Apocalyptic reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 151 Reddit reviews across 14 subreddits and 23 posts to rank the best Apocalyptic brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/suggestmeabook, r/booksuggestions, r/audiobooks, r/AskReddit, r/RomanceBooks. Top-rated brands include Andrew Shanahan (4.8/5), Parable of the Sower (5.0/5), The Road (5.0/5).
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Reviews151
Subreddits14
Posts23
Brands99
Products28
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#1
Andrew Shanahan
4.8
(6)
"This was my latest read by Andrew Shanahan, and you’ve hit the nail on the head with that description! Definitely one I’d recommend!"
"Before and After, Andrew Shanahan. Loved this book, couldn't put it down. Definitely my favourite the-world-is-over book."
"Same! Loved it and the sequel!"
"Came here to say the same! Read the duology a few years back, and still think about it constantly."
""Before and after" by Andrew Shanahan! It's amazing, I won't go into much detail as I don't want to give the story away and ruin your reading, but it’s such a different take on the end of the world and I was hooked straight away!"
"Anything by Andrew Shanahan!"
#2
Parable of the Sower
5.0
(5)
"Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents is pretty much the literary standard for this."
"Considered one of the best dystopian books ever written."
"I liked "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia E. Butler."
#3
The Road
5.0
(5)
"Masterpiece of the genre"
"The Road by Cormac McCarthy"
"The Road by Cormac McCarthy."
#4
Station Eleven
4.6
(5)
"The audiobook was brilliant."
"Seconding Station Eleven."
"Station 11"
"Is a bit 'The Road' esque but not nearly as dark."
#5
Lucifer's Hammer
4.0
(5)
"*Lucifer's Hammer* by Niven had everything you mentioned."
"*Lucifer's Hammer* is a both apocalyptic and doomsday."
"It’s still a good read."
#6
The Girl With All the Gifts
5.0
(4)
"The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey and it's prequel The Boy on the Bridge."
"Is a wonderful read."
"Takes place after the apocolypse."
#7
Swan Song
4.7
(3)
"Is an epic journey. Highly recommend as it takes place prior to and throughout the apocalypse."
"Swan Song by Robert McCammon"
#8
The Death of Grass
4.3
(3)
"The Death of Grass by John Christopher"
#9
The Stand
4.3
(3)
"Is my favorite."
"I keep trying & failing w The Stand."
#10
Highschool of the Dead
4.0
(3)
"If you want apocalyptic survival: Highschool of the Dead."
"Have watched Dr stone & zom 100, next I'll watch high school of the dead , thanks for suggestions."
"High school of the dead."
#11
Kawasaki
4.0
(3)
"Diesel klr"
"Kawasaki KLR (the diesel version) once fuel has gone dry and becomes unusable you convert it to biofuel."
"If it was real I would just make a diesel klr650 or diesel trail 125 and then make synthetic diesel."
#12
Broken Earth Trilogy
5.0
(2)
#13
Alas, Babylon
5.0
(2)
"Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank is really incredible book written about a nuclear apocalypse."
"Alas Babylon by Pat Frank"
#14
One Second After
5.0
(2)
"One Second After might fall in line with what you’re searching for."
"One Second After is a great read."
#15
Commune
5.0
(2)
"Also a lesser known but absolutely fantastic series is *Commune* by Joshua Gayou."
"Commune by Joshua Gayou, read by R.C Bray."
#16
Peter Heller
5.0
(2)
"The Dog Stars - Peter Heller"
"The Dog Stars by Peter Heller. It's fantastic, one of my favourite books ever."
#17
Robert R. McCammon
5.0
(2)
"Swan Song - Robert McCammon"
"Swan Song by Robert McCammon."
#18
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
5.0
(2)
"Lucifer’s Hammer - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle"
"Lucifer’s Hammer was recommended to be some years back and it was great. About a comet crashing to earth and most of the population dies to the tsunamis."
