11 Zombie-Free Flashlight Worthy Novels to Help You Survive the Apocalypse (PHOTOS)

I recently read the gentlest, most thoughtful post-apocalyptic novel I've ever read. It's about how our lives would change if we simply... ran out of oil. No zombies and no comets. No earthquakes and no viruses... just not enough oil to make our country go. It's called World Made By Hand and it's truly flashlight worthy.

That said, as Shannon Turlington, Blogger at Books Worth Reading, reminds us:

Tsunamis in the Pacific... global climate change... devastating earthquakes... the year 2012 looming on the horizon... there's no end to the number of ways the world can come to an end. But if you're one of the (un)lucky ones to survive the actual big event, then what should you do? As usual, we turn to books for the answer. I selected the following (flashlight worthy) novels for their focus on what comes after the end, rather than the end itself. They attempt to answer the all-important question: Now what?

Enjoy Shannon's post-apocalyptic picks. When you're done, head on over to Flashlight Worthy Book Recommendations for 397 more book lists, including a book list that's all zombies, all the time.