![]() ![]() Thirst! tells the story of a world in decline. If I had got that I'd have been satisfied, but as it happens I got a lot more. I think it was the lure of getting one of those disaster thrillers we've all seen on TV at one time or another. ![]() I'm not sure what attracted me to the book. On the other hand there are plenty of people guzzling Whiskey and chain smoking, so it's not all bad. in 1958", so I guess it started as a short story and then was brought up to date and expanded some.Įven so, through the eyes of 2009, the story lacks a lot of things we take for granted (such as no Internet - which would play a key role when communication is key, and the government want to censor media), no cell phones and whatnot. This book noted that it is "a revised version of THE TIDE WENT OUT first published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. Thirst! is my first time reading his work. Charter Books (Sphere) - 1977 - 250 Pagesĭavid McIlwain (aka Charles Eric Maine) wrote quite a few sci-fi/horror titles in his tenure as an author. ![]()
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