false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170723892m/70257.jpg 70257 9 The world is threatened by dramatic climate change in this highly acclaimed and influential novel, one of the most important early works by the bestselling author of 'Cocaine Nights' and 'Super-Cannes'. Water. Man's most precious commodity is a luxury of the past. Radioactive waste from years of industrial dumping has caused the sea to form a protective skin strong enough to devastate the Earth it once sustained. And while the remorseless sun beats down on the dying land, civilisation itself begins to crack. Violence erupts and insanity reigns as the remnants of mankind struggle for survival in a worldwide desert of despair. 1232091 1964 The Drought (Paladin Books) total:111|5:24|4:38|3:38|2:11|1:0| 111 408 191 8 3 0 false false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 11:41:55 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 12:05:08 -0700 2009
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