Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse

Publisher Marketing: 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 postapocalyptic 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."Wastelands" delves into this bleak landscape, uncovering the raw human emotion and heart-pounding thrills at the genre s core." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/26/2007 pg. 32 (EAN 9781597801058, Paperback) - *Starred Review Library Journal 01/15/2008 pg. 89 (EAN 9781597801058, Paperback) Booklist 02/01/2008 pg. 35 (EAN 9781597801058, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Adams, John Joseph John Joseph Adams is the series editor of "Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy". He is also the bestselling editor of many other anthologies, such as "The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination", " Armored", " Brave New Worlds", " Wastelands", and "The Living Dead". Recent books include The Apocalypse Triptych (consisting of "The End is Nigh", " The End is Now", and" The End Has Come"), and "Press Start to Play". Called "the reigning king of the anthology world" by Barnes & Noble, John is a winner of the Hugo Award (for which he has been nominated eight times) and is a six-time World Fantasy Award finalist. John is also the editor and publisher of the digital magazines "Lightspeed "and "Nightmare", and is a producer for WIRED's "The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy "podcast.