great list of apocalyptic literature; to me it is the fear of the New Dark Ages and the Fall of Rome and the end of the Pax Romana. We seem secure and safe but two things are true 1) our bodies are fragile vessels 2) our civilization is not invulnerable; catastrophic events are just around the corner
i read a lot of what you write and am an admirer of your work as is Victor Davis Hanson whom we both met at that ISI gathering long ago.I love meeting authors I have read of course as you know reading a good book is to touch the soul and mind of an author.
i grew up with a strong sense of the Fall of Empires. The permanent world of 1914 went smash and despite victory we were impoverished and sent into exile. For that reason i am not wholly optimistic; i also believe faith values are the most enduring. Castles are sacked in war and chieftains are scattered far but truth and faith are fix-ed stars and our greatest hope. For this reason i am not merely an Anglophone nationalist my family is amphibious and cosmopolitan. We are prepared for many new worlds and places not unlike the Jews.
Hiero's Journey is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by American writer Sterling Lanier first published in 1973 by Chilton Book Co. The novel follows the adventures of a priest by the name of Per Hiero Desteen, a descendant of the ancient Métis people, as he explores the mutant-infested wilderness of Canada and North America five millennia after an event called The Death destroyed civilization."
It's fun, from what I remembered. I wanted it to be Canticle II---it's not, but it's pretty good anyway.
great list of apocalyptic literature; to me it is the fear of the New Dark Ages and the Fall of Rome and the end of the Pax Romana. We seem secure and safe but two things are true 1) our bodies are fragile vessels 2) our civilization is not invulnerable; catastrophic events are just around the corner
i read a lot of what you write and am an admirer of your work as is Victor Davis Hanson whom we both met at that ISI gathering long ago.I love meeting authors I have read of course as you know reading a good book is to touch the soul and mind of an author.
Thanks, Richard. So grateful for your friendship as well as your many brilliant contributions to our "end of the earth" forum!
i grew up with a strong sense of the Fall of Empires. The permanent world of 1914 went smash and despite victory we were impoverished and sent into exile. For that reason i am not wholly optimistic; i also believe faith values are the most enduring. Castles are sacked in war and chieftains are scattered far but truth and faith are fix-ed stars and our greatest hope. For this reason i am not merely an Anglophone nationalist my family is amphibious and cosmopolitan. We are prepared for many new worlds and places not unlike the Jews.
Oh, and this is so post-post-Apocalyptic that it kinda just counts as regular fantasy, but "The Book of the New Sun" by Gene Wolfe is excellent.
"Hiero's Journey
1973 novel by Sterling E. Lanier
Hiero's Journey is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by American writer Sterling Lanier first published in 1973 by Chilton Book Co. The novel follows the adventures of a priest by the name of Per Hiero Desteen, a descendant of the ancient Métis people, as he explores the mutant-infested wilderness of Canada and North America five millennia after an event called The Death destroyed civilization."
It's fun, from what I remembered. I wanted it to be Canticle II---it's not, but it's pretty good anyway.