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oryx and crake by margaret atwood

“If he wants to be an asshole it’s a free country. Millions before him have made the same life choice.” –Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Above please find my favorite moment in the entirety of...

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way down dark by jp smythe

“After I helped to kill my mother, I had to burn her body.” Hell of a brutal first line, and a clear signal of what to expect from J.P. Smythe’s 2015 young adult novel Way Down Dark: brutality,...

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soviet ghosts by rebecca litchfield

Soviet Ghosts by Rebecca Litchfield (2014, Carpet Bombing Culture) is a photo book, a history book, a book about urban exploration, and a book about the ghosts of history. It captures the small-scale...

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viriconium by m. john harrison

“Though the land go down into death and misrule, and tegeus-Cromis of the nameless sword with it, there should be some poetry before the end.” –The Pastel City by M. John Harrison I have traveled to...

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the dead lands by benjamin percy

Stories. In conversation with other stories. Always. This is the heart of Benjamin Percy’s 2015 post-apocalyptic novel The Dead Lands (Hodder & Stoughton).  It’s a good heart. “They’re [books] so...

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the year in books: the best apocalypses of 2015

One year, 36 new fictional apocalypses under my reading-list belt. A few were truly horrible (Barricade, Freakangels) but on the whole, a pretty good crop. In 2016, I will continue my apocalyptic...

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the art of eating through the zombie apocalypse by lauren wilson, illustrated...

The Art of Eating Through the Zombie Apocalypse: A Cookbook and Culinary Guide (2014, Smart Pop) is the kind of book you can reliably purchase for zombie fans for holidays and birthdays. They will like...

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your apocalypse: an interview with author paul kane

Paul Kane‘s work first came onto my radar via Hooded Man, an Omnibus of three post-apocalyptic novels from Abaddon Books based on the Robin Hood story. (I love me some Robin Hood.) But Kane has written...

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trümmer by simona turini

Simona Turini was taking a sip from a flask the first time I saw her. I am partial to people who drink out of flasks in public. Not the least because then I can imagine that they are taking swigs of...

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your apocalypse: an interview with author scott andrews

If the appearance of Donald Trump in every news headline, ever, regarding the upcoming U.S. presidential election isn’t a sign of the end times, I don’t know what is. So, better start thinking about...

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