If you were captivated by the bleak, haunting journey of Lionel Verney through a devastated world in The Last Man, you'll be drawn into the harrowing odyssey of a father and son in The Road. McCarthy's vision of a ruined Earth is similarly stripped of hope, yet deeply moving, exploring human connection and endurance in the face of overwhelming loss.

If you appreciated the sweeping scale of The Last Man, with its shifting settings from England to Rome and its timeline across decades, Station Eleven will resonate. Mandel weaves together multiple characters’ lives before and after a global pandemic, building a tapestry of survival, memory, and art across a fractured world.

If you were drawn to the existential questions and meditations on what it means to be human in The Last Man, Never Let Me Go delves deeply into the value of life, love, and memory. Ishiguro’s characters, like Shelley’s, grapple with fate and meaning in a doomed world, prompting reflection on mortality and the soul.

If you admired Shelley’s intricate depiction of a collapsing society and the relentless spread of pestilence in The Last Man, Oryx and Crake offers a richly imagined future devastated by engineered pandemics. Atwood’s worldbuilding and focus on how society disintegrates under environmental and scientific catastrophe echoes the immersive details of Shelley’s vision.

If you found the use of letters, diaries, and personal accounts compelling in The Last Man, you’ll be engrossed by Dracula. Stoker’s iconic novel unfolds through a mosaic of journal entries and correspondence, providing intimate perspectives on the encroaching threat and emotional struggles of its cast.