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The Stand by Stephen King1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
This Is the End...
998 books — 1,594 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsAngelfall by Susan Ee
Dystopian/Apocalypse With Romance
473 books — 909 voters

Psycho Save Us by Chad HuskinsMateguas Island by Linda WatkinsBound By Blood by Shane K.P. O'NeillBound By Blood by Shane K.P. O'NeillThe Black Witch by Micheal Rivers
Best Indie Horror Books
668 books — 823 voters
Rhapsodic by Laura ThalassaFeral Sins by Suzanne WrightThe V Girl by Mya RobartsPestilence by Laura ThalassaAngelfall by Susan Ee
Paranormal Romances, Dystopian, & Urban Fantasies On Kindle Unlimited
2,063 books — 773 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Smart Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction
531 books — 724 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Stand by Stephen King1984 by George OrwellDivergent by Veronica RothThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Apocalypses and Dystopias
895 books — 653 voters

Hollowland by Amanda HockingEnclave by Ann AguirreThe Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie RyanFeed by Mira GrantUntil the End of the World by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Awesome Zombie Books For Girls/Women
461 books — 604 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Post-Apocalyptia
489 books — 403 voters

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuHell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph WhiteThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingWilder Girls by Rory Power
Queer Horror
677 books — 396 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Short Reads
838 books — 382 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellDivergent by Veronica RothCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian & Post Apocalyptic Novels
317 books — 370 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Apocalypse by Epidemic
260 books — 297 voters

The Moon Dwellers by David EstesFire Country by David EstesRoute 666 by J.D. ToepferThe Woodlands by Lauren Nicolle TaylorA Different Alchemy by Chris Dietzel
Little Known Dystopias
261 books — 279 voters
The Stand by Stephen King1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Road by Cormac McCarthyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Adult Dystopian Books
142 books — 244 voters

Magic Bites by Ilona AndrewsAngelfall by Susan EeMagic Bleeds by Ilona AndrewsMagic Strikes by Ilona AndrewsMagic Slays by Ilona Andrews
Post-Apocalyptic/Apocalyptic Romance novels
166 books — 232 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceI Am Legend by Richard MathesonDracula by Bram StokerThe Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
Required Undead Reading
302 books — 218 voters

The Last Hour of Gann by R. Lee SmithCottonwood by R. Lee SmithVenomous by Penelope FletcherGrim by M.K. EidemHold by Claire Kent
Epic sci-fi/futuristic (erotic) romance with great story
268 books — 216 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Ladies of Horror and Dark Fiction Writing
437 books — 212 voters

Gone by Michael GrantLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAshfall by Mike Mullin
Apocalypse Challenge
110 books — 187 voters
One Second After by William R. ForstchenSwan Song by Robert McCammonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankOn the Beach by Nevil Shute
Nuclear Apocalypse
70 books — 175 voters

Divergent by Veronica RothThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsInsurgent by Veronica RothAngelfall by Susan EeCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Apocalypse Now
170 books — 142 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickDaemon by Leinad ZerausFreedom™ by Daniel SuarezMachinations by Hayley StoneKill Decision by Daniel Suarez
BEST Machines/Robots/Androids/Cyborgs/AI uprising books and novels
195 books — 137 voters

Sins of the Fathers by J.D. ToepferIn the Devil's Own Words by Elizabeth WixleyOrigins by S.E. MeyerMusic City Macabre by Bob WilliamsDown to a Sunless Sea by David Graham
Lesser Known End of the World Fiction
141 books — 129 voters
Fetish Transcendence by BillierosieRebellious Slave by BillierosieMagic America by C.E. MedfordMay Day by Thom StarkThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Freaky, Odd, and Thought-Twisting but Overall Compelling Reads
192 books — 117 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksZombie Fallout by Mark TufoFeed by Mira GrantDay by Day Armageddon by J.L. BourneThe River Dead by Scott L. Smith Jr.
Zombies, Zombies, Zombies; Oh, My!
133 books — 92 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingHuman Instincts by Ioana VisanLucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenThe 40-Minute War by Janet E. MorrisOn the Beach by Nevil Shute
End of the World As We Know It
102 books — 84 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
ATY 2020 - A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
283 books — 84 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerWinter by Marissa MeyerScarlet by Marissa MeyerCress by Marissa MeyerFairest by Marissa Meyer
Sci-Fi Fairytale Retellings
67 books — 83 voters

Adaptation by Malinda LoSurvival Instincts by May DawneyCharon Docks at Daylight by Zoe ReedInheritance by Malinda Lo2º by Bev Prescott
Lesbian and Bi Women Dystopians
79 books — 56 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Stand by Stephen KingSwan Song by Robert McCammon
Best Books About the End of Civilization
42 books — 52 voters

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