Davy – Edgar Pangborn (1964)

Part folk tale, part coming-of-age satire, Davy follows a smart-mouthed orphan wandering a ruined world run by an anti-scientific church. Pangborn writes like Mark Twain woke up in a fallout shelter — funny, tragic, and strangely warm.
There are no aliens or robots, just human absurdity and hope. It’s the rare dystopia that leaves you smiling through the ash.

Rating: 4 / 5