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The End is Now (The Apocalypse Triptych Book 2) (Volume 2) Paperback – September 1, 2014

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Famine. Death. War. Pestilence. These are the harbingers of the biblical apocalypse, of the End of the World. In science fiction, the end is triggered by less figurative means: nuclear holocaust, biological warfare/pandemic, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm. But before any catastrophe, there are people who see it coming. During, there are heroes who fight against it. And after, there are the survivors who persevere and try to rebuild. THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH will tell their stories. Edited by acclaimed anthologist John Joseph Adams and bestselling author Hugh Howey, The Apocalypse Triptych is a series of three anthologies of apocalyptic fiction. THE END IS NIGH focuses on life before the apocalypse. THE END IS NOW turns its attention to life during the apocalypse. And THE END HAS COME explores life after the apocalypse. THE END IS NIGH is about the match. THE END HAS COME is about what will rise from the ashes. THE END IS NOW is about the conflagration. • • • • THE END IS NOW table of contents: INTRODUCTION by John Joseph Adams | HERD IMMUNITY by Tananarive Due | THE SIXTH DAY OF DEER CAMP by Scott Sigler | GOODNIGHT STARS by Annie Bellet | ROCK MANNING CAN’T HEAR YOU by Charlie Jane Anders | FRUITING BODIES by Seanan McGuire | BLACK MONDAY by Sarah Langan | ANGELS OF THE APOCALYPSE by Nancy Kress | AGENT ISOLATED by David Wellington | THE GODS WILL NOT BE SLAIN by Ken Liu | YOU’VE NEVER SEEN EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Bear | BRING THEM DOWN by Ben H. Winters | TWILIGHT OF THE MUSIC MACHINES by Megan Arkenberg | SUNSET HOLLOW by Jonathan Maberry | PENANCE by Jake Kerr | AVTOMAT by Daniel H. Wilson | DANCING WITH BATGIRL IN THE LAND OF NOD by Will McIntosh | BY THE HAIR OF THE MOON by Jamie Ford | TO WRESTLE NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD by Desirina Boskovich | IN THE MOUNTAIN by Hugh Howey | DEAR JOHN by Robin Wasserman.

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But before any catastrophe, there are people who see it coming. During, there are heroes who fight against it. And after, there are the survivors who persevere and try to rebuild.

THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH will tell their stories.

Edited by acclaimed anthologist John Joseph Adams and bestselling author Hugh Howey, The Apocalypse Triptych is a series of three anthologies of apocalyptic fiction. THE END IS NIGH focuses on life before the apocalypse. THE END IS NOW turns its attention to life during the apocalypse. And THE END HAS COME explores life after the apocalypse.

THE END IS NIGH is about the match. THE END HAS COME is about what will rise from the ashes. THE END IS NOW is about the conflagration.

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Series: The Apocalypse Triptych
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 1, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1497484375
ISBN-13: 978-1497484375
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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I purchased this first book and greatly enjoyed most of the stories and looked forward to the ...

ByMarkon June 28, 2015

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Okay, my thoughts on the entire series.

I purchased this first book and greatly enjoyed most of the stories and looked forward to the before, during, and after of end of world short stories. I have been reading SciFi most my life and these fit in well. After completing this first volume I purchase the second, "The End is Now", and immediately discovered that I had gotten stale on what the first story in each series was about. After reading approx 20 stores in the first volume you will be somewhat challenged to remember the details when you begin the second volume. To overcome this issue I purchased volume 3, "The End Has Come", and my plan was to read a story in volume 2 then immediately switch to that same author in volume 3 for continuity. This works pretty well but required me to purchase both volumes, maybe a devious motive of the author John Adams to increase sales revenue.

I do have one complaint though. A couple of the stories in volumes 1 and 2 are missing from volume 3! Very frustrating to read the first 2 only to find the conclusion missing. Be forewarned. My suggestion to the authors would be to include all three "chapters" of each story in 1 volume and if the reader likes the content, they can purchase the second or third group of stories. I probably will not purchase any additional series broken up in this manner and prefer 1 Kindle book for 1 story.

