Miss “Last of Us”? New apocalypses for you to read

Apocalyptic Novels for Anyone Already Missing The Last of Us The success of HBO’s The Last of Us might have resurrected international interest in end-of-the-world stories, but science fiction and fantasy authors have been obsessed with the apocalypse for decades. If you’ve already started missing The Last of Us, or if you’re just in the mood for other stories with planetary stakes and haunting themes, look no further than this list of apocalyptic novels.

Ocean By Brian Herbert$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99From a New York Times–bestselling author comes an ecological thriller about human animal hybrids battling to rescue the ocean from environmental impact. Amazon    Google    Kobo

The Sleeper Awakes By H. G. Wells$0.99ORIGINALLY $2.99In this dystopian science fiction novel by H.G. Wells, a man who has been asleep for centuries wakes to find England completely transformed.  Amazon    Apple Books    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

Strength of Stones By Greg Bear$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99Hugo and Nebula Award–winning authorIn a theocratic future world, cities take care of every need their inhabitants might have—until they decide that humans are no longer necessary… “This is an excellent novel. It came on me as a surprise, and it knocked me out!” —Harlan Ellison Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

Harvest the Fire By Poul Anderson$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99In the far future, a conspiracy emerges against a powerful AI in a novel that “spellbindingly demonstrates the complex rivalry between human and machine” (Booklist). Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

The Complex By J. Rudolph$1.99ORIGINALLY $8.99Neighbors in an apartment complex must band together to survive a zombie plague in this post-apocalyptic horror series opener.“This is a fantastic read that I could not recommend more!” —Tony Baker, author of Survivors of the Dead Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

A Choice of Gods By Clifford D. Simak$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99A handful of humans and a multitude of robots create a new society on a mysteriously abandoned Earth in this breathtaking science fiction classic from one of the genre’s acknowledged masters. Amazon    Apple Books    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

The Artificial KidBy Bruce Sterling$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99John W. Campbell Memorial Award–winning authorOn the debauched planet Reverie, the most popular entertainer is the martial arts expert called the Artificial Kid. But the Kid is about to stumble onto something no one was ever meant to discover… Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

White Mars; or, The Mind Set Free By Brian W. Aldiss$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99In the near future, the corporate powers on Earth have established a thriving colony on Mars as an alternative to life on the overpopulated, war-torn, ecologically ravaged home planet. But when the economy collapses, all contact between the two worlds abruptly ceases, and the Martian pioneers are left to fend for themselves.“One of the most important SF writers of the 20th century…A masterful stylist.” —Publishers Weekly Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

At Winter’s End By Robert Silverberg$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99After 700,000 years underground, a tribe emerges on Earth’s frozen surface. What they find above ground will test their loyalty to each other—and change the future of humanity.  Amazon    Apple Books    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

Three Powerful Science Fiction Classics By Philip Jose Farmer$2.99ORIGINALLY $17.99Three powerful classics from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning authorAn epic showcase of imagination featuring tales of future worlds, space travel, and aliens, from “an excellent science fiction writer, far more skillful than I am” (Isaac Asimov).“Farmer’s blend of intellectual daring and pulp fiction prose found a worldwide audience.” —The New York Times Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

Echoes of Earth By Sean Williams, Shane Dix$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99While investigating a series of alien-built vessels, Peter Alander stands on the brink of what might be the greatest discovery humanity has ever made—and a gift that humanity can’t afford to accept. “The science in Dix and Williams’s work shines…you won’t find any of their novels without fully-fleshed out characters, complex plots, vivid settings and thoughtful exploration of issues.” —SF Site Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

The Jupiter Theft By Donald Moffitt$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99The Lunar Observatory on Earth is picking up a strange and unidentifiable signal. And when its meaning is finally decoded, it spells disaster for the planet…“It’s time to discover Donald Moffitt.” —Greg Bear Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

Messi@ By Andrei Codrescu$2.99ORIGINALLY $17.99At the end of the millennium, Armageddon looms as two young women from opposite sides of the world unite as humanity’s last hope for salvation.“[Codrescu’s] writing is sprightly and his humor dead-on.” —Publishers Weekly Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

Demise of the Living By Iain McKinnon$1.99ORIGINALLY $8.99When a group of strangers takes shelter in an abandoned office block in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, they find themselves grappling with dangerous circumstances. They don’t know if they’ll be able to survive potential starvation or infection before they can be rescued—if they can be rescued.  Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

Beyond the Fall of Night By Arthur C. Clarke, Gregory Benford$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99The authorized sequel to Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction classic Against the Fall of Night, set on a dying planet Earth millions of years in the future. Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Kobo

Lot & Lot’s Daughter By Ward Moore$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99Savage and unflinchingly honest, these two dark tales about a California family fleeing a nuclear holocaust, by “one of the best American writers,” describe what could really happen at the end of the world, and what it takes to get there (Ray Bradbury).“Shockingly ahead of its time.” —The Washington Post Book World Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

Freehold By William C. Dietz$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99New York Times bestselling authorWilling to fight anything that stands in their way, Colonel Stell and his crew contend with anyone who seeks to dominate their chaotic planet, Freehold—even vast interstellar empires. Their success will not be determined by their size, but by their resolution to create a home for themselves… Amazon    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo

Relatives By George Alec Effinger$1.99ORIGINALLY $9.99Three slightly different versions of the same man inhabit three radically different versions of our world, in a twisting tale of history and identity nominated for a Locus Award for Best Novel. Amazon    Apple Books    Barnes & Noble    Google    Kobo