Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse is an anthology of post-apocalyptic fiction published by Night Shade Books in January 2008, edited by John Joseph Adams.[1]
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Editor | John Joseph Adams |
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Subject | Apocalypse, End of the world (fiction) |
Genre | Science fiction, dystopia |
Published | San Francisco: Nightshade Book, 2008 |
Media type | Book |
ISBN | 9781597801058 |
OCLC | 166390474 |
The anthology includes 22 stories,[2] plus an introduction by the editor. According to the anthology's official web site, "Wastelands explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in the wake of Armageddon." It received very positive reviews, with critics describing it as "belong[ing] in most sf or short fiction collections"[3] and "a well-chosen selection of well-crafted stories, offering something to please nearly every postapocalyptic palate."[4]
Contents
- Introduction by John Joseph Adams
- The End of the Whole Mess by Stephen King
- Salvage by Orson Scott Card
- The People of Sand and Slag by Paolo Bacigalupi
- Bread and Bombs by M. Rickert
- How We Got In Town and Out Again by Jonathan Lethem
- Dark, Dark Were the Tunnels by George R. R. Martin
- Waiting for the Zephyr by Tobias S. Buckell
- Never Despair by Jack McDevitt
- When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth by Cory Doctorow
- The Last of the O-Forms by James Van Pelt
- Still Life With Apocalypse by Richard Kadrey
- Artie’s Angels by Catherine Wells
- Judgment Passed by Jerry Oltion
- Mute by Gene Wolfe
- Inertia by Nancy Kress
- And the Deep Blue Sea by Elizabeth Bear
- Speech Sounds by Octavia E. Butler
- Killers by Carol Emshwiller
- Ginny Sweethips’ Flying Circus by Neal Barrett, Jr.
- The End of the World as We Know It by Dale Bailey
- A Song Before Sunset by David Grigg
- Episode Seven: Last Stand Against the Pack in the Kingdom of the Purple Flowers by John Langan
- Appendix: For Further Reading by John Joseph Adams
References
- ↑ "Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse". Publisher's Weekly (254.47). 26 November 2007.
- ↑ "Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse". OCLC Worldcat. OCLC. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ Cassada, Jackie (1 January 2008). "Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse". Library Journal. 133.1: 89.
- ↑ Schroeder, Regina (1 February 2008). "Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse". Booklist. 104 (11): 35.
External links
- Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse: Official Web Site
- Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse on Amazon
See also
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