Disasters

[Shanna_redwind]

Looking for books set during a disaster of some sort- Earthquakes, snow storms, sinking ships or whatever.

I prefer fiction, though I'm open to non fiction as well. I'm open to all genres- thriller, romance, science fiction.

[Greyman]

Have you checked out these lists? :)

Fiction: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

Non-fiction only: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[Shanna_redwind]

Thanks. I created the first one, but had not been though the second.

[Pamela]

Science Fiction: The Wreck of the River of Stars by Michael Flynn The Wreck of The River of Stars

[Rosa]

Life As We Knew It

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Flight #116 Is Down! (ya, but I enjoyed it when I read it a few years ago)

[Shanna_redwind]

Thanks everyone, they all either look good, or I've read them :)

That Flight 116 is what I was thinking of, but I've read it. (And quite enjoyed it. ) I'm going to be reading another by her Flash Fire soon.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Before the Fall

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Whirlwind

[Rachel]

In the Unlikely Event

Survivor

[Shanna_redwind]

Thanks for the suggestions

[Helena]

The Raft

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park

[Shanna]

Blizzard's Wake

[Scott]

Mother of Storms

[Ingo]

The Rift

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[SamSpayedPI]

Children's (I'm assuming that's OK since you have The Long Winter in your list): Landslide!

Does it have to be a natural disaster? If not, On the Beach, The Road, and countless "manufactured virus kills all but a small portion of the world's population" novels like The Stand.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Wyatt's Hurricane takes place just before, during and right after a (duh) hurricane. This one is an older book (written during the 1950's or 60's) but is interesting, and the story still holds up.

If you don't mind romance, Essential Beginnings is the first in a series. It's set just before, and during, the every 100k or so year temper tantrum that the super volcano that is Yellowstone throws. The whole series is interesting, I'm just left wondering how things turn out as the years pass. And, can I also say--this is one where the people involved actually use their BRAINS in order to survive. No tstl people who live in small farming communities and don't remember that there is such a thing as (duh) greenhouses to grow food. (Sorry, badly written and researched disaster books drive me bonkers.)

[NancyJ]

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Dead Wake is a narrative non-fiction book, which means it's factual, but it reads like fiction. It's surprisingly riveting.

My husband loved The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea .

My husband also likes this category. He loves tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes, boats, etc. Of the books you read so far, which ones do you recommend most?

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Polymath is a sci-fi book set after the crash of a couple of space ships carrying the survivors of a nova. It's an interesting book and has some different takes on things. But then, I like John Brunner as a writer.

[Jaye]

if you check my bookshelf list I think I have a disasters shelf. I can't see the shelves from this kindle. Or maybe I can but I haven't figured it out.

[Shanna_redwind]

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I've added a bunch to my TBR shelf, and checked out your bookshelf Jayne. It's great because this is my favourite genre. I like ones like The Stand and The Road as well. They're classified differently in my brain, but if you think of a good one, feel free to suggest it.

I'm content to read any genre, including romance, children and YA. Mystery aren't my favourite, but if it's wrapped around a disaster, I don't mind so much.

[Shanna_redwind]

NancyJ wrote: "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

My husband also likes this category. He loves tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes, boats, etc. Of the books you read so far, which ones do you recommend most?"

I enjoyed Quake
Shaken YA
Safe as Houses YA
8.4

[Ann aka Iftcan]

The Day of the Triffids is an older book (written in the 50's or very early 60's, I think) that has the MC and others living through a disaster that results in the blinding of most of the human population and then the unleashing of the titular plant life. Yes, this is the book that the absurd 1960's movie was based on. The BBC did it much better and this version had my then 13 year old daughter having nightmares for weeks, especially if one of the bushes outside her bedroom window scratched the window. We had to cut the bushes back to tiny little bitty balls before she was happy.

Emergence this happens after an "lets all be stupid and release bio-terrorism, weaponized super-bugs on the world" incident. Still, I really enjoyed the MC, who is an 11 yo girl--with an IQ that Einstein only dreamed of having. Fair warning though, the writing technique is a bit strange, but once you figure out how to read it, it goes really fast and is very interesting.

