Stephen Hewson

The Wild Earth is a large-scale speculative thriller that blends contemporary science, ecological crisis, and ancient mythology in a fast-moving story of humanity’s struggle for survival.

When the Earth fights back against humanity’s destruction of nature, civilisation is assaulted by unprecedented natural disasters orchestrated by a terrifying primordial intelligence. As England and the wider world collapse, a core group of survivors—including a young astrophysicist, a perceptive, reflective teenager and his charismatic, adventurous sister—must uncover its designs and find the means to fight back before all hope of survival is lost. They confront powerful forces far older than human civilisation, as ancient and astonishing truths are revealed behind the myths of the past.

Set across a world transformed by catastrophe, The Wild Earth combines global disaster and mythic mystery with an original scientific framework, grounding its large-scale events in a character-driven story of survival.

The Wild Earth is complete and Stephen is currently seeking literary representation. It is the first novel in a longer story with a fully planned narrative arc.