The Apocalypse
When you just need a book about the end of the world. These books show the fears and concerns about the time they were written better than most history books.
These are a few titles to get you started in your exploration of end times and how fiction reflects the concerns of society:
- The Last War: a World Set Free - H. G. Wells (1914)
- On the Beach - Nevil Shute (1957)
- Alas Babylon - Pat Frank (1959)
- A Canticle for Liebowitz - Walter Miller (1971)
- Gate to Women's Country - Sheri Tepper (1988)
- Life as We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer (2006)
- Wasteland: Cities in Dust V. 1 - Antony Johnston (graphic novel) (2006)
- The Road - Cormac McCarthy (2006)

