Out of the ruins : the apocalyptic anthology

Out of the ruins The apocalyptic anthology

Book - 2021

Featuring new and exclusive stories, as well as classics of the genre, Grassmann takes us through the fall and beyond, to the things that are created after. Calling on the finest traditions of post-apocalyptic fiction, this anthology asks us what makes us human, and who we will be when we emerge out of the ruins? Featuring work from China Mǐville, Emily St John Mandel, Clive Barker, Carmen Maria Machado, Charlie Jane Anders, Samuel R. Delaney, Ramsey Campbell, Lavie Tidhar, Kaaron Warrern, Anna Tambour, Nina Allan, Jeffrey Thomas, Paul Di Filippo, Ron Drummond, Nikhil Singh, John Skipp, Autumn Christian, Chris Kelso, Rumi Kaneko, Nick Mamatas and D.R.G. Sugawara.

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Subjects
Short stories.
Dystopias.
Dystopian fiction.
Genres
Short stories
Dystopian fiction
Published
London : Titan Books 2021.
Language
English
Other Authors
Preston Grassmann (editor)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
Subtitle from cover and spine.
Introduction by Preston Grassmann.
"The apocalyptic anthology featuring China Mǐville, Carmen Maria Machado, Emily St John Mandel, Clive Barker, Charlie Jane Anders and more!"
Physical Description
307 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781789097399
  • The hour / Clive Barker
  • The green Caravanseai / Lavie Tidhar
  • The age of fish, post-flowers / Anna Tambour
  • Exurbia / Kaaron Warren
  • Watching God / China Mieville
  • A storm in Kingstown / Nina Allan
  • As good as new / Charlie Jane Anders
  • Reminded / Ramsey Campbell
  • The splendor and misery of bodies, of cities / Samuel R. Delany
  • The rise and fall of Whistle-Pig City / Paul Di Filippo
  • Mr. Thursday / Emily St. John Mandel
  • The man you flee at parties / Nick Mamatas
  • Like the petals of broken flowers / Chris Kelso and Preston Grassman
  • The endless fall / Jeffrey Thomas
  • Dwindling / Ron Drummond
  • Malware Park / Nikhil Singh
  • Maeda: the body optic / Rumi Kaneko
  • Inventory / Carmen Maria Machado
  • How the monsters found God / D. R. G. Sugawara.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Grassman's hopeful postapocalyptic anthology showcases 21 stories in a panoply of styles, but does not always unify them. Atmosphere suffuses the standout pieces: wrecked ships and a lost Zora Neale Hurston novel collide in a remote seaside town in China Miéville's tender yet ominous "Watching God." A sideways poetry drives Nina Allan's overwhelmingly kindhearted "A Storm in Kingstown," in which a woman searches for a missing nun in her plague-struck Yorkshire estuary city. The grief of Alzheimer's laces Ramsey Campbell's "Reminded" as an app-reliant elderly couple scrapes together missing memories ahead of a dystopian driver's exam. And Emily St. John Mandel's gentle "Mr. Thursday" reconsiders time travel in glowing prose. Weaker entries privilege style over substance: Nick Mamatas's snarling, overclever "The Man You Flee at Parties" significantly underloads its payoff, while Grassman's stiff, formulaic collaboration with Chris Kelso, "Like the Petals of Broken Flowers," fails to convince. Though uneven, there's enough here to make this sampler of salvaged futures worthwhile. (Sept.)

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