Armageddons

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Armageddons
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Cover of first edition
Editors Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
Cover artist Phil Heffernan
Country United States
Language English
Series Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois Ace anthology series
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Ace Books
Publication date
1999
Media type Print (paperback)
Pages xiii, 269
ISBN 0-441-00675-2
Preceded by Future War
Followed by Aliens Among Us

Armageddons is a themed anthology of science fiction short works edited by American writers Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in November 1999. It was reissued as an ebook by Baen Books in March 2013. [1]

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