Since you said you liked sci-fi/fantasy I'm going to also throw in the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews. This one is taking place about 25 or 30 years after magic arrives in a rush and starts beating the cr** out of science--with science down for the count. The series only has one more book to go (due out in a couple of months) before it's finished, so now is the time to get involved in reading it, so you don't have those long, long, long waits in between each book.

Another interesting post disaster book is The Postman by David Brin. This is the book that the old Kevin Costner movie was based on. The book is much better.

Faith Hunter has an interesting series out that is post-Apocalyptic. (You know, the Apocalypse that is talked about in the Bible?) Bloodring is the first book in the series. This is not your Grandma's Apocalypse.


And another old sci-fi book to check out is To Renew The Ages This reads like an old 1950's novel, but, despite the somewhat cheesy cover, actually came out in the 1970's. It's a post nuclear meltdown novel.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Ok, remembered a few more, sorry. :o)

The Spawn of The Death Machine. AI run amok is responsible for the end of civilization as we know it in this book. This is set well after the disaster, and has the MC running around checking to see how humanity is dealing with everything.

James White's The Watch Below is an interesting book. It shows the parallel development of a culture and how it was handled by 2 different wrecks--one a torpedoed hospital ship from WWII and the other one about the evacuation of another planet and what the colony ships go through trying to get to safety. This is a very interesting, thoughtful book that I enjoyed immensely when I first read it, um, ok, 30 or so years ago.

[Michele]

Lucifer's Hammer (giant asteroid strike - a bit dated but a fun read)

Between Two Fires (black plague in the 14th c.)

Passage (can't tell you the disaster without spoiling it lol)

Last Man Down: A Firefighter's Story of Survival and Escape from the World Trade Center (non-fiction, 9/11)

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Shanna--are you interested in books about finding the lost many years after they've disappeared? If I can remember who wrote it, I have a really good one about a crash in the Arctic during WWII. After the original plane crashes, they send out a spotter to find it and, yep IT crashes too. As does, I believe a third one. They are only able to find and rescue some of the missing air crews because, well, it's the Arctic and it was winter. The attempt to finally find the left behind bodies takes place in the early 2K's I believe. I read it last year, and it was a really fascinating book. If you are interested, I'll go through my huge, huge, huge database of read books.

[Shanna_redwind]

Thanks for the suggestions. I've read a few of them. The Watch Below was interesting, though I found it a bit odd, and I love Ilona Andrews books. All the others are getting added to my ever growing TBR list. Thanks so much for all the suggestions. I love being able to pick something for my exact mood from my read list.

Ann, that does sound interesting. If you come across the title, I'd like to know it. Thanks.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

A series of short stories/novellas that involve some time travel (a plane full of passengers is bumped 50 years into the future possibly because it was in the perfect place after terrorists set off nukes in most of the major cities of the world. AND then released some kind of virus that was fairly gender specific--it killed off 80% of the women that had managed to survive while only 20% of the men died. Interesting series of events and changes as a result for this series. Sleeping With the Wolf is the first book in the series.

[Scott]

The White Plague

[Michele]

Scott wrote: "The White Plague"

Yes!!! Great book, with some surprisingly poignant moments.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Ordeal by Hunger: The Story of the Donner Party is nonfiction.

[Michele]

Scott wrote: "The White Plague"

Love that one. Some very poignant moments.

[Michele]

Station Eleven - deadly plague
One Second After - EMP attack

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

The Plague

[Kell I Am]

Richard Martin Stern's The Tower (basis for the movie The Towering Inferno)

Ivy Ruckman's Night of the Twisters (ya)

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Germinal

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Ash Road
Hills End
To the Wild Sky

by Ivan Southall

[Madiha]

Kinda a younger read but Any of the I survived books by Lauren Tarshish

[Madiha]

Dunno if this is the type of hook your looking for but The World Ends In April by Stacy McAnulty.
The characters prepare for a disaster.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Leave the World Behind

[beichst]

Dies the Fire.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

The End of October

[Shawna]

Night of the Twisters
Earthquake Terror