false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177117357m/682714.jpg 682714 1 R.E. Klein's modern moral fable begins with catastrophe: a massive wave engulfs Earth, washing away civilization and leaving only a few isolated mountaintops exposed for survivors to cling to. Just as the biblical flood was no ordinary disaster, so this wave is fraught with metaphysical meaning. Taking his cues from C.S. Lewis and Milton, Klein follows one survivor, Paul, on his physical and spiritual journey through the strangely altered post-wave world. Surfing the now-endless sea in search of friends and a future, Paul encounters good and evil in the form of fellow travelers, bizarre creatures, and freakish, Lovecraftian landscapes, but no sign of life as it was before the apocalypse. It's time for humanity to choose between the best and the worst of the pre-wave world. Paul's compatriot Hiram Bell sums it up: <blockquote> Hear me, that precious wave of ours has scoured the planet clean to the lithosphere, rinsing away all the drift and drabble and nasty little headachy things that drive men mad. No more income tax, inflation, and nagging uncertainties. No more lawyers, social workers, and corporate executives. Hereafter people will live in a big way. </blockquote> English literature majors will have a field day with this small, elegant book--references aplenty to tease out of the text. But fear not if you don't know Chaucer from Coleridge. This is a cracking good fantasy that is fun to read and provides food for thought--it begs rereading as soon as you've finished. <I>--Therese Littleton</I> 669104 31 10 1998 The History Of Our World Beyond The Wave: A Fantasy total:12|5:5|4:2|3:5| 12 48 20 5 5 0 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 02 00:45:15 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 05 08:35:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 14:14:07 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 06:10:39 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 16 06:35:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 06:36:37 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 12:48:48 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 12:50:43 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Thu Apr 17 20:29:41 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 21:48:45 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Sep 12 10:56:15 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 10:56:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 16 11:19:53 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 11:19:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 29 11:04:25 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 11:04:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 05 04:44:06 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 04:44:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 17 10:04:36 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 10:04:36 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Mar 18 13:38:17 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 13:38:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Mar 18 13:11:05 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 13:11:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 17 06:34:26 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 06:34:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 13 14:51:22 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 14:51:22 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jan 09 07:45:55 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 07:45:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 15 07:50:39 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 07:50:39 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Jun 20 18:45:48 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 18:46:13 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Mar 23 14:31:33 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 14:31:39 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Mar 16 13:31:48 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 13:31:48 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Feb 24 14:57:08 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 14:57:08 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=682714