ABANDONED. Dystopian novel set after many natural disasters

[Heather]

Michele wrote: "The Psalms of Herod maybe?"

I love Esther M. Freisner! Put this on my want to read list!

[Melanti]

Ellie [The Empress] wrote: "Two more that are probably a long shot: Aftermath and The Rift"

Huh. I'd swear that I hadn't read Aftermath, but the name Levar Burton sounds really familiar, and it seems to be his only book, so perhaps? Looks like the library has a copy, so I'll take a look when I have the chance.

I've read other books by Walter Jon Williams, but not The Rift.

Lobstergirl wrote: "The Long Tomorrow has the fundamentalist religion theme, it's post-apocalyptic but the apocalypse was nuclear not natural disasters."

That doesn't sound familiar, and I'm sure the one I'm remembering contains natural disasters - it's possible it might be in conjunction with nuclear, but I remember tornadoes and earthquakes specifically.

Michele wrote: "The Psalms of Herod maybe?"

Hm. Sounds interesting, but after reading a few spoiler filled reviews, I'm sure I haven't read it.


Thanks for the suggestions, everyone!

[El]

Melanti wrote: "Huh. I'd swear that I hadn't read Aftermath, but the name Levar Burton sounds really familiar, and it seems to be his only book, so perhaps? Looks like the library has a copy, so I'll take a look when I have the chance."

LeVar Burton was the guy from Reading Rainbow if you ever watched that show as a child or were alive in the 1980s. (I think it ran until 2006 at least.)

He was also on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Jordy. So maybe you recognize the name from that?

Hi, I'm a nerd.

Also, I have read Aftermath and it actually wasn't that bad! Not the best thing ever, but a passable and interesting novel. :)

[Melanti]

Ah! I was a big Next Gen fan and watched Reading Rainbow a handful of times, so it could have been either. I'm not any good at remembering actor names.

[Heather]

Melanti wrote: "Ah! I was a big Next Gen fan and watched Reading Rainbow a handful of times, so it could have been either. I'm not any good at remembering actor names."

He was also Kunta Kente in the original miniseries of Roots.

[Michele]

Heather wrote: "Michele wrote: "The Psalms of Herod maybe?"

I love Esther M. Freisner! Put this on my want to read list!"

It really is good, as is the second one. I think there is supposed to be a third, but not sure?

[Melanti]

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[David]

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[Michele]

Possibly Nature's End?

[Rainbowheart]

The Sunrise Lands?

[JoLynn]

Possibly something from The World Made by Hand series by James Howard Kunstler? The Witch of Hebron, etc. I remember a religious theme, but don’t recall what exactly caused the post-apocalyptic state.

[Kris]

No response, moving to Abandoned folder.

Melanti (OP) was last active on the site in August 2020.