Shiel M P - The Purple Cloud - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Dark desolate and fantastical The Purple Cloud was a pioneer in the genre of apocalyptic novels and the first great science fiction work of the twentieth century. It inspired authors such as H. P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. The Purple Cloud tells the grandly bleak story of Adam Jeffson: the first man to reach the North Pole and the last man left alive on earth. A sweet - smelling deadly cloud of poisonous gas has devastated the world and as Jeffson travels the stricken globe in search of human life he slowly succumbs to madness and unleashes fire and destruction on his planet. John Sutherland's introduction discusses M. P. Shiel's dissolute life the originality of his book and its place within the context of 'last man novels. This edition also includes a chronology notes and further reading.
Title: The Purple Cloud
Author(s): Shiel M P, John Sutherland
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780141196428
Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Date: 11/27/2012
Category: Classic Fiction