Abides

That Which Abides is but the computer of that ship, seeking to turn the unsatisfactory planet into one more in keeping with the purpose of the colonizers.

SFF Reader’s Question: 70s 80s Book: Glowing Crystal: Planet: Survival | SciFi UK Review 2007

Earth Abides is science fiction because it explores what would realistically happen after a plague.

Is It Science Fiction: The Road by Cormac McCarthy 2007

In the end I went for Earth Abides by George R. Stewart, which fit my criteria of an affecting human story to anchor the ideas.

MIND MELD: The Perfect SF/F/H Books to Give to People Who Don't Read SF/F/H 2009

As the PBS season-opener is aptly subtitled, "The Dude Abides."

Ann Daly, PhD: What if Jeff Bridges Were a Woman? PhD Ann Daly 2011

A classic tale of life after global disaster, "Earth Abides," published in 1949, was novelist George R. Stewart's only venture into science fiction.

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I've heard it argued that the characters in Earth Abides are "common man," not action heroes.

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As the PBS season-opener is aptly subtitled, "The Dude Abides."

Ann Daly, PhD: What if Jeff Bridges Were a Woman? PhD Ann Daly 2011

What the heck is up with the lasting popularity of George R. Stewart's Earth Abides?

MIND MELD: Books We Love That Everyone Else Hates (and Vice Versa) 2010

As the PBS season-opener is aptly subtitled, "The Dude Abides."

Ann Daly, PhD: What if Jeff Bridges Were a Woman? PhD Ann Daly 2011

I regularly encounter people who praise or defend Earth Abides as one of the greatest PA novels ever written ...

MIND MELD: Books We Love That Everyone Else Hates (and Vice Versa) 2010