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==Popular Examples of Survival and Prepper Fiction==
 
==Popular Examples of Survival and Prepper Fiction==
  
* '''[[299 Days]]''' - is a series of novels that are based around an [[economic collapse]] as opposed to a EMP attack. by [[Glen Tate]]
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* '''[[299 Days]]''' - is a series of novels that are based around an [[economic collapse]] as opposed to an EMP attack. by [[Glen Tate]]
  
 
* The [[Andromeda Strain]] by [[Michael Crichton]]
 
* The [[Andromeda Strain]] by [[Michael Crichton]]
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* ''[[Liberators - A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse]]'' by [[James Wesley Rawles]]  
 
* ''[[Liberators - A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse]]'' by [[James Wesley Rawles]]  
  
* ''[[Expatriates - A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse]]'' by [[James Wesley Rawles]] - A contemporaneous sequel to "[[Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse]]". This novel is set in [[Florida]], [[Australia]], and The [[Philippines]]. It is also available in hardcover, as a [[survival e-book]], and as a [[survival audio book]]. It is set in the same time-frame as his others, but features different characters and substantially different locales. His goal with this novel was to show the global ramifications of the [[economic collapse]].  The Publisher describes it: "When the [[United States]] suffers a major [[socioeconomic collapse]], a power vacuum sweeps the globe. A newly radicalized [[Islamic government]] rises to power in [[Indonesia]], invades the [[Philippines]], [[East Timor]], [[Papua New Guinea]], and finally northern [[Australia]]. No longer protected by [[American military]] interests, Australia must repel an invasion alone. In the thick of these [[political]] maneuvers, an American [[family]] of missionaries living in the Philippines and a [[Texan]] [[petroleum]] engineer in Australia must face the fear of being strangers in a world in flux. Are their [[relatives]] back home healthy and safe? Will they ever see them again? In its depiction of the authentic [[survivalist skills]] and techniques needed to [[survive]] a global socioeconomic meltdown, Expatriates is as informative as it is suspense-filled." 336 Pages / ISBN-10: 0525953906 / [[ISBN]]-13: 978-0525953906 <ref>http://survivalblog.com/writings.html accessed January 17, 2014</ref>
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* ''[[Expatriates - A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse]]'' by [[James Wesley Rawles]] - A contemporaneous sequel to "[[Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse]]". This novel is set in [[Florida]], [[Australia]], and The [[Philippines]]. It is also available in hardcover, as a [[survival e-book]], and as a [[survival audio book]]. It is set in the same time-frame as his others, but features different characters and substantially different locales. His goal with this novel was to show the global ramifications of the [[economic collapse]].  The Publisher describes it: "When the [[United States]] suffers a major [[socioeconomic collapse]], a power vacuum sweeps the globe. A newly radicalized [[Islamic government]] rises to power in [[Indonesia]], invades the [[Philippines]], [[East Timor]], [[Papua New Guinea]], and finally northern [[Australia]]. No longer protected by [[American military]] interests, Australia must repel an invasion alone. In the thick of these [[political]] maneuvers, an American [[family]] of missionaries living in the Philippines and a [[Texan]] [[petroleum]] engineer in Australia must face the fear of being strangers in a world in flux. Are their [[relatives]] back home healthy and safe? Will they ever see them again? In its depiction of the authentic [[survivalist skills]] and techniques needed to [[survive]] a global socioeconomic meltdown, Expatriates is as informative as it is suspense-filled." 336 Pages / ISBN 0525953906 / [[ISBN]]-13: 978-0525953906 <ref>http://survivalblog.com/writings.html accessed January 17, 2014</ref>
  
 
* '''[[Farnham's Freehold]]''' by [[Robert Heinlein]]
 
* '''[[Farnham's Freehold]]''' by [[Robert Heinlein]]
  
* '''[[Founders - A Novel of the Coming Collapse]]''' by [[James Wesley Rawles]] - The book reached #4 Amazon.com's rankings.  - A contemporaneous sequel to "[[Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse]]". [[ISBN]]-10: 143917282X or ISBN-13: 978-1439172827
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* '''[[Founders - A Novel of the Coming Collapse]]''' by [[James Wesley Rawles]] - The book reached #4 Amazon.com's rankings.  - A contemporaneous sequel to "[[Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse]]". [[ISBN]]-10: 143917282X or ISBN 978-1439172827
  
 
* '''[[Going Home Series]]''' - is a series of novels about an EMP attack that finds a man from [[Florida]] over a hundred miles from home. The story follows his journey home (see [[Get Home Bag]]), life at home, and having to leave for more [[security]]. Contains scenarios involving the actions of [[military]] personal in such a scenario. Written by [[Angry American]].
 
