β Scribed by H. F. Heard
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
H. F. Heard explores the place where science fiction ends and bone-chilling horror begins in this classic collection of strange tales.
It starts with common mildewβmold appearing where it has never grown before. A strange kind of mold, it spreads across the entire globe in a matter of months. Although it's harmless, it's an indication of something much more terrifying. Without our noticing, the Earth's climate has changed. But as the world's greatest scientists rush to save the planet, they realize it may already be too late. The balance of nature has been disturbed, and mankind is about to become an endangered species.
"The Great Fog" is a chilling piece of hard science fiction that predicted global climate change decades before it became a reality. Like the other stories in this volumeβincluding "Eclipse," "The Crayfish," and other classicsβit shows author H. F. Heard at his best.
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