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Loading... This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypseby Robert Silverberg (Editor)
   None No current Talk conversations about this book. 1   spuriouscarrie | Feb 11, 2017 |   This collection covers the gamut from early, classic writers to recent contemporary authors. The end comes in incredible variety of ways, including the expected fire and ice scenarios, to willful extinction in many forms, to natural disasters, to "visitors" from beyond and more. The stories selected are all well written, most of them are exceptionally well written. Silverberg did a wonderful job in his selection of stories to include in this anthology. He opens the book with an introduction to the collection, where he points out: "Since apocalyptic visions are nearly universal in the religious literature of the world, and probably always have been, it’s not surprising that they should figure largely in the fantasies of imaginative storytellers." Then, before each story, he has an interesting and informative shorter introduction to the specific author and story. There are many stories in this collection that I loved, but, incredibly, didn't have even one that I disliked. I'm giving credit to the care in which they were chosen as well as the talent of all the writers included. This is a great collection of superb stories! Contents include: INTRODUCTION by Robert Silverberg THE ETERNAL ADAM by Jules Verne THE LAST GENERATION by James Elroy Flecker FINIS by Frank Lillie Pollock THE COMING OF THE ICE by G. Peyton Wertenbaker N DAY by Philip Latham GUYAL OF SFERE by Jack Vance A PAIL OF AIR by Fritz Leiber WHO CAN REPLACE A MAN by Brian W. Aldiss HERESIES OF THE HUGE GOD by Brian W. Aldiss THE NEW ATLANTIS by Ursula K. Le Guin WHEN WE WENT TO SEE THE END OF THE WORLD by Robert Silverberg THE WIND AND THE RAIN by Robert Silverberg THE SCREWFLY SOLUTION by James Tiptree, Jr. AFTER-IMAGES by Malcolm Edwards DAISY, IN THE SUN by Connie Willis THREE DAYS AFTER by Karen Haber THE RAIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Dale Bailey THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT by Dale Bailey FINAL EXAM by Megan Artenberg PRAYERS TO THE SUN by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro LAST AND FIRST MEN by Olaf Stapledon Disclosure: My advanced reading copy was courtesy of the publisher/author. (  )2 SheTreadsSoftly | Oct 30, 2016 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML: THIS WAY TO THE END TIMES: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse, gathers 21 compelling, gripping stories of the not-too-distant demise of the earth as we know it. And what a collection. From little-known, brilliant tales by sci-fi legends Jules Vernes and Olaf Stapledon, to intense short works by sci-fi masters Ursula K. Le Guin, Connie Willis, Jack Vance, and Brian W. Aldiss, to haunting works by contemporary authors Dale Bailey, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Karen Haber and Megan Arkenberg, THIS WAY TO THE END TIMES paves the road to the fantastical future, alternating humor with grit, and hope with ghastly post apocalyptic visions. Guest editor Robert Silverberg—beloved sci-fi master—hand-picked each story, and offers an introduction to each, as well as an introduction to the anthology as a whole. A unique collection for longtime and new fans of speculative fiction, THIS WAY TO THE END TIMES roars into the future wide-eyed and full speed ahead. No library descriptions found. 
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Who Can Replace a Man? by Brian W. Aldiss
The New Atlantis by Ursula K. Le Guin
When We Went to See the End of the World by Robert Silverberg (funny)
The Screwfly Solution by James Tiptree, Jr. (!!!!!!!!)
After-Images by Malcolm Edwards
Daisy, in the Sun by Connie Willis
Three Days After by Karen Haber
The Rain at the End of the World by Dale Bailey
The End of the World as We Know It by Dale Bailey (grief story, too, well, like many of these)
Final Exam by Megan Arkenberg (funny) (