Post apocalyptic genre characteristics of an autobiography

A few years ago, I got hooked on The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

I was obsessed with the bleak and beautiful landscapes it described, of a world destroyed and a society torn to pieces.

I was fascinated by the way civilisation had crumbled, and how a handful of desperate survivors set out to rebuild their lives in their new world.

Post apocalyptic genre characteristics of an autobiography

I read and re-read the stories, savouring every second of destruction and darkness and chaos. I wanted more, but I didn’t know where to look – right until I stumbled upon the term ‘post-apocalyptic fiction‘.

Turns out, there’s a whole genre dedicated to my obsession: it’s called post-apocalyptic fiction, and it deals with life after the apocalypse.

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What is Post-Apocalyptic Fiction?

Post-apocalyptic fiction refers to books, games, TV shows, podcasts and movies set after the collapse of civilisation.

Typically, globally destructive events - like nuclear war, outbreaks of unstoppable disease