Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!timeinc!phri!pesnta!amd!amdcad!decwrl!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!columbia!topaz!NICHOLS%ti-csl.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa From: NICHOLS%ti-csl.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: End of civilization novels Message-ID: <2445@topaz.ARPA> Date: Sat, 29-Jun-85 22:17:40 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.2445 Posted: Sat Jun 29 22:17:40 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 07:57:56 EDT Sender: daemon@topaz.ARPA Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 21 From: Dan> I have, in thinking of some of the books I have enjoyed over >the last few years, realized there is a small sub-genre that I seem >to enjoy. It is the one where civilization is zapped (or at least >totally screwed up) by a non-alien occurrence. So far I have read >Lucifer's Hammer, The Stand, and War Day. I am currently reading >The Floating Dragon, and have enjoyed the first half of the book. >Does anyone else enjoy this kind of Speculative Fiction? >Brendan E. Boelke I used to really enjoy this sub-genre (not to say I no longer do). One of my very, very favorite books falls into this category. I can't think of some of the others, but will look later. I definitely would recommend "Malevil" by Robert Merle. I thought it was outstanding. Dan Nichols -------