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he said: " This is a viral apocalypse. I like this because the survivors behave in a believable way. They work together to get by. No psychotic cannibal rapists here. "

he said: " This series has an unusual premise where technology stops working (not via an EMP or similar, but via some quasi-magical effect such that new working technology can't be created). The actual story is fairly pulpy (wacky quasi-medieval societies and communities arise in the aftermath), but entertaining, and the characters are pretty good. This series has an unusual premise where technology stops working (not via an EMP or similar, but via some quasi-magical effect such that new working technology can't be created). The actual story is fairly pulpy (wacky quasi-medieval societies and communities arise in the aftermath), but entertaining, and the characters are pretty good. ...more "

he said: " I'm not a big fan of most zombie fiction; I feel like it's overdone and just an excuse to recycle tropes. This, however, obviously involved a lot of thought about what a "realistic" zombie outbreak might look like, and its epistolary style is a change from the usual. As far as I'm concerned, this is about the last word in "shambling zombies overtake the world" fiction. I'm not a big fan of most zombie fiction; I feel like it's overdone and just an excuse to recycle tropes. This, however, obviously involved a lot of thought about what a "realistic" zombie outbreak might look like, and its epistolary style is a change from the usual. As far as I'm concerned, this is about the last word in "shambling zombies overtake the world" fiction. ...more "

he said: " The Judge Dredd series isn't post-apocalyptic in the "small numbers of survivors living in a wasteland" sense, but it takes place in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust (and evident ecological collapse) that devastated much of the Earth's surface, which affects the society of the mega-cities where Dredd operates. (The wastelands outside, when featured, also offer traditional post-apocalyptic settings.) The set of stories in this volume are a good introduction to the universe.

(If you're seeking The Judge Dredd series isn't post-apocalyptic in the "small numbers of survivors living in a wasteland" sense, but it takes place in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust (and evident ecological collapse) that devastated much of the Earth's surface, which affects the society of the mega-cities where Dredd operates. (The wastelands outside, when featured, also offer traditional post-apocalyptic settings.) The set of stories in this volume are a good introduction to the universe.

(If you're seeking out adaptations, avoid the 1995 Stallone movie and watch the 2012 Karl Urban one.) ...more "

he said: " This covers the recovery from one nuclear apocalypse thru to the beginning of the next. "

he said: " The apocalypse of this book is impossibly crazy. The survival horror aspects of the book are first rate. "

he said: " A big, dumb, shoot em' up, adventure story. Violent, nihilistic, pointless fun. A big, dumb, shoot em' up, adventure story. Violent, nihilistic, pointless fun. ...more "

he said: " Viral apocalypse. It takes a long time to get to the apocalypse, but it is horrifying when it comes. "