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Have you ever wondered what would happen if, suddenly, the the whole world would be left without electricityImagine a moment when the lights go out, cell phones stop working, and the electric silence fills everything…

Well, there's no need to be dramatic, but what happened throughout Spain on April 28, 2025 It was just worthy of a script like this. A dystopian film with a post-apocalyptic, science-fiction setting.

This setting, as disturbing as it is fascinating, has been the starting point for many stories that explore the fragility of our civilization and the human capacity to adapt to the unthinkable.

Apocalyptic books and sagas invite us to reflect on our dependence on technology and immerse us in adventures where the survival, hope and reinvention are protagonists.

It can be from cyberattacks that collapse the power grid to solar storms that return humanity to darkness, or for reasons like the most recent one that we currently do not know, but these stories show us how, in the face of adversity, new forms of community and resistance emerge.

Let's look at some post-apocalyptic books and sagas that immerse us in the possibility of living without light...

10 apocalyptic books and sagas about blackouts and technological collapses

1. “Blackout” by Marc Elsberg

A fast-paced thriller in which A cyber attack leaves all of Europe without electricityThrough several characters, the novel shows the collapse of modern society and the desperate struggle for survival in a world where everything we take for granted ceases to function.

2. “Metro 2033” by Dmitry Glukhovsky (Metro Saga)

After a nuclear war, the survivors of Moscow take refuge in the subway, creating a new underground civilization. Without natural light and surrounded by dangers, the inhabitants of the subway struggle to maintain hope in a dark and claustrophobic environment.

3. "Silo" by Hugh Howey (Silo Trilogy)

In a future where the surface is uninhabitable, humanity lives in a gigantic underground silo. Electricity is limited and social control is absolute.As the silo's secrets come to light, the characters face moral dilemmas and a search for the truth.

4. "The Day of the Triffids" by John Wyndham

A strange meteor shower leaves most of the world's population blind. No electricity after the blackout and no organization, humanity must confront carnivorous, mobile plants that threaten to wipe out the few survivors.

5. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

In a world devastated by an unknown cataclysm, a father and his son travel through gray and desolate landscapes, where electricity and civilization have disappearedA heartwarming story of love, hope, and survival in the dark.

6. "The Doomsday Book" by Connie Willis

A historian travels back in time to investigate the Black Death, but A technological failure leaves her trapped in a devastated eraMeanwhile, in the present, a virus and a blackout plunge society into chaos, highlighting the parallels between the two crises.

7. "Cell" by Stephen King

A mysterious pulse transmitted by cell phones turns people into violent, out-of-control beings. Electricity and communications collapse, and the survivors must face a world where technology has turned deadly.

8. "The Last Man" by Mary Shelley

A work clearly ahead of its time (it's from 1826!). In a future where a plague has wiped out almost all of humanity, The protagonist narrates the loneliness and emptiness of a world without life or technologyA groundbreaking work that explores desolation and the search for meaning in the midst of the apocalypse.

9. "Childhood's End" by Arthur C. Clarke

The arrival of an alien race brings with it the end of civilization as we know itAlthough there is no literal blackout, humanity must face the loss of its autonomy and a radical change in its way of life.

10. "The Country of Last Things" by Paul Auster

In a city where everything is falling apart and electricity is a distant memory, the protagonist searches for her missing brother. The novel portrays a world in ruins where hope and human dignity are tested every day.

We've seen that these kinds of events are real and that we must be prepared. So it doesn't hurt to read some of the solutions writers propose to help us move forward.

These stories remind us that, even in the deepest darkness, literature can be a guiding light and inspire us to imagine other possible futures. Which of these books do you dare to read first?