Aids has mutated, devastating the population and leaving the survivors with multiple physical ailments, including blindness and respiratory problems. Not a well known example of the genre, Mister Touch is definitely one of my favorites. In some ways, it’s the story of civilization in reverse, starting with modern man, and allowing us to witness its gradual degradation. Much of the novel is focused on nature taking back the earth, with plants tearing apart roads and domesticated animals going wild. evil plot.Įarth Abides tells the story of Isherwood Williams, one of the last survivors of a plague that devastates humanity. King’s tale is full off memorable characters, and contains a classic good vs. It is the story of Captain Trips, a military made Superflu that wipes out 99.4% of the population. I have read it in full six times, and have a well worn paperback version of it next to my bed where I will occasionally reread some of my favorite parts. The Stand is my favorite all time novel, and really the catalyst for my love of Apocalyptic fiction. There are some that I cut, because they were far future, well past the time where the plague was an issue, or that had plagues as an issue but wasn’t the focus of the novel. I attempted to pick not just my favorite novels dealing with Plagues and Pandemics, but good examples of the genre. It was a hard list to make, and I was adding, cutting and revising up until I posted this list. The following is a list of my favorite Post Apocalyptic Plague novels. The greatest threat you will face is yourself, and your fellow survivors. There is no nuclear winter, or Zombie’s chasing you. Once the plague has run its course, the survivors are left to pick up the pieces.

One of the things that set Plague tales apart is that it kills off humanity, but unlike nuclear war and ecological disasters, it leaves the planet pretty well untouched.

Not just potential, The Black Death is estimated to have killed 45 – 50% of the European population in the 14th Century. 'That stuff is lying around, just waiting to be picked up.' The StandĪpocalyptic Plagues are one of the most feared and most realistic potential apocalypses. This is in honor of the release for the first time of Stephen King’s The Stand in Unabridged Audiobook Format. This week on 'Welcome to the Apocalypse' we are dealing with one of my favorite Post Apocalyptic subcategories, Plagues and Pandemics. About a week ago Bob Reiss over at The Guilded Earlobe asked me for my recommendation for an 'end of the world by pandemic' book for an upcoming top ten list.

Dark Advent by Brian Hodge