Before the Storm

A Closer Look at Societal Collapse

The End-All, Be-All of Apocalypses

The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch showcases a different take on the end of the world. In a beautiful mess of time travel, apocalypse,...

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Apr 15, 20213 min read

Of course, the first thing we think of when we hear "zombie apocalypse" is some sort of zombie fiction. Whether it's The Walking Dead,...

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Apr 1, 20212 min read

The range of emotions that came with the ending of American War by Omar El Akkad were like no other. Sarat's mother, father, and sister...

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Mar 18, 20213 min read

The first thing the general public seems to think about in the midst of an apocalypse is, "what about the children?" Who's going to take...

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Feb 25, 20213 min read

"This is how the world ends, I think, everything crazy yet people doing normal things." -Cedar, FHOTLG Future Home of the Living God is...

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Feb 11, 20213 min read

Though not a novel about a literal flood, The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood is a stunning work of apocalyptic fiction. The second...

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Jan 28, 20212 min read