In honour of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, what are the best dieselpunk and/or post-apocalyptic books?Answer

We've been truly blessed to have such a strong prequel to one of the greatest post-apocalyptic action films of all time, Mad Max: Fury Road. With that in mind, what are some books that evoke similar vibes in their worldbuilding as the petrol-stained Australian wasteland of Mad Max? Mad Max DNA: ## - Post-apocalyptic, underpopulated world - Scavenger industry, resource scarcity - Ostentatious displays of personality—camp humour - Warring factions - Heart—rare but impactful displays of humanity in the midst of a depraved society

Molten Flux

Molten Flux
ByJonathan Weiss

2023 • 2 Readers • 470 pages

Ten Low

Ten Low
ByStark Holborn

26 Readers 3.7

The Sunlit Man

The Sunlit Man
ByBrandon Sanderson

2023 • 584 Readers • 447 pages 4.3

Swan Song

Swan Song
ByRobert R. McCammon

1978 • 266 Readers • 929 pages 4.1

The Stand

The Stand
ByStephen King

1978 • 1,314 Readers • 1,553 pages 4.1

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Dungeon Crawler Carl
ByMatt Dinniman

2020 • 427 Readers • 446 pages 4.3

Metro 2033

Metro 2033
ByDmitry Glukhovsky

2002 • 298 Readers • 461 pages 3.7

Perilous Times

Perilous Times
ByThomas D. Lee

2023 • 47 Readers • 480 pages 3.6

The Waste Lands

The Waste Lands
ByStephen King

1991 • 525 Readers • 498 pages 4.2

World Made by Hand

World Made by Hand
ByJames Howard Kunstler

2007 • 23 Readers • 317 pages 2.8

The Postman

The Postman
ByDavid Brin

1985 • 122 Readers • 296 pages 3.5

The Road

The Road
ByCormac McCarthy

2006 • 1,625 Readers • 287 pages 4

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1

1982 • 52 Readers • 130 pages 4.2

A Boy and His Dog
ByHarlan Ellison

1969 • 13 Readers • 50 pages 3.7

Station Eleven

Station Eleven
ByEmily St. John Mandel

2014 • 1,588 Readers • 333 pages 4.1

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road
ByGeorge Miller

2015 • 1 Reader 4

The Man in the High Castle

1962 • 790 Readers • 239 pages 3.5

Hard Magic

Hard Magic
ByLarry Correia

2011 • 78 Readers 3.8