Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titanic 2020 | 2007 | Colin Bateman | Buy |
| 2 | Cannibal City | 2012 | Colin Bateman | Buy |
Titanic 2020 is a two-book young adult series by Colin Bateman, set in a near-future version of 2020 where an incurable disease called the Red Death is wiping out civilization. The first book, published in 2007, introduces Jimmy Armstrong, who sneaks aboard a modern replica of the Titanic only to find that the ship may be one of the few safe places left in the world.
Cannibal City (2012) picks up where the first book left off, with Jimmy and his companions venturing ashore and facing the chaos of a collapsed society. Bateman mixes post-apocalyptic tension with the kind of irreverent humor that runs through all of his work. The series reads as a fast-paced adventure with a darker edge than his other young adult books.