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series3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Day of the Triffids →

Forge of GodSeries

series2 books1987

completed

Tense in tone, about aliens and survival.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
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Start with The Forge of God →

Saint LeibowitzSeries

series6 books1955

completed

Post-apocalyptic, about faith and religion, set in north america.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dune →

includes Dune, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Background of the Dune Universe, Dune Sequels

Riddley WalkerNovel

Russell Hobanstandalone novel1980

Post-apocalyptic, about survival and coming of age.

“WorldCat: Composed in an English which has never been spoken and laced with a storytelling tradition that predates the written word, RIDDLEY WALKER is the world waiting for us at the bitter end of the nuclear road.”
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HothouseSeries

series6 books1961

completed

Set in jungle.

Start with Evergreen →

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