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Loved The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham? If its science fiction, post-apocalyptic and classics hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The War of the Worlds, Carl's Doomsday Scenario and Roadside Picnic. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.
What’s inside The Day of the Triffids: Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic · Classics · Survival Story · Male Lead
H. G. Wells
Science Fiction · Classics · Survival Story · Bleak · Tense and Suspenseful
Matt Dinniman
Creature Feature · Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Plot-Driven · Science Fiction
Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
Science Fiction · Classics · Bleak · Survival Story · Cold War Era
Herbert George Wells
Classics · Science Fiction · Bleak · Survival Story · Eerie
Michael Crichton
Creature Feature · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Tense and Suspenseful
Hugh Howey
Post-Apocalyptic · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful · Bleak
Stephen King
Post-Apocalyptic · Bleak · Eerie · Male Lead · Classics
Cormac McCarthy
Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Bleak · Male Lead · Science Fiction
Octavia E. Butler
Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Bleak · Classics
C. Robert Cargill
Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Bleak · Plot-Driven
Philip K. Dick
Post-Apocalyptic · Science Fiction · Classics · Bleak · Male Lead
Robert Louis Stevenson
Classics · Eerie · London · Tense and Suspenseful · Male Lead
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Survival Story · Science Fiction · Tense and Suspenseful · Eerie · Atmospheric
Max Brooks
Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Bleak · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven
Stuart Turton
Post-Apocalyptic · Science Fiction · Plot-Driven · Tense and Suspenseful · Atmospheric
N.K. Jemisin
Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Bleak · Atmospheric
Peter Heller
Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Male Lead · Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Classics · Science Fiction · Bleak · Male Lead · Atmospheric
Dennis E. Taylor
Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic · Plot-Driven · Male Lead · Scientist Protagonist
William Golding
Survival Story · Classics · Bleak · Male Lead · Atmospheric
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