The definitive anthology of the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decades. Featuring New York Times bestsellers Stephen King, George R.R. Martin and Orson Scott Card, edited by award-winning anthologist John Joseph Adams.  Prescient tales of Armageddon and its aftermath, by twenty-two of today's finest writers, including: Paolo Bacigalupi Neal Barrett, Jr. Tobias S. Buckell Cory Doctorow David Grigg Dale Bailey  Elizabeth Bear  Richard Kadrey John Langan Jerry Oltion James Van Pelt Together they reveal what it will mean to survive and remain human after the end of the world... John Joseph Adams is an American science fiction and fantasy editor and critic. His anthology  The Living Dead  was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and was named one of the "Best Books of the Year" by Publishers Weekly. Barnes & Noble.com labeled Adams "The Reigning King of the Anthology World". He was a finalist for the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor, Short Form, and his magazine  Lightspeed Magazine  was a finalist for Best Semiprozine.