Books like 'Nature's Warnings: Classic Stories of Eco-Science Fiction (British Library Science Fiction Classics)'
Readers who enjoyed Nature's Warnings: Classic Stories of Eco-Science Fiction (British Library Science Fiction Classics) by Mike Ashley, Philip K. Dick, Jack Sharkey, Alfred Bester, Richard McKenna, Clifford D. Simak, J.D. Beresford, Laurence Manning, Margaret St. Clair & Elisabeth Sanxay Holding also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Escaping Extinction by Tara Ellis, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsThe jungle hides many secrets waiting to be discovered as allies become enemies and the final countdown begins in book 5, the penultimate chapter of the Extinction series.Tired of the usual post-apocalyptic story? Welcome to your new addiction.An underwater explosion devastates a chain of islands.A mysterious illness begins to spring up across the world... -
The Ungovernable by Franklin Horton
8 ratingsBoss is back. Having lost both a hand and his entire team when Jim Powell and his friends attacked the power plant, Boss is obsessed with revenge. He had no idea who the men were but he’s determined to launch a search for them until his command makes it clear that his mission of vengeance is not a priority...Categorized as:
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1984 (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series) by SparkNotes, Brian Phillips
20 ratingsCreated by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; and a review quiz and essay topics. Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers... -
No Ordinary Day by Harley Tate
10 ratingsIf the power grid collapses, will you be prepared?Emma bides her time as a temporary lab tech, counting the days until she stands up before Congress to testify against her former employer. When the power goes out during a ride down the elevator for lunch, a handsome stranger offers to help...Categorized as:
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Prepper's Collapse by A.J. Newman
10 ratingsPrepper's Collapse - Book 2 in the Prepper’s Apocalypse series.Prepper Post-Apocalyptic Survival FictionEMP blasts started the apocalypse during Tom and his family's return flight home from vacation. Surviving the crash only caused them to confront the chaos of the apocalypse head-on... -
Humanity by Devon C. Ford
14 ratingsSet in the UK in the immediate aftermath of a mysterious illness which swept the country and left millions dead, the series follows the trials facing a reluctant hero, Dan, and the group he forms around him. They must battle the elements, find sufficient supplies and equipment to survive, and protect themselves against the most destructive force on the planet: other people...Categorized as:
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Flee by J.J. Pike, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsMELT has gone global, threatening humanity's very existence. While some choose to fight - others choose to save their own skin. A new, intensely thrilling series, MELT has received unanimous praise from beta readers and early reviewers alike. Written by JJ Pike and Mike Kraus, MELT examines a part of our world that we often take for granted... -
The Jungles of Alabama by E. William Brown
6 ratingsThe System gave everyone on Earth a status screen, the ability to level up, and an endless supply of monsters to fight. To bad it seems to think the whole planet should be covered in adventure zones, and it doesn't believe in holidays or advance warning... -
For a Breath I Tarry by Roger Zelazny
7 ratingsTaking place long after the self-extinction of Man, "For a Breath I Tarry" recounts the tale of Frost, a sentient machine ("...a silver-blue box, 40x40x40 feet,... featured in whatever manner he chose.") Though Man has disappeared, his robotic creations (and their creations in turn) continue to function... -
Burning Skies by Kyla Stone
8 ratingsThe last sanctuary exists.They just have to survive long enough to find it.In their quest for safety, Amelia and the survivors will face their deadliest test yet...Categorized as:
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Wind Shear by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus
8 ratingsThe storm spreads, desperation grows and evil seeks that which it may devour. As Joel and Helen struggle to get along - let alone survive - the truth about the storm's origins is slowly peeled back, while Big T and his newfound companion seek to build a new refuge. There are a million ways to die at the end of the world. Continuing to fight is the only answer, in Storm's Fury Book 2... -
15 Miles From Home by P.A. Glaspy
10 ratingsThey said it wasn't possible. It shouldn't have happened. Yet it did. The world as they knew it was gone. Technology all but disappeared. Everything that defined their modern lives dead in one big flash. No more luxuries, only survival. Now if they can just figure out how to do that... -
The Wump World by Bill Peet
14 ratingsThe Pollutians invade the Wump World and turn the green meadows into a concrete jungle...Categorized as:
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Darkest Storm by Logan Keys, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsDisease and cold rage across the world as Reese continues maneuvering chess pieces from the shadows, all while the survivors struggle against the increasingly disastrous conditions. The Long Fall is a thrilling post-apocalyptic episodic series that follows the survivors of a global catastrophe that threatens the survival of the entire world... -
Frozen Dawn by Logan Keys, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsFrom New York to New Zealand, the clock is ticking for the survivors while a massive earthquake tears the ground asunder for hundreds of miles across the United States. No one is safe from the storm as the Killing Cold continues its march across the globe... -
Endless Night by Logan Keys, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsAs the Killing Cold continues to advance across the globe, our heroes must make desperate choices in the attempts to both survive and discover how to shut down the satellite network before it's too late. The Long Fall is a thrilling post-apocalyptic episodic series that follows the survivors of a global catastrophe that threatens the survival of the entire world... -
Phage by Kevin Partner, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsA Thrilling Post-Apocalyptic Survival StorySurvival is not guaranteed, as the survivors of the flood are quickly discovering while they try to make their way to each other - and to dry ground - in Deluge Book 2.*****Put in place to try and fix the the melting ice caps, the Exobot project was supposed to be our salvation.It became our destruction instead... -
Suppressed by Bridget E. Baker
8 ratingsA blood-borne virus requires a blood-born cure, but can Ruby survive saving everyone else?The last few weeks sent Ruby Behl's world into even more of a tailspin than when the Tercera virus first broke out. Her boyfriend might be dead, her best friend isn’t dead, and the man she knew as her father may have kidnapped her at birth...Categorized as:
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Another 20 Miles by P.A. Glaspy
8 ratingsFor some, the road leads to salvation. For others, it's the last chance for freedom. The Chambers family has come to grips with the world as they knew it being gone. They know the city is the last place they want to be. With no modern vehicles working, they need another way to get out. They just have to figure out what that is... -
The Drowned by Kevin Partner, Mike Kraus
8 ratingsA Thrilling Post-Apocalyptic Survival StoryWhen a geo-engineering project goes catastrophically wrong, one man will risk everything to rescue his daughter.Put in place to try and fix the the melting ice caps, the Exobot project was supposed to be our salvation.It became our destruction instead... -
Roadside Picnic / Tale of the Troika by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
8 ratingsRed Schuhart is a stalker, one of those strange misfits compelled to venture illegally into the Zone and collect the strange artefacts that the alien visitors left scattered there. His whole life, even the nature of his daughter, is determined by the Zone.Tale of the Troika is a sequel to Monday Begins on Saturday and a satire on Soviet bureaucrazy... -
Blindness / Seeing by José Saramago
8 ratingsIn Blindness, a city is overcome by an epidemic of blindness that spares only one woman. She becomes a guide for a group of seven strangers and serves as the eyes and ears for the reader in this profound parable of loss and disorientation. We return to the city years later in Saramago’s Seeing, a satirical commentary on government in general and democracy in particular... -
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Мечтают ли андроиды об электроовцах? by Philip K. Dick, Филип К. Дик
10 ratings...Только человечество кое-как справилось с ужасающими последствиями отгрохотавшей ядерной войны, как новая опасность нависла над ним: из космоса тайком на Землю стали прокрадываться андроиды - роботы-убийцы, неотличимые по облику от людей. Охотник за андроидами - такова профессия героя третьего романа в данном сборнике... -
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 2: Second Variety by Philip K. Dick
