{"product_id":"the-purple-cloud-by-m-p-shiel-9780141196428","title":"The Purple Cloud","description":"\u003cp\u003eDark, desolate and fantastical, The Purple Cloud was a pioneer in the genre of apocalyptic novels, and the first great science fiction work of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt inspired authors such as H. P. Lovecraft and Stephen King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Purple Cloud tells the grandly bleak story of Adam Jeffson: the first man to reach the North Pole and the last man left alive on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA sweet-smelling, deadly cloud of poisonous gas has devastated the world, and as Jeffson travels the stricken globe in search of human life, he slowly succumbs to madness, and unleashes fire and destruction on his planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Sutherland's introduction discusses M. P. Shiel's dissolute life, the originality of his book and its place within the context of 'last man' novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition also includes a chronology, notes and further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"M P Shiel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57308642345333,"sku":"9780141196428","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4075\/2426\/files\/9780141196428.jpg?v=1782120422","url":"https:\/\/sherlockandpages.com\/products\/the-purple-cloud-by-m-p-shiel-9780141196428","provider":"Sherlock \u0026 Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}