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title: "Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Books"
description: "Browse award-recognized post-apocalyptic science fiction books with examples, counts, and a filtered app link."
canonical: "https://sffawards.com/subgenres/post-apocalyptic-science-fiction/"
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# Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Books

SF about survival, rebuilding, or social change after large-scale collapse.

- **matching books:** 63
- **recognitions:** 79
- **winner records:** 9
- **award years:** 1956-2024
- **updated:** Aug 28, 2026

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## Representative Books

- **The Road** by Cormac McCarthy - 4.00 average rating, 1,064,540 ratings, 1 recognitions, 0 wins, published 2006
- **Severance** by Ling Ma - 3.88 average rating, 136,291 ratings, 1 recognitions, 0 wins, published 2018

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## Goodreads Genre Reference

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