There's some very unique takes in this collection which I really appreciated, whether the uniqueness was in how the story was conveyed or the content itself. While the first anthology was dark with a hopeful bent overall this one took a decidedly bleaker look at the end of things as we know it. Yet another solid collection of post apocalyptic short stories from JJJ. McHugh - The Traditional / Maria Dahvana Headley - Monstro / Junot Diaz - Biographical Fragments of the Life of Julian Prince / Jake Kerr.more Lansdale - After the Apocalypse / Maureen F. Kehrli - How the World Became Quiet: A Post-Human Creation Myth / Rachel Swirsky - Tight Little Stiches in a Dead Man's Back / Joe R. Thomas Minton - By Fools Like Me / Nancy Kress - Jimmy's Roadside Cafe / Ramsey Shehadeh - The Elephants of Poznan / Orson Scott Card - The Postman / David Brin - When We Went To See the End of the World / Robert Silverberg - The Revelation of Morgan Stern / Christie Yant - Final Exam / Megan Arkenberg - A Flock of Birds / James Van Pelt - Patient Zero / Tananarive Due - Soulless in His Sight / Milo James Fowler - Outer Rims / Toiya Kristen Finley - Advertising at the End of the World / Keffy R. Martin - Chiswick Messiah / Lauren Beukes - Colliding Branes / Rudy Rucker & Bruce Sterling - Ellie / Jack McDevitt - Foundation / Ann Aguirre - Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) / Cory Doctorow - A Beginner's Guide to Survival Before, During, and After the Apocalypse / Christopher Barzak - Wondrous Days / Genevieve Valentine - Dreams in Dust / D. Introduction / John Joseph Adams - The Amarisk Hunter / Paolo Bacigalupi - Deep Blood Kettle / Hugh Howey - Animal Husbandry / Seanan McGuire - "-for a single yesterday" / George R. The thirty-one stories include the seminal tale “The Postman” by David Brin, and “The Happiest Place,” a new work by John W. Martin (A Game of Thrones), Hugh Howey (Wool), Junot Diaz (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao), Ann Aguirre (Enclave), Cory Doctorow (Little Brother), Nancy Kress (After the Fall), and more. Like its predecessor, WASTELANDS 2 will feature a who’s who of modern authors including George R. Five of the stories are from the 20th Century, but the remaining twenty-six were all published from the year 2000 onward, and nineteen of those originally appeared in the years since volume one came out. The first book traced the 21st century resurgence of post-apocalyptic fiction, and while it is considered the definitive collection of its kind, dozens of new stories have been written since it was released. The first book traced the 21st century resurgence of post-apocalyptic fiction, and while it is considered the definitive collection of its kind, dozens of new stories have been written since it was relea Edited by acclaimed anthologist John Joseph Adams, WASTELANDS 2: MORE STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE is the star-studded follow-up to the 2008 bestselling anthology Wastelands.
Edited by acclaimed anthologist John Joseph Adams, WASTELANDS 2: MORE STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE is the star-studded follow-up to the 2008 bestselling anthology Wastelands.
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