The First Five Minutes of the Apocalypse

<p><span>This is not a book about the apocalypse. </span></p><p><br></p><p>In these pages you won't find the hero. You won't find the ticking clock. You will not be in the room when they press the big red button. Instead you'll find new life in the face of certain death a boy whose prayers are answered in the worst way mothers and sisters and friends who just want another second with their loved ones and those who just want a moment to themselves.</p><p><br></p><p>These are the stories from the ground. The experiences of those who saw the world come to its violent conclusion and what really mattered at the end of all things.</p><p><br></p><p><span>Featuring original fiction by</span></p><p><span>??</span>Taryn Martinez Carson Winter D. Matthew Urban Sara Tantlinger Alex Fox Tiffany Michelle Brown Angela Sylvaine M. Lopes da Silva Andrew Cull Ruth Anna Evans Wendy N. Wagner Gwendolyn Kiste Olen Crowe Brittany Johnston Elou Carroll Nick Bouchard L. Marie Wood W. Dale Jordan Elford Alley Chris Mason Matthew M. Bartlett Madison McSweeney Rae Knowles RJ Joseph Emma E. Murray V. Castro Eoin Murphy and J.A.W. McCarthy</p>