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Best post-apocalyptic books 🌋

Curated by our reviewers this week

FRIDAY 24th MARCH, 2023
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The Radius Book 3: Fighting for the Radius

The culmination of a three book saga that will leave you wanting to read more of Muga's creations.

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Calamity

A fast-paced zombie apocalypse action thriller that delivers everything you want

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Hope Ignites

Badass soccer-mom surgeon on a quest to find her daughter during a post CME civil war. Couldn't put it down and neither will you!

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Abaddon: In the Valley Book Three

While the first installment laid out how everything happened and the plan of action, this installment really dives into the psy...

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Buried Instincts - Lost and Found

Exceeds expectations of what you would expect to see in a zombie apocalypse

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Rising from the Ash: After the Fall Book 2

When Nature becomes the enemy, how will humanity adapt to survive?

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2240: Return to Planet Earth

2240 RETURN TO PLANET EARTH proved to be a truly rousing action-adventure story set in a post-apocalyptic Earth!

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Hunting Daybreak

Couldn't put it down. I would highly recommend Hunting Daybreak and the rest of the Shattered Sunlight series. Go pick it up......

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Oasis One

Having important government officials after you for breaking the laws of the land could be a bit cumbersome, but not for Mercy ...

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The Pit: In the Valley Book Two

While the first installment laid out how everything happened and the plan of action, this installment really dives into the psy...

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Within the Flame

With everything that is currently happening in the world, this tale of survival is almost too realistic for comfort.

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Burn

An impressive post apocalyptic thriller that will grip you right from the beginning and not let go; Burn is a must read.

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Barren: Book 1 - War in the Ruins

A gripping post-apocalyptic thriller, set on the shores of Lake Erie, about one woman’s battle with an warrior clan with a horr...

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Meagan Cortez

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I am an educator and aspiring writer. I love connecting my love of teaching and psychology with books. My interests include psychology and forensic science. My favorite genres are fantasy, romance, science fiction, and true crime.

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Karen Siddall

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I love to read and hook up others with books that they might enjoy. I like genre fiction with a weakness for cozies, post-apocalyptic, dystopian, and westerns. My professional background is in law enforcement, fire, water, and environmental education. I have basset hounds and ham radio is a hobby.

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Find your next post-apocalyptic read

The sky is dark and ominous, the ground cracked beneath your feet, and a strange and heavy aura hangs in the air. Where are you? Not the world you know today, but the sort of world that would result if the world itself, well, came to an end.

Welcome to the post-apocalyptic section of Reedsy Discovery: a collection of the best indie post-apocalyptic books that posit what might happen if we were to experience an international influenza, a catastrophic weather emergency, or a far-reaching nuclear disaster. No matter what the cause, the effect is clear — hardly anyone remains, and those who do must fight desperately to survive.

The innovative indie books of Discovery take a well-worn genre and inject new vitality into it, resulting in post-apocalyptic stories that will have you rooting fiercely for their unlucky heroes… and wondering what you would do in their situation. To get in on the conversation, don’t forget to follow our post-apocalyptic reviewers and comment on their responses!

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