A review by trin
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse by John Joseph Adams

3.0

Above-average collection of short stories, which benefits from a wonderful focus and tightness of theme: it’s the apocalypse, baby! This assortment of post-apocalyptic worlds gets a boost from some truly stellar contributions from [a:Paolo Bacigalupi|12052|Gardner R. Dozois|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg], [a:Cory Doctorow|12581|Cory Doctorow|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1212526024p2/12581.jpg], and [a:Octavia Butler|29535|Octavia E. Butler|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1204233678p2/29535.jpg]. Other entries are less joy- and more WTF-inducing (WTF, [a:Orson Scott Card|589|Orson Scott Card|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1237932066p2/589.jpg]?), and rather too many focus on post-apocalyptic traveling carnivals (um, obviously, right?). But in general, this is one of the rare anthologies I’d eagerly recommend.