• The Best Apocalyptic Fiction - The King James Bible
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  • 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.