The Stone War Author:Madeleine E. Robins John Tietjen loves the streets of the city more than anything. Even as other citizens retreat past doormen and barbed wire, sealing away the ever-increasing dirt and crime, John walks the length and breadth of the city unafraid. Then, while John is out of town at a conference, confused reports come from New York. Millions of refugees are streami... more »ng out, each bearing contradictory tales of fire, earthquake, explosions, collapse. The authorities begin to seal it off. No one can answer John's questions. Making his perilous way back, he gathers a few survivors to him and establishes a shelter. But the full nature of the catastrophe is still unclear, for its roots lie in mystery, in wounds to a human heart. As he re-homesteads the city he loves, and wonders whether help from outside will ever arrive, John will come face-to-face with the terrible truth, and with his unique chance to redeem it. "Impressive, riveting, and very, very immediate." --Esther M. Friesner "The Stone War manages to be lyrical and gritty, tender and resolute. In this love song to the city of New York, Madeleine Robins has created an urban version of Earth Abides." --Susan Shwartz« less