All adults are wiped out after a terrible virus, leaving only six of children stranded on a Scottish island to fend for themselves. The Last of Us is compared to The Lord of The Flies and there are clear common themes between them. It's quite a strong comparison to make, and I wondered if it... Continue Reading →
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
A post-apocalyptic novel that could easily be made into a film. Station Eleven tells the story of a number of characters from before, during and after an outbreak of the Georgian Flu. You are thrown straight into the story just hours before the flu epidemic begins. Of all of them there at the bar that... Continue Reading →