Asimov, Isaac - Catastrophes! (V1.0)

A collection of short sci-fi stories where central theme is a some sort of a catastrophe. The book is divided in five parts, depending on a kind of a catastrophe described.

Part I: Universe destroyed.

1. "The Last Trump" by Isaac Asimov (1955)

2. "No Other Gods" by Edward Wellen (1972)

3. "The Wine Has Been Left Open Too Long and the Memory Has Gone Flat" by Harlan Ellison (1976)

4. "Stars, Won't You Hide Me?" by Ben Bova (1966)

Part II: Sun destroyed.

1. "Judgement Day" by Lloyd Biggie Jr. (1953)

2. "The Custodian" by William Tenn (1953)

3. "Phoenix" by Clark Ashton Smith (1954)

4. "Run From the Fire" by Harry Harrison (1975)

Part III: Earth destroyed.

1. "Requiem" by Edmond Hamilton (1962)

2. "At the Core" by Larry Niven (1966)

3. "A Pail of Air" by Fritz Leiber (1951)

4. "King of the Hill" by Chad Oliver (1972)

Part IV: Humanity destroyed.

1. "The New Atlantis" by Ursula K. Le Guin (1975)

2. "History Lesson" by Arthur C. Clarke (1949)

3. "Seeds of the Dusk" by Raymond Z. Gallun (1938)

4. "Dark Benediction" by Walter M. Miller Jr. (1951)

Part V: Civilization destroyed.

1. "Last Night of Summer" by Alfred Coppel (1956)

2. "The Store of the Worlds" by Robert Sheckley (1959)

3. "How It Was When the Past Went Away" by Robert Silverberg (1969)

4. "Shark Ship" by C. M. Kornbluth (1958)