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The Darkest of Nights

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Darkest of Nights
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Charles Eric Maine
Introduction by Mike Ashley
SeriesBritish Library Science Fiction Classics
Series part Volume No. 6
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 130
ISBN/Barcode 9780712352185
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher British Library Publishing
Imprint British Library Publishing
Publication Date 14 February 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A vicious plague has broken out in China and spread to Japan. The world governments look on callously, until the shadow of the Hueste virus begins to sweep across the rest of the globe. The pandemic draws nearer to Britain; shelters are hastily constructed across the country, but for whom? As the death toll booms and the populace finds themselves sacrificed for the sake of the elite, the cry for revolution rings out amidst the sirens. Maine's savage portrayal of society on the brink of ruin is a cruel forerunner of a more pessimistic science fiction of the 1960s. This subversive novel shows that even the heroes may succumb to brutality as the world descends into a desperate scramble for the last shred of what it means to be human: survival.

Author Biography

Charles Eric Maine was the pseudonym of David McIlwain (1921-1981), a prolific writer of science fiction novels in the 1950s and 1960s. His stories often feature a fast-paced thriller plot that experiments with the boundaries of new scientific technology.