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Post-Apocalyptic

Social structure forged in the ruin-bound ashes of a fallen world, focusing on raw survivalist resourcefulness and the discovery of lost tech.

The thrill of scavenging for lost tech and resources in a broken world. The ingenuity required to survive and rebuild communities from scratch. The discovery of forgotten knowledge and the hope it brings for a new future.

Books

The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins
DivergentVeronica Roth
MockingjaySuzanne Collins
Under the DomeStephen King
InsurgentVeronica Roth
Cloud AtlasDavid Mitchell
The Death CureJames Dashner
The MistStephen King
The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigalupi
The Girl With All the GiftsM. R. Carey
GalapagosKurt Vonnegut
That Hideous StrengthC. S. Lewis
SpinRobert Charles Wilson
State of FearMichael Crichton
Hell Followed with UsAndrew Joseph White
The MartianAndy Weir
PinesBlake Crouch
The cabin at the end of the worldPaul Tremblay
Blood MusicGreg Bear
All the Birds in the SkyCharlie Jane Anders
The Water KnifePaolo Bacigalupi
CrashJ. G. Ballard
BorneJeff VanderMeer
Adulthood RitesOctavia E. Butler
The Stone SkyN. K. Jemisin
The FogJames Herbert
Parable of the SowerOctavia E. Butler
IceAnna Kavan
FootfallJerry Pournelle
Ship BreakerPaolo Bacigalupi
There Is No Antimemetics Divisionqntm
An unkindness of ghostsRivers Solomon
Rot & RuinJonathan Maberry
The Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowal
Head OnJohn Scalzi
The Space Between WorldsMicaiah Johnson
The City of Gold and LeadJohn Christopher
Sandworms of DuneBrian Herbert
WaywardBlake Crouch
And Another Thing…Eoin Colfer
Sleeping BeautiesOwen King
BoneshakerCherie Priest
The StrainChuck Hogan
In the Days of the CometH. G. Wells
ImagoOctavia E. Butler
In the Lives of PuppetsT. J. Klune
The Hammer of GodArthur C. Clarke
Saturn's ChildrenCharles Stross
A Canticle for LeibowitzWalter M. Miller, Jr.
Clay's ArkOctavia E. Butler
The Scorch TrialsJames Dashner
EternityGreg Bear
Elder RaceAdrian Tchaikovsky
Upright Women WantedSarah Gailey
The Penultimate TruthPhilip K. Dick
RobopocalypseDaniel H. Wilson
NightwingsRobert Silverberg
The Peace WarVernor Vinge
The Entropy EffectVonda N. McIntyre
Shade's ChildrenGarth Nix

Related

Post-IndustrialWar-TornPost-Magic EarthPre-HistoricScrap-TechEra of StagnationSolarpunkFrontierScavengerMythic Past