{"title":"George.R. Stewart","description":"\u003cb\u003eGeorge R Stewart (1895-1980) \u003c\/b\u003e\r\nGeorge Rippey Stewart was a Professor of English at the University of California. He published a number of novels, including two studies of natural catastrophe, \u003ci\u003eStorm\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFire\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eEarth Abides\u003c\/i\u003e is his only work of science fiction and won the first International Fantasy Award in 1951.","products":[{"product_id":"earth-abides","title":"Earth Abides","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEventually 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA poignant novel about finding a new normal after the upheaval of a global crisis.","brand":"Gollancz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47642988773662,"sku":"9781857988215","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/products\/9781857988215-original.jpg?v=1768633927"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/collections\/getimage_2fded67e-02ab-482b-a9d3-387c65038a4d.jpg?v=1783232251","url":"https:\/\/store.gollancz.co.uk\/collections\/author-george-r-stewart-1.oembed","provider":"Gollancz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}