Book Publisher: Oxford University Press

The Last Man

In a future world devastated by a ruthless plague, Lionel Verney chronicles humanity’s decline, reflecting on love, loss, and the fleeting nature of civilization. Shelley’s bleak vision anticipates modern anxieties about extinction and the fragility of progress.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

San Francisco lies under a cloud of radioactive dust. People live in half-deserted apartment buildings and keep electric animals as pets because so many real animals have died. Most people emigrate to Mars - unless they have a job to do on Earth.