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The Last ManNovel
Mary Shelleystandalone novel1826
Dystopia, about last of their kind, set in europe and far future.
“The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by the rise of a bubonic plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps across the entire globe, ultimately resulting in the near-extinction of humanity.”
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The Dog StarsNovel
Peter Hellerstandalone novel2012
Reflective in tone, set in near future.
Earth AbidesNovel
George R. Stewartstandalone novel1949
Reflective in tone, about ecological collapse.
“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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The RoadNovel
Cormac McCarthystandalone novel2006
Dystopia, dark in tone, about parenthood, set in near future.
“In this post-apocalyptic novel, a father and his son walk alone through burned America.”
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Empty WorldNovel
John Christopherstandalone novel1977
Dark in tone, about coming of age, set in british isles and late 20th century.
I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Horror, about vampires and last of their kind, set in our world.
“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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