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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Ballantine Books
Publication date September 1, 1983
Pages 320
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780345420190
ISBN-10 0345420195
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.25 by 8.25 in.
Weight 0.60 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $12.00
Other format details sci/tech
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Following a nuclear war in the Northern Hemisphere, the inhabitants of a small Australian community wait for the inevitable aftereffects of the bombs to reach them.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: "The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off."
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
They are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds toward an inevitable end....

Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780434699193 Book cover for 9780688022235 Book cover for 9780884113492 Book cover for 9780899683652
 
from Lightyear Pr (August 1, 1998)
9780899683652 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $21.95
About: Following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere, the inhabitants of a small Australian community await the inevitable after-effects of the bombs to reach them
Large print edition from Ulverscroft Large Print Books (June 1, 1989)
9780708982327 | details & prices | List price $16.95
About: Europe, America and most of the northern hemisphere have been annihilated by a nuclear world war.
from Amereon Ltd (June 1, 1986)
9780884113492 | details & prices | 311 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $31.95
About: Following a nuclear war, the inhabitants of a small Australian community await the inevitable aftereffects of the bombs to reach them.
from David & Charles (June 1, 1980)
9780434699193 | details & prices | List price $23.95
About: Following a nuclear war in the Northern Hemisphere, the inhabitants of a small Australian community await the inevitable after-effects of the bombs to reach them
from William Morrow & Co (June 1, 1967)
9780688022235 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $22.95
About: A novel about the survivors of an atomic war, who face an inevitable end as radiation poisoning moves toward Australia from the North.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780307473998 Book cover for 9780345311481 Book cover for 9780345420190 Book cover for 9780815200970 Book cover for 9781842322765
 
1 edition from Vintage Books (February 9, 2010)
9780307473998 | details & prices | 312 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.52 lbs | List price $15.00
from House of Stratus Ltd (October 31, 2002)
9781842322765 | details & prices | 296 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $12.95
Reissue edition from Ballantine Books (August 1, 1989)
9780345311481 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $6.99
About: Following a nuclear war in the Northern Hemisphere, the inhabitants of a small Australian community await the inevitable after-effects of the bombs to reach them
from Ballantine Books (August 1, 1989)
9789990071269 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $0.02
The price comparison is for this edition
from Ballantine Books (September 1, 1983)
9780345420190 | details & prices | 320 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $12.00
About: Following a nuclear war in the Northern Hemisphere, the inhabitants of a small Australian community wait for the inevitable aftereffects of the bombs to reach them.
from Apollo Editions (June 1, 1962)
9780815200970 | details & prices | List price $2.50
About: Europe, America and most of the northern hemisphere have been annihilated by a nuclear world war.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780745162812
 
With James Smillie (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Chivers Audio Books (May 1, 1989)
9780745162812 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $69.95
About: After a nuclear World War III has destroyed most of the globe, the few remaining survivors in southern Australia await the radioactive cloud that is heading their way and bringing certain death to everyone in its path.
With Sam Neill | from Dh Audio (November 1, 1986)
9780886461379 | details & prices | List price $16.99
About: A novel about the survivors of an atomic war, who face an inevitable end as radiation poisoning moves toward Australia from the North.
Reinforced
Book cover for 9780606016995
 
from Demco Media (August 1, 1989)
9780606016995 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $15.65
About: Following a nuclear war in the Northern Hemisphere, the inhabitants of a small Australian community await the inevitable after-effects of the bombs to reach them
Prebinding
Book cover for 9780808514459
 
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780808514459 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $17.20
About: Following a nuclear war in the Northern Hemisphere, the inhabitants of a small Australian community await the inevitable after-effects of the bombs to reach them

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