The Quiet Earth
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John Hobson, a geneticist, wakes one morning to find his watch stopped at 6.12. The streets are deserted, there are no signs of life or death anywhere, and every clock he finds has at 6.12. The Quiet Earth is a gripping, utterly absorbing New Zealand cult classic.
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Science FictionFictionApocalypticDystopiaPost ApocalypticMysteryNovelsThrillerClassicsUnfinished
232 Pages
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