What I love about dsytopian stories the most is learning how they got there. What apocalyptic scenario destroyed the previous status quo, and how did it happen? How did the virus spread? How did the government fall? So I was excited to hear some expert writers discuss that moment of total destruction and what follows. …
While browsing the haphazardly stocked aisles of a soon-to-be dead Borders Bookstore recently, I deviated from my normal fantasy/supernatural/vampires/zombies sections and happened upon an interesting title. One Second After by William R. Forstchen. Undeterred by the cover’s declaration of the book being a New York Times Bestseller (why do I usually trend towards the obscure …
I admit I’m a sucker for apocalyptic novels that go into stark detail about how the Bad Thing comes about, be it a zombie virus, or an asteroid strike, or a robot take over. So many stories take for granted that those things just happen without ever detailing the evolution or progress that eventually culminates …
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