Out of the Ruins: The Apocalyptic Anthology
By China Miéville , Emily St. John Mandel , and others
Edited by Preston Grassmann
Read by Alex Boyles , Chelsea Stephens , Heath Miller , Helen Lloyd , James Anderson Foster , and Kevin Kenerly
Unabridged
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3 Formats: CD
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3 Formats: Library CD
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3 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9798200747856
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ISBN: 9798200747849
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ISBN: 9798200747863
| Runtime: | 10.20 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Short Stories |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A fresh post-apocalyptic anthology: the end of the world seen through the salvage and ruins, featuring Emily St. John Mandel, Carmen Maria Machado, and more
This anthology of post-apocalyptic fiction asks: What would you save from the fire? In the moments when it all comes crashing down, what will we value the most, and how will we save it?
Out of the Ruins features stories from China Miéville, 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.
Author
Author Bio: China Miéville
China Miéville is the author of King Rat; Perdido Street Station, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the British Fantasy Award; The Scar, winner of the Locus Award and the British Fantasy Award; Iron Council, winner of the Locus Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award; Looking for Jake, a collection of short stories; and Un Lun Dun, a New York Times bestseller.
Titles by Author
Author Bio: Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel was born in British Columbia, Canada. Her novel Station Eleven was a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award and a New York Times bestseller. She is a staff writer for The Millions, and her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, including The Best American Mystery Stories 2013and Venice Noir.
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Author Bio: Charlie Jane Anders
Charlie Jane Anders is an American journalist, editor, and fiction writer. Her novel Choir Boy won a Lambda Literary Award in 2005. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she is managing editor of the science fiction website io9.com.
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Author Bio: Ramsey Campbell
Ramsey Campbell is an author, editor, and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. One of the most celebrated horror writers of his generation, he has received more awards for his writing than any other author in the horror genre. Ramsay lives in England.
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Author Bio: Clive Barker
Clive Barker is the bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the New York Times bestsellers Abarat; Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War; and The Thief of Always. He is also an acclaimed painter, film producer, and director. For twelve years, he has been working on a vast array of paintings to illuminate the text of The Books of Abarat. He lives in California and shares his house with seven dogs, three cockatiels, several undomesticated geckoes, an African gray parrot called Smokey, and a yellow-headed Amazon parrot called Malingo.
Author Bio: Carmen Maria Machado
Carmen Maria Machado is the author of several books, inclding Her Body and Other Parties, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize. In the Dream House was longlisted for the PEN/Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction. Her work has appeared in Granta, the New Yorker, NPR, Electric Literature, and elsewhere. Her work has been nominated for a Nebula Award and a Shirley Jackson Award and was a finalist for the Calvino Prize.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Short Stories |
| Runtime: | 10.20 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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