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Swan Song by Robert McCammonAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankOne Second After by William R. ForstchenOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Nuclear Apocalypse
70 books — 171 voters
Lucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankEarth Abides by George R. StewartA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Martian by Andy Weir
The World As We Know It Has Ended. What Now?
35 books — 6 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingLucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenThe 40-Minute War by Janet E. MorrisOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
End of the World As We Know It
102 books — 83 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Swan Song by Robert McCammon
Apocalypse: It's Over, Dude.
624 books — 773 voters

The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyEarth Abides by George R. StewartI Am Legend by Richard MathesonOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteChildhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
Books About The End Of The World As We Know It
43 books — 9 voters
Millennium by John VarleyLevel 7 by Mordecai RoshwaldOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteWorld War Z by Max BrooksLucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven
It's the End of the World as We Know It
118 books — 16 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsThe Postman by David BrinAlas, Babylon by Pat Frank
This Is the End...
997 books — 1,587 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Running Man by Richard BachmanThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Great Depression of 1990 by Ravi BatraThe World Trade Center by Anthony Robins
Books that aged poorly
70 books — 14 voters

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Biographies
1,643 books — 2,920 voters
Apollo 13 by Jim LovellPlanet of the Apes by Pierre BoulleThe Godfather by Mario PuzoMisery by Stephen KingThe Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,215 books — 6,118 voters

Science Fiction by David PringleThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John Clute
Science Fiction and Fantasy Critiques
143 books — 10 voters
Casino Royale by Ian FlemingFrom Russia with Love by Ian FlemingLive and Let Die by Ian FlemingMoonraker by Ian FlemingGoldfinger by Ian Fleming
Books Luke Skywalker Would Like
57 books — 15 voters

The Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Lost Symbol by Dan BrownDigital Fortress by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
I Threw It At Some Point
95 books — 11 voters
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
The absolutely worst books you can think of
916 books — 534 voters

The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift
Reading Rainbow Featured Books
164 books — 76 voters
Scooby Apocalypse, Vol. 1 by Keith Giffen
“Velma”
21 books — 5 voters

Replay by Ken Grimwood
Stuck in a Time Loop
11 books — 8 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineDune by Frank HerbertStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Martian by Andy WeirArmada by Ernest Cline
Best Science Fiction Audiobooks
196 books — 163 voters

The Day Before Midnight by Stephen HunterFlight Of The Intruder by Stephen CoontsPoint of Honor by Maurice MedlandU-571 by Max Allan CollinsFlight of the Old Dog by Dale Brown
If you like CLANCY.
971 books — 1,964 voters
The War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanPortal 2 by Ted KosmatkaThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books I would Ban if I were a Dictator
150 books — 27 voters

Mein Kampf by Adolf HitlerUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's Children by Richard Wright
BOOKS THAT DARED TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE.
65 books — 48 voters
The War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanPortal 2 by Ted KosmatkaThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books I Would Ban If I Believed In Banning Books
311 books — 73 voters

Mein Kampf by Adolf HitlerUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's Children by Richard WrightCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
Forbidden books (now often considered classics)
135 books — 91 voters
Mein Kampf by Adolf HitlerUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's Children by Richard WrightCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books Containing Dangerous Ideas
166 books — 110 voters

The War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Books I Am Going to Hell For Reading
378 books — 409 voters
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's Children by Richard WrightThe Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen BannermanMein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
Racist Books
64 books — 9 voters

The Longest Day by Cornelius RyanUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEye Of The Needle by Ken FollettCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins
10 best novels of the two World Wars...
32 books — 11 voters
Stories of World War One by Tony Bradman1916 by Alan TuckerMy Father's War by Sophie MassonA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
WW1 Centenary Potential Reading List
45 books — 24 voters

The War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Lost Symbol by Dan BrownWorld Without End by Ken Follett
books I gave up on
58 books — 4 voters
The Lost Symbol by Dan BrownThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWorld Without End by Ken FollettTen dzień by Blanka Lipińska
I Quit : Series Not Worth Reading Anymore
88 books — 44 voters


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