Earth Abides
By George.R. Stewart
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.
- ISBN:
- 9781857988215
- Format:
- Paperback / softback
- Pages:
- 320
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint:
- Gollancz
- Weight:
- 280 g