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On the Beach

by Nevil Shute
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"The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off."
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
They are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds toward an inevitable end....
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Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: February 9, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9780307476982
  • Release date: February 9, 2010

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780307476982
  • File size: 2058 KB
  • Release date: February 9, 2010

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subjects

Fantasy Fiction Literature Science Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:430
Text Difficulty:1-2

"The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off."
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
They are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds toward an inevitable end....
Expand title description text
Fantasy Fiction Literature Science Fiction
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