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Wastelands

This series delves into grim visions of the world's end, exploring desolate landscapes ravaged by catastrophe and the human struggle for survival. It uncovers what it means to remain human in the face of ruin and chaos. Featuring stories from leading speculative fiction authors, this collection grapples with the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of the apocalypse. It's a compelling look at our own fragility and resilience.

Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse

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  1. 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 Revelations to The Road Warrior; from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytellers have long imagined the end of the world, weaving tales of catastrophe, chaos, and calamity. 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. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award- winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors

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