Nuke Fiction I
Explore the best fiction books about nuclear themes in Nuke Fiction I. Dive into gripping stories of atomic power, dystopian worlds, and survival in this curated list of top nuke-related novels.
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Bangs and Whimpers
by James Frenkel
How will the world end? When will the final trumpet sound? And who will be left to tell the story? Nineteen top authors explore a variety of fates, from the tragically sublime to the achingly funny. Book jacket.
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Alas, Babylon
by Pat Frank
The explosive bestselling classic about a small town spared the destruction of nuclear holocaust is now available in a trade paper edition. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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Swan Song
by Robert McCammon
An ancient evil roams the desolate landscape of an America ravaged by nuclear war. He is the Man with the Scarlet Eye, a malevolent force that feeds on the dark desires of the countless followers he has gathered into his service. His only desire is to find a special child named Swan -- and destroy her. But those who would protect the girl are determined to fight for what is left of the worldÅ and their souls. In a wasteland born of rage, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, the last survivors on earth have been drawn into the final battle between good and evil that will decide the fate of humanity....
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Resurrection Day
by Brendan DuBois
In 1972, ten years after a nuclear war decimated both the United States and Soviet Union, Carl Landry, a young reporter, searches for the killer of a veteran of the 1962 war and begins to suspect that the victim may have held the key to a terrifying conspiracy. Reprint.
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When the Wind Blows
by Raymond Briggs
Raymond Briggs' now famous bestselling comic cartoon book depicts the effects of a nuclear attack on an elderly couple in his usual humorous yet macabre way.
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The Wild Shore
by Kim Stanley Robinson
2047: For the small Pacific Coast community of San Onofre, life in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear attack is a matter of survival, a day-to-day struggle to stay alive. But young Hank Fletcher dreams of the world that might have been, and might yet be--and dreams of playing a crucial role in America's rebirth. The Wild Shore is the first novel in Kim Stanley Robinson's highly-acclaimed Three Californias Trilogy.
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Riddley Walker, Expanded Edition
by Russell Hoban
This acclaimed story is set in an England that has suffered a nuclear holocaust. Society has regressed to an Iron Age, semi-literate state represented by the special language that the author created especially for this book.
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A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller (Jr.)
The winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel, Miller's bestselling work is a true landmark of 20th-century literature--a chilling and still-provocative look at a post-apocalyptic future.
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Z for Zachariah
by Robert C. O'Brien
The only one left alive after a nuclear war is a girl and a man who she must beaware of.
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Level 7
by Mordecai Roshwald
Officer X-127 describes his duties as one of those assigned to control the launch of nuclear weapons from deep inside an underground military facility.