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Kurt Busiek  
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From: Kurt Busiek <k...@busiek.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:34:29 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri, Jul 4 2008 9:34 am
Subject: Re: Cormack McCarthy’s "The Road" – similar works?
On Jul 3, 9:12 pm, Gas Bag <shazl...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> I have recently read "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. Although it was a
> short book, I thought it was extremely well written – brilliantly
> crafted. I am trying to find other books (and) movies of this genre,
> but it hasn’t been easy.
> I’m already well aware of 28 Weeks/Days Later, and I Am Legend, but I
> am looking for the more obscure alternative titles, if there are any.

If by "this genre" you mean "postapocalyptic travel stories," the
grandaddy of the genre is THE STAND, by Stephen King, though it
couldn't be more different in style from the McCarthy.

Others include EMERGENCE by David R. Palmer, SWAN SONG by Robert
McCammon, DAMNATION ALLEY by Roger Zelazny, A BOY AND HIS DOG by
Harlan Ellison, most of the stories in THE BOOK OF THE DEAD (edited by
John Skipp and Craig Spector) and the graphic novel series THE WALKING
DEAD by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard.

kdb


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