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Mary Shelley's Other Sci-Fi Novel Predicted the Pandemic in 1826
Mary Shelley published The Last Man in 1826, a political science-fiction novel set in the late 21st century in which a war triggers a global pandemic and governments fail to cooperate, killing almost everyone. It is widely seen as the blueprint for modern post-apocalyptic fiction, from The Day of the Triffids to The Last of Us, and drew on Shelley's own grief and heartbreak. Its 200th anniversary is marked with a reassessment at The Conversation.
Source: Mary Shelley's Other Sci-Fi Novel Predicted the Pandemic in 1826 — Neatorama
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