Previous SFF Author: Andrew Kelly Stewart
(1895-1980)
George Rippey Stewart was an American toponymist, a novelist, and a professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. His 1959 book Pickett’s Charge, a detailed history of the final attack at Gettysburg, was called “essential for an understanding of the Battle of Gettysburg”.
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Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
George R. Stewart’s Earth Abides (1949) won the International Fantasy Award and was selected as one of David Pringle’s Best 100 SF Novels, but I’m guessing many SFF readers have never heard of it. You may have heard of pastoral SF (ala Clifford Simak), and this book may be best classified as post-holocaust pastoral SF, perhaps even “bucolic SF” (similar books include Leigh Bracket’s Long Tomorrow and Pat Frank’s Alas, Babylon).
Stuart Starosta and Kat Hooper´s rating: 3.5, 4.5 | George R. Stewart | Audio, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Previous SFF Author: Andrew Kelly Stewart
I might say "formulaic" actually.
Your review made me curious, so I looked this book up. Sure enough: Tor. Tor seems to specialize in these…
It's a tightrope act for sure.
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