I see why the tropes of lone survivors can be so compelling, but I also find them unrealistic. Humans are evolutionarily wired to create societies, even in the most dire circumstances. And those who band together best will surely outcompete those who don’t.
Does anyone have any reading suggestions? Thanks!
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Earth Abides by George R Stewart
The California Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Silo trilogy (starts with Wool) by Hugh Howey
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
Try {{Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel}}.
I enjoyed [The Survivalist](https://www.goodreads.com/series/107392-the-survivalist) series by A . American.
Also the [Commune](https://www.goodreads.com/series/231655-commune) series by Joshua Gayou.
No zombies 👍
{{Dies the Fire by S. M. Stirling}}
A Half Built Garden by Ruthanna Emerys
A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (the apocalypse is there, but long in the past)
Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
{{A Canticle for Leibowitz by walter miller jr}}
This happens a few times in the story
It’s a comic book so might not be your taste, but that is the entire premise of Dr Stone. They don’t just want to rebuild the old world. They want to surpass it. There’s also a TV show based on it if comic books are not your style.
Alas, Babylon
Lucifer’s Hammer