Post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction

[Section_31]

Been hammering Fallout New Vegas on the PS3 lately and love films like Escape from New York, so just wondered if anyone had any recommendations of things of similar ilk, films, TV, graphic novels ideally. (Just bought season one of Jerico too, read it's not outstanding but watchable).

[ChrisM]

My two favourite novels are I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (nothng like the crappy film), and The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

 

Highly recommended.

 

Have you read 1984?

[mattyq]

Saw The Road last night. Good filum but it's bleak. Felt like crying at the end

[ChrisM]

I adored both book and film, but would definitely recommend reading the book before seeing the film, you will see the film in a different light.

[Sugar Ape]

The Passage: Amazon.co.uk: Justin Cronin: Books

 

Good book, also the walking dead is ace either the tv show or the graphic novels.

[mlwilliams]

I'm more into Zombie fiction myself so my recommendations will be littered with stuff from that genre.

 

Graphic Novels: The Walking Dead, Y: The Last Man.

TV Shows: The Walking Dead.

Movies: Mad Max, Children of Men, Reign of Fire, Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days/Weeks Later, The Postman, Zombieland, The Book of Eli, The Road, I Am Legend, The Stand, Fido, Diary of the Dead.

Books: World War Z, Day by Day Series, Rot & Ruin.

[Sugar Ape]

Also, World War Z: Amazon.co.uk: Max Brooks: Books is worth a read.

[Juniper]

Stephen King's The Stand. Love that book.

 

Quite enjoyed Jericho myself. Was a little gutted when it got cancelled (wasn't an avid fan though, probably saw about ten episodes)

[Section_31]

My two favourite novels are I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (nothng like the crappy film), and The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

 

Highly recommended.

 

Have you read 1984?

 

Yeah mate read that, not read The Road but seen the film, thought it was class.

[JagSquared]

We - yevgeny zamyatin

[Guido]

Dystopian: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin.

Post-Apocalyptic: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell is on my 'to be read' list, as is Blindness by Jose Saramago. Can't recommend any from experience though!

[Fowlers God]

Going through the Walking Series now on fx have a few recorded and really enjoying it.

[L19red]

The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood is an excellent read about the subjucation of women to being little more than breeders in a nighmare vision of the near future.

 

It must be nearly 20 years since I read it but I I loved it at the time.

[ChunkyBarcode]

Films - On the Beach. The Quiet Earth.

[Mendoza]

V For Vendetta.

[Fugitive]

Take a trip to Huyton Village on Giro day. It's as close as you can get to seeing a post-apocalyptic scenario with many horribly disfigured beings.

[Trumo]

Twelve Monkeys.

[Section_31]

Take a trip to Huyton Village on Giro day. It's as close as you can get to seeing a post-apocalyptic scenario with many horribly disfigured beings.

 

I said it in the film thread, but watching The Road genuinely reminded me of Oglet shore. All I remember from goig there as a kid was grey sand with rusting shopping trolleys sticking out of it.

 

Oglet

 

 

[dirty_sanchez]

Controversial call on "Reign of Fire". Most people seem to think it's shit, but I really liked it.

[Fugitive]

Never heard of the place but I'm guessing it's by Speke judging by the pic of Stanlow facing it. It looks idyllic... to the undead.

[L19red]

yes, Oglet is directly behind the air traffic control tower at the airport

[Bobby Hundreds]

The stand by Stephen King is meant to be his best book. Im downloading it next on the kindle as im reading IT now and just finished Tommyknockers. I seem to be liking Kings stuff at the minute.

[Guest davelfc]

The stand by Stephen King is meant to be his best book. Im downloading it next on the kindle as im reading IT now and just finished Tommyknockers. I seem to be liking Kings stuff at the minute.

 

You know you can loan books to other kindle owners? I've a few decent king books if you're interested.

[Adebisi]

Sweet Tooth. One of the best new comics of 2010.

[Karl_b]

We is an excellent read as are Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World.

 

Maybe not quite what you were asking for but Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick is one of my favourite novels, it's set in an alternative reality where Germany and Japan won WW2 and split the world between them. Ridley Scott is making a four part drama adaptation for the BBC in the near future, which should be ace on toast.