The Apocalypse Reader

10 best books like The Apocalypse Reader (Justin Taylor): The Long Walk, Revenant Gun, Ninefox Gambit, Raven Stratagem, Permutation City, Poe's Children: The New Horror, Ethan Frome and Selected Stories, The Dark: New Ghost Stories, The Secret Library: A Book-Lovers' Journey Through Curiosities of History, Own the Day, Own Your Life: Optimised practices for waking, working, learning, eating, training, playing, sleeping and sex

The Long Walk

Author	Richard Bachman
ISBN	0451196716

If this book does not make you feel physical pain, I don't know what will.

This isn't a book about killer clowns or haunted hotels. It's not a Hunger Games type of book, despite the "game show" element of the Long Walk, nor is it a world attached to any tower, Dark or not. This book is in-your-face...

Revenant Gun

Author	Yoon Ha Lee
ISBN	1781086079

Machineries Of Empire, the most exciting science fiction trilogy of the decade, reaches its astonishing conclusion!

When Shuos Jedao wakes up for the first time, several things go wrong. His few memories tell him that he's a seventeen-year-old cadet--but his body belongs to a man decades...

Ninefox Gambit

Author

Yoon Ha Lee

The first installment of the trilogy, Ninefox Gambit, centers on disgraced captain Kel Cheris, who must recapture the formidable Fortress of Scattered Needles in order to redeem herself in front of the Hexarchate.

To win an impossible war Captain Kel Cheris must awaken an ancient weapon...

Raven Stratagem

Author	Yoon Ha Lee
ISBN	1781085374

From New York Times best-selling author Yoon Ha Lee. The stunning second act in the Hugo Award nominated Machineries of Empire series!

Captain Kel Cheris is possessed by a long-dead traitor general. Together they must face the rivalries of the hexarchate and a potentially devastating...

Permutation City

Author

Greg Egan

The story of a man with a vision - immortality : for those who can afford it is found in cyberspace. Permutation city is the tale of a man with a vision - how to create immortality - and how that vision becomes something way beyond his control. Encompassing the lives and struggles of an artificial life junkie...

Poe's Children: The New Horror

Author	Peter Straub
ISBN	0385522835

From the incomparable master of horror and suspense comes an electrifying collection of contemporary literary horror, with stories from twenty-five writers representing today’s most talented voices in the genre.

Horror writing is usually associated with formulaic gore, but New...

Ethan Frome and Selected Stories

Author	Edith Wharton
ISBN	1593080905

One of Edith Wharton’s few works of fiction that takes place outside of an urban, upper-class setting, Ethan Frome draws upon the bleak, barren landscape of rural New England. A poor farmer, Ethan finds himself stuck in a miserable marriage to Zeenie, a sickly, tyrannical woman, until he falls in...

The Dark: New Ghost Stories

Author	Ellen Datlow
ISBN	0765304457

Though there are a few small duds, the majority of the stories here were genuinely creepy.

Jeffrey Ford's "The Trentino Kid" starts things off on a slightly creepy note. It's about a guy who has frittered his youth away in what he thought was an easier route. He's regretting the choices he's made...

The Secret Library: A Book-Lovers' Journey Through Curiosities of History

Author	Oliver Tearle
ISBN	1782435573

A fascinating tour through the curious history of Western civilization told through its most emblematic invention – the book.


As well as leafing through the well-known titles that have helped shape the world in which we live, Oliver Tearle also dusts off some of the more neglected items...

Own the Day, Own Your Life: Optimised practices for waking, working, learning, eating, training, playing, sleeping and sex

Author

Aubrey Marcus

Revolutionise your life one day at a time with this empowering handbook designed for men and women which provides simple strategies for each element of your day. Aubrey Marcus, author of the book is CEO of Onnit, a human performance company that he has built into one of the fastest growing companies in...