Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape

Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human LandscapeSome of the only truly feral cattle in the world wander a long abandoned island off the northernmost tip of Scotland. A variety of wildlife not seen in many lifetimes has rebounded on the irradiated grounds of Chernobyl. A lush forest supports thousands of species that are extinct or endangered everywhere else on earth in the Korean peninsula's narrow DMZ. Cal Flyn, an investigative journalist, exceptional nature writer, and promising new literary

Frankenstein’s monster is one of the most iconic figures in English literature

and fifty-three short stories

If New England is the center of Lovecraft's universe

who by grace of Mars’s weak gravity possesses the agility of a superman

Adored by the creative talents to whom Mondo’s art pays tribute—including Paul Thomas Anderson

Joan Lindsay

But their resurrection has attracted the notice of other supernatural figures

In the far future

more importantly

resulting in a novel that is revelatory and resonant

Nick Manzolillo

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