Post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction

[aws]

Try King's Dark Tower saga. First book is a bit weak but you'll be hooked as soon as you start the second.

[cochyn]

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.

 

Aye, that's quality. I love Atwood's 'speculative fiction': 'Oryx and Crake' and 'Year Of The Flood' are brilliantly imagined future visions that are gut-churningly scary as you can see exactly how modern America- shorn of ethical and moral boundaries-could so easily end up.

 

Oryx and Crake is probably the best book I've ever read. I'd happily put this forward for the next GF Book thingy..

[JagSquared]

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.

 

loved that book, I also cant wait for the BBC drama hope they dont fuck it up.

[Section_31]

Yeah read Man in the High Castle, preferred the Grasshopper Lies Heavy though, that's my kind of outcome.

[Yerma'satexan!]

Logan's Run.

[RedinSweden]

I love that type of game, may have to go and get that. I assume you have played Half Life 2?

[bri]

Wallie

 

A shit robot is left on earth to clean up only for a fit robot to land from outer space.

The shit robot then spends the next hour or so trying to shag the fit robot

[Paul]

I love this genre, too. As far as books go, I really like Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham and The Death of Grass by John Christopher, as well as World War Z and the Zombie Survival Guide. Loads of films along these lines too. Mosty recently, I really liked The Book of Eli.

[Johnni]

I just watched Tomorrow The War Began. A film that rips of the 80's film Red Dawn. The film was quite good actually and there are 7 books in the series so hoping they do more films.

[Section_31]

I love that type of game, may have to go and get that. I assume you have played Half Life 2?

 

Nah I'm not into shooters Jim, Fallout is more of an RPG with first person shooter elements. Fallout 3 and Deus Ex must be consumed by your good self at all costs.

[llego]

You are all a bunch of fucking tools.

 

Nobody mentioned Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior? The mother of all post apocalyptic movies, and still far and away the best one ever made?

 

For shame.

[Thants]

 

 

 

 

 

I used to love watching this as a BBC late film. It was shown over and over again.

[Section_31]

I've been watching Jericho and I have to say it's fucking brilliant so far, recommended.

[Anubis]

Black Juice by Canadian Author, Margo Lanagan is a collection of excellent short stories, many of which share the theme of dystopian futures.

[Johnni]

I've been watching Jericho and I have to say it's fucking brilliant so far, recommended.

 

Its a shame they cancelled it as it was really good. I know alot of cancelled shows have a fan base saying how good it is but this show was one of the best ones.

[RedinSweden]

Nah I'm not into shooters Jim, Fallout is more of an RPG with first person shooter elements. Fallout 3 and Deus Ex must be consumed by your good self at all costs.

 

I will do this. I still think you would like Half Life 2.

 

I will pick one up tomorrow.

[Sugar Ape]

Very good, Recommended:

 

Through Darkest America - Neal Barrett Jr.

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Through-Darkest-America-Extended-Version-ebook/dp/B006GR3MCY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377273613&sr=8-1&keywords=through+darkest+america

[Kevin D]

Like I Say (Paperback) - £10.00 : The Liverpool Way, Online Store

[polymerpunkah]

lol

 

"Swan Song", by Robert McCammon

 

Very much like "The Stand" and though it's been a couple of decades since I read it, I recall enjoying it quite a bit. Big bastard though, so if you're looking for something a little more compact, go with "The Road".

 

Maybe go with "The Road" anyway, as it's as good or better than anything I've ever read in this area.

[Pidge]

1984's meant to be pretty good... Brave New World too.

 

Slightly less obvious but still shocking they haven't been mentioned are Phillip K Dick and J.G. Ballard.

 

'Flow My Tears' and 'The Drowned World' would be my respective recommendations. Also the 'A Scanner Darkly' film is ace, even if it does star Keanu Reeves (It has Robery Downey Jr, Woody Harrelson and Richard Linklater balancing him out).

[aws]

Anybody not read The Passage by Cronin? Just do it.

[JagSquared]

just started Robopocalypse thik wwz but with robots

[zigackly]

A lot of the good books have already been mentioned. Riddley Walker by Russel Hoban is one that hasn't.

[Juniper]

Read 'Boneshaker'

 

Set in Seattle, years after a drilling explosion released a gas turning its inhabitants into Zombies.

 

Really enjoyed it.

[cochyn]

A lot of the good books have already been mentioned. Riddley Walker by Russel Hoban is one that hasn't.

 

Awesome read that, easily in my top five. Been meaning to read the unabridged version that came out a few years ago.