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Science Fiction Apocalyptic & Post Apocalyptic Books

Books selected for readers looking for science fiction apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic books.

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1. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
Fits this list for its focus on apocalyptic and post.
2. Genesis
Bernard Beckett
Fits this list for its focus on apocalyptic and post.
3. Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel
Fits this list for its focus on fiction.
4. Armageddon
Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
Fits this list for its focus on apocalyptic and fiction.
5. The End of the Age
Pat Robertson
Fits this list for its focus on apocalyptic and fiction.
6. The Third Millenium
Paul Meier, Kyle Tait
Fits this list for its focus on apocalyptic and fiction.
7. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022
John Joseph Adams, Rebecca Roanhorse
Fits this list for its focus on fiction and science.
8. Memoirs Found in a Bathtub
Stanislaw Lem, Michael Kandel
Fits this list for its focus on apocalyptic and fiction.
9. Fourth Millennium
Paul Meier, Robert Wise
Fits this list for its focus on apocalyptic and fiction.
10. The Book of Elsewhere
Keanu Reeves, China Miéville
Included for strong book club alignment with this science fiction apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic list.
11. Exo
Colin Brush
Included for strong science alignment with this science fiction apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic list.
12. All Tomorrows
C. M. Kosemen
Included for strong science alignment with this science fiction apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic list.
13. Tales From the Loop
Simon Stålenhag
Included for strong short story alignment with this science fiction apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic list.
14. The Apocalypse Seven
Gene Doucette
Included for strong first alignment with this science fiction apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic list.
15. The Electric State
Simon Stålenhag
Fits this list for its focus on fiction and science.
16. The End of the World
Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin
Fits this list for its focus on apocalyptic and fiction.
17. Awakened
Laura Elliott
Included for strong science alignment with this science fiction apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic list.
18. The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson
Fits this list for its focus on fiction and science.
19. Agnes at the End of the World
Kelly McWilliams, Brittany Pressley
Included for strong fiction alignment with this science fiction apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic list.
20. Everything for Everyone
M. E. O'Brien, Eman Abdelhadi
Included for strong fiction alignment with this science fiction apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic list.
21. The Tusks of Extinction
Ray Nayler
Included for strong fiction alignment with this science fiction apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic list.
22. Sea of Tranquility
Emily St. John Mandel
Included for strong book club alignment with this science fiction apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic list.
23. Parable of the Talents
Octavia E. Butler
Included for strong black alignment with this science fiction apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic list.
24. The Loop
Jeremy Robert Johnson, Inés del Castillo
Fits this list for its focus on science.

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