Apocalist Book Club

Antonella Inserra
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Welcome to the Apocalist Book Club! Your hosts Nella and Raven are reading all apocalyptic fiction in chronological order. Join the club--you have time now. Updated every 3rd Wednesday of the month.

  1. Le Dernier Homme (The Last Man) by Jean-Baptiste De Grainville

    EPISODE 1

    Le Dernier Homme (The Last Man) by Jean-Baptiste De Grainville

    #01: 1805 - the first modern novel depicting the end of the world is published. And boy howdy, what an ending! Jean-Baptiste François Xavier Cousin De Grainville takes us on a good old-fashioned biblical Apocalypse with some modern twists along the way. Come for the Whovian frame story, be tantalized by the will-they-won't-they, and stick around for Nella's new favorite hate-ship. Viva la France!   Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism   Episode transcript here Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.

    57 min
  2. The Last Man by Mary Shelley

    EPISODE 2

    The Last Man by Mary Shelley

    The year is 1826, and Mary Shelley publishes a depressing fanfic about her own life because therapy isn't a Thing. Come for our wistful longings for her mother Mary Wollstonecraft, stay for that guy we HATE dying in a fire. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.

    1h 12m
  3. After London by Richard Jefferies

    EPISODE 3

    After London by Richard Jefferies

    #03: Welcome to the year 1885 and our very first POST-Apocalypse! Come for the world-building thought exercise, stay for the nightmare landscape that's actively trying to kill you. Oh, have we mentioned canoes? Have you thought about palisades? You should really give engineering a chance.  Support us on Patreon Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.

    1h 12m
  4. An Introduction to our boys Eddie and Iggy

    EPISODE 4

    An Introduction to our boys Eddie and Iggy

    #04.1: Before we scale Caesar's Column by Ignatius Donnelly, we need to talk about Edward Bellamy's utopian fiction and Ignatius Donnelly's hottest takes about Atlantis. Come for big government solving all of society's problems, stay for the creation of the credit card.  Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.

    38 min
  5. Caesar's Column by Ignatius Donnelly

    EPISODE 5

    Caesar's Column by Ignatius Donnelly

    #04.2: The year is 1890, and Ignatius "Iggy" Donnelly doesn't want a violent revolution to destroy society as we know it, but so it goes. This book is anti-semitic, racist, and is grossly obsessed with female "purity". Listener discretion is advised. Come for a discussion about the history of the labor movement, stay for the violence inherent in the system! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.

    1h 12m
  6. Omega, The Last Days of the World by Camille Flammarion

    EPISODE 6

    Omega, The Last Days of the World by Camille Flammarion

    #05: It's 1894, and rockstar Astronomy is BIG. Is it possible for the world to not end fast enough? Will we ever stop being surprised by potential Doctor Who Christmas specials? Why did Camille feel it was ok to write a novel when he didn't even READ novels? And is this even a novel? IS IT?????? Anyway, come for the Attack of the Maths, stay for the g-g-g-g-ghost Pharaoh! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.

    1h 5m
  7. Olga Romanoff or The Syren of the Skies by George Griffith

    EPISODE 7

    Olga Romanoff or The Syren of the Skies by George Griffith

    #06: The year is 1894, and Olga Romanoff is the dystopian heroine you want to root for...except she's a terrible person. There's also the Aerians and they had the GALL to found White Wakanda. Whatever, they are terrible. Everyone's terrible.Come for #TeamComet finally winning the day, stay for Griffith's staggeringly mixed political messages. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.

    1h 12m
  8. Part 1: War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

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    Part 1: War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

    #07.1: Our last book of the 19th century and it's a WINNER! Dear Bertie came through in the 11th Hour with his thrilling tale of alien invasion and survival. Come for Wells' sexy, sexy personal life, stay for sitting around like a bunch of dodos.  Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.

    45 min
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Welcome to the Apocalist Book Club! Your hosts Nella and Raven are reading all apocalyptic fiction in chronological order. Join the club--you have time now. Updated every 3rd Wednesday of the month.

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