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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Information: This anthology contains Introduction by John Joseph Adams A Series of Images from a Ruined City at the End of the World by Violet Allen As Good As New by Charlie Jane Anders Shooting the Apocalypse by Paolo Bacigalupi Black, Their Regalia by Darcie Little Badger Snow by Dale Bailey Bullet Point by Elizabeth Bear The Eyes of the Flood by Susan Jane Bigelow Through Sparks in Morning's Dawn by Tobias S. Buckell The Last to Matter by Adam-Troy Castro One Day Only by Tananarive Due And the Rest of Us Wait by Corinne Duyvis Come on Down by Meg Elison Burn 3 by Kami Garcia Francisca Montoya's Almanac of Things That Can Kill You by Shaenon K. Garrity Bones of Gossamer by Hugh Howey The Air Is Chalk by Richard Kadrey Last Chance by Nicole Kornher-Stace The Plague by Ken Liu The Hungry Earth by Carmen Maria Machado Not This War, Not This Time by Jonathan Maberry So Sharp, So Bright, So Final by Seanan McGuire Cannibal Acts by Maureen F. McHugh The Elephant's Crematorium by Timothy Mudie Don't Pack Hope by Emma Osborne Echo by Veronica Roth The Red Thread by Sophia Samatar Otherwise by Nisi Shawl The Last Child by Scott Sigler The Last Garden by Jack Skillingstead Four Kitten by Jeremiah Tolbert The Future Is Blue by Catherynne M. Valente Polly Want a Cracker? by Greg van Eekhout Where Would You Be Now? by Carrie Vaughn Expedition 83 by Wendy N. Wagner Wastelands: The New Apocalypse, published in 2019, is the third book in a series of similar collections, having been preceded by Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse in 2008 and Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse in 2015. As I began this 524-page compilation of 34 apocalyptic short stories by various authors, I doubted that I was up to reading the entire collection, figuring that the similar nature of the stories would ultimately lead to my loss of interest in reading so many of them at once. After all, how many ways are there for the world to end? Well, here are some of the ones that these guys came up with: Economic Crash caused by running out of oil Global Warming leading to a nuclear winter Virus leading to a zombie apocalypse Nuclear War An uncontrollable fungus An unstoppable flu A quickly mutating virus A takeover by computers and robots Alien Invaders Meteor Impact A mutated rabies virus Destruction of the ozone layer Flooding of all land masses You will notice that there are only thirteen end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it scenarios listed, and that even some of these are similar, so most of them are used more than once. That, however, is where the real creativity of the selected writers becomes obvious. Some authors focus on the cause of the apocalypse, some on the aftermath, some on how survivors are coping and adapting, and a couple (my least favorites) are just generic sci-fi thrillers focusing on the fighting between survivors. There are even a couple of surrealistic stories that, honestly, made almost no sense at all to me as I struggled through them. I use a numbering system to help me judge the overall quality of short story collection by assigning each story from one to five points immediately after finishing them. Short story complications, by their nature, are almost always uneven, but with eight 5-star stories, thirteen 4-star stories, eight 3-star stories, and five 2-star stories, Wastelands: The New Apocalypse comes in with a solid 3.7 stars overall based on the average rating of the individual stories. Among my favorites are: “Snow” by Dale Bailey, “So Sharp, So Bright, So Final” by Seanan McGuire, “The Elephants’ Crematorium” by Timothy Mudie, “The Eyes of the Flood” by Susan Jane Bidelow, and “The Last Garden” by Jack Skillingstead. Bottom Line: Wastelands: The New Apocalypse is an entertaining, and often thought-provoking, collection of short stories with a common theme. There is something here for every kind of science fiction fan in addition to the kind of character-driven storytelling that will appeal to readers who do not necessarily share an enthusiasm for short stories of this type. This collection is so much fun, in fact, that I’m tempted now to find the first two volumes in the series. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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The new post-apocalyptic collection by master anthologist John Joseph Adams, featuring never-before-published stories and curated reprints by some of the genre's most popular and critically-acclaimed authors. In WASTELANDS: THE NEW APOCALYPSE, veteran anthology editor John Joseph Adams is once again our guide through the wastelands using his genre and editorial expertise to curate his finest collection of post-apocalyptic short fiction yet. Whether the end comes via nuclear war, pandemic, climate change, or cosmological disaster, these stories explore the extraordinary trials and tribulations of those who survive. Featuring never-before-published tales by: Veronica Roth, Hugh Howey, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Tananarive Due, Richard Kadrey, Scott Sigler, Elizabeth Bear, Tobias S. Buckell, Meg Elison, Greg van Eekhout, Wendy N. Wagner, Jeremiah Tolbert, and Violet Allen--plus, recent reprints by: Carmen Maria Machado, Carrie Vaughn, Ken Liu, Paolo Bacigalupi, Kami Garcia, Charlie Jane Anders, Catherynne M. Valente, Jack Skillingstead, Sofia Samatar, Maureen F. McHugh, Nisi Shawl, Adam-Troy Castro, Dale Bailey, Susan Jane Bigelow, Corinne Duyvis, Shaenon K. Garrity, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Darcie Little Badger, Timothy Mudie, and Emma Osborne. Continuing in the tradition of WASTELANDS: STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE, these 34 stories ask: What would life be like after the end of the world as we know it? No library descriptions found. |
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As for the rest: I did not have a problem with the fact that it's actually a (90%) Lgbt and (partly) YA anthology (and partly over-woke - if i were an American I would be a Democrat, but man this sjw crap is tiring) and not truly a postapocalyptic one as supposed, but I did have a problem with the fact that most stories were simply not good at all as, well, stories.
Because most failed to tell a story (which actually is a must for post-apo much more than other scifi genres) and chose to go only for character "development" (in truth not even that, just character description).
Also, a terrible lack of originality and many of the writers were simply not good enough writers (for an anthology). Also, obviously, most authors here were not post-apo fans themselves, so chose to use it only as a badly done disguise.
I loved Wastelands 1, I am going to read W2 right away, but this one (W3) is really a "must avoid" for the real post-apo crowd and badly done literature in general (I would not recommend it even to the queer crowd it mostly targets). ( )