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Great continuation of the series

ByJohn M. Vizcarraon August 31, 2015

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Book Two in the Apocalypse Triptych contains stories that are happening during their apocalypse. For reference, Book One (The End is Nigh (The Apocalypse Triptych) (Volume 1)) was chock full of stories that happen just before the apocalypse, and Book Three (The End Has Come (The Apocalypse Triptych) (Volume 3)) contains stories that happen after the apocalypse.

The best of these stories are those that continue the thread from Book One. Not all stories follow the same characters, but are recognizable by their apocalypse and references or relation to characters from Book One. There are a few standalone stories that are very good, like Avtomat, by Daniel H. Wilson, and some that come to a conclusion too soon, like Seanan McGuire's Spores story (though I'm hopeful that her story written as Mira Grant in book three actually IS a continuation of the story).

The types of apocalypsi (?) are wonderfully varied, and some are introductory material to more lengthy works, like David Wellington's prequel stories that lead up to his book, Positive: A Novel, and Daniel H. Wilson's, Avtomat. And with all great anthologies, there are so many intriguing storytelling methods and writers that I find myself endlessly intrigued by new authors that I don't know much about.

Book Two keeps a great thing going, and though there is slight deviation from the central theme with a few stories, it is really not very noticeable. Specifically, some of the stories seem to be "during the apocalypse" only by virtue of their story being after the first in the series, rather than truly happening in the middle of their apocalypse. And that's really the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars.

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A Good Variety of Doomsday Scenarios

ByKindle Customeron January 20, 2015

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In the introduction, it's claimed that you don't need to read the first book in order to enjoy this one, and that is probably true...but having read the first book led to a much higher enjoyment factor for this second volume. It has been a while since I read the first volume, so it took me a little ways into each story to remember what came before for each individual story, but once I did it was great to connect the dots. I really enjoyed how there is a large variety of doomsday scenarios in this book, rather than just one thing. There are extinction events, diseases, invasions, and yes, even zombie outbreaks.

Most of the stories can be read in a single sitting, so this is a great book to pick up and read and then to leave off for a while if you like. I highly recommend picking up a copy of both this one and the first book, and I'm looking forward to reading the third book.

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A Solid Second Act

ByJ. Aaron Bellamyon September 12, 2015

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The End is Now picks up, in many of the stories, where The End is Nigh left off. Like its predecessor, the stories here are mostly entertaining and well done, with some standouts and some fails - like any anthology. The difference here, is that several stories just flat out don't stand alone. I felt this more prominently in this volume than in the first one. And I also felt, just overall, that the stories were weaker in this volume. Negativity aside, I still absolutely love this concept, and really like what the authors here are doing. And overall, I really enjoyed reading the book. Standouts for me include Sarah Langan's 'Black Monday'. It is extremely creepy and weird and serves as an excellent companion piece to 'Love Perverts' from the last volume. Ben H. Winters' 'Bring Them Down' is the perfect sequel to 'Bring Her to Me'. Rather than just continuing with the story, he takes some crazily exciting turns, I can't wait to see where his story in The End Has Come goes. I also really liked 'Agent Isolated' by David Wellington. The rest are more than acceptable and often thought provoking, with only Jonathan Maberry's and Elizabeth Bear's tales falling flat for me. I've already purchased and begun the third volume, and I've purchased the full set for some friends as gifts. If you like apocalyptic fiction, this triptych is without a doubt a must have. John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey have really put something special together here.

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Wow what a ride

I really like how most of the stories carried over from book one. It's an interesting variation in the short story anthology format.Read more

Published 6 days ago by George R Wilson III

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The End is Great!

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Excellent collection for going out with a bang or a whimper

Good follow through from the first. The build up to "the end" is palatable.Read more

Published 9 months ago by Jen N.

Yup

It's been a bit since I finished this, but I enjoyed the variety of the contributors' styles. Obviously the quality varied as well but I didn't find any of the stories...Read more

Published 12 months ago by Alex Curtin

Genre Defining

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Great reads from writers I want to search out

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