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The FiremanNovel
Joe Hillstandalone novel2016
Post-apocalyptic, about found family, set in north america.
Make Room! Make Room!Novel
Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1966
Dystopia, about class conflict and ecological collapse, set in north america.
Alternate PurposeNovel
Christopher Coatesstandalone novel2019
Time travel and post-apocalyptic.
“Facing a rebuilding time of generations, two scientists come up with a solution: send someone back in time to prevent the horrible accident that released the deadly pathogen on the world.”
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The TriffidsSeries
series3 books1951
Post-apocalyptic, 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 Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
Set in contemporary.
“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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The Last GaspNovel
Trevor Hoylestandalone novel1983
Thriller & suspense, about ecological collapse, set in arctic & antarctica.
“Months later, at a Geneva environmental conference, Chase meets Cheryl Detrick, the daughter of Theo Detrick, the grand old man of diatom research.”
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