books about: apocalypse

books about: apocalypse

books:

Apocalypse

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

Max Brooks

Three Rivers Press, 2007

Easily one of the best zombie stories in the last two decades
The book is written as a historical documentary of the war against the zombies, AKA World War Z. It is made up of perhaps 125-150 stories, each focusing on a particular individual. Thruout the individual tales, the larger narrative becomes clear, but because of the ...

Temple At The Center Of Time: Newton's Bible Codex Finally Deciphered and the Year 2012

David Flynn

Prophecy Publications, 2008

Outstanding Work!!
I am VERY please to have come across this work! I am a "numbers cruncher" kinda guy and a Born Again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. This book will strengthen your faith as you see God's work in time and space. It will also encourage you as you see the TIME is ...

Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Complete Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival

Jack A. Spigarelli

Cross-Current Pub., 2002

Packed full of information - a valued addition to any preparedness library
This is a very insightful and well constructed book. There is a TON of information. It does lean heavily on food storage, dedicating nearly 2/3 of its 315 pages to various facets of food (production, preservation, storage). The remaining 100+ pages discuss things ...

The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember)

Jeanne DuPrau

Yearling, 2004

A Great Start To A Fantastic Series
This is the type of book that gets you hooked. You start reading and are enjoying it, but then the more you read the better it gets, the more you like it, you feel involved in the drama and action and want to help the characters, help them solve the mysteries and ...

Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse

Stephen King, Cory Doctorow, ...

Night Shade Books, 2008

A fine collection of Apocalypse stories by great authors
With anthologies, I normally list the Table Of Contents, however because it can be viewed by rolling your mouse over the second available image below the book picture, I won't list it. There are 22 stories in this collection, by such authors as Stephen King, George ...

Blindness (Harvest Book)

Jose Saramago

Harvest Books, 1999

Very strong and disturbing story
This book definetely will bring up a reaction from its readers. The narration style gives the impression that the reader is watching the story evolve in front of them, a clever approach given the subject. The part of the story which takes place in the hospital is ...

Day by Day Armageddon (A Zombie Novel)

J. L. Bourne

Permuted Press, 2007

All the awesome reviews are accurate.
It's really, truly an awesome zombie book. It's hard to compare the great zombie books (everyone has different tastes) but I'd rate it as good as, maybe better than "World War Z". I also think it's as good as "Xombies" (but not everyone liked that one as much as I ...

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

Max Brooks

Three Rivers Press, 2003

"Exellent read"
The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks is amazing. It has humor, but is totally serious the entire length of the book. I feel that if a Zombie Outbreak happens anytime soon I will be better prepared having read mentioned book. A must for Zombie, Horror, and Survival ...

The Road (Oprah's Book Club)

Cormac McCarthy

Vintage Books, 2007

Masterpiece Masterpiece Masterpiece
No hyperbole here: The Road is a Masterpiece of American 21st Century Fiction. A seminal book of Fatherhood, Survival, Post-Apocalyptic Awe and Dread, Post-Consumer-Culture Imagining and Natural, Geographical Description. Terms like "Terribly Excellent," ...

No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)

Cormac McCarthy

Vintage, 2007

The Coin Has No Say
Cormac McCarthy has a unique and memorable writing style. What you read stays with you because it takes a little effort to internalize it. His storytelling is largely symbolic, as well. If you can read what's between the paragraphs, you'll get the rest of the story. ...

The Last Oracle: A Novel (Sigma Force)

James Rollins

William Morrow, 2008

'The Last Oracle' is my first stop on the Rollins rollercoaster!
This is my very first James Rollins book and I must say that I really, REALLY enjoyed it! Even though there was a lot of scientific "stuff" in it, I didn't get lost and didn't feel stupid! Rollins definitely has a way with words and driving things along at a MACH-3 ...

The World Without Us

Alan Weisman

Thomas Dunne Books, 2007

Breath-taking in scope, meticulous in research
One of the most fascinating non-fiction titles that I have ever read in my entire life and, believe me, I have read some very good ones. Written by Alan Weisman, an award-winning journalist, who imagines what the world would be like if all of a sudden humans ...

The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut (Signet)

Stephen King

Signet, 1991

Insane, epic and brilliant
There are plenty of pitfalls that drag epic, amibitous novels down; plots that don't hold up for a thousand plus pages, characters that grow tiresome, repetitive themes that feel like a broken record halfway through the book. The Stand avoids all of these. The cast ...

Thunder and Ashes (The Morningstar Strain)

Z.A. Recht

Permuted Press, 2008

NON STOP ACTION!!! LOVED IT!
I loved the first book of the series, althought it was a little slow at times abut still great. THIS BOOK was an intense read and I finished it 3 days after I got it. For anyone who loves nonstop action, this is for you!! THIS SERIES ROCKS AND I CANT WAIT FOR THE ...

Unmanned (Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1)

Brian K. Vaughan

Vertigo, 2003

Better than I had hoped
Apocalyptic stories and gender politics, two of my favor things to read or watch. "Y: The Last Man -- Unmanned" was intense and gripping. I devoured it and wanted more. I'd heard about this graphic serial for years and am so glad I finally got a copy. I'm not sure ...