Wastelands

Stories of the Apocalypse

By: John Joseph Adams

Narrated by: Susan Hanfield, J. Paul Boehmer, Gabrielle de Cuir, Harlan Ellison, Hillary Huber, Arthur Morey, Lisa Reneé Pitts

Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence—the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the harbingers of Armageddon—these are our guides through the Wastelands.

From the Book of Revelation to The Road Warrior, from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytellers have long imagined the end of the world, weaving eschatological tales of catastrophe, chaos, and calamity. In doing so, these visionary authors have addressed one of the most challenging and enduring themes of imaginative fiction: The nature of life in the aftermath of total societal collapse.

Gathering together the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decades from many of today's most renowned authors of speculative fiction—including George R. R. Martin, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, and Stephen King—Wastelands explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in the wake of Armageddon. Whether the end of the world comes through nuclear war, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm, these are tales of survivors, in some cases struggling to rebuild the society that was, in others, merely surviving, scrounging for food in depopulated ruins and defending themselves against monsters, mutants, and marauders.

Wastelands delves into this bleak landscape, uncovering the raw human emotion and heart-pounding thrills at the genre's core.

©2008 John Joseph Adams (P)2014 Blackstone Audio

Fantastic!

For fans of fantasy this was a rare treat. I enjoyed every story, and didn't want the book to end.

I love these stories

Wastelands and wastelands 2 are both solid collections of interesting and dark stories of the end of all things.

A true ride into the dark...

what are you afraid of? chances are, you will find it within. This turned out to be such a marvelous collection that half way through I spent my next credit on part 2, and am starting it directly after posting this review. Mayhem, horror, tragic comedy... it's all inside baby! Buy
this ticket, take this ride into the mists of what could be...

Collections are hit and miss.

The book had some real awesome shorts and some real duds. I was torn on ★ rating. overall it was so up and down I couldn't hate it nor love it. Narration was also all over. I would say don't waste a copy edit and if you can buy for less than a 5 spot.

not bad

I like apocalypse-themed bedtime stories. This did not disappoint. Am trying to be brief to respect the character limit.