Greybeard

Brian W. Aldiss

Language: English

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Published: Jan 2, 1964

Description:

From the author of DRACULA UNBOUND and A ROMANCE OF THE EQUATOR, a science fiction novel in which humanity on earth has become sterile because of radiation from atomic testing in space, and the ageing population ekes out an existence in the face of nature which now reclaims the towns and villages with wild vegetation.

Review

'Greybeard is one of those hidden gems, a rare find that makes you kick yourself for not discovering it sooner, a masterful piece of literary science fiction and a poignant tale of human mortality.' (5/5 stars) SFBOOK 'brilliant and highly recommended' SFFWORLD.COM

Product Description

Ecological disaster has left the English countryside a wasteland. Humanity faces extinction, unless Greybeard and his wife Martha are successful in their quest for the scarcest and most precious of resources: human children.