From the Bookshelf of Apocalypse Whenever…

Beyond Armageddon: Twenty-One Sermons to the Dead

Walter M. Miller Jr. (Editor),

Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)

Why we're reading this: In Beyond Armageddon, the distinguished science fiction writer Walter M. Miller Jr. (1923–96) and the fam…more
[close] In Beyond Armageddon, the distinguished science fiction writer Walter M. Miller Jr. (1923–96) and the famed anthologist Martin H. Greenberg have together collected stories that address one of the most challenging themes of imaginative fiction: the nature of life after nuclear war. The twenty-one stories in this collection, by masters such as Arthur C. Clarke, Poul Anderson, Ray Bradbury, J.G. Ballard, Robert Sheckley, Roger Zelazny and Harlan Ellison, explore a variety of possibilities of “life after.” These richly imagined stories offer glimpses into a future no reader will soon forget. Miller’s incisive introduction and a thought-provoking and irreverent commentary are included. New to this Bison Books edition is a postscript to the introduction provided by Martin H. Greenberg.

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

No group discussions for this book yet.

What Members Thought

Sep 04, 2007 Schnaucl rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned, read_2007, anthology, post-apocalyptic, fiction, science-fiction, favorites

This is one of the better anthologies I've read. Months later more than a few stories stories remain distinct in my mind. The opening story was especially good.

Without looking at the original publication date it's easy to see that many of the stories were written at the height of the Cold War. The political climate has changed but the stories remain powerful. Still, it would be interesting to see what these same authors would do with today's climate where terrorists groups, not nation states, ar ...more

2 likes · Like · see review

Jun 08, 2018 Aaron rated it liked it

Shelves: apocalyptic

Finished the book today in Berlin, Germany. 21 stories. All remarkable for the time they were written. Really great authors, too. The editor comments about what time the stories were written, what the authors could have known at the time (about nuclear bombs, for example). Some stories hit harder than others, some made into films (and differ from the stories). This book is a keeper.

Like · see review