by Hugh Howey
First published 2015
The world has ended. Nuclear war, pandemic, ecological collapse, or cosmic disaster has swept away the old order. Now survivors emerge from shelters and hiding places to face what remains. In scattered communities across the wasteland, people struggle to create something new from the ruins. Some seek to restore the past. Others embrace radical change. Leaders emerge to guide small bands of refugees. Scientists work to understand what went wrong. Children born after the catastrophe know only this harsh new reality. Twenty-one stories explore how humanity adapts when everything familiar disappears. Writers including Hugh Howey, Seanan McGuire, Ken Liu, and Nancy Kress imagine the long aftermath of civilization's collapse. These are not tales of immediate survival but of what comes next. Communities form new rules. Technologies are rediscovered or abandoned. Hope and despair battle for the human spirit as people ask whether they can build better than before.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, post-apocalyptic, apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, rebuilding-society
314 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform