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Other locations which feature in the novel include Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and the "Pencil" Monument near Largs. [ 2 ] Since Art and artwork is an important theme in the novel, many of the paintings mentioned are based on or inspired by real-life works of art from artists such as Georges Seurat , William Blake , Vincent van ...
Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth seeking to construct a spaceship to ferry others from his home planet, Anthea, to Earth. Anthea is experiencing a terrible drought after many nuclear wars, and the population has dwindled to fewer than 300. Their own starships are unusable for lack of fuel and 500 years of neglect.
Earth Abides is a 1949 American post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by George R. Stewart. The novel tells the story of the fall of civilization from deadly disease and the emergence of a new culture with simpler tools.
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The book has been both praised and criticized for its dramatic depictions of future life on Earth. [7] [4] [8] [6] As The Economist stated, "Some readers will find Mr. Wallace-Wells’s outline of possible futures alarmist. He is indeed alarmed. You should be, too." [7] It was also reviewed in The Guardian, [6] The New York Times, [4] and Slate ...
Old Earth concentrates on re-prints and original work from established writers. Authors published include: Edward Whittemore, Avram Davidson, Christopher Priest, Clifford Simak, Edgar Pangborn, Michael Swanwick, and Howard Waldrop. Swanwick's book was nominated for a Hugo Award and won the Locus Award in 2002 for Best Non-Fiction book. [3]
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Mission Earth is a ten-volume science fiction novel series by L. Ron Hubbard. Hubbard died three months after the publication of volume 1, and other volumes were published posthumously. The series's initial publisher, Bridge Publications, coined the word dekalogy, meaning "a series of ten books", to describe and promote the novel. Made up of ...