I need new reading material.
My favourite genre is recent post apocalyptic stuff, i.e. the aftermath of nuclear war/global disaster. I've read:

The Stand
On The Beach
The Road
The Handmaids Tale
Hammerfall
Dies The Fire

and loads of others along those lines.

Any recommendations?

Edit: Ooooh, just found www.empty-world.com
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:13, 24 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Ooo! I love this genre.
I'll try and remember some when I get home. There use to be a website I looked at with lots of books of this type on but I can't remember now.
( girlinthehole, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:15, Reply)

Off the top of my head
I can't think of any.

Is the Handmaiden's Tale any good?
Just got that from the library.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:22, Reply)

BK,
Yes, I really enjoyed it. It's a post apocalyptic version of 1984 to a certain extent.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:24, Reply)

Read '48 by James Herbert
that's a good book.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:25, Reply)

hmmm
Meg Rosoff - How I live now. not technically post apocalyptic but getting there

Iain Banks - A song of stone.

James Herbert - 48

edit Vipros, who im beginning to think is my bearded twin beat me to it
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:27, Reply)

Domain was good, that's what got me into this genre.
'48 looks good, too. I'll pop down to Barnes and Noble this morning I think.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:30, Reply)

'48
is well worth a read.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:34, Reply)

al
I read it again the other month and it made more sense.

plus its better than feersum endjinn.

For ultra post everything the dancers at the end of time novellas by Michael Moorcock are a good read.

I lie, almost everything by Michael Moorcock is a good read
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:37, Reply)

*eyes Halfy suspiciously*
I agree with the Michael Moorcock sentiments also...

Edit: Song of stone is probably Banks' worst book.

Espedair Street and The Crow Road are two of my favourite books of all time.

not the genre in question though...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:41, Reply)

Has anyone read 'Z for Zacariah'?

Perhaps its aimed at younger folk but I remember reading it years ago and rather enjoyed it.

Also I posted a reply in the book thread regarding this sub-genre of books! Love it! The Road was awesome.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:57, Reply)

I believe I have read Z for Zachariah
but couldn't remember the name. I remember it being good though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 15:02, Reply)

'48
Herbert is a genius!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 15:06, Reply)

err
I would suggest Plague by Graham Masterton, but that would mean admitting to actually reading a Graham Masterton book.


lalalalala

J G Ballard is good, if a little hard work sometimes too
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 15:13, Reply)

I suggest
The Risen by brian Keane, and Autumn by David Moody.

Both are Zombie books, and both are different from most stuff I've read in this genre.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 15:23, Reply)

I really enjoyed "Spot Bakes a Cake" by Eric Hill.

( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 15:43, Reply)

World War III
my dad has a book about WW3 - how its starts, the politics behind it, tactics used etc

I can't remember what it what called but it was very good.
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 15:44, Reply)

Kind of along these lines,
both "Heavy Weather" and "Distraction" by Bruce Sterling are bloody fantastic.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 16:29, Reply)

Vurt - Jeff Noon
not end of world but certainly post-apocalyptic. And completely mad.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 16:34, Reply)

Try Dean Koontz.....The Taking.
Sort of apocalyptic and quite a stonking good read.
( girlinthehole, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 17:00, Reply)

BGB, that was a good one
I've read pretty much all of his books - he sets most of them around where I live and he lives only about 10 miles from me.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 17:11, Reply)

I was going to
say 48 by James Herbert, but have been beaten to it, lots.

But will just add my voice to the throng - read it! It's unputdownable.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 18:46, Reply)

Try Steven King - Cell
Its probably not exactly the same as what you've read, but it's on the same lines and is fantastic (imo) and very gripping.
(Madam Cholet, Sat 11 Oct 2008, 17:10, Reply)

Loads of classics
Here are my favourites - in no particular order...

Day of the Triffids

Night of the Triffids (hard to find sequel to the above)

A Cantical for Libowitz (sp?)

The Black Cloud (by Fred Hoyle, the astophisicist)

The Purple Cloud (Victorian novel, nothing to do with the above out of print but worth a read)

I Am Legend (the book is nothing like the film)
(terryeden, Sat 11 Oct 2008, 23:15, Reply)

Stranger in a strange land
Can't remember the author right now and not exactly the correct genre,but well worth a read and close enough.
(misskitty reeks of sex and turpentine; laudanum afternoons, Sun 12 Oct 2008, 8:10, Reply)