Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse by John Joseph Adams

Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse

Wastelands #1

John Joseph Adams with Paolo Bacigalupi (Contributor), M. Rickert (Contributor), Jonathan Lethem (Contributor), George R.R. Martin (Contributor), Jack McDevitt (Contributor), Cory Doctorow (Contributor), James Van Pelt (Contributor), Richard Kadrey (Contributor), Catherine Wells (Contributor), Jerry Oltion (Contributor), Gene Wolfe (Contributor), Nancy Kress (Contributor), Elizabeth Bear (Contributor), Octavia E. Butler (Contributor), Carol Emshwiller (Contributor), Neal Barrett Jr. (Contributor), Dale Bailey (Contributor), David Grigg (Contributor), John Langan (Contributor), Paul Boehmer (Narrator), Gabrielle de Cuir (Narrator), Harlan Ellison (Narrator), Hillary Huber (Narrator), Alex Hyde-White (Narrator), Arthur Morey (Narrator), Emily Janice Card (Narrator), Stefan Rudnicki (Narrator), Judy Young (Narrator), Tobias S. Buckell (Contributor), Lisa Renee Pitts (Narrator), Stephen King (Contributor)

16 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous dark slow-paced

Description

Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence--the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the harbingers of Armageddon--these are our guides through the Wastelands.From the Book of Revelation to The Road Warrior, from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytel...

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Community Reviews Summary of 525 reviews

Moods

dark 88%
adventurous 58%
tense 52%
reflective 29%
sad 23%
challenging 17%
emotional 17%
mysterious 17%
hopeful 11%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%

Pace

medium 64%
fast 21%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 77% | Plot: 22%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 55% | N/A: 22% | No: 11% | Yes: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | N/A: 22% | No: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11% | No: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 44% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 22% | No: 11%

Average rating

3.61

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