Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse by John Joseph Adams

Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse

Wastelands #1

John Joseph Adams with Paolo Bacigalupi (Contributor), M. Rickert (Contributor), Jonathan Lethem (Contributor), George R.R. Martin (Contributor), Jack McDevitt (Contributor), Cory Doctorow (Contributor), James Van Pelt (Contributor), Richard Kadrey (Contributor), Catherine Wells (Contributor), Jerry Oltion (Contributor), Gene Wolfe (Contributor), Nancy Kress (Contributor), Elizabeth Bear (Contributor), Octavia E. Butler (Contributor), Carol Emshwiller (Contributor), Neal Barrett Jr. (Contributor), Dale Bailey (Contributor), David Grigg (Contributor), Paul Boehmer (Narrator), Gabrielle de Cuir (Narrator), Harlan Ellison (Narrator), Hillary Huber (Narrator), Alex Hyde-White (Narrator), Arthur Morey (Narrator), Emily Janice Card (Narrator), Stefan Rudnicki (Narrator), Judy Young (Narrator), John Langan (Contributor), Tobias S. Buckell (Contributor), Stephen King (Contributor), Lisa Reneé Pitts (Narrator)

16 hours, 59 minutes first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous dark slow-paced
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Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence--the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the harbingers of Armageddon--these are our guides through the Wastelands.From the Book of Revelation to The Road Warrior, from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytel...

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Moods

dark 88%
adventurous 53%
tense 42%
reflective 26%
sad 23%
challenging 15%
emotional 15%
hopeful 11%
mysterious 11%
funny 7%
lighthearted 7%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 19%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 81% | Plot: 18%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 60% | N/A: 20% | No: 10% | Yes: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | N/A: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 70% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20% | No: 10%

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