It's the End of the World [electronic resource] : But What Are We Really Afraid Of?
Adam Roberts2020
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**WINNER** The British Science Fiction Association Best Non-Fiction 2020
Are we doomed? Is an almighty power or an earth-shattering meteor waiting for us
just around the corner?
In this thought-provoking book, Professor Adam Roberts explores our many
different cultural visions of the end of the world - likely and unlikely,
mundane and bizarre - and what they say about how we see ourselves and our
societies. What is it is that we are really afraid of? An uncaring universe; an
uncontrollable environment; the human capacity for destruction; or just our own,
personal apocalypse - our mortality?
From last man and dying earth fiction to zombies swarming on screen and the
ruined landscapes of immersive gaming, via sweeping contagions, invading aliens,
falling bombs and rising robots, buckle up for the end of the world.
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Author:
Adam Roberts, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Elliott & Thompson, 2020
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781783964758
Language:
English
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BRN:
428547
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |