Book description
The last sixty years have been full of stories of one or other
possible Armageddon, whether by nuclear war, plague, cosmic
catastrophe or, more recently, global warming, terrorism, genetic
engineering, AIDS and other pandemics. These stories, both pre- and
post-apocalyptic, describe the fall of civilization, the destruction
of the entire Earth, or the end of the Universe itself. Many of the
stories reflect on humankind's infinite capacity for self-destruction,
but the stories are by no means all downbeat or depressing -- one key
theme explores what the aftermath of a cataclysm might be and how
humans strive to survive.
