Here are 9 book recommendations about the end of the world as we know it.

Haven – Claire Kent

A global catastophe has wiped out most of humanity but Faith was lucky enough to be living on a farm with her parents. Alongside Jackson, she’s now the leader of a small self-sustaining community on a farm.

Jackson and Faith begin finding comfort in each other in a horrible world.

Leave the World Behind – Rumaan Alam

Amanda and Clay head to a remote corner of Long Island for a vacation with their children, but a late-night knock on the door breaks the quiet spell they were hoping for. Ruth and G.H. are an older couple who have arrived in a panic and claim that they own the rental home. They say that a sudden power outage has swept New York City and they have nowhere else to go.

But with the TV, internet and phones down, Amanda and Clay have no way of proving what they’re saying is true. 

The Host – Stephenie Meyer

Most of humanity has been taken over by Souls, a species that takes over the minds of human hosts. Melanie’s body was taken over by Wanderer… but Melanie refuses to leave. 

Melanie begins to fill Wanderer’s thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves – Jared, a human in hiding. And soon Wanderer begins to find it difficult to separate her own thoughts and feelings from Melanie’s and she begins to yearn for a man she has never met.

Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir

Ryland Grace has just woken up on a space ship millions of miles away from Earth and he has no idea what his mission is. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very long time and the rest of his crew died a long time ago.

What he doesn’t know is that he is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission – and if he fails, planet Earth will be destroyed.

The 100 – Kass Morgan

It’s been centuries since humans have set foot on Earth after a devastating nuclear war left the planet’s surface uninhabitable. Humans have survived on space stations and are finally ready to send people down to the Earth’s surface to test whether it’s safe to return.

But they don’t want to send just anyone. They choose to send 100 teenage delinquents and monitor their progress from the space station. 

All That’s Left In the World – Erik J. Brown

After a deadly virus has wiped out most of the population and left the world a dangerous place, injured Andrew stumbles upon a house in the woods where Jamie has been surviving on his own since his mother died. 

After their safe haven is compromised, they decide to flee and travel across the country with the hope that there is help on the other side.

The Quiet at the End of the World – Lauren James

A virus caused a global infertility crisis which means that Lowri and Shen are the youngest people left on the planet. They live in London with their small ageing community where they spend their days mudlarking for artefacts and looking for treasure in their once-great mansion.

But their quiet life is torn apart when they discover a secret that threatens humanity’s entire existence.

Wranglestone – Darren Charlton

In post-apocalyptic America, a small community is protected from the restless dead by the islands of Lake Wranglestone. Peter has lived here his entire life but never really felt like he belongs there until he becomes close to Cooper, a boy he’s always watched from afar.

But as they fall in love, they make a dark discovery about their sanctuary’s past that forces them to question everything they’ve ever known.

Wilder Girls – Rory Power

18 months ago, Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine when the Tox hit. They’re cut off from the rest of the world and left to fend for themselves on their small island home, where the girls are warned to never wander past the school’s fence where the Tox has made the woods wild and dangerous. They’re left to sit waiting for a cure.

But then Byatt goes missing and her best friend, Hetty, will do anything to find her… including breaking quarantine.