12 ratingsThe second volume of the definitive five-book set of the complete collected stories of the twentieth century's greatest sf author includes such masterpieces as the title story, with its endless war being fought by ever more cunning and sophisticated robot weapons, and "Impostor" where a man accused of being an alien spy finds his whole identity called into question... -
Lark Ascending by Silas House
16 ratingsWinner of the Southern Book Prize for Fiction * Winner of a Nautilus Award (Gold)A timely, powerful story of survival set in the not-too-distant future that Margaret Renkl ( Late Migrations ) calls “a beautiful book...shot through with such tenderness and humanity, such love and courage and beauty and hope, that it feels almost like a prayer...Categorized as:
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Eruption by E.S. Richards, Mike Kraus
6 ratingsWhen the sky goes dark and the rivers run red, what will you sacrifice to save the ones you love? A routine survey mission turns into the unthinkable as the Yellowstone Caldera finally breaks free of its earthen chains, releasing thousands of years of pent-up energy in an instant. As fire and ash consume all in their path, signs point to the disaster not being as natural as it first appears.. -
Children of Morrow by Helen Mary Hoover
6 ratingsAfter an unfortunate murder two telepathic children, members of a primitive civilization, are led to escape by a friendly, unseen voice...Categorized as:
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Feral by P.J. Post
6 ratingsHe’s just a teenager, hollow and lost, looking to keep the past buried, to forget. He surfs the backwash of the westward migration across a dead America; a war-torn desolation devoid of electricity, infrastructure and civilization. It has become a strange and unrecognizable land, rife with the worst of humanity. And his is a life without hope, equally dark and solitary. Until he meets Feral...Categorized as:
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Ascend by K.A. Riley
6 ratingsThe Uprising is gaining ground. But supplies are scarce, and the Aristocracy is more powerful than anyone ever imagined.Ash's fight may be unwinnable...but the affection of a certain young man may just give her the strength she needs to persevere... -
The Star Trek Compendium by Allan Asherman
6 ratingsHere is the essential fans' guidebook to the Star Trek universe--including material from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. This compendium features a complete show-by-show guide to the original series as well as the movies and animated shows, including plot summaries, fascinating behind-the-scenes information, and credits. 125 photos... -
The Last American by William C. Heine
6 ratingsMain characters survives multiple nuclear attacks from Soviets who have wiped-out the population of the Americas with a designer plague.The action then follows one man as he gets his wife and two sons to the upper northern wilds of Quebec... -
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Collected Works (Complete Editions: The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, The Trial, ...) by Franz Kafka
6 ratingsThis carefully crafted ebook is formatted with a functional and detailed table of contents.Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-language writer of novels and short stories, regarded by critics as one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. Kafka strongly influenced genres such as existentialism... -
A Year Without a Winter by Dehlia Hannah, Brenda Cooper
6 ratingsToday, weather extremes brought about by anthropogenic climate change pose relentless cognitive and imaginative challenges...Categorized as:
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Meteor Storm by D.F. Capps
6 ratings63,000 years ago, an ancient civilization existed far advanced over our own, but it was destroyed by a natural cataclysm. Now that same cataclysm is about to strike our modern world… When Carl stumbles upon an unknown robot’s head, he manages with some effort to get it working. From the robot, Carl learns that it was created by an ancient civilization 63,000 years ago in northern India... -
Fever by Jacqueline Druga
8 ratingsMills Run, Ohio is not much different from any other small town. The residents have a bond and kinship. Nothing in the town is state-of-the-art, except perhaps the ferry. The townspeople brag that Mills Run is isolated, and at times, cut off from the rest of the world. However, not even Mills Run is secluded enough for a global pandemic... -
The Long Fall by Logan Keys, Mike Kraus
8 ratingsWhen the world starts to collapse, what will you do to survive? A research station in the Arctic suffers catastrophic destruction. A soldier in Poland dies in a mysterious accident. A reporter in Manhattan stumbles across a conspiracy that has global consequences... -
