A triptych of science fiction short stories imagining the end of the world as we know it.
The Immortal Tourist. An alien being made entirely of energy arrives at a pale blue planet with a single moon. While studying the planet's indigenous population, they come across a humanoid who appears to be flouting the most rigid conventions of their society. Can they save this strange being before a natural phenomenon destroys their world?The Turning of the Fauna. The whole of the animal kingdom has violently and inexplicably turned against humankind, decimating the world's population. A young woman sets out to rescue her brother from a lethal swarm of hornets, unaware she is about to discover the cause of the calamity.
Wormwood / Workload. From his holiday home on the West Country coast, a London investment broker spots something in the sky above the ocean. The object is on a collision course with Earth, and its name is Wormwood.
Genre: Science Fiction
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