About the Book: Dorian Lynskey’s The End Is Always Near explores two millennia of apocalyptic visions, from biblical prophecies to modern secular fears of nuclear war, pandemics, climate disasters, and AI takeover. Blending history, science, politics, and popular culture, this cultural history reveals how each generation’s end-of-world stories reflect their deepest anxieties and hopes. Timely and insightful, this book offers a gripping examination of humanity’s ongoing fascination with apocalypse, doomsday myths, and the future of civilization.