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⌈ Secret Post #2400 ⌋

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[The Silmarillion]

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[Fire Emblem: Awakening]

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[Almost Human]

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[Gundam Wing and True Blood]

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[NCIS: LA]

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[Final Fantasy VII Compilation]

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[Tom Hiddleston/Loki]

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[Scott & Bailey]

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[Pokemon, Mondo/Domino]

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[Merlin]

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[Chris Colfer]

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[Danny Phantom]

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[Twin Peaks]

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I've been reading S.M. Stirling's "Dies the Fire" and its sequels, William Forstchen's "One Second After" and James Wesley Rawles's "Patriot". All of the books have the same concept of what woulld happen if you take modern conveniences? The three books all start out differently and deal with the hardships differently, but I enjoy the concept.

It's similar to the TV show Revolution, but a little less over-the-top TV show ridiculous, I guess.

Does anyone else have any other suggestions for similar "Doomsday" books?

If you haven't read The Chrysalids for school, you should read The Chrysalids.

I'll add it to my list, thanks!

Day of the Triffids is another one by Wyndham. Not so much post-apocalyptic as during-the-apocalypse, but along the same lines. You have to squint to see that they're living in a post-apocalyptic world in The Chrysalids, but that's the brilliance of the book, IMO.

Apparently my library has both books in one collection, will definitely be checking it out. (They also made Day of the Triffids into a movie)

Yeeeeeaaaaaaah I haven't seen a movie version of it yet that's done it justice IMO. Enjoy your excellent library find! :-)

... maybe "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy? It's written in an unusual style, but...

I feel like I tried to watch the movie and got bored, so hopefully the book is better. Thanks!

John Barnes wrote a book called Directive 51. It was pretty okay. I didn't like it as much as his other work, but if you're interested in all that kind of thing, it'll scratch your itch. I know, I know - I'm really selling it here.

Actually, in looking online, it appears that most of the things I really disliked about the book and its sequel (broadly, it has the plot and characterization of a pretty straightforward thriller, to the point that it loses some interest, and is also very uncharacteristic of Barnes' work) were pretty much the fault of the publisher forcing Barnes to do things a certain way very much against his own wishes, and him acquiescing for financial reasons.

So that's comforting for my opinion of Barnes as a writer, although it does make me very sad in terms of the book that could have existed. But I'm not sure where this leaves my recommendation. I think it's still a pretty interesting book with some very, very interesting concepts, so you may still want to read it. There's apparently the possibility of him rewriting the books in line with his original conception, but I wouldn't count on that ever happening.

So, uh, yeah. That's the most qualified recommendation ever. But hopefully it'll help you out somewhat because the topic of the book is definitely what you're looking for.

honestly, I'm ready to give anything a try. I've been going through these books way too fast and need something to entertain me. I found Rawles's writing to be a bit subpar, but I kept reading because I liked the subject.

I really loved...I think it was called the 'Fire-Us' trilogy? Technically YA, but I was surprised how hardcore it was for that classification. Basic premise is that every adult died, leaving the kids to fend for themselves...it was totally cool.

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