[LibFreeOrDie]

No necessarily recommending, but I do remember this oldie: “On the Beach” by Nevil Shute.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach

[Fire_on_High]

I’ve gone blank on the author’s name but along those lines, “The Last Ship”. Author’s notes give a nod to “On The Beach” so if you like that I suspect you’d like this as well.