Apocalyptic Audible recommendation for road trip with a friend?
Both in our 50s
Needs to be popular and highly rated eg best seller
I am a big scifi/fantasy fan but don't think my friend is so maybe something historical, current or near future (eg world war Z)
A Canticle for Leibowitz might work – it explores how the few remaining scientific and engineering artifacts might be revered as religious relics by people who no longer understand them in the aftermath of a society-destroying nuclear war. Doesn’t go deeper into the science end of things than acknowledging that circuitry once existed. Popular and award-winning in the early Cold War era, but holds up well.
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Maybe a compromise for the two of you, even though neither book is apocalyptic.
Michael Crichton’s **Timeline**. A group of grad students go back to 14th century France to investigate a mystery while another group stays in the present to assist/protect them. Much of the story is set in the past, depicting the brutality of life back then.
Stephen King’s **11/22/63** is high on the nostalgia factor in his depiction of the early 1960s. The story has a man go back in time in an attempt to prevent the assassination of JFK.
Or: Hugh Howey’s **Wool** is set very far after the apocalypse. It’s the first of his *Silo* series, but stands alone.
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Look into Station 11 or The Road.
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A Canticle for Leibowitz might work – it explores how the few remaining scientific and engineering artifacts might be revered as religious relics by people who no longer understand them in the aftermath of a society-destroying nuclear war. Doesn’t go deeper into the science end of things than acknowledging that circuitry once existed. Popular and award-winning in the early Cold War era, but holds up well.
Maybe a compromise for the two of you, even though neither book is apocalyptic.
Michael Crichton’s **Timeline**. A group of grad students go back to 14th century France to investigate a mystery while another group stays in the present to assist/protect them. Much of the story is set in the past, depicting the brutality of life back then.
Stephen King’s **11/22/63** is high on the nostalgia factor in his depiction of the early 1960s. The story has a man go back in time in an attempt to prevent the assassination of JFK.
Or: Hugh Howey’s **Wool** is set very far after the apocalypse. It’s the first of his *Silo* series, but stands alone.
Parable of the Sower
Hunger games