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A - Alien apocalypse (UFOs, human look-a-likes, invasion, infection, supplantation) B - Biological apocalypse (viri, bacteria, parasites, toxins, lethal mutations, etc.) C - Cosmic apocalypse (comets, meteors, asteroids, solar flares, supernovas, etc.) D - Dystopia (of the post-apocalyptic variety or otherwise) E - Ecological apocalypse (pollution, over-population, bio-degradation, extinction) F - Foreign Invasion (war, Commie take-overs, New World Order nonsense, etc.) G - Biblical or other God(s)-ordained apocalypse H - Human dissolution (anarchy, breakdown of the social order & moral codes) M - Mother Nature’s revenge (the Earth strikes back) N - Nuclear apocalypse P - Post-apocalypse S - Supernatural apocalypse (zombie romps, ancient curses, monsters, magic, etc.) T - Technological apocalypse (computers, programs, robots, misuse of tech, etc.) $ - Economic apocalypse (financial collapse or corporate take-over of government) |
After the Bomb by Gloria D. Miklowitz ( N, P ) After the End: Representations of Post-Apocalypse by James Berger ( various ) Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank ( N, P ) The Ashes endless series of right-wing rave-a-thons by William W. Johnstone ( N, P ) Bangs and Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World edited by James Frenkel ( various ) Blood Music by Greg Bear ( B ) A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. ( N, P with themes of G ) The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy ( B, P ) Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny ( P ) Dark Tower Series by Stephen King ( N, B, S & P ) Dawn's Uncertain Light by Neal Barrett, Jr. ( P, D & H ) The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham ( A, C ) The Death Bird by Harlan Ellison ( G ) Deathlands Series right-wing wackiness by James Axler ( N, P ) Dinner At Deviant's Palace by Tim Powers ( N, B, S & P ) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick ( D ) Down to a Sunless Sea by David Graham ( N, P ) Dr. Bloodmoney by Phillip K. Dick ( N, P ) Earth Abides by George R Stewart ( B, P ) Earthblood Series and even more right-wing wackiness by James Axler ( P, E ) The End Of The World by Eric S., Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander and Joseph D. Rabkin ( various ) EndWorld Series by David Robbins ( N, P ) Fallen Angels by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Michael Flynn ( E, H, D & T ) (Thanks to Will Caine for the info) Farnham's Freehold by Robert Heinlein ( N, P, D & H ) The Fog by Stephen King ( B, T & S ) '48 by James Herbert ( B, S & P ) Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett ( G & S) (Thanks to Vince Geier & Tiriel for the info) A Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Eleanor Atwood ( D ) A Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams ( A, T ) Idoru by William Gibson ( D, H, T, E & $ ) (Thanks to digitalsensorarray for info on all three Gibson titles ) I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison ( T ) In a Dark Time: The Apocalyptic Temper in the American Novel of the Nuclear Age by Joseph Dewey ( N ) Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham ( A ) The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ( B ) The Last Man On Earth by Richard Matheson ( B, S & H ) The Last Ship: A Novel By William Brinkley ( N ) Level 7 by Mordecai Roshwald ( N ) The Long, Loud Silence by Wilson Tucker ( N, P ) Lot & Lot's Daughter by Ward Moore ( N, P ) Lord Of The Flies by William Golding ( H ) Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle ( C, P ) Making God by Stefan Petrucha ( $, H ) Malevil by Robert Merle ( N, P ) The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury ( N, A with a touch of T ) Millennium by John Varley ( B, D, E, T with a clumsy bit of G tossed in at the end ) Mister Touch by Malcolm Bosse ( B, P ) Neuromancer by William Gibson ( D, H, T, E & $ ) Nightfall short story by Isaac Asimov, expanded to novel length with additions by Robert Silverberg ( C & H...Well, after a fashion. Technically, the characters are human-like aliens ) (Thanks to MythicWolf for the info) 1984 by George Orwell ( D, P, H & $ ) No Blade of Grass by John Christopher ( B ) No Place Else: Explorations in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction by Eric S., Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander and Joseph D. Rabkin ( various ) Ophiuchi Hotline by John Varley ( D, A, T ) Outlander Series still more right-wing wackiness by James Axler ( N, P, D, A ) Parable of The Sower by Octavia Butler ( H, E, P, D ) (Thanks to Amie Mullins for the info) Parable of The Talents by Octavia Butler ( H, E, P, D ) (Thanks to Amie Mullins for the info) Phoenix From The Ashes by Carl B. Yoke ( P ) The Postman by David Brin and Dick Hill ( N, P ) The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe by Douglas Adams ( A, T & mega-C ) Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban ( N, P & D ) Steel Beach by John Varley ( D, A, T ) The Survivalist Series right-wing wig-o-ramas by Jerry Ahern ( N, P ) The Third Pandemic by Pierre Ouellette ( B, ) This Is The Way The World Ends by James Morrow ( N, P ) The Time Machine by H.G. Wells ( F, B, M & C ) Virtual Light by William Gibson ( D, H, T, E & $ ) Warday: And the Journey Onward by Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka ( N, P ) The War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells ( A ) We by Eugene Zamaitin ( D ) (Thanks to Glenn Paul for the info) The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan ( S ) (Thanks to "The Fool" for the info) The Wild Shore (Three Californias) by Kim Stanley Robbinson ( N, P ) Wyrm by Mark Fabi ( T ) (Thanks to Demi Monde for the info) The Xenogenesis Trilogy by Octavia Butler ( N, P, A, B & D ) Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien ( N, P ) |
