Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse

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WASTELANDS 2: MORE STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE

Print edition ISBN: 9781783291502

E-book edition ISBN: 9781783291526

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“Introduction” by John Joseph Adams. © 2015 by John Joseph Adams. Appears for the first time in this volume.

“Foundation” by Ann Aguirre. © 2012 by Ann Aguirre. Originally published in Tor.com. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Final Exam” by Megan Arkenberg. © 2012 by Megan Arkenberg. Originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Tamarisk Hunter” by Paolo Bacigalupi. © 2006 by Windup Stories, Inc. Originally published in High Country News. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“A Beginner’s Guide to Survival Before, During, and After the Apocalypse” by Christopher Barzak. © 2013 by Christopher Barzak. Originally published in Before and Afterlives. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Chislehurst Messiah” by Lauren Beukes. © 2011 by Lauren Beukes. Originally published in Pandemonium: Stories of the Apocalypse. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Postman” by David Brin. © 1982 by David Brin. Originally published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Elephants of Poznan” by Orson Scott Card. © 2000 by Orson Scott Card. Originally published in Fantastyka. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Monstro” by Junot Díaz. © 2012 by Junot Díaz. Originally published in The New Yorker. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar)” by Cory Doctorow. © 2002 by CorDoc-Co, Ltd (UK). Originally published in Black Gate. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Patient Zero” by Tananarive Due. © 2000 by Tananarive Due. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Outer Rims” by Toiya Kristen Finley. © 2011 by Toiya Kristen Finley. Originally published in Daily Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Soulless in His Sight” by Milo James Fowler. © 2012 by Milo James Fowler. Originally published in Shimmer. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Traditional” by Maria Dahvana Headley. © 2013 by Maria Dahvana Headley. Originally published in Lightspeed. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Deep Blood Kettle” by Hugh Howey. © 2013 by Hugh Howey. Originally published in Lightspeed. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Advertising at the End of the World” by Keffy R. M. Kehrli. © 2009 by Keffy R. M. Kehrli. Originally published in Apex Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Biographical Fragments of the Life of Julian Prince” by Jake Kerr. © 2013 by Jake Kerr. Originally published in Lightspeed. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“By Fools Like Me” by Nancy Kress. © 2007 by Nancy Kress. Originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man’s Back” by Joe R. Lansdale. © 1986 by Joe R. Lansdale. Originally published in Nukes. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“‘…for a single yesterday’” by George R. R. Martin. © 1975 by George R. R. Martin. Originally published in Epoch. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Ellie” by Jack McDevitt. © 1995 by Cryptic, Inc. Originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Animal Husbandry” by Seanan McGuire. © 2009 by Seanan McGuire. Originally published in Grant’s Pass. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“After the Apocalypse” by Maureen F. McHugh. © 2011 by Maureen F. McHugh. Originally published in After the Apocalypse: Stories. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Dreams in Dust” by D. Thomas Minton. © 2012 by D. Thomas Minton. Originally published in Lightspeed. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Colliding Branes” by Rudy Rucker & Bruce Sterling. © 2009 by Rudy Rucker & Bruce Sterling. Originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Jimmy’s Roadside Café” by Ramsey Shehadeh. © 2008 by Ramsey Shehadeh. Originally published in Strange Horizons. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“When We Went to See the End of the World” by Robert Silverberg. © 1972 by Agberg, Inc. Originally published in Universe 2. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“How the World Became Quiet: A Post-Human Creation Myth” by Rachel Swirsky. © 2007 by Rachel Swirsky. Originally published in Electric Velocipede. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Wondrous Days” by Genevieve Valentine. © 2010 by Genevieve Valentine. Originally published in Apex Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“A Flock of Birds” by James Van Pelt. © 2002 by James Van Pelt. Originally published in SCI FICTION. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Revelation of Morgan Stern” by Christie Yant. © 2013 by Christie Yant. Originally published in Shimmer. Reprinted by permission of the author.

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