{{Short description|Series of three anthologies}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox Novel series | name = The Apocalypse Triptych | books = {{ubl|''The End is Nigh''|''The End is Now''|''The End Has Come''}} | author = John Joseph Adams (editor),<br> Hugh Howey (editor) | image = The Apocalypse Triptych logo.jpg | image_caption = Official logo for the series, showing the three stages of the apocalypse | title_orig = | translator = | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | genre = Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction | publisher = Self-published | pub_date = 2014–2015 | media_type = Print, e-book, audiobook | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} '''''The Apocalypse Triptych''''' is a series of three anthologies of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, edited by John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey.<ref>{{cite web|last=DeNardo|first=John|title=Website Launch: THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH Edited John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey|date=3 December 2013 |url=http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013/12/website-launch-the-apocalypse-triptych-edited-john-joseph-adams-and-hugh-howey/|publisher=SF Signal|accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Newitz|first=Annalee|title=Does the apocalypse come in three stages?|date=19 November 2013 |url=http://io9.com/does-the-apocalypse-come-in-three-stages-1467092213/all|publisher=io9|accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref> The first anthology, ''The End is Nigh'', was self-published on March 1, 2014,<ref>{{cite web|last=DeNardo|first=John|title=Table of Contents: THE END IS NIGH Edited by John Joseph Adams|date=17 February 2014 |url=http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2014/02/table-of-contents-the-end-is-nigh-edited-by-john-joseph-adams/|publisher=SF Signal|accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref> with the second volume, ''The End is Now'' following on September 1, 2014. The final anthology, ''The End Has Come'', was released on May 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vol. 3: The End Has Come|url=http://www.johnjosephadams.com/apocalypse-triptych/the-end-has-come/|website=The Apocalypse Triptych|publisher=John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey|accessdate=10 April 2015|archive-date=9 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409131036/http://www.johnjosephadams.com/apocalypse-triptych/the-end-has-come/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Synopsis== ''The Apocalypse Triptych'' features stories from various different authors such as Sarah Langan, Scott Sigler, Ken Liu, Tobias S. Buckell, and Carrie Vaughn, as well as from Hugh Howey. Each volume contains several stories with an apocalyptic theme, and each volume is set during a specific stage of an apocalypse. The first volume contains stories that deal with the concept of an impending apocalypse, while the second volume looks at what life would be like during such an event. The final volume collects stories that discuss people trying to rebuild and replenish civilization.
==Bibliography== * ''The End is Nigh'' (2014) * ''The End is Now'' (2014) * ''The End Has Come'' (2015)
==Reception== Critical reception for the first volume was positive and ''Boing Boing'' has praised Tobias Buckell's "System Reset", one of the stories in ''The End is Nigh''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Doctorow|first=Cory|title=Tobias Buckell's "System Reset": tense, taut hacker tale|date=15 March 2014 |url=http://boingboing.net/2014/03/15/tobias-buckells-system-res.html|publisher=Boing Boing|accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref>''Black Gate'' gave ''The End is Nigh'' a positive review, commenting that they felt that it was good enough to "probably be up for best anthology on some ballots".<ref>{{cite web|last=Avery|first=Sarah|title=The Series Series: The End Is Nigh: The Apocalypse Triptych, edited by John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey|date=20 February 2014 |url=http://www.blackgate.com/2014/02/20/the-series-series-the-end-is-nigh-the-apocalypse-triptych-edited-by-john-joseph-adams-and-hugh-howey/|publisher=Black Gate|accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref> ''Wired'' and ''Fearnet'' also gave the first volume praise, and ''Wired'' stated that while some of the stories "hit with more force than others" the anthology as a whole was excellent.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gilliand|first=Blu|title=Book Review: 'The End is Nigh' Edited by John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey|url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/review/book-review-end-nigh-edited-john-joseph-adams-and-hugh-howey|publisher=Fearnet|accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Edidin|first=Rachel|title=Exclusive Excerpt: Heartbreaking Stories From the End of the World|url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2014/02/apocalypse-triptych-excerpt/|magazine=Wired|accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref> The 2022 AMC+ series ''Pantheon'' was based on the Ken Liu stories "The Gods Will Not Be Chained", "The Gods Will Not Be Slain", and "The Gods Have Not Died in Vain".<ref name="BasedOn">{{cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2020/03/10/ken-liu-pantheon-animated-series-amc-uploaded-intelligence-two-season-order/|title=AMC Has Greenlit Animated Series Pantheon, Based on Ken Liu's Short Fiction|first1=Andrew|last1=Liptak |website=Tor.com|date=March 10, 2020|access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{official website|https://www.johnjosephadams.com/series/the-apocalypse-triptych/}}
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