false 743672 8 This spectacular novel established Thomas M. Disch as a major new force in science fiction. First published in 1965, it was immediately labeled a masterpiece reminiscent of the works of J.G. Ballard and H.G. Wells <br><br>In this harrowing novel, the world's cities have been reduced to cinder and ash and alien plants have overtaken the earth.  The plants, able to grow the size of maples in only a month and eventually reach six hundred feet, have commandeered the world's soil and are sucking even the Great Lakes dry. In northern Minnesota, Anderson, an aging farmer armed with a Bible in one hand and a gun in the other, desperately leads the reduced citizenry of a small town in a daily struggle for meager existence. Throw into this fray Jeremiah Orville, a marauding outsider bent on a bizarre and private revenge, and the fight to live becomes a daunting task. 924249 14 11 1978 The Genocides total:99|5:24|4:37|3:28|2:8|1:2| 99 370 166 15 5 1 false false Wed May 07 08:27:03 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 08:28:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 12 13:10:42 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 13:14:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 14 09:25:07 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 08 09:19:44 -0800 2008
A small group of people are trying to survive in northern USA in the 1970's after an alien species of plants have invaded Earth. Nearly everything has died from lack of w...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Mon Jun 15 01:22:53 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 01:22:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 15:49:35 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 15:49:35 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 10 16:22:26 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 16:22:42 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 19:35:07 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 15:33:43 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 08:17:54 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 08:50:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 10:05:25 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 09:00:49 -0800 2008 Bleak stuff. I read it on the eve of the American presidential election, in almost a single sitting. Enjoy! ]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 08:20:03 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 08:20:03 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Mar 26 23:33:16 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 00:21:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 00:39:31 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 11:22:34 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Sep 07 13:07:55 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 26 14:09:02 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jul 07 09:44:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 13 01:11:06 -0800 2008 1 0 true false Thu Aug 23 10:40:16 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 10:40:16 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 14:32:45 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 14:32:45 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 31 18:08:35 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 18:08:38 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Oct 28 02:45:58 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 02:45:58 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 26 17:24:35 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 17:24:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 20 14:05:22 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 14:05:22 -0700 2009