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. Butler, and Stephen King - Wastelands explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in the wake of Armageddon. Martin, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. 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. 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. these are our guides through the Wastelands.įrom 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.
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the harbingers of Armageddon. Seller Inventory # 81792įamine, Death, War, and Pestilence. Near fine in illustrated wrappers (usual light toning to the pages and darker toning to fore-edge of textblock) Uncommon signed. "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." SIGNED by THEE authors at their stories: Nancy Kress at "Inertia" and James Van Pelt at "The Last of the O-Forms" and inscribed by Doctorow at "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth." Each story contains an introduction by Adams. A book which explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in a postapocalyptic world. Butler, and Stephen King, edited and with an introduction by John Joseph. Martin, Paolo Bacigalupi, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Cory Doctorow, Octavia E. An anthology which gathers together some of the best postapocalyptic literature of the last two decades by renowned authors of speculative fiction - including George R.
SIGNED first edition - Third printing, a trade paperback original.
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