Books like Ravage by René Barjavel

A weary father and his young son journey across a bleak, post‑apocalyptic America, battling cannibals, starvation, and a harsh winter in a desperate quest for safety and a glimpse of remaining civilization.

After a catastrophic flu outbreak devastates the world, survivors must choose between two leaders—an elderly black woman heading to Boulder or the sinister Randall Flagg in Las Vegas—setting the stage for a struggle between good and evil.

After a catastrophic pandemic, former actress Kirsten Raymonde joins a traveling troupe that performs Shakespeare for scattered communities, only to confront a ruthless prophet in a desperate quest for survival.

God Emperor of Dune follows Leto I, son of Paul Atreides, who has transformed into a noble, immortal sandworm creature to rule the desert planet Sietch after 3,500 years have passed.

An unforgettable love story in a future overrun by genetic engineering.

On a luxury Nile cruise, the glamorous Linnet Ridgeway is found murdered, and intrepid detective Hercule Poirot must uncover the truth amid intrigue, secrets, and false leads.

A survivor in a post‑war America finds hope when he wears a dead postal worker’s uniform, becoming a symbol that rallies a nation toward recovery.

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A 1949 Heinlein short story in which entrepreneur D.D. Harriman challenges government control to bring human spaceflight to the moon, a vision echoed by modern visionaries aiming for Mars.

A suspenseful mystery set amid intrigue and danger.

After surviving a five‑year captivity in Barcelona, four hostages return to a world swallowed by water. As sea levels climb, nations vanish and the remaining high ground becomes the ultimate prize.

Sequel to the classic detective thriller, following the marriage of Robert Darzac and Mathilde Stangerson in Paris while the mystery of the Yellow Room lingers.

A moving fable about luck, persistence, and hope, grounded in the often tragic reality of modern-day immigration, by the winner of the 2004 Prix Goncort. Captain Salvatore Piracci has sailed along the Italian coast for the last twenty years, intercepting boats with clandestine African immigrants who have risked everything in the hope of reaching the new Eldorado. But when Piracci is confronted by a woman haunted by the death of her son, killed during an illegal crossing, he is forced to question the validity of his border-patrolling mission. Meanwhile, two brothers prepare to leave Sudan and make the dangerous passage to Europe. Separated mid-voyage, Suleiman, the youngest, vows to make it to the promised land and find the means to reunite with his ailing elder brother. At a time when debates over immigration and national identity dominate headlines in the United States and Europe, best-selling author Laurent Gaude offers a unique portrait of the individuals who compromise their dreams and endanger their lives in search of a better existence. About the author: Laurent Gaude is the author of Death of an Ancient King (winner of the Prix de Goncourt des Lyceens and the Prix des Libraires) and The House of Scorta (winner of the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award). His novels have been published in twenty different languages, and he is also an accomplished playwright.