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  • Cover of Riddley Walker
    Riddley WalkerNovel

    Russell Hoban · standalone novel · 1980

    Challenging in tone, about coming of age, set in british isles.

    “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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    City at World's EndNovel

    Edmond Hamilton · standalone novel · 1951

    Tense in tone, set in north america and small town.

    “Cut off from everything and everyone they knew, the townspeople have to find a way to survive in a world that has nothing left to spare for latecomers.”

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  • Cover of Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
    Where Late the Sweet Birds SangNovel

    Kate Wilhelm · standalone novel · 1976

    About cloning, set in near future and north america.

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  • Cover of The Death of Grass
    The Death of GrassNovel

    John Christopher · standalone novel · 1956

    About plague and pandemic, set in mid 20th century and europe.

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

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  • Cover of Mara and Dann
    Mara and DannSeries

    series · 2 books · 1999

    completed

    About coming of age.

    “Told to forget their real names forever or be killed, the brother and sister live for years among the primitive Rock People, taken in by one of their own kind but always outcasts.”

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  • Cover of The Drought
    The DroughtNovel

    J. G. Ballard · standalone novel · 1964

    About loneliness, set in big city.

    “Dr. Charles Ransom watches his world dry up along with his marriage: an industrial film has coated the oceans, evaporation has stalled, and rivers, lakes and reservoirs are shrinking into cracked mud across the globe.”

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