| title ▲ | author ►◄ | year ►◄ | catastrophe ►◄ | type ►◄ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zulus | Percival Everett | 1990 | war | futuristic | |
| Zone Soldiers | Daniel Ransom | 1996 | pestilence | realistic | |
Zone | # | James Rouch | war | realistic | |
| Hard Target | 1 | 1980 | |||
| Blind Fire | 2 | 1980 | |||
| Hunter Killer | 3 | 1981 | |||
| Sky Strike | 4 | 1981 | |||
| Overkill | 5 | 1982 | |||
| Plague Bomb | 6 | 1986 | |||
| Killing Ground | 7 | 1988 | |||
| Civilian Slaughter | 8 | 1989 | |||
| Body Count | 9 | 1990 | |||
Zombie | # | David Wellington | zombies | fantastical | |
| Monster Island | 1 | 2006 | |||
| Monster Nation | 2 | 2006 | |||
| Monster Planet | 3 | 2007 | |||
| Zardoz | John Boorman | 1974 | unknown | futuristic | |
| Z: Zombie Stories | J M Lassen | 2011 | zombies | fantastical | |
| Z for Zachariah | Robert C. O'Brien | 1974 | war | realistic | |
| Your Brain Is Not Your Own | Rich Zubaty | 2002 | unknown | ? | |
Yngling | # | John Dalmas | unknown | fantastical | |
| Yngling, The | 1 | 1971 | |||
| Homecoming | 2 | 1984 | |||
| Yngling and the Circle of Power, The | 3 | 1992 | |||
| Yngling in Yamato, The | 4 | 1994 | |||
| Year Zero | Jeff Long | 2002 | pestilence | fantastical | |
| Year When Stardust Fell, The | Raymond F. Jones | 1958 | cosmic | realistic | |
| Year Seven, The | Molleen Zanger | 1993 | unknown | futuristic | |
| Year of the Quiet Sun, The | Wilson Tucker | 1970 | war | fantastical | |
| Year of the Flood, The | Margaret Atwood | 2009 | extraterrestrial | ||
| Y2K: The Millennium Bug | Don L. Tiggre | 1998 | technology | realistic | |
| Y2K, the Day the World Shut Down | Michael S. Hyatt | 1998 | technology | realistic | |
| Y2K - It's Already Too Late | Jason Kelly | 1998 | technology | realistic | |
Xombies | # | Walter Greatshell | zombie | fantastical | |
| Apocalypse Blues | 1 | 2004 | |||
| Apocalypticon | 2 | 2010 | |||
| Apocalypso | 3 | 2011 | |||
Xenogenesis | # | Octavia E. Butler | war | futuristic | |
| Dawn | 1 | 1987 | |||
| Adulthood Rites | 2 | 1988 | |||
| Imago | 3 | 1989 | |||
| Wrinkle in the Skin, A Ragged Edge, The | John Christopher | 1965 | earthquake | realistic | |
| Wreath of Stars, A | Bob Shaw | 1976 | cosmic | fantastical | |
| Wrath of God | Bob Gleason | 1994 | war | fantastical | |
Wraeththu | # | Storm Constantine | extraterrestrial | futuristic | |
| Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, The | 1 | 1987 | |||
| Bewitchments of Love and Hate, The | 2 | 1988 | |||
| Fulfilments of Fate and Desire, The | 3 | 1989 | |||
| Wounded Planet, The | Anthology Roger Elwood | 1973 | extraterrestrial | realistic | |
| Worlds that Weren't [Shikari in Galveston] | S. M. Stirling | 2003 | cosmic | ||
Worlds | # | Joe Haldeman | war | futuristic | |
| Worlds | 1 | 1981 | |||
| Worlds Apart | 2 | 1983 | |||
| Worlds Enough and Time | 3 | 1992 | |||
World's End | # | Lin Carter | unknown | fantastical | |
| Giant of World's End | 1 | 1969 | |||
| Warrior of World's End, The | 2 | 1974 | |||
| Enchantress of World's End, The | 3 | 1975 | |||
| Immortal of World's End, The | 4 | 1976 | |||
| Barbarian of World's End, The | 5 | 1977 | |||
| Pirate of World's End, The | 6 | 1978 | |||
| World Without Women | Day Keene | 1965 | pestilence | fantastical | |
| World Without Us, The | Alan Weisman | 2007 | non-fiction | nonfiction | |
| World War Z | Max Brooks | 2006 | pestilence | realistic | |
| World War III | Shelford Bidwell | 1978 | war | realistic | |
| World That Never Was, The | Karl Zeigfreid | 1963 | war | realistic | |
| World Out of Time, A | Larry Niven | 1976 | cosmic | ||
| World of Tomorrow World of the Future | Karl Zeigfreid | 1963 | extraterrestrial | fantastical | |
| World Next Door, The | Brad Ferguson | 1990 | war | realistic | |
World Made by Hand | # | James Howard Kunstler | technology | futuristic | |
| World Made By Hand | 1 | 2008 | |||
