The Mammoth Book Of The End Of The World

The Mammoth Book Of The End Of The WorldPre and post apocalyptic science fiction is on the rise, and some of the genres best new stories are collected here, with contributions by Stephen Baxter, Alistair Reynolds, Robert Reed, Robert Silverberg, and Damien Broderick.

When Mia views a photograph of the crime scene and spots the number "1" carved into the dead girl's fingernail

revelatory and great down-and-dirty fun

plus Rachel's Agatha Christie-obsessed small daughter Juno

Local crime overlord Ranta Campbell gives him one more job - one last chance to get it right

the exciting story of the X-15 - the iconic rocket plane of the Cold War space race - is recounted by John Anderson

Laura Corio provides all the information you need to take charge of your physical and emotional well-being: - Hormone treatment before menopause

the majority of politicians and business leaders profess to believe in gender equality-as well they might

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But as everything he thought about the past becomes uncertain

and language that we have come to expect from this superlative writer

are sent to the Galapagos Islands at the brink of World War II

to detect the signal from the noise of product releases and marketing campaigns