Category: book Nook
Leo mentioned the survival/apocolyptic jaunra in another post and since it is one of my favorites, I thought I'd start a new thread specifically for it.
After reading The Stand by Stephen King at age 15, I was immediately fascinated and hooked on this type of book. I'm always looking for aditional suggestions as well as wanting to encourage others to give the jaunra a try. If nothing else, it'll make you think. Actually, as someone who is blind, it's a bit scary to think of how some of the events in these types of stories would impact us but I take that as an opportunity to plan
and prepare. For some reason, these types of stories give me a great adrenilin rush. lol
Ok, here are some of my favorites. If you've read them, what did you think? If you have other suggestions, please share.
The Stand by Stephen King is of course one of my favorites. Swan Song by Robert McCammon is a close second. I don't know all of the authors for some of the others so I'll just make a list.
One Second After,
Last Light Series by Terry Blackstock,
Lucifer's Hammer,
Survivers by James Wesley Rails
Alas Babalon,
I Am Legend
The Mist by Stephen King
Monument 14
I know there are many more but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
One Second After is by William R. Forstchen, and damn is that a good book! It actually made me cry at a couple parts, and that's rare for a book to do.
I've always meant to read the Stand, and Swan Song, so maybe this will be my inspiration to do it. I've never heard of any of the other ones you listed.
OMG!!! You have to read them! Start with The Stand.
Thanks for the heads up on the author of One Second After. yep, I cried too.
The Road, I don't remember the author. It's on Bard if you care.
Book about a father and son after an apocalyptic disaster.
Domestic Goddess, I don't know whether people like you or I would be at a profound disadvantage or not. Rather than physical abilities, it's the resourcefulness of people that will help them survive.
I also get an adrenaline rush from survivor fiction, always played the scout / rescuer / heroic type as a kid also.
Honestly? I digress slightly, but I am a firm believer that more than stocking up provisions, your best defense against any imminent danger is a really good workout routine and a dedication to learning new skills all the time. Workout is obvious, but the skills are not just to learn survival skills,but to keep yourself plastic enough to evolve with change really quickly. And, you want to learn to survive in the environment you are currently in.
Some preppers died in Katrina because they didn't know how to manage in their own area. Plus, people lost all the provisions they'd squirreled away. What people took with them was their endurance, ambition, neuroplasticity (receptivity to change) and their ability to work with other people. Anyway I kind of digressed there but even your leadership skills will help you survive.
Anyway back to fiction ... as blurry as that line gets sometimes.
All excelent points.
I'll get The Road off of BARD. Thanks for the idea.
The author of the road was Cormack McCarthy, also the writer of No Country For Old Men. Both of those are really amazing books.
The day of the tribbits. by John Wyndom.
Amazing story.
Bob