What happens after The End? As social animals, humans can only be traveling loners for so long; we naturally form communities. These eighteen post-apocalyptic tales focus on the phoenix, not the ashes. After the death of a world, you start to consider the things that really matter: transportation woes; seeking family; personal freedom, social conventions; defining love and hope; and making the best of new worlds. Eric Del Carlo, Adam Israel, Jennifer Brozek, Edward Martin III, Bram E. Gieben, David Kernot, Minerva Zimmerman, Nathan Shumate, Jon-Michael Emory, Val Muller, Dean Kisling, Timons Esaias, Melissa Dominic, Chuck Robertson, S.R. Algernon, Butch Kenney, Torrey Podmajersky, Leslie Light