![]() ![]() When I looked at the sci-fi collection on my bookshelves before compiling this list, I was surprised by how many of Niven’s books I had. Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle And like much of his sci-fi work, The Andromeda Strain is a terrific thriller.Ģ. Although I never felt comfortable with some of Crichton’s views, often depicting science as a threat to humankind (think Jurassic Park and Prey) as well as his contentious line on climate change, I cannot but admire the man who gave us the movie Westworld. It describes a deadly extraterrestrial microbe, codenamed “Andromeda”, that is transported to Earth by a meteor and which clots human blood, causing death within two minutes. This 1969 techno-thriller established Crichton as a sci-fi bestseller. So, here are my top 10 end-of-the-world science fiction books:ġ. ![]() ![]() In Sunfall, science is trying to save the world. A good example is Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake, which paints a picture of scientists playing god and conducting terrible experiments with viruses and genetic engineering. Often, the threat comes from science itself – or rather, from humanity’s misuse of it. This is broader than just apocalyptic or postapocalyptic fiction, since it also encompasses disaster thrillers involving humanity under threat, whether or not that threat is averted. Sunfall also falls into a subgenre of hard sci-fi that I’d call the end-of-the-world novel. ![]()
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