The Beast of Cretacea by Todd Strasser
8 ratingsFormerly titled The Peril Below, this is my first science-fiction adventure novel. In it, teens are sent to other planets to harvest resources and bring them back to the environmentally ravaged Earth. It centers on Ishmael, who discovers the truth about his ill-fated expedition, and the obsessions of the mysterious captain of his ship, Ahab... -
Above the Hush by Jacqueline Druga
10 ratingsIn a desperate bid to repair the relationship with her son, Audrey Fields plans a getaway for the two of them at a remote, off the grid, campsite. No electricity, no phones, no distractions. When things don’t go as planned, Audrey begins her journey home, only to make the horrifying discovery that ninety percent of the population has suddenly died... -
The Hopkins Manuscript: A Novel by R.C. Sherriff
10 ratingsFor fans of the popular and award-winning Netflix movie Don’t Look Up, a prescient, rediscovered speculative novel about how a small English village prepares for the end of the world. Edgar Hopkins is a retired math teacher in his mid-fifties with a strong sense of self-importance, whose greatest pride in life is winning poultry breeding contests... -
Under the Blue by Oana Aristide
10 ratingsA road trip beneath clear blue skies and a blazing sun: a reclusive artist is forced to abandon his home and follow two young sisters across a post-pandemic Europe in search of a safe place. Is this the end of the world?Meanwhile two computer scientists have been educating their baby in a remote location. Their baby is called Talos, and he is an advanced AI program...Categorized as:
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The Virility Factor by Robert Merle, Martin Sokolinsky
12 ratingsThe time: the 1970s. The place: America. A menacing epidemic, Encephalitis 16, sweeps the nation. Women, boys and men over sixty are mysteriously immune. Too late, the President realizes that the male population is dying. Congressmen appoint their wives to succeed them. The Administration changes hands: the new President, a woman. Government and business are ruled by elite wonder-women... -
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The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World by Harlan Ellison
14 ratings"It crouches near the center of creation. There is no night where it waits. Only the riddle of which terrible dream will set it loose. It beheaded mercy to take possession of that place. It feasts on darkness from the minds of men. No one has ever seen its eyeless face. When it sleeps we know a few moments of peace. But when it breathes again we go down in fire and mate with jackals...Categorized as:
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The Last Woman by Jacqueline Druga
14 ratingsAfter emerging from a coma, Faye Wills opens her eyes to complete darkness and the feeling of being trapped. She awakens in the worst place imaginable, one of thousands of bodies in a makeshift mass grave that was once a football stadium. Left for dead, there are no signs of life and the only sound she hears is the buzzing of flies that follow the stench of death... -
Star Man's Son, 2250 A.D by Andre Norton
14 ratingsFors was a mutant. He did not know what drove him to explore the empty lands to the north, where the great skeleton ruins of the old civilization rusted away in the wreckage of mankind's hopes.But he could not resist the urging that led him through danger and adventure, to the place where he faced the menace of the Star Men...Categorized as:
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The High House by Jessie Greengrass
12 ratingsIn this powerful, highly anticipated novel from an award-winning author, four people attempt to make a home in the midst of environmental disaster.Perched on a sloping hill, set away from a small town by the sea, the High House has a tide pool and a mill, a vegetable garden, and, most importantly, a barn full of supplies...Categorized as:
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Aye, and Gomorrah by Samuel R. Delany
10 ratingsA father must come to terms with his son's death in the war. In Venice an architecture student commits a crime of passion. A white southern airport loader tries to do a favor for a black northern child... -
Bugging Out by Noah Mann
8 ratingsGet out. Hunker down. Stay alive. It came without warning. A microscopic enemy that methodically turned the green earth grey. Decimating the food chain until only the prepared were left.But preparation alone is not enough to shelter Eric Fletcher from the chaos to befall the world as governments fail their citizens...Categorized as:
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