This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse

"Twenty-one exceptional tales of Earth's devastation and humans' inventive, and often ironically self-destructive, ways of surviving ... These stunning stories contemplate survival while question whether life is worth saving, and many have such rich ideas and settings that they could easily spark full-length novels." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "With its range of contributors, this is a much needed volume that will both satisfy the high demand for apocalyptic tales and remind readers of the actual breadth and depth of this literature of the end of the world." --ALA Booklist, Starred Review "The variety of ways in which these stories choose to end the world offers a great deal--nightmarish, funny, lonely, or hopeful--for the imagination. Wonderfully written, surprisingly varied apocalyptic tales." --Kirkus Reviews "Science fiction legend Robert Silverberg has picked the best of the very best stories for this volume. Absolute gold, from first word to last gasp!" --Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Mars One and Kill Switch Past praise for Robert Silverberg, editor: "The John Updike of science fiction." --The New York Times Book Review "No matter if Silverberg is dealing with material that is practically straight fiction, or going way into the future ... his is the hand of a master of his craft and imagination." --Los Angeles Times "Robert Silverberg is our best ... Time and time again he has expanded the parameters of science fiction." --The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction