# The Purple Cloud

By M. P. Shiel.

"The Purple Cloud" by M. P. Shiel is an apocalyptic novel published in 1901. Adam Jeffson joins a polar expedition and discovers a mysterious purple cloud that brings death across the globe. As seemingly the last man alive, he descends into madness, burning cities and building a colossal palace to himself. Years later, he encounters a young woman who survived in a cellar, forcing him to confront the future of humanity itself. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Science fiction; End of the world -- Fiction; Natural disasters -- Fiction; Apocalyptic fantasies

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Purple Cloud](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/6654) by M. P. Shiel (11 h 52 min, English)

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