post-apocalypse

  • The Death House

    The Death House by Sarah Pinborough Published 2015, Gollancz This is one of the free books I picked up at FantasyCon 2015. I’ve not read anything by Sarah Pinborough before but I have heard her speak at events. In a post-apocalyptic future some people have developed a genetic mutation that reveals itself in the teenage…

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  • Damnation Alley

    Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny Published 1971, Faber and Faber This was so much fun. In a post-nuclear holocaust America only the coastal cities have survived. Boston has a plague that threatens its survival and Los Angeles has the cure. A messenger made the crossing to ask for the cure but didn’t survive the effects…

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  • Station Eleven

    A virulent flu virus spreads like wildfire through the world. Almost everyone dies. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel is the story of what happens afterwards. Kirsten was a child when the virus struck North America, performing on stage in King Lear alongside Arthur Leander, an aging movie star. A few days later, nearly…

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