Collects short stories from nineteen authors that imagine what life would be like after the end of the world--after scenarios like World War III, or a nuclear meltdown, or a meteor strike happens, changing the technological world for good.

The segment / by Genevieve Valentine -- After the cure / by Carrie Ryan -- Valedictorian / by N.K. Jemisin -- Visiting Nelson / by Katherine Langrish -- All I know of freedom / by Carol Emshwiller -- The other elder / by Beth Revis -- The great game at the end of the world / by Matthew Kressel -- Reunion / by Susan Beth Pfeffer -- Blood drive / by Jeffrey Ford -- Reality girl / by Richard Bowes -- How th'Irth wint rong by Hapless Joey @ homeskool.guv / by Gregory Maguire -- Rust with wings / by Steven Gould -- Faint heart / by Sara Rees Brennan -- The easthound / by Nalo Hopkinson -- Gray / by Jane Yolen -- Before / by Carolyn Dunn -- Fake plastic trees / by Caitlin R. Kiernan -- You won't feel a thing / by Garth Nix -- The marker / by Cecil Castellucci.