Alas, Babylon, by Pat Frank
Florida (and the rest of the world) gets nuked in this post-apocalyptic classic.
J.B. Lippincott, 1959, 279 pages
This true modern masterpiece is built around the two fateful words that make up the title and herald the end - "Alas, Babylon." When a nuclear holocaust ravages the United States, a thousand years of civilization are stripped away overnight, and tens of millions of people are killed instantly.
But for one small town in Florida, miraculously spared, the struggle is just beginning, as men and women of all backgrounds join together to confront the darkness.
Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come.
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J.B. Lippincott, 1959, 279 pages
This true modern masterpiece is built around the two fateful words that make up the title and herald the end - "Alas, Babylon." When a nuclear holocaust ravages the United States, a thousand years of civilization are stripped away overnight, and tens of millions of people are killed instantly.
But for one small town in Florida, miraculously spared, the struggle is just beginning, as men and women of all backgrounds join together to confront the darkness.
Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come.
My complete list of book reviews.