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'''Definition'''
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[[Image:Post apocalypse art.jpg|400px|right|thumb|art by [http://delighter.livejournal.com/9515.html delighter]]]
  
A Post-Apocalypse Fic is any fic in which the world as we (or the characters) know it has ceased to exist.
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A work of fiction may be considered post-Apocalyptic when its setting or plot features a world in which civilization as we (or the characters) know it has ceased to exist.  Many of these stories are set in a near, often dystopian [[Future Fic|future]], or in [[AU|alternate realities]].
  
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Although the term Apocalypse has its origin in Christian religion and refers to a Revelation made by God, over time the definition of the word has expanded, and may now also indicate a more secular end to an age or era such as by plague or war, or the End of Times as foretold in other religions.
  
== Example for Post-Apocalypse Fic ==
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Although post-apocalyptic fanfiction (also known as Apocafic) has always proved relatively popular in the fandom, there was a resurgence of interest in the genre following the revelations in late Season Two and Season Three about Sam's possible role as leader in a demonic war against humanity.
  
[http://maygra.livejournal.com maygra]'s [http://wordsmiths.net/Maygra/thisdarkness.html Out of this Darkness]
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In Season Four, post apocalypse was [[Kripked]], in that the apocalypse officially entered the [[Canon]] of the Show. In the episode [[5.04 The End]], Dean is transported into a future where demons have brought on the Apocalypse, partly through the use of the [[Croatoan virus]]. The episode spawned a sub-genre of apocalypse fic centered on the events and characters from that episode.
  
[[Category:Fandom]][[Category:Creative Fandom]][[Category:Fanfiction]][[Category:Fic Genres]][[Category:Vernacular]]
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* [http://community.livejournal.com/spn_the_end/profile SPN The End] - an LJ community for fic centering on [[5.04 The End]].
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* [http://community.livejournal.com/spn_apocasmut/profile Spn_apocasmut]: a community for a challenge to write a story with porn set at the end of the world
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== Examples of Post-Apocalypse Fic ==
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* [http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/supernatural/Battering%20Ram.html Battering Ram] by [http://astolat.livejournal.com astolat]
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* [http://eighth-horizon.livejournal.com/54410.html Last Outpost Of All That Is] by [http://eighth-horizon.livejournal.com gekizetsu]  (Alternate link: [http://gekizetsu.net/sn/lastoutpost.htm Last Outpost Of All That Is]  at [http://gekizetsu.net gekizetsu.net])
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* [http://fryadvocate.livejournal.com/39349.html More Glory To Their Eyes Than Blood] by [http://fryadvocate.livejournal.com/ fryadvocate]
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* [http://wordsmiths.net/Maygra/thisdarkness.html Out Of This Darkness] by [http://maygra.livejournal.com maygra]
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[[Category:Fandom]][[Category:Fanworks]][[Category:Fanfiction]][[Category:Fic Genres]][[Category:Vernacular]]

Latest revision as of 05:19, 30 April 2013

art by delighter

A work of fiction may be considered post-Apocalyptic when its setting or plot features a world in which civilization as we (or the characters) know it has ceased to exist. Many of these stories are set in a near, often dystopian future, or in alternate realities.

Although the term Apocalypse has its origin in Christian religion and refers to a Revelation made by God, over time the definition of the word has expanded, and may now also indicate a more secular end to an age or era such as by plague or war, or the End of Times as foretold in other religions.

Although post-apocalyptic fanfiction (also known as Apocafic) has always proved relatively popular in the fandom, there was a resurgence of interest in the genre following the revelations in late Season Two and Season Three about Sam's possible role as leader in a demonic war against humanity.

In Season Four, post apocalypse was Kripked, in that the apocalypse officially entered the Canon of the Show. In the episode 5.04 The End, Dean is transported into a future where demons have brought on the Apocalypse, partly through the use of the Croatoan virus. The episode spawned a sub-genre of apocalypse fic centered on the events and characters from that episode.

Examples of Post-Apocalypse Fic