A.D. 2000...The End? by Jack Van Impe ( G, N, F ) Apocalyptic Marvell: the Second Coming in seventeenth century poetry by Margarita Stocker ( G ) The Apocalyptic Resurrection Of Jesus by Ernest Lee Stoffel ( G ) Armageddon 2000 by Kenneth Rayner Johnson ( G and as with Lindsay ) Awaiting Apocalypse by Paul E. Corcoran ( G ) Beat The Beast by Ted Hall ( G & T ) Blindsided by Mark Hazlewood ( C & S with heaps of general conspiracy paranoia tossed in ) The Bible Code by Michael Drosnin ( G, N, F, C ) The Book Of Daniel ( G ) The Book Of Ezekiel ( G ) The Book Of Revelation ( G ) Burning Faith by Susan Claire Potts ( G ) The End of the Age by M. J. Agee ( G ) The End of the World: A Theological Interpretation by Ulrich H.J. Kortner, Douglas W. Stott ( G ) The End: Why Jesus Could Return by A.D. 2000 by Ed Dobson ( G, N, F, M ) The Final Victory: The Year 2000 by Marvin Byers ( G, N, F, T, $, M ) Final Warning by Grant R. Jeffrey ( G and ditto ) Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock ( S, G, A, C ) 5/5/2000 - Ice, the Ultimate Disaster by R.W. Noone ( C, M, G ) Glory Of The Olive by Susan Claire Potts ( G ) The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey ( G using the rest of the alphabet ) Left Behind ( an entire series of silly books ) by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins ( G ) Mass Dreams of the Future by Chet B. Snow ( N, B, E, S & G ) Millenium Meltdown: Spiritual and Practical Strategies to Survive Y2K by Grant R. Jeffrey ( T, H, $ and possibly even F...but it's all part of G's plan ) Millennium Quartet Series by Charles L. Grant ( G ) The Return of Jupiter by Kenneth Wong ( C via G ) Revelation 2000: Your Guide to Biblical Prophecy for the New Millennium by M.J. Agee ( G ) Revelations: The Final Harvest by Douglas J. Edgel ( G via C, H, M & N ) The Stand by Stephen King ( B, T, H, S & G ) 2000 A.D. : Are You Ready?: How New Technologies and Lightning-Fast Changes Are Opening the Door for Satan and His Plan for the End of the World by Peter & Paul Lalonde (sorry, but I just couldn't leave out the full hoary title) ( T & G ) The 12th Planet by Zecharia Sitchin ( A, S, G & C ) (Note: This one's a certifiable, four-star, flaming, fringe-dwelling feather-bonnet and his entire alien-obsessed oeuvre is a must read) We Are The Nibiruans by Jelaila Starr ( A, S, G & C ) Y2K For Women by Karen Anderson ( G & T ) ZetaTalk: Direct Answers from the Zeta Reticuli People by Nancy Lieder ( A, S, G & C ) |
The Antichrist and the Lollards: Apocalypticism in Late Medieval and Reformation England by Curtis V. Bostick ( G ) Apocalypse Pretty Soon by Alex Heard (G, S, A, N, T, M & $ ) Apocalypse Wow!: A Memoir for the End of Time by James Finn Garner ( mainly G ) Apocalypses: Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs Through the Ages by Eugen Weber ( mostly G & S ) (Thanks to Dianne Speakman for the info) Apocalyptic Bodies: The Biblical End of the World in Text and Image by Tina Pippin ( G ) The Apocalyptic Imagination: Aesthetics and Ethics at the End of the World by S. Brent Plate ( G ) The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature by John Joseph Collins ( G ) The Apocalyptic Imagination in Medieval Literature by Richard K. Emmerson, Ronald B. Herzman ( G ) Apocalypticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls by John Joseph Collins ( G ) Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death?: How Pessimism, Paranoia, and a Misguided Media Are Leading Us Toward Disaster by H. Aaron Cohl ( E, C, B, F, T, H, N, $ ) Betrayal Of Science And Reason: How Anti-Environment Rhetoric Threatens Our Future by Paul R. Ehrlich, Anne H. Ehrlich ( E, H & $ ) A Choice of Catastrophes by Isaac Asimov ( C, T, N, B, F, H & M ) (Thanks to C. Kevin Kellogg for the info) The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance by Laurie Garrett ( B ) Earth In The Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit by Al Gore ( E ) Ecology Of Fear by Mike Davis ( E, B, T, $, H ) The End of the World: An Annotated Bibliography by Tom McIver ( G, S, A, & T ) Encyclopedia of Apocalyptic Literature (Abc-Clio Literary Companion) by Valerie Pursel Zimbaro ( G ) The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism edited by Bernard McGinn, John Joseph Collins and Stephen J. Stein ( I assume it's got the works, but with a $285 price tag, I may not ever find out for sure ) The Hot Zone by Richard Preston ( B ) Imagining Apocalypse: Studies in Cultural Crisis by David Seed ( various ) The Last Apocalypse: Europe at the Year 1000 A.D by James Reston Jr. ( F, H, B, & G ) Making The Best Of Basics: Family Preparedness Handbook by James Talmage Stevens ( E, T, H ) The Mask of Nostradamus: The Prophecies of the World's Most Famous Seer by James Randi ( S & G ) The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich ( E, H ) Silent Spring by Rachel Carson ( E ) Visions of the End by Bernard McGinn ( G ) Wright's Complete Disaster Survival Manual by Ted Wright ( E, T, H ) |
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