Apocalypse Chronicles

Ash, fear, moments of reconciliation; darkness, hope, moments of regret. What will the Apocalypse bring for you? Apocalypse Chronicles brings together stories, memories, and endings. Woven together… Lue lisää Ash, fear, moments of reconciliation; darkness, hope, moments of regret. What will the Apocalypse bring for you? Apocalypse Chronicles brings together stories, memories, and endings. Woven together by their collective experience, each tale offers a unique and harrowing understanding of what the Apocalypse will mean for their world. Families, worlds, futures and pasts are explored in this unique anthology that brings together fiction from authors from across the globe. Bear witness to the end of the world as you know it; but will you know how it will end? Apocalypse Chronicles features the following stories: The Rosebud by Paul DawsonIn the absence of light and electricity, the world has suddenly fallen to darkness. Not even the stars or the moon can be seen in the sky from the top of an office building. Harry has to decide whether to stay put with his fellow colleagues, or to follow Jacob into the unknown. The Library by Adam KirtonAn ancient relic living in a bleak future, the Librarian, a grizzled suvivalist, must tend to his dying brother and his precious collection, fending off the horrors of the Wilds and the Old City. Hope by Lydia SherrerA dark fantasy slant on a post-apocalyptic future where the rules of the jungle are truly "eat or be eaten". What Remains by Joanne MarjoribanksHours before the world is consumed by nuclear warfare, a young woman returns to a cherished place of her childhood and finds an unlikely companion. Evlyn by Kevin HorsleyTwenty five years after a war that has devastated the human population, one young woman, having grown up in its wake fighting for survival, needs to find hope of a future or at least something to live for. Crossing by Benjamin AbbotA veteran survivor of the evacuation of Europe recounts one of his toughest days to a young interviewer. Bring-your-kid-to-work Day by David J. WingWhen you choose to take your kid to work, it's best if he's not a little pain in the neck and you don't work at a nuclear missile silo. Unearthed by Ben WilmshurstThe final recorded messages from the International Space Station as Commander Michael King witnesses the destruction of humanity. Pillar of Salt by Alison McBainScientists discover that the Earth has undergone a nuclear apocalypse in the future - or was it in the past? . .. and may more, including: Broken by KasimHuman Denature by Daniel TakyiEverything Old by Andrew WilmotThe Blue Death by Steven GreenEnjoy the Pock-o-lips by Andrew Murray AikmanTo Elpis by David KerrSomething to tell Jessie by John LilleyThe Drone Room by Nicolas WatsonBad Apples by Katriona MacMillanLast Night by Sheila AdamsonThe War by Jade DoveyAlways the End of the World for Someone by Pete SuttonA Veneer of Civilisation by Tim RobsonThe Anatomy of Desire by Selma CarvalhoFour Horseman by Chris IovenkoBefore the Crack by Christopher Adams All proceeds from this collection go towards running competitions for aspiring writers. Artwork by Matthias Utomo