Book Review: Wastelands

I use this book in my English 101 and Creative Writing classes because the stories are so excellent and serve as great models for writing students.  This second edition features amazing writers like Octavia Butler, Stephen King, and George RR Martin.  One of my favorite pieces is "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth" by Cory Doctorow because essentially a bunch of tech-nerds are left to rebuild a devastated wasteland.  The stories range from dystopias caused by diseases to the abuse of technological advances.  (Sadly, there are no zombie stories.)  Most of the stories end with a glimmer of hope and compel to reader to examine what conditions lead to terrible conditions.  I would recommend this book for fans of end of the world scenarios because you just might discover some real gems in here. 

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