It's the End of the World As We Know It...
Annotation:An environmental catastrophe alters Earth as we know it, leaving just two women as the last known survivors. Now these two must venture out to explore the new world and search for the living.
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Annotation:The first book in a trilogy, how will the world change when, as the United States is on the brink of invading Iraq, a mysterious wave causes millions of Americans to suddenly vanish?
Annotation:Written in 1909, the short story, The Machine Stops describes a post-apocalyptic dystopia in which humans live below ground while a ‘computer-type’ god fulfills their every need.
Annotation:Written during the height of the Cold War, this novel offers a realistic depiction of life in a small Florida town prior to, and following, an all out war with the Soviet Union. Descriptions of how everyday people deal with the war make this an apocalyptic classic.
Annotation:As modern technology comes to a standstill, two young girls move into the forest to start a new life. Longing for the world they once knew, and the family members they've lost, this book is a coming-of-age story set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Annotation:A plague turns all humans into veritable vampires, leaving but one last human being trying to survive. Matheson's science fiction classic has inspired three films, with his protagonist being played by Vincent Price, Charlton Heston and Will Smith.
Annotation:When a biological plague quickly sweeps across the United States, killing nearly the entire population, those who remain begin to have visions of two mysterious characters. While survivors take sides between these two figures, a final stand for humankind will be made.
Annotation:When industrial civilization comes to a catastrophic conclusion, residents of a small rural town in New York must deal with the aftermath.
Annotation:After the earth suffers a cataclysmic event, a man and his boy set out on a dangerous road in the hopes of surviving.
Annotation:After a comet strikes the Earth, causing volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis, the cities of the world are destroyed and governments collapse. Survivors are scarce, but among them unlikely leaders emerge. Now the fate of civilization depends on these men in this richly scientific, character-driven science fiction classic.
Annotation:Australians contemplate their lives as deadly nuclear fallout makes its way toward their hemisphere.
Annotation:Upon returning from a trip into the wilderness, Isherwood Williams finds that the world has been wiped out by a massive plague. After locating other survivors, and putting in place the foundations of a small community, Isherwood must decide if he would rather return to his simpler, solitary ways.
Annotation:This classic novel tells the tale of a global disaster with aliens who wreak havoc on 19th century England.
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