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October 20, 2005
End of the World SF
I don't know why (perhaps it's the encroaching flu pandemic) but I have an urge to read apocalyptic, end of the word science fiction.
Can anyone recommend any?
My (very) short list so far consists of:
Day Of The Triffids
War Of The Worlds
The Drowned World
For apocalyptic, robots take over the freaking earth, good fun- check out the Mental-Escher Podcasts related to Flu Pandemic AND the Rise of the Machines! Hope you enjoy!!
http://mental-escher.blogspot.com/
Wikipedia has several suggestions - just pick your flavor of destruction: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalyptic_and_post-apocalyptic_science_fiction
Oh yes, and check out IROSF's article: http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10013
'Earth Abides' is pretty neat. 'The Chrysalids' too.
Earth Abides is one of those books of heard about as a classic but never got round to reading. I shall check it out.
As for the Wikipedia entry, !!! I should have guessed there would be some something, but that's a very comprehensive list of apocalypses!
Nemesis by Asimov? Read it when I was a kid (too young for it) but remember it being great at the time - not sure if it woudl stand up to a reread though
Dave, is Nemesis an apocalyptic story? The blurb sounds like a far future space exploration plot. Or would that give the plot away?!