* '''[[Going Home Series]]''' - is a series of novels about an EMP attack that finds a man from [[Florida]] over a hundred miles from home. The story follows his journey home (see [[Get Home Bag]]), life at home, and having to leave for more [[security]]. Contains scenarios involving the actions of [[military]] personal in such a scenario. Written by [[Angry American]].
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*'''[[Molon Labe!]]''' by [[Boston T. Party]]
 
*'''[[Molon Labe!]]''' by [[Boston T. Party]]
  
* '''[[One Second After]]''' - is a novel about a small town in [[North Carolina]] and the aftermath of a large scale [[EMP]] attack on the [[United States]]. This book covers the affects of the loss of long term [[medical supplies]] on people's day to day lives. Written by [[William R. Forstchen]].
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* '''[[One Second After]]''' - is a novel about a small town in [[North Carolina]] and the aftermath of a large scale [[EMP]] attack on the [[United States]]. This book covers the affects of the loss of long term [[medical supplies]] on people's day-to-day lives. Written by [[William R. Forstchen]].
  
* '''[[Patriots - A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse]]''' by [[James Wesley Rawles]] - This fast-paced novel has been described as "a [[survival manual]] dressed as fiction." [[ISBN]] 978-1569755990.<ref>http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/thoughts-on-patriots-surviving-the-comming-collapse</ref>
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* '''[[Patriots - A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse]]''' by [[James Wesley Rawles]] - This fast-paced novel has been described as "a [[survival manual]] dressed as fiction." ISBN 978-1569755990.<ref>http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/thoughts-on-patriots-surviving-the-comming-collapse</ref>
  
* '''[[Survivors - A Novel of the Coming Collapse]]''' by [[James Wesley Rawles]]. - A contemporaneous sequel to [[JWR]]'s first economic collapse novel, "[[Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse]]." This novel is set in the same time-frame as "Patriots", but in different locales, and with mostly different characters. The book reached #2 in Amazon.com's rankings, and #3 on the [[New York Times Bestseller]] List. [[ISBN]]-10: 1439172803 or ISBN-13: 978-1439172803.
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* '''[[Survivors - A Novel of the Coming Collapse]]''' by [[James Wesley Rawles]]. - A contemporaneous sequel to [[JWR]]'s first economic collapse novel, "[[Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse]]." This novel is set in the same time-frame as "Patriots", but in different locales, and with mostly different characters. The book reached #2 in Amazon.com's rankings, and #3 on the [[New York Times Bestseller]] List. [[ISBN]]-10: 1439172803 or ISBN 978-1439172803.
  
 
* [[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]] by [[Robert Heinlein]]
 
* [[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]] by [[Robert Heinlein]]
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==Robert Heinlein: The "Grand Daddy" of Survivalist Fiction==
 
==Robert Heinlein: The "Grand Daddy" of Survivalist Fiction==
[[Robert Anson Heinlein]]was one of the most popular and influential [[science fiction]]/[[Survivalist fiction]] writers of the twentieth century, often viewed as one of the "Big Three" authors with [[Arthur C. Clarke]] and [[Isaac Asimov]]. His work helped define the [[:Category:Survivalism|Survivalist]] genre.
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[[Robert Anson Heinlein]] was one of the most popular and influential dystopian fiction, [[science fiction]], and Survivalist fiction writers of the twentieth century, often viewed as one of the "Big Three" authors with [[Arthur C. Clarke]] and [[Isaac Asimov]]. His work helped define the [[:Category:Survivalism|Survivalist]] genre. He was a strong supporter of the [[military]], as shown in ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' and other works, and was an ardent opponent of [[Communism]], demonstrated in an essay about his vacation in [[Soviet]] [[Russia]], but also espoused the [[sexual revolution]] of the 1960s, as strongly shown in many of his later works, and alluded to in earlier ones, and was very skeptical of organized [[religion]], especially [[fundamentalism]], demonstrated in works like ''Job: A Comedy of Justice'' and the novella ''Revolt in 2100''. His novel ''The Moon is a Harsh Mistress'', the story of a Moon colony rebelling against a [[United Nations]]-run [[planned economy|command economy]] in order to establish their own [[free market]] state, is a strong work of pro-[[capitalist]], anti-UN [[science fiction]].
 