#19
Seveneves
4.5
(2)
"Seveneves by Neal Stephenson"
#20
Severance
4.5
(2)
"More satire."
#21
Dana Sweeney
4.0
(2)
"I don't think there are zombies, or if there are."
"I don't think there are zombies, or if there are."
#22
The Forge of God
4.0
(2)
#23
Flood
4.0
(2)
#24
Kyla Stone
4.0
(2)
"Was recommended before on this sub and i haven’t found anything like it since!! Tried a bunch of other ones but they just didn’t hit the same."
"Was recommended before on this sub and i haven’t found anything like it since!! Tried a bunch of other ones but they just didn’t hit the same."
#25
Suzanne Brockmann
4.0
(2)
"Its more of a dystopia with superpowers and the main couple is MF but the secondary couple is MM and their smut is hot."
"Its more of a dystopia with superpowers and the main couple is MF but the secondary couple is MM and their smut is hot."
#26
Devolution
4.0
(2)
"Is an underrated gem of an Audiobook IMO."
"I really liked the audiobook."
#27
Honda
4.0
(2)
"My choice is africa twin"
"Honda Africa Twin probably"
#28
Yamaha
4.0
(2)
"TW200, Trail 110, the diesel klr650"
"Tw200"
#29
Lily Mayne
4.0
(2)
"Its definitely MM post-apocalyptic beyond that I don’t remember much details."
"Its definitely MM post-apocalyptic beyond that I don’t remember much details."
#30
Octavia Butler
5.0
(1)
"Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, and all of the Claire Kent books- last light, kindled series."
#31
Mountain Man
5.0
(1)
"Is one of my favorite series."
#32
Oryx and Crake
5.0
(1)
"Great story and the narration is tops."
#33
Adrian Undead Diary
5.0
(1)
"Is a great series about survival after a zombie apocalypse."
#34
Black Summer
5.0
(1)
"Black summer was so, so good."
#35
12 Monkeys
5.0
(1)
"12 monkeys tv show is excellent - time travel, apocalyptic"
#36
Fallout
5.0
(1)
"Fallout is amazing"
#37
Raised by Wolves
5.0
(1)
"Raised by Wolves"
#38
Dies the Fire
5.0
(1)
"I wan to echo *Dies the Fire* by S.M. Stirling."
#39
Hollow Kingdom
5.0
(1)
"Hollow Kingdom by Sarah Jane Buxton is the most unique apocalyptic fiction book I've ever read!"
#40
Dune
5.0
(1)
"Dune"
#41
Helldivers
5.0
(1)
"Helldivers is a book series that is exactly what you are looking for."
#42
Zom 100
5.0
(1)
#43
Girls' Last Tour
5.0
(1)
"Beautifully dark and innocent."
#44
The Passage
5.0
(1)
"An excellent horror series that deals with life before and after a world altering cataclysm."
#45
Parables Duology
5.0
(1)
#46
Parable of the Talents
5.0
(1)
#47
The Wanderers
5.0
(1)
"The Wanderers by Chuck Wendig is fantastic"
#48
Wolf and Iron
5.0
(1)
"Wolf And Iron by Gordon R. Dickson is about a wimpy social scientist."
#49
Emberverse Series
5.0
(1)
"S.M. Stirling's Emberverse series might be something for you."
#50
The End of the World Running Club
5.0
(1)
"The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J Walker"
#51
The Wolves of Winter
5.0
(1)
"The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson"
#52
The Children’s Bible
5.0
(1)
"I really liked the Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet."
#53
Xenogenesis Series
5.0
(1)
"The Xenogenesis series by Octavia Butler is somewhat post apocalyptic where humanity is nearly destroyed and a very alien species happens along in the brink of time."
#54
Marissa Meyer
4.0
(1)
"The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer A series of SciFi Disney retellings"
#55
Carrie Ryan
4.0
(1)
"The Forest Of Hands And Teeth by Carrie Ryan Post zombie apocalypse series but the zombies are still around."
