It's the End of the World (But Not As We Know It)

We know to fear nuclear war, climate catastrophe, global pandemics and, of course, zombies. But what if the Four Horsemen arrived on something stranger? What other apocalypses are out there?

Chris Farnell and Stefan Mohamed will explore the strange and compelling realm of apocalyptic fiction, taking us with them on a tour of some of the strangest end-of-the-world scenarios in fiction, science, and history.

Together, they will dissect how science fiction interacts with real-world science, examine where history diverges from our imagination, and strip back the genre’s tropes to better understand why so many of us seek out these stories.

Tickets £10, booking essential
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National Centre for Writing is wheelchair accessible, with disabled toilets, hearing loop facilities and quiet spaces. For access information, please visit this page of National Centre for Writing's website. Essential companion tickets are available to book directly online.

About Chris

Chris Farnell is the author of Fermi’s Progress, a series of novellas about a spaceship whose engine is a travelling apocalypse, encountering worlds already brought low by everything from a ‘philosophical’ zombie apocalypse to an invasion of diamond-based grass.

About Stefan

Stefan Mohamed is the author of The House on Utopia Way, set in a future where the nature of empirical reality itself has disintegrated. He has also written the poetry pamphlet Something Man-Made Is Here and It Is Dangerous, which looks for humour, beauty, and fascination in the post-human world.

Programmed by National Centre for Writing for Norwich Science Festival