end-of-the-world

Recent research suggests that much of his prophetic work paraphrases collections of ancient end-of-the-world prophecies ( mainly Bible-based ), supplemented with references to historical events and anthologies of omen reports, and then projects those into the future in part with the aid of comparative horoscopy.

For instance, the svart-alfar are described as the " maggot-breed of Ymir ", a reference to the primeval giant of Norse myth, while the realm of Ragnarok, which in Garner's story is the home of the malevolent wizard Nastrond, is actually named after the Norse end-of-the-world myth. Philip 1981. p. 35.

It was, or seemed to be, an end-of-the-world story.

On the Beach is a 1957 post-apocalyptic, end-of-the-world novel written by British-Australian author Nevil Shute after he emigrated to Australia.

Grey goo ( alternatively spelled gray goo ) is a hypothetical end-of-the-world scenario involving molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating robots consume all matter on Earth while building more of themselves, a scenario known as ecophagy (" eating the environment ").

* Phil Plait debunks astrology and end-of-the-world scenarios.

It is a satirical simulation of an end-of-the-world scenario fought mostly with nuclear weapons.

Each expansion highlights the worries of the end-of-the-world scenarios — including actual, theoretical, and feared weapons — at the time of their releases.

Popular concerns have then been raised over end-of-the-world scenarios ( see Safety of particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider ).

In his case the conflict took a toll on his mind when the end-of-the-world appeared to be imminent.

This one feels like the ho-hum preview for a run-of-the-mill end-of-the-world story.

The end-of-the-world tale The Quiet Earth was shortlisted for New Zealand Book of the Year in 1982.

Walker has also dabbled in acting, appearing as herself in the end-of-the-world science-fiction thriller Without Warning ( credited as Bree Walker-Lampley but referred to on screen as Bree Walker ) and as television reporter Wendy Sorenson in The Chase.

Members of the skeptic group IIG counter-protesting Harold Camping's end-of-the-world prediction on Hollywood Boulevard on May 21, 2011.

* " The End is Near " ( a timeline of failed end-of-the-world predictions )

In his end-of-the-world story The Purple Cloud the protagonist Adam Jeffson, the last man on earth, establishes himself as monarch of the devastated globe, while Shiel ’ s novel The Lord of the Sea ( 1901 ) has Richard Hogarth, another Overman figure coming to dominate the world.