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[[Robert Anson Heinlein]] was one of the most popular and influential dystopian fiction, [[science fiction]], and [[Survivalist fiction]] writers of the twentieth century, often viewed as one of the "Big Three" authors with [[Arthur C. Clarke]] and [[Isaac Asimov]]. His work helped define the [[:Category:Survivalism|Survivalist]] genre. He was a strong supporter of the [[military]], as shown in ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' and other works, and was an ardent opponent of [[Communism]], demonstrated in an essay about his vacation in [[Soviet]] [[Russia]], but also espoused the [[sexual revolution]] of the 1960s, as strongly shown in many of his later works, and alluded to in earlier ones, and was very skeptical of organized [[religion]], especially [[fundamentalism]], demonstrated in works like ''Job: A Comedy of Justice'' and the novella ''Revolt in 2100''. His novel ''The Moon is a Harsh Mistress'', the story of a Moon colony rebelling against a [[United Nations]]-run [[planned economy|command economy]] in order to establish their own [[free market]] state, is a strong work of pro-[[capitalist]], anti-UN [[science fiction]].
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[[Tom Clancy]] and best-selling [[dystopian|survival fiction]] author of [[The Survival Blog]] [[James Wesley Ralwes]] was greatly influenced by Heinlein.
 
[[Tom Clancy]] and best-selling [[dystopian|survival fiction]] author of [[The Survival Blog]] [[James Wesley Ralwes]] was greatly influenced by Heinlein.
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'''''I Am Legend''''' is a [[science fiction]] [[novel]] written in 1954 by the American author Richard Matheson. The story of the novel takes place in a then-futuristic Los Angeles of 1976 where a plague has transformed all of humanity into [[vampires]], except for the protagonist Robert Neville.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Legend-Richard-Matheson/dp/031286504X Richard Matheson's I Am Legend at Amazon.com]</ref> The novel has been adapted into three [[films]], the first being ''[[The Last Man on Earth]]'' starring [[Vincent Price]], which was released in 1964.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058700/ The Last Man on Earth at the Internet Movie Database]</ref> The second adaptation was the 1971 film ''[[The Omega Man]]'' which featured [[Charlton Heston]] in the lead role.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067525/ The Omega Man at the Internet Movie Database]</ref> The most recent adaptation of the novel is the 2007 film ''[[I Am Legend]]'' starring [[Will Smith]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/ I Am Legend at the Internet Movie Database]</ref>
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==Broad List of Survivalist-Dystopian-Survival-Apocalypse-SHTF-Zombie Books-Films-TV==
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* [[The 100 (TV series)]]
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* [[28 Days Later]], 2002
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* [[28 Weeks Later]], 2007
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* [[Alas, Babylon]] by [[Pat Frank]]. A classic [[nuclear|nuke]] scenario. This book was a key influence in [[James Wesley Rawles]] writing and it was his inspiration to write “[[Patriots Novels Series|Patriots]]” in a similar style
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* [[Atlas Shrugged]]
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* [[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]]
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* [[Battlestar Galactica‎]]
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* [[Blade Runner]]
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* [[The Book of Eli]], 2010
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* [[Brave New World]]
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* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]
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* [[Cast Away]], 2000
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* [[A Clockwork Orange]]
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* [[The Colony (TV series)]]
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* [[Deliverance]], 1972
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* [[Dr. Strangelove]] by Peter George and [[Stanley Kubrick]] (1964)
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* [[Earth Abides]] by George Stewart
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* [[Elysium]]
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* [[Enemies Foreign and Domestic]] by [[Matthew Bracken]]
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* [[Escape from New York]]
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* [[Fahrenheit 451]]
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* [[Falling Skies]]
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* [[Firefly (TV series)]]
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* [[The Flight of the Phoenix]], 1965 with [[James Stewart]]
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* [[The Handmaid's Tale]]
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* [[The Hunger Games]], 2008
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* [[The Grey]], 2011, with [[Liam Neeson]]
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* [[I Am Legend]], 1954 by [[Richard Matheson]], 2007 film with [[Will Smith]]
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* [[Into the Wild]], 2007
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* [[Jericho (TV series)]]
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* [[Jeremiah (TV series)]]
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* [[Judge Dredd]] 1995
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* [[The Last Man on Earth]], or [[The Last Man on Earth]], 1964 [[Italian]] film with [[Vincent Price]]
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* [[Left Behind]], 1995 to 2007 by [[Tim LaHaye]]
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* [[Life of Pi]], 2012
