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When We Went to See the End of the World
| Author: | Robert Silverberg |
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Ace Books, 1972 |
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| Book Type: | Short Story |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Hugo and Nebula Award nominated short story.
A parody of the end-of-the-world theme in which time travel allows Nick, Jane and their friends to witness the final apocalypse. As a group of friends gather for Mike and Ruby's party, each couple boasts about their recent trip to the end of the world: a new holiday service available from travel agents at tremendous expense. But as the time-tourists compare their experiences, they soon realise they have not all witnessed the same end of the world.
The story was originally published in the anthology Universe 2 (1972), edited by Terry Carr. It has been reprinted many times. It can be found in the anthologies:
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 (1972), edited by Terry Carr
- Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Second Annual Collection (1973), edited by Lester del Rey
- Nebula Award Stories Eight (1973), edited by Isaac Asimov
- The Mammoth Book of the End of the World (2010), edited by Mike Ashley
- Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse (2015), edited by John Joseph Adams
As well as the collections
- Unfamiliar Territory (1973)
- Beyond the Safe Zone (1986)
- The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume Three: Something Wild Is Loose: 1969-72 (2008)
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