Armageddons

This is a fine exploration of the various ways the world could end. I disagree with the other reviewer here for the stories are about people coping with disaster, trying to find ways to salvage something out of the wreckage. The stories are divided into two categories. The first stories in the book are about how man brings disaster on himself (nuclear war, overpopulation, etc.) The last half is of disaster coming upon the earth (asteroid strikes etc). What makes the stories enjoyable is that they are about survivors, not victims. In fact, one story details a desperate plan to avert the threat of overpopulation -- at a terrible cost. Most of the stories really fall into the action/adventure category with the stakes being extremely high.

This is the perfect book for people who see the human race as the Earth's cancer. If you think the human race deserves to be wiped out, you'll be in for a treat."Armageddons" is a collection of twelve short stories about the end of the world, imagined by some of science fiction's best known writers. The twelve stories are imaginitive scenarios that describe how the human race could become extinct, whether it be through nuclear war, plague, pollution, or natural disaster.It's amazing how pessimistic some people can be. You wonder if some of these writers are really telling stories or setting down prophecies. Anthony Burgess once had something to say about apocalyptic stories. He believed that so-called "warnings" about the end of the world were really just wish-fulfillment. There is a part of us that deperately wants the apocalypse to come. That's why it captures are imaginations so much. Burgess was mainly referring to stories about the third world war. Still, there could be something in what he said.If you ponder things like the end of the world then "Amageddons" will definitely whet your appetite.