# The Years of Apocalypse by Druss

4 Hacker News commenters recommended The Years of Apocalypse by Druss and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers enjoy its time-loop story, where the main character approaches the loop differently than expected, and find it well written. Some find the opening a slower burn.

## Why people recommend it

- Main character handles time loop differently (1 comments): "It's quite a fun read and I'm enjoying how different the MC approaches the timeloop from how I expect I would." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49902438))
- Well written story (1 comments): "it seems to be a well written story" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48271195))

## What people warn about

- Slower burn at first (1 comments): "Bit of a slower burn, but builds to similar heights and not finished yet." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46448255))

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- [Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality.md): 19 recommend
- [Piranesi by Susanna Clarke](https://hackerapproved.com/p/piranesi.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Years+of+Apocalypse+%28web+novel%29&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Years of Apocalypse by Druss", https://hackerapproved.com/p/years-of-apocalypse/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).