The World to Come

By: Patrick West (Editor), Om Prakash Dwivedi (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 July 2014

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In 1738, English preacher, Isaac Watts wrote ‘The world to come’, a Christian tract about departed souls, death, and the glory or terror of the resurrection. Almost 300 years later the world to come still fascinates readers. It’s not only climate change, it’s the climate of everything: from technological ‘advances’ that threaten to create an immortal humanity; to an endless ‘war on terror,’ which means that, though we may never know war, nor will we ever truly know peace; to a thousand visions of post-Apocalyptic life in the media. The world to come is everywhere; it is with us now… In this anthology, twenty-one writers respond to the world to come – the one just around the corner, the hereafter and the everywhen. - See more at: http://shortaustralianstories.com.au/products-page/anthologies-3/the-world-to-come/#sthash.iu03HnA6.dpuf

A truly international collection of 21 stories, traversing genres, about the future to come

In selecting these stories from a global call-out, the editors looked for pieces that contemplated "the world to come" in ways that, regardless of genre, surprised, delighted, enthralled, or horrified. Science fiction mixes with fantasy, with realism in all its sub-genres, with speculative fiction, with the almost unclassifiable. Readers will be shocked and stirred by this collection that brings together truly disparate voices across nationality, gender, class, and race.

Industry Reviews

"A powerful collection--stories that linger long after the first reading." --Tarquin Hall, author, The Case of the Missing Servant
"Showcases an incredibly diverse exploration of the themes of Science Fiction: future sex, alternate history, racism, procreation and energy." --Kaaron Warren, author, Slights

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