Walter M. Miller Jr.

A Canticle for Leibowitz is a true landmark of twentieth-century literature -- a provocative and chilling look at a post-apocalyptic future. It is the winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and is widely considered one of the most accomplished, powerful, and enduring classics of modern speculative fiction. In a nightmarish ruined world that is slowly awakening to the light after sleeping in darkness, the burgeoning rediscoveries of science are secretly nourished by cloistered monks dedi...