p 　　Earth Abidesis a new take on George R Stewart’s sci-fi novel of the same name br 　　When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into extinction br 　　Ish is a brilliant but solitary young geologist living a semi-isolated life who awakens from a coma only to find that there is no one left alive but him A plague of unprecedented virulence has swept the globe, and yes, there are a few scattered survivors, but there are no rules p