What are some good books about the end of the world?

Nothing religious, I don%26#039;t mean about cults/religions predicting the end of the world. I%26#039;m looking for something more along the lines of the movie Armageddon, which is about an asteroid headed towards earth.
What are some good books about the end of the world?
The Road by Cormac McCarthy is post-apocalypse, and a really good book.
What are some good books about the end of the world?
There is hint of that Armageddon stuff in The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen


There is another book called Feed by M.T Anderson that is about the world coming to an end because we as human beings are solely dependent on electronics and technology.


I hope that helps :)
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it%26#039;s about an asteroid hitting the moon out of orbit
Reply:Lucifer%26#039;s Hammer, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, is about civilization as we know it being destroyed by a comet. It%26#039;s largely a survivalist tale about how people attempt to get along after the event.





The Forge of God by Greg Bear is about the complete destruction of the planet by aliens. There%26#039;s a sequel, Anvil of Stars, about the quest by the survivors to avenge the act.
Reply:You might be interested in The Taking by Dean Koontz. It%26#039;s definitely apocalyptic in nature. It%26#039;s also excellent; I couldn%26#039;t put it down.





Of course, there is also The Stand by Stephen King.





Mary Shelley wrote a story called The Last Man, about a world destroyed by plague.





The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham is another book in which you may be interested.





Wikipedia has a rather extensive list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apo... you may find interesting. There are also another 17 books listed http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Post-Apo... on Amazon.





I hope that helps.
Reply:I agree with Mrs Jasper Hail. The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a great post-apocalyptic novel. I finished it in two sittings. It would have been one if I%26#039;d had the time. The one thing about this book that you /may/ not like is that the apocalypse occurs before the story starts, so it%26#039;s not like Armageddon in the sense that you are actively watching the destructive force. The Road is a story about a father and son trying to survive the aftermath.