The Purple Cloud

Pages: 272
Published: 2003
Language: English

An Arctic expedition leads to a global catastrophe when a mysterious purple cloud wipes out humanity. Adam Jeffson returns to a silent world, grappling with his sanity as he believes himself the last person alive. His descent into madness and self-proclaimed monarchy takes an unexpected turn when he discovers he might not be as alone as he thought.

Prose complexity: 7/10

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Classics Horror Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Adventure Fantasy

Authors

Brian Stableford

Brian Michael Stableford is a British science fiction writer who has published more than 70 novels. His earlier books were published under the name Brian M. Stableford, but more recent ones have dropped the middle initial and appeared under the name Brian Stableford. He has also used the pseudonym Brian Craig for a couple of very early works, and again for a few more recent works. The pseudonym derives from the first names of himself and of a school friend from the 1960s, Craig A. Mackintosh, wi...

J. J. Cameron

J. J. Cameron is the author of the science fiction novel The Purple Cloud. This book explores themes of isolation and survival in a world changed by a mysterious atmospheric event.

M. P. Shiel

> M. P. Shiel is a pen name of Matthew Phipps Shiel (1865-1947). He was a West Indian-born British writer who produced twenty-five novels and dozens of short stories under the name M. P. Shiel, mostly in the romantic or supernatural adventure vein. His best-remembered novel is The Purple Cloud (1901), a "last-man-on-Earth" tale that inspired Stephen King's The Stand (1978) as well as several films. He is also known for four stories with the highly unusual detective Prince Zaleski (1895)....