apocalyptic books - the best one you have read

Yup.

Awesome book!!!

Swan Song is my all time favorite sci-fi doom book but I also enjoyed the Word & Void series and The Genesis of Shannara series by Terry Brooks.

I think Earth Abides came out in 1948 so it's one of the original apocalyptic environmental disaster books.

One book I haven't seen mentioned is Farnam's Freehold by Robert Heinlein.

Been a very long time since I read it though.

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great novel.

All of the above!

Day of the Triffids

A Canticle for Liebowitz

If you want to know what it's like living in
hard times...read The Grapes of Wrath.

key of solomon

He was wrong about everything, what exactly are you referring to, "that you are seeing today"?

Not really apocalyptic but all Stephen King Books, especially the Dark Tower series and Talisman / Black House.

Your post did make me dig out two books I read years ago by Patrick Tilley, "Mission" and "XAN", both great reads but Mission is a great different take on Jesus and Aliens.

Lucifer's Hammer is turning out to be a great read!.. after that I have the book "The Rift" to read as well...

Down to a sunless sea, oldie but goodie

by David Graham,

Fact or fiction ?

World War Z, by Max Brooks, also his survival guide for a zombie apocalypse, J.L Bourne's series on Zombies "Day by Day Armageddon", and "Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile" his third book is due out in June. Godd reads, lots of action and fun if you like zombies.

The World Cataclysm in 2012 by Geryl.

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

Omha Abides

DAMN thats what I was gonna say

Paolo Bacigalupi is a promising new author. Does really effective dystopian fiction.

Start with Pump Six and then read The Windup Girl. So good, trust me-- I read books like it's my job.

LAMB by Zeph Daniel

I'm always blessed by reading it

"The Invisible College"

I wish I paid more attention and kept that book.

try Venus on the Half Shell by Kilgore Trout-5 stars!!!!!

Just read the Wind up Girl- very dark.

by far the best ones i've read - 'the reapers are the angels' and yes, 'swan song'.