The Scarlet Plague

?? He remembers the world before it burned. In The Scarlet Plague, Jack London delivers a chilling and visionary tale of a world undone by disease and rebuilt from its ashes - a story that feels more prophetic now than ever. Sixty years after a deadly plague has wiped out most of humanity, an old man named James Howard Smith, once a university professor, wanders the desolate California coast with his primitive grandsons.
As he recounts the fall of civilization - the panic, the violence, the helplessness - his memories become a haunting echo of what mankind once was. and what it lost. Written long before modern dystopias, The Scarlet Plague stands as one of the earliest post-apocalyptic novels in history - a stark warning about human hubris, fragility, and the illusion of progress. London's vision of a shattered world is both terrifying and deeply human, blending survival, reflection, and the faint hope of renewal. ?? Click "Buy Now" and uncover The Scarlet Plague - Jack London's chilling prophecy of catastrophe, resilience, and the fragile beauty of civilization.