The Quiet Earth
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This article is about the novel. For the film, see The Quiet Earth (film).
The Quiet Earth | |
Author | Craig Harrison |
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Country | New Zealand |
Language | English |
Publication date | 1981 |
ISBN | 0-340-26507-8 |
The Quiet Earth is a 1981 science fiction novel (ISBN 0-340-26507-8) by New Zealand writer Craig Harrison.
The novel was adapted into a 1985 New Zealand science fiction film of the same name directed by Geoff Murphy.
[edit] Plot
Zac Hobson, a scientist wakes up one morning to find out that apparently he is the last person left on the planet Earth. He and his fellow scientists have been working on a project to harness interspatial energy, and this seems to be the result.