“Apocalyptic
fiction is a sub-genre of science
fiction that is concerned with
the end of human civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgement, change, resource, ecological collapse, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is
set in a world or civilization after such a disaster. The time frame may be
immediately after the catastrophe, focusing on the travails or psychology of
survivors, or considerably later, often including the theme that the existence
of pre-catastrophe civilization has been forgotten. Post-apocalyptic stories
often take place in an agrarian,
non-technological future world, or a world where only scattered elements of
technology remain. There is a considerable degree of blurring between this form
of science fiction and dystopian
fiction.
The genre gained popularity after World War II, when the possibility of
global annihilation by nuclear
weapons entered the public
consciousness. However, recognizable apocalyptic novels have existed since the
first quarter of the 19th century.” (Source: www.wikipedia.com)
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