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- Bleak futures where water scarcity drives everything
- Apocalyptic landscapes shaped by environmental collapse
- Stories where society unravels under relentless sun
The world is threatened by dramatic climate change in this highly acclaimed and influential novel.
Water. Man’s most precious commodity is a luxury of the past. Radioactive waste from years of industrial dumping has caused the sea to form a protective skin strong enough to devastate the Earth it once sustained. And while the remorseless sun beats down on the dying land, civilization itself begins to crack. Violence erupts and insanity reigns as the remnants of mankind struggle for survival in a worldwide desert of despair.
Remarkable for its prescience and the originality of its vision, The Drought is a work of major importance from the early career of one of Britain’s most acclaimed novelists.
This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers and brand-new cover designs.
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