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series3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, 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.”
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The Black CloudNovel

Fred Hoylestandalone novel1957

Hard science fiction, about aliens and survival, set in british isles.

The Kraken WakesNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953

Alien invasion, about aliens and survival.

“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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Z for ZachariahNovel

Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1975

Post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in near future.

“Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden, on an Amish family farm in an isolated valley, believes she is the only survivor of nuclear war and nerve gas.”
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I Am LegendNovel

Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954

Post-apocalyptic and horror, about vampires and survival.

“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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The Death of GrassNovel

John Christopherstandalone novel1956

Post-apocalyptic, about plague and pandemic and survival.

“The plot concerns a virus that kills off grass species, including rice and wheat.”
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