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* [[Lifeboat]], 1944
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* [[Lights Out]] by [[David Crawford]] (Post-[[EMP]] attack.)
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* [[Logan's Run]]
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* [[Lucifer's Hammer]], 1977 by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
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* [[Mad Max]] 1981
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* [[Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]] 1985
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* [[The Matrix]], 1999, 2003
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* [[Molon Labe!]] by [[Boston T. Party]]
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* [[Minority Report]]
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* [[Night of the Living Dead]], 1968 by [[George A. Romero]]
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* [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]] ([[1984]])
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* [[One Second After]], 2009 by [[William R. Forstchen]]
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* [[Outbreak (film)]], 1995 with  [[Dustin Hoffman]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[Kevin Spacey]], [[Donald Sutherland]]
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* [[Open Water]], 2003
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* [[Patriots Novels Series]] by [[James Wesley Rawles]]
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** [[Survivors - A Novel of the Coming Collapse]]
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** [[Founders - A Novel of the Coming Collapse]]
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** [[Expatriates - A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse]]
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** [[Liberators - A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse]]
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* [[Panic in Year Zero!]], 1962 with [[Ray Milland]]
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* [[Planet of the Apes]] 1968 by Pierre Boulle
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* [[Some Will Not Die]] by Algis Budrys ([[Plague]] total wipe-out scenario. This book was another with an influence in [[James Wesley Rawles]] writing.)
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* [[The Omega Man]], 1971
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* [[The Omen]]
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* [[The Poseidon Adventure]], 1972 with [[Gene Hackman]] and Ernest Borgnine
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* [[The Postman]], 1997
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* [[The Purge]]
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* [[Rescue Dawn]], 2006 by [[Werner Herzog]] with [[Christian Bale]]
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* [[Resident Evil]], 2002, 2007, 2010, 2012 with [[Milla Jovovich]]
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* [[Robinson Crusoe]], 1719 by [[Daniel Defoe]], 1954 and 1997 film with [[Pierce Brosnan]]
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* [[RoboCop]]
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* [[The Road Warrior]] 1981 (Mad Max 2)
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* [[The Running Man]]
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* [[Serenity (film)|Serenity]]
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* [[Silent Running]]
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* [[Soylent Green]]
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* [[Stagecoach (film)|Stagecoach]], 1939
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* [[Star Trek: First Contact]], 1996
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* [[The Stand (TV series)]], 1994 by [[Stephen King]], starring [[Gary Sinise]] and [[Rob Lowe]]
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* [[Swiss Family Robinson]], 1960, based on 1812 novel by Johann David Wyss
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* [[The Road]] by [[Cormac McCarthy]], 2006, 2009 film with [[Viggo Mortensen]]
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* [[The Terminator]] frachise, 1984, 1991, 2003, 2007, 2009
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* [[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]
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* [[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]
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* [[Terminator Salvation]]
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* [[Terminator Genisys]]
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* [[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]
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* [[THX 1138]]
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* [[The Time Machine]] by [[H. G. Wells]]
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* [[Total Recall]]
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* [[V for Vendetta]]
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* [[The Walking Dead]], 2010-2015
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* [[WALL-E]]
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* [[Watchmen]]
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* [[World War Z]], 2006 by Max Brooks, 2013 film with [[Brad Pitt]]
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* [[X-Men: Days of Future Past]], 2014
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==Quotes from Heinlein Survivalist Fiction==
 
==Quotes from Heinlein Survivalist Fiction==
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** [[Louis Brandeis]]'''  (1856-1941), [[United States Supreme Court]] [[Associate Justice]] Dissenting, ''[[Olmstead v. United States]]'', 277 U.S. 438 (1928).
 
** [[Louis Brandeis]]'''  (1856-1941), [[United States Supreme Court]] [[Associate Justice]] Dissenting, ''[[Olmstead v. United States]]'', 277 U.S. 438 (1928).
  
