Questions 511: The Forgotten Mid-Apocalypse

jdsawyer Research Tips / Writing August 3, 2018 August 2, 2018

Robert asks: With so many post-apocalyptic stories out there, why are there so few about the collapse of civilizations?

Resources Mentioned:
A Boy and His Dog, by Harlan Ellison
On The Beach by Nevil Shute
Farnham’s Freehold, by Robert A. Heinlein
The Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
Aztec by Gary Jennings
Taliesin by Stephen R. Lawhead
Mad Max
The Quiet Earth
Prey by Michael Crichton
1491 by Charles C. Mann

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