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OT - Recommend for me post-apocolyptic and/or dystopian books

  • scinsc5 said...

    Not a big fan of the genre but I dabble. I like the grateful dead a lot and heard that one of their famous tunes morning dew was written based on On the beach. So I read the book and liked it. Realistic . I also kind of liked that movie with will smith and his dog (legend?)

    I am Legend, never read it or seen any of the movies, the Will Smith one was the 3rd version I believe, but it's considered one of the classics of the genre.

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  • Brave New World is a classic. Written by Aldous Huxley.

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  • MKatUmich said...

    Liked Deathgate alot when I was a kid, problem is it might be a little YA. Fun series and very heavy on the fantasy. Lots of magic and no real ties to anything considered current earth.

    I read it first at probably 14...I am 34 and just reread it again...still good...you pick up on alot more as an adult definitely. The other weis and hickman stuff is definitely too young adult. (darksword, rose of prophet, etc)

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  • Wolfie said...

    Brave New World is a classic. Written by Aldous Huxley.

    Sure is.

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  • Fan of the genre as well.

    I recently finished the Emberverse series (trilogy) and started the follow-up series that takes place 10 years later. Big fan of the original trilogy and like the follow up as well so far. There's also another trilogy that takes place concurrently with Emberverse but in another part of the US.

    Edit:
    I suppose I should add a description. The book operates on a similar general idea as the show Revolution, but is done infinitely better. Basically all electricity, gunpowder and things that require similar reaction stop working. No one knows why. The series is about the survival of the inhabitants of the pacific northwest and their attempt to rebuild any semblance of civilization.

    This post was edited by callen05 on 11/28/2012 at 8:48 AM

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  • Homecoming Saga by Orson Scott Card deserves mention...its very Sci Fi heavy. people have left earth cause they destroyed it, and now they are trying to resettle earth a few thousand years later.

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  • Ready player one by Ernest cline. Great book. About earth after most resources have been depleted and all humans use an interactive Internet based life to cope. Very good read. Lots of refernces to eighties culture.

    Wool, omnibus edition by Hugh Howey. Started reading about three months ago. Another excellent book by a local author. Stopped reading to save for a vacation. Will be picking back up soon. It's about survivors of a fall out living underground to survive. They question if they still need to stay underground or are they being lied to.

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  • For a dystopian future set in the 29th century, try the Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons. (4 books: Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion).

    It's Sci-fi, but deals with a world where Catholicism has shrunk to a few thousand fanatical followers in a few galaxies known as the WorldWeb. This multi-galaxy government is controlled by a brutal regime known as the Hegemony of Man. The series deals primarily with a pilgrimage of sorts by 7 people to Hyperion, where it is believed that there is a power waiting capable of changing the world, if harnessed. Each of the seven has a differing view of what they would do with the power, and the books explore themes of morality, religion, personal belief, and pragmatism in the context of the pilgrims' journey.

    It's almost impossible to sum up the entire series in a paragraph or two, but trust me, it's well worth the read. Simmons is an amazing writer, and the series, although heavy, is one of the few that will actually make you think as you read.

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  • cockengr said...

    Homecoming Saga by Orson Scott Card deserves mention...its very Sci Fi heavy. people have left earth cause they destroyed it, and now they are trying to resettle earth a few thousand years later.

    I tried to read this series, but it was ruined for me by the fact that I expected it to live up to the quality of the Ender series.

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  • CMXI said...

    It's Sci-fi, but deals

    Aren't all post-apocalyptic/dystopian books? Ha. Unless they contain fantasy elements, i suppose.

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  • CMXI said...

    I tried to read this series, but it was ruined for me by the fact that I expected it to live up to the quality of the Ender series.

    I agree that Ender is much better. Ender's Game is one of my favorites ever, and I am more fantasy than sci fi. Ender started wearing out on me 4 books in or so though...kinda like Dune...

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  • there's a pretty good old movie version of On the Beach too

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  • cockengr said...

    I agree that Ender is much better. Ender's Game is one of my favorites ever, and I am more fantasy than sci fi. Ender started wearing out on me 4 books in or so though...kinda like Dune...

    If you made it through four Dune books thats impressive. Serious dropoff after the first book.

    Not a fan of Card, i can ignore his political stance but i find his books ridiculous. Enders Game was fun but couldnt help rolling my eyes over 6 year olds killing kids with their bare hands or 12 year olds becoming political powers. And that was his best book.

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  • NCHokie said...

    The Passage: It's post apocolyptic, when reading it you get the feeling that it could really happen. It also is a heart felt story that has a little bit of everything.

    Reading this now, a little slow, but the story is being set up. Great character development. That is why Dark Tower is so epic.

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