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This week we spotlight some popular horror anthologies that would make really great gifts — either for a loved one or for yourself.
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse by John Joseph Adams is an anthology of short horror stories depicting life after the end of the world — or at least the end of civilization.
John Joseph Adams is making a name for himself as one of the permiere anthologists around in this, the first of several, thick trade anthologies with beautiful covers and an all-star line up of horror authors . . . including a few you don’t ordinarily think of as writing horror.
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Wastelands: Stories of the ApocalypseEditors: Adams, John Joseph |
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Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the harbingers of Armageddon — these are our guides through the Wastelands . . . From the Book of Revelation to The Road Warrior; from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytellers have long imagined the end of the world, weaving eschatological tales of catastrophe, chaos, and calamity. In doing so, these visionary authors have addressed one of the most challenging and enduring themes of imaginative fiction: the nature of life in the aftermath of total societal collapse. Gathering together the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decades from many of today’s most renowned authors of speculative fiction — including George R.R. Martin, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, and Stephen King — Wastelands explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in the wake of Armageddon. Whether the end of the world comes through nuclear war, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm, these are tales of survivors, in some cases struggling to rebuild the society that was, in others, merely surviving, scrounging for food in depopulated ruins and defending themselves against monsters, mutants, and marauders. Complete with introductions and an indispensable appendix of recommendations for further reading, Wastelands delves into this bleak landscape, uncovering the raw human emotion and heart-pounding thrills at the genre’s core. You can read the short introductions to each story in the anthology or check out what each author had to say about their story and what apocalypse stories they like best. Table of Contents:
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Ohio author Tobias S. Buckell made a trailer for this anthology which features music by Jack Kincaid.
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