Fiction books about nuclear war

Stingray by bill keith and the attack of the seawolf. This list is for fiction dealing with the various possibilities and ways world war three could come about. In the book the soviet union responds to the us deploying a star warslike missile defense system with a limited nuclear strike. Not even during the cold war were science fiction books about the apocalypse and life afterward so popular. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. The chrysalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war.

Anthony horowitzs top 10 apocalypse books books the guardian. A handbook of survival in nuclear attack, by roger s. Some are standalone stories whereas others are bestselling series of books. The 50 best post apocalyptic books from nuclear armageddon to bioengineered super plague, humanity has a timeless fascination with the end of the world. The depiction of war in its many forms couldnt be more real its so vivid its hard to believe joe has not spent his whole life on navy submarines fighting battles. Two of americas leading defence experts, p w singer and august cole, turned to science fiction to explore the prospect of a future war, and how existing technology might be used in one. Sultan, an ambitious pakistani businessman, has his eyes on the prize, and international relations will never be the same. In nuclear war you have to blow the opposition to smithereens you have four opposing factions. As of this writing, not a single book devoted to the discussion of nuclear war in fiction had yet been published although the situation may have changed. The girl lives on a small farm and has somehow managed to avoid radiation, she has a. A nuclear war in the northern hemisphere has produced a radioactive cloud which is remorselessly spreading south.

This vibrant fiction genre could be renamed what if books. This golden age of post apocalyptic fiction birthed and inspired. Heres a chart of the top postapocalyptic science fiction books, and when. Acts of faith, hans konings scenario, warns of a danger of global nuclear war arising from the hispanic connections of the united states. The population of the world has been decimated by nuclear war, with many plants and animals also made extinct. Of course, with the dropping of atomic bombs by the u. Winner of the 2016 pulitzer prize for fiction, this debut novel could fit into half a dozen genres of vietnam war books from war narrative to immigrant story, from mystery to political, from metafiction to.

Gaddis objectively analyses the events of the war as well as the reasons for such a turn of events. After all, it was the dawning of the nuclear age that brought the possibility of imminent catastrophe to the forefront of the public consciousness, a time when total atomic annihilation seemed never more than a buttonpush away. Nuclear wars are quite annihilating than any other wars. Miklowitz alas, babylon by pat frank amnesia moon by jonathan lethem regarding hatfork. Sultan creates a new political party founded on hatred and distrust of the united states and any americanbacked politicians. This is a list of apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction works, sorted by the nature of the catastrophe portrayed. This work of fiction is presented in the style of a report from a government. Atomic war in fiction 1987 is a study that examines atomic war in short stories. Kent david kelly is the author of over 30 books, including the bestselling postapocalyptic saga from the fire, the gothic novel arachne, and the.

Im looking for a fiction novel series about a submarine, being the uss seawolf, finding the world in flames after a nuclear war. Fiction the most advanced nuclear sub in history, the uss cushing carries more explosive power than all the munitions used in two world wars. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. What is the most realistic depiction of nuclear war in. David, the young hero of the novel, lives in a tightknit community of religious and genetic fundamentalists. Nuclear blackmail and sabotage novels proliferated, especially in britain, for an audience that yearned for simpler days. These books are classics, bestsellers, famous, unknown, underrated, overrated, perfect for you, or just terrible for you.

You can either drop the bomb on them using a bomber, fire a missile, or try to lure their population using propaganda. Put together a list of 50 mustread science fiction books and dont make anyone angry. A governmentcommissioned story about nuclear war a fictional 1979 account of how the town in virginia would weather an allout. On the grounds of concise description, we will deal in brief of the top 10 books on nuclear war. Traditional nuclear war fiction seemed incongruent in this setting. This list of nuclear holocaust fiction lists the many works of speculative fiction that attempt to describe a world during or after a massive nuclear war, nuclear holocaust, or crash of civilization due to a nuclear electromagnetic pulse.

