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Tag Archives: apocalyptic

To Hell You Ride

2017-10-20

“A deadly curse plagues a small Colorado town, melting the flesh from its victims — the revenge that four warriors set in motion when their sacred burial grounds were disturbed by gold miners’ greed! “

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“Lot” and “Lot’s Daughter” – Ward Moore

2017-06-20

In the aftermath of nuclear war, a man named Jimmon sees all his built-up middle-class resentment explode in civilization’s twilight. Yet Jimmon reaps what he sows…

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Agents of Dreamland – Caitlín R. Kiernan

2017-03-06

A government agent known as the Signalman embarks on an information exchange to learn more about an apocalyptic cult and the deadly fungoid it has unleashed…

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Ubo – Steve Rasnic Tem

2017-02-23

Abducted by roach-like aliens, Daniel is forced to undergo experiments where he re-lives history through the eyes of humanity’s most infamous murderers.

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The Book of the Unnamed Midwife – Meg Elison

2016-10-11

When she went to sleep, the world was dying. When she awoke, it was dead. As one of the last surviving women, she must make her way through a treacherous wasteland.

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The Ice People – René Barjavel

2015-08-24

A group of Antarctic explorers unearths a golden sphere deep under the ice, housing two humans who had been cryogenically frozen before pre-history.

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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang – Kate Wilhelm

2015-04-19

In the face of a looming eco-apocalypse, a small band of survivalist scientists turn to cloning to preserve the human race. The clones, of course, have other goals in mind.

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Parable of the Sower – Octavia Butler

2015-03-22

In the apocalyptic 2020s, teenager Lauren Olamina watches the world collapse from the safety of her gated community, and establishes her own religion: Earthseed.

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The Broken Sword – Poul Anderson

2014-12-24

The tale of a viking child stolen away to live with the elves, the murderous changeling left in its place, and the terrible fate which befalls all involved.

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Shadow on the Hearth – Judith Merril

2013-11-03

After mushroom clouds erupt over New York Harbor from a surprise attack, Westchester housewife Gladys Mitchell struggles to keep her daughters safe.

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I Am Legend – Richard Matheson

2013-07-25

Everyman Robert Neville is the last surviving human on an Earth overrun by vampires, hordes of living undead spawned by bacterial warfare. Matheson’s most famous work.

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