Wastelands Ii: More Stories Of The Apocalypse

Description

John Joseph Adams brings us back to the end-of-days with this follow up to the acclaimed apocalyptic fiction anthology, Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse. Since the landmark Wastelands anthology was published, apocalyptic fiction of all types have exploded in the popular consciousness. Wastelands 2 will focus on fiction published subsequent to the first book. It features stories by some of the most recent writers of the apocalypse. It includes several stories original to Wastelands 2.

Author description

John Joseph Adams, called "the reigning king of the anthology world" by Barnes & Noble.com, is the bestselling editor of many anthologies, such as UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS: NEW ADVENTURES ON BARSOOM, ARMORED, LIGHT-SPEED: YEAR ONE, BRAVE NEW WORLDS, WASTELANDS, THE LIVING DEAD, THE LIVING DEAD 2, BY BLOOD WE LIVE, FEDERATIONS, THE IMPROBABLE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, and THE WAY OF THE WIZARD. He is a two-time finalist for the Hugo Award and a three-time finalist for the World Fantasy Award. He is also the editor and publisher of LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE, and is the co-host of THE GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY podcast. Forthcoming anthologies include EPIC (Tachyon, Fall 2012) and THE MAD SCIENTIST'S GUIDE TO WORLD DOMINATION (Tor Books, 2013).