Briefly Very Beautiful conveys an aching sadness for a lost world, and the exhaustion of daily struggling in a hostile environment.
Tag: post-apocalyptic
Toxxic
A matriarchal world damaged by and struggling to move on from its patriarchal, violent past. A moving novel and a painful read.
How We End
UK-based zombie apocalypse. Exciting, action-packed story with a group of interesting characters, and fun twists on the genre.
This Fragile Earth
A dystopian novel and an implicit plea to take care of our precious, fragile planet. We’ll be sorry when we lose it.
Ministry for the Future
There’s no magic bullet for the climate. We may need a complete rectification of our values, lifestyles and social structures.
In defense of zombie novels
The best zombie novels invite us to think critically about the collective, about society and about our role in preserving it.
Devolution
Experts may warn us and small outbreaks may scare us, yet we still manage to convince ourselves that nothing will go wrong. Till it does.
The Wasteland Saga
Introspective, melancholy but ultimately uplifting exploration of the human condition after the apocalypse.
When the Lights Go Out
The impact of climate change on one family: constant rain, unemployment and the stress of trying to live as though life was still ‘normal’.
Dead South
Zombie apocalypse in London. Nobody has a gun so the fight gets hand-to-hand dirty really soon. Action-packed, gripping, funny and tense.