Book

How to survive the end of the world : a graphic exploration of how to (maybe) avoid extinction

Call Number

  • GRAPHIC NOVEL 613.69 D732 TEEN (CEN, EAS, OSH, POW, WSQ)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

Somerville, Massachusetts : MiTeen Press, 2026.

Physical Description

247 pages color illustrations 24 cm

Audience

Ages 14+ Candlewick Press.

Summary

"Since 99.9 percent of all species that have lived are extinct, it's bound to be our turn eventually, right? So what's most likely to kill us? A well-timed asteroid? Some new robot overlords? With wit and dry humor, debut graphic novelist Katy Doughty blends science and history to explore our chances of surviving disasters such as plagues, global warming, and alien invasion. Drawing on interviews with experts in fields like infectious diseases, AI, and interplanetary exploration, she combines cutting-edge research with compelling visuals: mugshots of the deadliest microbes, graphs of the winners and losers of mass extinction events, and a whole lot of dinosaur drawings. For apocalypse aficionados, the morbidly curious, and the just plain curious, this is your antidote to existential dread-a timely, imaginative, and ultimately hopeful take on humankind's ability to survive the odds"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

  • The beginning
  • Plagues and pandemics
  • Deadly blasts
  • Climate meltdown
  • Killer machines
  • Falling skies
  • Cosmic collapse
  • The end?

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