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Wastelands: The New Apocalypse Kindle Edition

by Veronica Roth (Author), Hugh Howey (Author), Carmen Maria Machado (Author), Format: Kindle Edition

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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?

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“John Joseph Adams has curated an impressive selection of science fiction that is truly forward-thinking, from some of the most famous names in the business...Wastelands: The New Apocalypse has re-sparked my love for sf&f anthologies” - The Frumious Consortium

“These stories are entertaining and action-packed; clever, creative, and sometimes even a little bit funny. It may be ironic to use the worst disasters we can imagine as a platform for escapism, but, as the Wastelands series shows, the apocalypse is one hell of an opportunity.” - Tor.com

“As the editor of several apocalypse-themed anthologies...Adams has selected some of the best apocalyptic fiction to found anywhere. His brand-new follow-on in the Wastelands series, The New Apocalypse, continues this tradition.” - Kirkus Reviews

“Titan and Adams have masterfully crafted a compendium of truly amazing tales that will shock you, thrill you, chill you, and leave you feeling surprisingly good about, of all things, the end of the world.” - The Bookish Beth

“Highly recommended!” - Rising Shadow

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JOHN JOSEPH ADAMS serves as series editor of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and is the editor of more than thirty anthologies, including Wastelands and The Living Dead. Recent books include A People's Future of the United States, Cosmic Powers, Press Start to Play, Loosed Upon the World, and The Apocalypse Triptych. Called "the reigning king of the anthology world" by Barnes & Noble, John is a two-time winner of the Hugo Award (for which he has been a finalist twelve times) and an eight-time World Fantasy Award finalist. He is also the editor of John Joseph Adams Books (an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and the digital magazines Lightspeed and Nightmare, and is a producer for WIRED's Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast. Find him online at johnjosephadams.com and @johnjosephadams. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07H712YL6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Titan Books (June 4, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 4, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3013 KB
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 645 pages

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John Joseph Adams
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John Joseph Adams is the series editor of BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY, as well as the bestselling editor of more than thirty anthologies, including WASTELANDS and THE LIVING DEAD.
Recent books include A PEOPLE’S FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES, WASTELANDS: THE NEW APOCALYPSE, COSMIC POWERS, WHAT THE #@&% IS THAT?, OPERATION ARCANA, PRESS START TO PLAY, and LOOSED UPON THE WORLD. He is also a co-editor of The Apocalypse Triptych and his latest project, with Hugh Howey and Christie Yant, is The Dystopia Triptych anthology series.
Also with Christie Yant, he is the owner of Adamant Press, the publisher of the award-winning digital magazines NIGHTMARE and LIGHTSPEED.
Called “the reigning king of the anthology world” by Barnes & Noble, John is a two-time winner of the Hugo Award (for which he has been a finalist twelve times) and an eight-time World Fantasy Award finalist. He also served as a judge for the National Book Award.
In addition to his work in short fiction, John is also the editor of John Joseph Adams Books, a science fiction and fantasy imprint from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, where he’s published books such as the New York Times bestselling CHOSEN ONES by Veronica Roth; MACHINE LEARNING by Hugh Howey; the Philip K. Dick Award-winning BANNERLESS by Carrie Vaughn, the forthcoming THE UNFINISHED LAND by Greg Bear, and many others.
To learn more about any of the above, visit johnjosephadams.com and @johnjosephadams.
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Corinne Duyvis
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Corinne Duyvis is the critically acclaimed author of the YA sci-fi/fantasy novels OTHERBOUND, which Kirkus called “a stunning debut;” ON THE EDGE OF GONE, which Publishers Weekly called “a riveting apocalyptic thriller with substantial depth;” and THE ART OF SAVING THE WORLD, which Kirkus called “impossible to put down.” She is also the author of the original Marvel prose novel GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: COLLECT THEM ALL. Corinne hails from the Netherlands. She’s a co-founder of Disability in Kidlit as well as the originator of the #ownvoices hashtag.
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John Joseph Adams is one of the foremost editors and anthologists of our times. The list of anthologies he has edited or co-edited is impressive, and I own several of them, including the first two volumes of this series. I don't think this is quite as impressive as some (especially Cosmic Powers) simply because this end-of-the-world concept has been done so many times before that it's really hard to come up with a fresh take on it. At this point in the series, I think the stories have to be more about the people surviving the apocalypse rather than the apocalypse itself. Looking at the stories through this lens, here are the standouts.

