Looking for some apocalyptic fiction...

[Rufio]

Originally Posted by DeepThought

Check out Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan (Graphic novels)

Also not necessarily "apocalyptic" as such, but nontheless a variation on the theme; dystopian - Do Andriods Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick. Dark and depressing is indeed the definition of this particular piece.

Cheers, DeepThought

A great amount of PKD fits that bill, a lot of dystopian worlds, and anything by him is worth reading of course. He does have a couple of genuinely post-apocalyptic works though - Second Variety (a short story) and Deus Irae (a collaboration with Roger Zelanzy), Dr. Bloodmoney, The Penultimate Truth (sort of...), The World Jones Made.

Also:
The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids - John Wyndham (as well as Day Of The Triffids)
Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang - Kate Wilhelm
The Sheep Look Up - John Brunner (again more dystopian, do these count?)

Earth Abides - George R. Stewart
The Long Voyage Back - Luke Rhinehart
The Black Corridor - Michael Moorcock
They Thirst - Rob McCammon
Plague Year - Jeff Carlson
The Death of Grass - John Christopher
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell

A few to be going on with! I have to endorse the recommendation of The Road as well, incredibly powerful stuff.

[gully_foyle]

Originally Posted by TheFountain

Anything along the lines of Mad Max is what I'm encouraging. Not sure if anyone has ever had any experience with the Fallout PC games, but that is what I'm going for...dark, gritty, anarchy, hysteria, paranoia, big muscles

Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny springs to mind.