Best "Apocalyptic SF" Novel
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"End-of-the-World" themes ______________________________ FIRST PLACE Best "Apocalyptic SF" Novel William Hope Hodgson "The Night Land'' _____________________________________________________ SECOND PLACE - Best "Apocalyptic SF" Novel Philip Jose Farmer "Dark Is the Sun" Sterling E. Lanier "Hiero's Journey" Stanley Kubrick "Dr. Strangelove" (screenplay) (based on "Red Alert" by Peter George) _____________________________________________________ THIRD PLACE Best "Apocalyptic SF" Novel Ray Bradbury "Fahrenheit 451" Philip K. Dick "The Penultimate Truth" Stephen King "The Stand" Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle "Lucifer's Hammer" John Wyndham "The Day Of Triffids" _____________________________________________________ FOURTH PLACE Best "Apocalyptic SF" Novel Brian Aldiss "Earthworks" Poul Anderson "Vault Of The Ages" J. G. Ballard "The Crystal World"; "The Drowned World" "The Wind from Nowhere" Anthony Burgess ``The Clockwork Orange'' Graeme DeTimms "Three Quarters" Jack Finney "The Body Snatchers" Fritz Leiber "The Wanderer" Benjamin E. Miller "Zero Hour" Richard Matheson "I Am Legend" Andre Norton "Daybreak - 2250 A.D" ("Star Man's Son") Kit Pedler & Jerry Davis "Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters" Fletcher Pratt "The Onslaught From Rigel" Bruce Sterling "Heavy Weather" Stanley Weinbaum "The Black Flame" << Return to Top of Page ------------ ALSO SEE: "BEST APOCALYPTIC NOVELLA / STORY" -> Also see: (full navigation tree) BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL: Best SF Novel (General Themes) Best Space SF Novel Best Time SF Novel Best Apocalyptic SF Novel BEST SCIENCE FICTION COLLECTIONS BEST SCIENCE FICTION SERIES: Best SF Series (general themes) Best Space SF Series BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVELLA: Best SF Novella 1920-1960 (general themes) Best SF Novella 1961-now (general themes) Best Space SF Novella 1920-1960 Best Space SF Novella 1961-now Best Time SF Novella Best Apocalyptic SF Novella BEST SCIENCE FICTION STORY: Best SF Story 1920-1960 (general themes) Best SF Story 1961-now (general themes) Best Space SF Story 1920-1960 Best Space SF Story 1961-now Best Time SF Story Best Apocalyptic SF Story BEST FANTASY NOVEL BEST FANTASY COLLECTION BEST FANTASY SERIES BEST FANTASY NOVELLA BEST FANTASY STORY: Best Fantasy Story 1920-1960 Best Fantasy Story 1961-now --------------------- Labels: best |
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Hi Julio!
I totally agree with "Hiero Journey" being the prime material for a wide-screen blockbuster. It has very visual writing, likeable characters, and that "post-apocalyptic" feel that the world might appreciate in these jittery times.
Best of luck to you! I'm blogrolling your site.
cheers
Avi
Would have included A Canticle for Leibowitz myself. Love the site!
Many thanks for this list. There are several authors/novels unfamiliar to me that I will look up. However, for me, there are some classic books and some excellent newer works I have read which more than deserve a place on such a list and that I would recommend to readers of this genre: 'The Earth Abides' by George Stewart; The Death of Grass' by John Christopher; 'This is the Way the World Ends' by James Morrow; 'Parable of the Sower' & 'Parable of the Talents' by Octavia Butler; 'Swan Song' by Robert McCammon. And to add a very recent and very good addition to the genre: 'The End of the World Running Club' by Adrian J. Walker.
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