<p>John Hobson, a geneticist, wakes one morning to find his watch stopped at 6.12. The streets are deserted, there are no signs of life or death anywhere, and every clock he finds has stopped: at 6.12. Is Hobson the last person left on the planet?</p> <p>Inventive and suspenseful, <i>The Quiet Earth</i> is a confronting journey into the future, and a dark past.</p> <p>This new edition of Craig Harrison's highly sought-after 1981 novel, which was later made into a cult film starring Bruno Lawrence, Pete Smith and Alison Routledge, comes with an introduction by Bernard Beckett.</p> <p><b>Craig Harrison</b> was born in Leeds in 1942. He left for New Zealand in 1966 after being appointed a lecturer at Massey University. There he devised a course in art history, which he taught until his retirement in 2000. His award-winning play <i>Tomorrow Will Be a Lovely Day</i> (1974) was performed for a quarter of a century, including in the Soviet Union. He is the author of five other plays, including <i>Ground Level</i> (1974), which led to a television series, <i>Joe & Koro</i>. Craig's most recent book, the young-adult comedy <i>The Dumpster Saga</i>, was a finalist in the 2008 New Zealand Post Book Awards. He lives in Palmerston North.</p> <p>'Cuts to the heart of our most basic fears...compelling...a classic.' Bernard Beckett</p> <p>'Excellent...The inevitability of the horror has a Hitchcock quality.' <i>Listener</i></p>