| Witch of Hebron, The | 2 | 2010 | |||
| History of the Future, A | 3 | 2014 | |||
| World Jones Made, The | Philip K. Dick | 1956 | war | ||
| World in Winter, The Long Winter, The | John Christopher | 1962 | ecological | realistic | |
| World for the Meek, A | Harry Willson | 1988 | war | fantastical | |
| World Ends in Hickory Hollow, The | Ardath Mayhar | 1985 | war | realistic | |
| Wool | Hugh Howey | 2012 | war | futuristic | |
| Wolf of Shadows | Whitley Strieber | 1985 | war | realistic | |
| Wolf and Iron | Gordon R. Dickson | 1990 | economic | realistic | |
| Wizard of Linn | A.E. Van Vogt | 1962 | war | futuristic | |
Winterlong | # | Elizabeth Hand | war | futuristic | |
| Winterlong | 1 | 1990 | |||
| Aestival Tide | 2 | 1992 | |||
| Icarus Descending | 3 | 1993 | |||
| Winter of the World, The | Poul Anderson | 1976 | ecological | realistic | |
| Winter | Simon Brown | 1997 | war | futuristic | |
Winter | # | Pamela F. Service | war | fantastical | |
| Winter of Magic's Return, The | 1 | 1985 | |||
| Tomorrow's Magic | 2 | 1987 | |||
| Yesterday's Magic | 3 | 2008 | |||
| Winners | Poul Anderson | 1981 | war | futuristic | |
| Wings of the Valiant | Mark Edward Jones | 1999 | war | fantastical | |
Wingman | # | Mack Maloney | war | fantastical | |
| Wingman | 1 | 1987 | |||
| Circle War, The | 2 | 1987 | |||
| Lucifer Crusade, The | 3 | 1987 | |||
| Thunder in the East | 4 | 1988 | |||
| Twisted Cross, The | 5 | 1988 | |||
| Final Storm, The | 6 | 1989 | |||
| Freedom Express | 7 | 1990 | |||
| Skyfire | 8 | 1990 | |||
| Return from the Inferno | 9 | 1991 | |||
| War of the Sun | 10 | 1992 | |||
| Ghost War, The | 11 | 1993 | |||
| Target: Point Zero | 12 | 1996 | |||
| Death Orbit | 13 | 1996 | |||
| Sky Ghost, The | 14 | 1997 | |||
| Return of Sky Ghost | 15 | 1998 | |||
| Tomorrow War, The | 16 | 1999 | |||
| Windup Girl, The | Paolo Bacigalupi | 2009 | extraterrestrial | ||
Windows of Heaven, The | # | K. G. Powderly Jr. | unknown | fantastical | |
| Dawn-Apocalypse Rising | 1 | 2003 | |||
| Paladin's Odyssey, The | 2 | 2003 | |||
| Broken Paradise, A | 3 | 2004 | |||
| Tide of Nemesis, The | 4 | 2005 | |||
| Wind Whales of Ishmael, The | Philip José Farmer | 1971 | ecological | fantastical | |
| Wind From Nowhere, The | J.G. Ballard | 1962 | ecological | realistic | |
Wind | # | Jennifer Dimarco | war | futuristic | |
| Escape to the Wind | 1 | 1993 | |||
| Fall Through the Sky | 2 | 1997 | |||
| Drinking Silver Wine | 3 | 2003 | |||
| Wild Harbour | Ian MacPherson | 1936 | war | ||
Wild Cards | # | George R. R. Martin | pestilence | fantastical | |
| Wild Cards | 1 | 1986 | |||
| Aces High | 2 | 1987 | |||
| Jokers Wild | 3 | 1987 | |||
| Aces Abroad | 4 | 1988 | |||
| Down and Dirty | 5 | 1988 | |||
| Ace in the Hole | 6 | 1989 | |||
| Dead Man's Hand | 7 | 1990 | |||
| One-Eyed Jacks | 8 | 1991 | |||
| Jokertown Shuffle | 9 | 1991 | |||
| Double Solitare | 10 | 1992 | |||
| Dealer's Choice | 11 | 1992 | |||
| Turn of the Cards | 12 | 1993 | |||
| Card Sharks | 13 | 1993 | |||
| Marked Cards | 14 | 1994 | |||
| Black Trump | 15 | 1995 | |||
| Deuces Down | 16 | 2002 | |||
| Death Draws Five | 17 | 2006 | |||
| Inside Straight | 18 | 2008 | |||
| Busted Flush | 19 | 2008 | |||
| Suicide Kings | 20 | 2009 | |||
| Fort Freak | 21 | 2011 | |||
| Who Fears Death | Nnedi Okorafor | 2010 | war | realistic | |
| Who Can Replace a Man? | Brian Aldiss | 1965 | technology | futuristic | |
| White Plague, The | Frank Herbert | 1982 | pestilence | realistic | |
| White Light | William Barton Michael Capobianco | 1998 | ecological | futuristic | |
| White Fox Chronicles, The | Gary Paulsen | 2000 | war | futuristic | |
White Bird of Kinship | # | Richard Cowper | deludge | realistic | |
| Road to Corlay, The | 1 | 1976 | |||
| Dream of Kinship, A | 2 | 1981 | |||
| Tapestry of Time, A | 3 | 1982 | |||
| Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Kate Wilhelm | 1975 | plague | futuristic | |
