Apocalyptic fiction Books

[Ken L]

If I can I'd like to x2 "The Road" by Cormack McCarthy. Spooky read, and impossible for me to put down.

[downtownv]

I read One Second After, don't think I read the others. It was definitely eye opening and full of food for thought.

Made me want to get a Pre 1987 vehicle (points ignition) vs electronic ignition. But I figured with the right firepower, I can get one when I need it

[taxifolia]

Since some of you like to read, here is food for thought.
It is not fiction, but deals with current world situation and "apocalypse" concept.
It is lengthy and heavy reading.
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/...-wants/384980/

[O'Dell]

I never cared for Apocalyptic books. I did read 1984 in the fifties when I was a teenager, and didn't really like it. It was depressing, sorta like the movie "Citizen Cain", and I didn't come away happy or satisfied. Unfortunately, a lot of both came to pass. I do read some pretty heavy fiction, but I prefer a more positive conclusion, hence the .

[Redstate]

Well, I got the books from the library, and started to read Patriots by James Wesley Rawles. Only about 60 pages into; yet, it is difficult to put down. Enjoying it so far. So far, it is about "preppers" who are now faced with economic collapse of the country. Great food for thought.

[Redstate]

Just got done reading Patriots (James Wesley Rawles). Excellent! Won't give any details so as to not spoil it for anyone who has not yet read it.

[FelixD]

Try Alas, Babylon. It was written in 1959 by American writer Pat Frank. It is one of the first novels written with an apocalyptic theme. The book was very popular in the mid to late 70's when survivalism was first popular. Another possibility is a series of books call The Survivalist written by Jerry Ahern. These were also very popular during the Carter days. Wikipedia should have info on the books.

[O'Dell]

Try Alas, Babylon. It was written in 1959 by American writer Pat Frank. It is one of the first novels written with an apocalyptic theme. The book was very popular in the mid to late 70's when survivalism was first popular. Another possibility is a series of books call The Survivalist written by Jerry Ahern. These were also very popular during the Carter days. Wikipedia should have info on the books.

I thought I was the only one that remembered "Alas Babylon", so I didn't mention it. I still have the hardback in my collection. For an apocalyptic book, I sorta liked it.

[O'Dell]

I did some research on "Alas Babylon" and never realized that the book was so popular. It is evidently still in print after all these years and is available on Amazon in both in hard cover and paperback. I haven't read it since I bought it about 1960 when I was a teenager [soon to be rectified], but I still remember the story line and a lot of the details. I even remember the source of the title. I guess that's as good an indication of a excellent read as any.

[Redstate]

It sounds like i gotta see if the local library has Alas Babylon.

[O'Dell]

I don't know your age, Redstate, but the time frame in which the book was written has to figure into it. I grew up in the fifties, and the cold war was a real threat at the time. Of course before the end of the decade, both the US and the USSR had thermal-nuclear weapons. I lived in a city that was the center of power production for East TN, Western NC, and Northern GA and AL. Plus, Oak Ridge National Laboratories was 15 miles to the west and there was an AF base 10 miles south. We all felt that we were at the center of Ground zero.

Then in 1960 at the ripe old age of sixteen I went north to college 30 miles from DC with all the attending military and government centers nearby. Talk about moving from the frying pan to the fire.

The stress of the times made the book seem much more realistic to us then. Nowadays, we have different stress factors.

[johnh]

Don't forget the Ashes series by the late William W. Johnstone. The first 10 or so are really entertaining and he presents a political system I find increasingly appealing as ours becomes increasingly dysfunctional.

[Bawanna]

I read the entire Ashes series. I read the first 5 or 6 20 years or more ago, didn't realize there were so many more, probably 20 or 25 books.

Excellent reading. Thought about rereading the whole series. I have most on my kindle thanks to a member here, missing a few, have a few hard copies too.

Read the Survivalist series too, very good reading as well.

[Redstate]

Thanks everyone. Keep the suggestions coming. One of these days I will have read all of them. I'm now on my 2nd Rawles book, Survivors.

[Redstate]

Survivor's, (Rawles) was excellent also. I went online to look at some excepts of Alas Babylon because i thought that i may have read it a couple of years ago. Turns out that i had and, yes, it was an excellent book.