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Wastelands II: More Stories of the Apocalypse
Paolo Bacigalupi, Cory Doctorow, Christopher Barzak, Genevieve Valentine, D. Thomas Minton, Nancy Kress, Ramsey Shehadeh, Orson Scott Card, David Brin, Robert Silverberg, Christie Yant, Hugh Howey, Megan Arkenberg, James Van Pelt, Tananarive Due, Milo James Fowler, Toiya Kristen Finley, Mira Grant, · back to the book
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Include books by the same authorWastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
Cory Doctorow, George R.R. Martin, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, Stephen King, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Paolo Bacigalupi, M. Rickert · 342 pages
Contains: [End of the Whole Mess](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19650789W/The_End_of_the_Whole_Mess) / Stephen King -- Salvage / Orson Scott Card -- People of sand and slag / Paolo Bacigalupi -- Bread and bombs / M. Rickert -- How we got in town and out again / Jonathan Lethem -- Dark, dark were the tunnels / George R.R. Martin -- Waiting for the Zephyr / Tobias S. Buckell -- Ne
The End is Now
John Joseph Adams, Hugh Howey · 336 pages
The End Has Come
Hugh Howey, Charlie Jane Anders, Jake Kerr, Nancy Kress, Sarah Langan, Ken Liu, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Will McIntosh, Leife Shallcross, Scott Sigler, Carrie Vaughn, Megan Arkenberg, Robin Wasserman, David Wellington, Ben H. Winters, Chris Avellone, Elizabeth Bear, Annie Bellet, Tananarive · 324 pages
The End of the World: Stories of the Apocalypse
Martin H. Greenberg · 336 pages
Brave New Worlds
Cory Doctorow, Paolo Bacigalupi, Orson Scott Card, Ursula K. Le Guin, M. Rickert, Kate Wilhelm, Geoff Ryman, Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot, J.G. Ballard, Carrie Vaughn, James K. Morrow, Alex Irvine, Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison, Genevieve Valentine, Sarah Langan, Kim Stanley Robinson, Matt Williamson, P · 489 pages
Collects short stories on civilization invading and dictating citizens lives, from authors including Shirley Jackson, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., and Geoff Rymann.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
Richard Matheson · 312 pages
Neville is essentially the last man on earth, and the loneliness of his situation is the central part of the story. Matheson is able to communicate Neville's emotional feelings vividly, making him very real. We gradually acquire the story of the deaths of Neville's wife and daughter, essentially experiencing the pain he goes through when these memories overcome him. We watch him drink himself into
The Living Dead 2
Robert Kirkman, Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, Paula R. Stiles, Adam-Troy Castro, Karina Sumner-Smith, Matt London, Marc Paoletti, Molly Brown, Seth Lindberg, Walter Greatshell, Jamie Lackey, David J. Schow, David Wellington, Brian Keene, Amelia Beamer, Steven Popkes, David Barr Kirtley, Brenna Yova · 518 pages
Sisters of The Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology
Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer · 352 pages
The Illustrated Man
Ray Bradbury · 222 pages
The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of eighteen science fiction short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. A recurring theme throughout the eighteen stories is the conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the psychology of people. It was nominated for the International Fantasy Award in 1952.
Alien Sex: 19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy
Ellen Datlow · 287 pages
From Bernie Goutley's review: 1.) Her Furry Face by Leigh Kennedy A primate handler who is in a waning marriage falls for one of his super-intelligent orangutan students. 2.) War Bride by Rick Wilbur The world is going to end tomorrow unless you’ve been taken as a pet by one of the aliens. 3.) How’s the Night Life on Cissalda by Harlan Ellison A man sent to investigate an alien race be
Tales of Heresy
Dan Abnett, Mike Lee, Anthony Reynolds, James Swallow, Gav Thorpe, Graham McNeill, Matthew Farrer · 412 pages
A collection of short stories sheds new light on characters and events from the pivotal time when Horus the Warmaster rebelled against the Emperor and civil war raged across the galaxy, nearly destroying the Imperium.
Einstein's Monsters
Martin Amis · 142 pages
‘In five cataclysmic short stories Amis creates perplexing visions of a post-nuclear-holocaust world, highlighting schizophrenia, rape, brutality and suppurating despair’ Val Hennessy, Daily Mail
The Undead: Zombie Anthology
David Wellington, Russell Calhoun, David Moody, Eric S. Brown, Derek Gunn, Meghan Jurado, E.W. Norton, Eric Pape, David Dunwoody, Brent Zirnheld, Kevin L. Donihe, Rob Morganbesser, Vince Churchill, Mike Watt, Eric Shapiro, C.M. Shevlin, James Reilly, John Hubbard, Cavan Scott, Pasquale J. Morrone, A · 260 pages
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Maureen F. McHugh · 201 pages
Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters
Peter Clines, Timothy W. Long, Peter Stenson, Kane Gilmour, Erin Hoffman, Paul Genesse, Edward M. Erdelac, Jonathan Wood, Shane Berryhill, Natania Barron, Pete Rawlik, James Swallow, Jaym Gates, Patrick M. Tracy, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Mike MacLean, Larry Correia, Sean Sherman, Gini Koch, James Love · 531 pages
The Death Cure
James Dashner · 360 pages
Thomas knows that Wicked can't be trusted, but they say the time for lies is over, that they've collected all they can from the Trials and now must rely on the Gladers, with full memories restored, to help them with their ultimate mission. It's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test. What Wicked doesn't know is that something's happened t
Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
Edmund R. Schubert · 432 pages
Orson Scott Card's intergalactic medicine show was founded in 2006. This collection showcases the zine's science fiction and fantasy from new talents and well-known writers from the past year. In the eyes of the Empress's cat / Bradley P. Beaulieu Mazer in prison / Orson Scott Card Tabloid reporter to the stars / Eric James Stone Audience / Ty Franck The Mooncalfe / David Farland Chea
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories
Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg · 108 pages
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Doug Beason, Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Jennifer Roberson, Kathy Tyers, Tom Veitch, Martha Veitch, Dave Wolverton, Timothy Zahn, M. Shayne Bell, David Bischoff, A.C. Crispin, Kenneth C. Flint, Barbara Hambly, Rebecca Moesta, Daniel Keys Moran, Jerry Oltion · 387 pages
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
Theodora Goss, Neil Gaiman, Susan Palwick, Adam-Troy Castro, Sam J. Miller, Daniel H. Wilson, Nathan Ballingrud, Kelly Link, Jess Row, Kelly Sandoval, T.C. Boyle, A. Merc Rustad, Sofia Samatar, Carmen Maria Machado, Cat Rambo, Karen Russell, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Seanan McGuire, Jo Walton · 345 pages
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY enjoy a long literary tradition, stretching from Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, and Jules Verne to Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and William Gibson. In *The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015* award-winning editors John Joseph Adams and Joe Hill deliver a diverse and vibrant collection of stories published in the previous year. Featuring writers with deep bac
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories
Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander · 271 pages
A loint of paw / Isaac Asimov -- The advent on Channel Twelve / C.M. Kornbluth -- Plaything / Larry Niven -- The misfortune cookie / Charles E. Fritch -- I wish I may, I wish I might / Bill Pronzini -- FTA / George R.R. Martin -- Trace / Jerome Bixby -- The ingenious patriot / Ambrose Bierce -- Zoo / Edward D. Hoch -- The destiny of Milton Gomrath / Alexei Panshin -- The devil and the tr