ITS THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT... <br><br>For decades, the apocalypse and its aftermath have yielded some of the most exciting short stories of all time. From David Brin''s seminal The Postman to Hugh Howey''s Deep Blood Kettle and Tananarive Due''s prescient Patient Zero, the end of the world continues to thrill. <br><br>This companion volume to the critically acclaimed WASTELANDS offers thirty of the finest examples of post-apocalyptic short fiction, with works by: <br><br>Ann Aguirre <br>Megan Arkenberg <br>Paolo Bacigalupi <br>Christopher Barzak<br>Lauren Beukes <br>David Brin <br>Orson Scott Card <br>Junot Díaz <br>Cory Doctorow <br>Tananarive Due <br>Toiya Kristen <br>Finley Milo <br>Joe R. Lansdale <br>George R. R. Martin <br>Jack McDevitt <br>Seanan McGuire <br>Maureen F. McHugh <br>D. Thomas Minton <br>Rudy Rucker & Bruce Sterling <br>Ramsey Shehadeh&#160