"In the depths of the Utah desert, long after the Flame Deluge has scoured the earth clean, a monk of the Order of Saint Leibowitz has made a miraculous discovery: holy relics from the life of the great saint himself, including the blessed blueprint, the sacred shopping list, and the hallowed shrine of the Fallout Shelter.
In a terrifying age of darkness and decay, these artifacts could be the keys to mankind's salvation. But as the mystery at the core of this groundbreaking novel unfolds, it is the search itself—for meaning, for truth, for love—that offers hope for humanity's rebirth from the ashes."
Walter M Miller Jnr's masterpiece has been described as a novel which transcends genres. The novel is essentially three novellas set 600 years apart, and tells the story of the struggle to preserve knowledge and humanity in the wake of a global apocalypse. The references to a fallout shelter might seem cheesy in the description, but in fact the novel is wry, humorous and compassionate in equal measure. Don't presume that it will be 'churchy' or pontificating - you will quickly see that it's way too serious for that.
A highly regarded work of literature with an apocalyptic theme.
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