• The best books on The End of the World - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
  • The best books on The End of the World - The Material Fall of Roman Britain, 300-525 CE by Robin Fleming
  • The best books on The End of the World - Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
  • The best books on The End of the World - Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
  • The best books on The End of the World - The World Without Us by Alan Weisman

The best books on The End of the World, recommended by Paul Cooper

The fall of empires and sudden societal collapse are often the subject matter of darkly fascinating reads, in both fiction and nonfiction. Here Paul Cooper—the author of Fall of Civilizations, a new history book based on the hit podcast—recommends five books that offer perspectives on what it might feel like to live through the ‘end of the world.’

  • The Best Apocalyptic Fiction - The King James Bible
  • The Best Apocalyptic Fiction - Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
  • The Best Apocalyptic Fiction - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
  • The Best Apocalyptic Fiction - Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
  • The Best Apocalyptic Fiction - The Butter Battle Book by Dr Seuss

The Best Apocalyptic Fiction, recommended by Elliot Ackerman

“Imagination is a national security imperative,” according to acclaimed novelist, journalist and decorated US Marine Elliot Ackerman. He’s written a novel with retired Admiral Jim Stavridis, about what would happen if the US went to war with China. Here, he talks us through his favourite books of apocalyptic fiction—and the truths they reveal about war, humanity, and literature.