April Post-Apocalyptic Review – Night Work by Thomas Glavinic
In April we read Night Work by Thomas Glavinic. Actually, that’s a slight exaggeration, only two people read the book in time for the meeting. I only got half way through and being organiser, I...
View ArticleMay Post-Apocalyptic Review – Children of the Dust by Louise Lawrence
I think it took Abe about a week at least to remember what this book was called! This formed most of our conversation when we were supposed to be reviewing Night Work. “Did anybody else read this book...
View ArticleJuly Post-Apocalyptic Review – The Enemy by Charlie Higson
I’m not quite sure how we came to choose this book. I have the distinct feeling I saw someone reading it on the tube and I took a like to the cover. Obviously, I haven’t outgrown my gothic teenage...
View ArticleSeptember Post-Apocalyptic Review – Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Alas, Babylon, or “The Aftermath of a Nuclear War as seen through Rose Tinted Glasses” by Pat Frank was the Post-Apocalyptic Book Club’s 36th read. Written in 1959, this is one of the first...
View ArticlePost-Apocalyptic Review – The Last Man by Mary Shelley
The turnout for November’s meetup really surprised me. I expected everyone to groan and sigh like me when they saw the length of the book and the size of the text. (370 pages and very small)....
View ArticleWhite Horse – An Interview with Alex Adams & Book Giveaway
The Post-Apocalyptic Book Club has been very priveledged of late and today we had the chance to talk to Alex Adams, author of White Horse. It is a very interesting addition to the post-apocalyptic...
View ArticlePost-Apocalyptic Review – The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Due to popular demand, we have been revisiting the most popular post-apocalyptic and dystopian books in our ‘vintage’ sessions. Last month saw us look at The Road by Cormac McCarthy which was...
View ArticleThe Return Man – A little Q&A with V.M Zito
Fast paced and action packed, The Return Man by V.M Zito was released in paperback last week and I was lucky enough to be able to interrogate the author. Here is what he had to say about his debut...
View ArticlePost-Apocalyptic Review – The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells
There was a certain amount of excitement around February’s book. A lot of people in the group are big fans of Wells’ work and whilst most people have read The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds,...
View ArticlePost-Apocalyptic Review – Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson
Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson is one of those books where the clue is very much in the title. Set in the not too distant future, the novel depicts a world where the machines we rely on in our...
View ArticleRed Moon by Benjamin Percy
“They live among us. They are your neighbour, your mother, your lover. They change.” Lycans have lived among us for a very long time, or at least they have in this very plausible alternate America....
View ArticleThe Attraction of Post Apocalyptic Fiction
The Post-Apocalyptic Book Club is honoured to host a stop on the Virtual Book Tour of Tomorrow, an anthology of apocalyptic short stories published by Kayelle Press. In celebration of this, the editor...
View ArticleHeroes and Villains by Angela Carter
For many in the group, “Heroes and Villains” was their first Carter novel. Carter isn’t the most accessible author out there and we quickly reached the consensus that knowing more about the author and...
View ArticleGod’s Dog by Diego Marani
In July, the PABC met to discuss God’s Dog by Diego Marani set in a near future theocratic Italy. The dystopian novel introduces Domingo Salazar, a Dominican Monk and Vatican secret agent who is...
View ArticleNod by Adrian Barnes
This month, PABC regular Sam takes a look at the Arthur C Clarke Award 2013 shortlisted novel, Nod by Adrian Barnes. —————————————————— Nod puts forward an engaging premise within its opening chapters;...
View ArticleThe Beauty by Aliya Whiteley
A review of The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley from PABC regular Sam Grayston. ————————- How long do we continue to be defined by that which we have lost? How faithfully can we truly preserve its memory and...
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