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series3 books1951

Dark in tone, about survival, set in our world and 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.”
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Start with The Day of the Triffids →

Saint LeibowitzSeries

series6 books1955

completed

About faith and religion, set in far future and north america.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
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Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →

On the BeachNovel

Nevil Shutestandalone novel1957

Sad in tone, about survival, set in oceania and mid 20th century.

“As the radiation approaches, each person deals with impending death differently.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

About genetic engineering and survival, set in secondary world and far future.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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Alas, BabylonNovel

Pat Frankstandalone novel1959

About survival, set in north america and mid 20th century.

“Classic novel of nuclear war and aftermath in rural Florida.”
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Earth AbidesNovel

George R. Stewartstandalone novel1949

About survival and plague and pandemic, set in north america and mid 20th century.

“Set in the 1940s in Berkeley, California, the story is told by Isherwood Williams, who emerges from isolation in the mountains to find almost everyone dead. en.wikipedia.org”
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