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A stunning vision of an apocalypse before and after its arrival, including stories published in the Year's Best Science Fiction anthology, the best selling The End is Nigh anthology, and reprinted across the globe. "This is my favorite story that I’ve published in Lightspeed." Hugo Award-winning editor John Joseph AdamsWith an asteroid impact confirmed, humanity struggles to grasp with the reality that part of the planet will get wiped out. It's a world of bucket listers looking to live their last days joyfully, survivalists looking to escape the impact location, and the horror and hope when governments look to save as many as they can. Originally introduced in Lightspeed Magazine, the apocalyptic world Kerr has created was expanded in the best-selling Apocalypse Triptych anthology. This edition brings all of the stories together for the first time.
144 pages, Paperback
Published September 9, 2019
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Jake Kerr
59 books38 followersAfter fifteen years as a music industry journalist Jake Kerr's first published story, "The Old Equations," was nominated for the Nebula Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America and was shortlisted for the Theodore Sturgeon and StorySouth Million Writers awards. His stories have subsequently been published in magazines across the world, broadcast in multiple podcasts, and been published in multiple anthologies and year's best collections.
A graduate of Kenyon College, Kerr studied fiction under Ursula K. Le Guin and Peruvian playwright Alonso Alegria. He lives in Dallas, Texas, with his family and a menagerie of pets.
A graduate of Kenyon College, Kerr studied fiction under Ursula K. Le Guin and Peruvian playwright Alonso Alegria. He lives in Dallas, Texas, with his family and a menagerie of pets.
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September 4, 2020
I always wish Jake Kerr's books were longer than they are. This book is no different. I read the book in less than afternoon and wanted to read more.
To be fair, I did have little trouble getting into this book. The problem was that I initially thought it was non-fiction and a departure from the author's usual genre. Once I figured out what was going on, I decided to start reading it over again. I was glad I did.
The book, is melancholy and bittersweet with touches of humor. The book is in two parts and both are interesting for different reasons but both sections are gripping. The characters seem to be real, down to earth people that you wouldn't expect to find in this type of novel.
To be fair, I did have little trouble getting into this book. The problem was that I initially thought it was non-fiction and a departure from the author's usual genre. Once I figured out what was going on, I decided to start reading it over again. I was glad I did.
The book, is melancholy and bittersweet with touches of humor. The book is in two parts and both are interesting for different reasons but both sections are gripping. The characters seem to be real, down to earth people that you wouldn't expect to find in this type of novel.
October 5, 2020
This Apocalypse Triptych shares the story of before, during, and after an asteroid hits planet earth; causing half its inhabitants to perish.
Kerr creates a world needing a deciding process of who lives and dies and the impact it takes on humanity and those who survive.
It is a short one hour read, that will have you glued to its pages.
The rating reflects my wish that sections of the triptych would have been named. Having it in one continuous chapter, without any section breaks, created some confusion. Gratefully the editor cleared this up in his final notes about writing this book.
Kerr creates a world needing a deciding process of who lives and dies and the impact it takes on humanity and those who survive.
It is a short one hour read, that will have you glued to its pages.
The rating reflects my wish that sections of the triptych would have been named. Having it in one continuous chapter, without any section breaks, created some confusion. Gratefully the editor cleared this up in his final notes about writing this book.
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