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Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed.
The term “apocalyptic fiction” can be understood to encompass both depictions of cataclysms that destroy the Earth and texts that portray the aftermath of a disaster that annihilates a nation, civilization, or all but a few survivors of the human population.
Apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgment, climate change, resource ...
29 wrz 2021 · Will we be ill from a mass pandemic, parched by climate change, ruled by sci-fi robots, or locked in a thousand year battle against an alien invasion? The popular genres of apocalyptic fiction and post-apocalyptic fiction seek to answer these questions.
27 paź 2020 · The 50 Greatest Apocalypse Novels. Apropos of . . . Nothing. By Emily Temple. October 27, 2020. The end of the world is never really the end of the world—at least not in fiction. After all, someone must survive to tell the tale. And what tales they are.
Apocalyptic fiction often intertwines elements of adventure, horror, science fiction, and sometimes fantasy, offering a speculative lens through which readers can explore the fragility of societal constructs and the enduring spirit of humanity in the face of ultimate destruction.
Apocalyptic literature often uses symbolic language and vivid imagery to describe catastrophic events and divine intervention in human history. Key examples of apocalyptic literature include the Book of Daniel from the Hebrew Bible and the Book of Revelation from the New Testament.