#56
Karen Thompson Walker
4.0
(1)
"The age of miracles by Karen Thompson walker"
#57
Devon C. Ford
4.0
(1)
"The After It Happened series by Devon C Ford"
#58
Ducati
4.0
(1)
"Ducati scrambler"
#59
Jack London
4.0
(1)
"Scarlet Plague - Jack London"
#60
Stephen Baxter
4.0
(1)
"Raft (by Stephen Baxter)"
#61
Derek B Miller
4.0
(1)
"Radio Life by Derek B Miller I am a fan of his writing. This is his first/only SF as far as I know."
#62
ZA Recht
4.0
(1)
"I loved Plague of the Dead: Morning Star Strain series from ZA Recht."
#63
Nevil Shute
4.0
(1)
"On the Beach - Nevil Shute"
#64
Anna Kavan
4.0
(1)
"Ice by Anna Kavan, but only if you're okay with an absolute fever dream of a book"
#65
Ophelia Rue
4.0
(1)
"Eclipse by Ophelia Rue"
#66
Alistair Reynolds
4.0
(1)
"Chasm City by Alistair Reynolds"
#67
Elizabeth Richards
4.0
(1)
"Black City Series by Elizabeth Richards It’s more of a fantasy post apocalyptic series with vampires."
#68
Arianna Reiche
4.0
(1)
"At the End of Every Day by Arianna Reiche"
#69
Walter M. Miller Jr.
4.0
(1)
"A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller Jr."
#70
Attack on Titan
4.0
(1)
"If you want both? Attack on Titan kinda checks both boxes."
#71
These Final Hours
4.0
(1)
"These Final Hours is a good one to watch. It is post-apocalyptic from the social fall-out from an immediate asteroid impact."
#72
America Falls
4.0
(1)
"Is fun."
#73
Day by Day Armageddon
4.0
(1)
"I really liked that one"
#74
After it Happened
4.0
(1)
"By Devon C Ford"
#75
The Wall
4.0
(1)
"By John Lanchester"
#76
Flag of the Dead
4.0
(1)
"Is good."
#77
Moon of the Crusted Snow
4.0
(1)
"N/A"
#78
Z Nation
4.0
(1)
"Z Nation. A zombie apocalypse with a difference. Great show."
#79
Dungeon Crawler Carl
4.0
(1)
"Dungeon Crawler Carl - "The apocalypse will be televised""
#80
The Earth Abides
4.0
(1)
"'The Earth Abides' is about the oldest post apocalypse book I've read."
#81
Ice
4.0
(1)
"*Ice* By Anna Kavan. The book takes place during an apocalypse set in motion by a nuclear winter."
#82
Kidashi Kikou
4.0
(1)
"A very enjoyable far future post apocalypse manga."
#83
The Last Policeman Trilogy
4.0
(1)
"Society slowly breaks down."
#84
Borrowed World Series
4.0
(1)
"Very realistic. Bonus points for all the prepper advice."
#85
Lark Ascending
4.0
(1)
#86
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
4.0
(1)
#87
Dust
4.0
(1)
#88
The Genocides
4.0
(1)
#89
Flowertown
4.0
(1)
#90
Blindness
4.0
(1)
#91
The Dark Tower Series
4.0
(1)
"Maybe hot take but-- The Dark Tower series."
#92
I Am Legend
4.0
(1)
#93
The Day of the Triffids
4.0
(1)
#94
The Chrysalids
4.0
(1)
#95
Black Tide Rising Series
4.0
(1)
"Is good as is Nicholas Sansbury Smith's Extinction Series."
#96
The Remaining
4.0
(1)
#97
Lee Harden Series
4.0
(1)
#98
Cell
4.0
(1)
"Is pretty rad."
#99
The Beyond Series
4.0
(1)
"Has a lot of smut and has very good worldbuilding."
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