Storm
By: George R. Stewart ; foreword by Ernest Callenbach.
Publisher: Santa Clara University; Heyday Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Santa Clara, Calif; Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
Subjects: Storms -- Fiction.; California -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Storm," a novel by George R. Stewart, is considered the first eco-novel and explores the relationship between humanity and nature, focusing on a massive winter storm's impact on drought-stricken California, with an introduction by Nathaniel Rich. Key aspects of "Storm":
Genre:
Considered the first eco-novel, exploring the relationship between humans and the natural world. 
Plot:
The story follows a massive winter storm that brings destruction, peril, and death to drought-plagued California. 
Characters:
The storm's progress is tracked through the eyes of meteorologists, linemen, snowplow operators, a general, lovebirds, and an owl. 
Themes:
The book examines how humans cope with environmental stress and the influence of environmental conditions on human fate. 
Rich's Introduction:
Nathaniel Rich has written a new introduction to the New York Review of Books Press edition of Stewart's novel. 
Stewart's Approach:
Stewart's prose is characterized by a focus on natural processes and the profound transformations that unfold over vast stretches of time. 
Storm's Impact:
The storm brings long-needed rain, flooded roads, deep snows, accidents, and death.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Modern Library, [1947]. With new introd.