The Tide Went Out
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Text - light foxing on book block.
A gripping work of dystopian science fiction, The Tide Went Out chronicles a near-future catastrophe in which the world's oceans mysteriously begin to recede, triggering a slow but inexorable global crisis. Charles Eric Maine constructs a taut, suspenseful narrative centered on a journalist who uncovers the terrifying truth behind the phenomenon while governments scramble to suppress panic and maintain control. The novel presents a chilling portrait of institutional deception, human desperation, and the fragility of civilization when stripped of its most vital resource. Maine's prose is lean and urgent, driving the story forward with the relentless momentum of a thriller while grounding it in the sobering logic of speculative realism. A landmark of mid-twentieth-century British science fiction, it stands as a powerful meditation on survival, secrecy, and the catastrophic consequences of environmental collapse.
Author: Charles Eric Maine
Format: Hardback
Published: 1959, The Science Fiction Book Club by arrangement with Hodder & Stoughton
Genre: Science fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Text - light foxing on book block.
A gripping work of dystopian science fiction, The Tide Went Out chronicles a near-future catastrophe in which the world's oceans mysteriously begin to recede, triggering a slow but inexorable global crisis. Charles Eric Maine constructs a taut, suspenseful narrative centered on a journalist who uncovers the terrifying truth behind the phenomenon while governments scramble to suppress panic and maintain control. The novel presents a chilling portrait of institutional deception, human desperation, and the fragility of civilization when stripped of its most vital resource. Maine's prose is lean and urgent, driving the story forward with the relentless momentum of a thriller while grounding it in the sobering logic of speculative realism. A landmark of mid-twentieth-century British science fiction, it stands as a powerful meditation on survival, secrecy, and the catastrophic consequences of environmental collapse.