Terminal Visions: The Literature of Last Things

Adam American ancient Antichrist apocalyptic Biblical Blish bomb Brian Aldiss Canticle for Leibowitz catastrophe Chapter Christian civilization cosmic culture cyclical Darkness death destroyed destruction disaster doom doomsday Doris Lessing Doubleday earth endtime eschatological eschatological fiction evil faith fear final future Garden City hero human ideas imagination irrationalism irrationalist J. G. Ballard John Karel Čapek Last Things later less literary literature of Last live London M. P. Shiel man's mankind Martian Mary Shelley millennium modern Moorcock mysticism myth nature nineteenth century novel nuclear plague planet positivism positivist post-holocaust progress prophecy prophets protagonist pseud published race readers René Barjavel revolution Robert romantic romanticism scenarios science fiction scientist secular eschatology Shelley social speculative fiction survival survivors tale terminal fictions terminal visions theme thought title in U.S. traditional transformation universe utopia villains Wagar Warren Wagar Wells's Western world view world's end writers York