The Tide Went Out (British Library Science Fiction Classics): 5 - Softcover

Charles Eric Maine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0712352376 ISBN 13: 9780712352376

Publisher: British Library Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

When London journalist Philip Wade learns that his article on nuclear weapons testing has been censored by the British government, his interest turns to the attempted cover-up. Wade's investigation leads to a mysterious job offer in a newly-formed government department, and here the truth of the oncoming catastrophe is revealed. The country is rife with uncertainty and distrust -- then the water levels start to drop.

Originally published in 1958, this gripping apocalyptic novel poses pertinent questions about censorship and the potential for violence in the face of dwindling resources. How much of the truth is too much? Who can you really trust? And what happens when the water runs out?

About this title

About the Author

Charles Eric Maine was the pseudonym of David McIlwain (1921-1981), a prolific writer of science fiction novels in the 1950s and 1960s. Maine was renowned for fast-paced thriller plotlines, which explored the unintended consequences of scientific progress.

From the Back Cover

After nuclear testing causes global sea levels to plummet, journalist Philip Wade seeks the truth from an evasive government as society faces the horrors of a world in which the water has run out.

Edition details

• Publisher: British Library Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0712352376
• ISBN 13: 9780712352376
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240