Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse

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Publishers Weekly (11/26/2007)
This harrowing reprint anthology of 22 apocalyptic tales reflects the stresses of contemporary international politics, with more than half published since 2000. All depict unsettling societal, physical and psychological adaptations their authors postulate as necessary for survival after the end of the world. Keynoted by Stephen Kings The End of the Whole Mess, the volumes common denominator is hubris: that tragic human proclivity for placing oneself at the center of the universe, and each story uniquely traces the results. Some highlight human hope, even optimism, like Orson Scott Cards Salvage and Tobias Buckells Waiting for the Zephyr. Others, like James Van Pelts The Last of the O-Forms and Nancy Kresss Inertia, treat identity by exploring mutation. Several, like Elizabeth Bears And the Deep Blue Sea and Jack McDevitts Never Despair, gauge the height of human striving, while others, like George R.R. Martins Dark, Dark Were the Tunnels, Carol Emshwillers Killers and M. Rickerts Bread and Bombs, plumb the depths of human prejudice, jealousy and fear. Beware of Paolo Bacigalupis far-future The People of Sand and Slag, though; that one will break your heart. "(Feb.)" Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal (01/15/2008)
From Steven King's take on the end of humanity through science gone wrong ("The End of the Whole Mess") to John Langan's horrific tale of a small group's valiant last stand against an unbeatable enemy ("Episode Seven: Last Stand Against the Pack in the Kingdom of the Purple Flowers"), the 22 stories in this end-of-days anthology run the gamut from nuclear devastation to environmental debacle to the Second Coming. Also featuring Orson Scott Card, Octavia E. Butler, and Gene Wolfe, and including an original story by Jerry Oltion ("Judgement Passed"), this title belongs in most sf or short fiction collections. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.

ISBN: 1597801054 | EAN: 9781597801058
Publisher: Night Shade Books  | Publication Date: December, 2007

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