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Original Essays | October 18, 2009

Victoria Hislop: IMG From Leprosy to Lorca — Strange Inspiration

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My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a... Continue »
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When a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome, unemployed and unmotivated slacker Yorick Brown suddenly discovers that he is the only male left in a world inhabited solely by women. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on Earth. But with a gang of feminist extremists and the leader of the Israel Defense Forces hunting him, Yorick's future, as well as that of the human race, may be short-lived.

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Brian K. Vaughan is an American comic book author best known for writing the critically acclaimed series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina and Runaways.
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crowyhead, August 18, 2006 (view all comments by crowyhead)
This is a truly excellent sf series. What would happen if every man on earth, save one, died suddenly? Yorick and his monkey Ampersand are the only male creatures left on Earth, and must travel from Boston to California in the company of Dr. Mann (an expert in cloning) and the enigmatic Agent 355. Problem is, everyone wants a piece of Yorick -- sometimes literally.
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Zmrzlina, June 11, 2006 (view all comments by Zmrzlina)
Every time someone says "if only women ran the world," I'll suggest they read this series. Not that the world wouldn't be better run if women were in charge, but if that's the plan there is a hell of a lot of prep work to be done. Only industry that women dominate is agriculture, and what the hell good is that if there is no one to transport it? Or run the power plants? How many female coal miners do you know?

The series doesn't preach, though. It is entertaining as all get out. I am mainly a literary fiction reader, but have found a few treasures in the graphic novel genre (Rabbi's Cat, Sandman series, Deogratias, A Tale of Rwanda, to name a few). This is another gem for my collection.
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ISBN:
9781563899805
Subtitle:
The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned
Author:
Vaughan, Brian K.
Illustrator:
Rambo, Pamela
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Marzá, José, Jr.
Illustrator:
Guerra, Pia
Author:
Vaughn, Brian K.
Author:
Guerra, Pia
Publisher:
DC Comics
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New York, N.Y.
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
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Heroes
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Fantasy - General
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Graphic Novels - Science Fiction
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Science fiction comic books, strips, etc
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Graphic Novels - Fantasy
Subject:
Graphic Novels - General
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Comic books, strips, etc.
Subject:
Science fiction
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Graphic Novels
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Epidemics
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Plague
Copyright:
2003
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Direct ed.
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Last Man
Series Volume:
01
Publication Date:
January 2003
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Paperback
Language:
English
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Y
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128
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1014x670x34 43
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