==See Also==
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==See also==
 
* [[James Wesley Rawles]]
 
* [[James Wesley Rawles]]
 
* [[Arthur C. Clarke]]
 
* [[Arthur C. Clarke]]
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* [[Ray Bradbury]]
 
* [[Ray Bradbury]]
 
* [[Dystopian]]
 
* [[Dystopian]]
* [[:Category:Survivalism|Survivalism]]
 
  
 
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* [[Wikileaks]] and [[Julian Assange]] - [[Australia]]n [[leftist]] [[hacker]]
 
* [[Wikileaks]] and [[Julian Assange]] - [[Australia]]n [[leftist]] [[hacker]]
 
* [[Bradley Manning]] - [[Homosexual]] [[Hacker]] [[Traitor]] of [[State secret]]s
 
* [[Bradley Manning]] - [[Homosexual]] [[Hacker]] [[Traitor]] of [[State secret]]s
* [[Social media]]: Facebook, Twitter, [[Google Plus]], Youtube, [[Yahoo]]
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* [[Social media]]: Facebook, Twitter, [[Google Plus]], YouTube, [[Yahoo]]
 
* [[NSA]] and other [[Intelligence agency]] [[mass surveillance]]: [[PRISM]], [[Wiretap]] - [[Roving wiretap]]
 
* [[NSA]] and other [[Intelligence agency]] [[mass surveillance]]: [[PRISM]], [[Wiretap]] - [[Roving wiretap]]
 
* [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]]
 
* [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]]
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==External Links==
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==External links==
 
* http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/thoughts-on-patriots-surviving-the-comming-collapse
 
* http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/thoughts-on-patriots-surviving-the-comming-collapse
* [[https://www.amazon.com/review/R15GGMKXUVK1ES [[James Wesley Rawles]] [[Liberators - A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse]]]
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* [https://www.amazon.com/review/R15GGMKXUVK1ES [[James Wesley Rawles]] [[Liberators - A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse]]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist|2}}  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:14, April 9, 2019

'Survivalist fiction' is a major sub-genre of dystopian fiction and science fiction.

Popular Examples of Survival and Prepper Fiction

  • Going Home Series - is a series of novels about an EMP attack that finds a man from Florida over a hundred miles from home. The story follows his journey home (see Get Home Bag), life at home, and having to leave for more security. Contains scenarios involving the actions of military personal in such a scenario. Written by Angry American.

Robert Heinlein: The "Grand Daddy" of Survivalist Fiction

Robert Anson Heinlein was one of the most popular and influential dystopian fiction, science fiction, and Survivalist fiction writers of the twentieth century, often viewed as one of the "Big Three" authors with Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov. His work helped define the Survivalist genre. He was a strong supporter of the military, as shown in Starship Troopers and other works, and was an ardent opponent of Communism, demonstrated in an essay about his vacation in Soviet Russia, but also espoused the sexual revolution of the 1960s, as strongly shown in many of his later works, and alluded to in earlier ones, and was very skeptical of organized religion, especially fundamentalism, demonstrated in works like Job: A Comedy of Justice and the novella Revolt in 2100. His novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, the story of a Moon colony rebelling against a United Nations-run command economy in order to establish their own free market state, is a strong work of pro-capitalist, anti-UN science fiction.

Tom Clancy and best-selling survival fiction author of The Survival Blog James Wesley Ralwes was greatly influenced by Heinlein.




I Am Legend is a science fiction novel written in 1954 by the American author Richard Matheson. The story of the novel takes place in a then-futuristic Los Angeles of 1976 where a plague has transformed all of humanity into vampires, except for the protagonist Robert Neville.[3] The novel has been adapted into three films, the first being The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent Price, which was released in 1964.[4] The second adaptation was the 1971 film The Omega Man which featured Charlton Heston in the lead role.[5] The most recent adaptation of the novel is the 2007 film I Am Legend starring Will Smith.[6]

Broad List of Survivalist-Dystopian-Survival-Apocalypse-SHTF-Zombie Books-Films-TV


Quotes from Heinlein Survivalist Fiction

  • "There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him." - Robert Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
  • "The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire." - Robert Anson Heinlein
  • "Time to beat those plowshares back into swords." - Robert Anson Heinlein
  • "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love - Robert Anson Heinlein

The Motivating Factor Behind Much Survivalist/Dystopian Fiction

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Motivating factors and themes for much Survivalist/Dystopian Fiction:



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