A review by kblincoln
A is for Apocalypse by Rhonda Parrish
4.0
There is a lot of story packed into this anthology. 26 to be precise....one for each letter of the alphabet. And I found myself purposefully not looking at titles so I could "guess" what the title would be at the end of each story (all were one word starting with the assigned letter somehow encapsulating the theme of the story). So that was fun.
It was fun seeing some familiar names and not-so-familiar names as well. There were quite dreamy and artistic stories, and some quite Twilight Zone-esque end of the world stories, a few seemingly set in alternate fantasy worlds (or unrecognizable earth futures), but most set on our planet.
The one that resonates most in my mind at the end (I like the longer ones) is Cory Cone's "T" wherein a Beethoven lover is left not-quite-alone at the end of the world with his piano, Victrola, and audience of stuffed rats. Very creepy. I also like Steve Bornstein's "Z" which chronicles the regrets of a high-powered working couple as a black hole barrels straight towards the Earth. It was so...realistic and simple (and thus relatable).
This is the kind of anthology you can definitely dip in and out of like a bag of multi flavored jelly beans and savor the individual flavor of each story.
It was fun seeing some familiar names and not-so-familiar names as well. There were quite dreamy and artistic stories, and some quite Twilight Zone-esque end of the world stories, a few seemingly set in alternate fantasy worlds (or unrecognizable earth futures), but most set on our planet.
The one that resonates most in my mind at the end (I like the longer ones) is Cory Cone's "T" wherein a Beethoven lover is left not-quite-alone at the end of the world with his piano, Victrola, and audience of stuffed rats. Very creepy. I also like Steve Bornstein's "Z" which chronicles the regrets of a high-powered working couple as a black hole barrels straight towards the Earth. It was so...realistic and simple (and thus relatable).
This is the kind of anthology you can definitely dip in and out of like a bag of multi flavored jelly beans and savor the individual flavor of each story.