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THE UNCERTAINTY MACHINE
© 2015 by Jamie Ford

MARGIN OF SURVIVAL
© 2015 by Elizabeth Bear

JINGO AND THE HAMMERMAN
© 2015 by Jonathan Maberry

THE LAST MOVIE EVER MADE
© 2015 by Charlie Jane Anders

THE GRAY SUNRISE
© 2015 by Jake Kerr

THE BLOOMING MEADOW, THE BRIGHTEST STARS
© 2015 by Desirina Boskovich

THE GODS HAVE NOT DIED IN VAIN
© 2015 by Ken Liu

THE HAPPIEST PLACE . . .
© 2015 by Mira Grant

IN THE WOODS
© 2015 by Hugh Howey

BLESSINGS
© 2015 by Nancy Kress

Cover Art by Julian Aguilar Faylona.

Cover Design by Jason Gurley.

Ebook Design by John Joseph Adams.

We hope you’ve enjoyed reading this series. It has been our pleasure bringing these works to you. If you missed the first two entries, be sure to check out
The End is Nigh
and
The End is Now.

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.

Visit
johnjosephadams.com/apocalypse-triptych
to learn more about THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH, read interviews with the authors that go behind-the-scenes of their stories, or read selected stories from all three volumes of the series.

In addition to the three books in THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH, editor John Joseph Adams has also edited several other anthologies of a similar thematic nature that you might enjoy:

WASTELANDS: STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE
edited by John Joseph Adams
Night Shade Books, January 2008

From the Book of Revelation to
The Road Warrior;
from
A Canticle for Leibowitz
to
The Road,
storytellers have long imagined the end of the world, weaving eschatological tales of catastrophe, chaos, and calamity. In doing so, these visionary authors have addressed one of the most challenging and enduring themes of imaginative fiction: the nature of life in the aftermath of total societal collapse.

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.

johnjosephadams.com/wastelands

WASTELANDS 2: MORE STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE
edited by John Joseph Adams
Titan Books, February 2015

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, including works by George R.R. Martin, Junot Díaz, Seanan McGuire, Paolo Bacigalupi, and more. 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.

johnjosephadams.com/wastelands-2

THE LIVING DEAD
edited by John Joseph Adams
Night Shade Books, September 2008

From
White Zombie
to
Dawn of the Dead,
from
Resident Evil
to
World War Z,
zombies have invaded popular culture, becoming the monsters that best express the fears and anxieties of the modern west. The ultimate consumers, zombies rise from the dead and feed upon the living, their teeming masses ever hungry, ever seeking to devour or convert, like mindless, faceless eating machines. Zombies have been depicted as mind-controlled minions, the shambling infected, the disintegrating dead, the ultimate
lumpenproletariat,
but in all cases, they reflect us, mere mortals afraid of death in a society on the verge of collapse.

Gathering together the best zombie literature of the last three decades from many of today’s most renowned authors of fantasy, speculative fiction, and horror, including Stephen King, Harlan Ellison
^®
, Robert Silverberg, George R. R. Martin, Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Joe R. Lansdale,
The Living Dead,
covers the broad spectrum of zombie fiction, ranging from Romero-style zombies to reanimated corpses to voodoo zombies and beyond.

johnjosephadams.com/the-living-dead

THE LIVING DEAD 2
edited by John Joseph Adams
Night Shade Books, September 2010

Readers eagerly devoured
The Living Dead.
Now acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams is back for another bite at the apple — the Adam’s apple, that is — with 43 more of the best, most chilling, most thrilling zombie stories anywhere, including virtuoso performances by zombie fiction legends Max Brooks
(World War Z, The Zombie Survival Guide),
Robert Kirkman
(The Walking Dead),
and David Wellington
(Monster Island).

From
Left 4 Dead
to
Zombieland
to
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,
ghoulishness has never been more exciting and relevant. Within these pages samurai warriors face off against the legions of hell, necrotic dinosaurs haunt a mysterious lost world, and eerily clever zombies organize their mindless brethren into a terrifying army.

The Living Dead 2
has more of what zombie fans hunger for — more scares, more action, more. . . brains. Experience the indispensable series that defines the very best in zombie literature.

johnjosephadams.com/the-living-dead-2

ROBOT UPRISINGS
edited by Daniel H. Wilson & John Joseph Adams
Vintage Books, April 2014

As real robots creep into our lives, so does a sense of fear — we have all wondered what horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry. The idea of a robot uprising is fascinating precisely because it is possible. This anthology will bring to life the answers to our half-formed questions by providing a collection of meticulously precise, exhilarating trips into a future in which humans survive only by being more clever and tenacious than the machines they have created.

At the helm of this project are Daniel H. Wilson—bestselling novelist and expert in robotics—and John Joseph Adams—bestselling editor of more than a dozen science fiction/fantasy anthologies. Together, they have drawn on their wide-ranging contacts to assemble a talented group of authors eager to attack the topic of robot uprisings from startling and fascinating angles.

Featuring work by Hugh Howey, Seanan McGuire, Scott Sigler, Charles Yu, Anna North, Robin Wasserman, Ernest Cline, Jeff Abbott, Julianna Baggott, and many more, plus a new novella from Daniel H. Wilson.

johnjosephadams.com/robot-uprisings

BRAVE NEW WORLDS
edited by John Joseph Adams
Night Shade Books, January 2011

You are being watched.

When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny?

In his smash-hit anthologies
Wastelands
and
The Living Dead,
acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams showed you what happens when society is utterly wiped away. Now he brings you a glimpse into an equally terrifying future — what happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life?

From
1984
to
The Handmaid’s Tale,
from
Children of Men
to
Bioshock,
the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force.
Brave New Worlds
collects 33 of the best tales of totalitarian menace by some of today’s most visionary writers.

johnjosephadams.com/brave-new-worlds

LOOSED UPON THE WORLD
edited by John Joseph Adams
Saga Press, August 2015

This is the definitive collection of climate fiction from John Joseph Adams, the acclaimed editor of
The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy
and
Wastelands.
These provocative stories explore our present and speculate about all of our tomorrows through terrifying struggle, and hope. Join the bestselling authors Margaret Atwood, Paolo Bacigalupi, Nancy Kress, Kim Stanley Robinson, Jim Shepard, and over twenty others as they presciently explore the greatest threat to our future. This is a collection that will challenge readers to look at the world they live in as if for the first time.

johnjosephadams.com/loosed

• THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH, Vol. 1:
  The End is Nigh
  
• THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH, Vol. 2:
  The End is Now
  
• THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH, Vol. 3:
  The End Has Come
  
• Armored
  
• Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy
  [Forthcoming, Oct. 2015]
  
• Brave New Worlds
  
• By Blood We Live
  
• Dead Man’s Hand
  
• Epic: Legends Of Fantasy
  
• Federations
  
• The Improbable Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
  
• HELP FUND MY ROBOT ARMY!!! and Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects
  
• Lightspeed Magazine
  
• The Living Dead
  
• The Living Dead 2
  
• Loosed Upon the World: A Climate Fiction Anthology
  [Forthcoming, Aug. 2015]
  
• The Mad Scientist’s Guide To World Domination
  
• Nightmare Magazine
  
• Operation Arcana
  
• Other Worlds Than These
  
• Oz Reimagined
  
• Press Start to Play
  [Forthcoming, Aug. 2015]
  
• Robot Uprisings
  
• Seeds of Change
  
• Under the Moons of Mars
  
• Wastelands
  
• Wastelands 2
  
• The Way Of The Wizard