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Themes labels used: survival, civilization collapse, human nature, social commentary, moral choices, responsibility, survival of the fittest, ecology, human intervention, scientific disaster, technology risk, social order, leadership, class structure, gender roles, religion, knowledge loss, adaptation, catastrophe preparedness, resource scarcity

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Lucifer's Hammer

Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle · 1983

A giant comet threatens Earth, and a sprawling cast struggles through warning, impact, and survival after civilization falls.

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Themes labels: survival · civilization collapse · human nature · social breakdown · scarcity · morality under pressure · technology dependence · leadership · group psychology · fear and panic · preparation · resilience · courage and cowardice · rebuilding society · class conflict · religion and disaster · race relations · gender roles · authoritarian tendencies

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The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye

Robert Kirkman · 2013 · The Walking Dead

A coma-awakened cop must navigate a zombie-ravaged world and find his family as society collapses.

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Themes labels: survival · humanity · moral choice · social breakdown · adaptation · grief · loss · responsibility · gender roles · leadership · social commentary · realism · fear · hope · human nature · change · civilization collapse

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Ark

Stephen Baxter · 2009 · Flood

As Earth drowns, a selected crew undertakes a desperate starship mission to preserve humanity.

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Themes labels: survival · human nature · sacrifice · leadership · adaptation · extinction · social collapse · class conflict · moral compromise · human resilience · civilization survival · environmental catastrophe · psychological strain

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Downward Cycle

J.K. Franks · 2016 · Catalyst

After a solar flare knocks out power worldwide, a coastal-town loner and new allies fight chaos, conspiracies, and control.

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Themes labels: survival · preparedness · social breakdown · human nature · loss of normalcy · self-reliance · cooperation · morality under pressure · government distrust · conspiracy · end of civilization · resource scarcity · order versus chaos · violence · resilience · technology dependence · social class

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Flood

Stephen Baxter · 2008 · Flood

A near-future global flood forces four freed hostages to navigate a drowning world and humanity’s scramble to survive.

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Themes labels: survival · environmental collapse · human migration · civilizational fragility · social breakdown · adaptation · humanity vs nature · resource scarcity · displacement · inequality · morality under crisis · apocalypse

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Age of Stone

Jez Cajiao · 2021 · Rise of Mankind

A stranded man gains a dungeon core as Earth goes dark and must survive, build, and fight his way to safety.

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Themes labels: survival · collapse of society · human violence · morality under pressure · power fantasy · competence vs incompetence · trust · protecting others · resource scarcity · adaptation · systemized survival · civilization breakdown · humanity under stress · leadership · gender dynamics · racism (theme)

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Outland

Dennis E. Taylor · 2015 · Quantum Earth

A college physics team opens a portal to an untouched Earth just before Yellowstone erupts, forcing a desperate mass escape.

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Themes labels: survival · preparedness · science and problem-solving · resource management · civilizational collapse · colonization · starting over · human resilience · pragmatism · ethical choice · survivalism · disaster response · optimism · community building · responsibility

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Broken Lines

James Hunt · 2019 · EMP Survival in a Powerless World

After an EMP blackout, a prepared father fights through a collapsing society to reach his family before they vanish.

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Themes labels: human nature · civilizational fragility · survival ethics · preparedness · family loyalty · social breakdown · desperation · violence and morality · resilience · loss · fear of collapse · humanity in crisis · power and corruption · survival of the fittest

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Bishop's Honor

A.R. Shaw · 2016 · Surrender the Sun

A widow, her son, and a traumatized ex-soldier struggle to survive a sudden mini ice age as society breaks down.

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Themes labels: survival · preparedness · resilience · family protection · duty · grief · love after loss · human nature under stress · societal breakdown · good versus evil · climate change · resource scarcity · moral courage · civilization collapse

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The Doloriad

Missouri Williams · 2022

A ruined-world family ruled by a fearsome matriarch struggles to survive, repopulate, and hold power together.

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Themes labels: survival · civilizational collapse · environmental degradation · morality · ethics · human nature · violence · trauma · family dysfunction · power · reproduction · gender · womanhood · femininity · social class · meaning-making · faith · climate emergency · ecological destruction · disability · body shame · extinction · new order · human frailty

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Wolf and Iron

Gordon R. Dickson · 1990

After economic collapse, a scientist treks across a lawless America, learning survival with a wolf companion.

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Themes labels: survival · adaptation · civilizational collapse · technology loss · human nature · nature versus civilization · companionship · knowledge preservation · self-reliance · community · trust · barter economy · economic fragility · preparedness · social order

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AL:ICE

Charles W. Lamb · 2014 · AL:ICE

A stasis-tested Marine wakes in a ruined future and, with an AI ally, tries to rebuild humanity after alien devastation.

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Themes labels: survival · reconstruction · repopulation · technology and society · leadership · human resilience · military preparedness · civilization collapse · resource recovery · personal reinvention · sexism · wish fulfillment · duty

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