Earth Abides |
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| Author:
| Stewart, George R. |
| Series title: | S. F. Masterworks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85798-821-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1999 |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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In this profound ecological fable, a mysterious plague has destroyed the vast majority of the human race. Isherwood Williams, one of the few survivors, returns from a wilderness field trip to discover that civilization has vanished during his absence. Eventually he returns to San Francisco and encounters a female survivor who becomes his wife. Around them and their children a small community develops, living like their pioneer ancestors, but rebuilding civilization is...
More Description
In this profound ecological fable, a mysterious plague has destroyed the vast majority of the human race. Isherwood Williams, one of the few survivors, returns from a wilderness field trip to discover that civilization has vanished during his absence.
Eventually he returns to San Francisco and encounters a female survivor who becomes his wife. Around them and their children a small community develops, living like their pioneer ancestors, but rebuilding civilization is beyond their resources, and gradually they return to a simpler way of life.
A poignant novel about finding a new normal after the upheaval of a global crisis.