EVERYTHING MUST GO The Stories We Tell About the End of the World

In a voice full of curiosity, insight, and the driest sense of humor, author/podcaster Dorian Lynskey takes the listener on a fascinating and comprehensive tour of one of civilization's most durable tropes: the end of the world. Mixing fact, fiction, and prediction, Lynskey smoothly moves from the terror of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa to the Martian "invasion" of H.G. Welles's "War of the Worlds" to innumerable plagues throughout the centuries and to the ever-present threat of nuclear annihilation. Occasionally, Lynskey's voice betrays a tone of worry or despair. But, for the most part, after cataloging a wide range of books about catastrophes ranging from the works of Rod Serling to those of Mary Shelley and the Bible's "Book of Revelation," she ensures that this audiobook is surprisingly entertaining. B.P. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2025]