Armageddons

As the new millennium approaches, speculations about Earth's destruction abound. This collection presents twelve world-ending scenarios that are all too frightening -- and all too real -- from some of the greatest minds in science fiction... Contents 1 Fermi and Frost (1985) shortstory by Frederik Pohl 19 A Desperate Calculus (1995) novelette by Gregory Benford [as by Sterling Blake ] 51 Evolution (1995) novelette by Nancy Kress 75 A Message to the King of Brobdingnag (1984) novelette by Richard Cowper 101 ". . .The World As We Know't." (1982) shortstory by Howard Waldrop 121 The Peacemaker (1983) shortstory by Gardner Dozois 139 The Screwfly Solution (1977) novelette by James Tiptree, Jr. [as by Raccoona Sheldon ] 163 A Pail of Air (1951) shortstory by Fritz Leiber 179 The Great Nebraska Sea (1963) shortstory by Allan Danzig 191 Inconstant Moon (1971) novelette by Larry Niven 219 The Last Sunset (1996) shortstory by Geoffrey A. Landis 223 Down in the Dark (1998) novelette by William Barton It's the end of the world—but not as we know it. . . As the new millennium approaches, speculations about Earth's destruction abound. This collection presents twelve world-ending scenarios that are all too frightening — and all too real. "Fermi and Frost" by Frederik Pohl "A Desperate Calculus" by Gregory Benford "Evolution" by Nancy Kress "A Message to the King of Brobdingnag" by Richard Cowper ". . . The World, As We Know't" by Howard Waldrop "The Peacemaker" by Gardner Dozois "The Screwfly Solution" by Raccoona Sheldon "A Pail of Air" by Fritz Leiber "The Great Nebraska Sea" by Allan Danzig "Inconstant Moon" by Larry Niven "The Last Sunset" by Geoffrey A. Landis "Down in the Dark" by William Barton At the publisher's request, these titles were sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Whether brought on by angry gods or by the technological tools of an advanced civilization, the end of the world has been pondered since the beginning of human history. At the dawn of a new millennium, speculations about Earth's destruction range from devastating disasters of Mother Nature to mankind's self-annihilation. And our imaginations take us beyond the end as well--as we wonder what life would be like for the survivors. This masterful collection presents twelve world-ending scenarios that are all-too-frightening--and all-too-real--from some of the greatest minds in modern science fiction... Fermi and frost / Frederik Pohl A desperate calculus / Gregory Benford Evolution / Nancy Kress A message to the king of Brobdingnag / Richart Cowper "...The world, as we know't" / Howard Waldrop The Peacemaker / Gardner Dozois The screwfly solution / Raccoona Sheldon A pail of air / Fritz Leiber The great Nebraska sea / Allan Danzig Inconstant Moon / Larry Niven The last sunset / Geoffrey A. Landis Down in the dark / William Barton.