Novel. — Faber and Faber, 1962. — 253 p.
In this science fiction classic (1962) based on
Hothouse, Hugo Best Short Story Winner of 1962, we are transported millions of years from now, to the boughs of a colossal banyan tree that covers one face of the globe. The last remnants of humanity are fighting for survival, terrorised by the carnivorous plants and the grotesque insect life.
Winner (as The Long Afternoon of Earth) of the 1962 Hugo Award for Best Short Fiction.