One of the most common plots in science fiction is one in which the world nears destruction due either to some out-of-control scientific experiment or some ecological disaster. Among the books which use this plot in a serious manner are George Stewart's Earth Abides (1949), John Brunner's The Sheep Look Up (1972), and Philip Wylie's The End of the Dream (1972). Frank Herbert's Dune (1965; see separate entry) also deserves mention as the first science fiction novel to deal seriously with the science of ecologyAlso worth mentioning is the long tradition of serious.....
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