The Andromeda Strain follows the drama that occurs when a satellite lands in a small town in Arizona and appears to kill everyone in the area, including the team sent out to recover it. Later, it is revealed that an extraterrestrial microorganism that causes severe blood clotting-and, in some cases, insanity-is the cause of the deaths. The main characters' search for a solution to the mutating microbe presents questions of responsibility, including the ethics of using nuclear weapons.
The Rainbow is a 1915 novel by D. H. Lawrence about the Brangwen family of Nottinghamshire. The novel follows three generations of the laboring family through the rise of industry in England, depicting the individuals' attempts to live and succeed in a constraining society. The first part of the novel concerns Tom Brangwen and his love of Lydia, the second part deals with Anna, their daughter, and the final part with Anna's daughter, Ursula, and her love affairs.
There Will Come Soft Rains is the story of a mechanical house. As the tale opens, the house is performing everyday tasks like making breakfast, cleaning the house, and reminding its occupants that it's time to pay the bills; however, it quickly becomes apparent that no one is living there anymore. In a city covered with nuclear fallout, this house is the only one still standing. This short story explores themes of war and the futility of progress