num_pages: 318
description: With a theme of humans versus nature, the story opens as the protagonist Isherwood Williams returns from a trip into the California mountains &amp; learns that civilization is crumbling after a plague has wiped out most of Earth's population. He sets out to find other survivors.
language: English
title: Earth Abides
titlecomplete: Earth Abides
characters: Isherwood Williams, Emma Williams, Joey Williams
genres: Fantasy, Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Survival, Post Apocalyptic, Classics, Fiction, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy
ratings_count: 29109
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: -599587200000
name: International Fantasy Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Ace Books (NY)