Alas, Babylon

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Synopsis
This is one of the earliest books dealing with the results of a nuclear war that causes the demise of human civilization as we know it.
Copyright:
1959

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
311 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780553229783
Publisher:
Bantam Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Pat Frank
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:
Mayrie ReNae
Proofread By:
Doug Maples
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

Reviews

5 out of 5

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This is an outstanding tale of a few survivors in a dead world. The premise has been tried many times. "Earth Abides," was the first. "On the Beach," is the most depressing. "The Stand," is the most violent. "One Second After," features some ghastly scenes that you wish you could forget. "Alas Babylon," written only 3 years before "On the Beach," actually makes the post-apocalypse Earth seem almost tolerable by comparison. As the book opens, Randy has one day's notice that Hell is about to be let loose on Earth. His warning is a 2-word coded message from his brother Mark--"Alas Babylon," a code they established which means Randy must watch Mark's wife and family after the bombs start to fall. Randy had his own problems before--a fiancee and a diabetic mother-in-law. The family arrive just before travel becomes next to impossible, and the few who live have to discover a way to live in a small livable section of Florida--a state to which incoming travel is not allowed. I greatly enjoyed this book some 20 years ago when I first read it, and it never caused me the nightmares of some of the above listed apocalypse novels.