The Second Deluge

"The Second Deluge" features an eccentric scientist who predicts the coming of a new deluge due to Earth passing through a nebula. He built a new ark and soon enough the rain started. The world drowns, and few people remain. Garrett Putnam Servisswas an American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer. Serviss' favorite topic was astronomy. He unquestionably was more widely read by the public on that topic than anyone prior to his time. He also wrote six works of fiction in his lifetime, all of which would today be classified as science fiction.