{"product_id":"wastelands-john-joseph-adams-9781482999761","title":"Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse","description":"\u003cp\u003eFamine, Death, War, and Pestilence--the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the harbingers of Armageddon--these are our guides through the Wastelands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Book of Revelation to \u003ci\u003eThe Road Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e, from \u003ci\u003eA Canticle for Leibowitz\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathering together the best postapocalyptic 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\u003ci\u003e--Wastelands\u003c\/i\u003e explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in the wake of Armageddon. Whether the end of the world comes through nuclear war, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm, these are tales of survivors, in some cases struggling to rebuild the society that was, in others, merely surviving, scrounging for food in depopulated ruins and defending themselves against monsters, mutants, and marauders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWastelands\u003c\/i\u003e delves into this bleak landscape, uncovering the raw human emotion and heart-pounding thrills at the genre's core.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Joseph Adams, Stephen King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1482999765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781482999761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyboat Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.80h x 5.30w x 1.40d","brand":"John Joseph Adams","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44123993964799,"sku":"9781482999761","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55335cb5-e2ac-4c09-94fb-574bdce9d31e.jpg?v=1687434121","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wastelands-john-joseph-adams-9781482999761","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}