John Joseph Adams is the editor of the anthologies Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse (Night Shade Books, January 2008), Seeds of Change (Prime Books, Summer 2008), and The Living Dead (Night Shade Books, Fall 2008). He is also the assistant editor at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
He has written reviews for Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show and is the print news correspondent for SCI FI Wire (the news service of the SCI FI Channel). His non-fiction has also appeared in: Amazing Stories, The Internet Review of Science Fiction, Locus Magazine, Novel & Short Story Writers Market, Science Fiction Weekly, Shimmer, Strange Horizons, Subterranean Magazine, and Writer's Digest.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from The University of Central Florida in December 2000. He currently lives in New Jersey.
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Series
Dystopia Triptych
1. Ignorance is Strength (2020) (with Hugh Howey and Christie Yant)
2. Burn the Ashes (2020) (with Hugh Howey)
3. Or Else the Light (2020) (with Hugh Howey)
1. Ignorance is Strength (2020) (with Hugh Howey and Christie Yant)
2. Burn the Ashes (2020) (with Hugh Howey)
3. Or Else the Light (2020) (with Hugh Howey)
Series contributed to
Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy
1. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 (2015) (with Joe Hill)
2. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 (2016) (with Karen Joy Fowler)
3. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 (2017) (with Charles Yu)
5. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 (2019) (with Carmen Maria Machado)
6. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 (2020) (with Diana Gabaldon)
1. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 (2015) (with Joe Hill)
2. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 (2016) (with Karen Joy Fowler)
3. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 (2017) (with Charles Yu)
5. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 (2019) (with Carmen Maria Machado)
6. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 (2020) (with Diana Gabaldon)
Anthology series
Apocalypse Triptych
1. The End is Nigh (2014) (with Hugh Howey)
2. The End is Now (2014) (with Hugh Howey)
3. The End Has Come (2015) (with Hugh Honey and Hugh Howey)
1. The End is Nigh (2014) (with Hugh Howey)
2. The End is Now (2014) (with Hugh Howey)
3. The End Has Come (2015) (with Hugh Honey and Hugh Howey)
Anthologies edited
The Living Dead (2008)
Seeds of Change (2008)
Federations (2009)
By Blood We Live (2009)
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Brave New Worlds (2010)
The Living Dead 2 (2010)
The Way of the Wizard (2010)
Lightspeed: Year One (2011)
Under the Moons of Mars (2012)
Armored (2012)
Other Worlds Than These (2012)
Epic (2012)
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination (2013)
Robot Uprisings (2014) (with Daniel H Wilson)
Dead Man's Hand (2014)
HELP FUND MY ROBOT ARMY!!! and Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects (2014)
Operation Arcana (2015)
Press Start to Play (2015) (with Daniel H Wilson)
Loosed Upon the World (2015)
What the #@&% Is That? (2016)
Cosmic Powers (2017)
Futures & Fantasies (2018)
A People's Future of the United States (2019) (with Victor LaValle)
Wastelands: The New Apocalypse (2019)
Lost Worlds & Mythological Kingdoms (2021)
Seeds of Change (2008)
Federations (2009)
By Blood We Live (2009)
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Brave New Worlds (2010)
The Living Dead 2 (2010)
The Way of the Wizard (2010)
Lightspeed: Year One (2011)
Under the Moons of Mars (2012)
Armored (2012)
Other Worlds Than These (2012)
Epic (2012)
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination (2013)
Robot Uprisings (2014) (with Daniel H Wilson)
Dead Man's Hand (2014)
HELP FUND MY ROBOT ARMY!!! and Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects (2014)
Operation Arcana (2015)
Press Start to Play (2015) (with Daniel H Wilson)
Loosed Upon the World (2015)
What the #@&% Is That? (2016)
Cosmic Powers (2017)
Futures & Fantasies (2018)
A People's Future of the United States (2019) (with Victor LaValle)
Wastelands: The New Apocalypse (2019)
Lost Worlds & Mythological Kingdoms (2021)
John Joseph Adams recommends

Parasite (2013)
(Parasitology, book 1)
Mira Grant
"A riveting near-future medical thriller that reads like the genetically-engineered love child of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton."

The Clockwork Dynasty (2017)
Daniel H Wilson
"Action-packed and uniquely imagined with robots--and history!--like you've never seen before, The Clockwork Dynasty is a thrilling ride from start to finish."

Tomorrow Factory (2018)
Rich Larson
"One of the most exciting and prolific science fiction and fantasy writers working today. His range - and of course his talent - is remarkable."
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