"Imagining Apocalypse" is an academic book that presents a collection of essays by experts from various disciplines. It explores the cultural representation of apocalypse, particularly in Anglophone science fiction of the 19th and 20th centuries. The contributions offer historical, philosophical, linguistic, and literary perspectives and analyze the connection between secular and spiritual apocalypse. The authors illuminate how fiction and film are linked to their historical contexts, with war often being thematized as a critical turning point or a harbinger of a new age. A central concern of the essays is the question of whether modern apocalypse is viewed as an end or a beginning, taking into account political, ethnic, and gender-specific aspects. The writers discussed include H. G. Wells, Olaf Stapledon, as well as contemporary authors like Michael Moorcock, J. G. Ballard, and Storm Constantine.