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City at World's EndNovel
Edmond Hamiltonstandalone novel1951
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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Riddley WalkerNovel
Russell Hobanstandalone novel1980
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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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about war, set in mid 20th century.
“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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The TriffidsSeries
series3 books1951
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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Dark Is the SunNovel
Philip José Farmerstandalone novel1979
About ecological collapse.
I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Horror, about vampires and last of their kind, set in mid 20th century.
“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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