NOOOOOO!! Don't even think about answering the question!! It would be much too depressing.
Instead, get the good news: Both book markets—post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction— have shown a great performance as revealed in our latest market research:
Timing could not have been better: In dystopian fiction, Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale and the newly released sequel, The Testaments, both rank in Amazon's Top-100. And the video-on-demand service Hulu just officially commissioned The Handmaid's Tale season four.
No doubt, the TV adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale" brought a breath of fresh air to a genre that has been looking for new material following the young-adult-oriented dystopias "The Hunger Games," "Divergent," and others.
Post-apocalyptic novels continue to sell very well, too. From EMP survival stories and deadly viruses to the zombie apocalypse that "The Walking Dead" has brought to our living rooms for almost ten years—there are many opportunities to pursue.
We even investigated which apocalyptic events earn the highest royalties these days :-).
Here are the 15+ questions that we answer in this study:
Happy writing, happy publishing!
Alex
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