| Where Is Tomorrow? | Daniel R. Barrett | 2002 | war | realistic | |
| When the Sky Burned | Ben Bova | 1973 | cosmic | futuristic | |
| When the Moon Ran Wild | Ray Ainsbury | 1962 | cosmic | realistic | |
| Wet Work | Philip Nutman | 1993 | pestilence | realistic | |
| Westminster Disaster, The | Fred Hoyle Geoffrey Hoyle | 1978 | war | realistic | |
| Welcome to the Future | Alexander Rigual | 2004 | unknown | ? | |
| Week One | Gloria D. Miklowitz | 1987 | war | realistic | |
| Weather War | Leonard Leokum | 1978 | technology | futuristic | |
| Wayward Journey, The | Nathan Hale Jefferson | 2013 | earthquake | realistic | |
| Way to Ground Zero, The | Martha A. Bartter | 1989 | criticism | criticism | |
| Way of the Pilgrim | Gordon R. Dickson | 1987 | extraterrestrial | futuristic | |
| Waterworld | Max Allan Collins | 1995 | ecological | fantastical | |
| Waters Rising | Sheri S. Tepper | 2011 | ecological | fantastical | |
| Water Wars, The | Cameron Stracher | 2011 | ecological | realistic | |
| Warlock | Dean R. Koontz | 1972 | ecological | futuristic | |
| Warday | Whitley Strieber James Kunetka | 1984 | war | realistic | |
| Wanting Seed, The | Anthony Burgess | 1956 | blight | ||
| Wall-E Intergalactic Guide | Catherine Saunders | 2008 | ecological | futuristic | |
| Wall-E | Irene Trimble | 2008 | ecological | futuristic | |
Wall-E | various | ecological | futuristic | ||
| Love at First Beep | Apple Jordan | 2008 | |||
| Wall, The | Marlen Haushofer | 1963 | rapture | fantastical | |
| Wall at the Edge of the World, The | Jim Aikin | 1993 | unknown | fantastical | |
| Wall Around Eden, The | Joan Slonczewski | 1989 | war | futuristic | |
Walking Dead, The | # | Jay R Bonansinga Robert Kirkman | zombies | fantastical | |
| Rise of the Governor | 1 | 2011 | |||
| The Road to Woodbury | 2 | 2012 | |||
| The Fall of the Governor: Part One | 3 | 2013 | |||
| The Fall of the Governor: Part Two | 4 | 2014 | |||
| Descent | 5 | 2014 | |||
| Invasion | 6 | 2015 | |||
| Wagers of Sin | Robert Lynn Asprin Linda Evans | 1995 | unknown | fantastical | |
| Vultures Also Die | James C. Luttaal | 1977 | drought | futuristic | |
| Voices in Time | Hugh MacLennan | 1980 | war | futuristic | |
| Visitor, The | Sheri S. Tepper | 2002 | cosmic | futuristic | |
Vision of Beasts | # | Jack Lovejoy | unknown | futuristic | |
| Creation Descending | 1 | 1984 | |||
| Second Kingdom, The | 2 | 1984 | |||
| Brotherhood of Diablo, The | 3 | 1984 | |||
| Virus | Bill Buchanan | 1997 | technology | realistic | |
Virtual War Chronologs | # | Gloria Skurzynski | pestilence | futuristic | |
| Virtual War | 1 | 1997 | |||
| Clones, The | 2 | 2002 | |||
| Revolt, The | 3 | 2005 | |||
| Choice, The | 4 | 2006 | |||
| Devastation | 5 | 2010 | |||
| Afterwar | 6 | 2011 | |||
| Virility Factor, The | Robert Merle | 1977 | pestilence | fantastical | |
Viriconium | # | M. John Harrison | technology | fantastical | |
| Pastel City, The | 1 | 1971 | |||
| Storm of Wings, A | 2 | 1980 | |||
| In Viriconium Floating Gods, The | 3 | 1982 | |||
| Viriconium Nights | 4 | 1984 | |||
Virex | # | Eric Brown | social | futuristic | |
| New York Nights | 1 | 2000 | |||
| New York Blues | 2 | 2001 | |||
| New York Dreams | 3 | 2004 | |||
| Views From the Oldest House | Richard Grant | 1989 | social | futuristic | |
| Veil of Darkness | J. A. Bowman | 2003 | war | futuristic | |
| Vault of the Ages | Poul Anderson | 1952 | war | realistic | |
| Vanishing Point | Michaela Roessner | 1993 | rapture | fantastical | |
| Vanished, The | John Peel | 1998 | rapture | realistic | |
| Vampire Winter | Lois Tilton | 1990 | war | fantastical | |
Vampire Hunter D | # | Hideyuki Kikuchi Yoshitaka Amano | supernatural | fantastical | |
| Vampire Hunter D | 1 | 2005 | |||
| Raiser of Gales | 2 | 2005 | |||
| Demon Deathchase | 3 | 2006 | |||
| Tale of the Dead Town | 4 | 2006 |