand (Hard to grasp)
Alas Babylon, Pat Frank (Truly a superb classic)
Amerikan sunset, Jennifer Ladewig
A Wrinkle in the skin, John Christopher
Black Sun, Robert Leininger Very good
Blood Crazy, Simon Clark
Crabs, Guy Smith
Comet, (The) Robert Charles Very Good
Damnation Alley, Roger Zelazny Better than the movie
Day after Tomorrow, (The) Whitley Strieber
Day by Day Armageddon J L Bourne (SUPERB BOOK)
Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham
Death of Grass, John Christopher
Deathlands, Jack Adrian
Deluge, Fowler Wright
Deluge, Richard Doyle
Drought ,(The) JG Ballard
Drowned world, (The) JG Ballard interesting
Down to a sunless sea, (either version) David Graham (Truly great, another classic)
Earth Abides, George R Stewart 2nd only to Alas Babylon
Earth Winter, Richard Moran
Eternity Road, Jack Empire of Ice, Richard Moran
Empty World John Christopher
Famine, Graham Masterson
Flood, Richard Doyle
Freeman, (The) Jerry Ahern
Heavy Weather, Bruce Sterling
Ice, Arnold Federbush Icefire, Judith & Garfield Reeth Stevens
Ice Quake, John R Spencer
Kraken Wakes, (The) John Wyndham
Last Ranger, (The) Craig Sargeant ( Rambo wannabe crap)
Living is Forever J Edwin Carter
Lucifer's Hammer, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle.
Long voyage back, Luke Rhineheart( In the top ten of all time )
Long Loud Silence, ( The) Wilson Tucker
Last ship, (The) William Brinkley
Malevil, Robert Merle
Moonfall, Jack Mc Devitt
Night of the Triffids, Simon Clark (Good follow on from Day of the Triffids)
New Madrid Run, (The) Micheal Reisig
On the beach, Neville Shute
One second After William Forstchen
Out of the Ashes, ( Ashes series) William W Johnstone
Plague 99, Jean Ure
Plague of the dead (The Morningstar Saga) Z A Recht
Patriots, James Wesley Rawles Postman, (The) David Brin
Resurrection Day Brendan Dubois
Rift, (The) Walter J Williams
Savage Dawn, Robert Cole
Shiva Descending, Gregory Benford
Some will not die, Algis Budrys
Stand, (The) Stephen King
Survivors Terry Nation ( British Classic)
Survivalist, (The) series Jerry Ahern
Third Pandemic, (The) Pierre Ouellette
This is the way the world ends, James Morrow
Thunder & Ashes (Morningstar Saga) Z A Recht
Virus, Japanese Author
When the City stopped, Joan Phipson
Wild Shore ( The) Kim Stanley Robinson
World in Winter ( The) John Christopher
Year of the quiet sun, Wilson Tucker
48, James Herbert
8.4, Peter Hernon
28 Days Later, Alex Garland
299 Days the Preparation, Glen Tate 1 of 10 in series
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What is the J.G. Ballard science fiction work like? I have read his other works like Concrete Island, High-rise and Crash but never his science fiction.
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The World of the Chërnyi is an ebook series by author D.K. Richardson with an exciting new twist on an old theme.The Earth and moon have been struck by a mysterious object. The series describes the ensuing societal upheaval and how the series protagonists attempt to carry on despite the chaos.

First Strike! follows three main characters as they cope with the chaos in a rural setting.

Going Home follows one family and others as they become part of the Government's attempt to restore order in urban areas.

Pedro Six Two follows the crewmen of the V-22 Osprey "Pedro Six Two" as they discover and deal with the disaster and breakdown of society.

Tales of the Chërnyi -- Based on reader feedback, this is a collection of six short stories set in the World of the Chernyi. It explores other areas impacted by the First Strike and looks at the possible future - a future in the World of the Chernyi. While a series of short stories, this book will introduce you to an entirely new set of characters.

Aftermath -- This story follows Lyle Elkins, Sherry Dorow and her brother Raleigh Dorow as they enter the deep South on a quest to find Major Naomi Dorow, the mother of Sherry and Raleigh.
In this book we explore some of the possible ways a society may may evolve to accommodate the changes forced by the first strike of the Chernyi. We also see the changes in and between the main characters.

The Fisher People -- Book six in the World of the Chernyi series. This story follows three main characters living on the U.S. Gulf Coast - Mac, Annie and Dale. All three have found different ways to cope with the wide scale disaster that has struck the planet earth. Follow along as they not only survive the initial disaster, but assisit when Texas is invaded by brigands. Lots of action, both on and off the water.

All the above are excellent reads.
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Reading Stephen King's The Stand at the moment. Can't recommend it highly enough. Battle of good and evil after worldwide apocalypse.
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Decaff wrote:I can recommend the "Wool" trilogy, couldn't put them down and read one after the other.
Ditto. Half way through book 1. A good page-turner!
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hobo wrote:
Decaff wrote:I can recommend the "Wool" trilogy, couldn't put them down and read one after the other.
Ditto. Half way through book 1. A good page-turner!
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Avoid the Day by Day Armageddon trilogy it poorly written, full of spelling mistakes and can't make up its mind if it's telling a story or an actual journal, I'm 2 books in just started on the 3rd ( got a deal and still feel robbed)
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