What to Read After Watching Fallout

With deformed monsters, mutants and creatures (oh my!) We know watching Fallout may have made you a bit curious about what would actually happen in the face of nuclear fallout. This is detailed, minute-by-minute dive into the immediate aftermath, from health emergencies to government response is a harrowing look at an all-too-possible reality.

While Fallout takes place in a vast nuclear wasteland, it made us ponder our place in an ever-changing and slowly-degrading terrain. The Sixth Extinction presents us with a terrifying truth: scientists believe we are on the cusp of the next great extinction. 

American Book Award-winner, Emily Raboteu (Searching for Zion) knows in today’s climate (both environmental and social) we all need a stark reminder of the fragility of our planet and humanity — especially after enduring the fear of emerging from the vaults to a war-torn landscape alongside Lucy.

Whether they’ve only watched the show or played all the games, any devoted Fallout fan knows the true enemy isn’t the weapons or mutants or bandits — it was capitalism and greed that led the world to ruin. Madeline Pendleton provides a no-nonsense guide to living life through an anti-capitalist lens. 

Renowned journalist Sarah Scoles takes readers behind the scenes of the nuclear landscape today and the real possibility of nuclear war today. If you’ve taken a doomsday approach to watching Fallout, this is the book for you. 

We think Logic must have played every version of Fallout before writing his latest sci-fi novel. The Grammy-nominated recording artist and author returns to the page with a post-apocalyptic novel of our changing universe and finding our place in it when there isn’t room for us anymore.

Guts, gore and glory galore: some Fallout fanatics may list these as the world’s three main pillars, and Hell Followed with Us follows suit. In a world of monsters, cults and toxic weapons, a rag-tag group of survivors — much like the ones we meet in Fallout — fight their way through the end of the world. 

When a pandemic ravages the world and pushes civilization to the edge, National Book Award-winning author Emily St. John Mandel paints a hopeful portrait of humanity that Fallout fans may appreciate: through it all, life persists. 

Lucy is a hard character not to love — courageous, fierce and funny, Lucy trudges her way through the remnants of a broken world, even after enduring an unluckier-than-usual wedding night. Wilder Girls tells the story of a boarding school turned toxic wasteland that centers on Hetty, a character we’re sure would have looked up to Lucy. 

Although Fallout is set in an alternate universe rather than thousands of years in the future, Moonbound satisfies the voracious science fiction appetite afflicting the most devoted of Fallout fans.  

Did you know Fallout is heavily inspired by the short story, “A Boy and His Dog”, by Harlan Ellison? Become the Fallout expert of your friend group and dive into all things sci-fi, horror and more, from one of the genre’s most brilliant voices.  

While this survival guide is more tongue-in-cheek than sincere, there’s a few handy tips for making it through the worst of times. From packing a to-go backpack to rebuilding society, this is a necessary guide for living (and laughing). 

Cormac McCarthy won the Pulitzer Prize for The Road for a reason — this poignant story of a father and son living in a dystopian world reminds us a lot of Lucy’s quest to find her dad, and a portrait of the best — and worst — of humanity. 

While it isn’t an old book, the start of Hugh Howey’s Silo series is quite the feat — a gritty depiction of desperation and survival in a destroyed world is immersive, terrifying and the perfect next step for anyone looking to get lost in another post-apocalyptic world. 

This Hugo Award-winning novel is a classic for science fiction fans; Canticle for Leibowitz takes readers through humanity’s cycle of destruction and rebuilding, all while resonating with fans of Fallout’s immersive storytelling.