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Author:

Wastelands 2 (Anthology)

Title:

Wastelands 2 : more stories of the apocalypse / edited by John Joseph Adams.

Publisher:

Titan Books,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

523 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

End of the world--Fiction.
Armageddon--Fiction.
Regression (Civilization)--Fiction.
Armageddon.
End of the world.
Science fiction, American.
Short stories, American.
Science fiction, American.
Short stories, American.
Fiction.

Other Authors:

Adams, John Joseph, 1976- editor.
Container of (work): Bacigalupi, Paolo. Tamarisk Hunter.
Container of (work): Howey, Hugh. Deep blood kettle.
Container of (work): McGuire, Seanan. Animal husbandry.
Container of (work): Martin, George R. R. ... for a single yesterday.
Container of (work): Beukes, Lauren. Chislehurst Messiah.
Container of (work): Rucker, Rudy v. B. (Rudy von Bitter), 1946- Colliding branes.
Container of (work): McDevitt, Jack. Ellie.
Container of (work): Aguirre, Ann. Foundation.
Container of (work): Doctorow, Cory. Beat me daddy (eight to the bar)
Container of (work): Barzak, Christopher. Beginner's guide to survival before, during, and after the apocalypse.
Container of (work): Valentine, Genevieve. Wondrous days.
Container of (work): Minton, D. Thomas, 1969- Dreams in dust.
Container of (work): Kress, Nancy. By fools like me.
Container of (work): Shehadeh, Ramsey, 1970- Jimmy's Roadside Café.
Container of (work): Card, Orson Scott. Elephants of Poznan.
Container of (work): Brin, David. Postman.
Container of (work): Silverberg, Robert. When we went to see the end of the world.
Container of (work): Yant, Christie. Revelation of Morgan Stern.
Container of (work): Arkenberg, Megan. Final exam.
Container of (work): Van Pelt, James, 1954- Flock of birds.
Container of (work): Due, Tananarive, 1966- Patient zero.
Container of (work): Fowler, Milo James, 1976- Soulless in his sight.
Container of (work): Finley, Toiya Kristen. Outer rims.
Container of (work): Kehrli, Keffy R. M. Advertising at the end of the world.
Container of (work): Swirsky, Rachel. How the world became quiet (Short story)
Container of (work): Lansdale, Joe R., 1951- Tight little stitches in a dead man's back.
Container of (work): McHugh, Maureen F. After the apocalypse (Short story)
Container of (work): Headley, Maria Dahvana, 1977- Traditional.
Container of (work): Díaz, Junot, 1968- Monstro.
Container of (work): Kerr, Jake, 1967- Biographical fragments of the life of Julian Prince.

Other Titles:

Preceded by (work): Wastelands (Anthology)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references. Short stories chiefly by American authors, with one South African (Lauren Beukes)

Contents:

Biographical Fragments of the Life of Julian Prince / Jake Kerr. The Amarisk Hunter / Paolo Bacigalupi -- Deep Blood Kettle / Hugh Howey -- Animal Husbandry / Seanan McGuire -- "--for a single yesterday" / George R. R. Martin -- Chiswick Messiah / Lauren Beukes -- Colliding Branes / Rudy Rucker & Bruce Sterling -- Ellie / Jack McDevitt -- Foundation / Ann Aguirre -- Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) / Cory Doctorow -- A Beginner's Guide to Survival Before, During, and After the Apocalypse / Christopher Barzak -- Wondrous Days / Genevieve Valentine -- Dreams in Dust / D. Thomas Minton -- By Fools Like Me / Nancy Kress -- Jimmy's Roadside Cafe / Ramsey Shehadeh -- The Elephants of Poznan / Orson Scott Card -- The Postman / David Brin -- When We Went To See the End of the World / Robert Silverberg -- The Revelation of Morgan Stern / Christie Yant -- Final Exam / Megan Arkenberg -- A Flock of Birds / James Van Pelt -- Patient Zero / Tananarive Due -- Soulless in His Sight / Milo James Fowler -- Outer Rims / Toiya Kristen Finley -- Advertising at the End of the World / Keffy R. M. Kehrli -- How the World Became Quiet: A Post-Human Creation Myth / Rachel Swirsky -- Tight Little Stiches in a Dead Man's Back / Joe R. Lansdale -- After the Apocalypse / Maureen F. McHugh -- The Traditional / Maria Dahvana Headley -- Monstro / Junot Diaz -- Biographical Fragments of the Life of Julian Prince / Jake Kerr.

Summary:

"This companion volume to the critically acclaimed Wastelands, offers thirty of the finest examples of post-apocalyptic short fiction." --Back cover.

ISBN:

9781783291502 (pbk.)
1783291508 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)880756423

Locations:

SWPB124 -- Dumont Community Library (Dumont)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

WXPD305 -- Spirit Lake Public Library (Spirit Lake)