At io9, Amanda Yesilbas, Katharine Trendacosta, and Annalee Newitz came up with thirteen post-apocalyptic stories that actually teach valuable lessons, including:Always Coming Home, by Ursula Le GuinRead about the other stories on the list.
Le Guin's novel is a direct retort to [Isaac Asimov's] Foundation. Instead of preserving the old civilization in vast storehouses, this book advocates throwing out the old civilization and starting over fresh with new ideas that won’t lead to a repeat of past mistakes. This book’s particular new civilization on a an idyllic, primitive matriarchy. Perhaps a little to Utopian for reality, but it does make a case for not repeating history.
--Marshal Zeringue
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