(Ebook) This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse by Robert Silverberg ISBN 9781941110478, 1941110479

(Ebook) This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse by Robert Silverberg ISBN 9781941110478, 1941110479

THIS WAY TO THE END TIMES: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse, gathers 21 compelling, gripping stories of the not-too-distant demise of the earth as we know it. And what a collection. From little-known, brilliant tales by sci-fi legends Jules Vernes and Olaf Stapledon, to intense short works by sci-fi masters Ursula K. Le Guin, Connie Willis, Jack Vance, and Brian W. Aldiss, to haunting works by contemporary authors Dale Bailey, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Karen Haber and Megan Arkenberg, THIS WAY TOTHE END TIMES paves the road to the fantastical future, alternating humor with grit, and hope with ghastly post apocalyptic visions. Guest editor Robert Silverberg--beloved sci-fi master--hand-picked each story, and offers an introduction to each, as well as an introduction to the anthology as a whole. A unique collection for longtime and new fans of speculative fiction, THIS WAY TO THE END TIMES roars into the future wide-eyed and full speed ahead. Complete list of authors: Jules Verne, James Elroy Flecker, Frank Lillie Pollock, G. Peyton Wertenbaker, Philip Latham, Jack Vance, Fritz Leiber, Brian W. Aldiss, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Silverberg, James Tiptree, Jr., Malcolm Edwards, Connie Willis, Karen Haber, by Dale Bailey, Megan Artenberg, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Olaf Stapledonxi • Introduction (This Way to the End Times) • (2016) • essay by Robert Silverberg2 • Editor's Introduction (The Eternal Adam) • essay by Robert Silverberg4 • The Eternal Adam • (1957) • novelette by Jules Verne and Michel Verne (trans. of L'éternel Adam 1910) [as by Jules Verne]44 • Editor's Introduction (The Last Generation) • essay by Robert Silverberg46 • The Last Generation: A Story of the Future • (1908) • novelette by James Elroy Flecker66 • Editor's Introduction (Finis) • essay by Robert Silverberg67 • Finis • (1906) • short story by Frank Lillie Pollock80 • Editor's Introduction (The Coming of the Ice) • essay by Robert Silverberg82 • The Coming of the Ice • (1926) • short story by G. Peyton Wertenbaker100 • Editor's Introduction (N Day) • essay by Robert Silverberg101 • N Day • (1946) • short story by R. S. Richardson [as by Philip Latham]125 • Editor's Introduction (Guyal of Sfere) • essay by Robert Silverberg127 • Guyal of Sfere • [Dying Earth] • (1950) • novella by Jack Vance182 • Editor's Introduction (A Pail of Air) • essay by Robert Silverberg183 • A Pail of Air • (1951) • short story by Fritz Leiber200 • Editor's Introduction (Who Can Replace a Man?) • essay by Robert Silverberg203 • Who Can Replace a Man? • (1958) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss214 • Editor's Introduction (Heresies of the Huge God) • essay by Robert Silverberg215 • Heresies of the Huge God • (1966) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss228 • Editor's Introduction (The New Atlantis) • essay by Robert Silverberg229 • The New Atlantis • (1975) • novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin258 • Editor's Introduction (When We Went to See the End of the World) • essay by Robert Silverberg259 • When We Went to See the End of the World • (1972) • short story by Robert Silverberg270 • Editor's Introduction (The Wind and the Rain) • essay by Robert Silverberg271 • The Wind and the Rain • (1973) • short story by Robert Silverberg284 • Editor's Introduction (The Screwfly Solution) • essay by Robert Silverberg287 • The Screwfly Solution • (1977) • novelette by James Tiptree, Jr.312 • Editor's Introduction (After-Images) • essay by Robert Silverberg314 • After-Images • (1983) • short story by Malcolm Edwards330 • Editor's Introduction (Daisy, in the Sun) • essay by Robert Silverberg331 • Daisy, in the Sun • (1979) • short story by Connie Willis354 • Editor's Introduction (Three Days After) • essay by Robert Silverberg355 • Three Days After • (2014) • short story by Karen Haber364 • Editor's Introduction (The Rain at the End of the World) • essay by Robert Silverberg365 • The Rain at the End of the World • (1999) • short story by Dale Bailey380 • Editor's Introduction (The End of the World as We Know It) • essay by Robert Silverberg381 • The End of the World as We Know It • (2004) • short story by Dale Bailey402 • Editor's Introduction (Final Exam) • essay by Robert Silverberg403 • Final Exam • (2012) • short story by Megan Arkenberg420 • Editor's Introduction (Prayers to the Sun by a Dying Person) • essay by Robert Silverberg421 • Prayers to the Sun by a Dying Person • short story by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro434 • Editor's Introduction (Last and First Men) • essay by Robert Silverberg436 • Last and First Men (excerpt) • (1966) • short fiction by Olaf Stapledon