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Philip José Farmerstandalone novel1979

Post-apocalyptic.

J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1981

Post-apocalyptic, about expeditions, set in north america and desert.

“The plot follows an expedition to a North America rendered uninhabitable by an ecological disaster following an energy crisis.”
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Mortal EnginesUniverse

universe14 books2001

Post-apocalyptic and steampunk.

“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
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includes Hungry City Chronicles / Mortal Engines, Mortal Engines Prequels, Anna Fang

The Stars My DestinationNovel

Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956

Space opera, about revenge and identity, set in space.

Mara and DannSeries

series2 books1999

completed

Post-apocalyptic, 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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Riddley WalkerNovel

Russell Hobanstandalone novel1980

Post-apocalyptic, 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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