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Apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgment, climate change, resource depletion or some other general disaster.
The non-fulfillment of prophecies served to popularize the methods of apocalyptic in comparison with the non-fulfillment of the advent of the Messianic kingdom.Thus, though Jeremiah had promised that after seventy years Israelites should be restored to their own land, [4] and then enjoy the blessings of the Messianic kingdom under the Messianic king, [5] this period passed by and things ...
The story may involve attempts to prevent an apocalypse event, deal with the impact and consequences of the event itself, or it may be post-apocalyptic, set after the event. The time may be directly after the catastrophe, focusing on the psychology of survivors, the way to keep the human race alive and together as one, or considerably later ...
The governments try to keep the story from the media while a high school teacher and his roommate try to survive to their zombie neighbour. Raising Stony Mayhall: Gregory, Daryl: 2011: Set in 1968, after the first zombie apocalypse, the body of a teenage mother is discovered in the snow, clutching a dead baby. The dead child begins to grow.
The Apocalypse Triptych is a series of three anthologies of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, edited by John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first anthology, The End is Nigh , was self-published on March 1, 2014, [ 3 ] with the second volume, The End is Now following on September 1, 2014.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The Last Judgment by painter Hans Memling. In Christian belief, the Last Judgement is an apocalyptic event where God makes a final ...
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse is an anthology of post-apocalyptic fiction published by Night Shade Books in January 2008, edited by John Joseph Adams. [ 1 ] The anthology includes 22 stories, [ 2 ] plus an introduction by the editor.
The Fringe (short story) H. History Lesson; I. I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream; If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth; L. The Last of the Masters; M. A Man of the People ...