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Apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgment, climate change, resource ...
27 paź 2020 · The 50 Greatest Apocalypse Novels. Apropos of . . . Nothing. By Emily Temple. October 27, 2020. The end of the world is never really the end of the world—at least not in fiction. After all, someone must survive to tell the tale. And what tales they are.
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed.
Apocalyptic fiction focuses on the end of civilization either through nuclear war, plague, or other global catastrophic risk. Apocalyptic literature is a genre of religious writing centered on visions of the end of time.
Apocalyptic fiction books form a genre that captures the imagination, with its stark vision of the end of the world or civilization, and confronts readers with life's most essential questions about survival and resilience under extreme conditions.
Apocalyptic fiction often intertwines elements of adventure, horror, science fiction, and sometimes fantasy, offering a speculative lens through which readers can explore the fragility of societal constructs and the enduring spirit of humanity in the face of ultimate destruction.
Books shelved as apocalyptic-fiction: The Stand by Stephen King, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, World War Z: An Or...
