The end can come in many forms. A super-volcanic eruption. An existence dictated by lines of code. An inescapable plague. But within each ending, there are also stories of survival. A woman desperate to help those she cares about, no matter the cost. A brilliant man searching for his purpose after losing what he loves most. A teenager who’s determined to find the perfect Christmas gift for his girlfriend, even if it means facing his undead ex. In every ending, there is something lost. But there are also fragments of humanity left behind. And with enough time, the stories those pieces tell—some hopeful, some heartbreaking—may just show us how to start again. For those who loved Alexander Weinstein's Children of the New World and The Last of Us, Nicole A. Schroeder’s young adult post-apocalypse/dystopian short story collection is a page-turning trek through the end of the world—and into the one that comes after.