"Bullet Point," Elizabeth Bear, the opening story. I've read elsewhere that this is a bit of a refutation to Harlan Ellison's "A Boy and His Dog," with the protagonist's quick and brutal rejection of the standard we're-the-last-two-humans-on-earth-and-we-have-to-reproduce nonsense. (I wonder why none of the men spouting this bullshit stops to think about the inevitable consequences of inbreeding.) Yes, there is a dog, and no, the dog doesn't die. This story is interesting because the only explanation given for the apocalypse--apparently everybody on Earth just up and disappears--is, possibly, the Rapture.

"The Elephants' Crematorium," Timothy Mudie. One of my favorite stories in the book, this is a lovely, lyrical tale about the elephants' despair after the apocalypse, and their immolating themselves because of it, until one pregnant woman shows them there is life and hope.

"Echo," Veronica Roth. The best story in the book, in my opinion, is this tale of Synthetic Intelligent Life Forms versus humans, and a young woman whose life was saved by those same "sylphs" deciding where her true loyalties lie.

"Polly Wanna Cracker?" Greg Van Eekhout. This is a nasty, sly subversion of the apocalyptic-survivor-mutant cliche, told from the point of view of a flock of parrots (probably African grays, I would imagine) generations after the nuclear war. It's also a reminder that large flightless birds are badass mofos.

"So Sharp, So Bright, So Final," Seanan McGuire. McGuire, with her love of medical apocalypses, digs up another one: a mutating rabies virus that becomes airborne.

"The Air is Chalk," Richard Kadrey. This one is downright weird, even for an anthology of this type, full of gore and body horror, and an anti-hero protagonist who most definitely gets what's coming to him.

The rest of the stories are of generally even quality, with only one or two I didn't like. I suppose one could say that, overall, this anthology is pretty depressing, which is only natural given its subject matter. But there are occasional flashes of hope, and this is a reminder of how stubborn and resilient human beings can be. You probably have to be in a certain state of mind to enjoy this, but it's worth the read.

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Great Read for Some New Authors to Follow

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019

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Enjoyed this volume of short stories w/an apocalyptic theme very, VERY much. Enjoyed some authors w/which I am familiar & met some new authors of whom I look forward to reading more. A few of the stories did not really reach me, but most of them were at least interesting, and a handful of them stayed w/me well after reading them. Highly recommended.

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Some good, some bad, a few really good

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2022

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Like with any anthology, there's good, bad and really good. Fortunately, there were only a handful I really didn't like.

Standouts for me were: Bullet Point, The Plague, Last Chance, Come on Down, So Sharp So Bright So Final, and Snow.

I don't really understand all the angry reviews about some of the stories featuring LGBTQ characters. I'm pretty sure queer people aren't up in arms about heterosexual relationships constantly being represented.

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Thought provoking

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2021

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Good lengths to read a story, then put down for a while to take care of life.

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2019

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Many of these were excellent stories that really stuck with me, with only a couple that I wasn't that impressed with. Overall a good collection with a nicely diverse array of story types.

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S. Whipkey

Really enjoyed these stories

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2019

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They got more disturbing as they went on, which was both good and bad, but otherwise I was impressed with the quality of this collection.

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Really good book, read it. Thought provoking. Interesting. 11 more words required. 8 more words. Want more books like this

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A great collection!

Reviewed in Canada on November 24, 2019

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A great collection of post-apocolyptic fiction. Well worth the price.

Martyn

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2020

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Solid collection, great for bed time as they're short stories. I'm going to say I think I enjoyed the first two of the series a little more but I'm not going to knock a star off for that. Some of the stories were a little short, not such a bad thing they were still great but left me wanting to hear more!

Sam Hawksmoor

Great insights into our very near future

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2021

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This is the last collection in the series - coming to us just before Covid struck. But at least one of the stories gets it right and surmises China is our greatest viral threat. The stories are bleak; rarely give us hope for humanity or the planet but like it says in the title this is the New Apocalypse and makes essential reading for preppers, Greta Thunberg and anyone wondering what will happen to us when we ignore all the signs and keeping burning coal and using up the planet.
There’s also some nice humorous touches with a healthy sense of irony here. Enjoy,
Sam Hawksmoor author of Mission Longshot

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