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IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT…

For decades, the apocalypse and its aftermath have yielded some of the most exciting short stories of all time. From David Brin’s seminal “The Postman” to Hugh Howey’s “Deep Blood Kettle” and Tananarive Due’s prescient “Patient Zero,” the end of the world continues to thrill.

This companion volume to the critically acclaimed WASTELANDS offers thirty of the finest examples of post-apocalyptic short fiction, with works by:

Ann Aguirre

Megan Arkenberg

Paolo Bacigalupi

Christopher Barzak

Lauren Beukes

David Brin

Orson Scott Card

Junot Díaz

Cory Doctorow

Tananarive Due

Toiya Kristen Finley

Milo James Fowler

Maria Dahvana Headley

Hugh Howey

Keffy R. M. Kehrli

Jake Kerr

Nancy Kress

Joe R. Lansdale

George R. R. Martin

Jack McDevitt

Seanan McGuire

Maureen F. McHugh

D. Thomas Minton

Rudy Rucker & Bruce Sterling

Ramsey Shehadeh

Robert Silverberg

Rachel Swirsky

Genevieve Valentine

James Van Pelt

Christie Yant

Award-winning editor John Joseph Adams has once again assembled a who’s who of short fiction, and the result is nothing short of mind-blowing.

Set initially in a future shanty town in America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being dissembled for parts by a rag tag group of workers, we meet Nailer, a teenage boy working the light crew, searching for copper wiring to make quota and live another day. The harsh realities of this life, from his abusive father, to his hand to mouth existence, echo the worst poverty in the present day third world. When an accident leads Nailer to discover an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, and the lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl, Nailer finds himself at a crossroads. Should he strip the ship and live a life of relative wealth, or rescue the girl, Nita, at great risk to himself and hope she'll lead him to a better life. This is a novel that illuminates a world where oil has been replaced by necessity, and where the gap between the haves and have-nots is now an abyss. Yet amidst the shadows of degradation, hope lies ahead.

DISTANT WORLDS, TIME TRAVEL, EPIC ADVENTURE, UNSEEN WONDERS AND MUCH MORE! The best, most original and brightest science fiction and fantasy stories from around the globe from the past twelve months are brought together in one collection by multiple award winning editor Jonathan Strahan. This highly popular series now reaches volume nine and will include stories from both the biggest names in the field and the most exciting new talents. Previous volumes have included stories from Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Cory Doctorow, Stephen Baxter, Elizabeth Bear, Joe Abercrombie, Paolo Bacigalupi, Holly Black, Garth Nix, Jeffrey Ford, Margo Lanagan, Bruce Sterling, Adam Robets, Ellen Klages, and many many more.

Die nicht allzu ferne Zukunft. Der Klimawandel und die Profitgier der internationalen Großunternehmen haben die Erde, wie wir sie kennen, zerstört: Der Meeresspiegel ist angestiegen, das Erdöl versiegt und ganze Spezies wurden ausgerottet. Künstlich generierte Krankheiten, Bioterrorismus und Hungersnöte gehören zum Alltag. Die Supermächte sind schon lange untergegangen, stattdessen beherrschen die Lebensmittelkonzerne die globale Marktwirtschaft. Einzig dem Königreich Thailand ist es gelungen, sich durch Isolation und eine rigorose Biopolitik, seine Unabhängigkeit zu bewahren. Anderson Lake, Mitarbeiter der Firma AgriGen, wird nach Bangkok geschickt, wo er sich Zugang zu thailändischen Genlaboratorien verschaffen soll — weltweit die einzigen, die noch Stammkulturen unverseuchten Getreidesamens besitzen. Doch Thailands Regierung setzt alles daran, das Eindringen westlicher Konzerne in ihr Land zu verhindern …

Biokrieg

Миры, где животные и роботы наделены разумом.

Миры, где мифические существа правят людьми.

Миры, в которых виртуальная реальность полностью заменила обыденную.

Миры юные и умирающие, пустынные и страдающие от перенаселения, вполне привычные нашему воображению и причудливые, как полотна сюрреалистов.

И герои этих миров – воины, инженеры, врачи, сумасшедшие и гении…

34 рассказа, собранные в антологии «Лучшая фантастика XXI века», удовлетворяют любые читательские ожидания – здесь есть фэнтези, НФ, боевики, альтернативная история и виртуальные приключения. А в центре каждого рассказа – живой человек с его тревогами и заботами, радостями и муками.