If it doesnt, this list will just be a confusing jumble of random books being promoted in odd ways. Since the golden age of post apocalyptic fiction in the 1950s, the literary landscape has grown darker and more bleak by the year. The struggle for survival in a small florida town after a nuclear war cuts it off from the rest of civilization. Here are classic sciencefiction books you can download for free right now at project gutenberg. Because of that i had, at one time, an interest in nuclear apocalypse fiction and ww3 fiction. One mans walk through the nuclear age 1999 the atom besieged. Top 10 books on nuclear war best book recommendations. Nuclear apocalypse revisiting the paranoia of the cold war era, this list will envelope books involving an end times scenario via our nuclear appetite. Alas, babylon by pat frank, on the beach by nevil shute, the compound by s. They are non fiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons andor nuclear power. Staying engaged in the effort to prevent nuclear war requires an understanding of the history of nuclear weapons and the impact their use and production has had on people and the planet. Here is a list of 10 books fiction that are about postnuclear and other mass destruction war scenarios. Postcold war conflict deterrence, by national research council commission on physical sciences, mathematics, and applications page images and partial html at nap strategy in the missile age 1959, by bernard brodie pdf files with commentary at filed under. Staying engaged in the effort to prevent nuclear war requires an.

Focused on the grim reality of the unbelievable happening, society collapsing and a slowly failing struggle to survive. Science fiction is the most discussed and argued over genre in literature but it actually goes way beyond books and into film, tv, video games and even toys. The cold war is revisited twenty years after its ending, with the use of new archives and memories of its contemporaries. Classic scifi books you can read for free right now. In this article, we shall discuss some bestselling books on nuclear war. Please make sure it is about or involves a world war 3 multiple countries fighting each other on a large scale. We remember this festival and also look at some of the best fiction and nonfiction about nuclear warfare. From the fire an epic novel of the nuclear holocaust. The philosophy of nuclear deterrence kept the cold war from heating up, but initiated an arms race and would have required u. Fiction writers seem to delight in concocting all kinds of dystopian. Fictional books about nuclear war fiction books about nuclear war authors, youre welcome to add your books to this list, but please only add them if the setting has to do with the topic of nuclear war. Resources for the study of nuclear war in fiction jstor.

Nuclear war and the effects of radiation have been and continue to be recurring themes in literature and in movies, for the most part beginning after the bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki at the end of world war ii. P w singer and august cole choose the best books on world war iii. Books about submarine warfare what should i read next. Postapocalyptic fiction books arent just good entertainment. It starts with a nuclear war between albania and italy which seems rather. The war game by peter watkins 1965 the war game is a tv drama filmed as a documentary that presents the probable effects of a nuclear. Johnstone wrote a series of books between 1983 and 2003. Apocalyptic effects are immeasurable in a nuclear holocaust. After all, it was the dawning of the nuclear age that brought. Civil wars and rebellious uprisings against authoritarian governments would. Prepper press is fortunate to work with many talented writers. On the beach by nevil shute, alas, babylon by pat frank, the compound by s.

Nuclear war in sf, 194559 253 paul brians nuclear war in science fiction, 194559 the bombs dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki in 1945 affected sf in many ways, but the response of sf writers was not always what one might have expected. Fiction the battle of the atlantic in world war ii. What if the confederates won the american civil war. Sea stories english fiction american writers fiction in english cold war 19451989 submarine warfare nuclear submarines defectors soviet union ryan, jack, sr. This new edition of my comprehensive survey of fictional depictions in english of nuclear war and its aftermath has been revised and expanded.

Top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature francesca kay. Now that ive read joes first 2 books i am especially eager to see what the third one will be like. Top 10 books about the cold war books the guardian. Somehow, some way, nuclear war is once again a live possibility. Here, they choose five novels depicting a fictional world war three that served as inspiration. If you know of any other books that should be on this list, please say so in the comments section. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. One might assume that the depiction of the immediate consequences of a nuclear war would be a primary subject of the fiction under consideration here, wrote paul brians in his literature. You can sometimes learn a lot of important survival skills from them, and improve your mental preparedness while enjoying them so, if youve already checked out these nonfiction survival books and enjoyed these top doomsday movies, you might want to give these postapocalyptic books a read. Im looking for a fiction novel series about a submarine. Tim obriens more discursive narrative, the nuclear age, breaks out in desperate little cries, like. Nonfiction books nuclear disaster preparedness and. Fans of collapse and postapocalyptic fiction can find a variety of titles here that may appeal to them. For example, look at these overviews of how societys fears were translated into popular culture, in the forms of movies and books.