Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse

Great compilation of post apocalyptic stories! I look forward to Wastelands II and I just saw an announcement of another compilation of Pre-apocalyptic stories. I really wanted to do a long review, and point out the stories I liked and didn't like. For the most part, I enjoyed them all, with some standouts.

It's hard to rate short story collections as a whole when it contains so many different writers and styles. I loved a few of the tales, hated a few of them, and was indifferent on a few more. My favorite story of the bunch was “Judgment Passed” by Jerry Oltion, and as a computer programmer myself I had a soft spot for “When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth” by Cory Doctorow.

It is totally worth reading just to see 22 different views on the Apocalypse in rather short order.