![]() ![]() Adams also provides an extensive bibliography of apocalypse books at the end which may be interesting to genre fans (like me!), including ones that are sort of sub-sub genre, such as Octavia Butler's Dawn and Kate Wilhelm's Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang.Īfter pushing to the half-way point, I set it down for a month, lacking the motivation to continue, even in the middle of summer when depressing should be more tolerable. ![]() All were generally well-written and a couple were enjoyable enough that I'll make a point of looking for the authors. This collection literally spans decades, from 1973 (R.R. ![]() He references a number of iconoclastic works and suggests the genre lost some popularity post-Berlin wall fall but has been enjoying a resurgence since the turn of the century. He contextualized the sub genre in general, suggesting that the genre starts in 1826 with Shelley's The Last Man. ![]() Apparently contributions were curated or written with either physical or emotional desolation in mind.ĭeliberately excluding apocalypses resulting from aliens or zombies, Adams attempts to answer the question of what would the world be like after the apocalypse. I've enjoyed Joseph Adams' edited collections before (the The End is Nigh series has some great arcs), but Wastelands largely feels bleak and depressing. I can hardly believe I'm saying this, but I think I prefer apocalypse stories with zombies. ![]()
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