Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The End is Nigh | 2014 | Scott Sigler | N/A |
| 2 | Ignorance Is Strength | 2020 | Scott Sigler | Buy |
| 3 | The End is Now | 2014 | Scott Sigler | N/A |
| 4 | Burn the Ashes | 2020 | Scott Sigler | Buy |
| 5 | The End Has Come | 2015 | Scott Sigler | N/A |
| 6 | Or Else the Light | 2020 | Scott Sigler | Buy |
The Dystopia Triptych is a multi-author anthology series. The original three volumes — The End is Nigh (2014), The End is Now (2014), and The End Has Come (2015) — were followed by companion volumes in 2020: Ignorance Is Strength, Burn the Ashes, and Or Else the Light. Scott Sigler is among the contributing authors.
The first triptych traces the stages of societal collapse. The End is Nigh deals with the lead-up to catastrophe, The End is Now captures the crisis itself, and The End Has Come explores the aftermath. Each anthology includes stories from different authors who share the same fictional timeline.
The 2020 companion volumes revisit dystopian themes from new angles. Ignorance Is Strength, Burn the Ashes, and Or Else the Light bring in additional voices and settings while keeping the same structure of linked short fiction exploring how societies fall apart and what comes after.