I like this genre but there's a whole subset in this genre of far right prepper 2A junk with shallow, poorly written characters and scientifically misinformed plots. It seems like 90% in this genre is like this.
I want actual good books in this arena. Deep, character driven, and well written. My best example and one of my favourites is Station Eleven.
by Yarn_Mouse
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I know what you mean – it’s why I didn’t finish reading One Second After.
I recently read A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World (post apocalyptic) and loved it.
[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40698027](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40698027)
I also loved The Dog Stars
[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13330761](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13330761)
Blindness by Jose Saramago
The Chrysalids. The Marrow Thieves.
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
The Wanderers by Chuck Wendig.
Z is for Zachariah by Robert C Obrien
When the Tripods Came by John Christopher
The Stand seems like a no-brainer if you’re OK with 1,000 page books. Definitely deep and character driven. Stephen King being “well-written” is something people debate sometimes, but I think he’s good.
It’s got a silly title, but it’s great: After the Pretty Pox. It’s the first in a trilogy, and is the closest in vibe I’ve found to Station Eleven.