Apocalypse Triptych
| The Apocalypse Triptych |
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| The End is Nigh |
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| The End is Now |
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| The End has Come |
Book Synopsis
Famine. Death. War. Pestilence
These are the harbingers of the biblical apocalypse, of the End of the World. In science fiction, the end is triggered by less figurative means: nuclear holocaust, biological warfare/pandemic, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm.
But before any catastrophe, there are people who see it coming. During, there are heroes who fight against it. And after, there are the survivors who persevere and try to rebuild.
The Apocalypse Triptych will tell their stories.
Edited by acclaimed anthologist John Joseph Adams and bestselling author Hugh Howey, The Apocalypse Triptych is a series of three anthologies of apocalyptic fiction. The End is Nigh focuses on life before the apocalypse. The End is Now turns its attention to life during the apocalypse. And The End has Come focuses on life after the apocalypse.
Books in the Series
The End is Nigh
Featuring the Scott Sigler story The Fifth Day of Deer Camp, The End is Nigh: The Apocalypse Triptych, Volume 1, contains stories taking place in a world about to be devastated by an apocalypse.
The End is Now
Featuring the Scott Sigler story The Sixth Day of Deer Camp, The End is Now: The Apocalypse Triptych, Volume 2 contains stories taking place in a world in the midst of an apocalypse.
The End has Come
Featuring the Scott Sigler story The Seventh Day of Deer Camp, The End has Come: The Apocalypse Triptych, Volume 3 contains stories taking place as a world recovers from an apocalypse.
Author participation
Authors were encouraged to write one story for each of the three volumes of the anthology series.[1] However, not all authors participate in this way. Some authors contribute to all three, some contribute to two, and some just to a single volume.
| Author | The End is Nigh | The End is Now | The End has Come |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Wasserman | The Balm and the Wound | Dear John | In the Valley of the Shadow of the Promised Land |
| Desirina Boskovich | Heaven is a Place on Planet X | To Wrestle Not Against Flesh and Blood | |
| Charlie Jane Anders | Break! Break! Break! | Rock Manning Can't Hear You | The Last Movie Ever Made |
| Ken Liu | The Gods Will Not Be Chained | The Gods Will Not Be Slain | The Gods Have Not Died in Vain |
| Jake Kerr | Wedding Day | Penance | InThe Gray Sunrise |
| Tananarive Due | Removal Order | Herd Immunity | Carriers |
| Tobias S. Buckell | System Reset | ||
| Jamie Ford | This Unkempt World is Falling to Pieces | By the Hair of the Moon | The Uncertainty Machine |
| Ben H. Winters | BRING HER TO ME | Bring Them Down | Heaven Come Down |
| Hugh Howey | In the Air | In the Mountain | In the Woods |
| Annie Bellet | Goodnight Moon | Goodnight Stars | Goodnight Earth |
| Will McIntosh | Dancing with Death in the Land of Nod | Dancing With Batgirl in the Land of Nod | Dancing With a Stranger in the Land of Nod |
| Megan Arkenberg | Houses Without Air | Twilight of the Music Machines | Like All Beautiful Places |
| Scott Siger | The Fifth Day of Deer Camp | The Sixth Day of Deer Camp | The Seventh Day of Deer Camp |
| Jack McDevitt | Enjoy the Moment | ||
| Nancy Kress | Pretty Soon the Four Horsemen are Going to Come Riding Through | Angels of the Apocalypse | Blessings |
| Seanan McGuire | Spores | Fruiting Bodies | Resistance |
| Jonathan Maberry | She's Got a Ticket to Ride | Sunset Hollow | Jingo and the Hammerman |
| David Wellington | Agent Unknown | Agent Isolated | Agent Neutralized |
| Matthew Mather | Enlightenment | ||
| Paolo Bacigalupi | Shooting the Apocalypse | ||
| Sarah Langan | Love Perverts | Black Monday | Prototype |
| Elizabeth Bear | You've Never Seen Everything | Margin of Survival | |
| Daniel H. Wilson | Avtomat | ||
| Carrie Vaughn | Bannerless | ||
| Chris Avellone | Acts of Creation | ||
| Leife Shallcross | Wandering Star | ||
| Mira Grant | The Happiest Place |
Story styles
Some authors chose to contribute stories that extend novels or other stories they have already written. Others contribute stories that follow a common storyline between the three volumes. Others still do both.
Common Story
- Scott Sigler's Deer Camp stories
- Seanan McGuire's stories
Story Extension
- Charlie Jane Anders Rock Manning story
Common Story Extension
- Hugh Howey's three stories continue the universe from his popular Silo series.
References
- ↑ The End is Nigh, p. 2
