There are countless Post Apocalyptic courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- Minus America: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller (2019)
- Empty Bodies: A Post-Apocalyptic Tale of Dystopian Survival (Volume 1) (2015)
- Escape the Virus: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller (Last Pandemic) (2019)
- Greenhouse: A Post-Apocalyptic Adventure (Insularity) (2019)
- Rules of Survival: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (Survival Rules Series) (2019)
- Three Sisters: A Tale of Survival (Three Sisters Trilogy) (2019)
- The Distance (2016)
- Rogue Star: Frozen Earth (A Post-Apocalyptic Technothriller) (2018)
- No Sanctuary: The Complete Bestselling Series (2018)
- Turbulent: A Post Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (Days of Want Series Book 1) (2019)
Minus America: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller (2019)
The attack on America only takes a few minutes. The president has just enough time to sound the alarm. When it ends, nearly everyone on mainland USA is gone.Every policeman. Every housewife. Every trucker. Everyone.A continent free for the taking…Ted MacInnis is a backup pilot on Air Force Two, over the Atlantic, when it happens.
Empty Bodies: A Post-Apocalyptic Tale of Dystopian Survival (Volume 1) (2015)
Praise For Zach Bohannon and Empty Bodies: “Zach comes out swinging with suspense that will haunt you, and you won’t be able to look away.” – J. Thorn, Amazon Top 100 Horror Author “Few horror writers work as hard as Zach Bohannon.
Escape the Virus: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller (Last Pandemic) (2019)
Highly contagious, a deadly virus is ripping through like wildfire. No one is safe.Albuquerque, NM is quickly overrun. People drop like flies. And with no one left to keep the city running, they’ll soon be plunged into darkness. City services grind to a halt. Those who manage to stay uncontaminated are left to compete for quickly-dwindling supplies.Matt’s a normal office worker with an eye for being prepared.
Greenhouse: A Post-Apocalyptic Adventure (Insularity) (2019)
If you want to die… …there’s no place like home.He sees her across the table as they wait for the spring sacrifice. She is tenacious, beautiful, and deaf. And she makes a shocking, heretical claimThe apocalyptic climate horrors that destroyed civilization hundreds of years ago will come again.Will you help me? Delphine writes. Chris replies, “Anything.
Rules of Survival: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (Survival Rules Series) (2019)
He hated the rules until the power grid failed.Tyler Ford is a tour guide, a brother, and the son of a prepper from Whitefish, Montana.
Three Sisters: A Tale of Survival (Three Sisters Trilogy) (2019)
Three Sisters is meant for the big screen! Riveting, corrosive, and disturbingly realistic—there’s something for everyone in the Three Sisters trilogy!Just ask anyone who’s managed to survive and they’ll clearly remember the day the Enders crashed upon the world’s shores.Sadie Larkin headed home to the safety of the mountains where the global catastrophe couldn’t reach her.
The Distance (2016)
The human race has turned to dust. August Morrison faces it after rising from the depths of a dark matter research facility in Arizona. His co-workers. His daughter. All of them: dust. Friends and colleagues around the world don't answer their phones. The city of Phoenix burns. He is alone.
Rogue Star: Frozen Earth (A Post-Apocalyptic Technothriller) (2018)
Logan Willis's life is falling apart: he lost his job and found out that his wife is cheating on him all in the same day. Thinking that his world has ended, Logan checks into a hotel and turns on the TV to see that he's not far wrong–radio telescopes have detected mysterious signals coming from inside our solar system, and the source is moving toward us at over 500 miles per second.
No Sanctuary: The Complete Bestselling Series (2018)
A nationwide terrorist attack has left the country in shambles and the country’s transportation capabilities are crippled beyond repair. Frank Richards barely escapes with his life when he watches his truck explode in front of his eyes. As chaos descends across the country, Frank’s home-grown survival and preparedness training and the help of a mysterious stranger he meets are the only things he can rely on to see him safely across the thousand miles separating him and his loved ones.
Turbulent: A Post Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (Days of Want Series Book 1) (2019)
How would you get home?When coordinated EMP and Cyber attacks wipe out the nation’s power grid, communications and transportation systems, ultra marathon runner, Maddie Langston is forced to run for her life. Stranded in a Chicago airport when the lights go out, Maddie is in a race against time. According to her father, she doesn’t have long before the city descends into chaos. She must leave the airport before it is too late.
Best Post Apocalyptic Books Everyone Should Read
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Post-Apocalyptic Environmentalism: The Green Movement in Times of Catastrophe
Author(s): Carl Cassegård, Håkan Thörn
ID: 3448389, Publisher: Palgrave Pivot, Year: 2022, Size: 3 Mb, Format: pdf
Remainders of the American Century: Post-Apocalyptic Novels in the Age of US Decline
Author(s): Brent Ryan Bellamy
ID: 2977520, Publisher: Wesleyan University Press, Year: 2021, Size: 2 Mb, Format: pdf
New Ecological Realisms: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction and Contemporary Theory
Author(s): Monika Kaup
ID: 3033259, Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, Year: 2021, Size: 8 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are truly record-breakers according to Chicago Tribune, others are written by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.