Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553273816
Edition: New Bantam Ed
ISBN: 0553273817
Label: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Manufacturer: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: March 27, 2006
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Studio: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group

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Rating: - One to read...
Spanning 1800 years this is a fascinating and scary 'tour de force'... that at its root has the purpose and spiritual necessity of the church in the world.
About how it, for the secular world, becomes harder and harder to grasp the reality of God, as science and comfort become masters; about the death wish inherent in humanity, due to the consequences of 'original sin'.

I'm normally not a fan of sinister works of fiction, but this has so much more... check it out!

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Rating: - Sci-fi that isn't
Do you know many science-fiction books that quote Latin? Where the heroes are monks and abbots? Where the protagonists argue over illuminated manuscripts? A Canticle for Leibowitz has an appeal well beyond science-fiction fans.

Too much of it shouldn't be given away, but the story takes place after a nuclear war and concerns the fight to preserve what is left of human literacy and knowledge. Of course, this is about the need for spirituality and wisdom to balance progress in scientific ... Read More

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Rating: - Intriguing on some levels, but not so good as a novel
This is not an easy read. It contains some interesting theological viewpoints and in particular towards the end portrays both sides of the the euthanasia debate in a vivid and gripping way. But as a post-apocalyptic novel, it failed for me as the world described lacked any characters or reference points to which I could relate and which make the best post-apocalyptic novels so chilling and haunting. There was no real feel for the lives of ordinary people outside the monastic community that formed ... Read More

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Rating: - First Rate Science Fiction
This post-apocalyptic tale is narrated by the survivors of a 20th century "Flame Deluge" (nuclear war). Modern civilisation is decimated and the world's population largely annihilated. The anger of the few survivors is channelled toward the remaining scientists and politicians, leading to a cull of the inteligencia which culminates in book burning and the slaughter of anyone who can read. The novel is set mostly within the walls of an abbey constructed to preserve the remaining knowledge until the ... Read More

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Rating: - A great classic
I read this book in the early 1960's and knew then I was reading an SF classic. It operates on many levels, as other reviewers state. In my case it was the first time I encountered a cyclical view of history which I now know to be the predominant viewpoint in the ancient world. Some of the earlier chapters are still imprinted on my mind and I am delighted to see it is still being published.

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